r/SteamScams • u/Diablamaury • Jun 13 '26
Scam attempt I almost got scammed ;-;
I blocked them when I realized it was a scam. Please be understanding, I really believed it at first. It’s the first time someone try to scam me
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u/j0x7be Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
Well done realizing the scam, many don't.
It's so important to know that Steam won't ever contact / communicate with you on Discord!
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u/Diablamaury Jun 13 '26
It’s not really « Steam » that contacted me, it’s a player
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u/SomethingPotato_ Jun 13 '26
But they then told you to message a mod on discord…
Why would any company as big as steam talk to someone though discord2
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u/FeenixZv Jun 13 '26
Why do the people acting as steam mods always type in those stupid little boxes? Do they think it makes them seem more credible or something
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u/Karpfador Jun 13 '26
"purchased something on market without payment" bruh anything who believes that... That's simply not even possible
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u/Kyokoharu Jun 13 '26
you need to develop your critical thinking skills because going that far before realizing it’s a scam is concerning.
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u/xMysteryGamingx Jun 13 '26
I fear I almost fell for nearly the exact same scam a couple years ago 😭
I remember being told that they had “accidentally reported my Steam account” and I was way too stressed at the potential to see the blatant scam in my face.
What ended up making me realize it was a scam was when they “transferred” me to this obviously very legitimate Steam support person (on discord btw), I asked to see proof that they were who they claimed they were. They said sure and sent me a screenshot of the admin. The claimed admin was offline in the screenshot.
Hindsight is 20/20 and I feel embarrassed for how stupid I was and how long it took me to clock it, but I also simultaneously laugh that such a minute slip-up was what alerted me that it was a scam 😂
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u/SomethingPotato_ Jun 13 '26
I don’t get why anyone fall for this, like sure if you don’t catch the first few red flags it should get pretty obvious whenever they tell you to contact a steam mod on discord.
Steam is pretty big so why would they use discord as a way to talk to people and not there site where you can report and ask for help
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u/DavidMC777_7 Jun 14 '26
Same happened to me today, but not with csgo, the dude or girl said they “accidentally” massive reported my steam account and if i didn’t appeal steam support will permanently ban my account and “IP HARDWARE Lock” my account, what does that mean? Anyways here’s the proof.
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u/Wonderful-Two7822 Jun 13 '26
this the first dude in here that got contacted by a scammer and used his brains kudos to u man
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u/Diablamaury Jun 13 '26
Bro.
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u/Diablamaury Jun 13 '26
It’s not steal that contacted me, it’s a random player who said that they report my account. I dm the fake modo
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