Blizzard Emails: Fake or Real?

#0 - July 22, 2010, 8:07 p.m.
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I have been getting alot of emails from blizzard lately, some of them having to do with changes on my account. How can I tell if the emails are fake or real?
#5 - July 22, 2010, 8:18 p.m.
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It's difficult to say without seeing the emails, Amathro. You may want to take a few moments to review the following thread for more information on how to identify phishing emails by looking at the header information:

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

If you are unable to determine whether or not an email is legitimate, please feel free to post the header information here and I'll do my best to help point out any notable inconsistencies. :)
#9 - July 22, 2010, 9:44 p.m.
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Q u o t e:
It's difficult to say without seeing the emails, Amathro. You may want to take a few moments to review the following thread for more information on how to identify phishing emails by looking at the header information:

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

If you are unable to determine whether or not an email is legitimate, please feel free to post the header information here and I'll do my best to help point out any notable inconsistencies. :)


Did you review my previous response, Amathro? Can you post this email's header information so that I can help make a more informed determination?
#16 - July 22, 2010, 10:18 p.m.
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Q u o t e:
Received: from BLU0-SMTP37 ([65.55.116.9]) by blu0-omc1-s30.blu0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:02:59 -0700


As you can see from this line, the message was received from Hotmail, and did not originate from Blizzard Entertainment. This email is a scam designed to trick you into clicking a link and visiting a malicious website.