Comments on: World of Warcraft Phishing Spam Email http://elliottback.com/wp/world-of-warcraft-phishing-spam-email/ Internet & Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:01:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TallT http://elliottback.com/wp/world-of-warcraft-phishing-spam-email/#comment-2199775 TallT Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:02:29 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=2889#comment-2199775 I got one and dont rememeber signing up for an account, never played wow. I think thgey would use your character for gold farming if they got access. I got one and dont rememeber signing up for an account, never played wow. I think thgey would use your character for gold farming if they got access.

]]> By: angela http://elliottback.com/wp/world-of-warcraft-phishing-spam-email/#comment-2199163 angela Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:36:24 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=2889#comment-2199163 heh i got an email stating i need to login into a new battle net account that was created under my email, i didnt create a battle net account as i havent played on wow in nearly 2 yrs now. who do i send this spam mail to at battle.net??, i want to forward the spam mail to them so they can catch these guys, i was even afraid to go to google and then to wow site to tell them you know, but i do want to forward this email to the right department at wow. so if anyone knows the correct email to send it to let me know thanks. heh i got an email stating i need to login into a new battle net account that was created under my email, i didnt create a battle net account as i havent played on wow in nearly 2 yrs now. who do i send this spam mail to at battle.net??, i want to forward the spam mail to them so they can catch these guys, i was even afraid to go to google and then to wow site to tell them you know, but i do want to forward this email to the right department at wow. so if anyone knows the correct email to send it to let me know thanks.

]]> By: Emmzi http://elliottback.com/wp/world-of-warcraft-phishing-spam-email/#comment-2198375 Emmzi Wed, 04 May 2011 14:53:06 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=2889#comment-2198375 I kept getting the ones talking about account changes even though I hadn't been on my battle.net account in ages, I'd forgotten I even had the account since I abandoned WOW after my 10 day trial expired what my friend had sent me and I wasn't interested in buying the actual game but when I tried to log in (yea, I'm an idiot) I had forgotten my password and so reset my password and logged in to find nothing had changed and so they probably have my account stuff and so i emailed Blizzard about it all because I was worried about the knowlege of my email since I don't want even more spam being sent to it but even after that I still keep getting sent the same phishing email, I want to delete my account anyway, all they'll find is an expired free trial xD I kept getting the ones talking about account changes even though I hadn’t been on my battle.net account in ages, I’d forgotten I even had the account since I abandoned WOW after my 10 day trial expired what my friend had sent me and I wasn’t interested in buying the actual game but when I tried to log in (yea, I’m an idiot) I had forgotten my password and so reset my password and logged in to find nothing had changed and so they probably have my account stuff and so i emailed Blizzard about it all because I was worried about the knowlege of my email since I don’t want even more spam being sent to it but even after that I still keep getting sent the same phishing email, I want to delete my account anyway, all they’ll find is an expired free trial xD

]]> By: TheShadow http://elliottback.com/wp/world-of-warcraft-phishing-spam-email/#comment-2198144 TheShadow Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:01:52 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=2889#comment-2198144 Here is one i got yesterday ! phishing email the urls were directed to another site. Dear customer, Due to suspicious activity, your Battle.net account has been locked. You tried to login your account too many times (403). We are concerned about whether your account has been stolen. In order to guarantee the legitimacy of your account, we need you follow these steps: Step 1: Secure Your Computer In the event that your computer has been infected with malicious software such as a keylogger or trojan, simply changing your password may not deter future attacks without first ensuring that your computer is free from these programs. Please visit our Account Security website to learn how to secure your computer from unauthorized access. Step 2: Secure Your E-mail Account After you have secured your computer, check your e-mail filters and rules and look for any e-mail forwarding rules that you did not create. For more information on securing your e-mail account, visit our Support page. Step 3: Restore access to Your account We now provide a secure link for you to verify whether you have taken the appropriate steps to secure the account, your computer, and your email address. Please follow this site to restore the access to your account: http://us.battle.net/verifyservice.html If you still have questions or concerns after following the steps above, feel free to contact Customer Support at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20606. Sincerely, The Battle.net Account -reviewTeam Online Privacy Policy Here is one i got yesterday !
phishing email the urls were directed to another site.
Dear customer,

Due to suspicious activity, your Battle.net account has been locked. You tried to login your account too many times (403). We are concerned about whether your account has been stolen. In order to guarantee the legitimacy of your account, we need you follow these steps:

Step 1: Secure Your Computer

In the event that your computer has been infected with malicious software such as a keylogger or trojan, simply changing your password may not deter future attacks without first ensuring that your computer is free from these programs. Please visit our Account Security website to learn how to secure your computer from unauthorized access.

Step 2: Secure Your E-mail Account

After you have secured your computer, check your e-mail filters and rules and look for any e-mail forwarding rules that you did not create. For more information on securing your e-mail account, visit our Support page.

Step 3: Restore access to Your account

We now provide a secure link for you to verify whether you have taken the appropriate steps to secure the account, your computer, and your email address. Please follow this site to restore the access to your account: http://us.battle.net/verifyservice.html

If you still have questions or concerns after following the steps above, feel free to contact Customer Support at http://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20606.

Sincerely,
The Battle.net Account -reviewTeam
Online Privacy Policy

]]> By: Will http://elliottback.com/wp/world-of-warcraft-phishing-spam-email/#comment-2197860 Will Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:34:09 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=2889#comment-2197860 i dont even play WoW and it sent me it -_-. i would if i didnt have to pay though^^. Lame phishing attempt. i dont even play WoW and it sent me it -_-. i would if i didnt have to pay though^^. Lame phishing attempt.

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