Be wary of frauds!!!

[CaPkInG OG]

I was playing, and received a friends request from this person..this is the conversation I had with whoever it was. If you get this interaction, and that ask for your steam account info, it's a fraud.. This is not how it works. Be wary!!

Never tell your password to anyone.
Vac-Management-Staff: This is a message from Steam Staff. There has been multiple IP addresses logged on this account at the same time. To verify that you are the rightful owner of this account, you may have to send your steam information (ex. account : Johnsmith;Password : 12313).If you do not proceed to do enter the account information, this account will be permanently banned for the sake of the rightful owner. Sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. If you would like to talk to any of the Steam Staff you may type "Help" in this chat to be directed to one of Steam Staff.
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: huh
Vac-Management-Staff: Sir it seems people are logging onto your account
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: We'll sir, I know that not to be true
Vac-Management-Staff: Sir there are multiple ips that seem to be logging into your accout.
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: sir, I will never give out my steam info over a chat.
Vac-Management-Staff: by giving your information to your a insure you that nothing with happend and all I will be doing is making sure and importing a security device on your account
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: see that info above my chat
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: Never tell your password to anyone.
Vac-Management-Staff: Yes sir but this is a steam management
Vac-Management-Staff: we take care of our steam users
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: No sir, but I don't believe you are and this chat is over
Vac-Management-Staff: your account will be banned from the network in about 1 week if you choose not to give me your account information
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: banned on what grounds
Vac-Management-Staff: your whole account will be banned from the network
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: on what grounds
Vac-Management-Staff: because other users are logging onto your account
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: no other users are logging into my account
Vac-Management-Staff: Sir i ensure you we were warned about hackers with ID masks and cracking into our steam system
Your chat with Vac-Management-Staff is now a multi-user chat.
Vac-Management-Staff entered chat.
Vac-Management-Staff (2): Hello whats the problem
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: you harassing me
Vac-Management-Staff (1): =(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H] wont want to give him account information
Vac-Management-Staff (2): Well we need your steam account infirmation to confirm you are the rightful owner
=(eGO)=? CaPkInG OG [H/H]: nope, not how it works
Vac-Management-Staff left chat

 

[MiseryX -TR-]

wtf..... wow people have no lives these days...

 

[Creed]

Man, way to stick it too him! I hate people who try this crud.....

 

[InductedStorm]

all I have to say is wow....

 

[DeaconBlues]

Suggest getting this posted to all of the house forums or to the news section. This is something everyone should see.

 

[Booster37]

You mind me moving this to a more open forum?

 

[CaPkInG OG]

nope

 

[Newman]

so, hey heres an easy and very usefull response to this stuff

"if you really were part of valve then you should already have access to my account info, os stop trying to scam people and get a life"

 

[Anorexia_Nervosa]

Holy freaking crap....

 

[AWPerator]

Hmm.
I would have some fun with them before I called them out first.

Are you SURE you're steam? Really now? Well, if you say so. Wait, let me talk to your manager. Thats not your manager. Is that your manager? Oh wait, thats just a PUB my bad.

 

[Shoe]

Cap have you reported this to steam?

They may be able to see what steam id was chatting with you and stop this crap.

 

[Toasteddude]

Obviously he wasn't Steam staff. Steam staff would use proper grammar and spelling for sure. And I doubt that, even if they did contact you through chat, they would need your permission to be added to your friends list. I probably would have had more fun with him though .

 

[Glorious]

I prefer to go to the "LLOLOLOLOOLOL" approach if anyone attempts to scam me. Either that, or right click their name--> aliases, and then copy and paste their other aliases.

 

[Beta]

this kind of thing happens everywhere. not just steam. i get these kind of messages in my email, myspace, MSN/AIM, etc. people are just like this for no reason. best thing to do is not to give out any info.

 

[Macaroni]

Do you still have him on your friends list?
I want to play with him a bit.

 

[Dreadmaker]

yah... this kind of thing immediately makes me want to mess with his head. Kind of like what AW said. I would totally ask for some other references, proof, then agree to give him the info... but give it to him fake... see if he notices... all that kind of stuff.

frankly, I find these people entertaining, if nothing else.

 

[Chuckles]

ooooo i want one of these guys to mess me!!!

 

[Jmar]

if your going to scam, learn how to spell and type in a grammatically correct manner?

 

[R.E.D]

the sad part is that some people actually fall for this...

 

[CounterStriker95]

wow i when people like that come up to me, i just call them scammers and leave.