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Steam released their own scam prevention guide

Discussion in 'SteamRep General Discussion' started by Salmon, Jun 25, 2015.

  1. Salmon

    Salmon Caution on SteamRep

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    Salmon, Jun 25, 2015
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  2. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    Well many years too late but at least they finally written up something. I still don't agree with the default opt in on the confirmation email notifications. They need to be more upfront with people on these things and let you Opt-in on something being added.
    Horse, Jun 25, 2015
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  3. SilentReaper(SR)

    SilentReaper(SR) Retired Staff

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    Everybody disables those, and steam support then says: nope.
    SilentReaper(SR), Jun 25, 2015
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  4. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    You can't fix stupid no matter what you do... and that is their "nuke" factor or method to try to fix it.
    Horse, Jun 25, 2015
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    SIVARTZ Retired Staff

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    If there ever was a statement made that deserves an applause its this one.;)
    SIVARTZ, Jun 25, 2015
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  6. Salmon

    Salmon Caution on SteamRep

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    You can't fix greed either, though greed and stupid go hand in hand.

    I was helping someone the other day with making their report. Dude got offered $200 something for an item that was $130 on market. I asked him why he thought the scammer would overpay like that, and he said he was thinking of the price of the item in six months - he thought since it was one of the new operation guns, that after the operation ended it would shoot up in price and be worth that much. I facedesked quite hard.
    Salmon, Jun 25, 2015
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  7. SilentReaper(SR)

    SilentReaper(SR) Retired Staff

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    I'll amend my sig....
    SilentReaper(SR), Jun 25, 2015
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  8. Blissharmony

    Blissharmony New User

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    At least having it on steam makes it easier to access, the more places that there are anti-scam tips the better. That's what I believe anyway.
    Blissharmony, Jun 30, 2015
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  9. Salmon

    Salmon Caution on SteamRep

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    It's also a lot easier to link to people who are new to trading.
    Salmon, Jun 30, 2015
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