I think ive been scammed

[dveg]

I was falsely reported for illegal purchases by some kid and a steam developer by the name of firepowered messaged me and proved he was a valve employee by "temporally" taking away my friends list, and he did so i trusted him and now some of my items are gone because I accepted a trade from [removed] and accepted it in panic, idk how tf someone that isn't a steam employee can delete all ur friends im so confused rn i got scammed hard hard. (his steam acc) [removed]
can someone explain pls. :battlescry:

[dveg]

nvm I was 100% scammed but i still dont understand the friends list thing wtf.

[Astaroth]

Scam FAQ (Confidence Scams and Trade Scams)

Valve employees will never communicate with you about your account using any chat system including Steam Chat and Discord. The only way you can speak with a Steam Support agent about your account is through the Steam Support Help Site. There's no situation in which you'd need to reach out to a Valve or Steam employee directly to resolve an issue.

If someone claims they reported you accidentally or falsely, you do not need to do anything to protect your account. These claims are always fake and only meant scam you. If someone did report your account falsely, you can rest assured that Steam disregards false reports.

Anyone claiming to be a Valve employee, Steam Support representative, or asking to verify your items for an investigation should be immediately reported.

Scam FAQ (Confidence Scams and Trade Scams)

My account has been accidently or falsely reported. What do I need to do?

You don't need to do anything to protect your account from false or mistaken reports. They're simply disregarded by the Steam team.

Account Security Recommendations:

• NEVER follow instructions to speak with someone claiming to represent Steam Support through Discord or any other chat system, even if they come from a friend's account.

  
  

• There's no such thing as a false report that you need to take steps to solve. This is a scam.

Report involved accounts

Don't forget to report the involved accounts, this may seem irrelevant, but it's very important

On Steam: How to Report a Scammer, Hijacker or Phisher

On Discord: How to Properly Report Issues to Trust & Safety[support.discord.com]

Recover/secure your account

If you have access to the account

1. Deauthorize all other devices from here
2. Change your password on a secure device from here
3. If you have the Mobile Authenticator enabled, generate new back up codes from here
4. Revoke your API Key from here. The "Domain Name" field should be empty, like shown in this image
5. Optional: Scan your computer for malware. You can use Malwarebytes[www.malwarebytes.com]
6. Optional: Change your email's password

If you don't, follow this guide and afterwards perform the actions above

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1126288560

[B-o-B]

He has access to your account.
Search API scam and follow the instructions
nvr mind

[dveg]

Originally posted by B-o-B:

He has access to your account.
Search API scam and follow the instructions
nvr mind

I have 2fa enabled how do they have any access to my account bruh

[Kitsune]

Originally posted by THAT ENGINEER IS A SPY:

Originally posted by B-o-B:

He has access to your account.
Search API scam and follow the instructions
nvr mind

I have 2fa enabled how do they have any access to my account bruh

Follow the instructions given to you before you do anything.

[dveg]

Originally posted by Kitsune:

Originally posted by THAT ENGINEER IS A SPY:

I have 2fa enabled how do they have any access to my account bruh

Follow the instructions given to you before you do anything.

i just finished can you tell me why because that ♥♥♥♥ is not on google bruh

[Heeby-Jeeby]

At some point you gave away your username, password, and authentication code.

Before you deny it, yes, you did. You gave all three away and allowed the person access to your account.

Either through a phishing site or, less likely, through virus/malware/keylogger.

[dveg]

Originally posted by Heeby-Jeeby:

At some point you gave away your username, password, and authentication code.

Before you deny it, yes, you did. You gave all three away and allowed the person access to your account.

Either through a phishing site or, less likely, through virus/malware/keylogger.

I am denying it because we only talked through steam and I didnt get sent any website so idfk

[The Giving One]

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6639-EB3C-EC79-FF60

Examples of hijacking attempts
A list of common scams can be found here. < (LINK) to here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes

There's no such thing as appealing a pending or false report or ban.

There's no such thing as a pending ban.

There's no such thing as a pending report.

There's no such thing as a false or accidental report. <----------------------

There's no such thing as item verification or item scanning.

EDIT......................................

Originally posted by THAT ENGINEER IS A SPY:

nvm I was 100% scammed but i still dont understand the friends list thing wtf.

One reason they can do this is as follows :

They remove your friends so you can't warn them so easily about the scam. Then they pretend to be you, if they have total access to your account, and engage in all kinds of scam attempts or hijacks because your friends won't know it's not you doing it.

