[/caption]There’s no doubt that thousands upon thousands of gamers grew even more anxious –and excited – once they learned that Diablo 3 entered beta.
Word that Blizzard had begun sending out invitations to fans to participate in closed beta testing likely had them all on the edge of their seats, eagerly awaiting their very own invitation to drop into their inbox at any given moment.
Unfortunately, cyber crooks looking to scam users out of their Battle.net usernames and passwords have jumped on the opportunity to trick gamers out of their accounts by sending out fake beta test invitations.
The phishing email sent by internet scammers to anxious players hoping to be chosen for the Diablo 3 beta testing reads:
Subject: Diablo III beta test invitation!
From: diablo3@d3-blizzard.com
Greetings from Blizzard Entertainment!
We’re gearing up for the forthcoming launch of Diablo III and would like to extend you an invitation to participate in the beta test. If you are interested in participating, you need to have a Battle.net account, which you can create on our Battle.net website.
We will flag you for access to the Diablo III beta test when we begin admitting press. You do not need to go through the opt-in process.
To secure your place among the first of Sanctuary’s heroes,Please use the following template below to verify your account and information via email.
* Name:
* Battle.account name:
* Password:
* Country:
* E-mail Address:
Thanks and see you all in the Burning Hells!
Players should always keep in mind that Blizzard will NEVER ask for your Battle.net username or password, so if you get an email similar to this one asking for your login credentials, delete it.
If you have been chosen for the Diablo 3 beta testing, it will say so inside your actual Battle.net account. The actual email sent to users notifying that they have been selected to participate in the beta testing instructs you to login to your Battle.net account (FYI: there's no login link) and visit the "Account" section, where additional information will be displayed.
Hopefully Blizzard will reveal the Diablo 3 release date during BlizzCon next month!
Until then, be on the lookout for phishing emails!
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