Simple stop to scammers?

We've been asking for winners names to be hidden until they get their games for quite a while now. I don't know if such thing is actually planned so for the time being we just need to be careful.

I know i may sound like a jerk, but you have to read the FAQ, and stick to it; if someone recieves the giveaway you made, no matter if they add you on steam or dont, you HAVE to send it to them via e-mail, its.....pretty simple.

FAQ was farely well hidden, i looked at the top of the page, and the bottom of the page, which is where id expect it to be and had no luck, Ive resent newly bought codes to the legit emails now though, but i shouldnt have to when the problem can be so simply fixed

What part of "EMAIL WINNERS" do people not understand? You are only suppose to email the winners. If you can't read and comprehend this.....I don't know what to say.

sorry but like the site and the rules say always send by email. dont add people on steam, if you do is your fault for being scam

I dunno, this is getting to the point where I'm not sure I WANT things like this in place to stop the scammers. Every day reading a new tale of someone not reading the FAQS and stuff and falling prey to the scammers is starting to be really fun for me. In fact, I start singing, "Another One Bites the Dust" as I read them.

Why nobody read the forum ? =o

I completely agree with the winners being hidden. (What's the point of showing them to everyone? Bragging rights?)

And there are two things that I don't like about the gifts being sent by e-mail:

1 - If someone gave me a free game, the least I could do is befriend that person. At least to say thanks. Receiving a free game from an unknown person and not doing anything at all just sounds wrong.

2 - No Steam Trading?! If you receive the game through e-mail and activate it directly, and the game was purchased with a fraudulent credit card, the gifter's account is suspended and your account might be suspended as well, even if it's not your fault. That's it, game over man. But if you receive the game through Steam Trading, and the game is fraudulent, only the gifter is banned. They'll most likely remove the game from your account, but at least you don't get a ban.

Just my opinion.

For the last time read the rules before creating a giveaway. It's your own darn fault you got scammed so don't whine for some needless idea.

You could just add the winner on steam, by clicking on his name here, on steamgifts, then going to his profile. Add him, give him the game through Steam Trade Beta/Just send it, and nobody's going to be scammed. You just don't have to accept friends request from the impostors. Easy.