This is why many accounts are getting hacked.

#0 - July 22, 2010, 1:56 p.m.
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Reply if you guys can see why this email is a fake!! Notice I had to show details of the email to see that its a fake. My authenticator cant get here quick enough!


from WoWAccountAdmin <wowaccountadmin@blizzard.com>
reply-to wowaccountadmin@blizzard.com
to darylxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com
date Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 1:08 AM
subject Battle.net -- Login Account Changed
mailed-by hotmail.com

hide details 1:08 AM (6 hours ago)

Greetings ,

We have determined that your World of Warcraft account has been accessed/compromised by someone not authorized to do so by the World of Warcraft Terms of Use (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html).

To protect your privacy and security, we have temporarily disabled this account. Any recurring subscriptions have been suspended to prevent further monetary charges. In order to regain access to the account, you must complete the steps below to secure the account and your computer.

Please keep this email for your reference until the account recovery process has been completed.


STEP 1: SECURE THE ACCOUNT, YOUR COMPUTER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
Account compromises most often occur when a player shares login information with an unauthorized third party or plays on a computer that has a virus, Trojan, or key-logger. We recommend following the <removed>


STEP 2: RECOVER THE ACCOUNT
We now provide a secure website for you to verify that you have taken the appropriate steps to secure the account, your computer, and your email address. Please go to this site and follow the instructions:
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STEP 3: VERIFY YOUR SUBMISSION WAS RECEIVED
We will contact you with further instructions once we have received and processed your submission. If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours of submitting this form, please resend it from the address listed above.


Please be aware that if unauthorized access to this account continues after the recovery process is complete, it may lead to further action against the account.


Regards,

Neil G.
Game Master Bahrdrak
Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
#2 - July 22, 2010, 2:04 p.m.
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mailed-by hotmail.com


This is one of the sneakier tricks they'll pull.

They'll use an otherwise 'real' email and doctor the links to go to fake sites.

But....we....

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Don't use hotmail :)