Question about email

#0 - July 28, 2010, 3:16 p.m.
Blizzard Post
i send an email to account adm. days ago and i got this email back, can someone tell me if its real or fake
thank you.


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 http://us.battle.net/security/checklist.html on our Account Security site at http://us.battle.net/security/index.html .


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
Message ID dcgxvkndj7hpf3liscludshcs2ztfbiwm3kxpwmgy7uh
Identity ID tkv2tcguwbc63v4z1etozym1zzneh9uwjclrsep65v1n
#2 - July 28, 2010, 3:46 p.m.
Blizzard Post
Q u o t e:
Its a complete fake. Look at that URL in Step #2...not even close.

You should read the following:

** How to Identify Fake or Phishing Emails **
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=25133

** Fake Emails from "Blizzard" **
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=965511383&sid=1



Excellent advice. :)

Please be sure to forward this email to [email protected], Hacked.