Accepted Report: 76561197963405519 - ([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: 76561197963405519

Victim profile: 76561198028539550

What happened? Description:

User impersonating Steam Developer/TF2 Outpost Developer. Threatened to "Ban" my account when I wouldn't go through with the trade.

I believed he was legit up until he sent a trade offer

Things that gave it away:
- User's grammar got worse the longer the chat went on
- Inventory is private
- Constantly playing a game called "Steam Work Developers Valdation", but Validation is misspelled and it displays as a non-steam game
- Said I had to "send" him my items to verify that they were not duped/scams
- Banned on SteamRep, and the Morphine found in the TF2 Outpost is verified on SteamRep
- Not part of the TF2Outpost group (But the REAL Morphine is)
- Steam64 ID shown in picture on his profile doesn't match his own, leading me to assume he edited the image to look like he was the real deal

Another thing was that users that had recently added me (and had rejected) were on his friends lists. Had I gone further into those trades, I'm assuming the same thing would've happened

The other user involved in the trade seemed to be in on it, since he/she was not skeptical at all, and had linked me to the Fraudulent profile in the first place

| steamname: SQU1RRELLY
| steam3ID: [U:1:301992598]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:150996299
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198262258326
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/SQURRELLY
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198262258326​

Provide Evidence:

Chat log and Images show evidence​

Morphine: Greetings!
Morphine: How may I help and assist you?
[N-cognito]: Hello
[N-cognito]: A guy I am currently trading with wants Dev confirmation on whether or not either of the items we are trading are "Duped"
Morphine: Okay, then?
[N-cognito]: Not sure if you can do that, but he wants to be 100% sure
[N-cognito]: He apparently lost out on a large margin due to a duped item
[N-cognito]: Should I send you the links for the items
Morphine: Alright, I can help both of you in this transaction.
Morphine: I'm going to check both of your items, since my safety is upmost my priority.
Morphine: By the way, can you add him on this chat, so that I can discuss both of you?
[N-cognito]: Yeah, of course
Your chat with Morphine is now a multi-user chat.
Morphine has been invited to chat.
SQU1RRELLY has been invited to chat.
SQU1RRELLY entered chat.
SQU1RRELLY: hello
SQU1RRELLY: thanks god
[N-cognito]: Would you need just the names of the items being traded?
Morphine: Hello there! How may I assist and help both of you? Please state your purposes clearly.
SQU1RRELLY: about checking items if our items is duped or no we will make sure because last time i lost my pure keys too much such a badluck hope this is good
[N-cognito]: Squ1rrelly and I would be grateful if you could check our items for duping
Morphine: Do you agree with this matter, Mr.[N-cognito]?
[N-cognito]: Yeah
Morphine: I am available to help as long as both traders don't have any objections. So both traders are settled?
SQU1RRELLY: no objections im settled
[N-cognito]: Yep
Morphine: Kindly tell me what items are involved in the trade so that I can note it all down. Both traders are required to respond.
[N-cognito]: The items in specific are: Unusual Attendant (Miami Nights Effect) from me, and the Unusual Cold Killer (Blizzardy Storm Effect) from Squ1rrelly
SQU1RRELLY: yeah
SQU1RRELLY: my unsual cold killer
Morphine: Okay. I have noted the items involved in the trade. Just clarifying as I have to be strict here since your safety is my upmost priority.
[N-cognito]: Of course
SQU1RRELLY: ok
Morphine: By the way, before we proceed. I have both of your I.D's noted and have this entire conversations recorded for future reference and to improve the quality of my service.
[N-cognito]: I have no issue with that
SQU1RRELLY: ok
Morphine: And let me remind you traders that this conversation is been recorded for some reason like fraud violations. We are always minding your safety here and give a secured trade.
SQU1RRELLY: sounds good
[N-cognito]: Yeah
Morphine: Do both traders understand? To make sure that you're away from fraud and don't do anything stupid so that Steam will not charge you for it.
[N-cognito]: Understood
SQU1RRELLY: yeah
Morphine: I am going to check both of your items & offers using the "Item's Data Base Program©" - The tool which has the privelege and access to Steam Database for getting your items verified also to gather informations about it.
SQU1RRELLY: ok
Morphine: Your items will not leave and will not be taken from your inventory. Bare in mind that our Item Database cannot accept or decline any trade offers as it is not allowed.
[N-cognito]: Right
