Scam?
At first I thought it was an email scam, so I typed in the Accounts Managment URL to log in and change the password. And guess what? The timing was perfect.
Disclaimer.
I want to say in advance, that I know the benefits I am about to share are most definitely Ill Gotten Gains. But I feel better that people who get hacked get their goods returned by Blizzard, at least I hope they do. But there is also no way of knowing where to return the ill gotten gains.
The Timing?
It turns out that at the time I changed the password, I locked out that hacker after upgrading two of my accounts to WotLK and setting up a monthly subscription with his Credit Card. I guess he wanted to play my toons as his own and actually take over the account.
So Free WoW, is that it?
Not Quite. He also has around 25K in Gold and Herbs just sitting there for me. How Kind. Not only is he going to pay to keep my account going, he has also given me lots of Gold;).
So am I Back?
No, not really. My Nephew likes to play so I will play with him when he visits, other than that I might end up with an hour or two free each week. We will see.
I have to say though, I am really glad this didn't happen when I was still active. Two of my toons were stripped down and after three weeks have not been fixed yet and my 4th account is still banned.
On the brighter side of things though, If the hacker is reading this. Thanks;)
Razorbax
2 comments:
That is amazing. It's about time a hacker gets stuck on the wrong side of a deal. It's a shame your account is still banned, but the whole thing is quite funny overall. :)
I read BBB's post this morning about hack attacks and was saddened... Then I spy your post in my feedreader and the grin spread from ear to ear....
Sounds like you have a mechanohog coming your way...
wb, if only for the occasional.
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