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Is this a real blizz email?

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Thingøne
#0 - Oct. 4, 2010, 6:34 a.m.
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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. If you want to get test status, please
login:
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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
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Zenlyth
#3 - Oct. 4, 2010, 5:58 p.m.
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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.

    Heya Thingøne,

      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


    If you believe you've received a phishing email, please forward the email to [email protected] , 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