Can I legitimately scam someone who is trying to scam me?

Like, would I get any kind of ban on SteamRep if the scammer tries to report me?

I'm serious here, I'm tired of scammers, and I want some kind of payback.

And this one... well, he's pretty dumb.

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Depends on what you are trying to do :)

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If you'd like a trade ban on your account, then go for it.

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Nah, wouldn't want that, of course.

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I say, the best way to get payback, is to troll them as much as you can. Waste their time, post invalid keys & then make them wait a little longer. Hell, make a game of it, then once you have enough evidence for a report, submit it & watch his account to see if it gets hit with a ban. That's payback right there.

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it's not payback. it's wasting your time too

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totally worth it

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..no , not worth it, use that time to do something else is much more worth it

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No, you can't.

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According to SteamRep's policy, there's no difference between scamming a legit trader and scamming a scammer.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

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This.

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scam that son of a b...

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+++++++++

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Alright, I'll guess I'll pass.

But really, reporting them on SteamRep does nothing at all, I reported one 1 month ago, and it's still marked as Ready for Review.

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It takes awhile but they do eventually get around to the reports. The reports I've made took over a month before there was any action. Reporting is still good because that report will show up in searches so someone can still read it and decide whether or not someone is trustworthy.

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As much as a sweet revenge it would be its still not an excuse to scam someone. It's like saying you can just go and kill someone because he also killed someone.

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He's the one tryin to scam him, so it would be self-defense.

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Self-defense will be to report him on steamrep

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So killing someone who tries to kill you when you can easily sort it our without killing him is self defense?

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I agree with Necroblight, if a 3 year old tries to kill you with a plastic spoon then killing them is not self-defence.

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I was just joking =(

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oh, ok. :P

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Ever heard of the death penalty?

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Death Penalty is issued and done by the government (not mentioning it isn't allowed in most countries) ant not by the victim. Just like Trade Ban.

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"It's like saying you can just go and kill someone because he also killed someone"

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By "you" I obviously meant a mere individual, not a government.

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You become a dumb scammer if you ask this kind of question here.. scamming is scamming, regardless of the reason you're doing it for.

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+1

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Dumb begets dumb.

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Well legitimately I don't think you can but morally I'd say he deserves it.
But I wouldn't risk my account for this.

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Don't get yourself in a lower level doing what he does... Even though revenge is good...

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Becoming the problem doesn't fix it.

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DO IT!

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Scamming a scammer doesn't make you less of a scammer. Just report the scammer and leave him alone.

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By doing so only shows your immaturity. Why would you stoop down to their level? As Jonex said, becoming the problem doesn't fix it. Don't be stupid, just report and move along.

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nah you can scam everyone, steam support doesn't do anything about it. well that happens alot of times, if you're trading in like game keys or non tradeable copies they just say: You've comfirmed the trading fenster alot of times

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I say go for it, scammers deserve it. Create a new account to scam them if you're worried about getting bad rep. But yeah, they deserve everything they get.

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i got a guy banned once. he scammed and i did all kinds of searching to find where he was trading and bs and i met several others that he was trying to scam and i saved them. we all made steam reports with screenshots and stuff and the guy got zapped a couple weeks later

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If he is dumb then he doesnt even know of steam rep.

Just for your info.

Oh also you better not cry on whole world when you try to scumm someone.And yeah you better just report that guy where you only can. (trust me im a pirate)

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Scamming a scammer makes you a scammer.
I didnt think you liked scammers?

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Scam that S.O.B. !
Just don't use your main account.
It's not about being right or wrong. Revenge never is, but it surely tastes delicious.

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If you scam someone, and get reported, you'll probably be marked as a scammer on SteamRep.

Oh, and if we get a report that you scammed someone, you'll be permanently suspended here too.

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What they were trying to do to you is irrelevant, scamming is scamming.

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I think that's pretty obvious - no.

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Closed 11 years ago by Daazor53.