Accepted Report: 76561198102032541 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Item Fraud] Misrepresenting virtual items
Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

Accused profile: 76561198102032541

Victim profile: 76561198074595408

What happened? Description:

He attempted to scam me of my Blizzardy Storm Steel Shako, by utillising a dota 2 autographed item trade scam. He posed as two separate individuals by using an alt, and tried to trick me by pretending to have me act as a middle man between the two individuals. I avoided this by asking other traders what they thought of this, along with the suspicious nature of his prior reports. Attached is the chat log from the two accounts, where he attempted to overstate the value of the item.​

Provide Evidence:

http://imgur.com/gallery/fsnKU

The above link goes to an imgur gallery containing the evidence.​

Chat Log (main)

Emerald Arc: Hello! How may I help you?
aNDY: Hello there mate
Emerald Arc: I suppose you're here about my hat?
aNDY: Well not really
aNDY: I wanted to ask you something mate, would you be interested in karambit doppler phase 4
Emerald Arc: Well, that's heck of an expensive knife.
aNDY: Yea i know 350$ on market
aNDY: I was wondering can you help me with something
Emerald Arc: http://steamcommunity.com/economy/item/730/2/7835949985/?l=english&o_url=Madabeee

Emerald Arc: Sorry, misclick.
Emerald Arc: Anyway, what help do you need?
aNDY: Let me explain you
aNDY: I want one dota 2 item, but i have a problem with the guy who has it on steam. You see when i tried to get it from him he refused my offer and blocked me after we argued.. If you can add him and get the item i will trade you my knife for it.
Emerald Arc: Might I know how that happened?
Emerald Arc: Just to know. I don't want to cause him to blow up as well.
aNDY: Yea
aNDY: Look just add him and dont mention me
aNDY: Or karambit doppler as well
aNDY: I sent him like 15 trade offer and than he blocked me...
Emerald Arc: Also, apparently you have some sort of report on steamrep.
Emerald Arc: And a guy claiming that you're a scammer.
aNDY: On steamrep?
aNDY: I didnt know that
Emerald Arc: Yeah. Input your own URL into rep.tf.
Emerald Arc: Then you can see that going on.
Emerald Arc: Also, why would you contact me of all people?
aNDY: I just found you on outpost
aNDY: Yep i see that
Emerald Arc: Anyway, I'd also like to know what kind of item you're after.
Emerald Arc: Because I don't think I can get it off him if I don't have enough capital.
aNDY: Its autographed hair of the fireflight scion
Emerald Arc: Ok. Gimme a sec.
aNDY: Okay
Emerald Arc: Ok, I'll try and get it off him. Can you send me his ID?
aNDY: Nice thanks mate
aNDY: His name is MikeEzy guy with Bart Simpson on avatar
aNDY: Sec ill give you his profile link
aNDY: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198147369471
aNDY: thats him
Emerald Arc: Also, one more question. How'd you get such an expensive knife?
aNDY: I got it from bet
Emerald Arc: Must've been one heck of a bet then xD
aNDY: Yea jackpot
aNDY:
aNDY: Does he accepted you?
Emerald Arc: Yeah. But gimme a sec, got to use the bathroom.
aNDY: Nice okay
aNDY: You there?
Emerald Arc: Yeah.
aNDY: Whats he saying?
Emerald Arc: He's willing to sell the cosmetic.
Emerald Arc: He wants either dota 2 items, or tf2 items.
aNDY: Well okay
aNDY: Can you promise me if you get it somehow we can trade?
aNDY: Mate you there?
Emerald Arc: Yeah.
aNDY: Whats he saying
Emerald Arc: He demanded my unsual for his thing.
aNDY: Does he wants to trade
aNDY: Really?
Emerald Arc: Yeah. Any idea what this thing you want is worth?
aNDY: At least 100$
aNDY: Its rare
Emerald Arc: Ok. I'll give my unusual for it, but promise me that we can trade, ok?
aNDY: Ofc
aNDY: Invite me to trade
aNDY: When i got it D
Emerald Arc: Ok. Just give me a moment, my nerves are frazzled.
aNDY: Okay mate sure
aNDY: Thank you soo much
aNDY: You getting ih?
Emerald Arc: No, still panicking a bit.
Your state is set to Offline.
aNDY is now Offline.
Lost connection to Steam, will rejoin chat automatically when connection regained.
Connected again and rejoined chat.
aNDY is now Online.
aNDY: You there mate?
aNDY: Whats going on?
Emerald Arc: Yeah.
Emerald Arc: I'm just doing research, see if i can get it for less.
aNDY: You dont need to do that
aNDY: Soo mate?
Emerald Arc: He's afk right now.
aNDY: Ohhh :'(
aNDY: Do you want my facebook if dont trust me
Emerald Arc: By the way, nice scam.
Emerald Arc: I know that the thing is only worth a few cents.
Emerald Arc: And you have an alt trying to scam me.
aNDY: What?
aNDY: How can it be few cents
Emerald Arc: You can just get a head for a few cents and then autograph it.
Emerald Arc: It doesn't add any value.
aNDY: What do you mean
aNDY: I dont understand
Emerald Arc: Head = 8 cents
Emerald Arc: Unless the gem is worth thousands of dollars, there's no way the autographed head can be worth a hundred.
aNDY: its304
aNDY: 30$
Emerald Arc: Exactly. How can a product be worth more than the sum of its parts?

Partial Chat log (alt)
MikeEzy: when u think about send me trade offer and say me u sent it ok?
Emerald Arc: No problem.
MikeEzy: also we can do trade back anytime u want
MikeEzy: just to let u know that
MikeEzy: to relax u xD
Emerald Arc: Thanks man.
MikeEzy: just let me know if u thought?
MikeEzy: coz i have to go soon
MikeEzy: to take my girl, she is waiting me
Emerald Arc: Yeah. I can do it.
MikeEzy: allright shoot an offer and ill accept it asap
MikeEzy: then
MikeEzy: do you have mobile auth?
Emerald Arc: Yeah. I'm so sorry for being slow. I'm having a hard time processing things.
MikeEzy: i can notice that xD
MikeEzy: but i am really in a hurry if u understand whats then
MikeEzy: when girl is talking to u like 2 hrs with no stop
MikeEzy: xD
MikeEzy: my brain will explode
Emerald Arc: Hey, actually I think trading the unsual for it is a bit too much.
MikeEzy: well u dont have nothing else that is enough for my item
MikeEzy: so i guess no deal mate
Emerald Arc: Well, I need time to think about it, so I'll message you again another time.
MikeEzy: ill be back soon
MikeEzy: like 20 mins
MikeEzy: u can send offer
MikeEzy: ill accept on mobile
MikeEzy: anyways
Emerald Arc: Ok. See you!
MikeEzy: just spam me
MikeEzy: so i can see message
MikeEzy: also later
MikeEzy: u can tell me if u want to trade back
MikeEzy: ill be here some more time
MikeEzy: coz my girl is waiting shes mother
MikeEzy: damn girls