I have a pending ban, how can I appeal it?

[PACKGOD]

My friend accidentally reported me for illegal purchases instead of another person. Thank God he told me because I was playing Roblox at the time. He told me to contact the admin on Discord told him my situation and I woke up to see that I have a pending ban.

[Star Paladin★]

SCAM ATTEMPT! There are no pending bans on steam, Valve doesn't use discord at all, and accidental reports don't do anything.

Your friend's account is most likely compromised!

[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]

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by niko's cousin:

My friend accidentally reported me for illegal purchases instead of another person. Thank God he told me because I was playing Roblox at the time.

Do you think that it matters if someone tells you they reported you? What does it change?
Only in scammer realities "doing what they tell you, because they tell you" makes any sense.

Originally posted by niko's cousin:

and I woke up to see that I have a pending ban.

Your account is allready hijacked because you followed scammer instructions.
Secure it:

Scan for malware. https://www.malwarebytes.com/

Check that the email and phone number on the steam account is still yours.

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

[Snow]

is there a way i can call steam support i wish to report someone pretending to be valve staff he ask for my discord then proceeded to ask me for a 50 dollar steam card so he could fix my account

[Lilim]

Originally posted by snow:

is there a way i can call steam support i wish to report someone pretending to be valve staff he ask for my discord then proceeded to ask me for a 50 dollar steam card so he could fix my account

Report them on their profile.

[Cathulhu]

No. You can not. Use the report feature on either Steam or other platform being used to contact you.