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Invalid Report: 76561198981713063 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by Foehammer, May 19, 2024.

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  1. Foehammer

    Foehammer New User

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    Steam:
    STEAM_0:0:100495764
    Scam Report

    Report Type: [Other] Any other fraudulent behavior
    Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

    Accused profile: 76561198981713063

    Victim profile: 76561198161257256

    What happened? Description:
    They messaged me with a variation of the whole "Your account is labeled as a scammer/fraudulent item holder, do you know about this?" This included a doctored screenshot of my steam profile with a big red label that says "scammer/fraudulent item holder"

    Sadly, this user isn't a bot. I played TF2 with them awhile back when they were really new and even gave them some items.

    I responded to him calling him out on the scam attempt and he immediately unfriended me. Unsure if he blocked me, I don't know if there's a way to tell. I cannot comment on his profile now though.

    Admittedly, I should have gone along with it to get more evidence, but I've gotten these scams before and they almost always have the scammer say something like "let my steam admin friend help you" and then you're supposed to send your profile information like username and password to the "steam friend."​

    Provide Evidence:
    Screenshot one is the chat window where he made the attempt.

    Screenshot two is the window and his profile. I'm not sure if this adequately shows it was 100% him who sent it, but I'm not sure how else to show it.​

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    Foehammer, May 19, 2024
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  2. 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, May 19, 2024
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