Way of changing account last name? (possible method)

[ffffrf]

call em up tell them you've just got married and you would like to have your last name changed (guys take diff last names sometimes too)

i dont see why this wouldnt work

 

[iaccidentallytwink]

They ask for a legal name change document.

 

[CIHC]

They ask for a legal name change document.

This; unless you know someone....

 

[Haste]

change your name legally lol

 

[Crusade]

They ask for a legal name change document.

Photoshop one lawl, seriously it's not like you are lieing to the government, they aren't going to put you in warcraft jail if they are suspicious, just make the photoshop passable and your golden.

 

[Oliks]

Photoshop one lawl, seriously it's not like you are lieing to the government, they aren't going to put you in warcraft jail if they are suspicious, just make the photoshop passable and your golden.

Real jail might do it though

 

[Crusade]

Real jail might do it though

What would the charge be? It's not like your signing a document that says you will be prosecuted on a submission to a government agency or something, or you are in a court of law and committing perjury. This is a private company we are talking about, aside from taking your account from you they can't do anything, and most likely if there is a question about the photoshop they will just ask for a better copy at which point you just stop following up with them and they forget it, large companies don't have the time to go beyond what is scripted in front of them, the employees do what they are told and not much more is expected of them. The risk is pretty low, I'm not suggesting people do this, but if your in a tough spot for some reason and need a name change its one way to do it.

 

[Crusade]

BTW I've heard people call in to blizzard tell them that their mom recently divorced their dad and they want to use their mother's maiden name because of a family pride issue, which worked.

 

[Dramatized]

Photoshop one lawl, seriously it's not like you are lieing to the government, they aren't going to put you in warcraft jail if they are suspicious, just make the photoshop passable and your golden.

forgery of documents, an illegal act

 

[Crusade]

forgery of documents, an illegal act

I would never suggest forging a legal document, one you create from scratch could be just as good. What you are saying is assuming Blizzard would even take any action.

 

[Dramatized]

I would never suggest forging a legal document, one you create from scratch could be just as good. What you are saying is assuming Blizzard would even take any action.

It's illegal to modify documents, as in passports, ID-cards etc - even with photoshop. I have no idea whether Blizz will take action or not, just pointing it out to people before they do it.

 

[CIHC]

Blizzard will take action upon it considering the fact that your trying to illegally change your account's last name by forging documentation that is suppose to be given to you and approved to you by a few officials within the government of your city or state. I quote from one of my lawyers that I actually decided I ask this too.

Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or counterfeits any bond, bid, proposal, contract, guarantee, security, official bond, public record, affidavit, or other writing for the purpose of defrauding the United States; or Whoever utters or publishes as true or possesses with intent to utter or publish as true, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited writing, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited; or Whoever transmits to, or presents at any office or to any officer of the United States, any such false, forged, altered, or counterfeited writing, knowing the same to be false, forged, altered, or counterfeited - Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.

tldr; DON'T FUCKING DO IT. Do you really want to run that kind of risk?

Simpler Solution - Governmental Name Change, costs 300 or so dollars in my state and you can easily change it back when your done.

 

[Crusade]

Key phrase to that description is "defrauding the United States" and "transmits to, or presents at any office or to any officer of the United States", there is a difference between the government and a private company, just like there would be a difference between an individual and a government official. For example you can exaggerate the truth when talking to others in conversations, but if you do that to a cop it could be considered obstruction of justice. There is also a difference between forging an official document and making something look official but it not really being that, and it's up to the business to decide for itself whether its acceptable or not. There are different laws depending on context and who you are talking to and what is actually being presented, but I won't push the issue any further, you guys make a good point to dissuade those that may take it too far or may actually end up breaking a law in the process regardless.