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Invalid Report: 76561198212979195 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by YourFriendJessie, Aug 24, 2021.

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  1. YourFriendJessie

    YourFriendJessie New User

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    Scam Report

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

    Accused profile: 76561198212979195

    Victim profile: 76561198176883097

    What happened? Description:
    Accused added me as a friend, I initiated chat thinking maybe it was someone from the community wanting to trade (I usually only add people I know irl or people I trade with).
    They asked me whether or not I still played tf2 - which was the first red flag, then they continued asking if I had any tf2 tournament experience (which was the last red flag for me as I don't play tf2 competitively) and they needed a second teammate.

    After that, I ended the conversation and reported the account through steam and blocked them.​

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    YourFriendJessie, Aug 24, 2021
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  2. YourFriendJessie

    YourFriendJessie New User

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    I just wanna make clear that I didn't initiate any trades with this user - when I checked their profile, it was blank. They also have an usually large amount of items for someone who has 0 hours on record for TF2 (I sourced their hours from rep.tf - screenshot below) or any other Valve title.
    I also saw that this wasn't their original name, I've noticed that scammers will try to change their profile name thinking it'll prevent them from being reported (it doesn't).
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    YourFriendJessie, Aug 24, 2021
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  3. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    Unfortunately, SteamRep does not accept reports dealing with hijacking/phishing/hacking -Due to current Investigative Policy
    http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/investigative-policy.140101/

    This includes anything to do with API key requests, wrong or misspelled URL's and sites requesting logins of any type in attempts to steal your credentials.
    These are phishing/hijacking attempts and are not to be reported to SteamRep!
    This was clearly noted to you BEFORE You sent to submit the report - please do not ignore our policies/notifications that are there to read before submission.

    You can report the user to Valve instead
    In order to do that, you have to:
    1. Visit the accuseds profile
    2. Click MORE drop-down located at the top right of the page
    3. Choose REPORT VIOLATION
    4. Select the violation, then describe it and provide the evidence
    5. Click SUBMIT REPORT

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    Horse, Aug 24, 2021
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