Warning! E-mail being sent out as blizzard.

#0 - Oct. 15, 2010, 4:33 a.m.
Blizzard Post
I just received this in my mail. Just want to verify this is fake. We were joking earlier in guild about selling myself (in person) for 10g. My gf thinks its real but I do not.

Greetings!

We have already noted that you are trying to sell your personal World of Warcraft account (s).
Terms of Use.

It will be ongoing for further investigation by Blizzard Entertainment's employees.
If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account
ownership. You must complete the steps below to secure the account and your computer.


STEP 1: SECURE THE ACCOUNT, YOUR COMPUTER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
Account compromises most often occur when a player shares login information with an unauthorized
third party or plays on a computer that has a virus, Trojan, or key-logger. We recommend you read and
apply the following tips to protect yourself and the account.

- Unauthorized Account Access Policy:
- Computer Security:
- Email Address Security:


STEP 2: ACCOUNT INVESTIGATION
We now provide a secure website for you to verify that you have taken the appropriate steps to
secure the account, your computer, and your email address. Please go to this site and follow the instructions:



STEP 3: VERIFY YOUR SUBMISSION WAS RECEIVED
We will contact you with further instructions once we have received and processed your submission.
If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours of submitting this form, please resend
it from the address listed above.


Please be aware that if unauthorized access to this account, it may lead to further action against
the account.

Fare Thee Well,

Game Master Dunarthra
Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
www.blizzard.com/support
#5 - Oct. 15, 2010, 4:36 a.m.
Blizzard Post
Q u o t e:
its From: wowaccountadmin ([email protected])


Did you check your headers to see for certain, Darvix? :)

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

As I'm sure you are aware, the e-mail is not legitimate. If we suspected the validity of your account ownership we would lock the account and then ask for verification. We don't threaten you and direct you to a site for verification.