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"With the growing number of incidents where players lose money due to issues with the real money auction house, some have decided to resolve the problem by taking a step further than merely reporting it to Blizzard’s customer support – they brought it to the attention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
A player who was able to sell an item on the real money auction house for $49.99 never actually received this money, because of an Error issue, the same one that caused the incident that was recently exposed by Forbes. After repeatedly going to the Blizzard customer support for a resolution of this problem, and then being told by them that doing so will not expedite the situation, he decided to go to the FBI instead. He put the case forward to the FBI as wire fraud done to him by Blizzard.
This is not the only real money auction house related case which the FBI is currently looking into. The Internet Crime Complaint Center supports players who have lost money to Blizzard in a similar fashion, and where they were encouraged to go to the FBI. These players were also encouraged to go to the United States Postal Inspection Service.
The United States is not the only country where Blizzard is currently having legal issues. France, Germany, and South Korea have also placed the company under legal concerns, mainly due to anti-consumerist measures. Blizzard still has not had any incident with law enforcement agencies from these countries, outside the concerns of each of their consumer advocacy groups of their Fair Trade Commission.
Although players should be aware of where they put their money and despite the knowledge that using the real money auction house has risks involved, Blizzard should still be responsible about managing their consumers’ expectations. It is only good business practice to ensure that customers are satisfied about the money they have spent."
Quelle JustD3.com
A player who was able to sell an item on the real money auction house for $49.99 never actually received this money, because of an Error issue, the same one that caused the incident that was recently exposed by Forbes. After repeatedly going to the Blizzard customer support for a resolution of this problem, and then being told by them that doing so will not expedite the situation, he decided to go to the FBI instead. He put the case forward to the FBI as wire fraud done to him by Blizzard.
This is not the only real money auction house related case which the FBI is currently looking into. The Internet Crime Complaint Center supports players who have lost money to Blizzard in a similar fashion, and where they were encouraged to go to the FBI. These players were also encouraged to go to the United States Postal Inspection Service.
The United States is not the only country where Blizzard is currently having legal issues. France, Germany, and South Korea have also placed the company under legal concerns, mainly due to anti-consumerist measures. Blizzard still has not had any incident with law enforcement agencies from these countries, outside the concerns of each of their consumer advocacy groups of their Fair Trade Commission.
Although players should be aware of where they put their money and despite the knowledge that using the real money auction house has risks involved, Blizzard should still be responsible about managing their consumers’ expectations. It is only good business practice to ensure that customers are satisfied about the money they have spent."
Quelle JustD3.com