Whats with the "add me I need to talk to you" comments on profiles?

[󠀡󠀡⁧⁧ teo]

I been getting a lot of those on my comments lately, deleting them immediately. Anyone know the reason towards this?

[Nx Machina]

They are trying to scam you. Block them and ignore.

[Crafter]

It always seemed weird to me they'd comment something like that. I mean, we're talking right now. Why do you need to add me?

[Kargor]

I think scammers feel that they have an easier time if they are on their targets "friend"-list.

[Insomnia]

The public profile of yours with "7777" item owned, Is a big flag to scammers "Hey! come scam me! look what shinnies I have!"

[ChrisKylev2]

It's cause you play CSGO and have items. That game is a hotbed for scammers and degeneracy

[Jaunitta 🌸]

Nice to know I'm not alone.
Seen this in my firends posted screenshots and also mine.
Its like the dude needs to urgently talk to you in private.
We did the same just blocked him.
I think he's doing it cause he thinks being a friend he can see our inventory.
What concerns me is can he use any tools to steal my account .
We dont play CSGO .

[󠀡󠀡⁧⁧ teo]

Originally posted by Nx Machina:

They are trying to scam you. Block them and ignore.

Should I report them for scamming?

[Insomnia]

Originally posted by Jaunitta 🌸:

Nice to know I'm not alone.
Seen this in my firends posted screenshots and also mine.
Its like the dude needs to urgently talk to you in private.
We did the same just blocked him.
I think he's doing it cause he thinks being a friend he can see our inventory.
What concerns me is can he use any tools to steal my account .
We dont play CSGO .

Don't click links from them and don't enter your details on external sites or sites that ask you to log in to steam. There isn't any magical tools they use to get into your account without you giving them information or installing something on your pc. There's no hidden magic tool to be scared of.

[Skroez]

I add one this morning, Glad I read this, I'm new to steam see, But when someones name is a long ass number red flags was raised, Thank steam for mainly being a great place to buy SIM racing games, cheap, Just payed 4 qiud for euro truck simulator 2 lol...
I'm so glad I stopped console and went PC, I got an Asus TUF for when I start Streaming, But yeah when a persons name is a number I'm not down with that so come check this out, Never knew there was this community place lol, And it's next to library lol......
It's da erbz not my fault I'm a knob, lol..........
Thanks y'all for letting me know scammers I mean desperate lazy people are on Steam lol.......
The SIM racing community I will say is great....
I could spend a small fortune on this site that I ain't got so got be careful but Eurotruck simulator 2 for a fiver Yeah, I will have to buy the bundle pack tho, Still, I could easily fill up my drive, Steam is great so far......

[SFX_NoFace]

THE REASON THEY HAVE YOU ADD THEM IS BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOU, YOU ARE A IN A 1V1 CONVERSATION WITH THEM TRYING TO SEND YOU TO ANOTHER SITE SO YOU DONT LOSE YOUR ACCOUNT.

THEY ARE JUST HACKING (SOCIAL ENGINEERING) TO GET YOUR INFO.

STAY SAFE.

[Three Words]

If it becomes a major issue (you're tired of deleting/blocking spammers), you could do the following to prevent randoms from commenting on your profile entirely:

1. Go to teo > Profile.
2. Click Edit Profile.
3. Select Privacy Settings.
4. Change "Can post comments on my profile:" to Friends Only.

[Unn4m3d (♥AUT♥)]

Originally posted by SFX_NoFace:

THE REASON THEY HAVE YOU ADD THEM IS BECAUSE NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO PROTECT YOU, YOU ARE A IN A 1V1 CONVERSATION WITH THEM TRYING TO SEND YOU TO ANOTHER SITE SO YOU DONT LOSE YOUR ACCOUNT.

THEY ARE JUST HACKING (SOCIAL ENGINEERING) TO GET YOUR INFO.

STAY SAFE.

After 2 years I'm sure OP has his answer already.