SCAM: Faction Change Email

[Haresonfyre]

Nahda received this email today. As usual, don't panic, and check everything is legit before believing anything you see in an email.

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Hello,
A Character Faction Change is now pending for the World of Warcraft account [account name]. Please allow several days for the faction change process to complete. An email will be sent to you when it is done. You can also track the status of your request by signing into the Transaction page here: h!!p://eu.battle. characterverify.com/ faction-change-status.htm l.

Below is a summary of the transaction, which you may want to keep for your records.
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World of Warcraft Account Name:
TRANSACTION ID: 09692780
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Please note the following additional information:
- This account is not available for play while the faction change is pending.
- If you did not make this transaction, you should immediately check your account to prevent character lost.
- This account cannot change factions again until 3 days have elapsed.
- You can review this and other Account Management transactions by logging into Account Management and going to your Transactions page at h!!ps://eu.battle. characterverify .com/faction-change- status.html.
- For more details on Character Faction Change, refer to the Character Faction Change FAQ located at http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...ategoryId=2327.
You can find World of Warcraft Account Management at: h!!p://eu.battle. worldofwarcraft.com/ login.htmlWe hope you enjoy your new faction!
Regards,
The World of Warcraft Team
Blizzard Entertainment
mailkey ayidkt.9i3u2pdv.dafj

[Elm]

that's a new one did you send it to hacks@blizzard.com yet?

[Amilton]

The #1 tip-off for scam emails is that the links don't point to battle.net, worldofwarcraft.com, or blizzard.com. It holds true in this case, as well. Ideally, you should never click links in an email. Instead, open a browser window yourself and either type the URL or copy and paste it from the email message. Also, if you haven't yet - BUY AN AUTHENTICATOR. Nothing is 100% secure, but the difference is comparable to an unlocked car with the keys in the ignition versus the Bond car from "Tomorrow Never Dies".

(To see what I'm talking about, check out this video clip at about the 6:30 mark)

[Feorannar]

Agreed! if you dont have one get one NAO!!! hackers are on the rise kill the fuckers wherever you find them! Get an Authenticator as soon as possible like NAO!

[Sind]

What I love is, I get these emails to my old email address I used for my wow account. So it is super east to tell they are fake.

[Bubz]

Originally Posted by Sind

What I love is, I get these emails to my old email address I used for my wow account. So it is super east to tell they are fake.

Wow, you guys get spam e-mails for the account you use for WoW?

Seems like you may have already given out your account e-mail at some point in time.

[Redem]

If you ever used it to register for a wow or MMO site that has poor security or doesn't lock down it's user list for it's forums, then it's very easy for them to scrape the data.

[Proserpine]

i get like 6 emails a day claming to be bliz askin me to sign up for beta or saying im acepted for beta, liek every day 6 or more emails its retarded