Accepted Report: 76561198297618526 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Rep Fraud] Impersonation with intent to defraud
Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

Accused profile: 76561198297618526

Victim profile: 76561198047860930

What happened? Description:

User ("Curiosity") added me and attempted a trade scam using the "Valve Support Account" trick along with impersonating the real Curiosity, even going so far as to link to their inventory while the scammer's inventory remained private. Shortly after being called out, the would-be scammer removed and blocked me, which was the nail in the coffin. I have since attempted to contact the impersonated user, to no avail.​

Provide Evidence:

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Unfortunately I did not think to enable timestamps while the chat occurred.
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The scammer's profile

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The profile whose inventory was linked on the scammer's profile.​

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Saturday, March 10, 2018
Curiosity: hello there
Curiosity: hey
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: yo
Curiosity: i was just wondering if your willing to trade with me
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i would but
Curiosity: what?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i don't trade with private inventories
Curiosity: i make my inventory private because i receive an spam offers
Curiosity: but if you want to see my backpack just click BACKPACK on my bio
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i did, actually
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: it links to someone else's bp
Curiosity: its my storage account
Curiosity: where i put all my stuffs
Curiosity: this account is for discussing the trade that one is my storage account to send offers
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: so what do you want?
Curiosity: your unusual?
Curiosity: are you selling it into pure keys?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i'm not really selling anything but I don't mind offers
Curiosity: im willing to pay for a good offer
Curiosity: 25 pure keys for your unusual
Curiosity: deal?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i dunno that seems a little suspicious
Curiosity: why?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: it's barely worth 20
Curiosity: yes
Curiosity: since im the one added you for the trade
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: no legit trader would pay that much
Curiosity: and i forced you to trade with me
Curiosity: if you dont want to be suspicious okay just 22 pure keys for your unsual?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: ehh i guess so
Curiosity: okay
Curiosity: can i ask you a question?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: does it involve a trusted friend?
Curiosity: no
Curiosity: im asking where did you get your unusual
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: bought it
Curiosity: okay i just want to have a safe trade with you here after i lost all of my investment and got locked my account after receiving some of those fraud items
Curiosity: hope you understand my concern
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: as far as i know the hat is legit
Curiosity: if you dont mind can we both undergo item verification by valve officials first just to have assurance if we are trading safe items and to have assurance on our trade
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: did you have someone in mind?
Curiosity: i will going to hire one
Curiosity: i will going to send you the profile link of the valve official so that we can both add him
Curiosity: please wait
Curiosity: okay here lets do both add the valve official now http://steamcommunity.com/id/steamvalvetradingofficial-_--_-/
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: I dunno man, that profile seems fishy
Curiosity: dont worry there will be an instructions that we need to listen and respond for us to understand well
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: it's just that
Call from Curiosity started.
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: real steam staff typically have a badge saying so
Call with Curiosity ended.
Curiosity: okay
Curiosity: give me your tradelink so that i can send you my offe
Curiosity: offer*
Curiosity: do you know where to find your unusual?
Curiosity: tradelink*
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: there should be an option on my profile
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: More>Offer a Trade...
Curiosity: can you just leave me your tradelink here?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: no
Curiosity: why?
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: just too lazy to do it
Curiosity: lol
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: if you really want it, add me from the account that has the items
Curiosity: thats why im asking for your tradelink because i will going to send you the offer from my storage account
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: okay this is getting tiresome
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i know what's going on
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i've been trading for almost 6 years
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: i'm privy to all the tricks
Curiosity is now Offline.
Curiosity is currently offline, they will receive your message the next time they log in.
Der Sturmarzt | stn.tf: lol

The scammer linked to a profile named "==Buak==Nasad==" claiming they were a Valve official.

SteamID finder had no idea but putting the profile link into SteamRep gave me

| steamname: ==Buak==Nasad==
| steam3ID: [U:1:274212776]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:137106388
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198234478504
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/steamvalvetradingofficial-_--_-
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198234478504

They're already banned, so I hope this helps.