A week ago, appeared global impersonator who is impersonating many Steamgifts users who have high numbers of positive repsand zero negative. He is taking their profile picture and fake there profile with one old trick - if user has in his/her nick small letter "L" he is making almost same url putting instead big letter "i" (he did that in 60% of cases). This guy doesn't have own Steamgifts profile, he just find "victim" and change his Steam profile (avatar, nick, custom url and description with url on "victim" inside it), his comments are locked (he seems very clever, you can't even comment on his screenshot or review, that's also locked), he has only one comment and that one he wrote for himself "I do not use Steam Profile reputation since it's useless. Only exchange rep in SteamTrades". He already caused few negative reps to innocent Steamgifts users (I already tried to clear some of them with talking with scammed people, for now only 1 negative rep is still damaging one of "victims"). Also, seems that this is not his first Steam account which he use for scamming. Apparently, he had another account which was trade banned one day before he started scam from this one. We, as community, need to unite with massive reports on Steam (because he don't have own Steamgifts account, but he does damage to Steamgifts users) so Steam can ban his second account, too. Please, bump this thread for sake of all Steamgifts traders - he destroy reputation of honest old traders and also scam naive new users.


  • Impersonator's OLD profile:

| steam3ID: [U:1:290639102]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:0:145319551
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198250904830
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198250904830

  • Impersonator's NEW profile:

| steam3ID: [U:1:302224505]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:151112252
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198262490233
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198262490233


Traders impersonated by this guy from his OLD profile (since 2nd february, can't find info for further history):

Traders impersonated by this guy from his NEW profile (since 8th february to 18th february):

8 years ago*

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Your profile background is pretty good :o

8 years ago
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^Agree

8 years ago
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Eve Online, I recognize it :)

8 years ago
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Thanks! I tried decorate it all to fit together (background + showcases + background on avatar)! :D

P.S. Avatar is old and unique (using it since first day I came on Steam, but applied background in it...

8 years ago
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PLS HELP I GOT ALREADY 2 NEGATIVE REPS, FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, OMG!

8 years ago
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send a support ticket asking to remove fake trade feedback.
we can't do nothing.

8 years ago
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we can't do nothing

*we ain't can do no nothing

8 years ago
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we can't do nothing

We don't need no education :3

8 years ago
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If you think someone is abusing the rep system here then send a ticket to support.

8 years ago
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I just think that this guys are scammed, I try now polite talk with them. :/

8 years ago
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Contact support to remove them because of impersonator, ask for the guys who -rep'd you for proves.
Might take you some time months but hey, it will be removed! Also report on SteamRep!

8 years ago
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I talk now with guys, I try to explain them. But seems that this idiot impersonator jumped on new trades, guys who are not experienced in trade, it's little hard to explain them what is going on here. If I don't convince them in truth (that I have nothing to do with this scamm) I will contact SG support)... :(

8 years ago
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Wow that sucks man, good luck!

8 years ago
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I had luck that this 2 guys were reasonable good persons and they understood what is going on here. I really hope that they will recover their items and that this jerk who did scamm will be banned soon (would be so great that ip ban exist on Steam, but anyway that wouldn't prevent bastards to use vpn for further scamms)...

8 years ago
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Steam doesnt use a IP ban, they ban you by system if Im not wrong.
If the scammer sends the items to main account and both accounts have the same hardware, both get trade banned :)
Someone correct me if im wrong

8 years ago
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Contact the people who gave your -rep and explain them the situation. That's hwo I managed to get rid of 3 -rep (sadly I couldn't get rid of the last one x.x)

8 years ago
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he isn't even registered on sg.
just put that info in your trades and steam profile, not on the forums.

8 years ago
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Do the avatar change. Make a warning pic and put it on your profile. Don't forget to resync!
EDIT:
The bastard just changed the victim. He is impersonating Antarael now.

8 years ago*
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LOLOLOL he change his name, profile pic, custom URL.
Edit: Should all report the Steam account

8 years ago*
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Now bastard is impersonating Antarael... :/

8 years ago
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Request SG Support to remove the negative feedback.

But it took me 7 months or so to get mine removed. =\ They're slow at handling this aspect.

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I had luck that this 2 guys were reasonable good persons and after I had conversation with them, they understood what is going on here. I really hope that they will recover their items and that this jerk who did scamm will be banned soon (would be so great that ip ban exist on Steam, but anyway that wouldn't prevent bastards to use vpn for further scamms)...

8 years ago
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Fake reps isn't exactly support's primary objective, I'd say. I guess that they are pretty darn busy with lots of other more important issues. Doesn't help that very few support members actually have the power to do much.
cg, how about more support members with more control? Please? No? :(

8 years ago
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Caught you!

