What happens if my account gets suspended for fraud?

[Edvardwa]

Does it get suspended forever? does it get "deleted"? And what are the chances it would get suspended for fraud?

[J4MESOX4D]

Depends on the severity of the fraud. In most cases the account remains suspended forever with the user only able to access paid games bought previous with credible funds. In more serious cases, the account is terminated and the offender is reported to their local police.

If it commits fraud then it will be suspended once the activity is detected. The user is then directed to contact support for the next step.

[Edvardwa]

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

Depends on the severity of the fraud. In most cases the account remains suspended forever with the user only able to access paid games bought previous with credible funds. In more serious cases, the account is terminated and the offender is reported to their local police.

If it commits fraud then it will be suspended once the activity is detected. The user is then directed to contact support for the next step.

Say that i bought csgo skins forexample from a third party site, then dont return them and the site sends a report to valve on my account. What severity would that be?

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by Edvardwa:

Originally posted by J4MESOX4D:

Depends on the severity of the fraud. In most cases the account remains suspended forever with the user only able to access paid games bought previous with credible funds. In more serious cases, the account is terminated and the offender is reported to their local police.

If it commits fraud then it will be suspended once the activity is detected. The user is then directed to contact support for the next step.

Say that i bought csgo skins forexample from a third party site, then dont return them and the site sends a report to valve on my account. What severity would that be?

Third party sites do not deal with Valve. You should be more worried about your account receiving stolen goods - that alone will get your account permanently suspended with no possible recourse.

If you don't want your account to ever be put at risk, avoid all sites like that and stick to using everything contained within the Steam platform where everything is traced and protected. Those sites can harm you a lot worse that you can hurt them.

[Cathulhu]

Valve wouldn't care as they don't support, tolerate or condone third party websites for trading or selling items.
Why would you want to return them after you bought them anyway?

[Edvardwa]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Valve wouldn't care as they don't support, tolerate or condone third party websites for trading or selling items.
Why would you want to return them after you bought them anyway?

it would be a renting site then.

[Lone Wolf]

Been buying games on mummy credit card hey ?

[Cathulhu]

Doesn't change the facts that such business is unauthorized and not supported, condoned or tolerated by Valve.

[Edvardwa]

Originally posted by gunsmoke999:

Been buying games on mummy credit card hey ?

Haha no. But i dont have any money left as something else popped up, and i cant pay them back in the timeframe they want me to, so :P

[Wolf Knight]

Originally posted by Edvardwa:

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Valve wouldn't care as they don't support, tolerate or condone third party websites for trading or selling items.
Why would you want to return them after you bought them anyway?

it would be a renting site then.

a site like that would never contact steam support. that would be the same as you asking a cop to arrest someone that borrowed your car full of drugs

as far as valve is concerned, what is in your inventory is your stuff. once it enters the inventory, the previous owner has no claim to it. i would suggest not worrying about it and get your credit card replaced.

[Lone Wolf]

Originally posted by Edvardwa:

Originally posted by gunsmoke999:

Been buying games on mummy credit card hey ?

Haha no. But i dont have any money left as something else popped up, and i cant pay them back in the timeframe they want me to, so :P

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by Edvardwa:

Originally posted by gunsmoke999:

Been buying games on mummy credit card hey ?

Haha no. But i dont have any money left as something else popped up, and i cant pay them back in the timeframe they want me to, so :P

Those renting sites are very bad news. It wouldn't surprise me if they started blackmailing or extorting you down the line. One site was known to shadow-hijack accounts, allowing them to rent items, then using their bots to steal the items back and then make the user pay for the item in full where the site gets the money and the goods. If they didn't comply, they would get the source account to report the recipient account for theft.

Never use anything like this again and whatever arrangement you have now or in the future, you'd better pray you can come out of it clean. If so, distance yourself from them at all costs.

[Zekiran]

You need to stop using 3rd party sites for your pretty digital colors in a game.

they've already got your login information. All it is now is a matter of time before your account gets hijacked.

Do yourself a favor and...

Scan for malware. https://www.malwarebytes.com/

Deauthorize all devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage

Change your password on a secure device.

Generate new back up codes. https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage

Revoke the api key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey
** If there is nothing in the API key area, that’s fine. If there IS something, remove it. Nothing should be there.**

Change your Email’s password on your computer for safety

Stop visiting these sites. They're all bad news.

[Edvardwa]

Originally posted by Wolf Knight:

Originally posted by Edvardwa:

it would be a renting site then.

a site like that would never contact steam support. that would be the same as you asking a cop to arrest someone that borrowed your car full of drugs

as far as valve is concerned, what is in your inventory is your stuff. once it enters the inventory, the previous owner has no claim to it. i would suggest not worrying about it and get your credit card replaced.

so your advice here is to look past it and forget it?

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by Edvardwa:

Originally posted by Wolf Knight:

a site like that would never contact steam support. that would be the same as you asking a cop to arrest someone that borrowed your car full of drugs

as far as valve is concerned, what is in your inventory is your stuff. once it enters the inventory, the previous owner has no claim to it. i would suggest not worrying about it and get your credit card replaced.

so your advice here is to look past it and forget it?

Pay the site to avoid any trouble and move on. You can pick and choose what you want to read to make you feel better but you wont know any consequences until they land at your feet if any occur. If you get away clean, you've had a very lucky escape.