Accepted Report: 76561199439251486 - ([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: 76561199439251486

Victim profile: 76561197975194873

What happened? Description:

Be aware mods! This is gonna take longer to review as there are multiple steam accounts involved in this scam!

Fake bot method: they tried to get me to accept a trade with a fake BitSkins bot, obv for nothing in return. I'm happy I made him waste over 1 hour of his valuable time!


Other steam accounts involved in this scam attempt:

The so called "friend" from where all started:

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added me a couple days ago and we successfully traded for a couple summer sale cards I needed at that time then today he told me that he have a friend that wants to trade for my 10 TF2 Keys so he gave me coldstew's steam profile to add him.

I'm sure that

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is involved in this scam (the brain maybe?) because he asked me for how long I've been trading before to go offline then switch account to coldstew

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- the one I'm reporting here? I want to mention that

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last message on steam was at 16:35 then coldstew contacted me just one minute later, at 16:36.
Also,

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is currently looking for more victims in the TF2 game forum / trade section (his post history will be uploaded as evidence as well).


The fake BitSkins Bot:

| steamname: BS #0004 [608]
| steam3ID: [U:1:1245488552]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:622744276
| steamID64: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199205754280
| customURL: https://steamcommunity.com/id/check420
| steamrep: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561199205754280

From this account he sent me a fake BitSkins offer, "to check my TF2 Keys and see if they can be listed on BitSkins".​

Provide Evidence:

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Please translate romanian to english:

Monday, July 17, 2023

[7/17/2023, 12:18]
nimeni:
Salut Andu, te pot ajuta cu ceva?

[7/17/2023, 22:52]
RW_andu:
salut
am vazut ca esti roman,asa ca m am gandit se te adaug la prieteni

[7/17/2023, 23:29]
nimeni:
In regula, am crezut ca mi-ai dat add pentru cartonasele de summer sale :smilebeer:
Daca le dai la trade iti pot oferi 80 gem-uri pe fiecare bucata

[7/17/2023, 23:30]
RW_andu:
te ajuta cu ceva acele cartonase?

[7/17/2023, 23:30]
nimeni:
Te pot ajuta sa-ti aranjezi si gem-urile pe care le ai deja, sa le stack-ezi intr-un singur item (ca sa poti sa-ti faci sack of gems din ele, la nevoie)
nimeni's Steam Badge: Summer In The City - Level 100+
Level 108, 10,800 XP - Level 108 Summer In The City Badge
https://steamcommunity.com/id/nimeni32/gamecards/2459330

Am de gand sa urc badge-ul pana pe la level 150

[7/17/2023, 23:31]
RW_andu:
le vrei acum?>

[7/17/2023, 23:31]
nimeni:
Mai am nevoie de cateva sute de cartonase :smilebeer::deadinsidefriendly:

[7/17/2023, 23:31]
RW_andu:
te pot ajuta

[7/17/2023, 23:32]
nimeni:
Daca nu ai tradehold le pot lua acum, m-ar ajuta

[7/17/2023, 23:32]
RW_andu:
RW_andu sent you a new trade offerView trade offer
gata
le am trimis
sper sa te ajute

[7/17/2023, 23:33]
nimeni:
Multumesc frumos, iti dau un nou trade pentru gemuri

[7/17/2023, 23:33]
RW_andu:
nu este nevoie

[7/17/2023, 23:33]
nimeni:
insist )

[7/17/2023, 23:34]
RW_andu:

cum doresti

[7/17/2023, 23:34]
nimeni:
You sent RW_andu a new trade offer80 Gemuri pe cartonas, 320 Gemuri total pentru cartonase + 507 + 240 + 80 = 1147 gem-uriView trade offer
Multumesc pentru ajutor

[7/17/2023, 23:35]
RW_andu:
cu placere
n ai pentru ce

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

[16:10]
RW_andu:
Salut

[16:10]
nimeni:
Salut Andu!

[16:10]
RW_andu:
Imi poti da urmarire pe insta?
Vrea un prieten ig tau sa faceti trade

[16:11]
nimeni:
Ti-as da dar nu folosesc insta

[16:11]
RW_andu:
Cu key pt tf2

[16:12]
nimeni:
Poti sa-i dai profilul meu de steam si ma adauga el direct

[16:12]
RW_andu:
Ok

[16:25]
RW_andu:
Steam Community :: coldstew
Trade.ːTetro_Giftː I do trade via steam Be care of impersonator You can add me on discord if i'm offline m_trading
https://steamcommunity.com/id/officialprofileM/

Profilul lui
Sunt pe telefon si nu pot copia profilul tau

[16:29]
nimeni:
Este in regula, i-am dat add

[16:29]
RW_andu:
Ok

[16:30]
nimeni:
Daca si el este pe telefon atunci spune-i ca poate folosi aplicatia oficiala "Steam Chat".. pe care si tu o folosesti acum daca esti pe tel

[16:31]
RW_andu:
Ok
De cand faci trade?
Cand te ai apucat?

