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Weird scenario

Discussion in 'SteamRep General Discussion' started by Disruptor!, Oct 10, 2016.

  1. Disruptor!

    Disruptor! Banned on SteamRep

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    This guys claims he is valve employee and item investigator which is clearly a false claim and banned from steam rep.

    http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561197969249515

    This is what it gets weird. Three of his friends out of 21 are SR Donator, and yet they keep someone like him in their friendlist? I have added this guy to see what card he plays, when i said he is a scammer and banned from steamrep, guess what he said. He said " thats a false claim and he is friends with three steamrep donator who are high level, why would SR donators accept him as a friend if he is a scammer" well alot of user will take this as a point and may deal with him, end up getting scammed.
  2. Sniper Pro

    Sniper Pro FirePowered Head Admin Partner Community

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    Being a SteamRep Donator is NOT a valid form of reputation and users should not be trusted on the basis that they have donated to SteamRep.

    http://forums.steamrep.com/pages/faq/ "What do the various tags mean?" , SR DONATOR

    Some users will try to appear innocent or trustworthy based on the fact that they have a Donator tag on SteamRep, you should be wary of this.

    By the same token, Steam Levels are also NOT a form of reputation. Scammers can very easily and cheaply level their Steam accounts in order to appear trustworthy, but in reality Steam Levels mean nothing at all.
    a Gentleman likes this.
  3. Disruptor!

    Disruptor! Banned on SteamRep

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    Thanks sniper. Thread you linked to me was quite informative.
  4. a Gentleman

    a Gentleman SteamRep Moderator Partner Community Donator - Tier V

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    Just chiming in. A lot of higher level steam users (like 200+) add just about anyone without checking anything. This may be the case for one or two of the "power users" on that friend list.
  5. Zef Fox

    Zef Fox New User

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    This is not one bit weird, a majority of "friend collectors" never check steamrep to see if someone is a scammer or an impersonator. They add them to boost their friend count, nothing else. SR Donators funds are typically refunded if the donator's Steam seems sketchy and they are asked to donate to a more worthy cause.