Accepted Report: 76561198161961026 - ([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: 76561198161961026

Victim profile: 76561197979013064

What happened? Description:

He added me for a unusual I'm selling. He quickly asked me to trade it to a friend in order to "make sure it is not duped". After sending him a tutorial on how to check for duped items without involving any trading, he still insisted I trade it to someone first. As I was not complying to his demands, he told me he was going to call "Sir RG Bacon" to be a middleman so I could trade it to him, giving me the url of the real profile (http://steamcommunity.com/id/RGBacon/) but adding me with a fake one (http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198156523572/).

This went on for a pretty long time, here is the funny part :

08:53 - -777-: hi
08:54 - LOL: hello
08:54 - LOL: still have the unusual hat ?
08:54 - -777-: yes
08:55 - LOL: may i know how many keys for it?
08:55 - -777-: Short owner history.
Desc reference is from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Price : 15 keys
Only pure.
08:55 - LOL: ok ok
08:55 - LOL: i can get some
08:55 - LOL: let me get it first ok
08:55 - -777-: sure
08:56 - LOL: but wait is your hat clean ?
08:56 - -777-: yes
08:56 - LOL: can I double check it ?
08:56 - -777-: do as you please
08:56 - -777-:
08:56 - LOL: do u have a trusted friend online atm?
08:57 - LOL: ?
08:57 - -777-: why are you asking this ?
08:57 - LOL: because he might help us checking your hat
08:58 - LOL: can u let him hold ur hat? so that i can check it in his invent.
08:58 - -777-: can't you check directly in mine ?
08:59 - LOL: i checked it already in yours
08:59 - LOL: and now i want to check it in the Bp of your friend
08:59 - -777-: how does that make any difference ?
08:59 - LOL: it will prove duped or not
09:00 - -777-: let me a sec
09:01 - LOL: kk
09:04 - LOL: done ?
09:04 - -777-:
09:04 - -777-: there
09:04 - -777-: a short tutorial on how to check if it's duped without involving any tier
09:05 - LOL: nah sorry if i cant check it in your friends inventory i cant waste money on in
09:05 - -777-: but if this you can check if it's duped
09:05 - -777-: if = with *
09:06 - -777-: history of item is short, I'd rather keep it that way as people tend to prefer it
09:08 - LOL: just trade it to your friends ok so that i can check it properly
09:10 - LOL: ??
09:11 - LOL: done ?
09:11 - -777-: I have nobody to bother on my friend list with that right now
09:11 - -777-: check the video it's very instructive
09:11 - LOL: why ?
09:11 - LOL: can we ask ADMIN to check it for use ?
09:12 - LOL: us*
09:12 - LOL: ?
09:12 - -777-: I still don't see why you need me to trade it to someone else
09:13 - LOL: because thats the way of checking
09:13 - LOL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/RGBacon/
09:13 - LOL: Sir RG bacon
09:13 - LOL: LVL 37
09:13 - LOL: +100 pages of reputation
09:13 - LOL: i will add him to help us
09:13 - -777-: lol
09:14 - -777-: no
09:14 - LOL: why
09:14 - -777-: the video I've sent you explains how you get access to the item history
09:14 - LOL: how could i check it if i cant see it in another account ?
09:14 - -777-: then you can simply check each inventory
09:14 - -777-: to see if there is another one
09:14 - LOL: but i want to double check it by all available means
09:15 - LOL: thats why i want you to trade it to your trusted friend
09:15 - LOL: i will add him ok ?
09:15 - -777-: you don't have 15 keys anyway
09:15 - LOL: then i can order it from a friend
09:16 - LOL: through a paypal
09:16 - LOL: its easy to order through paypal and i can have discounts
09:16 - LOL: ok ? so i can add Sir RG BACON
09:17 - LOL: added
09:17 - LOL: ok ok here he is
samedi 17 janvier 2015
09:17 - Your chat with LOL is now a multi-user chat.
09:17 - -777-: lol
09:17 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade]. entered chat.
09:17 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: hello there traders
09:17 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: how can I help you both
09:17 - LOL: sir we want you to help us checking unusual hat
09:18 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: ahh ok just trade it to me
09:18 - -777-: Bacon is a nice guy
09:18 - -777-: hi Bacon
09:18 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: tnx by the way
09:18 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: trade it to now so your buyer can check it
09:19 - LOL: done ?
09:19 - LOL: so i can check it
09:19 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: not yet
09:19 - -777-: it's always good to have a private profile when you act as a tier in trading
09:19 - LOL: ok sir
09:19 - -777-: WELL LOL
09:19 - LOL: what ?
09:19 - -777-: let me get this straight
09:19 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: What do you mean ?
09:19 - LOL: what ?
09:19 - -777-: this is getting way too far
09:20 - LOL: no its not i just want to check it
09:20 - LOL: because i dont want to buy dupes
09:20 - LOL: all i want is to check it
09:20 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: done arguing ?
09:20 - LOL: nope
09:20 - -777-: and you really believe I will fall for this
09:20 - LOL: fall for what ?
09:20 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT 777 ?
09:22 - -777-: dude
09:22 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: i think this trade will be over right now
09:22 - LOL: no sir please
09:22 - -777-: nobody would act as a tier with a private profile
09:22 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: but seems 777 dont want my help
09:22 - -777-: it's getting dumb
09:22 - LOL: be patience sir
09:23 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: are you a kid 777 ?
09:23 - -777-: lol
09:23 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: because you dont know the forum
09:23 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: all midmans should private there profile on steam
09:24 - -777-: and so you expect anyone
09:24 - -777-: to trade away a valuable item
09:24 - -777-: to a privatre profile
09:24 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: away ?
09:24 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: trade away ?
09:24 - -777-: because he sees the name of it
09:24 - -777-: right ?
09:25 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: i will trade it back to you after LOL check it
09:25 - -777-: because you're a honest guy, right
09:25 - LOL: sir RG bacon is not like that
09:25 - -777-: dude
09:25 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: dont worry i will trade it back to you after you buyer check it ok ?
09:25 - -777-: HO OK THEN SRY
09:25 - LOL: we know sir
09:26 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: Ok good bye to both of you
09:26 - -777-: cya
09:26 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade].: GL finding someon can hold you items
09:26 - [RG]Bacon [/r/tf2trade]. left chat.
09:26 - LOL: what did you do dude ?
09:26 - -777-: omg I ruined it
09:26 - -777-: sry
09:26 - LOL: jeeez
09:26 - LOL: all i want is to check the hat
09:26 - -777-: I regret now
09:27 - LOL: you miss the chance
09:27 - LOL: if ever you have a trusted friend we can complete this trade again
09:27 - -777-: so I still got 1 chance, right ?
09:28 - -777-: haha
09:28 - LOL: yes if you have a friend
09:28 - LOL: laughing for ?​

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Attempted same thing for me, though I didn't follow through to the actual impersonation phase.

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