On impersonators

There has been quite the rise in impersonators around here lately and more and more people seem to fall for their scams. It has been suggested that there should be a post concerning the subject, in order to prevent users from getting scammed, however considering that ST is not actively moderated, we wouldn't be able to maintain such a topic currently. The warning about this subject is more on how to avoid or handle such scams.

Please make sure the ST profile being linked from the person adding you, actually belongs to them. Verify that their steam profile URL is the same as the one who added you to trade and obviously, please search for them on steamrep, don't ask them to link their profile/rep, just do it yourselves.

In the case of such a scam occuring, please report them to steamrep and SG support, by providing some proof of what happened and explaining any details (please attach screenshots of your chatlogs and their steam profile). Creating a thread on SG forums in not the way to go, as that will get you temporarily suspended for calling out. There have been incidents of the wrong person getting blamed for a scam and thus harassed for absolutely no reason.


On feedback

Misuse of feedback has been turning out to be quite an issue, not only with messing up trades but also with reports on support about its removal. I think that most users are not aware of how it should be used thus this thread will serve as a reminder and a warning on how it should be used, how it shouldn't be used and what will happen if it's not used accordingly.


Feedback should be used for :

  • Successfully completed trades.
  • Scammers/Impersonators and warning the community about those

Feedback should NOT be used for :

  • Random comments, unrelated to a trade.
  • Comments such as "rude", "lowballer", "regifter" and so on. This is trade and not attitude related feedback.
  • Fake positive feedback for boosting your reputation count.
  • Revenge reputation (such as giving negative rep to someone just because they gave you false negative rep).

Common sense should apply in the above. The fact that I didn't mention a specific comment does not mean that it's acceptable. Misuse of feedback can get you suspended temporarily and if done repeatedly, suspension can get permanent. Revenge feedback, in particular, is especially tricky considering a lot of people want negative reputation removed from their profiles. If the people requesting the removal of negative rep from support have left such revenge negative feedback on the other user's profile, they can get temporarily suspended as well. Giving them revenge feedback does not make you any better than them.

Considering all the above, I would like to ask users here to remove any feedback they have left on other people's profiles that does not follow the guidelines above. Any investigation done on the removal of negative feedback from now on will take this thread into account and the fact that everyone should have read it and complied with it. No appeals will be handled for temporary misuse of feedback suspensions, considering you had the time to remove it yourselves.


Since lots of people ask :

Request for removal of fake feedback is done through SG support here

Please attach some kind of proof of what happened if the comment doesn't contain an explanation.


Thank you for reading and good luck in your trades!


Edit : Considering the "Gives fake feedback"-like comments as acceptable. Still under discussion but looks like it will be added.

1 decade ago*

I continue having a impersonator, i contact support 2 times :

http://steamcommunity.com/id/kaotiko2961/

The steamrep :

http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198139888796

Use my logo and avatar and give my profile of steamtrades to the people, there are people who dont scam because i have got and advice in my profile :

"Please beware that there is a imposter using my name and avatar to scam people!! Double check the profiles!! Make sure the comments on profile is enabled to see a +rep!! Like mines!!"

But there are a lot of people scam too because dont check it (he have got private profile).

¿What can i do?

Im bored of this mate.

9 years ago
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correction:
i did report him on steam to help you

9 years ago
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On steamrep¿ Here use my steamtrades profile :P

9 years ago
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done hope it help you

p.s. if u got time check my post 2 below for my impersonator

9 years ago
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But yo do it on steamrep or where? :p Thanks!

9 years ago
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i did error i did report on steam (for impersonate you) how i can report him on steamrep.
hope u can do same for me....

9 years ago
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Thats good! :) i report your impersonator too :p

On steamrep? Check the page, need time but thanks for report him on steam ;D

9 years ago
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SCAMMER ALERT:

I had a small trade with him in the past, added him to my friends list for that and didn't mind after that. Later on he checked up on me and we agreed to setup another trade, a much bigger one. My mistake was to trust him and gave him a bunch of tf2 keys in one go and going first. He said he needed time to look for the keys, went back and forth for about a minute before giving me a shit bundle key (a 1 ref game) and blocked me from his steam profile.

I've reported him to Steam and left him a -rep here. I hope no one else get scammed.