8 years ago
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Steam should really change their backed to change things like I/l to be treated as the same character when changing names and the like.
Or if you were blocked from trading and the like for say, a week, after changing names, listing how long you've had that name (and your previous ones), etc.

8 years ago
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i'd be safe on that xD i changed names 2 times once to "advertise" that i was trading csgo items and another go my original nick xD wich after 8 years is the same xD

8 years ago
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Gonna see if I can contact the real Antarael and inform him about this Impersonator

8 years ago
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I've already told him here, try on steam.

8 years ago
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XD Friend invite pending.

8 years ago
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Isnt calling out against the rules ?

8 years ago
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yup

8 years ago
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8 years ago
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Not, ofc, in this cases. Reporting impersonators is our primary duty to help community to prevent scamms!

8 years ago
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Welp just got warned that I have a personal impersonator now....great <.<" sigh

8 years ago
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tried to contact ya on steam XD nvm then

8 years ago
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thank you nonetheless =)

8 years ago
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wish u luck and i think inpersonator wont reach to me so i'm probably safe with my +1 rep xD

8 years ago
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I guess Bear let you know. I hope he (impersonator) will "finish" with you fast as he did with me without concequences for you... :/

8 years ago
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Well daka warned me before Bear did in one of my old giveaways but he did just seconds later..already got one negative rep. which is labeling ME as the impersonator lol.

8 years ago
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Don't worry about that one. That guy will delete it, he left it there just to warn you that you have impersonator around (I know that is little stupid way for warn, but I couldn't explain that to him). Anyway, he said he will remove it soon (or you should contact him). I know all this, because this is one of two guys who this impersonator scammed when he used my nick... :/

8 years ago
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Yeah already contacted him. We already talked about it. Just told me how he got scammed when the impersonator still had another name.

8 years ago
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Impersonator just went offline at the time of this post. Still Impersonating Antarael.

8 years ago
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Yes, now I see, 26 minutes ago he went offline. But, I noticed one more fact last time when I saw him online - then he had 26 friends on Steam and now he has 29. Seems that he added 3 more victims. I really hope that those guys will be careful and that will avoid his scam attempts.

8 years ago
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His name now is "cg sucks dick for server money"! LOL
He also removed the rep link, so I guess that by "cg" he means SG and he found the thread.

8 years ago
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I think that guy "cg" is owner of this website. I guess he means on him. xD

8 years ago
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Oh, yeah! It slipped my mind.

8 years ago
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Yeah just saw that lol, I also thought by cg he meant SG =P
Oh what mediocre life he must have...

Anyway thank you all guys for reacting so quickly!

8 years ago
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SG vigilantes unite!

8 years ago
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I just made a report on steamrep website. Maybe you should do same, so they can ban him finally...

8 years ago
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lmao

8 years ago
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This person impersonated me and more than two dozen other SG traders in the last 2 weeks. His previous Steam account that he used for impersonating is Trade banned by Valve this week and he was already banned from Steamrep. And his Steamrep page of that previous account is now very colorful indeed...

It's clear he made a new Steam account.

8 years ago
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Can we see his previous account? :O

8 years ago
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ooo ty ^^

8 years ago
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Blocked and reported, thanks for the heads up!

8 years ago
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Omg he is Impersonating AllRoCol now

8 years ago
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Yes, seems that 3 hours ago he found new "victim" for impersonating. I am surprised that Steam didn't trade banned him. Seems that he didn't got enough reports and it mean we need be more persistent with massive reports. Here you can see all SG users which he impersonated since 8th february (sadly older nick history can't be found)...

8 years ago
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I'm hoping he doesn't read English well and copies my avatar.

8 years ago
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Seems he "passed" you fast and without consequences for you - lucky you! :P

Few minutes ago he found new "victim". This time he pretend to be Sylvir.

8 years ago
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I don't think he knew what to do when I changed my avatar. If he copies it he would expose himself, if he sent someone to the link it would expose him, and if he tried to change it, it would look wrong, probably exposing him. I better leave it up for a day or two, in case he managed to actually pull a scam off.

Poor Sylvir.

8 years ago
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I just made a report on steamrep website. Maybe you should do same, so they can ban him finally...

8 years ago
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Wish I had seen this about 20 mins ago.
Dude just scammed me out of $50. Gave him Borderlands 2 GOTY + Undertale for a $50 steam code. Trying to get the steam controller cuz arthritis is hitting hard but now that hope is out the window

8 years ago
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Hi. I'm the girl you gave negative rep to. Go ahead and click the Steam profile linked to Steam gifts and you'll see where two other users have warned me of an impersonator. Thanks.

