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Accepted 76561198024134094 (Gangnam Style Potato)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by Alex From Security, Mar 17, 2013.

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  1. Alex From Security

    Alex From Security New User

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    I am posting on regards to someone else that is ( I believe ) new to paypal trading and whatnot. Here is the information . http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2trade/comments/1ah6in/q_i_got_scammed_please_help/

    Victim:
    |steamID: ThisBlue Rags
    |steamID32: STEAM_0:1:41304725
    |steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198042875179
    |customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/thisblue
    |steamrepURL: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198042875179

    Scammer:
    |steamID: Gangnam style potato
    |steamID32: STEAM_0:0:31934183
    |steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198024134094
    |customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/lovinpotato
    |steamrepURL: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198024134094

    Chat Log:
    Thanks: Gangnam style potato: hello
    ThisBlue • Rags: Hey
    ThisBlue • Rags: You were selling a bud?
    ThisBlue • Rags: For pp?
    Gangnam style potato: yep
    ThisBlue • Rags: Sick, would you do $30 USD
    ThisBlue • Rags: ?
    Gangnam style potato: no, sorry
    ThisBlue • Rags: Hmm, meet in the middle?
    ThisBlue • Rags: $31?
    Gangnam style potato: ok, but with your fee
    ThisBlue • Rags: Sure thing
    ThisBlue • Rags: http://forums.sourceop.com/threads/138368-ThisBlue-s-Rep-Thread?p=1449627&highlight=#post1449627
    ThisBlue • Rags: Here is my rep thread
    ThisBlue • Rags: paypal info?
    Gangnam style potato: erm
    Gangnam style potato: [email protected]
    Gangnam style potato: that's my pp mail
    ThisBlue • Rags: Sent
    ThisBlue • Rags: Janusz Kowalski?
    Gangnam style potato: yep
    ThisBlue • Rags: Did you check?
    Gangnam style potato is now Offline.

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    The victim sent $31 USD to the scammer for 1 earbud. The Scammer did not follow up.
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  2. Sari

    Sari Helpful Member

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    Hello, could the victim provide a screenshot of their inventory history throughout the whole day showing that he did not recieve the buds? Also since he is the victim, he may have to be the one that reports the scammer.
  3. Alex From Security

    Alex From Security New User

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    I did if for him helping him out since he did not know how to file a report. ^_^
    Here is a shot of his item history
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    And here is a shot of me adding the scammer and him ignoring me.
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  4. Sjru

    Sjru Retired Staff

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    Hello! Thank you for your report! An SR admin will investigate this in a while!
  5. Gangnam style potato

    Gangnam style potato New User

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    Hidden Content:
    **Hidden Content: Content of this hidden block can only be seen by members of (usergroups: Administrative, Moderating).**
    Sorry, I'm not donating people with extra pair of buds

    *Edited for the user's protection
  6. ThisBlue • Rags

    ThisBlue • Rags New User

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    I am the victim of this guy, and I have some more proof.
    Here is the complete first page of my history in an imgur album: http://imgur.com/a/zWaaA
    He also has a hidden profile.
  7. ThisBlue • Rags

    ThisBlue • Rags New User

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    scammer.png
    Scammer2.png

    Here are some screenshots of his private profile, and the fact that he has blocked me, and I can not add him.
    These are taken from the both steam, and browser steam
  8. Gangnam style potato

    Gangnam style potato New User

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    Why has my screen been deleted? What's going on here?
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    Gangnam style potato New User

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  10. HelenAngel

    HelenAngel Retired Staff

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    Gangnam Style Potato (nice name, btw- I really do like it), I hid your post so it's visible to admins & mods only because it has your Steam username in it. It's just for your own protection as some users don't want others to know their username. It's entirely standard procedure. So sorry, I should have been more clear.

    After reviewing the evidence as well as additional evidence gathered, Gangnam Style Potato did not trade buds to 76561198042875179, who is the victim in question. Therefore I am marking Gangnam Style Potato with a scammer tag.

    Gangnam Style Potato traded the buds to his friend, 76561198057875359, who is a marked scammer and was using ThisBlue's name at the time so that it would appear that the trade took place. They have been friends since January, so it wasn't an impersonation scam. The two were clearly working together to try to get away with this scam.

    Thank you for the report. :)
    Alex From Security likes this.
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