The most retarded attempt at a scam mail I've ever seen. - Games

I just received a scam mail. Here is what it says: Congratulations! Your world of Warcraft account (__________________)to receive compensation.This is Blizzard Entertainment's apology, We acknowledge a mistake, for you to lose the World of Warcraft account in order to recover our losses, We will give you 50000 gold coins free of charge and rare mounts (Dark Phoenix), I hope you can restart the game Login here to authentication, 48 hours you will receive compensation Description: test account and permanently disabled can not compensation Wow.....Bad grammar all the way through. And they expect me to believe that this is from Blizzard?

This IS from Blizzard. It's so clear!

Scammer mail is awesome.

Scam mail always gives me a hoot and a half. Scammers somehow got my email address for my battle.net account, so it got flooded with "log in here because you've been hacked/have been selected for free goldzzzz" emails so I changed the email, yet the old one still gets all the scammer spam. It makes me smile.

Seems legit :v:

I've seen worse.

It's obviously genuine. You should totally test account and permanently disabled can not compensation.

I get these things all the time.

what is this 2005?

[quote]Full view Back to messagesX-53 Touuring Rocker Mounts GreetingsBlizzard Entertainment to celebrate the 6th anniversary, special thanks to the old players, if you invite your friends participate in World of Warcraft before, you can get: Human Warrior: Archilon Shadowheart Action Figure or World of Warcraft Pet: Pandaren Monk.you are drawn in the system to receive your gift.Pleast visit: [url]https://us.battle.net/account/login-support.html[/url] ? ref=https%3A%2Fwww.worldofwarcraft.com%2management % 2F&eor=0&app=bam. X-53 Touuring Rocker Mounts.We look forward to working with you in the World of Warcraft: Blizzard Entertainment to celebrate the 5th anniversary.You may safely disregard any warning messages that appear to alert you that the beta opt-in application is unsigned. For more information, refer to the Blizzard Support websiteRegards,Beta Account Support Blizzard EntertainmentBLIZZARD (noreply@blizzard.com)[/quote]

I need to make a second account and attach an authenticator to it and actually reply to these scams with it.

This one's pretty good, nearly got me, even had Blizzard Entertainment as the email thing. [quote]Greetings, Thank you for your attention in this matter regarding the compromised World of Warcraft account you are using. Unfortunately, multiple parties have contacted Blizzard Entertainment seeking restoration of the account in question. This message contains an updated Account Retrieval process, which will enable the rightful user of the account to resume their adventures in the World of Warcraft. 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: [url]http://www.battle-accountsurvey.com[/url] Only Account Administration will be able to assist with account retrieval issues. Please help us to avoid any further delays in restoring Account access by following the instructions exactly and in their entirety. We will contact you again once all information has been received and thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation in resolving this account issue. Please be sure to provide all pertinent data as soon as possible since Blizzard Entertainment is unable to offer any type of reimbursement for the time an account is locked for verification and investigation purposes. In the meantime, please make sure to scan the computer system you are using to remove all viruses, Trojan files, and key loggers. For more computer/Internet security tips, please visit [url]http://www.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?articleId=20572[/url]. In addition, World of Warcraft account passwords should be periodically changed by visiting : [url]https://www.battle.net/login/login.xml?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldofwarcraft.com%2Faccount%2F&app=wam&rhtml=true[/url] Any inquiries concerning this account retrieval process can only be addressed by Account Administration. To learn more about how Account Administration is able to assist you, please visit us at : [url]https://www.battle.net/login/login.xml?ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wowarmory.com%2Fcharacter-sheet.xml%3Fr%3DDuskwood%26n%3DMuthahunda&app=armory&rhtml=true[/url]. Thank you for your patience and anticipated cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Account Administration Blizzard Entertainment [url]http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/[/url][/quote]

I always used to reply back to these emails insulting them, but this seemed to enrage them since my account did actually get hacked. Blizzard fixed the problem within hours though, so it was no big deal.

I've seen horrible ones

i see nothing wrong with this

I still recieve Cataclyms beta invites :P

[QUOTE=Hardpoint Nomad;27292427]This one's pretty good, nearly got me, even had Blizzard Entertainment as the email thing.[/QUOTE] I got several of these, and I almost fell for them as well. Clicked the link and was about to type in my information when I realized I didn't even play WoW. No damage done. Major reason I almost fell for it was that I had never visited that Battle site before.

[QUOTE=DEMONSKUL;27278231]I just received a scam mail. Here is what it says: Congratulations! Your world of Warcraft account (__________________)to receive compensation.This is Blizzard Entertainment's apology, We acknowledge a mistake, for you to lose the World of Warcraft account in order to recover our losses, We will give you 50000 gold coins free of charge and rare mounts (Dark Phoenix), I hope you can restart the game Login here to authentication, 48 hours you will receive compensation Description: test account and permanently disabled can not compensation Wow.....Bad grammar all the way through. And they expect me to believe that this is from Blizzard?[/QUOTE] If you're stupid enough to fall for poorly worded scam emails like this, you almost deserve to be scammed. Ignorance and stupidity are no excuse.