Watch for this guy:

| steamname: Dead Man Walking, sowik, sowik 13, Sowik 2, slender
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:86015078
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198132295885
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/sowik13
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198132295885

9 years ago
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BEWARE this user is a impersonator / scammer
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198048733746

he imprsonate me (lucky some user warn me please all of you report so he can be remove from steam thx you

9 years ago
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http://steamcommunity.com/id/Keimur/

I'm here to report my own impersonator. Guys, please watch out and always check who you trade with ;). Just beware.

9 years ago
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did report on steam

9 years ago
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i did report him to steam for you

please can you do same for me he scam and impersonate my account
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198048733746

9 years ago
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Added me on Steam then when I declined as I don't add Private Profiles they went offline straight away, also the odd thing they are not a user here or they are but are using an alternate account to do the Scamming.
| steamname: Saddi
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:95168421
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198150602570
| customURL:
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198150602570

9 years ago
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http://www.steamtrades.com/user/chowdhuryabhisek

1 month ago our trade completed fine, but today he want to scamming me with a fake account on a fake webpage. (http://stearncormrnunity.com)
Unfortunately I forgot to screenshot the chat and I don't remember his fake account name. I just remember to a webpage name.

Edit: I talked with him and his profile has been hijacked and that's not his control.

9 years ago
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I was about to get scammed by a person... I am providing the screenshots.... Please help me ban this impostor...

Scammer Trade Offer : http://i58.tinypic.com/i5dwt1.jpg

Scammer's Profile : http://i61.tinypic.com/2qjxen7.jpg

Please take action about this scammer....

Thanks

9 years ago
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I don't think it's a problem, but just in case.

I can't log in on my own steam account, I can only talk by store.steampowered. If BY ANY chance someone talks with me or something now - PLEASE don't talk, click links sended by me or trade with me. I don't think my account is hacked and it's a problem of Steam connection again. But just in case... WATCH OUT.

But maybe I just overreact. But yeah, just in case typing here.

9 years ago
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After 19 HOURS and 30 MINUTES I managed to log in. I had zero trouble doing the same on store.steampowered ;). Situation looks fine now.

9 years ago
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I don't know if this guy is a scammer or not, but i received an friendship invitation from him. I don't know why, but i don't trust him so much... http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198150849045

9 years ago
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This fool gave me -rep just because I, as the other 15 people who did the same, gave him -rep after he tried to scam me:

http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Fabr3gas

I've just sent a ticket. Be warned about this guy.

9 years ago
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any Admin can help me?, i got a -rep from this user (http://www.steamtrades.com/user/SoldierOfYHWH) only cuz i did not accept his offer.
This is his -rep:

-----------------------" Horrible, even give him a bonus item and he doesn't accept and stuff, much lamer!" ------------------

here the screen shots of his offer and my reply:

I would like request if any admin or support staff may remove this -rep, I will appreciate. Thanks

EDIT 08/26/2014:

Today i was watching my replys (click here for watch the topic) in the topic where the reported user did his offer. And he remove his comment and also he changes his image profile. I put the link of his account here again

Also you can watch the evidence in my screenshots now, click here.

I keep the screenshots saved in my PC.

thanks

EDIT 08/28/2014:

If any Admin/staff support/mod is reading this report.

I had the oportunity of talked with user and I explained to him how works the +/- system and also how he can get a temporary suspension for his -rep in my account.

After of that he changes his mind and I got my -rep removed.

So now I think this report is useless. thanks

9 years ago
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IMPERSONATOR ALERT!!

Scammer Profile: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198148633263


PalmDesert: Hi, I want to trade with you but cant add you from trade acc
steamcummuniity.com/profiles/76561197999762459
try to add me pls
iWinFlips: ROFL
iWinFlips: you serious
iWinFlips: what we trading?
iWinFlips: Hi
iWinFlips: what can we trade?
iWinFlips: Fucking idiot scammer

9 years ago
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This guy give me -rep for no reason.
http://www.steamtrades.com/user/nestor11811

