Alex From Security Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Hi. This is my attempt at a guide since I have been scammed multiple times, a few when I was new, and a few when I thought I was a pretty experienced trader. 1) Calm down! First you need to gather information.DO NOT CLOSE ANY CHAT WINDOWS. LEAVE THEM OPEN. (This is important for later) Head to http://steamrep.com and then search for the person's ID. You should get the person's profile. For example this is mine. Open up notepad or whatever text editor you use, and copy down the following information. See that "copy info" button on the profile page of steamrep? Click it. That is the required information needed to submit a scam report. Paste it into your text editor. Do the same again only for your account. Write a brief description of what happened. Take a screenshot of your trade window or chat window showing the scammer and you talking. Recommended for this is free-software called Copy and paste the whole chat into the text editor. 2) You now have the information needed to get this scumbag marked on steamrep. Head over to http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/howto-report-a-scammer-look-at-acceptable-format-before-posting.51/ to make sure you have the the correct information format. Post the thread and await response from the SR team. 3) That's fine and dandy, but what about my items? Well, I don't want you to get too excited. Depending on the type of scam, steam usually does not grant items back There is still hope. Head over to this thread written by our very own blind polar bear http://forums.backpack.tf/index.php?/topic/1206-guide-to-recovering-hijacked-items/ Follow his guide to submitting a steam ticket. Except for the part about stolen / hijacked items. Make sure you choose scammed instead. This was written on a tablet while I am still blinded by rage at the person that scammed me and 2 other people. Better formatting and pictures should be on the way later. Anyone that has anything they would like to add, please comment below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Delicious Cashew Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 dat cat. my advice: take screenshots of ANYTHING involving cash no matter what. and go to steamrep to get him marked and steam support to get him trade banned for a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatOtherChigga #Mack Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Take screenshots of everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 take screenshots of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polar Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Oh god. He offered on my trade - http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/13188349 And yes, screenshots of everything and try to get the steamid asap while you still have their chat up. They change names quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukecandy Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 1) Calm down! meanwhile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex From Security Posted July 30, 2013 Author Share Posted July 30, 2013 meanwhile... That is me being calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
✔ P I X E L A T E D ✔ Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Alex you might wanna read this. http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/i-am-brokering-a-hat-guy-goes-and-scams.38397/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Tom Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think your TC is in the hands of another individual: http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/13238187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think your TC is in the hands of another individual: http://www.tf2outpost.com/trade/13238187 It is, but he can't simply ask for it back, so that really has no use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Roflcopter Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 meanwhile... That is me being calm. I can't imagine how it would be like if you flipped your shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixiecountry1971 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The many ways into not getting scammed: Never do cash trades And if you do, take pics of everything you do during that trade. Very simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Tom Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The many ways into not getting scammed: Never do cash trades And if you do, take pics of everything you do during that trade. Very simple Just because you take pics of everything, doesn't mean you can't get scammed. The only real way is to use a middleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer Tom Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 The many ways into not getting scammed: Never do cash trades And if you do, take pics of everything you do during that trade. Very simple Just because you take pics of everything, doesn't mean you can't get scammed. The only real way is to use a middleman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Just because you take pics of everything, doesn't mean you can't get scammed. The only real way is to use a middleman. Not at all. The vast majority of scams that result in one of the parties not paying up are incredibly easy to forsee. Its chargeback scams that are harder to predict, and even then its not that hard. The only time its ever hard to avoid a scam is if a hijacker hijacked a legit account and is using it to make purchases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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