Is this a fake email from Blizzard?
I just got this email from blizzard. I was about to click reply with all the information but then I decided to read over it to see if it was sketchy. This is the email:
World Of Warcraft-Account Instructions?
From: wowaccountadmin (wowaccountadmin@blizzard.com)
Sent: Tuesday, 8 December 2009 10:47:02 PM
To: ———edited out for yahoo answers——-
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 by replying to this email with:
Use the following template below to verify your account and information via email.
* First and Surname
* Date of birth
* Address
* Zip code
* Phone number
* Country
* Account e-mail
* Account name
* Account 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
Blizzard Entertainment
2009-12-08
wowaccountadmin
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The first thing that popped to my mind after reading it is that it is indeed fake but I want to make sure. Wwhen I click reply in the "To:" box it is sending it to ………..@mail-blizzard.com which as most people know is a completely different domain name.
The 2nd thing I noticed is that the sentences do not flow on at all which makes me think of Chinese scammers. Also I would have thought it would have my name somewhere in it.
So is this a good attempt at scamming my account or is it legit?
Scam: As it says after you log into WoW, a Blizzard Employee will never ask for your password and this e-mail does just that. Plus if you were selling your account and they learned of it, they would just ban it with no questions asked. Don’t send them anything.
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January 15th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
Scam: As it says after you log into WoW, a Blizzard Employee will never ask for your password and this e-mail does just that. Plus if you were selling your account and they learned of it, they would just ban it with no questions asked. Don’t send them anything.
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January 15th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
oh yeah, definately tell them your password, its not like blizzard could just look that up themselves or anything…
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January 15th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
Well seeing as how it’s from BLIZZARD.com I think it’s real. Stop trying to sell your account?
Remember Blizzard will NEVER ask you for your password. lol
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January 15th, 2010 at 7:46 pm
It’s a scam. Blizzard will never ask for your password. Anytime an email asks for your password, it’s fake. That email has been going around for quite a while now. Some people fell for it.
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January 15th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
A complete scam why would they ask you for your infor.? Its blizzard they should know it and they threatened to close it, but yet they dont know info. about your account.
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January 15th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
fake as fake is
send them fake info for fun, heh.
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January 15th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Don’t be a pussy. This guy seems legit. Give him your SSN and credit card numbers and PINs too.
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January 15th, 2010 at 9:49 pm
its real stop sscamming
wat do you mean the setences dont flow are you iliterate
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January 15th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
They wanted your password (which Blizzard says all the time they will never do) AND the answer to your secret question … definitely a scam.
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January 15th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
blizzard doesnt need your account info they have acces to that the moment you made your account
and they wil never ask for your personal information and pass word either
its a very convincing attempt at scamming but not good enough
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January 15th, 2010 at 11:24 pm
It’s a scam. Do not send them any information. Blizzard employees never ask for your password or your address etc.
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January 15th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
They want ALL your information, so probably they’re trying to hack your account and get your personal information. Kind of creepy.
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January 16th, 2010 at 12:04 am
This is fake! Do not reply! Blizzard will never ask you in an email (or in-game mail) for password or other "personal" information.
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