WolTK Email Scam *Email Taken from TBC Beta Email*

[Haq]

Well, I came across a copy of the old Burning Crusade Beta Test Email that was officially sent out to users lucky enough to test out TBC. I figured, hey, why not adapt the old email (since it was officially sent out) and make some changes, and bam, you got yourself a WolTK phishing email:

From: "WoW Expansion Beta"
To: My email address associated with my WoW account.
Subject: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - Welcome to Closed-Beta!

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Beta Test

Welcome to the beta test of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade!

We're excited to have reached the beta-testing stage for the expansion, and we'd be grateful to have your assistance in finalizing the content. There are a lot of new things to see and do in Azeroth and Outland, and we look forward to receiving any feedback you can offer on your overall expansion-beta experience, including quests, spells/abilities, monsters, zones, aesthetics, and more. We would also appreciate reports on any bugs you may find.

Read on to learn how to participate, and thanks in advance for your support in helping us put the finishing touches on the expansion.

Getting started:

You will need to upgrade an existing retail World of Warcraft account to connect to the Burning Crusade beta realms. Upgraded accounts will carry over to later testing phases for the Burning Crusade.

Please begin by logging in to the website below with the account name and password of the retail World of Warcraft account that you play on. From there, you will be able to upgrade the retail account to an expansion beta account, which will allow you to copy characters to the test realms, download the installer, and access the beta-test forums. Upgrading to an expansion beta account does not affect your ability to continue playing on the retail realms as well.

https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/expansion

Be prepared to enter your World of Warcraft account name, password, and the account-upgrade key listed below. To participate in the beta test immediately, the retail World of Warcraft account that you'd like to use for beta testing must be active as of October 8, 2006. If the account is activated sometime after October 8, it will be ready for use in the beta test after the subsequent weekly beta maintenance period, which occurs every Monday between 12pm and 4pm PDT. For example, if you activate the account today, you will be able to start playing the closed beta on the following Monday after 4pm PDT.

Below is the required account-upgrade key. Each game key can be used once to upgrade an active retail World of Warcraft account. The key cannot be replaced, so please ensure you use it to upgrade the account you wish to use for testing.

XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXXX

After you have created an expansion beta account, we invite you to copy characters to our expansion realms. You will be able to bring over up to 4 level 55+ characters to travel through the Dark Portal.

Go to the following URL to copy up to 4 characters to the beta test realms: https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/game/

Sending us feedback:

Bugs & Suggestions

We've set up an in-game method for submitting game bugs and suggestions, without the need to send us an email or exit the game. To do so, enter the chat console by pressing the Enter key, then type "/bug" or "/suggest" (without the quotation marks).

Examples:

/bug You can clip through a wall near the priest trainer at the newbie area on Sunstrider Isle.

/suggest The low-level mobs in Azuremyst Isles should drop more money.

There is no chat response when you send feedback through the in-game chat system, but the information is stored in our database and reviewed daily. Your feedback is important to us.

Forums

There are new forums for the game at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com. These forums are viewable by the public, but only members of the beta test can create posts and threads. Although we're unable to respond to all posts, developers do monitor the forums for feedback.

Contact Info, Known Issues, Downtimes, and FAQs

Whom do I ask for help?

Technical Support

If you experience issues downloading or installing the beta or any patches, connecting to the game, or any problems with video or sound, game lockups, crashes, or other technical issues, send an email to [email protected]. Support is also offered via the beta forum at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com.

Billing & Account Services

For problems with upgrading a retail account to a beta test account, password problems, or issues related to your account-upgrade key, please email our Billing & Account Services department at [email protected].

In-Game Support

If you have any type of in-game difficulty, such as getting stuck in terrain or problems retrieving a corpse, petition our game masters. You may do so in game by clicking the red question mark icon located in the center of the action bar at the bottom of the screen.

Why doesn't my password change immediately?

Account updates are done during hardware maintenance on Mondays between 12pm and 4pm PDT.

Please note that account updates include password changes, so if you change your retail password, it won't be updated for the beta test realms until after the next account update takes place. This means that if you update your retail password, you should continue using your "old" password to access the beta test realms until the weekly hardware maintenance has occurred.

Important! During the update time, you will be unable to log in to the beta test realms. Accounts that are already online should not be affected.

How many characters can I copy to the beta test realms?

You may copy 4 characters to the test realms (it is possible to copy the same character more than once). Outland is only open to characters of level 55 and higher, so be careful picking which characters you want to copy.

Can I replace characters I've deleted from the beta test realms with additional characters?

Once 4 characters have been copied to the beta test realms, no more characters can be copied over, even if you delete any of the characters that you originally copied over or accidentally copy over the same character more than once.

Why do I have to rename the character that I am moving to the beta test realm?

We are requiring a character name change in order to allow those developers with known characters to remain anonymous on the test realms.

