Ban appeal

[MeltedRambo™]

So, i got a message from someone claiming that he reported my account on accident and told me to contact some guy trough discord. Apperantly this thing has been going on for days but first i just didnt respond and the confersation went slow. and also i've never heard of this before. he told me to send proof to this guy that i shouldnt be banned from steam which also includes and IP ban. he told me my account would be banned within 3 hours, a couple of hours ago. but i havent gotten banned yet. i havent even been active on steam the past couple of days, because i have been playing games on another platform. i though that this was just some bad attempt at a scam. but now im getting a little unsure of the situation. does somebody know anything about these ban appeals? is this even true? also i contacted steam support to check if there was a case towards me, but havent gotten an reply yet. and steam havent contacted me about the issue either.

[Wolf Knight]

its a scam, report the account that contacted you. if it was a discord account, report it to discord. if it was a steam account, report it thru its profile

hopefully, you didnt send them anything

[Glass Mother]

You have fallen victim to one of the most famous and tedious scam attempts that exist here on Steam.

Report. Block. Move on.

[Wizardhermit]

That's a scam, a very obvious one at that.

[MeltedRambo™]

yea, i didn't click any links or send him anything. he contacted me through a mutual discord server from a streamer i watch.

[MeltedRambo™]

Автор сообщения: Wizardhermit

That's a scam, a very obvious one at that.

yup... i was hoping for that.

[MeltedRambo™]

Thanks for the replies :)

[rawWwRrr]

Автор сообщения: orcslayer100

you're lucky. this is a pretty tame scam, merely for the purpose of irritating the user.

Given that users have lost accounts, inventories, or even paying cash money because of these scams, I would hardly call them pretty tame.

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Автор сообщения: orcslayer100

you're lucky. this is a really, really poor scam.

might've worked in 2005

It's one of the most common scam now because users fall for it. Threads such as this regarding discord scams are common place with many of them only posting here after they've been phished and think the name change to "VAC BANNED" etc is real.

[Overseer]

Автор сообщения: Axelson

discord

Scam.

[MeltedRambo™]

Автор сообщения: orcslayer100

Автор сообщения: rawWwRrr

Given that users have lost accounts, inventories, or even paying cash money because of these scams, I would hardly call them pretty tame.

i meant that this specific situation is, because the OP didn't do any further action. they can get worse, though.

wait what? get worse? how so?

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Автор сообщения: Axelson

Автор сообщения: orcslayer100

i meant that this specific situation is, because the OP didn't do any further action. they can get worse, though.

wait what? get worse? how so?

What you encountered was just the opening act of the scam.

[MeltedRambo™]

Автор сообщения: Big Bridge.mp4

Автор сообщения: Axelson

wait what? get worse? how so?

What you encountered was just the opening act of the scam.

so its not over yet huh?

[Judgmental Amaterasu]

Автор сообщения: Axelson

Автор сообщения: Big Bridge.mp4

What you encountered was just the opening act of the scam.

so its not over yet huh?

If you stop interacting with the scammer and don't do anything they suggest/request then it is over yes.

What I meant is what you encountered was the hook of the scam. Falling for that is what pulls you into the body of the scam.

[MeltedRambo™]

Автор сообщения: Big Bridge.mp4

Автор сообщения: Axelson

so its not over yet huh?

If you stop interacting with the scammer and don't do anything they suggest/request then it is over yes.

What I meant is what you encountered was the hook of the scam. Falling for that is what pulls you into the body of the scam.

aah okay, iguess its over then :D

[nullable]

Автор сообщения: orcslayer100

you're lucky. this is a really, really poor scam.

might've worked in 2005

Your specific experiences and knowledge don't project on billions of people, or even tens of millions of Steam users.

Scams pre-date 2005 after all and they're all the same and exploit the same human weaknesses. Those weaknesses haven't been bred out of humans in the last 17 years.