Blue: From Scam Email
Green: From Battle.net
Gaia Users: Violet
if you get a message called
Battle.net Account - Account Security
From
"Blizzard Entertainment"
It is a scam trying to Get WoW info, or even game keys, Here is what one of there messages look like
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Greetings!
It has come to our attention that you are trying to sell your personal World of Warcraft account(s).
As you may not be aware of, this conflicts with the EULA and Terms of Agreement.
If this proves to be true, your account can and will be disabled.
It will be ongoing for further investigation by Blizzard Entertainment's employees.
If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account ownership.
You can confirm that you are the original owner of the account to this secure website with:
http://us.battlc.in/?ref=https:/www.worldofwarcraft.comm;anagement/&eor=0&app=bam
Login to your account, In accordance following template to verify your account.
* E-mail Address
* E-mail password
* Secret Question and Answer
Show * Please enter the correct information
If you ignore this mail your account can and will be closed permanently.
Once we verify your account, we will reply to your e-mail informing you that we have dropped the investigation.
Regards,
Account Administration Team
World of Warcraft , Blizzard Entertainment 2011
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But i have never owned a WoW account, i sent this to battle.net and they told me it was Not them. This is there Email.
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Howdy,
Definitely not from Blizzard. We would never warn you first!
We have recently seen an increase in phishing attempts which pose a real threat for account security. As a friendly reminder, many scams will ask you for your password, which is something Blizzard Entertainment will *NEVER* do.
You may wish to review the following links for more information on phishing emails:
- Types of Account Thefts: http://us.battle.net/security/types.html
- How to tell if the email you received is legitimate: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30828
Add a Battle.net authenticator to the account and receive an exclusive Corehound pet! Information about this security device can be found here: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/BLIZZARDAUTH.
If you feel you may have responded to a phishing email, and are unable to access the account, please contact Account & Technical Services. With proper verification our representatives may be able to assist you in recovering the account. Our contact information can be found at http://blizzard.com/support/article/cs.
Regards,
Chris R.
Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
www.blizzard.com/support
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Immortal Nobody razz hishing attempts are extremely easy to spot; they always ask you for your password. Like the guy from Blizzard said, they'll never ask for your password. That goes for every site/service/company that requires you to have a personal account with a password. Why? They don't need it. Administrators have direct access to the database which means they can pretty much do anything to your account regardless of if the person doing the manipulating knows your password or not
kenjiro yume:To add in there, if I may, don't fool yourselves into thinking that phishing scams are the only way that attackers can get your account info. I'm sure most of you are not new to Internet attacks, but a couple other effective ways people get your info is by third-party tools and private servers. Unlike phishing, these two are not inherently bad. But when you download tools and applications from non-blizzard sources, there can be keyloggers or Trojans attached, so please make sure you confirm your downloads and scan for viruses! Also, some creators of private servers count on their users to use the same email account and password, and once they have that info, they can easily get into not only your Bnet account, but also any site that you use the same password for.
Ideally, this is old news to everyone and you all can roll your eyes at me like I'm beating a dead horse, but I dislike taking the chance, so there's my advice. And please don't ignore this because you think I'm a computer chair know-it-all, I actually am Security+ certified and just looking out for my guildies. .
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Just wanted to send out the warning incase you tryed to get scammed.
Good luck and Good gaming
