Once the unaware victim completes their side of the transaction, believing that they are using a trusted middleman, both the scammer and accomplice will delete and block them while keeping the stolen goods. However, once the victim agrees to the middleman a fake account pretending to be that middleman adds the victim. The scammer will suggest a trusted middleman that checks out correctly on SteamRep. A lack of fluency in English is also a possible warning sign, but shouldn't be used as a sole reason not to trust someone.Īfter a trade that takes place partially outside Steam has been agreed to, a middleman needs to be chosen. Other things that indicate a probable scammer or scammer alt account are low game playtime, low inventory value (especially when buying expensive items), few other games on Steam, private account, and low account age. If a user has been marked as a scammer or caution (on a SR member community) it will be listed on this page. Then go to STEAM REP and paste that copied link into the search bar to bring up their user page. From there you can copy the URL from the address bar in your browser. If the person is messaging you on another website, there should be direct (not typed by the user) links to their Steam profile page. Right click that page and choose "Copy Page URL" to make sure you have their real Steam profile page. If the person is messaging you on Steam, click their user picture in the chat window to go to their Steam profile.
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