SCAM Emails: False accusations about account selling

#1 - April 6, 2013, 2:44 p.m.

I recently recieved an email claiming to be from ANet about my account being under investigation for trying to sell it. If you look at the attached picture, it is actually quite convincing if you look at the information and the format it’s laid out. Unlike most scam emails, this one is a bit more discreet.

However, one can easily tell it’s a true fake since the url changes to;
{REDACTED}

Notice that lovely added url extension? It’s subtle but there and everything else looks just like site login.

If there is anything that can be done about this, please do so. I do fear many could easily fall victim to this kind of scam easily if they do not pay attention.

Gaile Gray

#90 - April 8, 2013, 3:53 p.m.

Please do be aware that would-be account thieves will do this. They can fake the “sender address” and make it look like it comes from us. There isn’t a lot we can do.
Please check any link in any email, to make sure it is going to the page it says it is going to. Better still, type in the information instead of following a link.
Please do not post links in the forums, where they may be followed by other forum members. I’ve gone through and merrily redacted all links, including some that probably didn’t need to be removed. However, let’s keep each other safe and not share, just in case.

Gaile Gray

#92 - April 8, 2013, 4:06 p.m.

As I said, please DO NOT post links. I redacted the link.

Gaile Gray

#93 - April 8, 2013, 4:16 p.m.

I am merging a lot of threads about this subject. Please read my comments above.

Gaile Gray

#95 - April 8, 2013, 4:41 p.m.

Yozobozo.8745:
I received an email from [email protected] but I’m not sure if it’s a legitimate email from ArenaNet. It claims I’m trying to sell my account (which I’m not) and asks me to click a link to verify that I’m the owner of the account. So is this real?

No, this is not legitimate, as you can see by the other posts in this thread. I’ve merged your post here.