Declined Report: 76561198055715755 - (Mrey / [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Money] PayPal scam or scam attempt
Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

Accused profile: 76561198055715755 (Mrey)

Victim profile: 76561198044192979

What happened? Description:

PREFACE: I was added by Mrey around a week ago while I was sleeping. As such, attempts to communicate & match schedules was unsuccessful for a while. However, last night, as I was very busy with managing multiple real-life projects & TF2 trades, Mrey logged on & contacted me at about 5:30 AM. He asked how many keys & buds I had. At the time, I said that I have 45 keys & 2 buds. He said "okay" and asked me to message him in about an hour when he has the funds. As it was late at night, I told him to wait 5 hours so I could get some sleep in. We agreed.

The attached pictures detail the exchange that led to me figuring out a pending report on his name, the confusion about the impersonator Jessica, how the impersonator Jessica & Mrey have colluded to defraud people (bard may even be in on it too), and how the impersonator Jessica is attempting to make multiple accounts to get past his trade probation.

NOTE: As I figure out that he "struggles" with English, I attempt to simplify my context to coerce more information out of him while devaluing my trade proposition -- the initial trade offer was too risky, and I initially assumed that he was going to send me Paypal fees and chargeback. By devaluing my trade to that of only 1 bud, I also learn that he's implying that I send him (or "his friend") the items first before I receive any payment.​

Provide Evidence:

Transcript:

Never tell your password to anyone.
Friday, April 25, 2014
11:17 AM - Lemonade Candy: hi, sorry i just woke up
11:17 AM - Lemonade Candy: needed a few hours of sleep man
12:18 PM - Mrey is now Online.
12:18 PM - Mrey: hi
12:26 PM - Lemonade Candy: hi
12:26 PM - Lemonade Candy: can we do the trade now?
12:27 PM - Mrey: yeah
12:27 PM - Lemonade Candy: how many keys are you looking to buy?
12:27 PM - Mrey: 45 and 2 buds
12:27 PM - Mrey: how much in total?
12:28 PM - Lemonade Candy: $129 USD
12:28 PM - Lemonade Candy: excuse me, $128 USD
12:28 PM - Mrey: email please?
12:28 PM - Lemonade Candy: let me send you some terms of agreement first if that's OK
12:29 PM - Mrey: sure
12:29 PM - Lemonade Candy: My PayPal email is [email protected]

Ensure that you're sending the money to the right e-mail. You will not be reimbursed if you send money to the wrong e-mail address.

YOU have to cover all necessary fees. The trade will not proceed until all funds have been delivered. Failure to burden the fees will stall the transaction & may warrant a cancellation of trade (refund of received funds will be given.)

When you send money through Paypal, you MUST use the "I'm sending money to family or friends" option.

The currency type must be USD - U.S. Dollars. If you are converting your currency, you must bear all conversion expenses & additional fees.

When you send a gift via Paypal, you MUST include the following note. Failure to include the following note & substitute the appropriate fields will stall the transaction until the noted payment is received:

