Accepted Report: 76561198034320600/ - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Rep Fraud] Impersonation with intent to defraud
Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

Accused profile: 76561198034320600/

Victim profile: 76561197995429277

What happened? Description:

Added me to buy Misty Skull Detective Noir for 6 buds. He wanted to use a middleman for the trade. Looked up a middleman on steamrep that I was comfortable with. He had a 'friend' / other computer impersonate one of the Middlemen and wanted me to give my unusual to him.

Chat:
Nikos: Hi how can I help you?
KingofLions: hi
KingofLions: do u sell ur unusual?
Nikos: I am selling it, yes
KingofLions: how much for
Nikos: B/O is 6 buds
KingofLions: okay do u prefer buds or keys?
Nikos: Buds
KingofLions: let me buy the buds out of the steam market , wait for me would ya?
Nikos: Ok
KingofLions: before i do , how i make sure you wont backout once i buy them?
Nikos: You can check my steamrep if you want.
Nikos: I don't have any other offers right now, so I'll hold it for you
KingofLions: i already checked ur steamrep
KingofLions: xD
Nikos:
KingofLions: b4 u told me
KingofLions: but because some one backouted on me with 82 bucks
Nikos: Well, I don't have anything else I can really do other than give you my word.
KingofLions: it was the worst moment of my life
Nikos: But I'm not going to back down, assuming you give me 6 buds
Nikos: But I understand where you're coming from
KingofLions: do you friend on steam that u trust? andrew carne do u trust that guy?
Nikos: Yes, but I'm not going to get him involved in this trade right now.
Nikos: Both him and I are at work now lol
KingofLions: well
KingofLions: any differnet friend?
KingofLions: wait
KingofLions: where do u work at?
KingofLions: x
KingofLions: XD
KingofLions: u work and play steam games by the same time.
KingofLions: this generation..
KingofLions:
Nikos: Where are you going with this. I have the item in my inventory, I don't have any other decent offers right now.
Nikos: So, like I said, if you get 6 buds the hat is yours
KingofLions: i know m8 , but some jerk already backout on me with 82 bucks , you know its risky
KingofLions: RL money for virtual item
Nikos: I know it's risky, but I'm not moving my hat anywhere, unless it's a trade
Nikos: So, it's up to you whether you feel comfortable with that
Nikos: But like I said, I'm not going to back down if you get 6 buds
KingofLions: dunno like dont u have a friend on steam that u really trust who could help us out ?
KingofLions: Karas for example?
Nikos: What are you suggesting?
KingofLions: like i talk to friend of urs to explain to him to help us out
Nikos: Help out how?
KingofLions: hold ur unusual while i buy my buds so u wont change ur mind though.
Nikos: https://steamrep.com/list/M
Nikos: I'll use any of those guys there
Nikos: Not hassling my friends with this, sorry
KingofLions: i know vintage cobra
KingofLions: let me talk to him?
Nikos: Sure
Nikos: Why are you buying this unusual? You don't have any ref/stranges/unusuals/buds/keys in your backpack?
KingofLions: because my alt got hijacked
KingofLions: wait for steam support
KingofLions: to get it back
KingofLions: while i trade on this
KingofLions: there is new phishing method on outpost
KingofLions: like some one posts
KingofLions: he check out the new unusuals for the halloween
KingofLions: it looks the same as urs
KingofLions: i clicked and bam
KingofLions: hijacked..
Nikos: I see.
KingofLions: okay so the cobra guy added me , i am talking to him like he accepted my friend request
Nikos: So, out of curiousity, if I gave my unusual to this MM, and you bought the buds, and then I decided I didn't want to trade, what would you do?
Nikos: Not saying I would
Nikos: Just curious why we have to involve this guy.
Nikos: Doesn't make sense to me.
KingofLions: because it doesnt make any sense to me also
KingofLions: i am afraid to risk my money again
KingofLions: like it takes me while to get my own money to spend
KingofLions: like i am saving for college and i bearly get few cash to spend
KingofLions: you know what i am saying?
Nikos: Yes, but it's not a sunk cost
Nikos: You have buds, that's a commodity
Nikos: You can always buy hats with buds
KingofLions: but my favorite class is shpee , demo
KingofLions:
Nikos: Yeah, and there's lots of spy hats and demo hats out there
KingofLions: misty skull, Green energy
KingofLions: my favorite effects
KingofLions: Vintage Cobra: okay i get it add me to your chat
KingofLions: okay
October 16, 2014
12:12 PM - Your chat with KingofLions is now a multi-user chat.
12:12 PM - Vintage Cobra entered chat.
12:12 PM - Vintage Cobra (1): hi
12:12 PM - KingofLions: sup m8
12:12 PM - Nikos: Do you really think I believe this s✿✿✿?
12:12 PM - Nikos: Holy crap, you're pathetic
12:12 PM - Nikos: Why is his profile private?
12:12 PM - Nikos: When this is the real one: http://steamcommunity.com/id/proevox/
12:13 PM - Nikos: I'm not a f✿✿✿✿✿✿ idiot
12:13 PM - KingofLions: what are u talking about?
12:13 PM - Vintage Cobra (1): I changed my URL m8
12:13 PM - Vintage Cobra left chat.
12:13 PM - KingofLions left chat.​

Provide Evidence:

Refer to attached screenshots.

1-4 is of the chat. 5 shows the scammer's profile after clicking his name in the chat.​

Also, this is the link to the 'fake' middleman: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198156985720/

This is the real middleman he was impersonating: http://steamcommunity.com/id/proevox/

Hello @Nikos, Evidence reviewed and ready for admin to process.

Thank you! Let me know if you need any more information.

Accused Fake MM:
| steamname: KingofLions
| steam3ID: [U:1:196719992]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:98359996
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198156985720
| customURL:
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198156985720

Real V. Cobra:
| steamname: Vintage Cobra
| steam3ID: [U:1:25826175]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:12913087
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197986091903
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/proevox
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197986091903

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