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Lately I've been getting ALOT of scam mails. Most of them are really dumb, containing links to fake websites like "worldofwowacraft.com". And seriously, who falls to that shit? Blizzard even put warnings on the breaking news section in the login screen. No one is gonna steal my precious wow acc:ninja: Discuss

worldofwowacraft? :ohdear:

Loading screen tip clearly tells you: [B]Blizzard employees will NEVER ask for your password![/B]

I've yet to get a single one of these...

I still haven't either. I also haven't bought gold

if you have to buy gold but arent in a top 10 raiding guild youre bad at the game

Or incredibly lazy.

I send scam mails/fake alpha invites to myself so I feel important.

if you fall for a email scam you deserve to lose your account

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haha

[QUOTE=Greaterbeing~;19467652]if you have to buy gold but arent in a top 10 raiding guild youre bad at the game[/QUOTE] You and I both know this isn't true!

[QUOTE=varj;19470671] You and I both know this isn't true![/QUOTE] what isnt true

nothin'

oh ok after re-reading what you said i get it now.

I get about 2-3 a month and they all get consigned to junk and never seen again. It never used to happen though so I guess I must have joined a WoW related forum or something and they got my email from that.

ive never had one i feel left out [editline]10:17PM[/editline] maybe its because i dont put in my email unless they promise not to sell it

My usual amount of scam mails a month was like 5. Now, in one month, I'm getting somewhere around 50 for whatever reason. It's fucking with my head.

pics?

This is my most recent one: Greetings! This is an automated notification regarding the recent change(s) made to your World of Warcraft account. Your password has recently been modified through the Password Recovery website. *** If you made this password change, please disregard this notification. However, if you did NOT make changes to your password we recommend you Login verify your password: [url]www.********.com[/url] If you are unable to successfully verify your password . using the automated system, please contact Billing & Account Services at 1-800-59-BLIZZARD (1-800-592-5499) Mon-Fri, 8am-8pm Pacific Time or at [email]billing@blizzard.com[/email]. Account security is solely the responsibility of the account holder. 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. Regards, The World of Warcraft Support Team Blizzard Entertainment

From wow wiki... [quote]Thousands of players have received e-mails inviting them to join an "alpha test". These are scammers who are looking to capitalize on unsuspecting victims. A few points to remember if you receive an invitation to help test Cataclysm or any Blizzard product: Blizzard does not invite the general player base to alpha tests. It has an army of game developers and testers for that. As with the previous two expansions, beta testing will be announced by Blizzard on the official World of Warcraft website. Beware of clicking official-looking links to that site in e-mails, as scammers often build official-looking copycat sites - instead bookmark the official site or use the link on the game login screen. It cannot be stressed enough to players that Blizzard will never ask you for your credit card, password, user name, e-mail address or any other information it already has. This will not happen ingame, nor in e-mail. If you are asked for this info, you are very likely being scammed. Though specific details about Cataclysm's beta procedures have not been implemented yet, there is a thread in the official forums by Frejya about what to expect from Blizzard that thread: [url]http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=19820323054&sid=1[/url][/quote]

[QUOTE=varj;19466471]Loading screen tip clearly tells you: [B]Blizzard employees NEVER asks for your password![/B][/QUOTE] clever emails like these never do the more better thought out scam ones usually send you email to verify your account or something like "congratz on your new pet named xxx" and it takes you to a login screen obviously most people enter their password and username/email. Hell i made over 1000 dollars like that, scamming accounts, selling gold to chinese. Bad thing is the paypal account got banned because chinese goldfarmers were using stolen credit cards.

You're still an asshole for wasting people's time.

[QUOTE=A.C.I.D;19472071]I get about 2-3 a month and they all get consigned to junk and never seen again. It never used to happen though so I guess I must have joined a WoW related forum or something and they got my email from that.[/QUOTE] Blizzard sells your info to databases, who then sell your info to scammers.

[QUOTE=RidingKeys;19497023]Blizzard sells your info to databases, who then sell your info to scammers.[/QUOTE] That wouldn't suprise me. EDIT Ive been getting alot lately aswell i got alot sitting here and some of them are actually getting smart. EDIT Ive also been receiving Viagra emails :raise:

scammer: Hello twixithian, We are currently giving gold away for a low price me : a yeh whys that ? scammer : we currently have to much gold on my account me : how much you got? scammer : 9 million gold me : isnt there a limit? scammer has gone offline (i checked obv)

that isnt a scammer thats a gold seller

[QUOTE=RidingKeys;19497023]Blizzard sells your info to databases, who then sell your info to scammers.[/QUOTE] lol they also actually pay gold selling sites to advertise for them, right?

I saw a video about Cataclysm Alpha on youtube right after the announce. I downloaded and signed up, they asked me to check my email and there was a mail were "Blizzard" wanted my password to verify that the account was mine. I replied that i changed my mind and wanted to wait for official release, because that would be alot funnier to see whats new. I got a new mail from them the next day wich said: "We understand what you mean and will no longer try to steal your account. Thank you. :buddy:

[QUOTE=Jeppe137;19571702]I saw a video about Cataclysm Alpha on youtube right after the announce. I downloaded and signed up, they asked me to check my email and there was a mail were "Blizzard" wanted my password to verify that the account was mine. I replied that i changed my mind and wanted to wait for official release, because that would be alot funnier to see whats new. I got a new mail from them the next day wich said: "We understand what you mean and will no longer try to steal your account. Thank you. :buddy:[/QUOTE] What a nice bunch of people!