Archived Report: 76561198371052711 - ([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: 76561198371052711

Victim profile: 76561198407577491

What happened? Description:

Tried to scam me with another person pretending to be a steam staff member, attempted to first redirect me to a fake opskins website and then with some "item verification" which involved a person pretending to be a valve employee.

The person (4ME) added me randomly on steam to trade with me, then proceeded to go on about how he needed to verify if my items were listable, which involved first using discord to try to make me go on some phishing site to steal my items. After that didn't work, he got his colleague,(Mike Ambinder), disguised as a Steam Community Middleman, to try to get me to verify my items by sending a trade offer to him. I took plenty of evidence and I got down both of their IDs.

SteamID64 of 1st scammer, 4ME: 76561198371052711

SteamID64 of 2nd scammer, Mike Ambinder: 76561198384336102​

Provide Evidence:

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4ME: Hello?
portastic: Hello! I see you added me to trade
4ME: Yes exactly
portastic: Ok so what was it that you were interested in buying?
4ME: about your unusual?
4ME: and that Mann Co. Supply Crate Key
4ME: for 19 pure keys?
4ME: what do you think?
portastic: Sure
4ME: alright
4ME: amy i have your trade offer link?
4ME: so that i can send u offer?
portastic: Shall I send the offer
4ME: i will be the one
4ME: okay?
4ME: because my keys are in the market.
4ME: so may i have ur trade link?
portastic: Ok wait a sec lemme get it
portastic: https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=447311763&token=dJsJJ-tS
4ME: sure
portastic: here ya go
4ME: alright
4ME: give me sec?
portastic: sure
4ME: oh wait
4ME: can i ask?
portastic: You may enquire to me about anything
4ME: where did you buy or get your unusual and that Mann Co. Supply Crate Key?
portastic: i bought 11 keys
4ME: oh nice
portastic: then i bought the unusual as a quicksell for 10
4ME: can i check if its able to be listed?
portastic: ok
4ME: do you have discord?
portastic: ye
4ME: what is your discord name?
portastic: wait a sec let me get it
4ME: okay take your time
portastic: #3309
4ME: nice name
4ME: give me sec?
4ME: added
4ME: bro
4ME: we will not use opskins okay?
4ME: or any sites?
4ME: can u please liste
4ME: listen*
portastic: ok
4ME: i'm streaming rightnow bro.
4ME: so did you validate your items?
portastic: what do you mean
portastic: do you mean its tradable
4ME: i got scammed
4ME: no
4ME: -_-
4ME: i got scammed
4ME: worth 540 keys.
4ME: by an item
4ME: validated means.
4ME: validated to a steamcommunity assistance.
4ME: if its clean
4ME: or not
4ME: i mean
4ME: safe
portastic: oh so if it's duped or not
4ME: "safe"
portastic: ok
4ME: so is it okay to you?
portastic: yeah
4ME: i will use my steamtickets to find some SteamCommunity Assistance to help us to validate our both items to safe okay?
4ME: give me sec?
portastic: ok..
4ME: here i found some
4ME: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198384336102/
4ME: help me to add him
4ME: and pls tell him that we need item validation.
portastic: i added
4ME: okay
4ME: if he accepted u.
4ME: tell him that we need item validation
==SECOND CHAT LOG==
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Mike Ambinder: Hello! How may i help you here?
portastic: i am currently trying to trade an item with somebody and we need item validation
Mike Ambinder: So you're here to Validate items Mr?
portastic: yes
Mike Ambinder: May i have the name of your Partner on this transaction so I can invite both of you in a group chat to proceed.
portastic: 4ME
portastic: 76561198371052711
portastic: thats his id
Mike Ambinder: Alright! I accepted your partner, I will be inviting both of you in a group chat Understood?
portastic: ok
Your chat with Mike Ambinder is now a multi-user chat.
4ME entered chat.
Mike Ambinder: Hello traders, I am Mike Ambinder From Steam Community and Licensed "Steam Developer" and I am here also to supervise for this trade transaction.
4ME: hi sir
portastic: hello sir
Mike Ambinder: May i have both your reason here why did you add me and Invite me on this transaction?
portastic: we wanted to validate an item
portastic: see if it is listable or something like that
Mike Ambinder: I can help you check and verify your items by undergoing your items on my program. I just need your presence of mind and cooperation to follow and comply on my Rules.
4ME: okay sir
Mike Ambinder: And also i need both of you will cooperate on this transaction understood ?
portastic: yes sir
4ME: understood sir
Mike Ambinder: So traders what are the stuff/items to trade and will be verified on this transaction as well , can you wrote it down so that i can list it up on my program ?
4ME: 19 pure keys
portastic: im trading my nuts n' bolts vintage tyrolean and one mann co supply crate key
Mike Ambinder: Alright traders! those item are currently noted on the Program right now.
4ME: thankyou sir
Mike Ambinder: Traders! May I have both of your presence here?
4ME: yes sir
portastic: yes sir
Mike Ambinder: Well before we can proceed , i need to tell you something importantly that you may know about this transaction aswell and just keep calm, listen to me & let me do my job as you wait.
4ME: what is it sir
Mike Ambinder: I am recording this transaction as an Proof Evidence on Steam Community Verifying System Program that this transaction will went well and no one will leave on this chat without any permission, since im recording this transaction it will be forwarded directly on Steam Community File Verifier System Program that this is a safe transaction and will be legitmate at all and Also i may not risk my [Reputation] as an [Steam Community Admin Middleman] just to steal your stuff to trade here and to verify at all , and as like i said it was fully recorder at all and all Steam Moderators are checking it , I hope you understand it.
Mike Ambinder: Your stuff will be verified as an Pending Trade Offer on my program and it will be scanned for awhile if it's scammed/stolen items or not understood?
4ME: understood sir
portastic: i understand sir
Mike Ambinder: And your items to verify here will not be taken away on both of your inventory , as like i said it will be verified as an Pending Trade Offer only .
4ME: okay sir
portastic: ok
portastic: sir
Mike Ambinder: Both of you are ready traders?
portastic: aye aye captain!
Mike Ambinder: So both of you will send me an Offer so that i can Verify both of your stuff to trade : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=842122919&token=Stibx2CE[/spoiler]

Hi @portastic

Thanks for the report, do you have any more screenshots of the steam chat as Discord chats cannot be accepted as evidence?

SteamRep block of fake admin:
| steamname: Mike Ambinder
| steam3ID: [U:1:424070374]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:212035187
| steamID64: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198384336102
| customURL: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Shiva-Mikee
| steamrep: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198384336102