Ip logged by scammer?

[argpl]

So I know steam updated security settings but a scammer is trying to black mail me and he claims to have my Ip his scam started on discord but moved to steam chat is it likely that he has my Ip?

[Zekiran]

Why did you allow someone to contact you about this? No steam employee will ever under any circumstance contact you. An IP won't do anything, but you giving away your information or items WILL.

DO NOT TRADE YOUR ITEMS!

Your account is compromised.

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.**

No items that have been traded away during this time will be returned to you.

Change your Email’s password on your computer for safety

Also report the account’s profile as scammer, and STOP visiting 3rd party trade sites!!

[argpl]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Zekiran:

Why did you allow someone to contact you about this? No steam employee will ever under any circumstance contact you. An IP won't do anything, but you giving away your information or items WILL.

DO NOT TRADE YOUR ITEMS!

Your account is compromised.

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.**

No items that have been traded away during this time will be returned to you.

Change your Email’s password on your computer for safety

Also report the account’s profile as scammer, and STOP visiting 3rd party trade sites!!

I appreciate the help but I have not given any items or clicked on any links from what I can tell it is impossible to log an ip through steam messaging.

[crunchyfrog]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από byak:

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από Zekiran:

Why did you allow someone to contact you about this? No steam employee will ever under any circumstance contact you. An IP won't do anything, but you giving away your information or items WILL.

DO NOT TRADE YOUR ITEMS!

Your account is compromised.

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.**

No items that have been traded away during this time will be returned to you.

Change your Email’s password on your computer for safety

Also report the account’s profile as scammer, and STOP visiting 3rd party trade sites!!

I appreciate the help but I have not given any items or clicked on any links from what I can tell it is impossible to log an ip through steam messaging.

Forget about IP address. Having it isn't what you seem to think.

The issue is they have access to your account, and they got that through YOU only, not by weirdly picking up your IP address which doesn't do anything like this.

It's a common scam, and you fell for it - whether you went onto an outside skin trading site, or clicked on a link someone sent you in chat, it doesn't matter. The fact remains you ARE infected, and you need to do as instructed above.

They are NOT Valve staff, obviously, and Valave NEVER EVER contact people. The only way to talk to them is when you make a support ticket to them - that's it. ONE way.

So please follow the steps listed above, get your computer clean and then change your passwords, etc.

And then think about changing your browing habits because you DEFINTELY did get scammed into picking this infection up.

[Cathulhu]

That is correct. As the messages go through the Steam servers, there is no direct connection and no way to get the IP this way.

Not that the IP is useful to the scammer in any way.

[Zekiran]

If any of your information has changed and YOU personally did not do it: your account, as I say above, is compromised, and you NEED to fix the issues, NOW.

[akame]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από byak:

So I know steam updated security settings but a scammer is trying to black mail me and he claims to have my Ip his scam started on discord but moved to steam chat is it likely that he has my Ip?

Having your IP Address will do him no good, He's just using it to create fear which is one of the important elements of making people weak to Orders and demands which are :

• Wanting to help
  
• Fear
  
• Trust

So, Basically any scammer will try to use one of these stuff so you'll always be careful is someone is trying to use those exploits against you. :)

Also One last Advice i can give you is, Don't chat to people when you're tired because you'll not really think straight and just do very stupid things (Talking from experience)



Oh and for the sake of informing you and getting rid of the myth that is spread around about IP Addresses:

The worst that can be done with your Ip Address is really just Cutting off your internet connectivity for Few hrs if they have a good connection by sending very huge amounts of packets to your ip address.

And The people claiming to know where do you live by your IP address, it's impossible, It's just showing them your ISP Location and That's it, Any one that claims they know your home by looking up your IP address online is just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[raiden]

thanks helped a lot