Is This Real?

#0 - Oct. 26, 2010, 4:56 p.m.
Blizzard Post
I have been getting these emails for about a week and have come up with two questions. Is this real? And if not, how did they get my email address? O.o

Hello,

This is an automated notification regarding your Battle.net account. Some or all of your contact information was recently modified through the Account Management website.

*** If you made recent account changes, please disregard this automatic notification.


*** If you did NOT make any changes to your account, we recommend you log in to Account Management review your account settings.

If you cannot sign into Account Management using the link above, or if unauthorized changes continue to happen, please contact Blizzard Billing & Account Services for further assistance.

Billing & Account Services can be reached at Mon-Fri, 8AM-8PM Pacific Time) or at billing@blizzard. com.

Account security is solely the responsibility of the accountholder. Please be advised that in the event of a compromised account, Blizzard representatives will typically lock the account. In these cases the Account Administration team will require faxed receipt of ID materials before releasing the account for play.

Regards,

The Battle.net Support Team
Blizzard Entertainment
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Pretty sure it's fake but wanted to get other people's opinion in case my account info is, in fact, getting changed.

EDIT: Removed Links.
#8 - Oct. 26, 2010, 5:08 p.m.
Blizzard Post
It doesn't look like any recent changes were made on the account, Warshack. As others have mentioned, the e-mail is more than likely a phishing attempt. As Pahanda pointed out, go through the following article so that you may familiarize yourself with how to spot fake e-mails.
Q u o t e:


How do I access email header information?
http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/25133