Have I had my ID Stolen?

TallPaul1878 · 6 Jan 2013 at 19:19

I received 2 emails today from Blizzard. Both of them saying I have attempted to sell my accounts for Diablo 3 and World Of Warcraft. Therefore my accounts have been banned because I can't sign in.

I can't sign in because I have never had an account. I have never owned either of these games nor any other of Blizzards games.

So have I had my ID stolen?

Mp4 · 6 Jan 2013 at 19:20

no, its just spam

TallPaul1878 · 6 Jan 2013 at 19:24

OK thanks. I was getting a little worried because I recently purchased Guild Wars 2 and had to get a refund because, apparently, my email has flagged up for hacking.

I have no problem accessing anything on Steam, Origin or UPlay so I think I'll just stick to these.

Mp4 · 6 Jan 2013 at 19:35

get a new email? make the passwords harder?

TommyV · 6 Jan 2013 at 19:55

it's spam, I get literally 3 of these a day atleast on my 'junk' account.

BluSky · 6 Jan 2013 at 19:58

As above. I get lots of emails like that all the time, just ignore it.

Moothead2 · 6 Jan 2013 at 21:12

Diablo, Runescape & WoW are the three main accounts "I'm trying to sell". Ignore it, it's just spam trying to get your account even if you don't have one.

NZB · 6 Jan 2013 at 21:19

I get loads of these on my old hotmail account, they started after buying a CD Key from a less reputable site years ago. Have never owned any of the games i'm supposedly selling

Smoogels · 6 Jan 2013 at 21:33

I hope no one falls for them phishing scams. They have been happening for years=/

chaparral · 6 Jan 2013 at 22:14

Smoogels said:
I hope no one falls for them phishing scams. They have been happening for years=/

Of cause some people fall for them..

Or they would have given up making these spam e-mails years ago...

dreigns · 6 Jan 2013 at 22:19

I get about 10 a day of these but all on the a different email address then my account is

kthula666 · 6 Jan 2013 at 22:21

Used to get a lot of them I just added a filter and now I never see them at all.

Smoogels · 7 Jan 2013 at 08:43

chaparral said:
Of cause some people fall for them..

Or they would have given up making these spam e-mails years ago...

To be fair it requires little effort to make. They can rip an existing Blizzard email template and get a "decent" copy of it in minutes.

Then they can use email hunting software which automatically find valid email address, then use a mass sending application to send the emails. Even if they don't get that many, it's no skin of their nose

Marky · 7 Jan 2013 at 09:24

Yep they're just spam emails - I don't even play anymore but get them almost daily on my old email address

millsy888 · 7 Jan 2013 at 09:26

got an android phone/iphone/ipod? download the authentication app, if you're worried.

Apem · 7 Jan 2013 at 10:01

Yeah ignore m8 but dont click on any links in them they have keyloggers in them so they are hopping you go onto your account to check and then they get your details. They are scum of the earth people that do this.

dogmanstaruk · 7 Jan 2013 at 10:58

Phising. If anyone is foolish enough to click on the link and enter their details then the account will be gone.

Adisan · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:28

Just plain spam, I've had plenty of these emails, and some from Jagex (runescape) court case, I get loads, no need to worry.

iv-tecman · 28 Jan 2013 at 15:35

Smoogels said:
I hope no one falls for them phishing scams. They have been happening for years=/

'Hello there is a pigeon in your bank account'

Lol fonejacker, loved them telecasts they were so funny.

It’s a scam more likely as many have said. Ignore and delete.

wildman · 28 Jan 2013 at 16:25

i still get mails about nigerian oil and getting $20million into my account and tablets to make my penis bigger..................

They are on my old hotmail account which I rarely use, other than when I want a good laugh at the poor English and Grammar in said mails. I read them back to myself using the Omid Dhjalili standard Nigerian accent