Er, is my information safe with you guys?

#0 - May 18, 2010, 8:09 p.m.

So I have four email accounts. One of them, specifically, I use just for e-mailing my family (not friends, that is separate) and my WoW account. I use it for nothing else. I run Malwarebytes and McAfee scans every day, neither of which have ever found a virus, and my account has never been hacked (I don't even have an authenticator).

However, ONLY that email account gets unsolicited "please log in to *insert phishing website* to verify your account" emails. None of my other three, two of which I use for more questionable things (including WoW-related sites), has gotten a single email of the sort.

My basic question is: How did these people get my email? Why is it only the email account with my WoW subscription that gets these emails? Do these people have my billing address and CC information too?

Orlyia

#3 - May 18, 2010, 8:44 p.m.

Q u o t e:
So I have four email accounts. One of them, specifically, I use just for e-mailing my family (not friends, that is separate) and my WoW account. I use it for nothing else. I run Malwarebytes and McAfee scans every day, neither of which have ever found a virus, and my account has never been hacked (I don't even have an authenticator).

However, ONLY that email account gets unsolicited "please log in to *insert phishing website* to verify your account" emails. None of my other three, two of which I use for more questionable things (including WoW-related sites), has gotten a single email of the sort.

My basic question is: How did these people get my email? Why is it only the email account with my WoW subscription that gets these emails? Do these people have my billing address and CC information too?

Most phish mails are either gathered from the net - gathered from spyware from address books - or just sent out by the millions by random generating programs.

No, we don't share your information with ANYONE.