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We know there are many world of warcraft players who’s accounts or some related information were banned or stolen by some phishing & fraud gold selling site. It seems that WoW scam sites spread on all internets, and there is no way to stop them all. To keep ourself away from such sites, first let’s have a better understanding about what a phishing site is and how they cheat players. 

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. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. 

Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one.