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Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by AshtonCyBearGuide on Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:20 pm

We recently received an email from a guest saying that Build-A-Bear Workshop emailed and asked for a home address. We will never email you and ask you for personal information. If you receive an email that says you won pawsome virtual stuff and to just send your mailing address and they will send you the stuff – do not believe it. This is not an email from us. Also, all emails from Build-A-Bear Workshop will come from @buildabear.com, not any other email provider e.g., hotmail.com, yahoo.com gmail.com. If you have received an email and are in doubt, please email vwhelp@buildabear.com and we will verify if it is real.

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by Test on Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:30 pm

Okay, thank you Ashton. I recently recieved a message on a site from a 'babwassociate' who said they worked at BABW. She said she would give me a free online build a bear and credits if I gave her my BABV account details (of which I did not fall for) So I just wanted to say I think there is a hacker on a site (I cannot mention offsite names, so I will just say 'on a site')

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by AAInsider on Thu Aug 05, 2010 4:44 pm

Great Tips!

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by JoeCyBearGuide on Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:35 pm

*Test* wrote:Okay, thank you Ashton. I recently recieved a message on a site from a 'babwassociate' who said they worked at BABW. She said she would give me a free online build a bear and credits if I gave her my BABV account details (of which I did not fall for) So I just wanted to say I think there is a hacker on a site (I cannot mention offsite names, so I will just say 'on a site')


Good job there *Test*. These scammers usually lure players by saying they'll be giving out free-stuff.

Like what Ashton posted, whenever you guys are in doubt, email vwhelp@buildabear.com.


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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by GreenEarthGirl123 on Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:58 pm

Yeah i got an email weeks ago from @live.com that said that some accounts were going to be deleted and that i had to send in my babv username and password so my account wouldn't be deleted. Of course i did not reply but i have been getting them alot.

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by zoeybearsrule200 on Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:03 pm

OMG thank you! I haven't got anythig like that yet, but I will keep my eye open

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by ValarieCuddles3 on Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:58 pm

thanks for the headups!

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by CarlyAllHeart261 on Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:59 pm

Thank you for the information Ashton!

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by ValarieCuddles3 on Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:01 pm

Edited/ Please do not spam the board
-HamptonBear

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by Eddy on Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:51 pm

thanks

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by xXBlackCatXx on Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:08 am

Thanks Now i know to keep my eyes open this has not yet happened to me

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by JanetBanana21 on Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:19 am

Thanks for the info!

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by DinnergirlSam47 on Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:21 am

Yes Thank you

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Re: Warning: Do not give out your personal information

Post by kristylucky1 on Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:32 am

Phew! Thanks Ashton!

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