Accepted Report: 76561198871023660 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Other] Any other fraudulent behavior
Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

Accused profile: 76561198871023660

Victim profile: 76561198061686401

What happened? Description:

Just today I got a friend request from someone named Atom Cat. He gave me some BS story where he said I was on his friends list and noticed I was tagged as a Steam scammer (obviously fake since he just became my friend today). He then said that he submitted a Steam support ticket for me (LOL) and told me to add a "community moderator," that being Dievel790 whose profile is set up to look like a member of Valve. I decided to play dumb and listen to what Dievel790 needed of me. At first he tried to lure me into a fake trade offer scam (because they needed to "cleanse the data"), but eventually he just went the stupid way and flat out asked for my username and password. After I told him that I knew he was faking it and was going to report both accounts to Steamrep, both of them unfriended me.​

Provide Evidence:

Attached are the conversations I had between the two accounts. Notice how Dievel790's profile is made to look like that of a member of Valve.​

[6:06 PM]
Atom Cat:
hey

[6:06 PM]
BC:
hi

[6:09 PM]
Atom Cat:
i dont wanna sound rude but i was just randomly checking my friends list when i saw your name marked as scammer/fraudulent item holder

[6:09 PM]
BC:
???????
where did you see this

[6:09 PM]
Atom Cat:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....024/50C7EA1172DA4DF2D7A88C991EF0AA2578B7D2FA/

[6:10 PM]
BC:
is this steamrep?
i dont know why itd be like that
i just chekced my steamrep and it says im fine

[6:11 PM]
Atom Cat:
Dont get me wrong, I wanna reach out to you so you'll be informed about this. are you aware of this? any idea why you got this?

[6:11 PM]
BC:
im not sure

[6:11 PM]
Atom Cat:
the report was directly from steam support not from steamrep

[6:11 PM]
BC:
i quit trading a long time ago, and only really do small tf2 trades nowadays
ah ok

[6:12 PM]
Atom Cat:
Have you traded with a scammer before? Do you have scammed item/s in your inventory?

[6:12 PM]
BC:
i dont think so, ive never intentionally traded with a scammer
hmmm
most of my trades are with bots on http://trade.tf
woops i meant
Pricing, Trading and Statistics for Team Fortress 2
backpack.tf: statistics, prices, and a whole lot more for Team Fortress 2,
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and other Steam games.

http://backpack.tf

backpack[DOT]tf

[6:14 PM]
Atom Cat:
Im just concern about this kind of situation because if you let this pass now, you can have penalties. and I know you've invested much of your time, effort and money in your account,that's why I sent an appeal for your account when you were offline so you can get rid of the mark and you wont get penalties

[6:14 PM]
BC:
wait, an appeal?
how can i appeal it

[6:15 PM]
Atom Cat:
yeah i sent a ticket so you can get rid of the mark
here's what steam replied to me
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....311/EB02A68C7A46F55E74E44B070C9A2E8D30CE4A22/

can you read that clearly?

[6:16 PM]
BC:
yeah i can read it

[6:17 PM]
Atom Cat:
Add him and ask him why you are tagged as scammer and what could be the possible reason of getting the mark

[6:17 PM]
BC:
ok ill do it

[6:17 PM]
Atom Cat:
alrighty
I hope for the safety of your account. May you finally get rid of it.

[6:19 PM]
BC:
sure thing, but can you stay with me?

[6:19 PM]
Atom Cat:
yeah sure

[6:19 PM]
BC:
ok good

[6:19 PM]
Atom Cat:
no worries
im just gonna be afk for awhile brb okay?

[6:22 PM]
BC:
ok, but just to be sure, you sure this guy is with valve?

[6:22 PM]
Atom Cat:
yes thats what steam replied why?

[6:22 PM]
BC:
ok, just checking with you

[6:32 PM]
Atom Cat:
im back

[6:33 PM]
BC:
this guy is gonna temporarily take my items, you sure this is legit?

[6:33 PM]
Atom Cat:
take your items?

[6:33 PM]
BC:
sending a trade offer

[6:33 PM]
Atom Cat:
there might have misinterpretations

[6:33 PM]
BC:
ok well ill check with it again

[6:34 PM]
Atom Cat:
right

[6:45 PM]
BC:
lololololol nice try
i knew you were BSing from the beginning but i just wanted to get the proof

He told me to add him (can be seen in the screenshot titled AtomCat3).

