Unpopular Opinion: scam victims should be banned along with scammers.

[aurine]

If you are clueless enough to get scammed you should be banned from trading. You may ask why I would think that.

Victims of scams often tend to be kids or people that don't know much about how to use internet securely. Those people end up with their API key stolen that leads to their trades being visible to scammers who decline legit trades and send fake ones - works wonders when you don't double check your trades in 2fa, then they come to legit site's forums and talk how the site scammed them. This is unacceptable and should have come to an end. Endless stream of scam victims leads to influx of scammers who do nothing but spam you all day to have a chance to get some profit.

Scam victims should receive a trading ban with indefinite duration that could be appealed after one year since granting it provided they complete every requirement here:

• reactivate their current Steam Authenticator,
  
• revoke all devices connected to the account,
  
• change password,
  
• revoke API key,
  
• complete a certification of safe trading (something like SteamRep's beta certification program).

If you somehow get scammed again after that one year period of time you should be permanently trade banned in all Steam games.
We shouldn't suffer from people like that, tell me what do you think in comments below.

[NW/RL]

Publicado originalmente por Popcorn.gif:

Publicado originalmente por ClintonCM:

If you want go down that road, your backpack is measly when compared to me, thus your opinions are invalid

"Because people with tiny backpacks don't understand trading"
https://youtu.be/xcSmlSok32g
> Has untradable unusuals

> Not exploiting the crate depression
https://youtu.be/41zvYEU93yg

[Shoobflops]

Publicado originalmente por Emurinus:

Publicado originalmente por Emmentaler Käse:

Someone being naive should be punished?

Yes, they should if it results in something stupid. However, getting scammed is already punishment enough. Banning them for their own naivety is just overkill.

If I am the smartest person on a game that is a big ass problem on your part. I've never been scammed. I could invent a few scams from all the mistakes scammers make when trying, but I don't feel like it. Just seems entirely like pseudochad department.

[Shoobflops]

I think people need to hurry up and realize that in a capitalist sit, any one will rob you in any way they can.

[uptothewolves]

Publicado originalmente por Esoteric Mushroom Cat:

I think people need to hurry up and realize that in a capitalist sit, any one will rob you in any way they can.

Communism memes don’t represent true communism.

[NW/RL]

Publicado originalmente por Esoteric Mushroom Cat:

Publicado originalmente por NW/RL:

Go back to habbo hotel ancap

I guess you were mad we closed the pool.

I was the one who closed the pool to prevent you from getting attacked by stingraids, not the one running casinos to scam children

[C:]

I've been scammed, learnt my lesson. Didnt need a ban for it, just a youtube video

[Emurinus]

Publicado originalmente por Esoteric Mushroom Cat:

Publicado originalmente por Emurinus:

Yes, they should if it results in something stupid. However, getting scammed is already punishment enough. Banning them for their own naivety is just overkill.

If I am the smartest person on a game that is a big ass problem on your part. I've never been scammed. I could invent a few scams from all the mistakes scammers make when trying, but I don't feel like it. Just seems entirely like pseudochad department.

Avoiding scams should be common sense, though these days it ain't so common.

[Poop Butt]

not like banning them would do anything cause they could just make another account

[droplet]

the only way to ensure that tf2 is scam free is to ban the scammer, the victim and the one doing the banning and then eliminate them in real life

no witnesses

[Poop Butt]

Publicado originalmente por obcapers:

the only way to ensure that tf2 is scam free is to ban the scammer, the victim and the one doing the banning and then eliminate them in real life

no witnesses

we'll set up a kill game between the scammers and the scammed

[tinycat]

Publicado originalmente por Roriketsu:

not like banning them would do anything cause they could just make another account

Same applies to scammers.

[droplet]

Publicado originalmente por Roriketsu:

Publicado originalmente por obcapers:

the only way to ensure that tf2 is scam free is to ban the scammer, the victim and the one doing the banning and then eliminate them in real life

no witnesses

we'll set up a kill game between the scammers and the scammed :monokuma_DGR:

and livestream it for the world's entertainment

I like your thinking

[Connor]

Pool's closed

[droplet]

Publicado originalmente por Connor:

Pool's closed

due to stingrays

[Dèlila]

What does this accomplish? No seriously, what good does this do? What benefit does ANYONE get out of this?