Known Installation issues

You must install this expansion beta over an installed retail version of World of Warcraft. Furthermore, the language version of the expansion beta that you install must match that of your retail World of Warcraft installation. For example, you cannot install a French version of the expansion beta over a US English version of the game.

Make sure you run the retail version of World of Warcraft at least once before you attempt to install the Burning Crusade beta.

Thank you again for your participation in the Burning Crusade beta test; we'll see you in Outland!

Delete a paragraph or so, manipulate some words, and you have a VERY official-looking WolTK phishing email.

Remember, most WoW nuts who get this won't bother to read the ENTIRE thing, only the first 1/2 of the page before clicking on the 'official' link to sign up, so use that to your advantage.

Good Luck.

[Guacamole]

VERY nice post, +Rep

[Latoneyde]

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King : Beta Test

Welcome to the beta test of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King!

We're excited to have reached the beta-testing stage for the expansion, and we'd be grateful to have your assistance in finalizing the content. There are a lot of new things to see and do in the new continent Northrend, and we look forward to receiving any feedback you can offer on your overall expansion-beta experience, including quests, spells/abilities, monsters, zones, aesthetics, and more. We would also appreciate reports on any bugs you may find.

Read on to learn how to participate, and thanks in advance for your support in helping us put the finishing touches on the expansion.

Getting started:

You will need to upgrade an existing retail World of Warcraft account to connect to the Wrath of the Lich King beta realms. Upgraded accounts will carry over to later testing phases for the Wrath of the Lich King.

Please begin by logging in to the website below with the account name and password of the retail World of Warcraft account that you play on. From there, you will be able to upgrade the retail account to an expansion beta account, which will allow you to copy characters to the test realms, download the installer, and access the beta-test forums. Upgrading to an expansion beta account does not affect your ability to continue playing on the retail realms as well.

https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/expansion

(insert phishing site here0

Be prepared to enter your World of Warcraft account name, password, the account-upgrade key listed below and other information to verify your account.. To participate in the beta test immediately, the retail World of Warcraft account that you'd like to use for beta testing must be active as of October 8, 2007. If the account is activated sometime after October 8, it will be ready for use in the beta test after the subsequent weekly beta maintenance period, which occurs every Monday between 12pm and 4pm PDT. For example, if you activate the account today, you will be able to start playing the closed beta on the following Monday after 4pm PDT.

Below is the required account-upgrade key. Each game key can be used once to upgrade an active retail World of Warcraft account. The key cannot be replaced, so please ensure you use it to upgrade the account you wish to use for testing.

XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXXX

After you have created an expansion beta account, we invite you to copy characters to our expansion realms. You will be able to bring over up to 4 level 65+ characters to Northrend.

Go to the following URL to copy up to 4 characters to the beta test realms: https://beta.worldofwarcraft.com/game/

Sending us feedback:

Bugs & Suggestions

We've set up an in-game method for submitting game bugs and suggestions, without the need to send us an email or exit the game. To do so, enter the chat console by pressing the Enter key, then type "/bug" or "/suggest" (without the quotation marks).

Examples:

/bug You can clip through a wall near the priest trainer at the newbie area on Sunstrider Isle.

/suggest The low-level mobs in Grizzlemaw should drop more money.

There is no chat response when you send feedback through the in-game chat system, but the information is stored in our database and reviewed daily. Your feedback is important to us.

Forums

There are new forums for the game at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com. These forums are viewable by the public, but only members of the beta test can create posts and threads. Although we're unable to respond to all posts, developers do monitor the forums for feedback. The forums are not available at this point in time.

Contact Info, Known Issues, Downtimes, and FAQs

Whom do I ask for help?

Technical Support

If you experience issues downloading or installing the beta or any patches, connecting to the game, or any problems with video or sound, game lockups, crashes, or other technical issues, send an email to [email protected]. Support is also offered via the beta forum at http://beta.worldofwarcraft.com.

Billing & Account Services

For problems with upgrading a retail account to a beta test account, password problems, or issues related to your account-upgrade key, please email our Billing & Account Services department at [email protected].

In-Game Support

If you have any type of in-game difficulty, such as getting stuck in terrain or problems retrieving a corpse, petition our game masters. You may do so in game by clicking the red question mark icon located in the center of the action bar at the bottom of the screen.

Why doesn't my password change immediately?

Account updates are done during hardware maintenance on Mondays between 12pm and 4pm PDT.

Please note that account updates include password changes, so if you change your retail password, it won't be updated for the beta test realms until after the next account update takes place. This means that if you update your retail password, you should continue using your "old" password to access the beta test realms until the weekly hardware maintenance has occurred.

Important! During the update time, you will be unable to log in to the beta test realms. Accounts that are already online should not be affected.

How many characters can I copy to the beta test realms?

