Possible Scammer (could be wrong, backed out on deal when he seemed suspicious) Here's his steam profile: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Thisaintfair

The deal was Saints Row: The Third Full Package key for Dead Space 1 and 2 keys. First he friended me without making an offer here or on CAG. He said that he had no rep on here and wouldn't link me to his profile here, pointing me to his steam profile. There were three +reps there, what tipped me off was they were all on the same day and two were within one minute of each other as well as the +reps coming from people on his friends list. Feeling uncomfortable about this, I linked him my CAG profile (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=355424) which had 4 +reps and pointed him to this which has 1 +rep. Due to my having more rep and all his rep being on his profile, from people on his friends list and all being posted within a short span of time as well as the games being keys I asked him to go first. He refused saying something along the lines of, "Only steam profile rep counts so you should go first." I then called off the deal and defriended him. While he may NOT be a scammer, it was too fishy for me and I feel it is necessary to notify you guys about him just in case. I'm not saying don't trade with him, just be wary. Anyways onto the offers!

Today he tried again under a different name, Second in Command. This time he wanted my SR3 Full Package key for Kingdoms of Amalur. I agreed, thinking that he was just someone who had stumbled across my post on here or on CAG and wanted to trade. All was fine until I asked him for his Steam Trades of CAG profile. He directed me here: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Hrgacro. I recognised the hrga as that was a name he had traded under previously on steam. I checked his steam profile and sure enough his last steam name was Useless Things, the same name of the person who I'd found suspicious the day before. Here's a log of our chat today (Sorry, I didn't save yesterdays.)

Second in command: Hello...

Second in command: You wanted to trade with me

Second in command: :)

jackw428: Yeah. Remind me, what was my offer? I can't remember from your steam name :)

Second in command: Don't remember too hahah I just know you wanted to trade with me

Second in command: What do you got in your inv?

Second in command: Tell me

Second in command: I will remeber

Second in command: i think it was l4d2 but idk

jackw428: They were keys. Let me check steam trades. Did you reply?

jackw428: Not l4d2

Second in command: Yeah

Second in command: eah

Second in command: Keys

Second in command: I remember keys but what keys do you have?

jackw428: Here: Company of Heroes: GOTY

Saints Row: The Third: The Full Package

Saints Row: The Third (Vanilla)

Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War (Gold)

Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II (Gold)

Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War II Retribution

Warhammer 40k: Space Marine (Need a nice offer to part with this one)

Homefront

Red Faction: Armageddon

jackw428: Copied from my offers page.

Second in command: Yeah.. saint's row the third: the full package

Second in command: I needed that

jackw428: What was I trading for?

jackw428: lol

jackw428: Can't you link me your steam trades offers page? Then I can just see my comment :)

Second in command: We didn't trade :SS

Second in command: i can link you my steam trades but you didn't wrote anything

Second in command: XD

jackw428: huh.

jackw428: lol was it on mine? Let me check :)

Second in command: I wanted to trade with you you give me saints row the full package and I will give you Kingdoms of amalur reckoning :D

jackw428: OK that sounds good. First off, key or gift and I need to see your steam trades profile to see your feed back and such. you know how it goes :)
Second in command: Okay.. I got a key too... and here is my steamtrades... Note: Don't mind this guys trolled me at my comment page so sry about that

Second in command: http://www.steamtrades.com/user/Hrgacro

Second in command: Watch good stuff :)

Second in command: I trade lot's today :)

Second in command: Lol... 5 months ago...

Second in command: Omfg -.-'

Second in command: I will ask them to delete it ...

Second in command: You saw everything?

jackw428: You're the same dude who I thought was trying to scam me yesterday! Look same deal, I'm only doing this if you go
first

Second in command: Wait what?

jackw428: Useless things

Second in command: Yeah that's me...

jackw428: You do realise I can check previous names...

Second in command: How do I don't remember you?

Second in command: Yeah

Second in command: ..

Second in command: I changed my nick lol.. Its uselss :D

Second in command: Umm...

Second in command: You asked my firend for me am I a good trader

jackw428: Look, I'm only doing this if you go first. I find a 4 positive to 3 negative a bit too fishy

jackw428: also your steam profile same thing as yesterday, all within a shor time frame

Second in command: Hah.. 3 negative 1 of them is guy had posted negative rep on my profile after a succ trade

jackw428: too fishy for me to go first

Second in command: 2 of those are trolls

jackw428: Still

jackw428: Not trying unless you go first. I have +5 on CAG if you'd like to see my feedback there

Second in command: Ask every trader of that who recom me lol you will se I am fair...

Second in command: -.-'

jackw428: I will believe you if you go first. Look, I have ALL positive. You have 4p 3n. Sure, they;re different sites but both
used for the same thing and both are legit.

jackw428: You go first or no deal.

Second in command: Hah can't got scammed 2 days ago for civ 5... keys...

Second in command: No deal then :(

Second in command: </3

jackw428: Cool well this time I'm blocking you. Trying again under a different name, way suspicious

Second in command: Lol you know why I changed nick?

Second in command: Cuz I didn't like it :P I change nick almost every day :)) so if you don't like it I don't care :)

Second in command: You gonna report me for that? XD

jackw428: Cool well bye. Sorry you can't get the game but you're acting way too suspicious for me to go first. Not going to
report, just block you.

Second in command: Thanks me neither... cya

Second in command is now Offline.

Your state is set to Offline.

Watch out for this guy! Seems far too suspicious to be legit!

1 decade ago*

i think your onto something, he changed his link name

1 decade ago
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Yeah, this guy is REALLY shady. After twice, I felt it necessitated a separate forum post to warn other users away.

1 decade ago
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you should check people with steamrep and you can use the # url they give for reports. not all scammers are on there since they make new accounts often.

1 decade ago
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Thanks for the tip! I'll keep it in mind :)

1 decade ago
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Jesus Christ, man. Has your civilization discovered paragraphs yet?

1 decade ago
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lol I'm sorry! I copied and pasted the log because I though it would automatically add them! Fixing now...

EDIT: Fixed!

1 decade ago
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Please add spaces O_O

1 decade ago
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Fixed!

1 decade ago
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the link to his profile doesn't work anymore...he changed it. do you know his permanent url?

1 decade ago
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Sorry no. That's just the one he provided. The name he's using now is .kramz (reseller). Copied and pasted from my blocked list.

1 decade ago
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go here, paste the url of his steam account...and then post here the url that has numbers in it. i want to block him

1 decade ago
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Closed 1 decade ago.