WARNING!!! Phishing Scam!!!

#0 - Sept. 3, 2010, 11:50 p.m.
Blizzard Post
Hi All,

Just figured I'd give everyone a heads-up in case they just received an email which appears to come from Blizzard Entertainment with the subject Battle.net Account Management.

I just received this email....
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Hello,

This e-mail is to alert you that, according to our records, the pre-paid game

time on your World of Warcraft account has been extended.

credit card (****-****-****-9527)

If you made this change to your subscription type, please disregard this automatic notification.

*** If you did NOT make any changes to your account or subscription, we recommend you login to Account Management at the following link to review your account settings:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/billing/

If you cannot sign into Account Management using the link above, or if unauthorized changes continue to happen, please contact Blizzard Billing & Account Services for advanced assistance.

Billing & Account Services can be reached at 1-800-59-BLIZZARD (1-800-592-5499 Mon-Fri, 8Am-8PM Pacific Time) or at [email protected].

Account security is solely the responsibility of the accountholder. Please be advised that in the event of a compromised account, Blizzard representatives will typically 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


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The sneaky thing about this email is that if you click on the link you're actually brought to a phishing site which looks exactly like the Battle.net site.

If you receive ANY email from Battle.net, PAY ATTENTION TO THE URL ADDRESS IN THE ADDRESS BAR.
#3 - Sept. 4, 2010, 12:34 a.m.
Blizzard Post
As Mokaz suggested, forwarding it on to [email protected] is the best course of action. =)

I'll go ahead and add this variation to our thread of known phishing scams as well. Thanks, Syzzlee!
#7 - Sept. 4, 2010, 3:53 a.m.
Blizzard Post
You may want to direct your mother to following links, Serietah. She may find the information there useful. =)

Account Hacked? Security Issue? Look Here!
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24702231244&sid=1

Battle.net Account Security Awareness
http://us.battle.net/security/

Account and Computer Security
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30794

Battle.net Authenticator
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/24986