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Cybress Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:35am
Fake text from Steam?
I got two texts from different numbers about adding/confirming my phone number on Steam.
I never added my phone number, so what's happening here? The numbers give me some town in Illinois and Camden, NJ (I'm not in the US)

Did Steam somehow spywared my phone number, or is this some new kind of scam? I deauthorized other devices and changed my password, but this still weirded me out
Last edited by Cybress; Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:37am
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Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:38am 
Most likely a attempt to trick you out of your username and password but it could also be that someone got your account and is trying to put their phone on it and steal it from you
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Cybress Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:40am 
Originally posted by Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc:
Most likely a attempt to trick you out of your username and password but it could also be that someone got your account and is trying to put their phone on it and steal it from you
If it's the latter, how would I even get a text? I didn't want to put my phone on Steam for privacy reasons.
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Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:47am 
Wait did you install the steam app?
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Cybress Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:49am 
Originally posted by Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc:
Wait did you install the steam app?
No. I never gave Steam my number, and my phone doesn't even support apps.
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Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:53am 
Originally posted by Anna:
Originally posted by Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc:
Wait did you install the steam app?
No. I never gave Steam my number, and my phone doesn't even support apps.
Very strange I'm not sure what's going on but I'm pretty sure it's not steams fault
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Cybress Apr 13, 2016 @ 8:58am 
Originally posted by Alexalmighty502 Sup Acc:
Very strange I'm not sure what's going on but I'm pretty sure it's not steams fault

I'm hoping this is just some weird scam that I can safely ignore
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TheOddsBodkins Apr 13, 2016 @ 9:15am 
Someone may have simply mistyped their own phone number on Steam, and you got the messages instead.
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Cybress Apr 13, 2016 @ 9:20am 
Originally posted by fauxtronic:
It's definitely an SMS alert? Not an email alert?
Absolutely, it's on my phone


Originally posted by TheOdds:
Someone may have simply mistyped their own phone number on Steam, and you got the messages instead.
Haven't even thought about that, might be it.
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