New Phishing Attempt

Hey Guys,

I'm sure most of you are aware that lately there are a string of account phishing attempts.  I recently received an email which, though very convincing, is still a fraud:

Greetings



An investigation of your World of Warcraft account has found strong evidence that the account in question is being sold or traded. As you may not be aware of, this conflicts with Blizzard's EULA under section 4 Paragraph B which can be found here:

WoW -> Legal -> End User License Agreement

and Section 8 of the Terms of Use found here:

WoW -> Legal -> Terms of Use



The investigation will be continued by Blizzard administration to determine the action to be taken against your account. If your account is found violating the EULA and Terms of Use, your account can, and will be suspended/closed/or terminated.

In order to keep this from occurring, you should immediately verify that you are the original owner of the account.



To verify your identity please visit the following webpage:

 [Mod Edit: Please do not link to phishing sites]





Only Account Administration will be able to assist with account retrieval issues. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter, and your continued interest in World of Warcraft.



Sincerely,





Account Administration

Blizzard Entertainment

Now two things stand out in this supposed "official" email.  A) The fact that the website link is not official since it would be www.worldofwarcraft.com/whatever/whatever...not that long annoyance they ask you to click.    There's no phone number they provide to call.  Blizzard would actually request you call and talk to a real person via phone or through their website mail form.  There are too many links floating about with possible keyloggers attached to them.

I just wanted to share the emails contents with the community so people know what to look for and the fact this is a very convincing yet still a fraudulent email.

-Raven