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Cataclysm Beta Opt-In Email

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Silicone
#0 - Aug. 13, 2010, 6:03 p.m.
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Email is below.

Q u o t e:
Greetings,


We are excited to announce the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta opt-in is now available.

In the beta test you will be given an opportunity to provide your feedback on the overall gameplay experience as well as

experience new playable worgen and goblin races, new zones, professions and more. For a full list of features please follow

this link:

We will be selecting account holders of Battle.net and World of Warcraft accounts who opted-in at random to participate in

the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Beta Test. To opt-in for the beta test please visit the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm website

which can be accessed here.

In order to be eligible for the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm - Beta Opt In you will need to have a valid World of Warcraft

subscription in good standing when the beta test is scheduled to commence. Should you be selected to participate in the beta

test you will be able to transfer your characters onto our test realm and embark on the epic journey against the dreaded

Deathwing!

We look forward to working with you in the World of Warcraft: Cataclsym Beta test.

Regards,

Beta Account Support
Blizzard Entertainment


It was sent by "Holter_cs@hotmail.com."
As I have already opted in, I am thinking that this is a scam email of some sorts.

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Zenlyth
#6 - Aug. 13, 2010, 6:42 p.m.
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Heya Silicone,

Always check the headers of any emails received from us, steps on how to do this are below:

    http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/25133

    What should I look for in the header?

    Email headers contain information about the sender (who sent the email message), the path the email took to reach your inbox, and things that may have happened to the email before arriving. This information is very important and can be used to determine whether or not an email is malicious.
    Once you've accessed an email's header information, you'll want to attempt to verify the sending address. To do this, look at the "Return-Path" or the "originating address" for the email. For most phishing emails, the email address displayed in this location will differ from the address displayed in the "From" field.

      A legitimate header from Blizzard Entertainment should look something like this:

      X-SID-PRA noreply@blizzard.com
      or
      Return-Path: < noreply@blizzard.com >
      Received: from smtp01.worldofwarcraft.com ([XX.XXX.XXX.XXX]) by…
      Received: from … by smtp01.worldofwarcraft.com …
      for <Your Email Address>; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:46:05 GMT
      From: noreply@blizzard.com
      To: You’re Email Address


    If you believe you've received a phishing email, please forward the email to hacks@blizzard.com , at your earliest convenience. When forwarding the email, copy and paste the entire email header into the message body to ensure that we are able to identify the source. This information will help us prevent future phishing emails of the same type.

For similar emails and what to look for when you receive emails from us, please visit this thread:
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=965511383&sid=1