Email about being banned

[Deleted]

I just got an email from WoWAccountAdmin@blizzard.com that my account is going to be closed down and if i don't send my account details to them. They said i've been playing to sell my account which if false, it also said if i ignored the email they would ban me.
Is this a false email? :S ty

[Wingedtoast]

Yes. Yes it is.

As a rule of thumb, if you're not expecting an email from them, it's fake.

[Turin]

It's very probably fake
I get tons of those every day

[FalconPunch]

It is 100% FALSE

[Phovos]

Did they ask for a password or Secret question?

If so then it is a scam


copy+paste the text please

[Deleted]

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 Blizzard 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 nformation to this secure website with:
https://us.battle.net/account/support/login-support.xml

Use the following template below to verify your account and information via secure website.

* Account name
* Account password
* First and Surname
* Secret Question and Answer
Show * 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 Team
Blizzard Entertainment
http://www.blizzard.com/support/
World of Warcraft , Blizzard Entertainment 2010

[Phovos]

it's a scam

[dommyuk]

Another way to tell is seeing if you can log in to the game, as thier policy is ban first, ask questions later.

[Phovos]

Another way to tell is seeing if you can log in to the game, as thier policy is ban first, ask questions later.

This is true as well.

If they were going to ban you they would do it then request your cd keys or like a scan of your passport or some shit.

[Rankin]

As a general rule of thumb, don't expect them to warn you that they're going to close your account for suspicious behavior. They'll close it down and then send an email about it.

[Bjarne]

Mail coming from Blizzard have your name in it.

"Greetings, <first name>"

[Deleted]

ok im gonna log onto the game and see if anything has happened. Thanks guys

[Nacly]

What part of "Blizzard will never ask for your account information" is so hard for some to grasp?

[Nerph-]

Isn't there a stickied thread about email scams?

On-topic: Yes, it's a scam. I get between 1-5 emails like this in my spam box everyday. It's very likely they got your email from a wow related website like this one.

[bahumut5]

Posting "Blizzard E-mails" is not allowed on these forums.

Just a tip for the future:
Blizzard will NEVER, IN ANY WAY ask for your account details.

They will Ban your account, then send you an e-mail (sometimes not even that), and they expect you to take actions yourself when you find out you are banned (IE: Phone or E-Mail them).

If you ever get a mail that you need to verify your account, then its 100% a scam.

Good luck.
Bahumut5