PSA: Bogus Blizzard mails
Issuntril, one of the CMs from the EU forums posted this warning earlier letting people know about a new account scam that's been happening through regular (out-of-game) email. Apparently it states that the person who received the mail is breaking the TOS by attempting to sell their account. They further indicate that if the account isn't "verified" (meaning you send them all the juicy details) then Blizzard will permanently shut your account down.
I've included the full text of the email going around beyond the cut for those interested. Obviously some of the wording will undoubtedly be changed for the American iteration of this, such as the addresses and the tag line.
It has come to our attention that you are trying to sell/trade your personal World of Warcraft account. As you may or may not be aware of, this conflicts with the EULA and Terms of Agreement. If this proves to be true, your account can and will be disabled. It will be ongoing for further investigation by Blizzard employee's. Blizzard might consider taking legal actions against your crime, if it seems too be of an extreme nature.
If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account. This action is taken because we at Blizzard Entertainment takes these sales quite serious. We need to confirm you are the original owner of the account. This is easiest done by confirming your personal information along with concealed information about your account. You can confirm that you are the original owner of the account by replying to this email with:
Use the following template below to verfiy your account and information via email.
* First and Surname
* Address
* Zip code
* Phone number Daytime
* Country
* CD-key, alternative a photograph of your CD-key that is located on your manual for World of Warcraft.
* Account name
* Account password
* Secret Question and Answer
If you ignore this mail your account can and will be closed permanently
Blizzard Entertainment Europe
Account Administration Team
TSA 60 001
78143 Vélizy Villacoublay Cedex France
As soon as we have this information we will be able to progress the resolution of this matter for you.
If you wish to review our current Rules and Polices, they can be found at: http://www.wow-europe.com/en/policy/
Regards,
Xenkao
Account Administration Team
Blizzard Entertainment Europe
Remember, if you get anything that looks even vaguely suspicious, you should forward it to billing@blizzard.com per the WoW Billing/Account support site. (Of course, the horrid way this is written should give it away as being fake anyway.)
But if you think about it, there's a reason Blizzard wouldn't ask for your account information... They've proven before that if they suspect you of account sharing they'll just shut your account down without warning and talk to you when you contact them.
