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*

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

impersonator, tried to scam me for some paypal Cash,

9 years ago
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This guy is impersonating - http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197988733988
He seems to be searching Endless Legend topics and adding on Steam and offering a key for the game in exchange for tf2 keys.

9 years ago
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hi i would like this false fake negative feedback removed from my profile, this person was set to trade me dark souls 2 season pass for 10 keys which i went to buy(which im now stuck with and i never wanted them in the first place) and as soon as i bought them he deleted me off steam and blocked me before i could make any trade which he followed with deleting his post and now he is trying to counter my negative rep which he so very much deserves with lies of me asking him for money when i was the one who wanted the game
my thread here, as mods should be able to see he deleted his post to try cover his tracks of troll trading and possibly scamming, i really wished to make the trade he offered and didnt fall through on
http://www.steamtrades.com/trade/zgYyA/w-dark-souls-2-region-free-season-pass-h-paypal-will-buy-tf2dotacsgo-keys
i would like to talk to him and get this resolved peacefully but he is making it very hard for me to do

i posted this 3 months ago and nobody has looked into this whatsoever, i want this looked into and removed now because i have been denied a trade i really wanted to do over this dirty acting individual

9 years ago
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Beware of this guy:

He is impersonating me: http://steamcommunity.com/id/LordGorzul/

9 years ago
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Should also watch out for http://steamcommunity.com/id/carlkent/ (previous names: carlkentt, xProvindence, Mew2, Moriska, xProvidence, [}]xProvidence*)

Trying to impersonate http://steamcommunity.com/id/carlkentt/

He tried to trade with me today using carlkentt's ST link.

9 years ago
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the scammer is using my profile picture!! be careful and report! i warned that in my profile and steamtrades thread! its my 2nd impersonator!

9 years ago
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This guy has been impersonating me for a while now: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198139392415

He's scammed three people that I know of. I just recently changed my profile pic, and so did he.

9 years ago
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This guy impersonating me to scam you guys: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144812276/
My correct profile is http://steamcommunity.com/id/Pauloondra/

9 years ago
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WARNING:

BEWARE OF THAT USER: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198020713192/ ETERNAL (HE CAN USE DIFFERENT NAME)

he will try to contact you and offer you that link

(DONT CLICK IT below)

Eternal: need this knife? http://geyazo.com/4a67acc3851e34f3507d748534d1ce03 - check screen, if u need this knife i add u from my first acc

you might lose your account and nuerous other stuff read more info about that scam here (it safe to click link below
https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/158657-steam-burglars/

9 years ago
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I'd like to request removing fake feedback on my profile from user legendster. We never traded, he gave me a -Rep for (as he stated) "lowballing". I tried to reason with him but he was rude, hostile and didn't want to talk. I hope you can resolve it.

9 years ago
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beware of that user: http://steamcommunity.com/id/eziopt/ eziQ

he leave random negative feedback for no reason
i did block him and report him to steam

thx if you guy can do same

9 years ago
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Just a quick watchout. Impersonator alert.
Impersonator

My original profile is this.
My real profile
I always have my profile open. I'm level 20- almost 21.
In any case, this guy doesn't have friends, steamgifts or steamtrades profile yet. But i don't want to take shit by another's fault in the future.

Have a nice day :)

9 years ago
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Someone just tried to scam me

Impersonator - http://steamcommunity.com/id/57drafek29/,

Real trader - http://steamcommunity.com/id/7656118904125130/

9 years ago
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I recently got scammed after becoming too comfortable. Scammer is called Rafaelh9siX and has a recent Rep on SteamTrades. To cut a long story short, he did a runner after trading 19 of my keys, and proceeded with deleting his thread on SteamTrades immediately after the scam trade. Posting this, because he has now returned to SteamTrades with a replica thread.

My SteamRep Scam Report here
My Thread about the Scam here

His current Replica thread here

9 years ago
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He closed the thread immediately after someone asked him about the scam I reported. SteamTrades honest community sticking together. You reckon this behavior could be used with SteamRep Scam Report?

9 years ago
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Good day.
Yesterday I found out that - rep can be removed.
I have -2 rep:
First: old from this scammer
Second: I got recently becouse some people use imitation my profile
and chat screenshots:
screenshot 1
screenshot 2

9 years ago
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Eldrago my mate. I remember when i found your steamtrades post and tried to find your profile on steam. I was really comfused when i saw two ELDRAGO profiles with the same nick and avatar. the only difference was steam level. i dont believe that theft of a identity is to be made in good faith. i think that his just wait for a occassion to scam somebody and all fault will be on you. You should act before he will make you trouble.

