I received this scam email. This one seems less creative than a previous one I have received because it says I made a request that I didn't.

"Dear Valued Customer
Microsoft account update
We received a request to terminate your Microsoft account ******@live.com (my email address). We will process your request shortly


To cancel request to terminate your account ******@live.com : Double Click To Update

To help keep you safe, update now. If your ******@live.com is not update before July 10, 2015 you will be automatically delete form our service.
Thanks,
The Microsoft account

Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052."

Why is it not authentic?

1. I didn't make any request.
Don't say maybe you forgot. If any mail says you did what you are not sure you did, please delete. Don't click on any link in the mail and don't follow any instruction it may contain.

2. (You will not see this in the above) The colour is the same but of different shade in the same line.
Never miss this! Although the mail was sent in blue, the shade of blue was lighter on the "Dear". A sign of alteration from probably an original mail.

Sometimes it is the font difference rather than colour you will notice. Some other times you will notice unclear features- the content just appears not as presentable as you would expect from a standard website.

3. Grammatical error
While once in a while you may find errors on blogs and websites of companies, never ignore grammatical errors from an unsolicited mail from a big or financial corporation or mails that request or suggest ( by colour displays, link provision with or without direct instruction etc) you click on any link.
You may have noticed the use of present tense where past tense should have been used in the above mail (like "update" instead of "updated" ) .

Read more here:http://boominn..com/2015/07/scam-email-dont-fall-for-it.html?m=1

cc: Lalasticlacla

I usually laugh at their mails. If I am going to be scammed it would not be through this.

It will be capitalizing on my charity.