Will Steam Admins ever add you to prove your innocence of a false report?

[stratosvarius]

I had a really strange experience with someone randomly adding me and messaging me about how they were scammed by a person with the same pfp and username as me. They said that they had reported me as such to a steam admin and then asked me to add this supposed steam admin so i could prove my innocence otherwise i would be banned. I immediately highly doubted that a steam admin would want me to add them so i could prove my innocence of not being a scammer all through the supposed victim. I'm asking does something like this ever happen or have I shot myself in the foot?

[Crazy Tiger]

No, it's a scam attempt. Block and report.

[Astaroth]

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 as an account owner need to take steps to solve. This is a scam

Account Security Recommendations - Steam Support

If you were contacted through Steam: How to Report a Scammer, Hijacker or Phisher

If the contact comes from a friend's account, consider report it as "Their account seems to have been compromised", as most likely they fell for the scam and now their account is being used to spread it

If you were messaged through Discord, you can also report them:
How to Properly Report Issues to Trust & Safety[support.discord.com]

[102 iq ♕]

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[stratosvarius]

I guessed so and I have reported their account for trying to steal my information and told my story in the report box, but I also have screenshots of my messages with them that I think would help with the report, but I don't know of a way of sending steam support these screenshots. I'm guessing I'd have to do it through an email of sorts

[King Nothing]

its a scam report them block them and unfriend them

[Washell]

Originally posted by stratosvarius:

but I also have screenshots of my messages with them that I think would help with the report

Given the ease with which screenshots can be faked, support is unable to accept them as evidence. You don't need to bother sending them.

[stratosvarius]

Originally posted by Washell:

Originally posted by stratosvarius:

but I also have screenshots of my messages with them that I think would help with the report

Given the ease with which screenshots can be faked, support is unable to accept them as evidence. You don't need to bother sending them.

I understand, thanks for telling me

[Muppet among Puppets]

Originally posted by stratosvarius:

Will Steam Admins ever add you to prove your innocence of a false report?

Real people would verify the first claim first.

Only scammers accept the problem (they created) unseen, to then tell you what you must do and hand over to get out of the problem.......

Its not like in the witchhunt age, where you have to prove your innocence, and no matter what, once accused you will lose your........ ehm...... account.

[ShelLuser]

Common sense should go into effect here, no offense though but... See, wouldn't you agree that Steam admins basically run this place? So.. why would someone who runs this entire site, thus has unlimited access to everything need you to befriend them in order to check your account?

That would also imply that admins couldn't ban you for violations without befriending you in order to check for those, which is of course plain out ridiculous.

[Kargor]

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

That would also imply that admins couldn't ban you for violations without befriending you in order to check for those, which is of course plain out ridiculous.

It's amazing how people think that "being reported" means you WILL get punished, unless you can somehow prove that you're innocent. The entire business of the "I reported you by accident"-scams builds on that belief.

So, if you believe that, "admins" don't need to see anything on your account, because all the information they need is in the report...

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Kargor:

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

That would also imply that admins couldn't ban you for violations without befriending you in order to check for those, which is of course plain out ridiculous.

It's amazing how people think that "being reported" means you WILL get punished, unless you can somehow prove that you're innocent. The entire business of the "I reported you by accident"-scams builds on that belief.

So, if you believe that, "admins" don't need to see anything on your account, because all the information they need is in the report...

That's one of the most puzzling things to me. I know a lot of younger people think this way, and I have no idea where that myth came from.

Do they honestly think the same applies to police as well, I wonder?

To anyone that thinks like this, note:

You can be reported, but if you are innocent NOTHING will happen. You won't even know about it.

And it doesn't matter HOW MANY report you. All that matters is EVIDENCE.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Miss Ann Thrope:

Originally posted by Kargor:

It's amazing how people think that "being reported" means you WILL get punished, unless you can somehow prove that you're innocent. The entire business of the "I reported you by accident"-scams builds on that belief.

So, if you believe that, "admins" don't need to see anything on your account, because all the information they need is in the report...

Yeah, it's pretty weird. If a person told me that they'd accidentally reported me for something, I'd just shrug and carry on with my day. I certainly wouldn't feel the need to start proving my innocence.

Yup, I live on a little quiet housing estate where we all get along pretty well (we're mostly all disabled anyway). However, we have ONE neighbour who is a bit of a Karen. She has reported me and others for countless things, like leaving rubbish bags out a day early, or not cutting the grass very quickly.

I similarly take no notice because we're within the rules fairly and sqaurely. In fact, I quite deliberately play on the grass cutting one mostly as I know it annoys her, but also because it ain't my responsiblity - the Housing Association cuts it for me and they don't come round very often.

And because she's a sneak who doesn't ask us residents face to face, but just blindly reports, I ain't going to tell her ;)