*NEW SCAM?* 1st time scammed in 3 years

[PoorAsianBoy 4]

Hey guys,

I'm a pretty reputable and experienced trader but jeezz, this one guy got me pretty good. 

I just got scammed off of a green confetti team captain from a method I have never seen before so I'm just gonna share it with you guys.

 

There's a game called Abstraction on steam where you can get an identical version of an item like the one in Team Fortress 2. Take a look below:

I'm much at fault because I was in a game so I didn't recheck the trade the scammer and I talked about and quickly accepted the offer not looking at what the item was. I really didn't think something could be "replicated" like this. I want y'all to not be dumb af like me and be careful about this scam.

 

[phenompak 261]

What the fuuuuuuck. What is valve doing?? This is like kind of not even your fault, of course it partially is since you should've checked before the trade, but its practically cloned and steam allows it on their platform.

[PoorAsianBoy 4]

1 minute ago, phenompak said:

What the fuuuuuuck. What is valve doing?? This is like kind of not even your fault, of course it partially is since you should've checked before the trade, but its practically cloned and steam allows it on their platform.

Yea lmao I was really dumb for not checking but least it wasn't a big scam. Hopefully they can shut the game down. It really is nothing more than an opportunity for scammers to make money in this case.

[Grimes 1579]

What in the fuck that's insane.

[dead mow cinco 18]

lol

[WinstonHobbs 2]

Wait, so he duplicates it and posts it in the trade but It looks in the trade like the actual item but ya not? If so then that’s crazy!

[Scott Bakula 1975]

Just now, WinstonHobbs said:

Wait, so he duplicates it and posts it in the trade but It looks in the trade like the actual item but ya not? If so then that’s crazy!

 

No, there's a cheap, trash game for Steam with in game items that are tradable, but one of them is a near-identical copy of a value TF2 item.

[Hell Killy 51]

I didn't catch... You can customize that in-game items, like put your own picture and description, or there is ready-made Rocket Launcher? Are there any csgo knives?..

[Beaser 257]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/781600/announcements/detail/1673535321780508509

[Rosalina 167]

I don't usually have sympathy for people scammed because of their own stupidity but this is actually fucked. 

[PoorAsianBoy 4]

3 minutes ago, Hell Killy said:

I didn't catch... You can customize that in-game items, like put your own picture and description, or there is ready-made Rocket Launcher? Are there any csgo knives?..

I don't really know I think there are drops. Not sure why they are identical to other high valued items though

[Hell Killy 51]

Anyway, reported this game due to possibility of abuse and fraudulent use

[Hell Killy 51]

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why they are identical to other high valued items though

 

To decorate your profile without great expense, I guess.

[Lava 150]

Could you please make a report on SteamRep?

[Apo 880]

46 minutes ago, Beaser said:

https://steamcommunity.com/games/781600/announcements/detail/1673535321780508509

    >Notes: Abstractism Launcher and Abstractism Inventory Service are not Bitcoin miner (and are not Monero miner too, honestly). These apps are required to connect to the Steam and grant items to your inventory.
Uhh, why the hell do they even need to mention this...? Unless something is actually going on...

 

Edit: https://steamcommunity.com/app/781600/discussions/0/1762481957312736653/

hmm

[rawrxdallday 17]

wow 

[Apo 880]

Please report this game on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/781600/Abstractism/

[the eggful one 0]

I looked into it, and the game is actually using users accounts as a bitminer. how screwed is that?

[HarryG 1337]

This is probably the first actually original and intelligently deceitful scam method not especially similar to most others or easily detectable as compared to said others in 5 years. The fact that this game exists (requires third party software as well to bitcoin mine using your rig, against Steam's TOS anyways even if this joke of an item isn't) is like, Steam Greenlight bad.

[Vrakos Anthrakir 447]

thanks for the actually useful scam method psa

[Apo 880]

https://steamcommunity.com/id/cmyki/recommended/781600/#developer_response /// https://archive.is/PvlFV

>Bitcoin is outdated, we currently use Abstractism to mine only Monero coins.

>Also we don't mine cryptocurrency

???

 

[Teeny Tiny Cat 2972]

This user has now been marked: https://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198093043651

 

I'm going to lock this and encourage everyone to report the game on steam. 

 

Nothing else we can do here.