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I'm being impersonated

Discussion in 'SteamRep General Discussion' started by infernojo3117, Aug 19, 2014.

  1. infernojo3117

    infernojo3117 New User

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    Someone is using my account name and picture posing as me. His profile is here
    http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198120866726/

    This is my profile
    http://steamcommunity.com/id/infernojo3117

    I am unsure if this guy is just trolling or using my reputation to scam people.
    People know me from my Youtube channel. https://www.youtube.com/user/infernojo3117
    If you have received a message from someone posing as me it is not me.
    How should i go about this? He does not reply to my questions and has yet to change his name.
    He has used my name before when i checked his previous aliases (8th down the list "infernojo3117")
    What should i do?
  2. infernojo3117

    infernojo3117 New User

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    *Edit* He has since changed his name. Which i am assuming is a good thing
  3. SIVARTZ

    SIVARTZ Retired Staff

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  4. tohico

    tohico New User

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    Hello,

    I'm being impersonated as well, as you can see here: http://steamcommunity.com/search/users/#filter=users&text=tohico

    The reports requires evidence, like a screenshot of the conversation. I obviously don't have it, a person he's trying to scam will have that. So my question is, is it worth a short of reporting them here or should I just wait till someone gets scammed while hoping they'll report him here? Since those are all private and new profiles created with my name ("tohico" doesn't mean anything, i made it up) and with mine avatar (no one knows this picture these days), so we can pretty much say what they're up to...
  5. Xenophobia

    Xenophobia Retired Staff

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    Best to report them before they scam somebody. If you believe they are trying to scam or abuse your reputation and good name, then create a report.
  6. tohico

    tohico New User

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    Okay, thank you for your reply. I wasn't sure whether I can post it without the screenshot. Also, may I report them all at once or should I make a report for each impersonator?
  7. Xenophobia

    Xenophobia Retired Staff

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    If there's multiple people impersonating you, you could probably just make one report to save everyone time.
  8. tohico

    tohico New User

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    Okay, I'll make it right away. Thank you :)