9 years ago
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wow someone tried a scam they added me with this profile http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198020516409/ . they said can i add there friend as he cant add me as he wants to trade his link is http://steamcomnrmunity.com/profiles/76786463242236645/ (steamcomnrmunity.com lol). dunno what they tried to steal or what they wanted, as i removed them. just thought i should let people know about this as alarm bells rang as soon as i opened his friend profile on chrome where i was already logged in and about buy game and on the link he sent me it said i was not logged in? be careful with this and always check people out on here http://steamrep.com/

9 years ago
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https://steamcommunity.com/id/HELLx88
http://www.steamtrades.com/user/graziano88

If he pretends to be an impersonator, he is not. He is a real basterd

9 years ago
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User involved: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/anjri
I posted a trade a month or two ago and this user^^ did not agree with it, resolving in him calling me a Sh*thead. Not knowing many of the rules at that time I -repped him because of it. After reading the rules I noticed it wasn't a valid reason. I then withdrew my -rep after noticing that I had been -repped by both him and an account I suspect was his alt as it had given him +rep as well. I also had nothing at all to do with this account. The other account you can see on my profile as it is the only other -rep. Also, I was reported for being a scammer which is evidently false as I have had 0 contact with that user and they have never been on my friends list before. I do not care if I get banned for a few days as long as that false -rep is cleared from my name! Also, the other user has not replied in ANY of my previous trades and I don't have them in my blocked list.
PS: I also know it is against the rules to -rep someone for lowballing, which I believe is what I was doing.
The other trade: http://www.steamtrades.com/trade/Ufog7/h-gun-monkeys-w-1-csgo-key

9 years ago
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User scammed me out of a copy of Tropico 5. The trade was to unpack my Tropico 5 4-pack (returning the 3 copies back to me) + Brink + CS:GO key for an AMD Reward code. He traded me the AMD Code, then I traded him the 4 pack, which he unpacked.

He then helped himself to a second copy (thinking that the extra copies were also 4 packs, meaning he thought he could redeem the remaining 3 copies and get a further 9 copies of Tropico 5 - returning just the three to me). Despite me asking him several times not to, he went ahead and redeemed a 2nd copy. He then offered me random stuff in return for him opening the extra copy (plus he still wanted the copy of Brink + 1 CSGO key). Which was not part of the original deal - its impossible to trade fairly when he already has redeemed a game - effectively holding me to ransom. He has also left revenge feedback on my account.

Unfortunately I do not have a chat transcript of the trade as I was so frustrated after talking back and forth for over an hour I closed the chat window and blocked him. He has commented a reply on his thread though, where he admits that he opened the 2nd copy of Tropico 5 without my consent.

His ST Profile http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Filin
My ST Profile http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Arc

He also admits it here:
http://www.steamtrades.com/trade/9N0uD/h-tropico-5-w-someone-to-unpack-4-pack-4-tf2-keys

9 years ago
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I got an invite from this guy with a fake site: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198152309330/

pic: https://www.dropbox.com/s/m8fd0hz0b9nbf89/pic.JPG?dl=0

Janos: hello
Janos: can i help u
Gasho: Hey mate. I want to trade with you , but can't add you from trade acc. Add me please "steamcornrnrnunity.com/id/Lombrex" I have nice offer for you.

9 years ago
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please fix my rep already :(

9 years ago
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I can't access support link so I'm posting this here.

A guy nicknamed “Babou” misused my feedback. Please remove his comment if it's possible http://www.steamtrades.com/user/atomlib/page/8 (Ctrl+F, search for “Babou”).

9 years ago
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| steamname: Arkantos1695

| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:70326107

| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198100917942

| customURL:

| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198100917942

Tried to scam me today. He's impersonating other reputable traders by copying their name and photo then linking to that person's page when asked about it.

9 years ago
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Same as Coraliine that guy is impersonating me atm

9 years ago
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I don't even know who you are and we not talked at all.

Just yesterday random someone (djk) added me in Steam and warned me someone impersonating me and showed me this Imgur album to me: http://imgur.com/a/Gn5WE

Probably this guy scammed you: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14076298/ShareX/2014/09/t9nZG1fmYn.png

Link to his profile: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144812276

He is reported in here: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198144812276

Another proof: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/14076298/ShareX/2014/09/DGLlM65vfN.png This screenshot from your profile and that guy who scammed you posted comment in your profile and as you can see he is impersonator, not me.

So someone random scammed you and because of this you gave negative rep to me when I was not even talked with you at all...

