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Accepted Report: 76561198288625694 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by mr.wat3rm3l0n | trade.tf, Apr 2, 2019.

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  1. mr.wat3rm3l0n | trade.tf

    mr.wat3rm3l0n | trade.tf New User

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    Scam Report

    Report Type: [Item Fraud] Misrepresenting virtual items
    Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

    Accused profile: 76561198288625694

    Victim profile: 76561198298323551

    What happened? Description:
    I accepted a random friend request. This person claimed that I had a "pending ban" and that I needed to talk to a fake Valve account

    Here are the details of this fake account:

    | steamname: -GoV- David Underwood
    | steam3ID: [U:1:342528239]
    | steamID32: STEAM_0:1:171264119
    | steamID64: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198302793967
    | customURL: https://steamcommunity.com/id/-Official-Steam-Admin-
    | steamrep: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198302793967​

    Provide Evidence:
    (Screenshots Provided)​

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    mr.wat3rm3l0n | trade.tf, Apr 2, 2019
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  2. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    @mr.wat3rm3l0n | trade.tf Please makes sure you always get a FULL screenshot of each users profile WHILE friends to help verify identity!
    Lucky I was able to do this another way but that is rare!
    I'll finish reviewing this shortly.

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    Horse, Apr 2, 2019
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  3. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    Your report was accepted and the accused was banned. Feel free to report a violation via their Steam profile.

    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

    Click here to view an animated gif that shows how to report a violation.
    Horse, Apr 4, 2019
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