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Swahnee · Dec 28, 2011, 09:20 AM // 09:20

I just checked my mail after some time, and i found this one:

Quote:

Object: Battle.net Account Management?
Sender: Blizzard Entertainment

Text:

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:
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Login to your account, In accordance following template to verify your account.

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.

Blizzard Entertainment SAS
TSA 60 001
Service Administration des Comptes
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If you wish to review our current Rules and Policies for World of Warcraft and Battle.net, they can be found at:
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Sincerely,
The Battle.net Account Team
Online Privacy Policy
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Even before finishing reading the text i knew it was either a phish attempt, or a big error, because i haven't, nor i ever had, a WoW account (and i obviously don't sell in-game accounts of any game

).

But even stranger, the e-mail address where i received this message is one that i never - ever - use for games and websites subscriptions: it's an old account i used when i was younger (and i still check from time to time), before discovering how easy gmail is, and however, i only use anonymous e-mails in internet.

So i wonder, did they just send e-mails around, hoping to get someone caught in the net?

N.B. I obviously didn't click any of these links. Just opened the message with Thunderbird and Ctrl-C-Ctrl-V'd it.

GODh · Dec 28, 2011, 09:54 AM // 09:54

its a very common phishing attempt... i received 100's of them (while i never played wow)

Spiritz · Dec 28, 2011, 10:00 AM // 10:00

Welcome to the club - i have never played WoW nor have i ever been on their website and yet i also get these emails maybe once a month.

ruksak · Dec 28, 2011, 02:11 PM // 14:11

Same here.....had quite a few and never played WoW. I also received a very similar E-mail regarding GW. Much like the Nigerian "rich relative inheritance" scam, sadly, many people go for it.

This is why Anet and Bnet both stipulate quite clearly that they will never ask for your account information.

wilebill · Dec 28, 2011, 03:21 PM // 15:21

I even got one for Perfect World.

Spiritz · Dec 28, 2011, 03:21 PM // 15:21

Saying about the nigerian ones - about 6 months ago on an old email addy i had around 20 emails which tho had diff names the end part of the addy matched each one.
Some were so comical all you could do is lol.
One was from a corrupt accountent in S,africa and wanted to put 3 million in your bank account amd take a percentage - now tell me how many banks exccept swiss banks would give a red alert to authorities if you suddenly had that much money.
Theres been inheritance claims , cash prizes for lottery tickets you somehow bought in S africa and they need bank details to cash it.

It makes you wonder exactly how stupid the ppl who makes these thinks we are , yes a small percentage of ppl may fall for it but how can anyone fall for a lottery win which they never entered ?

Always check anything fishy - even legit things can seem fishy but once checked out you know the score.Never give out bank details or email addys used for games - never use your prime email account for games.

If you find this helpfull please send me an email with your bank details for my help.

Nah - just kidding

ruksak · Dec 28, 2011, 03:28 PM // 15:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spiritz

Saying about the nigerian ones - about 6 months ago on an old email addy i had around 20 emails which tho had diff names the end part of the addy matched each one.
Some were so comical all you could do is lol.
One was from a corrupt accountent in S,africa and wanted to put 3 million in your bank account amd take a percentage - now tell me how many banks exccept swiss banks would give a red alert to authorities if you suddenly had that much money.
Theres been inheritance claims , cash prizes for lottery tickets you somehow bought in S africa and they need bank details to cash it.

It makes you wonder exactly how stupid the ppl who makes these thinks we are , yes a small percentage of ppl may fall for it but how can anyone fall for a lottery win which they never entered ?

Always check anything fishy - even legit things can seem fishy but once checked out you know the score.Never give out bank details or email addys used for games - never use your prime email account for games.

If you find this helpfull please send me an email with your bank details for my help.

Nah - just kidding

They don't prey on stupid, they prey on greed.

Bristlebane · Dec 28, 2011, 05:14 PM // 17:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by ruksak

They don't prey on stupid, they prey on greed.

That's right. Most scams either prey on greed, while many also prey on you being helpful. For example walk through a big city looking like a tourist and it won't take long until someone asks something like "Sir, do you speak English?" .. usually begging for a few coins. In such case watch your bags and pockets as often they have companions who try rob you while you are distracted.

Pigl33t · Dec 28, 2011, 06:12 PM // 18:12

The reason everybody is getting WoW related scam mails is because it's so damn huge! There's so many people over the years that have played it (I played it on and off for 5 years) so it's a safe bet that many have a wow account.

Sierraa · Dec 29, 2011, 05:40 AM // 05:40

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/g...tml?t=10422006

While yours isn't GW related there's some helpful advice in that thread.

/closed

Dec 28, 2011, 09:54 AM // 09:54	#2
GODh Jungle Guide Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: BFTW and DLRR	its a very common phishing attempt... i received 100's of them (while i never played wow)

Dec 28, 2011, 10:00 AM // 10:00	#3
Spiritz Forge Runner Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: DMFC	Welcome to the club - i have never played WoW nor have i ever been on their website and yet i also get these emails maybe once a month.

Dec 28, 2011, 02:11 PM // 14:11	#4
ruksak Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: INDY Guild: PvE Profession: P/W	Same here.....had quite a few and never played WoW. I also received a very similar E-mail regarding GW. Much like the Nigerian "rich relative inheritance" scam, sadly, many people go for it. This is why Anet and Bnet both stipulate quite clearly that they will never ask for your account information.

Dec 28, 2011, 03:21 PM // 15:21	#5
wilebill Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt Vernon, Ohio Guild: Band of the Hawk Profession: W/Mo	I even got one for Perfect World.

Dec 28, 2011, 06:12 PM // 18:12	#9
Pigl33t Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Sep 2011 Profession: N/Me	The reason everybody is getting WoW related scam mails is because it's so damn huge! There's so many people over the years that have played it (I played it on and off for 5 years) so it's a safe bet that many have a wow account.

Dec 29, 2011, 05:40 AM // 05:40	#10
Sierraa Supastar~ ??? Join Date: May 2006 Location: USA [GMT -7] Guild: Sierraas Asian Harem [love] Profession: Me/	http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/g...tml?t=10422006 While yours isn't GW related there's some helpful advice in that thread. /closed