9 years ago
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that and that (my old account, that was blocked) Im, and that scammer

9 years ago
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This user I just found out gave me neg rep for no reason whatsoever. It's my first after 97 (now 98) satisfactory transactions. He accuses me of being fake and gay (is that an accusation?) and stealing XCOM. I don't know the guy, as far as I know I've never talked to him. And BTW, he has no feedback at all on his profile.

Plus, it's well-known XCOM has recently been available for free in a promotion by greenman gaming and the Joystick awards, that's where I got mine. I have never traded for XCom on this forums or anywhere else. This is pure nonsense.

I have entered a neg feedback removal ticket and submitted it to SG support as inticated on the OP.

9 years ago
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wah we have the same problem

http://www.steamtrades.com/user/DrawRenjer/page/39

a naughty kid leave -Rep for nothing

I told the kid about ST rule of give feedback, and figures.... they simply ignored it.

Jealous kid to high rep trader, really stinky :( uh...

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

http://i.imgur.com/n9RN0sg.jpg

http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198049553133

http://i.imgur.com/y7JHyUf.jpg

Already made ticket to request removal of fake -Rep to SG Support

9 years ago
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I have an impersonator: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198159873581/

He tried to scam people with titanfalls keys. Be aware

People, please always use steamrep

9 years ago
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Dont thrust this Guy --> http://www.steamtrades.com/user/bl4ckgh0st/page/4
He gives you a "fake" The Evil Within Steam Code. 5 Days after aktivation, Steam revoked the Game from my Libary. (http://s14.directupload.net/images/141024/whl8mua7.jpg)

9 years ago
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User NyteGaming http://steamcommunity.com/id/Tonisheretogame/ is a scam me for unpack 4-pack payday2. Not trust to him!!! He return to me only 2 copies instead of 3.
Screenshots: http://prntscr.com/4z9q6z ; http://prntscr.com/4z9r2s

9 years ago
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This guy promised me a The Forest CD-Key for 1 Team Fortress 2 Key from market.
I bought the key, I gave it to him, and, he gifted me 2 backgriunds. After that, he gave me a invalid CD-Key and blocked me. I have screenshots as evidence.
Can somebody help me please? I bought that key with my own money. Here, in Romania, 2 euros aren't cheap. Just don't trade with him! Beware!
Screenshots: Chat1 , Chat2 and The CD-Key

9 years ago
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Impersonator: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198119602104

Proof: http://s14.directupload.net/images/141026/h9s22jxk.png

Be care, he adds my friends and wanted to scam them with a screenshot hack site. It would be great if you all could report him and block. Thanks guys <3

9 years ago
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This guy: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/TuckanCZ

I wanted to help him and then he scammed me for 2 Keys. Then he blocked me and gave his friend the game. He traded with "Clock" (http://www.steamtrades.com/user/clockarithmetic) who gave him the 4 Pack.
So we both left some -rep on his profile and now he made a "revenge rep" on both of our profiles

Is it possible to remove this wrong reputation?

9 years ago
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Scammer and probably an impersonator : http://steamcommunity.com/id/wish12343242

He's very presuasive, I got my Evolve Steam Gift and he wanted to trade me with his COD AW Serial Key. He gave me a fake key, and gone. I've traded serial number with several people and succedeed. My gut failed me this time.

9 years ago
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  • rep stole my underpants
9 years ago
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I have had a positive feedback deleted and a negative feedback put against me because I left a negative feedback for Raigeki. I offered him a trade of Ship Complete, Hydrophobia and Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection for what I thought was Anodyne. It turned out to be a booster pack worth 14p. When I contacted him about it he was unbelievably rude and upsetting and had no sympathy whatsoever. I would have returned it without question. I was fed up with him insulting me so I left him negative feedback. He deleted my positive feedback and changed it for negative feedback. Please can you delete my negative feedback as I take my feedback very seriously and this was a revenge attack for giving him negative feedback.

9 years ago
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Hi, I have made an ticket asking for you guys to remove my negative rep (at steamgifts) but haven't received anything back. It has already been one week or so.
Could you guys help me with that? Thanks!