This is seriously annoying because of impersonator I'm getting my first negative rep.

I will report you for accusing me scammer when I was not, because this is killing my reputation when I was not guilty.

9 years ago
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this guy Imgur
impersonating this guy http://steamcommunity.com/id/steam7531/

9 years ago
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http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198084294207 /
http://www.steamtrades.com/user/DevRawr /
Scummer,left 3 negative feedback.Broke the rules this forum.

9 years ago
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Hey, all scammers comes from RUSSIA!

We need to BLOCK the Russian entrance to this website and many others, i have been studiying all those scam websites and they all are registered in Rusia and are from rusians...

This is a helpfull website i'v found..

Come get here, read this and feel safe forever make yourself comfortable
http://www.wizcrafts.net/russian-blocklist.html

I read this webpage and they have found like me that the vast majority of spammers and access log spammers seem to be operating from ISPs and servers running scripts in what used to be called "The Soviet Union." They have complied a list of IP CIDRs belonging the the most prolific Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Latvian, Estonian, Slovenian and Turkish spammers and have included them in the link i post UP.
There are also some hostile website hosting companies based in these regions that are in this blocklist

So i hope this can be helpfull for us guys..

Make russians suffer what they are making us suffer by BLOCKING THEM regionally...

9 years ago
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Hello,
Steam trade Admin
Someone gave me false negative rep without any reason.I never added or never traded with this person.He gave me negative becoz I commented on his steam thread and offered another person.Just for these reasons he gave me negative rep.I know that it's my fault. I have no right to offer someone in other person's thread but still for that reason he can't give me a negative rep.
http://www.steamtrades.com/user/poepee(The person who gave me negative rep)

Here is the screen shot gave me a negative rep.     
http://imgur.com/6GJqfXj  

Here is the snap of the steam thread in which I commented.  
http://imgur.com/POyPSMi      

Please I shall be gladful if u looked into the matter asap.

Thanks for reading

9 years ago
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I don't really know the rules here, but chow made me a very good offer, eventhough it wasn't in his thread. I am very thanksfull to him for the offer - really finished the trade with him - and I think that minus rep. is not founded.
(sorry for mistakes)

9 years ago
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People giving negatives for no reason....The system needs a makeover.

9 years ago
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Indeed, it does. :/

9 years ago
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Hello, a guy tried to scam me today. How do I report him to a steam rep?

http://i.imgur.com/kZK5Yrk.jpg?1

Scammers ID: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198100441208/
Actual guy ID: http://steamcommunity.com/id/DeathSquared/

The scammer presented himself as an DeathSquared guy. Be careful ^^ (http://www.steamtrades.com/user/DeathSquared)

Generally, you can see all the conversation in the picture, but TL;DR I found out that he's a scammer at SteamRep reports.

9 years ago
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This user www.steamtrades.com/user/Oxraid (Steam profile: steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197995149076) gives negative feedback for nothing to people he just doesn't like for some reason. For example, he asked me in Steam chat to buy a game for him and accept a payment from a stolen PayPal account. When I said I don't want to do it, he just removed me in Steam then leaved fake negative feedback in my Steamtrades profile. And I'm not only one, see feedback in his own profile.

9 years ago
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I post at SteamGifts support one week ago. Still no answer.

I chat with some guy on SteamTrades. We didn't make deal or something like that. He don't like my price on game and gave me negative review. Can you delete it please? It's on page 8.

My account — http://www.steamtrades.com/user/elizium
His profile — http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Barsiem

Thanks for your help!

9 years ago
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And again http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198084294207 / http://www.steamtrades.com/user/DevRawr / Scammer,left negative feedback. What's wrong with him?!

9 years ago
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Don't add this guy he will try to scam you and will get you a -rep on steam trades. Please report him !! Stained my rep this little sh*t

9 years ago
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Was added by an impersonator of lonerunner, i think. Here´s his profile: http://steamcommunity.com/id/gadseaffesw/

9 years ago
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The user DevRawr: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/DevRawr

Tried to scam me and them black mail me with -rep when i said i was not comfortable with the trade. Proof: http://i57.tinypic.com/18gg8x.png , http://i61.tinypic.com/2jevb54.png , http://i61.tinypic.com/2lcaalk.png

He recently gave me false -rep and has continued to scam other members and -rep them as well.

here is my profile where you can see his -rep comment: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/D24man

9 years ago
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Got a random -REP when I have not been on steam trades for the past couple days.
This user also registered 7 Hours Ago

Plus never added the user nor have been in-contact. Now added to ask why with the -REP
http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Soluble

Got Another user claiming I took their CD-Key. 1 was apparently for Saint's Row 4 and another for Batman Origins which are games I do not own in my library.

