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Old 03-20-2009, 04:55 PM
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Non-vB Site Asking For vBulletin Customer Number?

Recently, i went to register on forums.webdosser.com

I noted in thier registration process they ask for my vBulletin customer number.

I have 2 queries;

1) is this safe to give out, and are they allowed to ask it?
2) if it is, where would mine be? I use firefox and it remembers passwords and the like.

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Old 03-20-2009, 04:58 PM
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Non-vB Site Asking For vBulletin Customer Number?

Recently, i went to register on forums.webdosser.com

I noted in thier registration process they ask for my vBulletin customer number.

I have 2 queries;

1) is this safe to give out, and are they allowed to ask it?
2) if it is, where would mine be? I use firefox and it remembers passwords and the like.
No way man, Thats Damm Cheeky if you ask me

That site is not affilated or anyway involved with VBulletin at all, Giving them your customer number, you might as well give them all your online banking details :erm:
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Old 03-20-2009, 05:21 PM
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They have no legal way of checking your customer details with Jelsoft/vBulletin .

Would you send me your credit card number if I said I had to have it for registration on my forum?

You would be crazy to give them that information,simple answer DONT!!!

Think about this a minute,they get your username,email,IP address and your customer number .......... goodbye to your licence,
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Thats what I thought, hence why I closed the tab, came straight here to ask.
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Thats what I thought, hence why I closed the tab, came straight here to ask.
Thats cool mikey

God knows why they would ask for your VB Customer number for, I belong to a few VB type forums, Styles and Coding types of forums and never has anyone asked me for my VB customer number. I guess that the admin added that hoping that someone would be gullible enough to give it to them.

Glad you didn't and came and posted here, let this be a warning for other members

NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR VBULLETIN CUSTOMER NUMBER


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I don't understand why they need YOUR vb number to join a forum?haha

What happens if you don't own a forum? I wouldn't join them at all!!
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They are allowed to ask for it, but you are not allowed to disclose that information.

PS You should never give out your customernumber to anyone but in a support ticket at vB.com.
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