Cataclysm Beta, and the keyloggers fury renews.

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Feannag

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Seems to be about an hour or so after they announced it, and already my gmail spam filter has caught four emails professing to be beta invites. One was attempting to claim my account would be suspended, give that guy credit the email looks pretty pro, and the other three were "beta invites".

Looks like the sites are getting hammered pretty fucking hard too, didn't think people would get fanatic about it but I guess not.
 
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I get like 10 of these/day... heres one of the sneakier ones

Greetings,

This is an automated notification sent from our account security system. You logined your account successfully at 3:14 on Jun. 11th form the 203.29.211.* IP range. According to the report of many players, we found that the account published spam information in the game which harassed other users seriously. This action has violated the EULA.

As too many customers' complaints, the IP range above has been blacklisted. We are concerned about whether your account has been stolen. In order to guarantee the legitimacy of your account, we need you check your account status as soon as possible.

To do so, simply click here:

https://www.battle.net/account/support/login-support.xml

Blizzard staff will verify your account information submitted in two days, please do not modify your account information and password during this time . It will not affect your game uptime.

For more information, click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions or to contact the Blizzard Billing & Account Services team.

Regards,

Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
Online Privacy Policy
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date Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:20 PM
subject WOW Issue-NO.0081641
mailed-by hotmail.com
 
I got this... :lol:

From: Blizzard Entertainmen (wowaccountadmin@blizzard.com)
Sent: Thu 7/01/10 3:52 AM
To:
Blizzard Entertainment is dedicated to creating the
most epic gaming experiences ever; making sure that
your information is safe and secure is an important
part of that effort.
For obvious reasons we cannot discuss details of our
internal security measures publicly, but suffice it to
say we are confident that our efforts to always remain
several steps ahead of account thieves and hackers are
paying off.
world of warcraft: Cataclysm Beta Test Invitation!
Get those opt-ins ready for the World of Warcraft:
Cataclysm closed beta! The sundering of Azeroth is
nigh, and you dont want to be left out in the cold
of Northrend when you could be enjoying the sun-drenched
beaches on the goblin isle of Kazan. To ensure youre
opted-in and eligible as a potential candidate,
youll 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.
Get the Installer - Log in to your Battle.net account:

** IMPORTANT ** To avoid graphical bugs and other
technical issues, please ensure your video card
drivers are up-to-date. Enjoy the game!

2010 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
 
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I got one claiming someone was disputing the e-mail on the account or something. It made it past gmail's filters and was even suggesting that you login and check the status of your account on the website. Of course the links in the email to the official website were bogus.

It was very convincing looking.
 
Sorry bout the link, thanks for the edit. But yeah they're getting very convincing nowadays. Usually in my inbox if it says Blizzard Entertainment its the real thing. But usually the emails from blizzard isn't just one block of paragraph.
 
Blizzard Notification About Petition No.75923
1 message
WoWGM@blizzard.com <WoWGM@blizzard.com> Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 8:55 PM
To: XXX@gmail.com

Greetings XXX,

This is an automated notification sent from our account support system. We have received your petition about the account ownership via email: XXX@gmail.com. Your petition has been forwarded to our Account Specialists for further investigation and troubleshooting. Please keep in mind that, due to the nature and complexity of these types of petitions, it may take several days for us to contact you with the results of your investigation. You should use our account management website to review your petition and account status: http://us.battle.net.

The following information will greatly assist in expediting your petition; if any of the below is not currently included you may edit your ticket(use the link above):

- What are you requesting for restoration/refund/exchange
- Name of Character and Realm affected
- Approximate Time of loss or issue

If these details are currently missing from your petition, please add them in by right clicking on the open petition icon and selecting Edit whick you can find in the account management website. Please be advised we will be unable to respond via in-game e-mail.

*** If you did NOT send this petition to us, we recommend you login to Account Management at the following link to check your account settings and security status as soon as possible:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/security/

Regards,
Erzmael
Game Master
Blizzard Entertainment
www.worldofwarcraft.com
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The links to "http://us.battle.net" and "http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/security/" were both actually to a page on "hXXp://blizzard.account-issue.com". Even the last "www.worldofwarcraft.com" link was legit.
 
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They are convincing looking nowadays, but that's why you get an authenticator just to be safe. The only time I ever get emails from them are notices from paid services like transfers and once about a loot issue, which they put in my in-game mailbox anyway.
 
I use a separate email only for wow....so it's pretty obvious when I get these fake emails on my main email account that blizzard doesn't even know. Still I get tons of them. I think I've seen every one posted in this thread so far.
 