9 years ago
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WATCH OUT GUYS SCAMMER! He just stole me 36$ on csgo keys http://www.steamtrades.com/trade/t3MNp/watch-out-scammer

9 years ago
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I am apparently having an impersonator:
http://www.steamtrades.com/trade/SnJrh/impersonator-alert-h-selling-tf2-keys-w-paypal-2-15

Can I ask anyone how to clear my negative rep and how to proceed?

9 years ago
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Check the nicknames used, and see you nick.

  • The scammer, use this email on paypal: djoricdjordje@yahoo.com and have too djoricdjordje@hotmail.com.
    I follow this second, and see this profile on Google+: https://plus.google.com/100492929536815640698/about. Have only one Follower, and is Serbian (The scammer is from Serbia too). I think is the same guy.

Warning with this guys. if any add you on Steam for trade, see first the profile and check.

Sorry for my english.

9 years ago
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Why my trade topic getting closed over and over? Tired for opening new topics

9 years ago
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I stop trading for some time. How I can find and delete my posts?

9 years ago
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Impersonator alert!

IMPERSONATOR is Cohle

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144812276/

Changed his nickname to pretend to be me
http://prntscr.com/4q5txh
Prof of the name change: http://prntscr.com/4qu3kg

9 years ago
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Hi,
i gave that guy Cyberpiarte 3 serials for steam games and then he go offline and erase me from his friend list.
He was supposed to give me a TF2 key.
here is a screeshot of steam chat, i've checked his rep(s) some are +rep and some are -rep.

9 years ago
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And now he let me a -Rep definetly a kiddo

9 years ago
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And now he let me a -Rep definetly a kiddo

9 years ago
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How long does it take to get answer from support?

Post 2 weeks ago and still nothing.

http://www.steamgifts.com/support/SDkoR/fake-review-on-steamtrades

9 years ago
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Scammer: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/kapamaru91
He scammed me a key. Please ban this fucker from this site. Theres a proof. http://screenshooter.net/100259881/cijxvwt and http://screenshooter.net/100259881/agtbdwn . Just fcking ban Him. He stole my 20 keys. We even made one trade for try. 1 Key for Cash on paypal. Thats why i got his name, real name i hope: GEORGIOS PRIGKOURIS and mail: geoprig@gmail.com . BAN HIM
EDIT:
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198076498244
https://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198076498244
http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198076498244
http://www.steamgifts.com/user/kapamaru91

9 years ago
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HAVE SCAMMED

-have fake negative from scammer. His profile on steam-trades
-he just left FAKE feedback! can u remove it? pls

-please leave your comment about this scammer DevRawr who did a fake feedbackes on you here topic

9 years ago
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http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198074003897 just leave me a fake feedback,we didnt trade anything,he adds me for a copy of valve complete pack,its 6keys and he wants 5dotakeys for it in my thread http://www.steamtrades.com/trade/TU1vH/hvalve-completesleeping-dogs-definitivedynasty-warriors-8planetary-annihilationwtf2-csgokeys and i said no,and he still adds me but dont even have 1key in his inventory so i delete him,then he uses alts to continue speaking,and then a -rep here.so its a fake rep,plz remove it.

9 years ago
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http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Johaans3164 that guy leave me a fake negative feedback,i work very hard to build my rep,to reach an abusive and I take him to lose please helpme dudes

9 years ago
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as you can read above, you have to use SG support for this. :)

9 years ago
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Yes i know dude,but never response :(, sometimes think that there is nobody on the other side :/ ,thanks for the commentary dude

9 years ago
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don't worry, they will respond. it might even take 1-2 months, but they will respond eventually.

9 years ago
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Ok :( ,thankiu for the help dude :)

9 years ago
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Closed 8 years ago.