Also for reference here is the chat log with Dievel790:

[6:19 PM]
Dievel790:
Hello, I am Diavel790 of Valve's Steam Network and I am here to help and supervise you and will be providing assistance in the field of trading and verification services. How may I help you?

[6:20 PM]
BC:
so you're officially with valve right?

[6:20 PM]
Dievel790:
Okay, give me a moment to check your account
So apparently steam's database system automatically marked you as scammer due to fraudulent track caused by scammed item transactions. Do you have any idea why your account is currently marked or traded with scammed items?

[6:22 PM]
BC:
not sure why
i dont do that much trading and nowadays i just do small tf2 trades

[6:23 PM]
Dievel790:
Cases like this are usually caused by trading with scammers or accidentally bought a scammed item from a bot since bot can accept trade from anyone

[6:23 PM]
BC:
so what can i do about it

[6:24 PM]
Dievel790:
A scammer can also sell in the community market, you need to be Cautious when trading or buying items

[6:24 PM]
BC:
ok, though i havent bought community items in a while
(i mean market items in a while)
so is there anything i can do about removing my mark?
it'd really stink if i had it and i want to get rid of it asap

[6:25 PM]
Dievel790:
We need to determine which item was scammed by doing a process for us to clean the item's transcript via item database system to ensure your account's safety and to avoid any penalty or getting banned
Give me a moment to explain the process

[6:26 PM]
BC:
ok
hello are you there?

[6:30 PM]
Dievel790:
In this process an item database will send a PENDING OFFER and select your most traded and suspicious items to be checked. take note the database cant accept or decline offer since it was locked from trading function. No items will be deleted or traded away from your account. Database will only check its full transcript to process the result of your itemsAnd I am going to remind you: any steam user that will be proven guilty of having suspicious plans or has committed a serious misconduct, a penalty will be assessed due to irregularity and attempted fraud. Steam will track your ip address and ban you from the server itself; so don't do anything that is against the Steam Trading Policy to prevent any further issues on your account. Don't you dare take this as a joke, but note it as serious as possible. Are we clear?

[6:31 PM]
BC:
so just to be clear, you want me to give you my items right?

[6:31 PM]
Dievel790:
No sir
No items will be taken away from you
The database will only check which item so we can clear your account and avoid any penalty

[6:33 PM]
BC:
ok sure

[6:34 PM]
Dievel790:
The database was already set to run the process. Please hang on

[6:34 PM]
BC:
k

[6:35 PM]
Dievel790:
We encountered a minor problem while the system is checking
The system wont run its full function because we cannot see the markets full transaction data of your account

[6:37 PM]
BC:
how can we solve this problem?

[6:37 PM]
Dievel790:
we have a problem with the connection of your account and the system. Give me a moment to check what we can do.

[6:37 PM]
BC:
sure thing

[6:39 PM]
Dievel790:
Sir

[6:40 PM]
BC:
yep?

[6:40 PM]
Dievel790:
We need your accounts' full detail so we can check everything manually

[6:40 PM]
BC:
hmmm ok
what exactly do you need?

[6:41 PM]
Dievel790:
Please give me your password and username so i can jump in to your account manually to check everything. Please be reminded not to show this chat to others to avoid penalty. and keep this process between us only since this is confidential

[6:42 PM]
BC:
ok ill do that now
ok my username is LOLOLOLOL338
And my password is YoureAf✿✿✿ingIdiotIfYouThoughtIWasGonnaFallForThis

[6:42 PM]
Dievel790:
Excuse me?

[6:43 PM]
BC:
nice try lolololol
did you actually think id fall for this?
you dont even have the Valve steam profile badge with all members of valve would have

[6:43 PM]
Dievel790:
I am a direct steam support mod
Gyazo

https://gyazo.com/d8eee93616d8f02b3b0e9c88fa89d121

Check this screenshot, I'm not sending this vid to scare you or threaten you but since you lack trust with the process, let me show you what i can do as a steam support mod

[6:44 PM]
BC:
iiiiiiiiiiiiiimmm not clicking that
and they wouldnt need to trade items to do it, if it was that big of a deal theyd remove the items from my account in an instant
im reporting you and Atom Cat to steamrep

Yeah the only link Atom Cat gave was through that one screenshot (here it is again enlarged for convenience, I still have the chats open if you need anything else). I'm pretty sure he did this intentionally in the event I reported him to Steam (so he could be like "TECHNICALLY never gave him a link!").

And yes I've reported both accounts to Valve.