It hasn't happened, as I never won anything yet, but just in case it ever happens, what would I do if someone scammed me?

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Report them, provide evidence (screenshots, chat logs) and wait for them to get suspended?

Not much else you can do.

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And you still don't get the game? :/ Lol

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why on earth would you?

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well if the giveaway maker doesn't gift it to you, I don't think anyone else will.

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Course not...what does it matter? It won't affect your chances to win other games...

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Is it common to run into scammers on here? Or are there rarely any (If you know)?

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There's some, but not common.
Also "scammers" probably is not the correct term since you lose nothing (besides of your points, but well, they are regenerating).

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Haven't had a single one yet.

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Okay, I'm very unlucky, so I can see my first win being a scam/fake or something :P

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Cheer up. You lose nothing here besides your time spent entering awesome giveaways.

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Happy Face

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People usually gift you everything within a week of winning(most people do it within a day)
Number of people who will disappear after creating giveaway is quite less.

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Fake giveaways make up a small percentage of the total on here, and usually result in confusion about how the site works, or plain trolling (which, thankfully, is fairly rare). From memory, over 95% of giveaways are successfully delivered.

Trolls don't last long and, since the site requires a Steam account with $100 of games activated, they rarely return. The mods are pretty good at kicking douchebags into touch, and it doesn't take long for the law to catch up with miscreants.

Most fake giveaways are for high value games, made by new gifters. That's not to say that ALL such giveaways are fake, but these are in the "high risk" category. If you want to enter, nobody is stopping you, but you should be aware of the lower chance of receiving the game, should you win.

I don't think it's correct to call such "gifters" scammers, as most simply don't understand how the site works. Whether it's expecting to receive the game rather than actually having to provide it for the winner, attempting to gift non-Steam keys, or some other ill-conceived scenario, the "gifter" never actually receives anything from you, and ends up with their reputation damaged through negative feedback (ie gifts marked as "not received"). All you lose is your points, and that warm glow that initially accompanies the joyous appearance of the green bar...

Just be aware of what giveaways you enter, and the gifter's track record, and you'll be fine.

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96% of games are received. ;) (96.1 to be really accurate.)

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How is it "scamming" when you're not losing anything.. other than SG points? What you should've said is "What would happen if the giveaway creator didn't send me the game I've won"

You just mark it as unreceived, that is it.

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I didn't know what to call it, sorry

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I'd make a giveaway, whether or not someone scammed me, whether or not I was afraid of someone scamming me, whether or not I've even heard of the word "scamming" in my life. Yep, I'd make a giveaway.

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Cry

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It's quite rare... I think. I won 77 games here, only one gifter didn't give me the game. And it was because he gave me a region-locked key.

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Scam, also known as a swindle which is the "use deception to deprive of money or possessions."

As there is no trading on SteamGifts, I do not see how this would be possible. If you don't receive a gift, you have lost nothing, so how is it a scam?

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Cool necro

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"Scam" is definitely the wrong word

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Closed 10 years ago by IamRomaniac.