I have received an e-mail from Sky requesting me to renew my password, and as I have never had to do this before, I am wondering why Sky should require me do do so now, so is it really necessary, or is it a scam of some sort? Please advise as I value your opinions, TIA.
If you've any doubt give them a phone call and ask what it's about. if you press the services button on your sky controller all the phone numbers come up, better safe then sorry
Did the email address you by name?
A typical scam email will say something like "Dear Customer" or Dear Subscriber",a genuine one will always address you by the name you gave when signing up for the service/website. I would still phone Sky to be on the safe side though before renewing any information via email or internet.