What did I get banned for?

[Lordlazyboy]

A brief history: I wake up in the morning, go into steam and see that I am VAC/banned and I think, why was I banned if I didn't do anything so bad?
And here's the answer: I was banned for illegal purchases that I didn't make.
And now a question for the steam moderators: When and why was I banned and why did you decide that? I just don't understand and I didn't break anything like that. I will add that my steam account is already about 2-3 years old.

[Supafly]

Vac bans show as RED text on a users profile. You are NOT VAC banned

If you didn't change your name that means someone, Not Valve or Steam support, but someone else. That means your account is compromised. Do NOT trade or do anything till you have secured your account by doing ALL of these


Scan for Malware/virus https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/
Deauthorize all devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Change your Account password on a secure device, mobile phone for example.
Generate new back up codes https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
Revoke the API key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey

[Lordlazyboy]

Dude, thx SO MUCH! I was really scared when I saw it.

[Callahan420]

They left out the most important part.
Stop using third party skin trading/gambling scam sites

[Lordlazyboy]

Understood, thanks.

[UmarlikesS1mple]

@Lordlazyboy hey i dont understand what now
my vac ban collor is red and i did a trade 2 days ago
and now today i opened my stam and get a fat message from steam that i got vac banned in red collor. so am i now banned for ever????
im really scared i dont wanna loose my acc
(i just dont understand what you guys meant)

[Lordlazyboy]

UmarlikesS1mple lähetti viestin:

@Lordlazyboy hey i dont understand what now
my vac ban collor is red and i did a trade 2 days ago
and now today i opened my stam and get a fat message from steam that i got vac banned in red collor. so am i now banned for ever????
im really scared i dont wanna loose my acc
(i just dont understand what you guys meant)

If you have red text with the inscription Vac/banned, this means two options. You could have been hacked using a fake trade link, or the steam moderators accidentally block you. Something like this.

[Wayward]

Lordlazyboy lähetti viestin:

UmarlikesS1mple lähetti viestin:

@Lordlazyboy hey i dont understand what now
my vac ban collor is red and i did a trade 2 days ago
and now today i opened my stam and get a fat message from steam that i got vac banned in red collor. so am i now banned for ever????
im really scared i dont wanna loose my acc
(i just dont understand what you guys meant)

If you have red text with the inscription Vac/banned, this means two options. You could have been hacked using a fake trade link, or the steam moderators accidentally block you. Something like this.

VAC bans are automatic, they aren't given by Steam moderators. If you check their profile, they do actually have a VAC ban. It appears there in red text on the right side of the profile.

There are two options for that person: They actually cheated, or their account was hijacked and used to cheat. In either case, VAC bans are not appealed and cannot be removed.

[KalGimpa]

Wayward lähetti viestin:

Lordlazyboy lähetti viestin:

If you have red text with the inscription Vac/banned, this means two options. You could have been hacked using a fake trade link, or the steam moderators accidentally block you. Something like this.

VAC bans are automatic, they aren't given by Steam moderators. If you check their profile, they do actually have a VAC ban. It appears there in red text on the right side of the profile.

There are two options for that person: They actually cheated, or their account was hijacked and used to cheat. In either case, VAC bans are not appealed and cannot be removed.

just to add to this

there is an auto double check that happens within a couple of weeks of getting one

just in case it was a false hit

again, it is as auto as the original ban,

so trying to ask support to speed it up will not work