Archived Report: 76561197962458674 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Money] PayPal scam or scam attempt
Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

Accused profile: 76561197962458674

Victim profile: 76561198058802446

What happened? Description:

He claimed to be a middleman for another trader, who wanted to buy my unusuals and australium (Unusual Caribbean Conquerer, Ol' Geezer, and Australium Tomislav for paypal money. After a long time talking with him, he told me to send a trade. I questioned his authenticity, but he gave numerous reasons why he was the real deal, including previous trades, partbers, etc, which seemed pretty legitimate. I sent him the items, hoping to get my money, and both users blocked me immediately. I never received any paypal funds.​

Provide Evidence:

In the screenshots provided, you can see him/her and I discussing for a while, me getting skeptical, and then him convincing me. Then he 'goes offline' (aka blocking me). There is also a screenshot of my attempt to add him back, confirming the block. There are also screenshots of his TF2 inventory with my items, a Backpack.tf comparison of my inventory from yesterday to now, confirming he gained the items and I lost them, and a screenshot of my PayPal account, showing no added money.​

Scofield: Hello man
Mr. Sakamoto: hi
Scofield: Someone ask me to be your middleman.
Mr. Sakamoto: yep
Scofield: Well, let me know your trade?
Scofield: @AierA this one.
Mr. Sakamoto: Unusual Caribbean Conquerer (Death at Dusk), Unusual Ol' Geezer (Haunted Ghosts), Festivized Australium Tomislav, to be traded for 200$ paypal
Scofield: Well. So you are the seller right?
Mr. Sakamoto: i am selling the items, yes.
Scofield: TF 3 items for 200 bucks.
Mr. Sakamoto: ?
Scofield: Thats your deal.
Mr. Sakamoto: yes
Scofield: Alright. Since you are the seller. Listen
Scofield: I will only handle the items on sale, once i got it.
Scofield: Buyer will send you the payment,
Scofield: I wiil never give him skins without your permission.
Scofield: Ill wait til you get the payment.
Scofield: OK?
Mr. Sakamoto: Ok.
Mr. Sakamoto: This might seem stupid to ask, but how do I know you aren't a scammer?
Scofield: Well, theres alot of impersontors.
Scofield: As you can see my profile i am the real middleman
Scofield: 14yrs of service.
Scofield: And my Costom URL is
Scofield: https://steamcommunity.com/id/ScofieldOfficialMod/
Mr. Sakamoto: alright true
Scofield: From the list.
Scofield: Well.
Scofield: Buyer only waits my signal now.
Mr. Sakamoto: so should i send you the items?
Scofield: Okay.
Scofield: Send me trade offer?
Scofield: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=2192946&token=hbPGh8dN
Scofield: Send me trade offer, so i can take screenshots that you sent me an offer trade.
The trade request was cancelled.
Scofield: Let me know once you did, so i can check it out.
Mr. Sakamoto: ok, let me just get my authenticator
Mr. Sakamoto: this might take a bit
Scofield: Alright man.
Mr. Sakamoto: sorry my phone isn't charged XD
Scofield: Thats fine. No worries.
Scofield is now Online.
Scofield: Take screenshots also
Scofield: So u have some proofs.
Mr. Sakamoto: how come there's a bunch of 'official middleman' discussions in the steam group, most of them having 'scammers' in the comments?
Scofield: Real Midman = Clean SR
Scofield: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197962458674
Scofield: Theres just impersonators.
Scofield: SO u should check my profile carefully
Scofield: Mobile confirmation ?
Mr. Sakamoto: just one second it takes a long time to charge
Scofield: Okay
Scofield: Also told to your buyer to send it as family & friends so no reasons to chargeback your money
Scofield: Ill also check that.
Scofield: And get receipt from you.
Scofield: To check if he sent it like that.