See this about removed friends, once you are sure your account is secure :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/492378806385644508/#c492378806386027594

[13119205187913161]

Originally posted by THAT ENGINEER IS A SPY:

Originally posted by Heeby-Jeeby:

At some point you gave away your username, password, and authentication code.

Before you deny it, yes, you did. You gave all three away and allowed the person access to your account.

Either through a phishing site or, less likely, through virus/malware/keylogger.

I am denying it because we only talked through steam and I didnt get sent any website so idfk

you gave them your info before they contacted you. somewhere along the line you either visited a site, like those that give ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, or you were phished and thought you were logging in to steam.

as heeby said, there is a chance that you have a keylogger or some other virus on your comp, but those cases are rare

[The Giving One]

Yes, it's step 4 in the explanation from the reddit page, linked from the Support page on account security :

4. The attacker waits, this is the insidious part, because you dont know you've been compromised.

OP, see the "waits" part ? Nothing is said about how long they wait. Some might strike as soon as you give away the account details, while others might wait until you least expect it to happen and then.........

Think about it. That gives them better chances to get away with it and maybe do it to others, because you forgot all about that one site you logged into that was fake, or that one link that said "vote for our team", or any number of other methods covered on the pages that Support provides to try to help.

[Aron Maboroshi]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6639-EB3C-EC79-FF60

Examples of hijacking attempts
A list of common scams can be found here. < (LINK) to here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes

There's no such thing as appealing a pending or false report or ban.

There's no such thing as a pending ban.

There's no such thing as a pending report.

There's no such thing as a false or accidental report. <----------------------

There's no such thing as item verification or item scanning.

EDIT......................................

Originally posted by THAT ENGINEER IS A SPY:

nvm I was 100% scammed but i still dont understand the friends list thing wtf.

One reason they can do this is as follows :

They remove your friends so you can't warn them so easily about the scam. Then they pretend to be you, if they have total access to your account, and engage in all kinds of scam attempts or hijacks because your friends won't know it's not you doing it.

See this about removed friends, once you are sure your account is secure :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/492378806385644508/#c492378806386027594

Originally posted by The Giving One:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6639-EB3C-EC79-FF60

Examples of hijacking attempts
A list of common scams can be found here. < (LINK) to here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes

There's no such thing as appealing a pending or false report or ban.

There's no such thing as a pending ban.

There's no such thing as a pending report.

There's no such thing as a false or accidental report. <----------------------

There's no such thing as item verification or item scanning.

EDIT......................................

Originally posted by THAT ENGINEER IS A SPY:

nvm I was 100% scammed but i still dont understand the friends list thing wtf.

One reason they can do this is as follows :

They remove your friends so you can't warn them so easily about the scam. Then they pretend to be you, if they have total access to your account, and engage in all kinds of scam attempts or hijacks because your friends won't know it's not you doing it.

See this about removed friends, once you are sure your account is secure :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/492378806385644508/#c492378806386027594

[Aron Maboroshi]

Originally posted by Aron Maboroshi:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6639-EB3C-EC79-FF60

Examples of hijacking attempts
A list of common scams can be found here. < (LINK) to here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes



EDIT......................................


One reason they can do this is as follows :

They remove your friends so you can't warn them so easily about the scam. Then they pretend to be you, if they have total access to your account, and engage in all kinds of scam attempts or hijacks because your friends won't know it's not you doing it.

See this about removed friends, once you are sure your account is secure :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/492378806385644508/#c492378806386027594

Originally posted by The Giving One:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6639-EB3C-EC79-FF60

Examples of hijacking attempts
A list of common scams can be found here. < (LINK) to here :

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes



EDIT......................................


One reason they can do this is as follows :

They remove your friends so you can't warn them so easily about the scam. Then they pretend to be you, if they have total access to your account, and engage in all kinds of scam attempts or hijacks because your friends won't know it's not you doing it.

See this about removed friends, once you are sure your account is secure :

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/492378806385644508/#c492378806386027594

Thank you for telling me this. I was fooled by this kind of scam, and i didn’t know about this for a while because it never happend to me before. Now that i know what i need, i’ll be ready for it if it happens again.

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by THAT ENGINEER IS A SPY:

Originally posted by B-o-B:

He has access to your account.
Search API scam and follow the instructions
nvr mind

I have 2fa enabled how do they have any access to my account bruh

2FA doesn't mean your account cannot be hijacked if you give away your credential set to a phishing site or have tailored malware residing on your device. Same way you house can still be burgled if you give away your keys to a thief.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Pattern of scam:

Bait, story, steps