account ban email

#1 - Aug. 13, 2015, 5:45 p.m.

I have been getting this email on my junk folder so many times that I sometimes wonder

From: Blizzard Entertainment (noreply@battle.com) Microsoft SmartScreen classified this message as junk.
Sent: Wed 8/05/15 6:07 AM
To: edited my email

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 to this secure website with:
<Phishing link removed>

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 2015

Crithto

Community Manager

#16 - Aug. 13, 2015, 5:57 p.m.

Definitely a phishing attempt. You can read more about what to look for and what you can do here: http://us.battle.net/en/security/theft#phishing

08/13/2015 10:49 AMPosted by Bluewinter
blizzard does not warn you before they ban you. They ban you then they email you.

Correct. If an account is found to be in violation of our terms (after investigation), then it receives a suspension or ban, and then an email is sent alerting the account holder of the action.