Accepted Report: 76561198176954605 - ([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: 76561198176954605

Victim profile: 76561198074688123

What happened? Description:

Come back added me and tried to do the typical middleman scam, even though I link the guide I wrote regarding middleman scams to him. I baited him and even put a hat up a couple times to keep him/them on the line. In the end, I got bored, admitted my awareness of the situation and his fake vintage cobra account went offline and he made his profile private.

Chat logs below. I didn't lose any items, thus my inventory history is irrelevant. No trade occurred.​

Provide Evidence:

fake vintage cobra





1:21 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: mate???!
1:21 AM - jun ✿: ye
1:21 AM - jun ✿: s
1:22 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: and im afraid i cant trade with you bro. i can overpay but if you dont have a friend that can help us then im so sorry its for my own security. please understand
1:22 AM - jun ✿: hey
1:22 AM - jun ✿: we can talk about it
1:23 AM - jun ✿: u can hear?
1:23 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: nope
1:23 AM - jun ✿: y not
1:23 AM - jun ✿: you don't want to discuss?
1:23 AM - jun ✿: i will let the veil go for 12 buds
1:23 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: bye mate
1:23 AM - jun ✿: no wait
1:23 AM - jun ✿: pls
1:23 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: you were just trolling me
1:23 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: ./.
1:23 AM - jun ✿: hey
1:23 AM - jun ✿: how about you find a trusted middleman?
1:24 AM - jun ✿: all of my good ones are busy i guess
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: here
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: a steamre middleman and admin
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: form steamrep.com
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197986091903
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: http://steamcommunity.com/id/proevox/
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: is he fine?
1:24 AM - jun ✿: yes
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: dont worry ill pay for the cost of transaction
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: is he fine sir?
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: you checked him?
1:24 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: so i can contact and hire him now
1:25 AM - jun ✿: ye
1:25 AM - jun ✿: s
1:25 AM - jun ✿: he is perfect
1:25 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: ok hold let
1:25 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: let me talk to him
1:25 AM - jun ✿: ok
1:27 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: heres teh chat mate
1:27 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: ★ Come Back #nosound: hello sir
Vintage Cobra : good day trader
Vintage Cobra : how can i help you?
★ Come Back #nosound: can you help me?
★ Come Back #nosound: i have problem about trading becasue some item change after trade
★ Come Back #nosound: can you hold his unusual for a moment
★ Come Back #nosound: so i can check if its clean
Vintage Cobra : ive already heard that issue trader
Vintage Cobra : its fine with me
★ Come Back #nosound: ok sir thanks
★ Come Back #nosound: can you hold his unusaul for a sec?
★ Come Back #nosound: after i check if not duped and the unsuaul doesnt change on your inventory
★ Come Back #nosound: you return it back to him ok?
★ Come Back #nosound: so we can both trade
★ Come Back #nosound: is that fine sir Cobra?
Vintage Cobra : sure
Vintage Cobra : can i ask for a small tip for this?
★ Come Back #nosound: sure sir
★ Come Back #nosound: is 1 key enough?
Vintage Cobra : yes that would be fine with me
★ Come Back #nosound: ok thanks sir
Vintage Cobra : invite me to chat now so we can procee
1:27 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: should i invite him now?
1:27 AM - jun ✿: ok
1:27 AM - jun ✿: sure
1:29 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: trading now?
1:29 AM - jun ✿: yes
1:29 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: stop trolling please
1:29 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: if your serious here
1:29 AM - jun ✿: not trolling jesus
1:29 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: ok
1:29 AM - jun ✿: the trade had an error
1:29 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: trading him now?
1:31 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: done?
1:32 AM - jun ✿: hmmm
1:32 AM - jun ✿: so
1:32 AM - ★ Come Back #nosound: done?
1:33 AM - jun ✿: I have known this was a middleman scam attempt since the minute you traded me. I just wanted to f✿✿✿ with you and gather as much evidence as I needed for Steamrep. if you had clicked my link, you would have seen that I wrote a guide on how to AVOID MIDDLEMAN SCAMS such as this one. Your fake profiles are hilarious, too.
1:33 AM - jun ✿: So.. eat s✿✿✿​

| steamname: Unknown
| steam3ID: [U:1:216769531]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:108384765
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198177035259
| customURL:
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198177035259

Here is the info for the fake vintage cobra account.

He just tried the same thing on me. I dont have the patience to gather evidence so I blocked him early. Man this scam is really not too smart is it?

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