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I forward 5 to 25 phising to hacks@blizzard

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Duart
#0 - July 15, 2010, 6:02 p.m.
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I forward between 5 to 25 phising attack emails to hacks@blizzard each and every day and this has gone on for a long time they are not even sent to the email account I use with you but to a business address I have used for almost 20 years I got a .com domain as soon as they became available my total spam that gets past my host and is trapped by my mail application runs 40 to 120 a day another 2 to 3 Make it to my inbox to be added to the local filter.

I just feel sometimes that I am bailing out the sinking ship with a thimble !

do you do anything with the stuff I forward to your hacks@blizzard MAILBOX?

does it help in any way?

Sigh

Duart
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Aredek
#8 - July 16, 2010, 2:48 p.m.
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These phishing emails are typically sent as a result of signing up for websites, services, and contests using the email address, Duart. Have you joined any World of Warcraft or video game related web sites using the email address that receives the most spam? One of our players performed a pretty ingenious study where he signed up for multiple websites using brand-new, unique email addresses and then monitored the amount of spam that was incoming. The results were quite staggering; some websites resulted in several spam messages sent daily whereas emails addresses used solely to sign up for the World of Warcraft and Battle.net received none.

As much as we'd love to eliminate phishing emails, it is battle much to large for just one company. Phishing is an epidemic that affects far more than just the World of Warcraft and video games, Duart. Nevertheless, we'll do whatever we can to thwart these attempts. Our Hacks team will investigate the emails forwarded to them in an effort to shut down malicious websites, notify email providers, and determine whether or not we should adjust messaging.

The absolute best way to prevent phishing scams is to browse responsibly, and keep your email address as private as possible. The more you use your email address to sign up for websites, contests, and services, the more likely it becomes that you'll receive these malicious emails. For additional tips on how to identify and prevent phishing emails, please visit:

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

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