Subject: 76561198055715755

I (76561198055715755) am purchasing 45 keys & 2 buds for $128 from (76561198044192979). This is a non-refundable transaction for virtual items. Any payment manipulation or fraud -- including, but not limited to, chargebacks -- will result in a SteamRep violation & a marked account.
12:29 PM - Lemonade Candy: any questions or concerns?
12:30 PM - Mrey: allright
12:33 PM - Lemonade Candy: hey man, i don't know if i fully feel comfortable
12:33 PM - Lemonade Candy: with doing this trade with you
12:33 PM - Lemonade Candy: you have a pending report on steamrep
12:33 PM - Lemonade Candy: for defrauding someone
12:33 PM - Lemonade Candy: mind explaining what happened?
12:33 PM - Lemonade Candy: http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/report-76561198055715755-mrey-tf2-team-fortress-2-items.63129/
12:33 PM - Mrey: i don't know why
12:34 PM - Mrey: so we can have a deal or not?
12:35 PM - Lemonade Candy: hold on one second
12:36 PM - Lemonade Candy: yeah, i think i'm going to wait for this pending report to pass
12:37 PM - Lemonade Candy: before we go through with anything
12:37 PM - Lemonade Candy: sorry man. everything was clear with you up until today
12:37 PM - Lemonade Candy: if you could please tell me what was going on there, we might be able to still work this out
12:43 PM - Lemonade Candy: i'll be afk a bit. we may still be able to do this trade. looks like bard also has a pending report, and they're all tied to this jessica guy
12:43 PM - Lemonade Candy: i think bard might be the one at fault here
12:43 PM - Lemonade Candy: how confusing
12:46 PM - Mrey is now Online.
12:56 PM - Lemonade Candy: you know what? i think i trust you man
12:56 PM - Lemonade Candy: i think you've been set up by these guys
12:56 PM - Mrey: okay
12:56 PM - Mrey: so we can have a deal?
12:56 PM - Lemonade Candy: i mean
12:56 PM - Lemonade Candy: i want to make sure you're fully aware & responsive of what happened
12:56 PM - Lemonade Candy: it doesn't sound like you're fully aware of what happened
12:56 PM - Mrey: yes
12:57 PM - Mrey: just now i am little busy
12:57 PM - Lemonade Candy: you offered to buy some hats from a guy called Bard, correct?
12:59 PM - Lemonade Candy: i think i can only sell you some items
12:59 PM - Lemonade Candy: i will sell you one bud, no more
12:59 PM - Lemonade Candy: ok?
12:59 PM - Mrey: ehm why?
1:00 PM - Lemonade Candy: you have report. report is hard to understand, but it says you are scam. i don't think report is real, and i like you
1:00 PM - Lemonade Candy: i want to sell you something, so i can give you a bud
1:00 PM - Lemonade Candy: 1 bud = $38
1:00 PM - Lemonade Candy: ok?
1:00 PM - Lemonade Candy: so we make deal, i sell one bud for $38. if it's all ok, then i will sell you more
1:00 PM - Lemonade Candy: ok?
1:01 PM - Mrey: ok
1:01 PM - Mrey: but i bought new pc
1:01 PM - Mrey: and i can't trade
1:01 PM - Mrey: so can recieve my friend or not?
1:01 PM - Lemonade Candy: who is your friend?
1:01 PM - Lemonade Candy: you have to send me the paypal funds
1:01 PM - Mrey: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198090006190/
1:02 PM - Lemonade Candy: ahahahahahahahahahahaah
1:02 PM - Lemonade Candy: no
1:02 PM - Lemonade Candy: you're totally trying to scam me right now
1:02 PM - Lemonade Candy: what a f✿✿✿✿✿✿ load
1:02 PM - Mrey: how?
1:02 PM - Lemonade Candy: your friend just collaborated with stealing multiple items
1:02 PM - Lemonade Candy: he's impersonating Jessica (The 13 Year Old Girl)
1:02 PM - Lemonade Candy: a well-renouned trader​

One other thing to note is that he's completely unresponsive during my accusations. As of the last lines I sent to him, I have not received a single response nor defense of his trades. He's clearly pretending to be "busy" or that he doesn't fully grasp the English I'm using, but once I state that I "trust him" or "want to make a deal", he'll instantly reply. Fishy.

Marking ready for review.

He just did the same thing for me today. Wanted to buy 7 buds for his friend. I asked if I could see his friends profile. The guy had 2 games, not even TF2 on the account. His friends previous name has been - Jessica (The 13 Year Old Girl.)

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198090006190
^ His friend who he wanted to buy 7 buds for who also has impersonated Jessica.

When I spoke to his friend (who doesn't even have TF2), he wanted the buds for unboxing crates for profit.

Sigh, now I'm unfortunately out 6 buds to this scammer. At the very least it seems there's enough evidence to warrant a ban for both mrey and mojke now.

Hello,

Declining the report because it's based on assumptions, don't see any evidence about the impersonation with intent to defraud either.

Declined.