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My whaaaaaaa???
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 6:15 pm
by 808 Vibes
I got two emails from this thing, no idea what it is. Is my pathetic suspect and friends up to no good again or are spammers trying stuff other than banks now?The word 'greetings', 'regards' and 'surname' are red flags, but still...how the heck can they scam money from this? Greetings! It has come to our attention that you are trying to sell your personal World of Warcraft account(s).As you 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 B------- Entertainment's employees.If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account ownership. You can confirm that you are the original owner of the account to this secure website with:
https://us.ba Login to your account, In accordance following template to verify your account. * First and Surname* Secret Question and AnswerShow * Please enter the correct information If you ignore this mail your account can and will be closed permanently.Once we verify your account, we will reply to your e-mail informing you that we have dropped the investigation. Regards, Account Administration TeamB------- Entertainment http://www.b-------.com/support/World of Warcraft , B------- Entertainment 2010This was the other oneDear playersb------- entertainment notifies you that your wow account has been chosen to participate in cataclysm bata for more information vist:
https://us.baSolmaunSpecialist Game MasterB------- Entertainmenthttp://www.b-------.com2010 B------- Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
Re: My whaaaaaaa??? (HawaiiPontiacLover)
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 8:12 pm
by epcIII
Smells fishy!
Re: My whaaaaaaa??? (HawaiiPontiacLover)
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 10:24 pm
by ou.grizzly
You get a lot of spam... You may want to think about creating a different email account for all your online coupons and etc you do. It may decrease the amount of Spam Email
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:23 am
by DressedInBlack
don't forget to include all your passwords to everything you have ever passworded, you SSN, bank account number, blood sample, left shoe you are currently wearing, and your receipt from dinner last year when you went to that restaurant with the tables and chairs and windows...
Re: My whaaaaaaa??? (HawaiiPontiacLover)
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:57 am
by kostby
Since the Gawker (family of publications) commenter database was hacked and hundreds of thousands of email addresses and passwords divulged, it's a great idea to change your passwords for EVERYTHING you do online.Here's one news story about the hack -->
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/1...lickr/People are creatures of habit. It's likely that some people use the same username and password for a number of 'accounts', including email, online financial dealings, online store accounts, and games. If a wily identity thief can get your username and password for ONE account, (in this case WoW) it's likely that the same ID and password works elsewhere. So, no, there's probably no financial gain from getting someones WoW ID directly, INDIRECTLY, the identity thief might gain access to credit cards, bank accounts, email, and retirement account info.Here's an idea to create and remember fairly secure and unique passwords. Think of a street address other than your current one. Could be a place you once lived, a place you worked, the post office, the liquor store, a hotel you visited. Choose an address you remember easily! For example: 1234 South Washington Avenue, Columbus, OH 43206-3664 (This IS a real street address, according to the USPS.)Now shorten it and add some punctuation, so maybe you end up with: 1234-S.Wash_St.Col,O!3664Even if someone Googles you and somehow connects you to an address, it would still be hard to guess how you split it up and punctuated it.But remember NOTHING will ever completely safe from a determined thief with unlimited time and resources...
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:00 am
by poyota_apprentice
Its a scam bro. Delete it and be careful going forward.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:22 am
by 09vGT
Scam. Why would they need your secret answer and question? They wouldn't. They want it so if you change your password, they can hack it again. Any emails I have gotten from companies saying there were false emails, scams, going around, they would never ask to user names, passwords, etc through email.
Re: (poyota_apprentice)
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 3:54 am
by epcIII
Quote, originally posted by poyota_apprentice »Its a scam bro. Delete it and be careful going forward. She's from Hawaii so wouldn't it be 'bra'-like from Dog the Bounty Hunter? Well, besides being a 'she' too. lol
Re: My whaaaaaaa??? (ou.grizzly)
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 2:25 pm
by 808 Vibes
Coupons have nothing to do with email. I don't get them in email, I go to the coupon site. It might be from applying for jobs through a notorious free site.
Re: (DressedInBlack)
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:17 pm
by A Psycho Martyr
Quote, originally posted by DressedInBlack »don't forget to include all your passwords to everything you have ever passworded, you SSN, bank account number, blood sample, left shoe you are currently wearing, and your receipt from dinner last year when you went to that restaurant with the tables and chairs and windows...
Re: (A Psycho Martyr)
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 4:56 pm
by 808 Vibes
And now a different one. I'm forwarding them to the authorities already working on my case"Greetings Ascended!We have already noted that you are trying to sell your personal R___ account (s).Terms of Use (
http://www._____________-. It will be ongoing for further investigation by T____ W____, Inc's employees.If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your accountownership. You must complete the steps below to secure the account and your computer.STEP 1: SECURE THE ACCOUNT, YOUR COMPUTER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSAccount compromises most often occur when a player shares login information with an unauthorizedthird party or plays on a computer that has a virus, Trojan, or key-logger. We recommend you read and apply the following tips to protect yourself and the account.STEP 2: ACCOUNT INVESTIGATIONWe now provide a secure website for you to verify that you have taken the appropriate steps to secure the account, your computer, and your email address. Please go to this site and follow the instructions:
https://session______ STEP 3: VERIFY YOUR SUBMISSION WAS RECEIVEDWe will contact you with further instructions once we have received and processed your submission.If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours of submitting this form, please resend it from the address listed above.Please be aware that if unauthorized access to this account, it may lead to further action against the account.The R____ TeamT W, Inc.ww____game.comTo ensure our emails are not filtered into your junk folder, use your email program to set t_____.com as a safe sender. ?1?7?1?72011 T___ Wo____, Inc. All Rights Reserved. T Drive, SuiteRedwood City, CA 94065
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 10:46 pm
by CAMOGIRL
"Hmmm... it didn't work the last time with this one... maybe if we send her the SAME worded threat about a DIFFERENT account, but let's fail with the English language a little more, and I BET she falls for it this time!"Where do these losers come up with this? Unfortunately I think there will be some people fall for this stuff.
Re: (CAMOGIRL)
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:15 am
by keithvibe
^^^ HAHAHAI get a lot of them from the "postal express office".