Friend made an Trade Offer and it got canceled and sent to very similar account

[Fedra]

My friend https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198265137329 sent me a CS:GO knife. The trade somehow got canceled and a new trade offer was made to a very similar account to mine https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199239176672 MY FRIEND DIDN'T MADE A NEW OFFER. PLS HELP

[Muppet among Puppets]

The affected account is hijacked

1. Scan for malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/
2. Deauthorize all other devices https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
3. Change passwords from a clean computer
4. Generate new backup codes https://store.steampowered.com/twofactor/manage
5. Revoke the API key https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey

[Fedra]

I haven't got other devices authorized from 2nd point
I did the rest.
How can I get my knife back?

[my new friend]

Originally posted by Deatherek:

I haven't got other devices authorized from 2nd point
I did the rest.
How can I get my knife back?

This is not about you, it is about your friend.
Tell your friend to follow the steps.
The knife is gone.

[nullable]

Aye it sounds like your friend's account is compromised. What you describe is typical, and leads people to trading their items away to an account the scammer controls. And since all trades are final, and there's no item restoration, and since account security is the user's responsibility. That's that.

Valve isn't responsible for user actions that involve them handing over their credentials to some scammy phishing site.

[Fedra]

Can anyone explain how does it work?

[FLACKO]

Originally posted by Deatherek:

Can anyone explain how does it work?

its an API scam. You need to go to https://steamcommunity.com/dev/apikey and remove whats in there. Then change your password. He logged into a third party site and it stole his info

[Bee🐝]

Btw you - and most likely your friend - need to stop using scam sites like the one in your profile history.

If you keep using those sites you both will just keep getting scammed.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Originally posted by Deatherek:

Can anyone explain how does it work?

You got hit by a copybot, they stole your item, basically after the trade it rapidly changed all data on it and went into hiding, the knife is gone but hey so will that bot sooner or later

[Fedra]

Originally posted by Bee:

Btw you - and most likely your friend - need to stop using scam sites like the one in your profile history.

If you keep using those sites you both will just keep getting scammed.

You think {LINK REMOVED}KeyDrop.com is a scam?

[Fedra]

Originally posted by NepNepNepu!:

Originally posted by Deatherek:

Can anyone explain how does it work?

You got hit by a copybot, they stole your item, basically after the trade it rapidly changed all data on it and went into hiding, the knife is gone but hey so will that bot sooner or later

idc about that bot, but in my opinion Valve, Steam or whoever should give back items stolen like this and ban accounts that do that. I know I should be aware of edgy sites but come on it's just unfair

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Originally posted by Deatherek:

Originally posted by NepNepNepu!:

You got hit by a copybot, they stole your item, basically after the trade it rapidly changed all data on it and went into hiding, the knife is gone but hey so will that bot sooner or later

idc about that bot, but in my opinion Valve, Steam or whoever should give back items stolen like this and ban accounts that do that. I know I should be aware of edgy sites but come on it's just unfair

They never have, your not the first to get hit by this, heck it happens so often and daily. I got hit by it, lost about 200$ worth of stuff from TF2 but I took it as a lesson learned, can't fault Valve for something they wanted me on heh

[Bee🐝]

Originally posted by Deatherek:

Originally posted by Bee:

Btw you - and most likely your friend - need to stop using scam sites like the one in your profile history.

If you keep using those sites you both will just keep getting scammed.

You think {LINK REMOVED}KeyDrop.com is a scam?

That removed link should tell you everything you need to know. And yes, we get people with hijacked accounts, who've only used them, around here all the time.

Quick note, scammers don't steal the account the second you log in. They sit on it for a while before lifting it - it's done to avoid suspicion. Also, popular shady Youtubers, Streamers and Influencers shilling for a known scam site also helps.

Originally posted by Deatherek:

idc about that bot, but in my opinion Valve, Steam or whoever should give back items stolen like this and ban accounts that do that. I know I should be aware of edgy sites but come on it's just unfair

What do you expect Valve to do? If you want trading scams to stop, then stop supporting scam trading sites that keep that market alive. That's the solution.

Also, Support use to return items but then CSGO players abused it, so that was the end of that.

[J4MESOX4D]

Originally posted by Deatherek:

Can anyone explain how does it work?

Your friend initiated a trade whilst their account was shadow-hijacked because they gave away their credentials to a phishing site. They made a trade which was auto-cancelled and then the scammers duplicated the intended target (you) and resent a new trade offer (to the impersonation account) in which your friend accepted meaning the item went to the other account and the item was stolen.

Incompetence is not compensated.

[Frostbringer]

Originally posted by Deatherek:

Originally posted by NepNepNepu!:

You got hit by a copybot, they stole your item, basically after the trade it rapidly changed all data on it and went into hiding, the knife is gone but hey so will that bot sooner or later

idc about that bot, but in my opinion Valve, Steam or whoever should give back items stolen like this and ban accounts that do that. I know I should be aware of edgy sites but come on it's just unfair

They should go a step further and ban accounts like yours that promote scam sites.

That would help other players that aren’t aware of such sites existing and foolishly visit them and unintentionally give them their login information.

[Fedra]

Gimme a list of non scam site I can use then. Are there any?