This is totally a scam right?

[LogunB]

9:18 AM] Logun: Hello?
[9:18 AM] Logun: did you add me to play rounds?
[9:21 AM] elveramae: hello
[9:22 AM] elveramae: can i ask you something is this your steam account?https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199157513472
Steam Community :: LogunB
No information given.
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[9:22 AM] Logun: Sure
[9:22 AM] elveramae: i made a mistake on your account don't be mad at me or something
[9:25 AM] Logun: and what's that
[9:25 AM] elveramae: I don't know how to say this but, I've done a huge mistake for reporting that account for making illegal purchases instead of someone else, which I already submit the ticket with your steam ID, and the admin said that account will be permanently suspended, If they can't receive any feed back of the reported user.
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[9:28 AM] Logun: And why haven't I received any notice about this from the admin instead of you then
[9:29 AM] elveramae: 3 hours from now your account will be get suspended and you can't play all games on your steam account if you don't fix it on the time and they need you to make an appeal, i didn't mean to report you, can you please help me to explain to him?
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[9:29 AM] elveramae: are you willing to fix this pending issue?
[9:32 AM] elveramae: i'm really sory about this
There was some images attached but I don't think I can add them in discussions

[rawWwRrr]

Yes. That is a common scam going around.

[Valeriya]

Report and block.

[Cathulhu]

Looks like there has been an increase of the good old "accidentally reported" scam. Quite a few more people reporting it happening.

Totally a scam. Report all accounts involved, either to Discord, or to Steam.

The images are total fabrication and nonsense.

[Elucidator]

https://blog.malwarebytes.com/scams/2021/03/steam-users-dont-fall-for-the-i-accidentally-reported-you-scam/

[Muppet among Puppets]

Pattern of scam:

Bait, story, steps

[Valeriya]

Furthermore, the reports do not cause suspensions or bans, also because they are verified.

[titanopteryx]

Originally posted by LogunB:

9:18 AM] Logun: Hello?
[9:18 AM] Logun: did you add me to play rounds?
[9:21 AM] elveramae: hello
[9:22 AM] elveramae: can i ask you something is this your steam account?https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199157513472
Steam Community :: LogunB
No information given.
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[9:22 AM] Logun: Sure
[9:22 AM] elveramae: i made a mistake on your account don't be mad at me or something
[9:25 AM] Logun: and what's that
[9:25 AM] elveramae: I don't know how to say this but, I've done a huge mistake for reporting that account for making illegal purchases instead of someone else, which I already submit the ticket with your steam ID, and the admin said that account will be permanently suspended, If they can't receive any feed back of the reported user.
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[9:28 AM] Logun: And why haven't I received any notice about this from the admin instead of you then
[9:29 AM] elveramae: 3 hours from now your account will be get suspended and you can't play all games on your steam account if you don't fix it on the time and they need you to make an appeal, i didn't mean to report you, can you please help me to explain to him?
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[9:29 AM] elveramae: are you willing to fix this pending issue?
[9:32 AM] elveramae: i'm really sory about this
There was some images attached but I don't think I can add them in discussions

They're going to try to get you to request a password change, and then send them a screenshot of your email if I remember how the scam works. Don't do that. Also steam would check to see if the accusation was accurate first even if the scammer did report you and I'm assuming it's not. And some user wouldn't know that steam would ban you in 3 hours.

[Kesac]

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

Red box at top has all the information you need.

[Donitsi]

Use Common Sense!

Originally posted by LogunB:

9:18 AM]

[9:25 AM] elveramae: I don't know how to say this but, I've done a huge mistake for reporting that account for making illegal purchases instead of someone else, which I already submit the ticket with your steam ID, and the admin said that account will be permanently suspended, If they can't receive any feed back of the reported user.

Is it this easy? I'll go send some fake reports because there are some players I hate.

Originally posted by LogunB:

9:18 AM]
[9:28 AM] Logun: And why haven't I received any notice about this from the admin instead of you then
[9:29 AM] elveramae: 3 hours from now your account will be get suspended and you can't play all games on your steam account if you don't fix it on the time and they need you to make an appeal, i didn't mean to report you, can you please help me to explain to him?

Why would Steam staff or "admin" give this player any damn details about the actions that may or may not be done to reported account?

How are YOU supposed to fix the problem? By giving your account password to this "admin"? How is it possible that Steam Staff are unable to check your trading, chat and purchase history ON THEIR PLATFORM.

[Zemecon]

This is definitely a scam. I've had similar scam attempts. They are going to refer you to someone posing as a Valve staff member.

For the user who says they reported your account, you need to go to their account and report it as compromised because that is the account of someone who was hacked and now the account is being used by someone else. I've had friends I've known for months try to do this to me so I know they were hacked.

If you ever get referred to someone posing as a Valve staff member, you need to report the profile as a scammer because that was probably the one who is using the other account that reported you.

Valve themselves will never contact you through Steam chat. They will either send you an email via Steam Support or they will send you a notification (I.e. the arrow beside your user notification icon will be blue) if they want to get in contact with you.

[Valeriya]

Originally posted by Nilandros:

I've had friends I've known for months try to do this to me so I know they were hacked.

They have been hacked because they have entered their data on scam sites or fallen into traps like this, otherwise there is no way to steal an account. One of the biggest problems here is that many users don't read the guidelines or information about it. Just yesterday I came across a thread here where a user wanted to know how to get the API they were asked to put on a site.

https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/5077247524960444296/#c5077247524960530177

Despite our warnings telling him not to, his response was that he would take the risk, for some skins. We give credit for this both to not inquiring nor to the lack of common sense.

[Seraphita]

I've had someone message me the SAME thing before. It's TOTALLY a scam, it's no jokes. Report the person as it might be a hacked account used to fool you. Don't click links.

[Valeriya]

Originally posted by Seraphita:

I've had someone message me the SAME thing before. It's TOTALLY a scam, it's no jokes. Report the person as it might be a hacked account used to fool you. Don't click links.

Messages can only be sent by those on the friends list or by adding links under simple content posted in the Community Hub, such as images, screenshots, videos, etc. It is also good to pay attention to those who join your friends list, numbers are useless, but they are personal choices.

[Seraphita]

Well, this is what I meant. Though messages can also be sent by people in the same group unless that was changed but yes. Sometimes a friend gets "hacked" (Or phished) and they try to fool you into trusting them. At all times, always be cautious about links shared.

What I do if I feel like a link feels wrong, I just copy it to my browser to make sure if it is a trap or a real thing. I don't actually enter the link unless I am certain that it is 100% safe.

[Jamebonds1]

Never accept any add friend requests that you didn't know or play with. Also, if you did added a friend and sent you a link first day, never click it.