If you get trade banned and never scammed anyone, is it possible for people to falsely report you?

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Pubis D’Norm Jul 17, 2015 @ 10:36pm

My friend got banned and said never scammed anyone and one of friends on the list got mad at her and reported her.

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[] Jul 17, 2015 @ 10:45pm

If the reporter is falsely reporting someone, they need to give proof or Steam won't do anything about it. If someone is being reported excessively with proof, then Steam will decide whether or not they should get a ban. If Steam Support has found out that a scam has occured, they will do something about it. But are you sure that your friend has not "scammed" anyone? Anyone on the forums can lie to get away from the trade ban. Even if your friend did scam someone only once, they won't do anything. Repeated scamming will result in a permanent ban.

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SmugDruggler Jul 17, 2015 @ 10:47pm

false reports happen all the time. steam will not ban anyone without investigating for themselves first.
every banned/vacced thread i read is always,always posted by someone that is "inoccent"

Pubis D’Norm Jul 18, 2015 @ 9:35am

she said her ex reported her. he gave her like 2 knives and then later he reported her

kdodds Jul 18, 2015 @ 9:41am

Ah yes, the old breakup revenge gag. That hasn't been used here before. </sarcasm>

Seriously, I highly doubt a single report from a single user, who is obviously close in proximity by IP and may have even used the same machine, would ever result in a permanent trade ban. Something else is going on here. (There is always more to the story in every single one of these threads.)

76561198207637769 Jul 18, 2015 @ 9:42am

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Pubis D’Norm Jul 18, 2015 @ 9:48am

she said she is banned for 10 years!!!

kdodds Jul 18, 2015 @ 9:51am

Effectively a semi-permanent ban, so not a first offense either. Your "friend's" only recourse is to conatct Steam Support. I have yet to see, in any of these threads, these type of trade bans being lifted.