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Archived Report: 76561198043190217 - (Alert -Rambo / [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by KyLeXJeM, Feb 17, 2014.

  1. KyLeXJeM

    KyLeXJeM New User

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    Scam Report

    Report Type: [Item Fraud] Misrepresenting virtual items
    Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

    Accused profile: 76561198043190217 (Alert -Rambo)

    Victim profile: 76561198064266574

    What happened? Description:
    Last October 2013, I just picked him among the traders around, and we were talking about some trading issues. That was until he insisted in selling his Lv. 99 Vintage Officer's Ushanka to me, saying that it costs 4-5 keys because of its level and said to have "hidden" bonuses, in which I've looked upon as very convincing upon checking backpack.tf saying that it costs 5 keys w/ bonuses. I wasn't thinking of this as a problem with the algorithm for item prices until I just checked my backpack recently from the site, saying it now costs 1 key only, realizing that he just scammed me to get my keys, suffering a huge loss...​

    Provide Evidence:
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    http://i.imgur.com/mltrDMK.jpg (From inventory history, shows that I traded my 4 keys for the hat)
    http://i.imgur.com/M9e62p4.jpg (Shows the price of the hat from backpack.tf, showing that he scammed me for my 4 keys)
    http://i.imgur.com/SN1vb7l.jpg (The hat's history from TF2OP, showing that Alert -Rambo previously owned the hat)

    http://forums.backpack.tf/index.php?app=tickets&showticket=585 (Made a forum ticket with regards of the price just to make sure if this was a bug or an incorrection of price that took me into this, closed just recently)​

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  2. Thomas Matthias

    Thomas Matthias Retired Staff

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    Do you have pictures of the original agreement?
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  3. KyLeXJeM

    KyLeXJeM New User

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    Unfortunately, due to that it happened for like few months ago, I weren't able to record the agreement. As If I wasn't aware about the scam so much, that I took upon the idea of having the hat worth 4 or 5 keys. That was only until that when I double-checked the hat's price from another site, it only costs nothing else but a key. Sorry about that, But I couldn't somehow seem to keep record of the most people I'm trading with.

    But all I can say about it is that we just talked about trading, and told me about the hat, I was convinced that it costs 4 keys, and traded so and we left each other. I even tried messaging him from one of his administered groups to ask him for a refund, but to no avail, telling that I can still sell the hat at that price. Eventually, he kicked me from the group. There's no other way I can ever speak to him about this, most probably...
  4. KyLeXJeM

    KyLeXJeM New User

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    Here's the group where I'm currently kicked for asking him for a refund there: steamcommunity.com/groups/Probountyhunters

    I tried that method because I cannot add him anymore as a friend and tell him about this, so I took the option...
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    KyLeXJeM New User

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  6. Clive

    Clive SteamRep Admin

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    Without screenshots of the chat, there is nothing we can do. Archiving.