CS:GO VOTING SCAM! PLEASE READ!

[Twonk]

Over the past week, a friend of mine and I were tricked by a steam scam using a fake CS:GO voting website to steal people's steam info. These hackers will pretend to be one of your friends on steam, using a friend's account that's been compromised, and after some introductory banter, they will politely ask you to do them a favor and vote for their team on some CSGO tournament website.

The trick is, when you go to vote on this website, you need to verify with your steam login; the website says its for authentication, and they use the same screen that steam shows for online logins.

Once they have this information, they will login to your account when you're away and message friends of yours that also play CSGO, using the exact same prompt on them.

The hacker attempted to "hide their trail" by blocking all of my friends they had messaged, so I wouldn't be able to view the messages the hacker sent to them, or anything my friend sends to me.

Due to the fact that Steam hides your email, phone number, and banking info, it leads me to believe these hackers are looking for expensive CSGO skins in their victims steam inventories, to then trade to their "hacker" account, where they can sell the items off to the market, and essentially walk away with someone else's money.

I, luckily, had nothing of value in my inventory, and after checking my trade history, saw that there were no trades made recently. So I was lucky that all I had to do was change my password, no harm done.

However, I know my case is not the same for everyone on this platform. There are probably people with inventories worth hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars, so I put this PSA out there in hopes many people will see it, and share it with their friends, and whatever you do

DO NOT FALL FOR "I only need 3 more votes"

[sinix]

basically you fell for the a common api scam where the person either tells you. 'We need 1 more for a Comp match' or 'Can you atleast vote for our team'

[󠁳]

Originally posted by Twonk:

The trick is, when you go to vote on this website, you need to verify with your steam login; the website says its for authentication, and they use the same screen that steam shows for online logins.

This is the key.
And you can easily counter this by login into Steam.
Then if 3rd party site asks you for details, then it is a scam site.
If the site allows you to log in without using your data, then you're safe (but still doesn't mean the site is legit, it only means the site doesn't get your data).

[Karate]

wtf

[Twonk]

Originally posted by sinix:

basically you fell for the a common api scam where the person either tells you. 'We need 1 more for a Comp match' or 'Can you atleast vote for our team'

yeah basically, and admittedly i feel very stupid for it. But im just grateful they werent able to get any other info - lesson well learned

[ZERO-FIVE STARS]

No disrespect to the victims of such scam, but you’ve got to be a dummy to fall for one of those. When I just started playing many people have added me and after a quick chit-chat asked if I could help them out in a tournament.

First of all, why would you want a person, who can barely play the game, help you out in a ‘tournament’? And people, who’ve just started the game, are the main targets.

Secondly, why would I have to go to an external website to help you out in a CSGO match, let alone login using ‘steam’ while I’m already logged in so it should happen automatically.

[NOThermo]

just troll those scammers next time, it's fun

[TheKruxman]

I feel dumb for falling for it but since i dont play CSGO i have nothing of value

[XAlFias]

if I do fall for , is changing my password enough to be safe ?

[Space]

Originally posted by XAlFias:

if I do fall for , is changing my password enough to be safe ?

Depends if you learned your lesson or not.

You can deauth, revoke, change wtvr. But if you didnt learn you are not safe.

[XAlFias]

Originally posted by Space:

Originally posted by XAlFias:

if I do fall for , is changing my password enough to be safe ?

Depends if you learned your lesson or not.

You can deauth, revoke, change wtvr. But if you didnt learn you are not safe.

recently i fell for a scam thinking i was just just joining a community or something , had a few dollars in my wallet they took it via marketplace trading ( i know , i deserve it , lesson learned ) , i changed password afterwards but dunno if i'm still safe or not ...

[Huffmaniac]

Originally posted by Молитесь:

No disrespect to the victims of such scam, but you’ve got to be a dummy to fall for one of those. When I just started playing many people have added me and after a quick chit-chat asked if I could help them out in a tournament.

First of all, why would you want a person, who can barely play the game, help you out in a ‘tournament’? And people, who’ve just started the game, are the main targets.

Secondly, why would I have to go to an external website to help you out in a CSGO match, let alone login using ‘steam’ while I’m already logged in so it should happen automatically.

I fell for one, that's why I'm at this post, looking if other people had this happen to them to. Luckily, I don't play CS so they had nothing to steal. Changed my PW and it was all good

[6A6yIIIKA]

Сталкивался с подобным. Перешел на какой-то сайт, нажал там кнопку (даже авторизовываться не нужно было), после этого кидаю весь инвентарь своему лучшему другу, а скины улетают на левый аккаунт. Каким-то образом они подменили ник и аватар, причем, я полагаю, неважно, кому ты кидаешь обмен, все будет выглядеть так, как будто все хорошо. К сожалению, я не придал тогда внимания надписи "пользователь не находится у вас в друзьях" или как там ее, подумав, что это баг и потерял свои скины. Будьте внимательны. И спасибо тебе, добрый человек, за информацию.

I've come across something like this. I went to some website, clicked a button there (I didn't even need to log in), after that I throw all the inventory to my best friend, and the skins fly to the left account. Somehow they switched the nickname and avatar, and, I suppose, no matter who you throw the exchange to, everything will look like everything is fine. Unfortunately, I did not pay attention to the inscription "the user is not your friend" or whatever it is, thinking that this was a bug and lost my skins. Be careful. And thank you, kind man, for the information.

[Stuart]

Actually just saved my ass because I found this when I looked up CS team ♥♥♥♥, Twonk you are so real for posting about this and I think I owe you brah and I dont even know you like that dawg.

[JxstWink]

Originally posted by Ermo:

just troll those scammers next time, it's fun

ill never forget shrekz lmao
if i run into that guy again someday hopefully he can friend me so i can tell him how i trolled someone who got into his account

[Ban885]

Originally posted by Twonk:

Over the past week, a friend of mine and I were tricked by a steam scam using a fake CS:GO voting website to steal people's steam info. These hackers will pretend to be one of your friends on steam, using a friend's account that's been compromised, and after some introductory banter, they will politely ask you to do them a favor and vote for their team on some CSGO tournament website.

The trick is, when you go to vote on this website, you need to verify with your steam login; the website says its for authentication, and they use the same screen that steam shows for online logins.

Once they have this information, they will login to your account when you're away and message friends of yours that also play CSGO, using the exact same prompt on them.

The hacker attempted to "hide their trail" by blocking all of my friends they had messaged, so I wouldn't be able to view the messages the hacker sent to them, or anything my friend sends to me.

Due to the fact that Steam hides your email, phone number, and banking info, it leads me to believe these hackers are looking for expensive CSGO skins in their victims steam inventories, to then trade to their "hacker" account, where they can sell the items off to the market, and essentially walk away with someone else's money.

I, luckily, had nothing of value in my inventory, and after checking my trade history, saw that there were no trades made recently. So I was lucky that all I had to do was change my password, no harm done.

However, I know my case is not the same for everyone on this platform. There are probably people with inventories worth hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars, so I put this PSA out there in hopes many people will see it, and share it with their friends, and whatever you do

DO NOT FALL FOR "I only need 3 more votes"

I fell victim to it yesterday