Accepted Report: 76561197962890096 - ([CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items)

Scam Report

Report Type: [Rep Fraud] Impersonation with intent to defraud
Virtual item type involved: [CSGO] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Items

Accused profile: 76561197962890096

Victim profile: 76561198195776121

What happened? Description:

Attempted to arrange a steam item verification scam. He wanted to trade his fn'st Howl for my gloves and two of my knifes but first we had to verify and trade our items to a "official steam administrator":

| steamname: Alpha
| steam3ID: [U:1:2034116]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:1017058
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197962299844
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ALPHA553
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197962299844​

Provide Evidence:

View attachment 580918 View attachment 580920 ​

--------------------------- (begin of "Private chat with Flow") ---------------------------
Never tell your password to anyone.
Shelbourne.: Hello. Who are you and why'd you added me?
Flow: hi bro.i just want to trade with you thats why i added you
Shelbourne.: Go on.
Flow: are you a buyer bro?
Shelbourne.: Depends.
Flow: okay
Flow: what can you offer for my ST HOWL FN bro?
Flow: here https://steamcommunity.com/id/flowible/inventory/#730
Shelbourne.: I have a few knifes and gloves.
Shelbourne.: And if you take a look on my main account, there's more.
Flow: what do you have in there?
Flow: how many keys you have?
Shelbourne.: I don't know.
Flow: can you add them?
Shelbourne.: How many of them?
Flow: all bro
Shelbourne.: Fine.
Flow: how many account you have bro?
Flow: ok get them
Shelbourne.: I have multiple accounts.
Flow: ok bri
Flow: get the keys bro
Shelbourne.: Just like you.
Shelbourne.: I currently cannot trade on my main account because im on a 4 day trade hold.
Flow: ok lets trade for your knives now and gloves
Flow: can i have your trade link?
Shelbourne.: Klick the "More" button on my profile and choose "Offer a trade".
Shelbourne.: How do we proceed?
Flow: sending offer bro
Flow: but beffore we proced bro can we undergo in item verification first from valve steam suport first?for us to have a safe trade here?because i got scamed last time because of dupped items
Flow: is that ok?
Flow: and only steam suprot can verifiy items
Shelbourne.: What do I have to do?
Flow: we are going to hair a steam suport to verify our both items here
Flow: ok?
Shelbourne.: As you like.
Flow: thanks bro.ok wait a sec im going to contact steam suport to verify our both items here
Flow: ok i have one steam suport now bro
Flow: here http://steamcommunity.com/id/ALPHA672/
Flow: can you help me to add him?
Shelbourne.: How I could help you there?
Flow: to add him bro
Shelbourne.: I dont understand.
Flow: i need you to help me by adding the steam suport to verify our both items here
Shelbourne.: I added him.
Flow: ok thanks bro
Flow: are you talking to him now bro?
Shelbourne.: I do.
Flow: me too

--------------------------- (end of "Private chat with Flow") ---------------------------

--------------------------- (begin of "Group chat with Flow & Alpha") ---------------------------
Never tell your password to anyone.
Alpha: Hello steam user.
Alpha: How can i help you here?
Shelbourne.: There's a user called "Flow" (http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197962890096/) and he said I have to add you so you can verify our both items.
Alpha: Okay.im going to make a group chat so that i can talke both of you at the same time okay?
Shelbourne.: Thank you.
10 July 2017
19:15 - Your chat with Alpha is now a multi-user chat.
19:15 - Flow entered chat.
19:15 - Alpha: Hello Traders,
19:15 - Alpha: How can i help you both here?
19:15 - Flow: hi sir
19:16 - Flow: we need a item verification
19:16 - Alpha: Alright, both of you already discuss this?
19:16 - Shelbourne.: Of couse.
19:16 - Flow: yes sir
19:17 - Alpha: Okay, I want know the items involved in this transaction so that I can note it down.
19:17 - Flow: my ST HOWL FN sir
19:18 - Shelbourne.: steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/+csgo_econ_action_preview%20S76561198195776121A10957162421D14749008247221713940
19:18 - Shelbourne.: steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/+csgo_econ_action_preview%20S76561198195776121A10957162373D16594115958994365348
19:18 - Shelbourne.: steam://rungame/730/76561202255233023/+csgo_econ_action_preview%20S76561198195776121A10957162314D16287870641088202030
19:18 - Shelbourne.: Gloves & two knifes
19:19 - Alpha: Okay, I will note all the items involved, is there no missing items involved in this transaction traders?
19:20 - Shelbourne.: Sorry?
19:20 - Flow: no sir thats all
19:20 - Alpha: Yes Mr.- Shelbourne?
19:21 - Alpha: Do you have a problem?
19:21 - Shelbourne.: No, it has been answered.
19:21 - Alpha: Alright traders, both of you want to proceed now?
19:21 - Shelbourne.: Yes.
19:21 - Flow: yes sir
19:22 - Alpha: This is a recorded transaction. Any scam attempts in here will result to trade ban permanently and will be tracked by using your ip address and will be charged by Steam. Understood?
19:23 - Shelbourne.: Yes.
19:23 - Flow: understand sir
19:23 - Alpha: I am going to check both of your items using the admin item bug identifier using this account of mine which has admin privilege's to steam and valve's documented information about your items. Understood?
19:24 - Shelbourne.: Yes.
19:24 - Flow: yes sir
19:24 - Alpha: Since both of you agreed on the stuff verification.
19:25 - Alpha: Send me now traders so that I can start verifying your both stuff : https://steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer/new/?partner=2034116&token=0IvOe17L
NOTE: I will accept the both offers at the same time to be fair. understood?
19:25 - Alpha: but in order to verify both of your items you are required to send an pending notification on my program. Your item(s) will only be on a pending offer (notification) on our ITEM DATABASE PROGRAM just to gather enough logs and data for it to be verified. It will never be accepted as or inventory is systematically locked by Valve/Steam for you traders to have the fairness/comfort of this method. Is it Clear Traders?
19:25 - Flow: ok sir
19:25 - Flow: preparing now sir
19:26 - Shelbourne.: I have a few questions.
19:26 - Flow: clear sir
19:26 - Alpha: Go on.
19:26 - Alpha: Don't forget to confirm and send your feedbacks to me after our transaction is done and keep me updated.
19:27 - Flow: ok sir
19:27 - Shelbourne.: First: You said you can track my IP address. Can you send it to me in a private chat so I can verify you really own this information?
19:27 - Flow: sending now sir
19:28 - Alpha: Okay hold on.
19:28 - Flow: ok sir
19:29 - Alpha: | steamname: Shelbourne.
| steam3ID: [U:1:235510393]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:117755196
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198195776121
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/huora-
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198195776121
19:29 - Shelbourne.: Second: You are an employee of Valve. Why are you not in the official "Valve" group (https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Valve) and doesn't own the "Valve Employee" badge?
19:30 - Shelbourne.: Third: You said you are an Administrator of Valve. Why d you dont have access to the database where all items being saved and have to verify the items over a trade?
19:31 - Flow left chat.
19:31 - Alpha left chat.
--------------------------- (end of "Group chat with Flow & Alpha") ---------------------------

Do I have to report the other individual as well or is one report for both enough?