This is by far the best email ever!

[Morga]

Recently, the problem of account invasion is getting worse
and worse which cause enormous players? 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 code strengthen system 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: www.wow-blizzard.account-verify.com/etc/etc/etc/etc http://www.wow-blizzard-account-ver...ps://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/&app=wam(i modified the link)

the
information need to be filled in the following pages, when you have submitted
the preceding filled information, if your account passes the check successfully,
we will send this package of dynamic code protection card 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.

Regards,
The World of Warcraft Support Team
Blizzard
Entertainment


This is exactly how it looked in my email...I don't think they try anymore. It's like a shot gun blast you just hope it hits something or in this case someone falls for the email and gives up their info. NOT to mention the email address it came to hasn't actually been used in 4 years or so. It's not even affiliated with my accounts. It was just too funny and thought I would share a laugh.



Morga

 

[Jay]

That's a good one, my favorite is your account was logged in from an IP in china bla bla bla but you only get those when u sign up for markee but they are not violating the ToS anymore so we'll see.

 

[dayloon]

Sad thing is, i bet lots of people fall for emails like that.

 

[Synik]

Sad thing is, i bet lots of people fall for emails like that.

This is 100% true. The sad fact of the matter is Blizzard will only tell people so much information in regards to ensuring they do not fall victims to these scam, the reason being is that Blizzard simply want to make money from their Authenticators.

If Blizzard booked up their ideas and educated players correctly we might actually see a decline in people being scammed.

 

[thedrunk]

If Blizzard booked up their ideas and educated players correctly we might actually see a decline in people being scammed.

You can train noobs..... but they are only trained noobs.

 

[Thunderofnl]

There are lots of people that fall for such things.
But yeah phishers this days are just leechers.
I was one about a year ago...
Stopped now.
But I got to say I made my own email then so it looked much more legit.
I even had a background template etc
But yeah these are just stupid...

 

[Ojcamero]

It's such bad grammar it's not even funny lol.

we launch a package of updated code strengthen system and
dynamic code protection card which can effectively prevent the accounts invaded.

 

[phrightener]

The Chinese gold farmers are getting desperate. Basically they are just using legit accounts that they steal to transfer gold around. It makes it harder for Blizzard to track movement of money I think. Think of it as disposable mules.

 

[Knuckleup]

hahahaha basically using stolen accounts to launder gold through, some wow mafia shit right there. Sad thing is the people who feel bad for those dumb enough to fall for a e-mail such as the one hawker posted. The gramatical mistakes should have been enough to scream phisher even if it came from blizzard.com lol........ yes i know my spelling and grammar is horrible but if even i think its bad you know its got to be pretty rotten