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Is this legit?

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Faerwin
#0 - Sept. 23, 2010, 6:23 p.m.
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I got this email in my inbox today and I am wondering if this is a legit email or not. I tend to believe it's a phising attempt but I'd rather be sure of it.

Q u o t e:
My name,

Our goal at Blizzard Entertainment is to make the most epic gaming experiences possible, so we want to get your feedback as a registered user of World of Warcraft®. We invite you to participate in an online survey where your responses will help us determine which areas to focus our attention in the coming months. You must be 13 years of age or older to fill out the questionnaire. The entire survey is expected to take about 15 minutes to complete.

If you would like to participate, click on the following link:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22B59RBK6D2?id=1090748&c=4


We really value your opinions and hope you'll make the time to participate. If you have any questions, you may contact us at [email protected].

We look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Blizzard Entertainment Research

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Zenlyth
#2 - Sept. 23, 2010, 8:01 p.m.
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Heya Faerwin,
Q u o t e:
It's legit. Blizzard hired Zoomerang to do an independent player survey.

You can confirm the legitimacy yourself by viewing the headers. The e-mail was sent from Blizzard's servers.
▲▲ Legit.

You should always check the email headers of the emails you receive from us, here is some information that can show you how to verify if an email is legit or not.

    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 [email protected]
      or
      Return-Path: < [email protected] >
      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: [email protected]
      To: You’re Email Address


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