How to Tell the Difference Between a Blizzard Entertainment Email and a Phishing Scam
Check the header., Carefully check the links in the email., Phishing email links look like this (blacked out part of the URL so no one tries to go there): , Legit email links look like this: , Check the full header of the email., To view Yahoo full...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Check the header.
Every email by Blizzard has the header "Blizzard Entertainment" or "noreply".
Keep in mind that the phishers do the same thing. -
Step 2: Carefully check the links in the email.
Mouse over a link in the email and look at the bottom left hand side of your screen where it shows where the link goes to.
If it shows anything but an address that starts with "us.battle.net" (for US customers), then it's likely the email is a scam. ,,, For Yahoo, at the top of the email you should see a picture of what looks like some sort of gear.
Click that, and a drop-down menu appears.
Click on View Full Header.
A lot of information shows up, but don't be intimidated.
What we want is in the first few lines of the wall of text.
On the fourth line from the top, you should see "Return-Path:".
The email following that should say something along the lines of "email.blizzard.com".
To get to this page using Google Mail, open the email up and next to the reply button you'll see a drop-down arrow.
Click that and select "Show Original".
If you see an email that ends in "@yahoo" or "@gmail"
or anything other than a Blizzard address, it's a phishing email. ,,,,, Blizzard requests that you forward all possible phishing emails to [email protected] -
Step 3: Phishing email links look like this (blacked out part of the URL so no one tries to go there):
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Step 4: Legit email links look like this:
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Step 5: Check the full header of the email.
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Step 6: To view Yahoo full headers:
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Step 7: To view Google Mail full headers:
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Step 8: A phishing header looks like this (I've blacked out the email name prior to the @yahoo address):
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Step 9: A legit header looks like this:
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Step 10: If you suspect that you've come across a phishing email
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Step 11: you can report these directly to Blizzard.
Detailed Guide
Every email by Blizzard has the header "Blizzard Entertainment" or "noreply".
Keep in mind that the phishers do the same thing.
Mouse over a link in the email and look at the bottom left hand side of your screen where it shows where the link goes to.
If it shows anything but an address that starts with "us.battle.net" (for US customers), then it's likely the email is a scam. ,,, For Yahoo, at the top of the email you should see a picture of what looks like some sort of gear.
Click that, and a drop-down menu appears.
Click on View Full Header.
A lot of information shows up, but don't be intimidated.
What we want is in the first few lines of the wall of text.
On the fourth line from the top, you should see "Return-Path:".
The email following that should say something along the lines of "email.blizzard.com".
To get to this page using Google Mail, open the email up and next to the reply button you'll see a drop-down arrow.
Click that and select "Show Original".
If you see an email that ends in "@yahoo" or "@gmail"
or anything other than a Blizzard address, it's a phishing email. ,,,,, Blizzard requests that you forward all possible phishing emails to [email protected]
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