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Accepted Report: 76561199074822786 - ([TF2] Team Fortress 2 Items)

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  1. ChainSmoker82

    ChainSmoker82 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: 76561199074822786

    Victim profile: 76561198107573800

    What happened? Description:
    This person added me to trade for an unusual.
    I believe they had an intent to scam me because of a few things.
    Firstly, they started with offering to pay above market value for my unusual. While this isn't an indicator in and of itself, it definitely set of a red flag in my mind.
    Next, they proceeded to advertise a website called "bitskins" to me. I signed up for it just because I knew the Steam login page had a legitimate certificate and URL, though I wasn't intended on actually using it. I only wanted to see where they were going with it.
    Around the same time, they tried to move the conversation into Discord. I know SteamRep doesn't investigate scams that happen outside of Steam, so I got them keep the conversation in Steam.
    Next, they tried to get me to sell the item on the site, I started the process of doing this (just to see where they were going with this, again), when they requested a screenshot of the trade offer.
    This is where I stopped because I wasn't going to deposit my unusual into a shady bot that I've never even heard of before.​

    Provide Evidence:
    The images I'm attaching are the following:
    1 - 4.png: Screenshots from the chat

    inventory.png: Screenshot of the accused's inventory at the time of filing this report (it's private)

    inventory 2.png: Screenshot of the accused's inventory history on backpack.tf at the time of filing this report (a version captured on a prior date)

    trade offer.png: A copy of the screenshot sent in 4.png for clarity. This was sent by BitSkins' bot with the ID 76561198257606613

    profile.png: Screenshot of the accused's profile at the time of writing this

    Feel free to ask for more evidence and I will try to obtain it if I can.​

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  2. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    SteamRep Admin:
    STEAM_0:1:34690691
    | steamname: BitSkins #0159 [407]
    | steam3ID: [U:1:297340885]
    | steamID32: STEAM_0:1:148670442
    | steamID64: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198257606613
    | customURL:
    | steamrep: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198257606613

    Please provide a full screen shot of that trade offer again thru a PC - open this with a web browser, move your mouse over the users name in question so it shows up the hypertext popup URL at the bottom of the screen - take the screen shot DO NOT edit it in anyway and upload.
  3. ChainSmoker82

    ChainSmoker82 New User

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    (Note: There is a second one at the top because I accidentally got the site to send me the offer again. This is not a fake bot by the accused.)

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  4. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    ok so the one I listed is correct then.
  5. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    What is the SR profile block of the fake bot that sent you an offer then?
  6. ChainSmoker82

    ChainSmoker82 New User

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    They never sent a fake bot, I only mentioned it to clarify that they didn't. I stopped the trade because I wasn't going to fall for their scam. I don't think this is enough to warrant a full-on SteamRep ban for the user here, but rather a caution tag for their shady practices.
  7. ChainSmoker82

    ChainSmoker82 New User

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    Unless I'm misunderstanding how strong the evidence needs to be
  8. Horse

    Horse Administrator SteamRep Admin

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    I'm ok with what was provided - would have preferred to catch the account to be used for the act so I'll accept as is.
    Thanks
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