View Full Version : Is this a legit email from Battle.net?
Zigot_HD
16-10-2005, 01:55
I got this email from "battle.net", i guess someone want to steal my account.... :
""
A change of e-mail address attempt has been generated for your
account. Please respond to this message to verify that you
initiated this request. When responding to this e-mail, ensure
that the unmodified body of this e-mail is included.
The new e-mail address for your account will be
jgilbert114@hotmail.com
If you did not request a change of e-mail address for your
account, forward this e-mail to: battle.net.abuse@useast.battle.net
luRca5JsNBULIHdp2AoCRhYg9O4=
W56Y/LJBxZ3qNfWMcxisVdUHzIiqJgcxqJB/v8SgeA==
E1RacUv+2+WT4MCxwHrAFawDeKg=
aUiW00gTIZi/nr8Hs+xu/tBrhAe3Mcx4kndLs00+BtA=
K53v5cMiI7BmlO9vI3BjN0GYhrh8LTAQFYXS3uwc5o0=
8cOztwwQ5HDiX2ofntJHIWWN2BaH3HZmLADnfJYOIVM=
N61uP2eEWhgW64gC3Mt0V4Hm+bKlurIUH6A4YkWmmUg=
Blizzard Entertainment
http://www.blizzard.com
http://www.battle.net
""
What if it's a scam... is there an danger to forward my email to this addy?(battle.net.abuse@useast.battle.net)
Thx
Z
Freezing Rain
16-10-2005, 02:06
Just ignore it. That's my motto.
Necrolestes
16-10-2005, 02:32
Any unsolicited e-mails that ask you to confirm information are generally scams (but you already suspected that, right?)
Follow Kireiray's advice and delete it.
why not look on the bnet site and look for a good spot to forward the mail you recived to see what is up
Freezing Rain
16-10-2005, 02:53
I think someone was just trying to mess around with your account, change email ETC. I would just change my password, and then forward it to battle.net.
TheDanRathersProject
16-10-2005, 05:30
Someone wanted to change your email to theirs so they could change your password and stal your account. Probobally one of your friends. Ask around for their email adresses and find which one of em tried to change yours. Then chew them out.
It looks like an official blizz email, when u change your password they don't do it unless u respond by sending an email back. You can ignore it or you can forrward it.
I dont think you will need to change your account pass either.
krischan
16-10-2005, 12:14
IMO it might indeed be an email from bnet. I guess somebody found out the password of your account and now he tries to change your email address for notifications. If you confirm that, the next step of that guy would be changing the password. If he does that, no email about that will be going to you. That guy probably doesn't just want to steal your items (which he might already have done, in case he fails with the attempt to change your email address), he also wants to take over your characters.
I never changed my email address, so I don't know how official bnet emails about that look like. To find that out, try to change the email address of your account as well and look what kind of email it produces.
You could also send an email to the mentioned hotmail account in which you politely ask that guy something unsuspicious about Diablo. Don't flame him, but try to find out a little about his bnet activities.
Frosty_The_Snowman
16-10-2005, 12:56
As long as you don't have any problem with your email registration / D2 accounts, you just gotta ignore such mails. As simple as that :thanks: !
DjSlayer
16-10-2005, 13:34
It looks real to me, but there would be an easy way to find out:
1. create acc
2. register that acc to your e-mail
3. change the e-mail the acc is registered to
If the steps above generates an e-mail like the one above you can be sure that someone is trying to steal your account.
- D.J.
Edit: why it looks real is because the e-mail does not ask for your password.
shadowcat
16-10-2005, 16:18
I got an e-mail exactly like this a while back, the only difference being that I actually recognized the new e-mail address as belonging to a person on my friend list so I'm pretty sure it's real. Of course he denied knowing anything about it :rolleyes:
Also found this on battle.net:
If you receive an un-requested email from account recovery, please forward the email to the "recovery abuse" address included in the password recovery email.
Edit: Spelling
Edit2: Just thought I'd say that I did forward the e-mail as it said to do and nothing happened to my account, I'm still using the same pw as I was then.
I got this email from "battle.net", i guess someone want to steal my account.... :
""
A change of e-mail address attempt has been generated for your
account. Please respond to this message to verify that you
initiated this request. When responding to this e-mail, ensure
that the unmodified body of this e-mail is included.
The new e-mail address for your account will be
jgilbert114@hotmail.com
If you did not request a change of e-mail address for your
account, forward this e-mail to: battle.net.abuse@useast.battle.net
luRca5JsNBULIHdp2AoCRhYg9O4=
W56Y/LJBxZ3qNfWMcxisVdUHzIiqJgcxqJB/v8SgeA==
E1RacUv+2+WT4MCxwHrAFawDeKg=
aUiW00gTIZi/nr8Hs+xu/tBrhAe3Mcx4kndLs00+BtA=
K53v5cMiI7BmlO9vI3BjN0GYhrh8LTAQFYXS3uwc5o0=
8cOztwwQ5HDiX2ofntJHIWWN2BaH3HZmLADnfJYOIVM=
N61uP2eEWhgW64gC3Mt0V4Hm+bKlurIUH6A4YkWmmUg=
Blizzard Entertainment
http://www.blizzard.com
http://www.battle.net
""
What if it's a scam... is there an danger to forward my email to this addy?(battle.net.abuse@useast.battle.net)
Thx
Z
Thats a real email, and you should forward it to the abuse address for battle.net.
On top of that, you need to change your password as soon as possible.
-Neo
KevinHideo
17-10-2005, 03:43
i can pretty much confirm its an email from blizz. like many ppl have already said, its just someone trying to change ur acct. email to theirs, to get ur pass and such. ive had a few attempts on mine too :P from ppl i know as well >_> anyways... if u find out who it is, eat their face, or whatever other punishment you think is suitable.
Jugalator
17-10-2005, 06:55
is there an danger to forward my email to this addy?(battle.net.abuse@useast.battle.net)
To USEast.Battle.net?
No, unless someone has hacked Battle.net.
Frosty_The_Snowman
17-10-2005, 09:06
~Post deleted by Dredd.InfiniteCold, you're playing a very dangerous game here. I don't know if your answer is supposed to be sarcastic, but Zigot_HD is asking for *help* here, not to be scammed :o ...
In a general way, *NEVER* write/send your passwords in any case, should it be to Blizzard themselves. No Blizzard employees will ever ask you your passwords.
- Frosty
buttershug
17-10-2005, 20:35
InfiniteCold, you're playing a very dangerous game here. I don't know if your answer is supposed to be sarcastic, but Zigot_HD is asking for *help* here, not to be scammed :o ...
In a general way, *NEVER* write/send your passwords in any case, should it be to Blizzard themselves. No Blizzard employees will ever ask you your passwords.
- Frosty
And nobody did. At least I saw no request for a password in the suspect email.
thegiantturtle
18-10-2005, 12:04
And nobody did. At least I saw no request for a password in the suspect email.Frosty wasn't talking about the email. He was responding to a post by InfiniteCold which has since been deleted.
MoonUnit
18-10-2005, 12:42
It IS an email from battle.net. I've gotten one similar when I had to chance my email addy for password recovery.
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