9 years ago
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Where can I make a complaint about somebody?, right here?, need to open a new topic?... Please, I need help, I got scammed

9 years ago
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False -rep from http://www.steamtrades.com/user/driftiorius

-reps me due to a comment on his scamming thread here. I never even traded with him. Please remove the false -rep when possible. Thanks!

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..

the man who gave me the fake feedback, was suspended, thank you very much really,that will stop other through the same thing,now really greatly appreciate it if you could remove me that fake feedback,please helpme

This is the fake feedbacks guy profile http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Johaans3164

This is my profile http://www.steamtrades.com/user/undertow10

9 years ago
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This guy SteamTrades profile: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Wasa5a Steam profile: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198119730559

Left me false reputation!!!
wanted to trade The Witcher® 3: Wild Hunt after we figured out the price I bought it and when we almost traded he sad that the game is Region locked (but it is not, it has letters that say in what region it was bought but nothing says that it can't be activated or played in any region) I tried to explain that it is not locked but he just ignored me and than deleted from the friend list. I reported him to his reputation for scamming me and he wrote to my reputation that I was trying to give him "locked game" which is now truth! Be careful with this guy and try to avoid him!

9 years ago
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Not sure where to post this.
This person (
the name showing was JNV| Neshoo 10) added me. After accepting his request and asking him why he added me he wrote the following:

"Hi mate. I want to trade with u. if you do not mind, check my price: http://website/xxx.jpg"
(I changed the link to a random name so that noone accidentally downloads the file)

Instead of an image it shows up as an .scr file which probably has some kind of virus attached to it.
Just wanted to warn everyone before somebody downloads that stuff ^^

9 years ago
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I've just been scammed by the user Cunterino with the following user permalink:
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198093913376

In a nutshell we had agreed to do a trade, his Nba 2K15 for my Forest and Dayz gifts. He told me that he had a key from Amazon redeemable on Steam. He expected me to go first and send the games as gifts via steam since he had some positive feedback on his steam account. I naively accepted it. As soon as I sent both games, he unfriended me without sending the key for Nba 2k15. I've uploaded screenshots of the whole conversation in the following link.

http://imgur.com/a/ELxFt

I've checked his steamtrades.com account. You may see that he had scammed other users as well in the past.

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

It's sad to say that but because of scumbags like him, I will never take a leap of faith on a user that I don't personally know:/

9 years ago
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gived all his stuff back and still this guy aint deleting this post

9 years ago
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So this has been an incredibly weird experience. Long story short, three hours later, the guy added me back and after a VEEEERY long conversation gave me back my games.

Initially he claimed that he was hijacked by some "other guy". I found it hard to believe. Moreover when I asked him about the other people who accused him of scamming on his user page, he plainly said that "I have no idea - some people like to troll, lol". Anyways we have this long conversation he gives me back my stuff and I told him that I'll delete the negative feedback on his user page but still leave a message notifying the community of the case. Because as I told him, even if he was telling the truth(which was like a on in a billion chance), people should at least know that his account is "prone to hijacking" so they should keep that in mind when they deal with him.

And get this, after our conversation and he confesses that by "the other guy" he meant his "bad side"! So apparently this guy is suffering from multiple personality disorder or whatever, he has good days and bad days, but he claims he's good guy and doesn't do this kind of things anymore.

All in all I don't know if this guy had a revelation of some sort. I'm content that I got my stuff back but I completely lost my belief in the community. I will never ever again take a leap of faith and go first in a trade. I'll just use steam trade or if people are so willing to trade, I'll let them go first. This was my second trade and second disappointment.

I'm uploading our whole conversation just like I did for the first one. So if you think I'm being subjective at any point, you may read the stuff yourself and reach to your own conclusions.

http://imgur.com/a/OBBdL

I want to share one last word with the whole community: We're trading games here people, it's really not worth stealing! I mean of course as a decent human being you should never ever steal from anyone under any circumstance. MAYBE I could understand a father stealing bread for his hungry child but stealing video games is ... I don't know what to say, just plain laughable I guess.

I wish all you nice people a nice life. Peace.

9 years ago
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Hi.

Here is my story:

for my own stupidity i've considered to trade with this guy

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

he offered Lords of the Fallen steam key for 8 TF2 keys, i gave him 4 TF2 keys and got steam key for Evolve beta :( ofc i was "a little dissapointed" and dont gave him last 4 TF2 keys. After that i was deleted from friend-list, my next step was the addition of negative rep to scummers profile and i was pretty wondered when he added negative rep to me...

