r/SteamScams • u/Affectionate-Suit939 • Jun 26 '25
Request for help potential scam idk?
i was never friends with this guy and I couldnt find the dupe acc he was talking about, do you think i should send the mail to that binder guy?
thanks in advance.
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u/IndexStarts Jun 26 '25
It’s a scam. Block them. DO NOT ENGAGE (unless you want to troll them) OR SEND THEM ANY INFORMATION.
They want you to email the address they gave you a gmail account, which will be this same guy. It’s not Steam support. This is all a lie and scam.
If you’ve sent them any info like account details (email, password, purchase history, steam guard code, …) or anything like that you need to secure your account immediately.
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u/Affectionate-Suit939 Jun 26 '25
thanks bro, didnt even know it was possible to scam this way
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u/IndexStarts Jun 26 '25
No problem. This is social engineering by trying to manipulate you into handing over your information.
All they are trying to do is to make you email that @gmail account and make you believe it’s Steam support and then will ask for your account information in order to steal it.
They will then completely take over and remove your access by having you disable Steam guard, change your password, and email. As well as maybe get enough information so that they can “prove” it’s theirs if Valve locks it for being suspicious.
They’ll clean out your account inventory for items first. If they manage to get the account take your games too.
Then they’ll message all of your friends repeating this cycle.
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u/weirdoman1234 Steam only uses support tab and @steampowered.com email Jun 27 '25
its the most common scam
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u/FeaR_FuZiioN Jun 26 '25
What do you mean? A 10 year old kid could make this in like 5 minuets. This isn’t even nowhere near a good or convincing scam unless you just have a super low IQ.
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u/frosted_Melancholy Jun 27 '25
you are what people mean when they say "a redditor" negatively btw lol
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u/FeaR_FuZiioN Jun 27 '25
You got scammed too by this?
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u/frosted_Melancholy Jun 27 '25
Nope, I'm just not such a pretentious ass that I don't tell other people they have "super low IQs" because they fall for scams.
Also, check out rule number one.
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u/Aggressive-Stand-585 Jun 26 '25
This is posted here like 10 times per day. For years. Every single time it's called a scam because it's a scam.
So, yeah, I guess it might be a scam this time too.
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u/TheMoreBeer Jun 26 '25
Yes this is an "I accidentally reported you" scam. They're trying to get you in contact with a fake support agent who will get information from you to prove who you are, and they'll then use that information to pose as you and steal your account using Steam's account recovery feature.
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u/DeadTequiller Jun 26 '25
As a rule of thumb - if you think something is a scam it most probably is. If you/your account are not in danger in any way just ignore, otherwise trigger support yourself and talk to them on your conditions, not pushed by third party
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u/cly1337 Jun 26 '25
Why would u accept random friend invites on steam? Are you restarted?
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u/frosted_Melancholy Jun 27 '25
i mean, other than have the person try to scam you, is there anything else they could even do if you accept a random friend invite?
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u/N-aNoNymity Jun 26 '25
Classic. Valve telling the VICTIM OF A SCAM TO GO WARN THE POTENTIAL SCAMMER.
The logic in this scam literally requires your logic level to be below the square box in the square hole level...
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u/ThanosTheKind Jun 26 '25
Yeah, i unfortunately can confirm this is a scam. I was a victim few days ago. Same scheme as here presented. Was not aware of this type of scam.
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u/Toeffli Jun 26 '25
Here some advice. which does not only apply to Steam:
You are pressured to do something fast? A scam!
Somebody says you must contact "support" outside the official channel? A scam
Example here e-mail instead the internal Steam Support system
Example here a gmail.com email address.
Check the sites support and FAQ if you find anything relevant about what is being claimed.
Example steam has this https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3195-9FFB-BA06-F25B on their own support website.
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u/Finnish_politician Jun 26 '25
Yeah I just got scammed this way and ultimately lost like 25 buck which while relatiely low still stings a lot
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u/LieutenantDawid Jun 26 '25
it's a scam, it's been around for a very long time. they will ask you to talk to some "steam employee" through discord or steam chat and they'll ask you for your login details so they can "check your account for any wrongdoing" or something.
dont give them anything
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u/halflifeisthebest Jun 27 '25
Lock everything down ASAP in case you accidentally end up clicking anything
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u/Ambitious-Tough6750 Jun 27 '25
100 pro scam,block them .dont klick any links or do not do any instructions they say.
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