Hey, have you encountered any weird friends requests lately? I got three just today, all private profiled named [unassigned]. What's up with that? Is there some new scam going on?

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Block and report those accounts. They are phishing bots.

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Some other people said they're getting messages even from people that aren't registered on steam? Is that even possible?

  • How can the bots find me? I haven't been playing any multiplayer games recently and I'm posting in discussions only occasionally.
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probably they just run through all steam IDs (numbers) and add those. Like "User 00000001, user 00000002, user 00000003" and so on.

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One way they find people is Steamtrades, so I imagine this forum as well.

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Since doing a bit, and by no means a lot of trading I'm getting a few here and there. I don't even have a trade thread, it's just me responding to others and they find me from there. No [unassigned] ones, but a lot of level 0's with private profiles - insta ignore.

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Yes, I've got more than 4 requests with different names.
Once you accept, automatically sends you a message containing a screenshot link, asking you to see their items and then to make a trade.

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I got one yesterday, accepted, profile completely private, I have still to get a message D:

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i have block and report over 50 account... 30 more on friend request! this boring me!

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Not even phishing bots want to be friends with me ;_;

jk

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You're more than welcome to the hundreds I've blocked over the past 6 months.

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Lol? O.o

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I visit CS GO lounge a lot where there are automated bots that add people who bump their trade threads so I reckon this is the cause of most of those invites. Still, they just......don't................................ever.........................................................stop.

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its name is [unassigned] ? -> block
its profile is private and (0 < steam level < 5) -> 98% phishing bot -> block

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I get like 2 of those per day -.- Insta block.

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i got 3 or 4 friends invite if i accept then, than there are ask me or i wand to trade and i dont know who their are but i am not a trader

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I'm glad that i'm no longer a trader, i used to get 4-5 of this friends request per day.

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They want to touch you :3

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