Hello, thank you for shopping at the Blizzard Store!

StarCraft II®: Wings of Liberty™: 7569616581666786038830826

To use this key to activate the game, simply follow these instructions:


Create a Battle.net account (or if you already have one, log in) at Battle.net Account Login
Verify your e-mail address. (If you have previously verified your address, skip this step.) From the main Account Management page, click the 'verify this e-mail address' link. Then, check your e-mail account for a verification e-mail. Click the link in this e-mail to verify your e-mail address.
Return to the Battle.net account management page, then click on 'Code Redemption'.
Enter the above CDKey in the code field.
Once you have successfully redeemed this code, you will be able to play the game.

NOTE: If you have previously chosen to gift your digital purchase, attaching this key to their Battle.net account will prevent you from being able to redeem this key with your Battle.net account.

===========================================
Purchase Receipt
===========================================
Customer Account:
Order Date: 2010-8-3
Order #: 1123457

(1) StarCraft II®: Wings of Liberty™ - $59.99

Credit Card Number : ****-****-****-3706
Credit Card Type : Visa
Item Subtotal: $59.99
Tax: $0.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Shipping Tax: $0.00
Grand Total: $59.99
===========================================

If you have any questions or concerns about your order, please contact us at:

Phone: Toll-free at (1-800-592-5499)
Website: http://us.worldofwarcraft.net/account

Live phone support is available seven days a week, 8:00AM - 8:00PM Pacific Time.

Thanks for shopping with us!
Blizzard Customer Service
 
I got this one awhile back.


World of Warcraft - Character Restoration
Greetings

Money Restored: 13g 99s 45c

Item(s) Restored:
Accurate Slugs x926
Aquamarine Signet
Cadaverous Walkers
Cured Ham Steak x2
Diabolic Skiver
Empty Venom Sac
Empty Vial x20
Formula: Enchant Shield - Stamina
Formula: Enchant Weapon - Lesser Beastslayer
Guild Tabard
Large Trophy Paw
Lesser Moonstone x2
Lower Map Fragment
Mageroyal
Mageweave Cloth x179
Moonberry Juice x3
Morning Glory Dew
Mystery Meat
Pattern: Tough Scorpid Boots
Peacebloom x31
Plans: Blue Glittering Axe
Recipe: Magic Resistance Potion
Runecloth x33
Schematic: Large Seaforium Charge
Shadow Silk
Silk Cloth x40
Small Lustrous Pearl x3
Steel Lockbox
Strong Fishing Pole
Swiftthistle x5
Weather-Beaten Journal

Skill(s) Restored:

Points Restored:

Thank you for taking the time to contact us.

Please keep in mind that each account is permitted a limited number of instances in which the GM staff may assist with the recovery of virtual property or progress that has been lost. Although we understand that the occasional mistake can be made, we encourage players to exercise caution and minimize such situations to avoid future need of restorations and GM assistance. Restoration of any kind is not guaranteed. While we will make every effort to verify and restore your loss, the decision to go forward with a restoration is entirely at Blizzard's discretion.

For further information please check our Restoration Policy located at Blizzard Support (http://www.blizzard-game-info-admin.com/)

Thank you again for contacting us. We hope you continue to enjoy your experience in World of Warcraft!

Regards,

Game Master Team
Blizzard Entertainment
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Dear customer,

Due to suspicious activity, the Battle.net account *******@******** has been locked. You logined your account successfully at 7:19:29 on 2010-8-5 from the 180.122.42.11, but our system shows this IP isn't your registered IP. 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 website 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: Battle.net Account Login

If you still have questions or concerns after following the steps above, feel free to contact Customer Support at Blizzard Support.

Sincerely,
The Battle.net Account Team
Online Privacy Policy




Got this one this morning....Just a day after i added an authenticator.
 
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You logined your account
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Dead giveaway in the very first line.

Then if you go and hover over the links in the message, it's always some fakeass URL like support.blizzard.restoreaccess.us...

I don't get how so many fucking retards are falling for it. People can't be that stupid. Not that many people. Somebody, please restore my faith in humanity. :(
 
I just view details instantly on all of them to see it's from hotmail.com. I still read them though. Some of them are really clever, but there is always the fact it's from hotmail, and the links all go to bogus sites. The simple tip from Blizzard that they will never ask for your password is enough to ignore anything asking for such. Too bad that doesn't stop a lot of people still.
 
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