Shock and Awe

Scammers Tried To Hack My WoW Account

I posted the stuff below on the Blizzard Forums yesterday. I’m re-posting it here for everyone to learn from it and not get fooled by scammers.

Original Posting Here: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16101820213&sid=1

See post below:

I woke up this morning and got the same thing. Needless to say I knew better than to click any links. I knew something was fishy about it. For one thing, the email address the stupid F’s used is not the email address I use with my WoW account. That means they lifted that email address off my website. Gang of stupid bastages…you gotta do better than that if you want to trick me!

I’m pasting my copy below. Blizz, you guys need to send out something immediately, post in the forum, or post something in game to tell people to not click on this stuff. I promise you someone is gonna get hacked by this crap.

Here’s the email I got:

Subject: World of Warcraft - Account Notification

From: noreply (Add as Preferred Sender)

Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2009 10:46 pm
To: ***************

Account Action: 3 Hour Suspension

Account Offense: Violation of EULA and Terms of Service - Transfer of Account Ownership

Details: An investigation of your World of Warcraft account has found strong evidence that the account in question is being sold or traded. In accordance with EULA section 4, Paragraph B, listed below:

World of Warcraft -> Legal -> End User License Agreement

and Section 8 of the Terms of Use:

Blizzard Entertainment -> Legal -> Terms of Use

A 3-hour probationary suspension is pending on this account, awaiting confirmation from a specialist. A warning has been issued. The investigation will be continued by the Account Administration team to determine the any further suspensions. If the account in question is found in violation of the EULA and Terms of Use, further action will be taken. Be aware that any additional inappropriate actions may result in the permanent closure of the account.

Thank you for respecting our position on this matter.

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** We request that you verify your legitimate ownership of the account here:

—Fake link removed so you don’t click it—
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Any disputes or questions concerning this account action can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/.

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

Please visit the World of Warcraft Policies and Terms of Use Agreement: (http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowgm/?id=agm01712p) and (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/termsofuse.shtml) for further information.

Regards,

Billing & Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
http://www.blizzard.com/support/accountadmin/

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Pro Cobra Handler

I know different cultures have different rites of passage. Some are extreme, some are not. This however takes the cake! I’d never have the balls to try this!