Can Steam/Valve Delete my Account ?

[PixellSnow]

Iam just wondering if steam/valve staff can delete my account, or is it even possible for them, i know i can delete it on my own but what about valve/steam staff.Thanks for the answers.

[wuddih]

no, you can not delete your account.
Valve deletes it for you on your request.

that should answer the question alone.

[Phantom]

You can't do it own your own.

The process itself requires proof of ownership and takes 30 days to finalize.

Steam Support themselves then confirms that you've agreed to account deletion.

Valve does not go around and delete accounts on a whim - which i assume is what you delete.

Account suspensions / locks are a different ball-game; which may be reversable depending on the infraction.

Account deletion is a permanent thing.

As per: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4650-SDKC-0716

[PixellSnow]

Oh thank you both of you i was just asking because someone was trying to scam me (i guess) because they were saying that i was dupping tf2 items (which iam not) and someone who supposed to be like a steam staff or something was telling me that he is gonna delete my account for that. I know it sounds weird i was kinda scared for a second but then it sounded so weird that Steam staff would just delete my steam account, just like that.

[Phantom]

That's a scam; yes.

No VALVE EMPLOYEE will EVER contact you about duped items and / or item verification.

In fact, there is no such thing as item verification — and Valve employees don't contact users through their profile page.

1) Block that user.

2) Report them - do this immediately.

3) Move on.

[PixellSnow]

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:

What "someone"? And who are "they"? Do you know these people?
And how did they even managed to contact you?

I dont know them, i was just playing a game and then someone sended a friend request Guy #1 and i added him because why not, then we start talking and it was like "iam so sorry i just reported you for dupping items go to this Guy #2 and say sorry he is not gonna delete your account if you say sorry" so i did and i was like asking so many questions so the Guy #2 like after 10mins talking just unfriend it me and when i was trying to speak with the Guy #1 he unfriends me aswell also check out this cute gif They sended me

[Phantom]

All of which is a scam and is pretty obvious.

[Bason]

bro thanks
they were asking for me to send them my username and password also my funds ive used i i was like nah b how do i know ur not a scammer and he kept sending videos that show him being a developer\

[B3A5T_TM]

can a steam member/valve staff member delete my account bcs of "complaints"? or im i getting hacked

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by REMOVE:

can a steam member/valve staff member delete my account bcs of "complaints"? or im i getting hacked

It's a scam, and your account been compromised, don't trade anything.

Follow these steps, and don't skip any.
1. Scan for malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/
2. Deauthorize all other devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
3. Change passwords from a clean computer
4. Generate new backup codes for your Mobile App https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
5. Revoke the API key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey (there should be nothing in the APIKEY)

Please note that to avoid getting account hijacked by anyone is best to not login from 3rd party sites, do not share login details with people you do not know, or use public watched devices, such as school computers, and etc, or connnecting to private VPN / DNS networks you don't know whom running them that may collect your information.

[basiccTV]

Originally posted by PixellSnow 🌸:

Oh thank you both of you i was just asking because someone was trying to scam me (i guess) because they were saying that i was dupping tf2 items (which iam not) and someone who supposed to be like a steam staff or something was telling me that he is gonna delete my account for that. I know it sounds weird i was kinda scared for a second but then it sounded so weird that Steam staff would just delete my steam account, just like that.

Hahaahaa same thing happened to me just moments ago, this guy who has been on my friend list a long time tried to scam me just like this. He said that he got "scammed" by someone with same name as me but in steam there is not same name account :D this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tried to be clever. He said that steam staff member will delete my account if i dont contact (that steam staff member who scammer said i had to contact) steam staff member. I have full chat discussion how he tried to scam me.... just guys be aware of these ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who try to scam your ass.

[Supafly]

Originally posted by HistoriiaChill:

Hahaahaa same thing happened to me just moments ago, this guy who has been on my friend list a long time tried to scam me just like this.

Probably not your friend. They got their account hijacked by logging in on a phishing site and are now trying to scam their friends. Quite common as more people are likely to trust those in their contacts.

Originally posted by HistoriiaChill:

He said that he got "scammed" by someone with same name as me but in steam there is not same name account :D

Could be true. Change name to same as yours, or even change account to look like yours....take a few seconds for a scammers BOT to do that. try the scam and then change account and name for the next target. So another account with your name wouldn't show in a search.

Originally posted by HistoriiaChill:

just guys be aware of these ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who try to scam your ass.

We are. Unfortunately all the warnings in the world don't help those that really need it as they ignore or never see them until after they get scammed.

even if Valve made a fullscreen popup warning about them that last 60+ seconds every time you load the client with no way to stop it they'd still fall victim to scams. Only thing it'd really do is piss us off.

[Dusk]

Originally posted by Robin3sk:

That's a scam; yes.

No VALVE EMPLOYEE will EVER contact you about duped items and / or item verification.

In fact, there is no such thing as item verification — and Valve employees don't contact users through their profile page.

1) Block that user.

2) Report them - do this immediately.

3) Move on.

:yinyangflip:

tysm, this saved me, like i wasnt gonna send him my info but this thread confirmed my suspicion that is was a scam

[Bullshark510]

This scam was just attempted on me. The person contacted me via Discord and told me that someone impersonating me scammed them out of $500 worth of TF2 keys and that he and all his friends had already reported me.
I told him that he was mistaken and that i did not know what he was talking about.
He sent me the link to another discord user saying that it was a steam admin that could take care of the problem. I politely declined and said that if there were any issues with my account or any allegations, that steam would email me directly.
the person i was talking to quickly started deleting his messages.

Don't be fooled guys, don't panic, and NEVER reveal any information about yourself.

[Red Hood]

Originally posted by マイケル:

That's a scam; yes.

No VALVE EMPLOYEE will EVER contact you about duped items and / or item verification.

In fact, there is no such thing as item verification — and Valve employees don't contact users through their profile page.

1) Block that user.

2) Report them - do this immediately.

3) Move on.

:yinyangflip:

So, they won't tell me that if I have a fraud item in my acc?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Red Hood:

Originally posted by マイケル:

That's a scam; yes.

No VALVE EMPLOYEE will EVER contact you about duped items and / or item verification.

In fact, there is no such thing as item verification — and Valve employees don't contact users through their profile page.

1) Block that user.

2) Report them - do this immediately.

3) Move on.

:yinyangflip:

So, they won't tell me that if I have a fraud item in my acc?

Please read the "Scam FAQ (Confidence Scams and Trade Scams)" faq...

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/70E6-991B-233B-A37B

And the "Scam: I Have Been Reported and Will Be Banned" faq...

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3195-9FFB-BA06-F25B