Accepted Report: 76561198353746619 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Item Fraud] Quick-switch trade scam or attempt
Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

Accused profile: 76561198353746619

Victim profile: 76561198139017824

What happened? Description:

This scum of an individual had been on my friends list for quite a while and suddenly messaged me that he falsely reported me and that I would have to prove myself innocent to an admin(https://steamcommunity.com/id/Rustyshabs023/ or steam ID64: 76561198115047143). He tried to stress and pressure me into trading him most of my more costly TF2 items to a separate account(https://steamcommunity.com/id/Systemdatbasevalve121245 This account seems to have been deleted already) saying, "Alright so sir i am going to check each of your items using my item database checker to verify that you don't have a duped items understood?" He even had a sloppily pre-recorded and edited gif showing how he checked my account and displayed a pending delete on a separate page without showing my account info. It seemed to be a premade recording with very little of my profile information pasted ontop. He didn't get anything from me because I quickly did a google search on how to tell who is and isn't a steam admin. I've uploaded the contents of the scamming that nearly happened as well as the GIFs that he sent me as "proof".
Please make sure this gets out there to others so no one gets scammed by trash like this.​

Provide Evidence:

His apparent checking of my account: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....072/5FD62D99D6964A0A9ED3DE209F0E4AD9166D30CB/
He sent me an example of how he would check items too: https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....072/5FD62D99D6964A0A9ED3DE209F0E4AD9166D30CB/​

CHAT WITH RAMEN:
[3:47 PM]
Ramen:
Mate are you there?

[3:47 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
ye
what can i do you for

[3:47 PM]
Ramen:
I just really need to talk to you bro

[3:47 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
what's up

[3:48 PM]
Ramen:
I have done something by accident on your steam account mate i hope you can forgive me

[3:48 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
?

[3:48 PM]
Ramen:
I accidentally reported you mate to the steam admin for having a duped items instead of the scammer who try to scam me i am very sorry

[3:49 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
oh it's fine. as long as they look at my inv they'll see i rly dont have a lot going for me. I just play games on steam, hardly do anything for items and whatnot
dont worry about it, just make sure the admin knows
no biggie

[3:50 PM]
Ramen:
I already did it man
And thats why i message you its because the steam admin wants you to confirm that you are not involved of the said report issue otherwise your account will be deleted on steam permanently

[3:50 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
they want me to directly contact them or though you?

[3:51 PM]
Ramen:
they want you to confirm it to him mate
Steam Community :: ™Assistance-RUSTY™✅
◌〘 ᴅɪsᴄᴏʀᴅ 〙 ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙᴇfᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴅ ◌〘 fᴀᴄᴇʙᴏᴏᴋ 〙 ◌〘 ʀᴇᴅᴅɪᴛ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴ 〙 ᥗ〘 sᴛᴇᴀᴍ ʀᴇᴘ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴ 〙
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Rustyshabs023/

That is the steam admin
Add him and simply tell him that i accidentally reported you for having a duped items instead of the scammer who try to scam me mate

[3:52 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
alright
friend request sent

[3:52 PM]
Ramen:
I hope mate
That you'll forgive me
Again i am sorry for what i've done

[3:54 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
no biggie
you told me right away and now we can resolve it without issue. no problem was left unchecked

[3:55 PM]
Ramen:
Oh nice
Cause mate i am worried to be honest )

[3:56 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
said he's checking my account rn
worst thing ive done recently is refund a game I played .4 hours on so we should be good

[3:56 PM]
Ramen:
I hope so mate but if your account will be deleted i am going to pay for it

[4:30 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Are you serious?
He's a fake admin.
Did you really just do that to me
Ramen
I need you to answer me Ramen. This pulls the integrity of my trust in you to question.

[4:44 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
You are the worst and lowest scum I have ever had the displeasure of meeting.

CHAT WITH SCAM ACCOUNT:
[3:52 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Hello good day sir.
How may i help you?

[3:53 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
My friend that goes by the name of Ramen has informed me that he accidentally reported me instead of a scammer for item duping. He told me to make sure I message you and let you know that I'm not that scammer and that it was an accident.

[3:54 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Alright may you please give me a minute sir i am going to review your steam account.

[3:54 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Sounds alright.

[3:56 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....072/5FD62D99D6964A0A9ED3DE209F0E4AD9166D30CB/

Alright so sir. I have noticed that you have a pending deleting account report issued on your profile, random user(Ramen) reported you for having duplicated items.

[3:58 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Sorry, I don't know what that pending for the deleting account thing means for me. All I know is that he told me he falsely reported me and that I should tell you.

[3:59 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
So sir are you aware that if you can't prove here that you don't have a duped items your account will be deleted on steam permanently?

[3:59 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
How can I prove I don't have duped items?

[4:00 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
All you need to do here is to make an appeal and prove that you don't have duped items and it was a false accusation so that I will cancel the pending deletion in your account is that clear?

[4:02 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Well that's the problem. I've never had to make an appeal before, and I don't know how to do that or how to prove that I don't have duped items.
Is there any specific thing I can do to prove I haven't duped items or something along those lines?

