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Accepted Report: 76561197963576906 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by PenguinSquared | trade.tf, Feb 20, 2018.

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  1. PenguinSquared | trade.tf

    PenguinSquared | trade.tf New User

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    Scam Report

    Report Type: [Rep Fraud] Impersonation with intent to defraud
    Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

    Accused profile: 76561197963576906

    Victim profile: 76561198150613286

    What happened? Description:
    Attempted a middleman scam (as the middleman) to take my unusual item by impersonating a SteamRep Admin.​

    Provide Evidence:
    A man called "Mr. Green/Sell/Trade" added me (S64 76561198367510700) and offered on my Unusual. He then proceeded to tell me that I needed to "verify my items" (BIG red flag) by using a SteamRep middleman. He then told me to add two accounts, one of which was an actual admin (see chat evidence JPGs) and one of which was the account of the accused, which is clearly not.

    He opened by saying:
    "Alright, I can help you, but before anything else, please keep in mind that I am a SteamReddit admin".
    I am assuming that here, SteamReddit was intended to be SteamRep, as he has an image of a (presumably) fake SteamRep screenshot on his profile. The chat then continues, with the scam eventually failing when he loses his grip on the conversation.

    Plenty of evidence is provided below in screenshots, and feel free to comment asking me questions about the event or asking for more evidence.
    Thanks,
    Larry.

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  2. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    @PenguinSquared | trade.tf This isn't the FIRST user you were in contact with - Reports must be made Against the MAIN or FIRST user you were involved with NOT others in reference. You can just reference others involved in said report.
    Doing so backwards like this makes it difficult to review - So who is the other MAIN/FIRST user you were talking to? FULL SR PROFILE block please!

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  3. PenguinSquared | trade.tf

    PenguinSquared | trade.tf New User

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  4. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    Ok so this user is already banned/tagged here - not sure why you were talking to them to start with. You really need to inspect users out before accepting friend request - if you come across a user already banned/tagged its best to just delete/ignore said user and move on.
    The account you reported here is just a throwaway account and will likely be replaced in hours.
    Report both to Valve if you haven't already and keep that in mind please!
    In order to do that, you have to:
    1. Visit the accuseds profile
    2. Click MORE drop-down located at the top right of the page
    3. Choose REPORT VIOLATION
    4. Select the violation, then describe it and provide the evidence
    5. Click SUBMIT REPORT

    Click here to view an animated gif that shows how to report a violation.
  5. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    Your report was accepted and the accused was banned. Feel free to report a violation via their Steam profile.

    In order to do that, you have to:
    1. Visit the accuseds profile
    2. Click MORE drop-down located at the top right of the page
    3. Choose REPORT VIOLATION
    4. Select the violation, then describe it and provide the evidence
    5. Click SUBMIT REPORT

    Click here to view an animated gif that shows how to report a violation.
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