Another Phishing email scam

#0 - May 13, 2010, 5:50 p.m.

Below is a phishing email I recieved (and forwarded to hacks). It displays the usual hallmarks of a phishing emial i.e. poor gramar, bizarre premise for banning, etc, and a strange website to visit to rectify the situation. (website address removed to protect the innocent/dumb).

Dear World of Warcraft fans, because your server is there a large number of illegal transactions, and other server players were a large number complaints to your account. The
To World of Warcraft, we conducted a detailed analysis and review. After this analysis, we draw preliminary conclusions: Your account has been participating
too many the illegal transactions, we will permanently ban your account. At this moment we are to understand your feelings, if you have any questions please visit
(bogus site info)
Blizzard of fraud and abuse department

Syndri

#5 - May 13, 2010, 7:33 p.m.

Thanks for the reports, gents (and/or ladies)! And thank you for forwarding on those emails to [email protected]. We really do appreciate your assistance. :)

Syndri

#8 - May 13, 2010, 8:37 p.m.

Q u o t e:
Do I need to go through the process of regaining my account back again?

You'll likely to need to recover access, but it's not the same process. For more information on how to address a chargeback, go ahead and check out this page: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/chargeback

Q u o t e:
and what happens to the open ticket to get accoutn restoration?

Your ticket should remain open and progress through the queue as normal. :)