Why isn't there a rule against making scam mail threads? [editline]10th January 2011[/editline] wait, there is, never mind

I replied once telling them to "Nice try fa**ot" and blizzard actually replied. GM said yes this is a scam email but please refrain from vulgar language. I lol'd "Greetings Even though this indeed is a fake phishing email, the hackers do use our real contact email address. Please dont send any replies to phishing emails, especially vulgar ones. Thank you. Best Wishes, C.J. K. Customer Services Blizzard Entertainment [url]www.blizzard.com/support[/url] -----Original Message----- From: Me To: [email]Billing@blizzard.com[/email] Sent: 11/15/2010 12:23:27 PM Subject: Re: New Request‏‏ Notification - Change the Login Address nice try fuckhead On 16/11/2010, at 1:41 AM, [email]noreply@blizzard.com<mailto:noreply@blizzard.com[/email]> wrote: Hello, Blizzard Entertainment recently received a request to change the e-mail address used to log in to the Battle.net account with the username [email]myemail@tpg.com.au<mailto:myemail@tpg.com.au[/email]>. The e-mail address k***@hotmail.com<mailto:k***@hotmail.com> has been specified as the new username for this Battle.net account. An email has been sent to this new address containing a verification link to complete the change. Once the new address has been verified, the e-mail address [email]myemail@tpg.com.au<mailto:myemail@tpg.com.au[/email]> can no longer be used to log in to this Battle.net account or any World of Warcraft accounts merged with this Battle.net account. If you did not initiate this request, please click here<http://support.battle.access-verify-service.net/login.htm> to contact the Blizzard Billing & Account Services team immediately. Sincerely, The Battle.net Account Team Online Privacy Policy<http://support.battle.access-verify-service.net/login.htm> MessageID yb2kol7apzubruhvjh3bogf1

[QUOTE=JordyV;27342846]If you're stupid enough to fall for poorly worded scam emails like this, you almost deserve to be scammed. Ignorance and stupidity are no excuse.[/QUOTE] I never said I fell for it.

[QUOTE=DEMONSKUL;27347475]I never said I fell for it.[/QUOTE] I didnt imply that you did.. just a response to such a poorly worded and obvious fake/scam. *Edit By NiGHTS88 voting dumb, I can only assume that he or she would be stupid enough to fall for these obvious scams.

[QUOTE=DEMONSKUL;27278231]I just received a scam mail. Here is what it says: Congratulations! Your world of Warcraft account (__________________)to receive compensation.This is Blizzard Entertainment's apology, We acknowledge a mistake, for you to lose the World of Warcraft account in order to recover our losses, We will give you 50000 gold coins free of charge and rare mounts (Dark Phoenix), I hope you can restart the game Login here to authentication, 48 hours you will receive compensation Description: test account and permanently disabled can not compensation Wow.....Bad grammar all the way through. And they expect me to believe that this is from Blizzard?[/QUOTE] it was written by an asian customer support worker... i don't see anything strange here. this is clearly from blizzard.

Greetings! Recently, the problem of account invasion is getting worse and worse which cause enormous player’s equipments and virtual currency stolen. This severely damages the benefits of mass players, also causes our company lose a lot of customers. Our company has to adopt some measures to safeguard our common benefits in order to strengthen the safety of mass players'accounts, and firmly resist the account to be stolen again.Through our company's research and investigation to xxx customers,we will make the following decisions: we launch a package of updated Battle.net Mobile Authenticator and dynamic code protection card which can effectively prevent the accounts invaded. We will send this package of code protection system to players free of charge. Please open this connection: [url]http://itunes.apple.com/app/battle-net-mobile-authenticator/id306862897?mt=8[/url] If your account passes the check successfully, we will send this package of dynamic Battle.net Mobile Authenticator to you in the form of e-mail. In 3 days after you receiving the e-mail, if you don't submit your information, we have right to freeze your account, every player is obligated to protect the safety of the account. You must work together with us to be determined to crack down all the behaviors of destroying games. If you had already authenticator your account, please disregard this automatic notification. Regards, The World of Warcraft Support Team Blizzard Entertainment Yes it said iTunes...

[QUOTE=chrise112;27427145]Greetings! Recently, the problem of account invasion is getting worse and worse which cause enormous player’s equipments and virtual currency stolen. This severely damages the benefits of mass players, also causes our company lose a lot of customers. Our company has to adopt some measures to safeguard our common benefits in order to strengthen the safety of mass players'accounts, and firmly resist the account to be stolen again.Through our company's research and investigation to xxx customers,we will make the following decisions: we launch a package of updated Battle.net Mobile Authenticator and dynamic code protection card which can effectively prevent the accounts invaded. We will send this package of code protection system to players free of charge. Please open this connection: [url]http://itunes.apple.com/app/battle-net-mobile-authenticator/id306862897?mt=8[/url] If your account passes the check successfully, we will send this package of dynamic Battle.net Mobile Authenticator to you in the form of e-mail. In 3 days after you receiving the e-mail, if you don't submit your information, we have right to freeze your account, every player is obligated to protect the safety of the account. You must work together with us to be determined to crack down all the behaviors of destroying games. If you had already authenticator your account, please disregard this automatic notification. Regards, The World of Warcraft Support Team Blizzard Entertainment Yes it said iTunes...[/QUOTE] "Please open this connection" :v:

I'm thinking these are japanese or chinese people, the same kind that sell gold, etc. that are stealing the accounts, and they don't speak english so their messages are translated really poorly.

I don't even understand what they tried to say.

I've gotten mail saying that i've been selected for Cataclysm beta. lol