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Invalid Report: 76561199160994216 - ([CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by [WiseG], Jan 27, 2022.

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  1. [WiseG]

    [WiseG] New User

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    Scam Report

    Report Type: [Money] PayPal scam or scam attempt
    Virtual item type involved: [CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items

    Accused profile: 76561199160994216

    Victim profile: 76561198138841292

    What happened? Description:
    Added me in steam offering to buy my knife, said they were gonna buy it in csgofloat marketplace and sent me a link to a fake CSGOFloat website, where then he tried to get me to sign in with steam to api scam me. Scammer doesn't have any CSGO items and claimed to have sold a "ruby" on bitskins some time ago. I saw the scam attempt a mile away so i went with it to get more info, they privated their inventory mid-conversation but i got a screenshot of it unprivated. below is included the whole chat log, the previously public scammer inventory, a screenshot of the fake and the real FloatDB marketplace and the scammer profile​

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    [WiseG], Jan 27, 2022
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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:
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    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
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    Horse, Jan 27, 2022
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