[16:32]
nimeni:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....743/2797703D8E19BC433A3DA6161BD5498F4E19B71A/

:emofdr:
10 ani? :EMO_PUPU:
Daca imi aduc bine aminte tot cam pe atunci au dat si drumu la trade-uri pe steam..

[16:35]
RW_andu:


[17:34]
nimeni:
Ba, e asa prost prietenul tau coldstew? Sau tot tu esti?
Hai ca-ti dau si tie un report
Ca ai iesit dupa steam fix inainte sa intre el pe steam
Nu aveai si tu un cont mai vechi..






[16:36]
coldstew:
hello?

[16:37]
nimeni:
Hi there!
I'll be back in 5 min

[16:37]
coldstew:
what do you want for your tf2 keys?
can i have ur tradelink

[16:37]
nimeni:
You can send me a trade offer directly from this chat
If you're on mobile then tap on my name and go from there

[16:38]
coldstew:
i need your tradelink cause imma going to send ur an offer on my vault account

[16:38]
nimeni:
Trade Offer URL:
https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new?partner=14929145&token=FOKfy3Yf

[16:39]
coldstew:
can i ask you, you do buy and sell items in bitskins also?

[16:39]
nimeni:
I'm not trading outside steam, not with newcomers

[16:40]
coldstew:
oh i see cause i am planning that imma going to sell ur keys in bitskins after we trade
btw how long you been friends with andu?

[16:41]
nimeni:
A week or so? He added me then we traded for some cards I needed for my badges.. not much

[16:41]
coldstew:
oh i see
what do you want for your keys?

[16:42]
nimeni:
Depends on what you have
Link me your vault's trade offer link and I'll take a look

[16:42]
coldstew:
hmm what you actually want for it?

[16:43]
nimeni:
I'll be back in 5 minutes.. I need to restart my router to get a new IP because I'm in trade cooldown and I can't even see my own items in the trade window

[16:43]
coldstew:
okay sir. but is its okay to you that we going to check ur tf2 keys first in the bitskins? to see if i can sell it there

[16:47]
nimeni:
I'm back

[16:47]
coldstew:
alr

[16:47]
nimeni:
What do you mean by going to check my tf2 keys in the bitskins?

[16:48]
coldstew:
yes. if its okay? we will just gonna check it if its sellable there.
do you got discord?

[16:49]
nimeni:
Let's keep talking in here

[16:49]
coldstew:
alr
i can offer my cheapest gut knife for your 10keys

[16:50]
nimeni:
Just send me an offer and I'll check it afterwards

[16:51]
coldstew:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....801/0877BBBE3518DA27DADB775C141D419B34F81D4B/

is this offer is okay?
i just want to check it first that the keys is sellable there then after i check ur keys i will going to send my offer to you

[16:53]
nimeni:
I think your gut shitty knife worth more than my 10 keys but whatever

[16:53]
coldstew:
oh okay
i can offer you other knife
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....036/3892807F74096E150CA9FEC6F320F643247EA007/

how about this one?

[16:54]
nimeni:
Are you dumb?

[16:54]
coldstew:
??

[16:54]
nimeni:
Ok let's check my tf2 keys

[16:54]
coldstew:
i ask you what knife do you want to trade with your tf2 keys
do you have a discord?
so i can see and check it

[16:55]
nimeni:
I have but we gonna talk in here not on discord

[16:55]
coldstew:
yes but i want to see it that you put ur tf2 keys in bitskins so i can checl
check

[16:56]
nimeni:
You already see my tradable tf2 keys when you're trying to send me a trade offer.. what else you need to see?
If you can send an offer for them that means they're tradable and you can do whatever you want with them after the trade

[16:57]
coldstew:
i just want to see ur tf2 keys if its sellable in bitskins. thats why im asking your discord so we gonna going to check it then you will going to share your screen so i can see and check it
but i want to check it first if its sellable in bitskins then i will send my offer to you after i check it
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....016/8C1488751DBC7A71DEA017D327ED73FB1AD4F6F4/

[16:59]
nimeni:
For trades I only use steam so we gonna keep talking here, not on discord or anywhere else

[16:59]
coldstew:
alr

[16:59]
nimeni:
On which site you want me to list my tf2 keys? Give me the link..

[16:59]
coldstew:
but can we check or tf2 keys first before i send my offer?
is that okay?

