Accepted Report: 76561198304540103 - ([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: 76561198304540103

Victim profile: 76561198048272458

What happened? Description:

He tried to check my items were clean through a fake valve employee profile.

Fake valve employee info block:
| steamname: bendotcom
| steam3ID: [U:1:444022567]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:222011283
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198404288295
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/BendotcamValveAdministrator
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198404288295​

Provide Evidence:

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Zepa: ?
Kamikaze: hello there
Kamikaze: i added you for a trade
Zepa: do you only trade clean items?
Kamikaze: what do you mean?
Zepa: nothing
Zepa: trade?
Kamikaze: your 2 unsual is up for trade?
Kamikaze: yes.
Zepa: yup
Kamikaze: do you accept pure keys mate?
Zepa: yup
Kamikaze: wait let me check on bp .
Kamikaze: i can do 35 pure keys.
Zepa: for what
Kamikaze: for your 2 unsual
Zepa: both?
Kamikaze: yes,
Zepa: ok
Kamikaze: so we have a deal then?
Zepa: sure
Kamikaze: okay but before i sent you offer i want to make sure that your 2 unsual is good and clean are safe to trade.
Kamikaze: are we good?
Zepa: yup
Kamikaze: i mean
Zepa: both are clean on bp
Kamikaze: i share you about my experience trading last week and i lost my 10 unsual man because of that f✿✿✿✿✿✿ buggy items doesnt appear in inventory after the trade and i hope you undertand me.
Kamikaze: yep
Zepa: i never had that issue
Kamikaze: then i experience that issue man this time i want to make sure here if you dont mind can we valited our items to the valve employee are safe to trade? and if we have a valve employee our trade will be safe and recoreded by valve.
Kamikaze: ok
Kamikaze: *?
Zepa: sure
Kamikaze: and after that lets trade mate okay?
Zepa: yup
Kamikaze: hold on let me check on steam valve employee community whos valve can help to our trade man.
Kamikaze: mate are you there?
Zepa: yup
Kamikaze: can you please help me to add the developer here http://steamcommunity.com/id/BendotcamValveAdministrator/
Kamikaze: i hope he accept us man so that our trade will be safe
Kamikaze: tell me when you accepted okay?
Kamikaze: are you there mate?
Zepa: yup
Kamikaze: tell me when you accepted okay?
Kamikaze: zepa?
Zepa: ?
Kamikaze: okay one of them accept me and he told me i will make a groupchat so we can discuss it okay?
Kamikaze: and after this lets trade.
Kamikaze: do you want to trade zepa?
Zepa: wait a sec
Kamikaze: why?
Zepa: taking screencaps
Kamikaze: for what?
Kamikaze is now Looking to Trade.
Kamikaze: just cooperate on groupchat so that we can do a trade.
Kamikaze: mate sir bendotcom asking you pls response
Kamikaze is now Online.
Kamikaze: ikaw na bhala
Kamikaze is now Looking to Trade.
Kamikaze: bro?
Kamikaze: 35 pure keys right?
Kamikaze: mate are you there?
Kamikaze: can you please cooperate on groupchat.






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bendotcom: How may i help you Traders?
bendotcom: Excuse me?
Zepa: do you check items?
bendotcom: Yes sure
Zepa: and you are a valve employee?
bendotcom: Yes Mr.Zepa
bendotcom: How can i help you?
Your chat with bendotcom is now a multi-user chat.
Kamikaze entered chat.
bendotcom: Hello steam User.
Kamikaze: hi sir
bendotcom: Are, you with us Mr.Zepa?
Zepa: ?
bendotcom: Okay let's proceed, btw I'm recording this transaction for both of your safety so please dont do anything stupid to avoid any fraudemental violation.
Kamikaze: okay sir thankyou
bendotcom: Hello there! How may I assist and help both of you? Please state your purposes clearly.
Kamikaze: can you please valited our items are safe to trade sir bendotcom?
bendotcom: Do you agree with this matter Mr.Zepa?
Zepa: sure
bendotcom: I am available to help as long as both traders don't have any objections. So both traders are
Okay my MSG i send on this conversation is only a copy paste because lots of steam user`s need my help to verify the items okay?
Kamikaze: okay sir understood
bendotcom: Kindly tell me what items are involved in the trade so that I can note it all down. Both traders are required to
Okay. I have noted the items involved in the trade. Just clarifying as I have to be strict here since your safety is my upmost
Kamikaze: my 35 pure keys sir bendotcom
bendotcom: Excuse me Mr.Zepa?
Zepa: yes?
bendotcom: Kindly tell me what items are involved in the trade so that I can note it all down. Both traders are required to
Kamikaze: my 35 pure keys i sr
Kamikaze: *sur
Zepa: Aces High El Jefe
Aces High El Jefe
Aces High El Jefe
Aces High El Jefe
Steaming Tam O' Shanter
Kamikaze: *sire
bendotcom: Okay. I have noted the items involved in the trade. Just clarifying as I have to be strict here since your safety is my upmost By the way, before we proceed. I have both of your I.D's noted and have this entire conversations recorded for future reference and to improve the quality of my service.
bendotcom: Let me remind you traders that this conversation is been recorded for some reason like scam attempts. We are always minding your safety here and give a secured Do both traders Do both traders understand?
Zepa: yes
Kamikaze: yes sir
bendotcom: And put this on your mind traders dont do any stupid on this conversation and dont try to waste my time here as an administrator or else both of you i will give a heavy punishment I am going to check both of your items & offers using the "Item Database" - The tool which has the privelege and access to Steam Database for getting your items verified also to gather informations about it.
Zepa: hey if might ask
Kamikaze: yes sir.
Zepa: how come you are not in the offical valve steam group?
bendotcom: Your items will not leave and will not be taken from your inventory. Bare in mind that our Item Database cannot accept or decline any trade offers as it is not However they will need both of your trade offers for the items you are trading as "pending offer" on the system just to get a connection to get the data's needed from your items so that it can verify it. The verification will take about 2-5
Kamikaze: yes sir
Kamikaze: im ready.
bendotcom: As admin, I will be the one who will be providing and distributing the trades for you after I and our data base have done checked and verified the items involved in the Do both traders agree & understand?
bendotcom: Okay so both traders are ready? If yes, Kindly turn on your ?? Mobile Authenticators to connect on Steam.
Kamikaze: ok sir
Kamikaze: im ready now sir
bendotcom: How about you Mr.Zepa?
Zepa: wait
bendotcom: Okay