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Accepted Report: 76561198083615351 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

Discussion in 'Archived Reports' started by state of sock, May 1, 2020.

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  1. state of sock

    state of sock New User

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    Scam Report

    Report Type: [Rep Fraud] Impersonation with intent to defraud
    Virtual item type involved: [TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items

    Accused profile: 76561198083615351

    Victim profile: 76561198081631356

    What happened? Description:
    This guy was apparently in my friends list, must've added him some time ago to trade and forgot about it . Today he messages me out of nowhere for the first time. They try to scam me via the "i accidentally reported you" method of telling me that I've got an upcoming ban report because my inventory has scammed items. They tell me my account was impersonated and they thought it was me and that I had to add this "steam employee" as they call it and tell them about their mistake. That's basically it, besides me trolling them at the end a little bit. I don't want this person to be able to possibly scam someone else in the future.​

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  2. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    @state of sock Who was the other user they gave you info on you left that out... ID64 ASAP please!
    also since they were on your friends list a while don't you think thats strange to do that all of a sudden..reason I say that is this is identical to hijacking or hijacked accounts.
    Did you report ALL those users to Valve yet? Yes or no?
  3. state of sock

    state of sock New User

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    @Horse
    Sorry about that, slipped my mind to include the other person, first post sorry. I blocked and reported the first person, adding info about the person they wanted me to add now, which I didn't because I didn't want to risk anything.
    The "steam employee" he talked about: 76561198259258806
    | steamname: Ely™
    | steam3ID: [U:1:298993078]
    | steamID32: STEAM_0:0:149496539
    | steamID64: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198259258806
    | customURL: https://steamcommunity.com/id/Employee545212
    | steamrep: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198259258806

    I haven't reported or blocked this user yet as it totally slipped my mind to do that. About the hijacking, that would make sense yeah, didn't even think about that, considering they had over 1.7k hours on TF2, I don't know why they would then risk being banned on that account. But yeah hopefully that's what you needed, any more info you need, I'll try and get to you asap. I went to bed immediately after I filed my report sorry bout that.
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    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    But did you report both to Valve yet?
  5. state of sock

    state of sock New User

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    I just reported the other person so yeah I've reported both now
  6. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    ok I will monitor both accounts for now
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