8 years ago
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If you know that you were scammed by the impersonator, why haven't you removed the negative feedback on the innocent persons account? The impersonator does not have an account here. Look at the next post bellow yours in the thread and compare the account to the scammer.

8 years ago*
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Thank you, kind sir. You've been whitelisted purely for being a logical and rational human being.

8 years ago
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Read this article another time, please. You accused real Sylvir because of some bastard/impersonator. That impersonator who scammed you doesn't even have steamgifts profile, he copy/paste other ones to scam traders beginners. This is fake profile who scammed you >>>click<<<. Would be fair from you to remove negative rep of innocent guy, he has nothing to do with that (I am telling you this because 2 days ago I was in same bad situation as real Sylvir, but two guys who got scamed by this same impersonator understood what is going on here)...

8 years ago
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how come you did a bad reputation to the real guy?!
you should give a bad reputation to the impersonator bro. bad move. very bad move.

8 years ago
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I'm sorry for your loss and all but even if someone is not a trader you should know that combo isn't worth $50, and usually people don't like to overpay, especially high rep traders.

8 years ago
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That's what I said. Greed was a huge factor in that scam.

8 years ago
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Alien, could you do a favor and clear my name with this guy? He seems to think I'm the impersonator and not the victim. The one right above, actually. I would greatly appreciate it; I would hate for my rep to suffer.

This is them
| steamname: Sylvir
| steam3ID: [U:1:302224505]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:151112252
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198262490233
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/SyIvir
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198262490233

This is me
| steamname: Sylvir Dawn
| steam3ID: [U:1:121164383]
| steamID32: STEAM_0:1:60582191
| steamID64: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198081430111
| customURL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Sylvir
| steamrep: http://steamrep.com/profiles/76561198081430111

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I tried in comment above and I hope that he will understand... :/

P.S. He also added me on Steam and we nicely talked. I guess he removed negative rep now. I wish you both good luck (you to no get impersonator again and Mano to not be scammed again). And, ofc, I wish to that bastard impersonator to get banned as fast as he can on Steam finally...

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I hope so, too =/ I've been posting in my groups and one has kicked him out, which is good. Hopefully enough people will report him.

Thanks!

8 years ago
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Wait a bit. Can you create existing custom Steam URL, or I can't see the difference?
Nevermind, I have found the difference: He is using a capital "i" in his custom url, while yours is a non-capital "L".

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You can create a custom one in the same place you edit your profile, yes.

8 years ago
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I know you can edit your custom profile ID, however he was playing with lower case L and capital i, so I couldn't see the difference. Anyway, I have reported him for impersonating. Safe trading guys :)

8 years ago
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Thank you. Every report helps :)

8 years ago
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I just made a report on steamrep website. Maybe you should do same, so they can ban him finally...

8 years ago
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Capital i and lower case L.

8 years ago
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It's because a Capital i and a lowercase L look identical in most fonts.

8 years ago
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Just bumping to make people aware of it. Damn scammer :-(

8 years ago
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Still Impersonation Sylvir it seems and how the heck Manotonic already got scam out of $50 o.O

8 years ago
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Yes and still he didn't got trade ban on Steam. Seems that Gaben is too busy with hamburgers...

8 years ago
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Reported. Thanks for making people aware.

8 years ago
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Impersonator is now impersonating CalamityDusk. I hope that somebody will inform him about this (I can't since he has locked comments for non friends neither I have common friends with him).

8 years ago
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I tried asking one of his friend on his friendlist by leaving a comment to tell him

8 years ago
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Free bump, I just saw this. I'll include his name in my threads and report him, thanks!

8 years ago
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^^ Had to ask someone on your friendlist to inform you. thank god you made it.

8 years ago
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Lol who did you tell? The person who told me actually just added me.

8 years ago
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Black XD

8 years ago
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I just saw that this bastard caused you negative rep (before he switched to impersonate Unik). Maybe you should add scammed guy and show him this thread, maybe he will understand what is going on... :/

8 years ago
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Lol oh great, I'll add him, thanks!

8 years ago
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We managed to talk it out, glad to say the issues resolved.

8 years ago*
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I just made a report on steamrep website. Maybe you should do same, so they can ban him finally...

8 years ago
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I tried to, but I don't have any evidence =/

8 years ago
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Don't forget that SR doesn't take reports involving game keys anymore.

8 years ago
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8 years ago
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Claim

8 years ago
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LOL xD

8 years ago
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Hahahahahahahahaha!

8 years ago
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hehehe. he used that name when he found this thread

8 years ago
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LOL XD

8 years ago
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I would plan to keep an eye on this guy. Should be able to keep track of all names he used including those 10+ names.

8 years ago
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Closed 8 years ago by Rinarin.