Guy attempting to Blackmail me

[Killer_Speret]

Hey, so i got a freind request from a random person asking me to help him with a skin sight as he got banned. Figuring this was a scam i decided to play along as far as i can and see if i can get some info to let others know.

He gave me the coins on the site (ssl and steam verfied), but the site requires a $15 deposit which i dont have so i tell him that. I try to send the coins back, but it requires that payment of $15 as a verification and wont let me send it. I contacted the support team, and they told me that i have to pay no matter what. Now hes trying to claim that i am the scammer and blackmailing me by trying to post private info etc.

I have screen recordings and screen shots of both the website and our discussions. Whats the best course of action? (I have already reported him twice for both the scamming and the blackmailing)

[Doctor Teo]

I'm not sure I have the full picture here.

A Steam-verified site asking you for money?

An e-currency of some kind that requires you to spend real money before you can use it?

A support team that is demanding you pay for something?

This raises so many red flags, and can't even grasp what the heck the situation is from just that description. I'm pretty sure I don't even know which company's support team you're talking about.

Either way, it seems like a rather poor thought out attempt at blackmail. I don't see what kind of info that said person could possibly have that could cause you any harm; they may just be throwing a tantrum and trying to see what sticks. It's not like any information they have on you could get you banned on Steam, right?

Maybe someone who's more familiar with skin trading can help you since I know nothing about either trading sites or even the CS:GO skin trade at all (if it's even CS:GO; you didn't mention that), but it seems to me you're not in any harm: no support team from any private company, let alone Valve, would actively command you to pay real money.

[Killer_Speret]

Its a gambling site, he wanted me to go on it and he would give me money to buy the knife and then trade it too him. But the site requires a deposit of $15 to be able withdraw any winnings or transfer money to players

[Killer_Speret]

Sorry wasnr clear on that, it was the websites support.

[Doctor Teo]

Oh, well, mystery solved then. If it's the gambling site's support asking for a deposit, then no, get out of there.

You don't even need a single screenshot. They have literally no power over you to do anything. They cannot compel you to pay, and have no ability to remotely touch your actual account.

The person you faced was probably a kid. Sometimes you'll get someone who really wants to scare others to give them stuff, so they'll threaten to blackmail, sue, report or ban you in some way, but it's all talk and no action.

Don't even worry about it.

[dirrtymartini]

Originally posted by Killer_Speret:

Hey, so i got a freind request from a random person asking me to help him with a skin sight as he got banned. Figuring this was a scam i decided to play along as far as i can and see if i can get some info to let others know.

He gave me the coins on the site (ssl and steam verfied), but the site requires a $15 deposit which i dont have so i tell him that. I try to send the coins back, but it requires that payment of $15 as a verification and wont let me send it. I contacted the support team, and they told me that i have to pay no matter what. Now hes trying to claim that i am the scammer and blackmailing me by trying to post private info etc.

I have screen recordings and screen shots of both the website and our discussions. Whats the best course of action? (I have already reported him twice for both the scamming and the blackmailing)

Blackmail over some crappy skin? Too damn funny. Ignore that fool. You've wasted too much time on that nonsense already.

[Drab]

Don't give up, keep wasting their time as long as possible (it's actually more likely to be just one person playing all the parts).

Ask them how to pay, get walked throught the whole process, say you still don't understand, get walked through again, "Oh man I can't get it to work! is there any other way to pay?"

Different payment method, you don't understand, get walked through agian, still don't get it, walk through paying again, "Oh man, that won't work either!"

Ask more repetitive questions.

"Oh my god, you meant $15, I thought you meant fifteen cents!"

Let me try again. "Oh damn, it still doesn't work."

"Maybe if I try $150 it will work."

"Not working still."

"Can I mail you some cash? What's youir address?"

Keep it gping for as long as possible.

[Imperial Waffle]

Originally posted by Drab:

Don't give up, keep wasting their time as long as possible (it's actually more likely to be just one person playing all the parts).

Ask them how to pay, get walked throught the whole process, say you still don't understand, get walked through again, "Oh man I can't get it to work! is there any other way to pay?"

Different payment method, you don't understand, get walked through agian, still don't get it, walk through paying again, "Oh man, that won't work either!"

Ask more repetitive questions.

"Oh my god, you meant $15, I thought you meant fifteen cents!"

Let me try again. "Oh damn, it still doesn't work."

"Maybe if I try $150 it will work."

"Not working still."

"Can I mail you some cash? What's youir address?"

Keep it gping for as long as possible.

Amazing, just, amazing.

[Coyote]

By playing along with the scam you are an accessory to the fraud and liable for punishment as outlined by the steam TOS and code of conduct.

[Azza ☠]

What's the so-called website? You will probably find it's a scam site, specially if it requires you to deposit to withdraw so-called winnings (oldest scam in the books).

Look up the scammer's profile on: SteamRep.com

Report him with screenshot proof, then block.

[Marik Napier]

hey if you know the guy who blackmail to you can you get arrest