So i received a email today..

#0 - July 21, 2010, 4:43 p.m.

I received a email from:
wowaccountadmin@blizzard.com

The letter is edited to remove my email address:

Hello,

Blizzard Entertainment recently received a request to change the e-mail address used to log in to the Battle.net account with the username MY@EMAIL.com. The e-mail address w***@hotmail.com has been specified as the new username for this Battle.net account. An email has been sent to this new address containing a verification link to complete the change.

Once the new address has been verified, the e-mail address MY@EMAIL.com can no longer be used to log in to this Battle.net account or any World of Warcraft accounts merged with this Battle.net account.

If you did not initiate this request, please click here to contact the Blizzard Billing & Account Services team immediately.

Sincerely,
The Battle.net Account Team
Online Privacy Policy

Message ID ( i removed this just in case there is a verification )

Looks legit.. right?
It freaked me out and I've contacted support twice, I never noticed the "Click Here" link in the email but was running around finding out how to stop this from happening.

I looked at the website location for the "Click Here"
It is, and i am editing to make sure it's not a link anyone clicks on and fills out..

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Firefox reported this as a phishing site. But the email is from blizzard.com... is there issues up there?

Why am i receiving this email from blizzard.com yet.. inside is a bogus activation website..

Aredek

#1 - July 21, 2010, 4:46 p.m.

The email you received did not originate from Blizzard Entertainment. Rather, a malicious party has spoofed the "from" address to make it appear as if it did. For more information on how to identify these fake emails and determine whether or not they came from Blizzard Entertainment, 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

Aredek

#1 - July 21, 2010, 4:46 p.m.

The email you received did not originate from Blizzard Entertainment. Rather, a malicious party has spoofed the "from" address to make it appear as if it did. For more information on how to identify these fake emails and determine whether or not they came from Blizzard Entertainment, 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

Aredek

#4 - July 21, 2010, 5:08 p.m.

Just a bit further down the support article, you'll find the following question & answer:

Q u o t e:
So, if the sending address of an email is showing as @blizzard.com or @battle.net, then the email is definitely legitimate?

Actually, no. Even if you receive an email from an @blizzard.com or an @battle.net address, it's still important to remain cautious. This is because it's possible to change how a sending address appears in the "From" field of an email. The process is known as "spoofing" and may cause a phishing email to initially look like it's been sent by Blizzard Entertainment. To determine the actual sending address of an email, you will need to check the email's header information.

Let me know if you have any questions. :)

Aredek

#4 - July 21, 2010, 5:08 p.m.

Just a bit further down the support article, you'll find the following question & answer:

Q u o t e:
So, if the sending address of an email is showing as @blizzard.com or @battle.net, then the email is definitely legitimate?

Actually, no. Even if you receive an email from an @blizzard.com or an @battle.net address, it's still important to remain cautious. This is because it's possible to change how a sending address appears in the "From" field of an email. The process is known as "spoofing" and may cause a phishing email to initially look like it's been sent by Blizzard Entertainment. To determine the actual sending address of an email, you will need to check the email's header information.

Let me know if you have any questions. :)