Emails that say blizzard have proof of acct

#0 - Oct. 7, 2010, 10:14 a.m.

[email protected] sent me an email saying they have proof of my acct being either sold/traded ... to fight my case i have been in afghanistan serving our country for the last few months and we just got internet and well if this is true about my acct then it has been compromised and so has my email then .. again... is there any suggestions on what to do i come home on R&R in the next few days and i would hate to get home and find out my acct has been banned

Roraks

#3 - Oct. 7, 2010, 10:31 a.m.

The e-mail is a phishing attempt, Dragonshamxl. We would not send you anything like that.

In fact, you can view an example of it here: http://us.battle.net/en/security/theft#phishing

Q u o t e:
did and it took me to the screen where i login ... security question

The website is also not ours. In most cases, they will make the website look exactly like ours.

Q u o t e:
so i did... then to confirm email first/last name and

This concerns me as they now have your account information. I highly recommend you run a virus scan on your computer, then proceed with changing your account e-mail and password.

Roraks

#9 - Oct. 7, 2010, 2:35 p.m.

You can forward these e-mails directly to [email protected], Dragonxl.

Please refrain from posting links included in the phishing e-mails.