[17:01]
nimeni:
Sure thing

[17:01]
coldstew:
alright just send me a screenshot so i can check it
can you go to bitskins now?
then send me screenshot once ur in bitskins already

[17:02]
nimeni:
Give me the link where you want me to list one of my tf2 keys

[17:03]
coldstew:
go on ur browser and search
{LINK REMOVED}
then send me a screenshot if ur in bitskins
so i can teach you how ge gonna check ur tf2 keys
are u in bitskins now?
are u still there?
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....877/E478CD338A879792870F66F113A17D214EF4D43F/

i ready my offer. so once i check ur keys imma going to send it you then you will withdraw ur keys in bitskin then send it to me. okay?

[17:16]
coldstew:
hello?

[17:16]
nimeni:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....871/1E64DF001B86BF49F4656D0D27FCF3B2F8390443/

There you go

[17:17]
coldstew:
click all ur keys sir then put 999$ on it so no one will buy it. since we just gonna list and check it in bitskins.
each one of your tf2 keys put a 999$ on it so one will buy it since we we're just gonna check it then send a screenshot after you doing that
just dont click the send me trade offer on the right side since we will just gonna list and check it we will not actually selling it.
then send me screenshot after

[17:19]
nimeni:
I'm gonna list just one of them
Make you work for it )

[17:19]
coldstew:
but i need to check them all since all ur keys is i will going to sell it there.
dont worry cause after you list all ur keys imma going to send my knife to you then you can withdraw them all and send it to me

[17:20]
nimeni:
I'm not gonna give you all of them at once lol

[17:20]
coldstew:
okay?
what do you mean? ur not giving it to me u will just gonna list it in bitskins

[17:21]
nimeni:
Or we do it your way but you gonna have to guess the trade token, ok?

[17:21]
coldstew:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....455/FD07090E673F8838BF84519F072B546E92FEDE19/

i ready my offer once i check them all i will going to send it to you

[17:21]
nimeni:
Ok sir, wait a minute

[17:22]
coldstew:
alright
just send me screenshot once you list all ur keys in bitskins just dont click the send me trade offer on the right side cause we're not gonna sell it we will just listed it there to check

[17:22]
nimeni:
So you want me not to accept after I get the trade offer from bitskins bots then to send you a screenshot with the offer?

[17:24]
coldstew:
no sir jsut dont click the send trade offer on the right side cause once you click it they're gonna send you an trade offer that you acctually selling your keys. we are not selling ur keys there we will just listing it. okay?
just send me a screenshot once you dont put all ur tf2 keys into 999$
done*

[17:25]
nimeni:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....248/95891E948676313C1BDA54B222C4E0FA7C001A58/

Like that?

[17:26]
coldstew:
yes like that

[17:26]
nimeni:
Ok, what now?

[17:26]
coldstew:
then just reload the page

[17:26]
nimeni:
Done

[17:26]
coldstew:
so that they will automatically send you an trade offer for your listing items
go to your steam profile then check if the bitskins send you a trade offer then send me a screenshot
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....136/2841243D450B9DDF7E8BC0607EE172840FDFC0E0/

i ready the gut knife now
then tell me if you got a trade offer from bitskins for your listed items
send me a screenshot if you got an offer
then tell me once you accept the offer so i can check them all on bitskins now then imma going to send my knife to you. then you going to withdraw them all and send it to me
okay?
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....227/D7841FAD792C387F165A09444BACCC02F1695862/

[17:32]
nimeni:
SEND IT!

[17:32]
coldstew:
yes after i check all ur keys in bitskins
you got a offer from bitskins now? for you listed items?

[17:32]
nimeni:
I already check them

[17:33]
coldstew:
go back to your steam profile and check if bitskins send you a trade offer for you tf2 keys listed items

[17:33]
nimeni:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....653/DB20268859BEC4DF8FA5EC1E79B7FBF02BCE3DFF/

I got the offer
And I declined it
I got the offer so it works..
What else you want to check?

[17:33]
coldstew:
why you declined the bitskins trade offer?

[17:33]
nimeni:
Because you can do it yourself after you get the keys

[17:34]
coldstew:
you do need to accept the bitskins trade offer so that we can check if its sellable. then once we can check if its sellable imma going to send the knife to you then you can withdraw all ur keys and send it to me
how can we check ur tf2 keys if you wont accept the bitskins trade offer you need to accept it you dont need to worry cause you can withdraw them all once you list your keys there
then after that
i will going to send my knife to you first then you will going to withdraw all ur keys in bitskins and send it to me
but please dont block me after you receive my knife

[17:36]
nimeni:
Since I received the offer then it means that it works to sell on bitskins? Isn't that logic? You need to improve your tactic my friend..

[17:37]
coldstew:
how can we check sir if you not actually posted it on bitskins? thats why you need to accept the offer so that i can see it on bitskins. cause if you didnt accept the offer your keys wont appear in bitskins
you can withdraw them all once you list there. and imma going to send my knife once i see all ur tf2 keys

[17:38]
nimeni:
Ok let me list them on bitskins then I'll show you that it works to list my keys on the site by using the actual bots

[17:38]
coldstew:
then you can withdraw then and send it to me since you receive my knife first once i see it on bitskins

[17:38]
nimeni:
Or should I keep wasting your time for longer?

