Invalid Report: 76561198316071886 - ([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: 76561198316071886

Victim profile: 76561198136818339

What happened? Description:

A guy added me, sent me to a link to a backpack.tf inventory with many unusuals, told me to pick any unusual in exchange for my collector huntsman and strange graybanns. He then made me join a group chat with http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198206898896 . I knew it was a scam and played along for fun. They asked me to send my items for verification.​

Provide Evidence:

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Copy of the group chat with the fake valve employee


Never tell your password to anyone.
Fernando George: Greeting!
Maybe ok: hello
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: hello again sir
Fernando George: Hello there! How may I assist and help both of you? Please state your purposes clearly.
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: can you help us sir to check our items?
Fernando George: Do you agree with this matter Mr.Maybe?
Maybe ok: ok
Fernando George: I am available to help as long as both traders don't have any objections. So both traders are settled?
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: yes sir
Maybe ok: ok
Fernando George: Kindly tell me what are the items that is involved in the trade so that I can note it all down. Both traders are required to respond.
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: my : cloud 9 das maddendoktor
Maybe ok: strange graybanns, collectors huntsman
Fernando George: 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.
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: ok sir
Maybe ok: ok
Fernando George: 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.
Maybe ok: ok
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: got it sir
Fernando George: I am going to check both of your items & offers using the "Item Database" - The tool which has the privelege and access to Steam Database for getting your items verified also to gather informations about it.
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: sure sir
Maybe ok: ok
Fernando George: 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.
Maybe ok: ok
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: sounds good sir
Fernando George: However they will need both of your trade offers for the items you are trading as "pending offer" on the system just to get a connection to get the data's needed from your items so that it can verify it. The verification will take about 2-5 minutes. Do both traders agree & understand?
Maybe ok: ok
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: i agree and understand sir
Fernando George: Okay so both traders are ready? If yes, Kindly turn on your Steam Mobile Authenticators to connect on Steam.
Maybe ok: cant you send the offer instead of me?
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: sec sir let me ger my phone
Fernando George: What do you mean Mr.Maybe?
Maybe ok: instead of my sending an offer, you send an offer to me
Fernando George: You meand i send the pending offer to you Mr.Maybe?
Maybe ok: yes
Fernando George: Ok traders!. I send the pending offer both of you. Understand?
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: sure thing sir
Maybe ok: ididnt get one
Maybe ok: i didnt get one
Fernando George: Can you add our "ITEM DATABASE" here :http://steamcommunity.com/id/itemdatabase-/ so that i can send offer from our item checking. Okay?
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: done added sie
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: sir*
Fernando George: And you Mr.Maybe?
Fernando George: Did you added our "ITEMDATABASE"?
Maybe ok: 1 sec
Fernando George: Keep me updated!
Maybe ok: sent invite
Fernando George: Okay so both traders are ready? If yes, Kindly turn on your Steam Mobile Authenticators to connect on Steam.
Maybe ok: ok
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: ok sir
Fernando George: Just to recheck both traders status, both traders are ready?
Maybe ok: ok
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: i am sir
Maybe ok: ok i got offer
Fernando George: Ok. Both traders did you recieve one notification?
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: yes sir
Maybe ok: yes
Fernando George: Kindly accept and dont forget to confirm into your mobile. Understand both traders!
Maybe ok: i thought i didnt have to accept?
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: sec sir let me accept and confirm now
Maybe ok: "they will need both of your trade offers for the items you are trading as "pending offer" on the system"
Fernando George: You can accept and confirm into your mobile so that i can see your item involved
Maybe ok: you said pending offer, not accepting an offer
Fernando George: You dont understand Mr.Maybe
Fernando George: If you dont accept your pending offer. I can't see your item involved in "ITEMDABASE" notification
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: already done sir
Fernando George: Hold on Mr.Marginal. Im waiting to your partner to accept and confirm his item involved in the trade!
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: ok sir
Maybe ok: 1 sec
Fernando George: Keep me updated Mr.Maybe!
Fernando George: I dont see your mobil authinticator Mr.Maybe!
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: he said sir he need a minute
Fernando George: Ok. Im waiting!
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: ok sir
Maybe ok: ok
Fernando George: Keep me updated!
Maybe ok: im not sure if this is safe
Fernando George: Dont worry Mr.Maybe thats why im here to make both of you are safe. Understand?
Fernando George: I can handled both of you here!
Fernando George: Your items will not leave and will not be taken from your inventory. Okay?
Fernando George: I need your cooperation here Mr.Maybe. So that we can proceed to the next steps.
Maybe ok: ok im still deciding
Fernando George: Dont worry Mr.Maybe. Im here to make you safe. i know your worried. but i can handle you with this matter if you cooperate. Understand?
Fernando George: Im waiting soo long Mr.Maybe!
Maybe ok: im still not sure
Fernando George: as i said Mr.Maybe. Your safe in this process. Okay?
Maybe ok: yes it just seems funny, i have never heard of this before
Fernando George: Because. Few people in steam heard about this Mr.Maybe. S you know how to do this now
Fernando George: Dont waste my time Mr.Maybe
Fernando George: I have a lot of clients waiting for my response!
Fernando George: Keep me updatad!
Maybe ok: ok
Fernando George: So that i can proceed to the next steps!
Fernando George: You need to accept and confirm into your mobile so that i can noticed your item involved!. Understand?

The chat log contains the group chat. Thank you

Update: Fake valve employee is mad at me for backing out, here is a copypaste of the chat-


Maybe ok: i dont think i want to accept the trade
Maybe ok: it seems risky
Fernando George: As I said Mr.Maybe. Nothing to worried about, I can handle both of you here!
Fernando George: I have alot of clients waiting for me!. So dont waste my time Mr.Maybe!
Fernando George: I think. You questioning my job here Mr.Maybe!
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: sorry about that sir
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: he is still deciding now
Fernando George: Dont waste my time here traders!
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: ok sorry about that sir
Maybe ok: i dont want to do it anymore im sorry for the wasted time sir
Fernando George: Do you want to locked/banned your account Mr.Maybe!. You already waste my time
Maybe ok: what is that?
Fernando George: And now your not going to do it!
Fernando George: Your account is locked, and you connnot used it anymore!
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: me too sir?
Maybe ok: no please dont
Fernando George: both of you
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: why also me sir?
Fernando George: Because both of you are here!
Fernando George: If you dont want to locked/banned your account Mr.Maybe. You just follow what ive said. Okay?
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: follow him matw
Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals: i dont want to lose my repotation here
Maybe ok: ok so what do i do?
Fernando George: You need to accept to pending offer and confirm into your mobile so that we can proceed!

Thanks guys.

im reporting this guy-
| steamname: Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals
| steam3ID: [U:1:355806158]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:177903079
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198316071886
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/elegyingesdur
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198316071886

Im reporting the guy who offered to trade with me and linked me to the fake employee. The fake employees account is already reported here, but not the original guy.

Yeah been busy sorry. Will do.

yup turns out that the guy who sent me the link to that backpack.tf profile was a different account. Threw me off a little. The impersonator is

| steamname: Marginal | Selling>200 Unusuals
| steam3ID: [U:1:3398618]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:1699309
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197963664346
| customURL:
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197963664346