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Smithy Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:21pm

Email From "noreply@steampowered.com" SCAM?

so basically, the email is saying it has come to steam's attention that i am trying to sell my account (Which i am not).

Also i notice lower down in the email a different font is used when explaining that once i confirm my account the investigation will be dropped.

Any ideas anyone?

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Wolf Knight Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:22pm

sounds like a scam. steam would simply lock the account and have you contact them to recover it.

check the full headers to see where that email came from

Last edited by Wolf Knight; Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:23pm

Smithy Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:24pm

yeah thats what confused me, the email it was sent from was noreply@steampowered.com

But i have also looked at my discussions and posts to see if anyone has tampered with my account and nothing has been touched

Wolf Knight Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:26pm

email can be spoofed. you need to look at the full header for the email, which would have IP's and routing information in it.

B-o-B Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:27pm

Just the fact they want you to confirm it, you havent bitten yet. Dont.

Smithy Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:27pm

how do i see the full header?

Smithy Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:27pm

i wasnt planning on it lol, im not that easy

B-o-B Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:28pm

Yes i know, your here instead

Wolf Knight Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:29pm

check the HELP section for your email service, they will have directions on how to see the full headers.

cinedine Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:32pm

If it's something like

Something BAD happend to your account!
Log in via this link immediately!!! or you will lose it.

it's a scam.
Never ever use log-in links from email. Always go through a browser and manually type in the linkk to your platform or use bookmark/history entry you know is the right one.

Also carefully check grammer and spelling. "Steam's attention" is already a big question mark in my book.

Last edited by cinedine; Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:33pm

dont add me Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:32pm

Contact steam support. noreply addresses mean that you're not meant to reply directly to the email anyway.

Do not click any of the links in the email.

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Smithy Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:38pm

thanks guys, and yeah the red light for me was the fact that they used multiple different fonts where they where not needed

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Cygorr33 Apr 29, 2018 @ 4:58pm

got same scam here i was try to look at steam support to let them know. i did not press any link cause in know what can happen i did it on me old world of warcraftt account 10 years agos. i was surprise cause is first time i saw this one !

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