Another Email scam

by Veaeo | 16/03/2010 19:52:58

Veaeo

This I'm finding difficult, I know they've gotta be fake because I've been getting them, each, at least twice a week for the last month or two.

My biggest thing about them is that they are from @blizzard.com, and the links show the legit battle.net login page as far as I know, yes I'm aware they could go elsewhere, never clicked it.

Just hosted on image shack.

http://img146.imageshack.us/i/blizzardemail.png/

http://img35.imageshack.us/i/blizzardemail2.png/

Opinions?

Originality and strangeness are good, blind conformity and stupidity are unforgivable.

by Syndri | 16/03/2010 20:02:36

Syndri


Q u o t e:
My biggest thing about them is that they are from @blizzard.com, and the links show the legit battle.net login page as far as I know, yes I'm aware they could go elsewhere, never clicked it.


Are you able to check the headers of both those emails, Veaeo? Here's a quick walk through about how to do this: http://us.blizzard.com/support/article/31165

Also, when you hover over the hyperlinks, do they redirect to another URL?

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by Syndri | 16/03/2010 20:21:47

Syndri

The image you pasted doesn't appear to be the email's full header. Here's an example of full header information from Blizzard Entertainment:

    X-SID-PRA noreply@blizzard.com
    or
    Return-Path: < noreply@blizzard.com >
    Received: from smtp01.worldofwarcraft.com ([XX.XXX.XXX.XXX]) by…
    Received: from … by smtp01.worldofwarcraft.com …
    for <Your Email Address>; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:46:05 GMT
    From:noreply@blizzard.com
    To: Your Email Address


Are you able to access the full header information and see if the "return-path" or listed "originating address" are different?

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by Syndri | 17/03/2010 00:02:46

Syndri

It's extremely likely that the email you received was sent from a masked, or "spoofed," address. With many phishing attempts, the email address displayed in the "From" field will be different than the actual sending address. Malicious parties will spoof these addresses in order to trick the recipient into thinking an email is from Blizzard Entertainment.

Viewing the full header information of the email will usually reveal the true source of the email. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like you've total access to this data. (Does opening the email message and clicking "Details" under the "To" field produce any additional results than what's included in the images you've linked?)

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by Syndri | 17/03/2010 00:04:47

Syndri


Q u o t e:
I found mine from a scam email, is this right?


Yup! Check out the email address listed for "Return-Path" and "X-Originating-Email"—it's not from Blizzard Entertainment. :)

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