As a Webkinz collector, you work hard for your rare Webkinz items, whether they are exclusive items, event prizes or your pets’ PSIs. For this reason, it is very important that if you engage in trading these valued items, that you do so safely.
Recently, we are getting more and more reports of players trying to pull simple scams to trick players into trading their items for nothing in return. Let us be clear that such scams are not allowed and when caught, these players lose their access to KinzChat PLUS and may even lose their Webkinz account entirely.
SCAMS
SCAM 1: “I’ll send you eStore points for your item”
No they won’t. They will just take your items and you’ll get nothing. Trading for eStore points is not supported by our trading system, and it is not allowed. Report any player making this kind of offer immediately.
SCAM 2: “I’ll send you a Pet Code for your PSI”
No they won’t. It isn’t possible to send over a Pet Code anyway. And remember – Pet Codes are the keys to your account. If you use a Pet Code from someone you don’t know, they can use it to change your password and get into your account. Only ever use sealed Pet Codes, or codes directly ordered from the Ganz eStore. Report any player making this kind of offer immediately.
SCAM 3: “Give me your password and I’ll put a rare item on your account.”
No they won’t. What they will do is steal all of your rare items. This is a very common scam on other sites, including YouTube as well. If any player asks you for your password, they want to take your things. Please don’t fall for this, even if there are comments that say “This really works!”
RULES
To best protect your account and your items, please always follow these three simple rules:
RULE 1: Only trade items using our trading tables. This is the only allowable method of trading in the game. This system is secure and requires a double confirmation so you have two opportunities to make sure that you’re making the deal you want. Any other trade in the game is at your own risk and is not recommended.
RULE 2: KinzPost Gifting is not for trading. Gifting is just that, for sending gifts. If you expect something in return, it isn’t gifting. Again, see Rule 1 – only trade at the trading tables.
RULE 3: Never, ever give anyone your password. Not your cousin, not your best friend, not your classmate. Anyone who you give your password to has full access to your account and can do whatever they want on your account, including trading your items, gifting your items, or selling your items. You are responsible for everything that happens on your account, so if you gave someone access to your account, we cannot fix it if they do something that you didn’t want.
The security of your account is extremely important to us. Please use this information to keep your account and items safe, and please share this article with all of your friends who play Webkinz. The more players that know, the safer Webkinz World will be.
Don’t be a scammer!
So true. People try to scam me. It’s funny to see them at it.
I shared my password with my cousin, but we promised to NEVER send each other’s items away. She and I are BFFs anyway. Anyway, she is completely trustworthy!
Thanks for that important info!
I think that in a situation when it’s obvious that they’re trying to scam you, then you should still report them. Even if they didn’t fool you, imagine all the other poor kids they might have tricked! If you know for a fact that they’re attempting to break the rules, you should definitely report them, because the people who don’t find out until long after might not be able to. That’s just my opinion. :)
I agree, Fracktail, just be sure you were right, because you don’t want an innocent player being reported for no reason! :) There are lots of little kids on here, and once my little sibling seemed mean by accident on the computer, but she was trying to make people laugh by putting up sticking out tongue faces at them, serious faces, and then laughing, and sick faces. They thought it was funny, they did not mean to be rude, so just make sure that the person meant harm before you report someone. :) It could be an accident if they take off something you like, also. Just keep that in mind. :)
Gennelle, There was this player who called me a liar because I was asking for items in trade of food, and i was wearing estore clothes! I reported them. Should I have done that?
Report anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, katully. Our moderators will see it and review the situation.
Thank you! I’m new to this, so I didn’t know what I should report.
Y’know, people who do this are just too lazy to get their own rare items.
The scams, I mean.
Ganz, I gave my password to my bestie for one of my acounts so she can log on for me on special days that i am not there for. is this okay? if not, I will change my password immediately.
Ok i just read the rule that says don’t give anyone your password. i am going to change it right now :)
Can we share it with our parents\guardians?
If you’re an adult who can make an informed decision and take on the risk, then it’s your call. If you’re a child, please do not.
Sorry Genelle, I don’t really get what you mean. :)
Giving your password away if (obviously) not advised. To put it simply, what Gennelle means is adult players can make their own decisions as to who they wish to share their passwords with despite knowing the risks. Again, Ganz doesn’t advise this. Children should never share it.
Ok thanks Matt I will never share my password with anyone! (Unless my parents need it for something) But ONLY my parents! :) Thanks again!
i gave my BFFL my UN and PAS and she gave me mine i already know my sisters UN and PAS friend my BFFL shes hattie1020 and my sister soso580 and we are completely fine i knew my friend since 1st grade we only inprove eachothers accounts
i mean she gaave me hers but we promised to never ever give our webkinz info to anybody else but reletives in face my friend’s brother used to play webkinz and she got him to play a game in the acrade! he dosnt want to start up again though
I know hattie1020!!!
So glad this was and is refreshed i got ripped off before twice when i was new here the bye
Thank you so much for reposting those! My little sister had an account called beemiller4 and someone hacked it! I’m so glad that you deal with those kind of cheaters!
Aw I feel sorry for your little sister! The other day i was on kc+, and someone said that it was possible that they could send their estore points to my webkinz estore points! i was like no you cant do that, they kept on trying to persuade me, so i left. is this possible to send estore points to your webkinz estore points Ganz?
It’s technically possible to send Ganz eStore points to your Webkinz account but not back the other way. As stated above, PLEASE DO NOT TRADE items for eStore points.
Oh, Thanks Gennelle! I will never trade for points! (i don’t even have a ganz estore account lol) thanks for telling me! :)
I would not give my password to anyone else, but I did give it to my mom so she could get prizes for me on Parent Club.