[4:02 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Alright so sir i am going to check each of your items using my item database checker to verify that you don't have a duped items understood?

[4:02 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Yes please.

[4:03 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
The checking process sir is been recorded and it will only take 2-3 minutes after that you can get your items back automatically is that clear?

[4:04 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Absolutly. Please do what you need.I am confident that I have not duped anything. I play games on steam and that's about it if I'm honest. I have no idea what anything concerning items really entails or what to do about them.

[4:04 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Alright so sir may you please provide your trade URL so i can send a checking trade offer using my item database checker.

[4:05 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Trade Offer URL:
https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=178752096&token=B1XNDxzF

[4:07 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Systemdatbasevalve121245/tradeoffers/sent/
I only give you 10 minutes to accept and confirm it on your mobile confirmation to prevent deletion account.
Noted: You will get them back after 2-3 minutes

[4:08 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
By the way, how do I absolutly know you are without a doubt a Steam admin. Please do tell. I've checked your account and don't see a Valve Employee badge...
As this is very important to me, I would like something to verify your standing.

[4:08 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Sir only real steam admin do have a proof that they can delete your steam account! And also sir not all steam admin show a valve badge so that they can catch more scammer
Thats why i put a artwork showcase so that i can show my proof of my legitimacy sir.
And also sir if you want to see how we verify items i can show it to you sir.

[4:10 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
Is there any way I can 100% confirm that you are a Steam Admin in that case? As I have no way of knowing if you are 100% real, I don't feel quite comfortable doing this.
These are all items I either unlocked or bought with real money, I'd rather have a REAL sense of security over handing all this over.

[4:11 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....369/330E846F4760294D3048A697624AC086CEB3A4AA/

Check the video sir. Thats how we verify items.
If you don't want to continue sir i am not going to force you.
Just tell me if you don't want.
That is my proof of my legitimacy so if you are not satisfied just tell me so that we can cut this process and i am now going to process the deletion of your steam account.

[4:14 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
You're not proving anything to me. You've just sent a video someone doing something which I literally have no knowledge about, thus I cannot tell if it is real. For all I know this could be a troll account trying to scare me into losing all my items. I want proof that you are a steam admin right now. Please give me proof so I have a sense of security in handing items that cost real money over to you.

[4:14 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Excuse me sir?
I am the one who make that video.
Now lets end this.

[4:14 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
You also just sent that trade request through a lvl 2 account.
I'm going to contact steam support

[4:14 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
That is my itemdatabase checker
check the video so you will know it sir./
Now i give you 2 minutes to confirm the checking offer otherwise your account will be deleted.
1 minute sir.
I am not trolling you here you will see your steam account after i delete it.

[4:17 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
One question
I see that you are tied to steam rep
please tell me one thing before submit the trade
Why is a seperate account needed for the check and why am I at immediate risk of deletion
Also, why do you need the items to be trade in the first place

[4:19 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Sir we steam admin is different we have a item database account
We only use it to program the items and thats all.
And sir you are not risking it because this is not a scam and you can get them back after 2-3 minutes.

[4:20 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
And how do I know I will absolutly get everything back. I've just checked steamrep and you are not listed as a steam employee

[4:20 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Sir i have your trade URL after 2-3 minutes it will be automatically send back

[4:21 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
I'm asking for proof, not assurance.

[4:21 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
Now stop asking so many question.
Now lets end this.
Sir i already show you my proof of my legitimacy
So lets end this.
Have a nice day sir.
Check your steam account after 5 minutes

[4:24 PM]
A Deprethed Onyon:
You do not make me feel safe or secure in any way. I have taken pictures of this whole chat, and will present it to steam support to confirm my doubts. If it turns out you really are a steam employee without a badge for some reason, I will apologize. If you are a scammer, I feel as though you know my sentiments.

[4:25 PM]
™Assistance-RUSTY™✅:
You can't file a support anymore because i am going to delete it permanently have a nice day sir.
You can now remove and block me sir.

Main Scam Account ID64: 76561198115047143
Trade Scam Account seems to have already been deleted as it does not exist anymore.
I reported Ramen already and am in the process of reporting the main scam account now.
It was because they were on my friends list that I didn't think I would be betrayed like this. Hijacked or not, I simply haven't been scammed enough to understand how to recognize one right away, thus I went along with what was being said up until the fishiness overwhelmed me.
They were only a steam friend and I have no other ways of contact.

I found the trade account by offering my trade URL as they asked, and the trade account then sent me a request for my items which I did not accept.
I've already reported both Ramen and the main scam account for their respective faults.
I've never been scammed before, and I saw an example of exactly what happened to me on this site and it said to report here so I did. I'm sorry if I overcomplicated things.

By reading your comments, I do realize I have added an unnecessary load onto your shoulders, and I apologize for that. I can only be happy that I had the mentality and recourses to stay cool and not cave in to the pressure. This site is to thank for that.

Just found more information on the trade account. I will report it to steam, but here is the information on it.

| steamname: System Database Checker
| steam3ID: [U:1:909168160]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:454584080
| steamID64: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198869433888
| customURL: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Systemdatbasevalve1215454845
| steamrep: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198869433888