You may copy 4 characters to the test realms (it is possible to copy the same character more than once). Northrend is only open to characters of level 65 and higher, so be careful picking which characters you want to copy.

Can I replace characters I've deleted from the beta test realms with additional characters?

Once 4 characters have been copied to the beta test realms, no more characters can be copied over, even if you delete any of the characters that you originally copied over or accidentally copy over the same character more than once.

Why do I have to rename the character that I am moving to the beta test realm?

We are requiring a character name change in order to allow those developers with known characters to remain anonymous on the test realms.

Known Installation issues

You must install this expansion beta over an installed retail version of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Furthermore, the language version of the expansion beta that you install must match that of your retail World of Warcraft installation. For example, you cannot install a French version of the expansion beta over a US English version of the game.

Make sure you run the retail version of World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade at least once before you attempt to install the Wrath of the Lich King beta.

Thank you again for your participation in the Wrath of the Lich King beta test; we'll see you in Northrend!

Editted mail for the Wrath of the Lich King beta.

[Haq]

It's a good start Latoneyde, but there still is much work needed to be done in order to make it believable.

[Latoneyde]

A nice background is all thats needed. I have a nice phishing e-mail i can forward to someone who can edit the information and place the WOTLK e-mail in it.

[tsiibii]

Ill try this out, hope it works :P

[fatmanpaddy]

yeah add that fancy background, but +rep for digging around.

[draxer2233]

2 nice 2 get

[Anotherfox]

Great Idea......

Now if I could only find that image of the Blizz background

[Tanax]

This could be used along with my phishing site, almost I would fall for that xD

[Haq]

BUMP because of the new 'opt-in' availability integrated into the WoW Account Management section, I think this could be used even better than before.

[Wescap]

VERY nice. Should have kept it on the DL tho. This is gonna be spammed like no other now

[Haq]

VERY nice. Should have kept it on the DL tho. This is gonna be spammed like no other now

Yeah but with some ingenuity and some decent writing skill, someone could do some rewording and have something brand new!

[smoo]

HERE IS MAY ATTEMPT AT REWORDING =)
****insert phishing site here****

Greatings explorer of Azeroth , Outlands and now the chance to explore Northrend. You, along with many other adventurers have been chosen to try the upcomming expansion Wrath of the Lich King in its current BETA phase.

Be prepared to enter your World of Warcraft account name, password, and other information to verify your account. To participate in the BETA test immediately, the retail World of Warcraft account that you'd like to use for BETA testing must be active as of October 8, 2007. If the account is activated sometime after October 8, it will be ready for use in the BETA test after the subsequent weekly beta maintenance period, which occurs every Monday between 12pm and 4pm PDT. For example, if you activate the account today, you will be able to start playing the closed beta on the following Monday after 4pm PDT.

Below is the required account-upgrade key. This key has matched to your account and cannot be traded or sold.

XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXXXX

The Wrath of the Lich King BETA realms will be working as the current Blizzard(TM) Public Test Realms. Any characters that are level 68 or above will copyed onto the Wrath of the Lich King BETA realm upon logging into your account.


Sending us feedback:

Bugs & Suggestions

We at Blizzard cant wait to here your suggestions of how to improve gameplay in the opcomming Wrath of the Lich King expansion. To send us your Feedback there will be two options available. The first option will be ingame through the current GameMaster ticket system. Although useing this system will limit you to the use of only 500 letters per Bug or Suggestion. The second option is to use the BETA forums where you can discuss issues with other participants in the BETA testing.
More about the Forums can be seen below.

Forums

There will be new forums for the BETA on the main World of Warcraft website. Only account with BETA activation will be able to access the forum. Although we're unable to respond to all posts, developers do monitor the forums for feedback.

Contact Info, Known Issues, Downtimes, and FAQs

Whom do I ask for help?

Technical Support

If you experience issues downloading or installing the beta or any patches, connecting to the game, or any problems with video or sound, game lockups, crashes, or other technical issues, send an email to [email protected]. Support will also be offered at the new forums.

Billing & Account Services

For problems with upgrading a retail account to a beta test account, password problems, or issues related to your account-upgrade key, please email our Billing & Account Services department at [email protected].

In-Game Support

If you have any type of in-game difficulty, such as getting stuck in terrain or problems retrieving a corpse, petition our game masters. You may do so in game by clicking the red question mark icon located in the center of the action bar at the bottom of the screen.


Known Installation issues

You must install this expansion beta over an installed retail version of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Furthermore, the language version of the expansion beta that you install must match that of your retail World of Warcraft installation. For example, you cannot install a French version of the expansion beta over a US English version of the game.

Make sure you run the retail version of World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade at least once before you attempt to install the Wrath of the Lich King beta.

Thank you again for your participation in the Wrath of the Lich King beta test we hope to see you in Northrend!

[Djkaus17]

nice looking site