Phishing Email - Blue Tracker

#0 - July 9, 2010, 11:23 p.m.

I just got this email sent to an account not associated with my wow account saying i transfered a character i dont have. The link they provide goes to a replica of a battle net login page with a couple differences; the strange url and the bottom of the page is slightly skewed from what the battle net login looks like. The email also doesnt look anything like a faction change email at all either. Also in the middle it mentions an EU login site when im in the US.

Blizzard Notification About Character Faction Change
From:
Blizzard Entertainment <[email protected]>
Add to Contacts
To:
Hello,
A Character Faction Change for the character Kalaneer is now pending for the World of Warcraft account . Please allow several days for the faction change process to complete. An email will be sent to you when it is done. You can also track the status of your request by signing into the Transaction page here:

Below is a summary of the transaction, which you may want to keep for your records.
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World of Warcraft Account Name:
TRANSACTION ID: 33869285
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Please note the following additional information:
- This account is not available for play while the faction change is pending.
- If you did not make this transaction, you should immediately check your account to prevent character lost.
- This account cannot change factions again until 3 days have elapsed.
- You can review this and other Account Management transactions by logging into Account Management and going to your Transactions page at
- For more details on Character Faction Change, refer to the Character Faction Change FAQ located at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=39810.
You can find World of Warcraft Account Management at: https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account
We hope you enjoy your new faction!
Regards,
The World of Warcraft Team
Blizzard Entertainment

Aredek

#6 - July 10, 2010, 3:28 p.m.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Malorane. We've received a few reports of this email so far today, and have added it to our list of known phishing scams here:

Fake E-mails from "Blizzard Entertainment":
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=965511383&sid=1

For more information on how to identify and avoid these scams, please visit:

How to Identify Fake or Phishing Emails:
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/25133

Aredek

#8 - July 10, 2010, 3:39 p.m.

The address isn't necessary, Auntie, but next time you receive such a message in-game, please be sure to right click the player's name and select "Report Spam." This will allow us to address this issue quickly. :)