Legitamate invite?

#0 - Oct. 15, 2010, 5:40 a.m.
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I'm wondering if this is a legitimate invite to the beta? Norton flagged it as a fishing scam so I didn't proceed. Just trying to help out the peeps that might get taken if this is false.

From: [email protected]
Sent: Tue 10/12/10 9:37 PM
To: Well me but I wasn't going to put my email out there now was I? ^.^
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Greetings,

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#3 - Oct. 15, 2010, 5:45 a.m.
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Definitely a fake, Thespy. You may want to check out our threads and support articles on such scamming/phishing e-mails if you need assistance identifying them. >^.^< In addition, we appreciate it if you can forward phishing attempts that you receive to [email protected] for further investigation.

How to Identify Fake or Phishing Emails
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/25133

Fake E-mails from "Blizzard Entertainment"
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=965511383&sid=1