Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.[1] Phishing is an example of social engineering techniques used to fool users. The most common method of phishing is by sending misleading e-mails that point to websites masquerading as legitimate account-holding institutions.
For World of Warcraft[]
For World of Warcraft players, the most frequently encountered type of phishing are e-mails that pretend to be sent from Blizzard Entertainment but usually point to some domain or URL that sound similar to a legitimate one, but is not.
See the External links section below for a blue post on how to deal with phishing e-mails.
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0. Fake E-mails from "Blizzard Entertainment" | 2007-08-14 22:15 by Vrakthris