#0 - July 28, 2010, 9:30 a.m.
I cancelled my WoW account some time ago, and I've noticed something odd in my email inbox.
To begin, I use one email address for WoW, one for family/friends and a completely separate one that I use when registering for websites and such, so I'm 100% sure everything in that inbox is not important.
Since I cancelled my WoW account, I have registered at two different guild websites, using my 'dummy' email address.
I check that inbox every couple of days, just to clear out the spam. To day when I logged on, there were a ton of "Blizzard" emails in my spam folder - not unusual... I just delete them without even opening them.
However, in my inbox, there were over fifty emails, from "[email protected]" with the subject line "Delivery Status Notification (Delay)" I opened a few, and the message within is the same.
"This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.
THIS IS A WARNING MESSAGE ONLY.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO RESEND YOUR MESSAGE.
Delivery to the following recipients has been delayed.
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--Forwarded Message Attachment--
From: [email protected]
To: <edit>
Subject: Battle.net---Cataclysm Beta Test Invitation!
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:47:00 +0800
World of warcraft: Cataclysm Beta Test Invitation!
Get those opt-ins ready for the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm closed beta! The sundering of Azeroth is nigh, and you don’t want to be left out in the cold of Northrend when you could be enjoying the sun-drenched beaches on the goblin isle of Kezan. To ensure you’re opted-in and eligible as a potential candidate, you’ll need a World of Warcraft license attached to your Battle.net account, have your current system specifications uploaded to the Battle.net Beta Profile Settings page, and have expressed interest through the franchise-specific check boxes.
Get the Installer - Log in to your Battle.net account:
<website edited>
** IMPORTANT ** To avoid graphical bugs and other technical issues, please ensure your video card drivers are up-to-date.
Enjoy the game!
2010 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc."
There are also two attachments included to download in each message (which, of course, I am NOT downloading).
The bolded part worries me. Is it just a generic message, or is my email address trying to send out messages to random email addresses? The majority of the "failed" addresses are yahoo email addresses. I know they are spam, I'm just unsure if the entire thing is spam, or if my email address is trying to send out spam and failing?
*edit*
edited out email addresses and website link.
