HugMyAxe Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Hello im HugMyAxe and i have been falsely accused of scamming someone named Shadowbro ( http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198196727109/) him and his friends went on steam rep and tried to report me ( http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/report-76561198061692611-tf2-team-fortress-2-items.152175/ ) and one of there friends named (ISIS) Flan ( http://steamcommunity.com/id/inshahallahhhh/ ) added me asking for 5 keys so he could gamble and if he lost them he would give me his 2 unusuals (a obvious scam) when i called him out on it he said i scammed one of his friends, so i asked who his friend was and he said to check my steam rep didnt see anything unusual but he sent me a link to the report (as seen above) and theres a report on me by a guy named Fireninja ( http://steamcommunity.com/id/FireNinja245 ) which i have never met before i scroll down and it says i have scammed shadowbro and it shows the items i bought from him through paypal. what should i do? Vebster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Foamy the Fearsome Posted January 19, 2017 Administrators Share Posted January 19, 2017 If you did nothing wrong you have nothing to worry about Kimika-chan, JayTuut, Acid Rap and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 http://forums.steamrep.com/threads/report-76561198061692611-tf2-team-fortress-2-items.152175/ The report has been declared invalid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugMyAxe Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 Ok thanks the guy who added me said if enough people reported me i would be banned no matter what had to make sure i had nothing to worry about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrW Zest Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Ok thanks the guy who added me said if enough people reported me i would be banned no matter what had to make sure i had nothing to worry about Next time straight up block such assholes. It's not worth wasting your time with people like this. SpotlightR, Kimika-chan and Acid Rap 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugMyAxe Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 Next time straight up block such assholes. It's not worth wasting your time with people like this. will do SpotlightR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus_Junior Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Well that's a dick move... Luckely it was declared invalid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Id actually find it hilarious instead of worrying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyotoru Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I have question related to topic. Is there any way to punish someone for false scam report? (intentional of course not mistake one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugMyAxe Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 I have question related to topic. Is there any way to punish someone for false scam report? (intentional of course not mistake one) That would actually be nice to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryG Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 This stuff happens all the time, just trying to bully people into doing what they want under the fear of reports. Just don't take shit from anybody and you'll be fine. SpotlightR and ᴾᴾᴹ Shuffle Spy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mag!cGuy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Yeah I think the shit they pulled off is definetely reportable. It wastes the mods' time and is an actual attempt at harming someone's trading life on no basis. Jesus can people be dicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePickleCat Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 You could maybe report this to steamrep as an "Any other fraudulent behavior" since they tried to blackmail you with a FAKE report. You could also leave a negative rep on their bp.tf profiles. Edit: im confused though if you don't know this person how come a lot of things of value went to your bp directly after his? http://backpack.tf/item/5101648155 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugMyAxe Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 You could maybe report this to steamrep as an "Any other fraudulent behavior" since they tried to blackmail you with a FAKE report. You could also leave a negative rep on their bp.tf profiles. Edit: im confused though if you don't know this person how come a lot of things of value went to your bp directly after his? http://backpack.tf/item/5101648155 i thought i said i knew shadowbro i didn't know who fireninja and the isis guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePickleCat Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Its also interesting that you seem to have a history of obtaining stuff for paypal then being accused to not coming through, but its always people that don't know how to make a coherent report. You also have 0 trusts to validate your paypal trades. http://forums.steamrep.com/search/6783098/?q=76561198061692611&o=date&c[node]=17 Communist Moose 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Communist Moose Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Its also interesting that you seem to have a history of obtaining stuff for paypal then being accused to not coming through, but its always people that don't know how to make a coherent report. You also have 0 trusts to validate your paypal trades. http://forums.steamrep.com/search/6783098/?q=76561198061692611&o=date&c[node]=17 Ya that is pretty fishy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ѕιи Posted January 19, 2017 Administrators Share Posted January 19, 2017 You could maybe report this to steamrep as an "Any other fraudulent behavior" since they tried to blackmail you with a FAKE report. You could also leave a negative rep on their bp.tf profiles. Edit: im confused though if you don't know this person how come a lot of things of value went to your bp directly after his? http://backpack.tf/item/5101648155 That's not how rep works on this site. https://gyazo.com/b831acd20c063a26b13bcfd7a0f684f4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePickleCat Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 That's not how rep works on this site. https://gyazo.com/b831acd20c063a26b13bcfd7a0f684f4 You may be right but to me it seems blackmail falls under "Other fraudulent activities" Either way I believe there is sketchy proof to backup this persons claim of false accusation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 And this is why we have such strict evidence requirements. For all the complaints we get about closing people's reports for insufficient evidence, if we relaxed our standards and made exceptions it would catch innocent people in the crossfire. For future reference, we have a straightforward guide on what to do if you're reported: https://forums.steamrep.com/threads/getting-unconfirmed-reports-off-your-profile.132727/ I have question related to topic. Is there any way to punish someone for false scam report? (intentional of course not mistake one) Not exactly punish - it's mostly to keep bogus reports away and warn people they'll try doctoring screenshots early on - but I guess in the minds of many people here it's kind of the same thing. A single (proven) fake report is enough for a scammer tag, and this is explained in the above guide I linked. In addition, if someone is caught fake reporting then all of their alts are permanently blocked from making any more scam reports in the SteamRep forums, and a special private note is added to their profile to prevent partner communities from taking their reports seriously. I glanced at the report against you, and while it has some warning signs common in fake reports (mostly unused/non-trader profile, victim/reporter profiles don't match), there's not enough to prove fake evidence, so nothing we can really do in this case. He hasn't made any other threads, so there's no consistent trend to research, and his alt has never logged into the SteamRep forums before. Ok thanks the guy who added me said if enough people reported me i would be banned no matter what had to make sure i had nothing to worry about What happens at SteamRep is if a bunch of people report you, it suggests you may be on a mass scamming spree, and your reports will be looked at sooner to try and curb it. If all the reports are useless, the worst that'll happen is sites like Outpost will preemptively ban you until they're resolved and people will be uneasy dealing with you in the meantime. It won't get you marked. This mass-report-to-trade-ban thing used to happen once in a while, but I think Steam Support has gotten better at recognizing fake reports and impersonation cases in the past year or so. It's been a while since we had a middleman banned. Blackmail itself falls outside the scope of SteamRep's investigative policy, but if you have evidence of being blackmailed with fake reports intended to maliciously harm your reputation, you should provide those when a report against you is made. Although we don't investigate blackmail, it's a significant piece of evidence when chasing down fake reporters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenholmzombies Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 This reminds me of when I had an impersonator and I got a bunch of reports against me because I was obviously the one attempting middleman scamming. Steamrep didn't deal with the reports for 6 months until I directly spoke to the admins to get them to declare them invalid. Just annoying more then worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sny Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hi i too was falsely accused because my account got hacked twice and the hacker scammed people and now i am not able to vote or do anything can you please help administrators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob the Unsymmetrical Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 On 3/7/2021 at 11:13 PM, The Sny said: Hi i too was falsely accused because my account got hacked twice and the hacker scammed people and now i am not able to vote or do anything can you please help administrators. And you need to necro a 4 year post for this? Also @OverduePixels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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