Update on the scam!!!

I'm still in panic after what happened today. I'm also very sad...

Turns out...... the bad person that stole my hotmail account, has been sending messages to all my contacts

saying that I'm in Spain and that I need money (1000 euro) to pay my hotel expenses!!

This is the most absurd thing I've ever heard.....

I know that sometimes I believe in the kindness of human nature and I can be extremely naive.... but I don't consider myself as stupid. 

Well today.... I'm stupid.

I feel violated and extremely embarassed....

The only reason I'm posting this is because you might receive an email saying that, but please DO NOT RESPOND to this person...

I even called the police and they said I have to press charges.....

You can laugh all you want.... but I didn't know internet can be such a bad place....

HELP - Urgent post - hotmail problem!

             Oh my God dear readers!! Help me!!!

This is what happened to me first thing in the morning....

I was having my coffee, checking my blog and emails as I usually do. I've received a message in my inbox of my Hotmail account, looking pretty legitimate to me, saying that I have to verify my account info to their hotmail team. It claimed that they're verifying every hotmail account to see if it's used and if I didn't reply my account would be deleted.....

I was kind of alarmed that it asked for my password verification, but blame it on the lack of caffeine in my brain or just on the fact that I'm plain stupid and internet ignorant and I thought that if it was spam, it would've been spammed (and not in my inbox, if you're following me).... I freakin verified the darn thing!!!!!!

Guess what happened next?????

Somebody took over my account, changed my password and I don't have access....

I can't believe in my own eyes that something like that can happen.....

I've been trying the whole morning to communicate with Microsoft help, but..... no luck. I'm getting a message that says that if my account is verified, I'll get it back maybe within 24 days..... but seriously...... what kind of a freaking SERVICE is this anyway????????

Please help me dear readers..... I'm lost in translation and desperate..... What if they can find my account details? Is my credit card in danger? Can I just call someone and have it blocked?? Will I loose my email and addresses or even worse?? Somebodyyyyyyy Heeeeeeeeeeelp!  

(that's me panicking right now.....!)