SQU1RRELLY: alright
Morphine: However they will need both of your trade offers for the items you are trading to be marked as "pending offer" on the system just to get a connection to get the data's needed from your items so that it can be verified. The verification will take about 2-5 minutes.
Morphine: Do both traders agree & understand?
[N-cognito]: Yes
SQU1RRELLY: i agree
Morphine: Okay so both traders are ready? If yes, Kindly turn on your Mobile Authenticators to connect on Steam.
SQU1RRELLY: done
Morphine: Just to recheck both traders status, both traders are ready?
[N-cognito]: Yes
SQU1RRELLY: yes
Morphine: Okay both traders, send me your offers and the items that needs to get verified here: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=431491429&token=84rud-EJ
Morphine: So that the Steam Database can check it. I will be checking both offers the same time.
SQU1RRELLY: ok sec
Morphine: Don't forget to confirm traders, And I won't be accepting any offers since it is just needed to be a pending offer.
SQU1RRELLY: sent
Morphine: Alright, Mr.SQU1RRELLY. I recieved your Unusual Cold Killer.
Morphine: How about you, Mr.[N-cognito]?
[N-cognito]: One second
Morphine: Okay, Inform me when you done.
Morphine: After sending, provide me your trade offer links, so that after I checked, I can easily distribute the trades for you.
SQU1RRELLY: ok here https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=301992598&token=7FIFG4Bz
Morphine: Alright, private your inventory, for a while.
SQU1RRELLY: ok done
[N-cognito]: One second, just being cautious, may I ask why you appear as "Banned" when I check steamrep?
Morphine: Alright listen.
[N-cognito]: Is it some sort of miscommunication with Steamrep?
Morphine: Since as developer, we're authorized to banned someone, I banned so many account because of the scammed/fake items.
Morphine: That's why I am banned on steamrep, don't worry. I am here to assist and protect away from scammed items, traders!
Morphine: By the way, are you sending your offer, Mr.[N-cognito], We're waiting you.
SQU1RRELLY: oh thats why you are banned from steamrep?
SQU1RRELLY: you made me afraid
SQU1RRELLY: xd
Morphine: You don't need to worry, Mr.SQU1RRELLY.
Morphine: Are you still there, Mr.[N-cognito]?
SQU1RRELLY: he didn't send yet?
Morphine: Yes, Mr.SQU1RRELLY.
Morphine (1): Once again, are you sending your offer, Mr.[N-cognito]?
SQU1RRELLY: HE CANT SEND IT
SQU1RRELLY: WASTING s✿✿✿
Morphine (1): Anyproblem, Mr.[N-cognito]?
[N-cognito]: Yeah, I won't trade until I get confirmation from one of the other devs on TF2 Outpost that you're the actual guy
SQU1RRELLY: HE CANT SEND IT PROBALY
Morphine (1): Mr,[N-cognito], You better tell at the first if you're not interested.
[N-cognito]: I was at first
Morphine (1): Stop wasting time, on this transaction.
Morphine (1): I won't accept you on TF2 Outpost.
[N-cognito]: But then I found another Morphine, one who is actually a part of the TF2Outpost group, and is SR Verified as so
[N-cognito]: I'm not looking to get scammed
Morphine (1): Yes, that's my main account.
Morphine (1): How should I scammed you?
Morphine (1): I have income a day, $1932.
Morphine (1): I don't need it, sorry for that.
SQU1RRELLY: yeah non sense
Morphine (1): I know, you're afraid on this transaction, As i said you don't need to worry about this transaction, calm Mr,SQU1RRELLY, Don't talk a moment, please.
Morphine (1): Your items will not leave and will not be taken from your inventory. Bare in mind that our Item Database cannot accept or decline any trade offers as it is not allowed.
Morphine (1): Since, its only pending offer, nothing will be worried, Mr.[N-cognito].
Morphine (1): I'm not going to cancel this transaction, You waste my time here, Mr.[N-cognito], bare in mind.
Morphine (1): If you're not going to do this, You know what will happen.
Morphine (1): You need some reason's because that's your items is scammed.
Morphine (1): You have 1 minute, to send your offer.
[N-cognito]: A mod would not threaten a user
Morphine (1): I'm not mod, I am developer.
Morphine (1): I guess, you're wasting this time.
Morphine (1): Make some reason's.
Morphine (1): By the way, I'm so sorry about this.
Morphine (1): Bare in mind, I won't forgive.
Morphine (1): If your (Steam Account), will be forced locked, If you will gonna help ask on Steam Support, We won't accept it anymore.
Morphine (1): I have reason about this.
SQU1RRELLY: can i cancel the offer now?
SQU1RRELLY: i need to go
Morphine (1): Okay, sure, Mr.SQU1RRELLY, your items is cleaned.
SQU1RRELLY: thanks god
SQU1RRELLY: bye
SQU1RRELLY left chat.

I was in contact with SQU1RRELLY, who I found to also be impersonating another user (http://steamcommunity.com/id/SQUIRRELLY). They use the actual users inventory to lure people in and then agree to trade, linking the already banned user