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ScienceGuy Jun 23, 2023 @ 11:32am
How to Appeal Ban Process
So i just had someone contact my discord account that i have linked to my steam account saying that they just submitted a ban thing to my account thinking it was someone else who had changed their name to mine. He said that my account could be banned and my ip banned as well and i'm not sure how to do anything about it and i really don't want to lose all the money i spent on this account as well. I don't see anything in my email and I don't know who to contact through steam support and where. Thanks for your help it means everything.
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Wolf Knight Jun 23, 2023 @ 11:33am 
its a scam, report the discord account to discord

you were not reported. reports dont cause bans, they cause an investigation only. the investigation has to find something for a ban to be issued. having the same name means nothing since profile name are not unique to any account. steam uses the id of the account since its unique to each account.
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ScienceGuy Jun 23, 2023 @ 11:39am 
Thank god scared the ♥♥♥♥ out of me
Wolf Knight Jun 23, 2023 @ 11:49am 
Originally posted by ScienceGuy:
Thank god scared the ♥♥♥♥ out of me
that is what makes the scam work. if they can get the victim scared enough they wont think about how stupid everything sounds and then do what the scammer wants them to do.

its a simply tactic, but sadly it also works very well for them.
Overseer Jun 23, 2023 @ 12:57pm 
Originally posted by ScienceGuy:
discord
Scam. :displash:
Your Mom's Oshi Jun 23, 2023 @ 1:04pm 
Lol. Why would any other company use discord to contact you? Steam already has their own platform for that.
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Fun Fact just had the same thing today and tbh they are getting pretty good with photoshop. Didnt believe it tho (they where always online when i was and behaved super wierd) so watch out guys i think they will try it with more people
Originally posted by Not Vergil:
Fun Fact just had the same thing today and tbh they are getting pretty good with photoshop. Didnt believe it tho (they where always online when i was and behaved super wierd) so watch out guys i think they will try it with more people
Right, right, because nothing screams DANGER like people who can't even say "Hi!" unless you treat your friend list like a public bus ...
This is why i tell everyone who cannot recognize a scam to stop using discord. Why use discord? Steam has it's own chat. I used it for many games.

Discord is not a very secure place. Too many scammers on it, and they seem to do it easier than people scam on steam.
Last edited by RPG Gamer Man; Apr 20 @ 5:03pm
Discord isn't the issue here; it's the people who treat their digital lives like an open book for everyone to read. This parallels putting your house key in a wallet with your full address on it ... and wondering why someone's knocking on your door. Just asking for the kickback.
Maria Apr 20 @ 5:15pm 
Originally posted by Darkwave Dahlia:
Discord isn't the issue here; ...
yeap. Change discord with other service, if the underlying issue isn't solved (which is lack of common sense), the tragedy will be repeated without fail. :ypokka:
Originally posted by Darkwave Dahlia:
Discord isn't the issue here; it's the people who treat their digital lives like an open book for everyone to read. This parallels putting your house key in a wallet with your full address on it ... and wondering why someone's knocking on your door. Just asking for the kickback.

then why is it like everyday there are at least 10 posts about people being scammed on discord? This says something about discord and people using it. Prove me wrong. Why not count how many people on here post this week about how they got scammed on discord by someone telling them they are a steam moderator, or they won something, or they vote for something.

Some me evidence about how safe it is to use discord please. See my posting history for proof about people being scammed on discord. I tend to write not to use it if the person cannot recognize scams.

Plus what is wrong with steam chat? I would like to know.

Isn't like discord a third party loader? I mean look how many people do not like ubisoft because of it's third party loader. I prefer not to use discord either because i consider it a third party loader too. Plus i do not trust it safety. I mean it does not come pre installed on my pc, and alot games force you to use it, so feel it is like a third party program, just like a game loader like ubisoft connect or EA app.

Let me put another way. If you see a game you want, but never played before, and cannot see anything anywhere about it, except many negative reviews and other people saying how bad the game is, what would you opinion be about the game? Would you buy it? Would you install it on your pc and see how really bad it is just to see that and waste your time and money doing it? This is how i see Discord. I will install it when i see no people saying they got scammed on it. This is how i see discord, a place that alot people scam people.
Last edited by RPG Gamer Man; Apr 20 @ 8:11pm
Originally posted by Maria:
Originally posted by Darkwave Dahlia:
Discord isn't the issue here; ...
yeap. Change discord with other service, if the underlying issue isn't solved (which is lack of common sense), the tragedy will be repeated without fail. :ypokka:

What is wrong with steam chat? I used it for several games. As far as i know, discord is also chat for games right? I do not see why people choose discord over steam chat.
Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:
Originally posted by Maria:
yeap. Change discord with other service, if the underlying issue isn't solved (which is lack of common sense), the tragedy will be repeated without fail. :ypokka:

What is wrong with steam chat? I used it for several games. As far as i know, discord is also chat for games right? I do not see why people choose discord over steam chat.
Not everybody is on steam. Discord allows for group servers, and is very usual for gaming communities. Discord simply is not the problem, it's not a loader at all. It's a chat client. The problem is people. These scams have been run over Steam Chat too.
Originally posted by JamesF0790:
Originally posted by RPG Gamer Man:

What is wrong with steam chat? I used it for several games. As far as i know, discord is also chat for games right? I do not see why people choose discord over steam chat.
Not everybody is on steam. Discord allows for group servers, and is very usual for gaming communities. Discord simply is not the problem, it's not a loader at all. It's a chat client. The problem is people. These scams have been run over Steam Chat too.

True, they can also work on steam chat, but i still see discord as a third party loader. Can you not play games from discord and load them up? That is what a launcher does too. It loads games from them. Also if someone writes on steam, aren't they on steam like the OP? How do you write on steam's community if you do not use steam? Explain that to me please.

A front loader is also a program that launches games too, and is usually a third party launcher too. Maybe discord is more like a front loader then?

Here is the definition of a front loader program:

"On a PC, a "front loader" program can refer to two different things: either a program that acts as a graphical user interface (GUI) for emulators, game engines, or media players, or a program that manages the loading and unloading of different software applications. The former, like RetroArch, is a popular example, offering a unified way to run classic games across various platforms. The latter, often seen in software development, refers to tools that streamline the process of launching and managing different software applications, ensuring a smooth user experience."
Last edited by RPG Gamer Man; Apr 20 @ 8:17pm
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