Fake Email!

#0 - Nov. 11, 2010, 11:14 a.m.
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I'd like to share a fake email, known as a 'phish'. Where someone is "fishing" to try to get information from you. Below is the email I got just 6 hours ago. You can clearly see that the email has broken English language and that is one obvious give away. There are other indicators, but I had to edit them out.

Greetings!

When we carry out a routine check when the account, we have evidence to show that your account has been involved in the disputed transactions.

So we have to inform you visit our website( *edited out* ) fill out some information to facilitate our investigation.

If you can not tie in with our soon we will have to temporarily lock your account.

Sincerely,
Blizzard, Inc.
Copyright 2004-2010 Blizzard, Inc. All rights reserved.


If you come across an email asking for account information, you need to be weary of sites like these. I have forwarded this to the appropriate party at Blizzard.
#1 - Nov. 11, 2010, 11:21 a.m.
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Thank you Veliste, that is of course, indeed a phish.

Another way to tell, aside from grammatical errors is to examine an email's internal routing headers to determine the true sender.

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