Thats my profile: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/RunR/page/3

Just check his profile to be sure in my words. Plz delete negative one from my perfect rep ;) Thanks.

9 years ago
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Hello,

I had filed a misuse of rep report on steamgifts a couple of months ago as I thought that was the proper place to report such issues, but I have still yet to hear back from an admin. Here is the link to that report. Am I reporting this to the right place? Any assistance to get this resolved would be appreciated. I have also copied the text from that report below:

Hey there, I am requesting a removal of rep from my profile due to misuse by this guy...this guy simply disagreed with my prices and no attempt at a trade was made, yet he decided to add the comment "rip off" to my profile. Here is a screenshot of the comment made on my thread in case he decides to edit it later. I tried to add him to resolve this, but he refused to accept my friend request. If there is anything else you want me to provide, please let me know. Also please remove my negative comment on his profile as all I tried to do with that is to get his attention. Thanks.

http://www.steamtrades.com/user/STUNGED/page/12

9 years ago
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ViTardis asked for the game and when I bought it and almost traded it he quited and ignored me. Link: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198031048423/

9 years ago
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Get scammed by http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197962850197/ ,sent key, never received money.
Never heard of steamrep before, i just checked his profile and rep here and i seemed legit.

9 years ago
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You were probably scammed by his impersonator - http://steamcommunity.com/id/icemanrebdaron/

9 years ago
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This User give me false negative feedback - http://www.steamtrades.com/user/gabry4
chat screenshot - http://prntscr.com/5c3vzr
my tread skreen - http://prntscr.com/5c43vv

9 years ago
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Could someone from the site please check my complaint of fake negative feedback that I've made on SteamGifts support.

http://www.steamgifts.com/support/TTEGH/removal-of-fake-feedback-on-steamtrades

Thanks

9 years ago
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This user gave me negative feedback because i said something rude to him http://www.steamtrades.com/user/sgs

i ask him nicely to remove that feedback but he wont do that, here you can see http://www.steamtrades.com/trade/91qpv/h-refined-metal-tf2-w-batman-arkham-origins

i added him to steam, chat with and asked AGAIN nicely to remove that feedback, AGAIN he refused to do that

Because all of this i opened a support ticket, hope you answer it quickly, i had a previous support ticket since september and still not answered

9 years ago
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Hi guys, caution with this user: http://steamcommunity.com/id/extremeskipro
He scamed me, I sent to him 2 CS-GO keys in exchange for a game key that never came. After I sent the keys he delete me. And caution with gives him -rep because he reply with a fake -rep in your profile (he have almost 5 -rep at this time). Thanks.

9 years ago
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Just pathetic got another -rep for "Coward" from this user http://www.steamtrades.com/user/EfrenVD
Here is my rep: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/ToastyReborn

9 years ago
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You got -rep for being unfair with me, and you know it. So don't come here to cry.

9 years ago
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I got a false negative rep remove request on SG: http://www.steamgifts.com/support/Nv5h1/, but nearly 1 month and I haven't heard back from support, so I posted here hoping any support walking past by could read and help me, thanks alot for your time.

9 years ago
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SCAMMER!
dont send me 30$ for Call Of Duty AW! Going to offline

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

http://i.imgur.com/7pcT4GW.png

delete me from friends and block

9 years ago
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oh fuck! this is impersonator

9 years ago
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gift activated on http://i.imgur.com/YSjhlM2.jpg
this is impersonator login: hugh_johan

9 years ago
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Please denounce this motherfucker to Steam. I trade an object with a friend and this person changes his avatar and nickname and cheated me

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198080342449

9 years ago
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An impersonator here: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144812276
You can see he is providing fake link to SteamTrades profile. He even used my name for scam.

9 years ago
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Some guy just gave me a -rep and said "WARNING! IMPERSONATOR USE THIS LINK." I perceived that he gave me a -rep since an impersonator is using my profile link as a disguise. But what the hell. I'm not the impersonator so why do I get these. People these days.

And even if the scammer gives the profile link as a disguise, you can easily see through it when you click the "View Steam Profile" button.

9 years ago
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man, you has imporsonator, not you.
this is warning
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144812276

9 years ago
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This fucking guy :
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198144812276
he has scammed me 2 keys !
He tries to impersonate this user : http://steamcommunity.com/id/rankmenotplz/

9 years ago
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Closed 8 years ago.