Declined Report: 76561198118842960 - ([CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Money] PayPal scam or scam attempt
Virtual item type involved: [CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items

Accused profile: 76561198118842960

Victim profile: 76561198998158847

What happened? Description:

NOTE: My first submission was in error. I clicked "submit" on accident before uploading all evidence.

Ardbisimo friended me about 2 months ago which was shortly after I had received a FN Doppler Butterfly knife from a Breakout case. He sent me a message on March 7th asking if I wanted to sell the knife. At first, I dismissed the thought but after he and I chatted some more I agreed. You will notice in the text chat that the first part of the conversation is two way. Then, after he starts a live stream in Twitch (to show me how the trade would work and his Facebook group "Global Trading" can verify his reputation) the chat becomes one way - me chatting in Steam and him talking in Twitch.

I see now there are 3 other cases reported against this person in Steamrep. All are very similar or identical to my case. I trusted this person because he had a Steam level 210 and had the support of a Facebook group (of 8000+ members).

There are 2 accounts for this person but they are the same person:
Custom URL: steamcommunity.com/id/ArdbisimoXO
Custom URL: steamcommunity.com/id/ArdbisimoTO

ANOTHER NOTE: I had to remove a screenshot of chat because of the 15 file upload limit. If you notice a gap in text, that is why. I removed one that didn't have any relevance.​

Provide Evidence:

Here is where he starts the chat with me.
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Here is his initial offer.

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At this point, the one way chat begins. However, I make it a point to repeat the details of the trade (later in chat).

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Here he is showing me Steam wallet codes that he would email me (but never delivered).

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Here he is saying that he would give me $900.00 in Steam wallet codes but I declined.

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Here, I asked if he would agree to $500.00 via Paypal and $300.00 to $400.00 via Steam wallet codes. He agreed to $500.00 via Paypal and $400.00 via Steam wallet codes. I restate this later in chat to confirm. He also shares his email address with me so I can send him a money request via Paypal.

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Here is where I restate the terms. We both agree and proceed with the sale. He shares his trade URL with me so I can send him my knife.

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There was an issue with the trade..

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Tried the trade again..

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Here, the trade finally went through. He accepted the trade offer right away and immediately stopped his Twitch live stream.

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A screen shot right after he stopped streaming.

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Here is a screenshot of the Paypal money request.

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This shows my knife in his inventory.

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A screenshot of the completed trade of the knife.

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I still have not heard from or received anything from this person.​