Fear of fake

#0 - Sept. 18, 2010, 10:30 p.m.
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what i do if i am bein theaten by fake blizz account rep. and haven them e-mail me on old e-mail account and senden me and my sister priv tell's tell us we in troble by blizzard
#6 - Oct. 12, 2010, 3:50 p.m.
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what i do if i am bein theaten by fake blizz account rep. and haven them e-mail me on old e-mail account and senden me and my sister priv tell's tell us we in troble by blizzard

Unfortunately, there are a lot of people out there pretending to be Blizzard employees, Alonadora.

Your fellow players have given awesome advice! I just want to add something which you and your sister may find helpful. Please take a look at the following Knowledge Base articles.

How to Identify Fake or Phishing Emails
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/25133
    Will show you what to look out for to determine if the email you received is in fact from a Blizzard employee. Keep in mind we would not contact you on a previous email address, only the one that is currently on the Battle.net account.


I received an in-game whisper from someone claiming to be a GM. How do I know if it's a scam?
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/30829
    Will describe what a whisper from a GM looks like. Blizzard employees will NEVER ask you for your password or any other account details in game.