A new spam method

Got this in my inbox today:

So I replied back:

 

hmmmm, interesting, so why would you send this message from a hotmail account?

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From: janetholmes64@hotmail.com [mailto:janetholmes64@hotmail.com] On Behalf Of Google Account
Sent: 06 February 2010 16:58
Subject: Important Update

Due to numerous registration of new emails by our users, Gmail is experiencing congestion and a very slow network.
Gmail needs to rectify this problem by eliminating some unused emails and also shut down some Gmail accounts that are not updated regularly. Google mail require your Gmail account information  below for verification and for Gmail to know how often you use your account so that your account will not to be shut down unexpectedly.

Account:
Password:
Birth date:
Country:

Thanks Gmail!

G MAI L BETA