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Scammed on TF2 and need help on how to get the Unusual back. by HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 18:17
Hello, as you may know TF2 has Unusuals and they're worth a lot of money.

Mine was worth 140 dollars and I just got scammed out of it

The guys profile is private but I still have it up. :C Does anyone know any solutions on how to get it back
Reply #1 by Christovski on 28 Jun, 2013 18:19
Quote from: HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 18:17
Mine was worth 140 dollars and I just got scammed out of it

Once again mike, we NEED DETAILS if you have a problem and want help.

How the hell did he "scam" you
Reply #2 by Leetgrain on 28 Jun, 2013 18:26
How the hell does one fall for scamming on steam...?

And again, details.
Reply #3 by Mr.Soap on 28 Jun, 2013 18:34
If I got Scammed outta a unusual, I would just Report them on Steam rep.

If you have his Steam ID and he profile and Other things, do follow hit tutorial on how to report.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFH-AH5LSvE.

Here's the Website. http://steamrep.com/
Reply #4 by HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 18:38
He gave me a fake rep thread who had 16 pages of reputation. Im guessing he just changed his name to that.

I contacted steam but I doubt they'll help

I trusted him since 16 pages is a lot, but he just ended up scamming me.

He said he would pay after I trade him since he doesn't trust Middlemen. I gave him the Unusual and he just stopped responding. He didn't even remove me, he just didn't respond.

I only have a little proof
http://gyazo.com/ddd4e7dc130bc9e2b6742f42d1bf458a
http://gyazo.com/bf4e622125d4df2f6442cd24cb733b62
http://gyazo.com/d9a008c2e1a5771ce2e71f277a9567c4
Reply #5 by Christovski on 28 Jun, 2013 18:40
Quote from: HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 18:38
He said he would pay after I trade him since he doesn't trust Middlemen.

There's the problem! You got duped son plain and simple.
Reply #6 by Old Crow on 28 Jun, 2013 18:42
Ask Cadaver if anything can be done. He would know best.
Reply #7 by Leetgrain on 28 Jun, 2013 18:52
Quote from: Christovski on 28 Jun, 2013 18:40
Quote from: HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 18:38
He said he would pay after I trade him since he doesn't trust Middlemen.

There's the problem! You got duped son plain and simple.

...Are you fucking serious...?

And you fell for this?

...

...Are you fucking serious...?

Sorry, I'm just... I don't know what to say, I won't say anything, but my advice is to send a ticket to steam support and like Old said, Cadaver may be able to help.
Reply #8 by HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 19:02
Quote from: Leetgrain on 28 Jun, 2013 18:52
Quote from: Christovski on 28 Jun, 2013 18:40
Quote from: HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 18:38
He said he would pay after I trade him since he doesn't trust Middlemen.

There's the problem! You got duped son plain and simple.

...Are you fucking serious...?

And you fell for this?

...

...Are you fucking serious...?

Sorry, I'm just... I don't know what to say, I won't say anything, but my advice is to send a ticket to steam support and like Old said, Cadaver may be able to help.
Leet I looked at his history. This guy is a pro scammer, he didn't create a fake rep - He spent around 200 paying people items to +rep him on that website. After he got 16 pages he started scamming. It was the best offer I got, and it wasn't obvious that he was planning to scam. He offered 140, which drawed my attention. I've dealt with people who had 10 pages of rep and went through with it. So I figured no big deal. Trust me it was very believable.
Reply #9 by Christovski on 28 Jun, 2013 19:03
Our point is: dont believe anyone ever if they tell you to do payment outside of the normal, protected means of doing so
Reply #10 by Blackllama on 28 Jun, 2013 19:09
Quote from: Leetgrain on 28 Jun, 2013 18:52

...Are you fucking serious...?

And you fell for this?

...

...Are you fucking serious...?

Sorry, I'm just... I don't know what to say, I won't say anything, but my advice is to send a ticket to steam support and like Old said, Cadaver may be able to help.
People make mistakes, as they say, hindsight is 20/20.

Lesson learned: Middle men are always necessary when trading over paypal. There is always a risk in being scammed, especially when you agree to take the money second while trading without a middleman.

To be honest, I doubt you'll get anything back, you might at least be able to get them listed on steamrep though. That's life I guess.
Reply #11 by Guztav. on 28 Jun, 2013 19:16
Trust
No
One

You won't get it back.
Reply #12 by HerpDerpMike on 28 Jun, 2013 19:22
http://gyazo.com/cc55aa4400664d86e0f6ad5d9ec08051
His profile is now private
Reply #13 by Cortez (Mr. T. FOO!) on 28 Jun, 2013 20:26
I thought you were not allowed to sell items for cash in TF2? Unless that's changed I doubt steam will be any help.
Reply #14 by AbkaFlab on 28 Jun, 2013 21:22
You dun goofed boy, this is why I stick to the steam trading for trading TF2 stuff. Once you add in paypal you have to trust the person your trading with. Unless you make them go first, which is what I would do. But still it gets all complicated once you step outside the steam trading thing.