Real email? Offense history?

#0 - Aug. 25, 2010, 12:22 a.m.

OK, I have two questions. First is the email below real?

Greetings
World of Warcraft -> Legal -> End User License Agreement
and Section 8 of the Terms of Use:
Blizzard Entertainment -> Legal -> Terms of Use
A 3-hour probationary suspension is pending on this account, awaiting confirmation from a specialist. A final warning has been issued. The investigation will be continued by the Account Administration team to determine the any further suspensions. If the account in question is found in violation of the EULA and Terms of Use, further action will be taken. Be aware that any additional inappropriate actions may result in the permanent closure of the account.
Thank you for respecting our position on this matter.
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** We request that you verify your legitimate ownership of the account here:
https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/

Blizzard staff will verify your account information submitted in two days, please do not modify your account information during this time . It will not affect your game uptime.If you are unable to successfully verify your password . using the automated system, please contact Billing & Account Services at 1-800-59-BLIZZARD (1-800-592-5499) Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm Pacific Time or at billing@blizzard.com. Account security is solely the responsibility of the account holder. Please be advised that in the event of a compromised account, Blizzard representatives typically must lock the account. In these cases the Account Administration team will require faxed receipt of ID materials before releasing the account for play.
Regards

The World of Warcraft Support Team Blizzard Entertainment

I'm very confused it says it was "from" wowaccountadmin@blizzard.com but when i click show details the bottom says it was "emailed-by" hotmail.fr

When I visit the link and I was already logged into battle.net on another window, it just brings me to account management on battle.net already signed in.

How can this be a scam if I don't enter my password anywhere?

Also is there a way to check prior offenses on my account from battle.net so I can check if I have really broken any rules?

Any help is appreciated! Thanks! ^_^

Vrakthris

#3 - Aug. 25, 2010, 12:37 a.m.

Q u o t e:
First is the email below real?

No, it is not real.

Q u o t e:

When I visit the link and I was already logged into battle.net on another window, it just brings me to account management on battle.net already signed in.

How can this be a scam if I don't enter my password anywhere?

You may want to check your system to make sure you didn't pick up anything but it is possible that the link you clicked on was correct and the hyperlink they were attempting to use wasn't added correctly.

Q u o t e:
Also is there a way to check prior offenses on my account from battle.net so I can check if I have really broken any rules?

Beyond reviewing e-mails that we have sent regarding prior offenses, I'm afraid not. If your account was suspended, locked or closed though you'd know immediately because you wouldn't be able to log in. We also do not threaten with a possible suspension. Either you violated our policies or you didn't.

For more information on these types of phishing attempts and how to check if an e-mail is legitimate please check out the following thread.

Fake E-mails from "Blizzard Entertainment"
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=965511383&sid=1

Vrakthris

#5 - Aug. 25, 2010, 12:40 a.m.

Q u o t e:
Remove the link. It's fake. Keylogger site. Remove it because you could get a forum ban and provide the keyloggers with some extra accounts.

The link currently posted in the main thread is legitimate, Shortdeth. :)

worldofwarcraft.com, blizzard.com and battle.net would all be official addresses. Usually in these e-mails the link they click doesn't go where it says it does. Hovering over the link can show you the actual destination.