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Have you heard of SteelSeries?
SteelSeries is a new company focused on providing superior quality gaming peripherals to those with the money for the best. Ever heard of a $50 dollar mouse pad? probably not until SteelSeries released the Experience I-2 Mouse Pad. While we were in the store to purchase the Experience I-2 Mouse Pad we had another shopper ask us “Is it really worth the $50?”, after using these mouse pads in our offices on all of our work stations we can confidently say this is by far the best gaming mouse pad. SteelSeries Experience I-2 is quite possibly the classiest mouse pad in the world and was designed for gamers, graphics artists and others who use a mouse a lot - and demand reliable control and communication with their computer equipment. Featuring a responsive and accurate large glass surface, this is a mouse pad that is all about cool looks and top notch performance.
Ever used a fabric based mouse pad? notice how it gets dirty and dingy with all of the sweat from your wrist? With the SteelSeries Experience I-2 you have a hard glass surface that does not absorb heat, no more sweaty wrists!
We recommended the SteelSeries Experience I-2 Mouse Pad to any gaming enthusiast.
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Out with the old and in with the new!
Old Web Site Design - R.I.P June 2007 - January 2009
We have a new web site design along with many improvements to our web sites functionality. Upon entering the site you will be glad to see a completely new and more appealing graphical interface, many improved site functions, and the new email alert function. This email alert system is now much more robust with many different options, you can use this improved account search function here: http://www.buymmoaccounts.com/inventory-updates.php. The second vastly improved feature is our support center, viewed here: https://www.buymmoaccounts.com/support/. Our new support center works off a ticket, phone, live support and email system, providing a full ranged of support options. We have hired two new customer services representatives this year, these new members are Selena and Matt, remember to say hello to them on live chat! As always our customer support and order delivery team is available seven days a week by phone, live chat or email.
We were featured in a press release with Verisign & Ratepoint
“As an online retailer, security and customer satisfaction are two key drivers to attract customers and grow our relationships with them; it’s all about trust,” said Chris Letendre, president of BuyMMOAccounts.com, a leading retailer of online gaming accounts. “With VeriSign EV SSL Certificates and RatePoint, I can easily demonstrate my customer focus.”
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Web sites posing as World of Warcraft or Blizzard Entertainment are a real threat. It is important that you as an internet user can easily identify a spoofed “phishing” email.
What is a “Phishing” Email?
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.
Here is a very common example of a World of Warcraft phishing email
Subject: Warning : World of Warcraft Account Notice
From: donotreply@blizzard.com
To: you@youremail.comAn investigation of your World of Warcraft account has found strong evidence that the account in question is being sold or traded. As you may not be aware of, this conflicts with Blizzard’s EULA under section 4 Paragraph B which can be found here:
WoW -> Legal -> End User License Agreement
and Section 8 of the Terms of Use found here:
The investigation will be continued by Blizzard administration to determine the action to be taken against your account. If your account is found violating the EULA and Terms of Use, your account can, and will be suspended/closed/or terminated.
In order to keep this from occurring, you should immediately verify that you are the original owner of the account.
To verify your identity please visit the following webpage:
World of Warcraft Account Management
Only Account Administration will be able to assist with account retrieval issues.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter, and your continued interest in World of Warcraft.
Sincerely,
Account Administration
Blizzard Entertainment
How to identify this email as a phishing email
1. The email does not contain your World of Warcraft account name. When Blizzard Entertainment sends an account notification, the email will ALWAYS include your World of Warcraft account name.
2. Do not click on any of the links in the email. Move your mouse over the links in the email. Look at the Status Bar on your computer, the status bar will display the URL of the link. In this case the links in this email point to: 206.178.567.1/local/account.php. As you can see the link is pointing to an IP address and a directory on that IP’s domain, not an official www.worldofwarcraft.com domain. Blizzard Entertainment will only direct you to official domains those being www.blizzard.com or www.worldofwarcraft.com.
This is the most common way World of Warcraft accounts are compromised. There is one rule to live by when identfying phishing emails.
Did you know?
We are on Facebook! as most of us know Facebook was developed by Mark Zuckerberg as a social networking tool for friends and family. This excellent networking tool can also be used to keep in touch with your customers. Customers can be added to your business profile page as “fans”, merchants can then easily send their fans and customers special discount offers and other promotions. We recommend online merchants create their own business Facebook profile, get the exposure you need! this is an invaluable tool for all online merchants.
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What is Twitter?
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
What do we think of Twitter?
Twitter is an excellent tool to keep in touch with customers and other parties interested in what your business is doing. Twitter appears to be designed more for social networking however online merchants can use this Web 2.0 application to contact a large list of users on their mobile devices with special offers, a great tool for marketing and promotion of your business or online web site. We recommend Twitter to other online merchants and internet users.
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What is RatePoint?
RatePoint provides a service that allows you — the consumer — to read real reviews about a business and submit real, authentic feedback. Every RatePoint business member is verified and has agreed to abide by the RatePoint Membership Program Guidelines to ensure the business is trustworthy and reliable. In the event of a negative experience, Ratepoint business members are required to make every effort to resolve an issue or complaint within a reasonable amount of time.
What do we think of RatePoint?
Its an excellent service that is beneficial for both the consumer and the merchant. RatePoint is essential for providing customers with the information they need to make an informed purchase. We implemented Ratepoint on our web site and received our first review with Ratepoint on Febuary 2nd, 2008. Our Ratepoint Profile seen here: https://www.ratepoint.com/profile/2343 now boasts over 500 reviews from satisfied customers. The Ratepoint program has been nothing but successful for our company, we would recommend RatePoint to other online merchants.
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