[17:39]
coldstew:
what do you mean sir? ur not actually selling it on bitskins that why you dont need to click the send offer you will just gonna listing it

[17:39]
nimeni:
Sure, I will withdraw them but I prefer to use the actual bitskins bots and not your fake bot

[17:39]
coldstew:
what fake bot are you talking about?

[17:40]
nimeni:
The one you sent the offer from..
The same one that will get on steamrep

[17:40]
coldstew:
lol

[17:40]
nimeni:
Anything else you have to say for the steamrep community?
Mai esti ma pe aici sau nu mai stii ce sa zici?

(last one is in romanian)

Thanks for the fast reply! That was because of the 15 screenshot uploads limit. I'm uploading whats left in this post.

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Since we are both romanians, we've spoke our language but it can easly be translated.. even the google translate and google lens works on the screenshots enough to get an idea of what we were talking about.

I've translated the text for you, if anything helps:

Monday, July 17, 2023

[7/17/2023, 12:18]
nimeni:
Hi Andu, can I help you with something?

[7/17/2023, 10:52 PM]
RW_andu:
Hello
I saw that you are Romanian, so I thought I would add you as friends

[7/17/2023, 11:29 PM]
nimeni:
Alright, I thought you added me for your summer sale cards :smilebeer:
If you trade them, I can offer you 80 gems for each piece

[7/17/2023, 11:30 PM]
RW_andu:
do those cards help you with anything?

[7/17/2023, 11:30 PM]
nimeni:
I can also help you arrange the gems you already have, to stack them as a single item (so that you can make a sack of gems from them, if necessary)
nimeni's Steam Badge: Summer In The City - Level 100+
Level 108, 10,800 XP - Level 108 Summer In The City Badge
https://steamcommunity.com/id/nimeni32/gamecards/2459330

I'm thinking of raising the badge up to level 150

[7/17/2023, 11:31 PM]
RW_andu:
do you want them now?>

[7/17/2023, 11:31 PM]
nimeni:
I still need a few hundred cards :smilebeer::deadinsidefriendly:

[7/17/2023, 11:31 PM]
RW_andu:
I can help you

[7/17/2023, 11:32 PM]
nimeni:
If you don't have tradehold I can get them now, they would help me

[7/17/2023, 11:32 PM]
RW_andu:
RW_andu sent you a new trade offerView trade offer
ready
I have sent them
I hope it helps you

[7/17/2023, 11:33 PM]
nimeni:
Thank you very much, I will send you a new trade offer with gems included

[7/17/2023, 11:33 PM]
RW_andu:
no need

[7/17/2023, 11:33 PM]
nimeni:
I insist )

[7/17/2023, 11:34 PM]
RW_andu:

as you wish

[7/17/2023, 11:34 PM]
nimeni:
You sent RW_andu a new trade offer 80 Gems per card, 320 Gems total for cards + 507 + 240 + 80 = 1147 gemsView trade offer
Thank you for the help

[7/17/2023, 11:35 PM]
RW_andu:
with pleasure
No problem

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

[16:10]
RW_andu:
Hello

[16:10]
nimeni:
Hi Andu!

[16:10]
RW_andu:
Can you follow me on insta?
A friend wants your ig so you guys can trade

[16:11]
nimeni:
I would give it to you but I don't use instagram

[16:11]
RW_andu:
With key for tf2

[16:12]
nimeni:
You can give him my steam profile and he can directly add me

[16:12]
RW_andu:
Ok

[16:25]
RW_andu:
Steam Community :: coldstew
Trade.ːTetro_Giftː I do trade via steam Be care of impersonator You can add me on discord if I'm offline m_trading
https://steamcommunity.com/id/officialprofileM/

His profile
I'm on my phone and I can't copy your profile link

[16:29]
nimeni:
It's fine, I added him

[16:29]
RW_andu:
Ok

[16:30]
nimeni:
If he is also on the phone, then tell him that he can use the official application named "Steam Chat".. the one which you also use now if you are still on the phone

[16:31]
RW_andu:
K
Since when you trading?
When did you start?

[16:32]
nimeni:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd....743/2797703D8E19BC433A3DA6161BD5498F4E19B71A/

:emofdr:
10 years? :EMO_PUPU:
If I remember correctly, around that time they also start the trades on steam..

[16:35]
RW_andu:


[17:34]
nimeni:
Well, is your friend coldstew that stupid? Or is that one the same as you?
Let me report you too
Because you went offline right before him to come online on steam
You haven't got an older account..