Accepted Report: 76561198297031885 - ([CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Accomplice] Alternate account of hijacker or scammer
Virtual item type involved: [CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items

Accused profile: 76561198297031885

Victim profile: 76561197978466118

What happened? Description:

Tried to use the following scam (explained by reddit) to me:
"Verify items scam The scammer will ask you to trade your items to an IRL friend your trust to "verify" the items or to prove that you are trustworthy. The scammer then copies your name and avatar and proceeds to invite your friend to trade and makes off with the items. Scammer's may also ask you to send your items to a "trustworthy middleman" for "inspection", but however trustworthy they may appear to be, they are in on the scam and out to steal your items."

However I am not naive so I did not fall for this, but some might fall for it. So I wanted to tell the people about him. He just added me upon my Reddit GlobalOffensiveTrade thread and tried to scam me.

For further details take a look into the screenshot​

Provide Evidence:

Code:

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charcoal: hey
charcoal: is your knife still up for a trade
cReAtiVee: yes
cReAtiVee: do you have a karambit dopple p2?
charcoal: i have m9 marble mw
charcoal: but i can trade it for karambit doppler p2
charcoal: if you interested
cReAtiVee: i am only interested in karambit doppler p2
charcoal: for your m9 and some skins right ?
cReAtiVee: yes
charcoal: after my game
charcoal: i will send an offer
cReAtiVee: ok
charcoal: btw how did you get your knife and skins
charcoal: before i send an offer
cReAtiVee: bought them from steam market and opskins (knife)
charcoal: oh first knife ?
charcoal: just want to make sure first man
cReAtiVee: second
charcoal: that your knife and skins is not one of those casino items now on game
charcoal: that after done trading it wont apear on the inventory
cReAtiVee: i am a normal guy and my steam account is from 2005
cReAtiVee: so ye
cReAtiVee: i am not scammer, but i have to be sure you arent either
charcoal: but can i assure its not ?
charcoal: mybe you have irl friend or trusted someone there
charcoal: that online on your list atm
cReAtiVee: i dont have irl friends in steam so no. only possiblity is that i can trade it to my smurf
cReAtiVee: also i can show you my purchase from opskins
cReAtiVee: where i got it "traded" from
charcoal: because we need both accounts online like us not on web or mobile
charcoal: i maen like online on csgo
charcoal: and we need to do it normal trade not steam offer man
charcoal: mybe you can find someone there
cReAtiVee: I WILL ONLY TRADE IT TO MY SMURF AND THEN I WILL ONLY ACCEPT A STEAM TRADE OFFER WITH THE GOOD I WANT
cReAtiVee: and if you dont agree then f✿✿✿ off scammer
charcoal: i dont need the name of your friend man
charcoal: and no groupchats involvo like scammers do
cReAtiVee: Friend impersonation scam During trade negotiations, the scammer will agree to the trade only if you briefly give the item(s) to a person of your choice on your friends list, who would then return them to you so you could make the trade. Once you trade away the item, a steam account impersonating you will try to get the item(s) from your friend. This form of impersonation is especially effective because your friend has no reason to be suspicious and is likely not aware of common scams, and so more likely to fall for the act. If someone asks you to trade an item to a friend and back for any reason, it's almost certainly a scam attempt.

Verify items scam The scammer will ask you to trade your items to an IRL friend your trust to "verify" the items or to prove that you are trustworthy. The scammer then copies your name and avatar and proceeds to invite your friend to trade and makes off with the items. Scammer's may also ask you to send your items to a "trustworthy middleman" for "inspection", but however trustworthy they may appear to be, they are in on the scam and out to steal your items.
cReAtiVee: i am not a stupid kiddie you can scam dude
cReAtiVee: there is no verify of items
cReAtiVee: if it is a steam trade
cReAtiVee: there will be an exchange
cReAtiVee: send me an steam offer or i will block and report you for scamming
cReAtiVee: so?
cReAtiVee: i will report you with screens to reddit and steamrep and steam
cReAtiVee: ok no answer is still an answer
charcoal is now Offline.

You can close this. I just received a message from Steam staff that my report to Steam has caused a trade ban to this guy.

(see his profile: http://steamcommunity.com/id/RNG21341235621342345234523423/)

Hello @cReAtiVee,

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