Beta invite email authenticity?

#0 - Nov. 5, 2010, 6:20 a.m.
Blizzard Post
I got this email just a few moments ago:

Deathwing the Destroyer returns to Azeroth, leaving chaos and destruction in his wake. Unlikely heroes will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.

To ensure you're opted-in and eligible as a potential candidate, you'll need a World of Warcraft license attached to your Battle.net account, have your current system specifications uploaded to the Battle.net Beta Profile Settings page, and have expressed interest through the franchise-specific check boxes.

In order to opt in for this beta test, you must create a beta profile containing your system specifications. To create one, please download and run the beta opt-in application: https://us.battle.net/login/en/


Blizzard Entertainment Inc
Account Administration Team
P.O. Box 27086, Irvine, CA 17690


Highlighting over the hyperlink, the link actually says Removed which instantly screams fake to me because Blizzard links never look like that in emails, they are always the full length of what the actual link is even if it's so long it covers your whole bar. Just wanting to confirm whether this is spam or not from [email protected].

If this is fake, nice attempt to hack my account from a gold seller, but thankfully I am not that stupid. Not to mention it seems a little late to be dishing out beta invites.
#1 - Nov. 5, 2010, 6:24 a.m.
Blizzard Post
All kinds of fake, Rennadrel. You may want to review some of our topics or support pages about identifying phishing e-mails like these - hovering over links is a great way to check, but viewing the headers and knowing what to look for is even better! I've also included our list of known phishes below, for a basis of comparison.

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

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