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Accepted 76561198002103176 < Attempted Scam

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by Damnatus, Jun 3, 2013.

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  1. Damnatus

    Damnatus New User

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    STEAM_0:0:11971335
    Victim:
    | steamname: COUNTER STRIKE GLOBAL STRIKE
    | steamID32: STEAM_0:0:11971335
    | steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197984208398
    | customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/mityadrokon
    | steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197984208398

    Scammers:
    | steamname: outburst | S>KEYS TF2 FOR 40 WMR
    | steamID32: STEAM_0:0:20918724
    | steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198002103176
    | customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/outbursttf2
    | steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198002103176

    | steamname: Маd-Маtt
    | steamID32: STEAM_0:1:17998850
    | steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197996263429
    | customURL:
    | steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197996263429

    http://i.imgur.com/6ft1mJF.png (it's in Russian)

    So he added me and offered me $80 in Paypal for my unusual desert marauder. I picked a middleman from steamrep, he seemed ok with that and added him too, and we had a steam group chat. Then an imposter (third steamid) adds me and acts as the real middleman. When I mentioned it to the initial trader, he went offline.
  2. Mad-Matt

    Mad-Matt New User

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    I can confirm that everything occured as stated by Damnatus.
  3. Skyrider

    Skyrider Retired Staff Partner Community

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  4. Mad-Matt

    Mad-Matt New User

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    It didn't even make it to the stage where I was going to search for claims >.<. He claimed that he was 'lagging' and unable to chat well. At this point a fake me attempted to trade with the seller using a common group. Once that failed he removed us both from friends. I had not even established what the trade was before a fake MM attempted a trade.

    Lesson for others: Always trade with the Middleman, do not accept trade requests unless you are absolutely certain it is the real one. I suggest nicknaming them.
  5. Damnatus

    Damnatus New User

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    Yeah or just pay attention to your chat. I immediately knew something wasn't right when I suddenly had another Mad-Matt invite me to trade.
  6. Skyrider

    Skyrider Retired Staff Partner Community

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