Mr. Sakamoto: shouldn't your profile have a check on it like this guy
Mr. Sakamoto: https://steamrep.com/search?q=http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198050680230
Scofield: That is SR middleman.
Scofield: SMT ADMIN SMT MIDDLEMAN
Scofield: Other site.
Scofield: So no icons.
Scofield: My profile is clean like no bad feedbacks.
Mr. Sakamoto: but you can delete the bad comments :/
Scofield: Cash rep thread cant delete comments.
Scofield: And list.
Scofield: On my 14yrs steam account , My steam is clean
Scofield: Reports cant be deleted.
Scofield: If scammers
Scofield: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198240632180
Scofield: There you can see.
Mr. Sakamoto: true
Mr. Sakamoto: ok i think my charger is broken
Scofield: Wont risk my account lol
Scofield: Im waiting for your trade offer only.
Mr. Sakamoto: alright give it just a minute i got a better charger
Scofield: Ok man. Waiting here
Scofield: Let me know once you did.
Mr. Sakamoto: ok
Mr. Sakamoto: alright i can trade in like 10 minutes
Scofield: 10mins?
Mr. Sakamoto: ye its dumb i know
Scofield: Too long to charge?
Mr. Sakamoto: My phone's messed up :/
Scofield: Make it fast man. Make sure then coz buyer already paid fees
Mr. Sakamoto: ok sending trade
Scofield: Confirmation?
Mr. Sakamoto: did you get it?
Scofield: Not yet?
Mr. Sakamoto: how come all your profile comments are from april 18th only???
Scofield: ?
Scofield: Man recent feedbacks
Mr. Sakamoto: ye but like from page 3 til 20 its all april 18 from 9:48 to 10:07
Scofield: Many ppl commented when i get back being MM.
Scofield: Thats why i already private my comment section
Scofield: Only friends can comment
Scofield: And dont look at comments, its all nothing
Scofield: As long as u see listed/clean without reports those are the legit middlemans
Scofield: Can u just confirma man? I dont want to waste time to be honest. All trades must be finish fast too.
Scofield: After trade
Scofield: U get your money.
Mr. Sakamoto: theres a lot of duplicate comments too :/
Scofield: Man many ppl repping mm.
Scofield: Its just normal.
Scofield: Are you going to trade or what man. Im serious here.
Mr. Sakamoto: ok one sec
Scofield: OK. Waiting now.
Scofield: Confirmation
Mr. Sakamoto: all the people who say you are legit are banned on steamrep
Mr. Sakamoto: dude
Scofield: ??
Mr. Sakamoto: for being fake middlemen for real money trades
Scofield: Man are you saying i am scammer?
Scofield: If i am scammer
Scofield: I already banned on SR
Scofield: for so long
Mr. Sakamoto: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/global-gaming/discussions/0/1693797713971931893/ this guy says you are legit but is banned on steamrep for fake middlemanning
Scofield: U want to see my transafctions
Scofield: So u dont even think they are using Impersonators?
Scofield: Check the link
Scofield: He posted!
Scofield: https://steamcommunity.com/id/ScofieldOfficial
Scofield: Is that my ID
Scofield: Man dont waste my time.
Scofield: Im here to help
Mr. Sakamoto: no but its very similar ugh
Scofield: And you having doubt about those s✿✿✿
Scofield: Thast why i am telling you
Mr. Sakamoto: sorry im super cautious because ive been scammed before
Scofield: Be careful about the impersonators
Scofield: Man i will NEVER risk my account for just an items
Scofield: Im working to get some tip only
Mr. Sakamoto: ok fine here we go
Scofield: Alright. I will not disappoint you man.
Mr. Sakamoto: if you do i will report you on steam rep !!!
Scofield: Yes
Scofield: Do that man.
Mr. Sakamoto: (sorry, just letting you know)
Scofield: But i will not risk my account just for your trade.
Scofield: No prob man, i understand
Mr. Sakamoto: ok did you get the trade
Scofield: Ok. checking
Scofield: Done
Scofield: buyer pays now
Scofield is now Offline.

I've never traded with you? You must have the wrong guy.