Just got scammed, yay!

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My first time ever being scammed! How exciting! Someone offered me 3 TF2 keys for Gun Monkeys (should have known it was a scam by then :/) then left me hanging in the trade after I gave him the key.

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RanchMeAmadeus

I dont know, can i call stupid ?

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Doobiedoo23

You can call stupid. :)

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Dooleh

stupid might be away from his phone tho

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Dooleh

eh, the game key was free anyway, right? :P

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Doobiedoo23

It only gives you a limited amount of keys though.

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SERPEN7

Still pretty much free.

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RanchMeAmadeus

Its free, and would someone offer 3 keys for it ?

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Matrixomega

Doesn't mean it was free for this guy. I paid 2 keys for it a little while ago to give away.

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BearHugger

Free?!

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Ayce

was.

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Dooleh

If you have the game, you can get 2 or 3 game keys (I got 2), by just sitting in the lobby alone.

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Necroblight

Natural (Steam Trading) Selection

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Ayce

Hooray,

Now learn from your mistakes.

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MartDrummer

That is how to get wise :D

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Mozi111

You tried to make too much profit from a key developers gave away to revive the game.

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Ripull

I would have loved to get a free one.

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Dooleh

well, maybe the scammer will play it like crazy.

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kungisans

Sounds to me like you failed at scamming the other guy ;)

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TheDarkHarvest

This lol

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erawolf

haha :)

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Doobiedoo23

Actually, I wasn't. He offered me 3 keys. I was hardly going to decline a highball offer.

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SERPEN7

Some things are too good to be true.

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Doobiedoo23

Turns out he's on SG... aaaaaaaand he's a leecher.

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Canaan428

Does this really surprise you?

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Dooleh

you can make a support ticket with proof of him scamming you, and they will most likely suspend his steamtrades/gifts account. :)

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thejadefalcon

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midnightshooter

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doctorofjournalism

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zeus9860

Hai

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redzrex

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Khale

^ ^ v v < > < > B A

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Ariasla

A B > < > < v v ^ ^

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Doobiedoo23

I reported him, but I have no proof that he ever scammed me. :(

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KBoomDUMAL

Chat window/logs? Anything about the trade agreement, and the other part backing out?

If not, then unfortunately you don't have anything.

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PlasticWarBeast

I gave an idiot scammer my 18 cards for his offer of PAYDAY 2 and got scammed. Fool me! Now steam support has banned him. Yay!

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tenosuke75

that is cruel....

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Hague

18 cards for payday 2,meh -.-

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HouseOfBalloons

I don't understand why so many people create this kind of threads and "boast" about being scammed. Like it was something to be proud of.

Whatever I guess.

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MatoMatico

Give him a false key first. Usually scammers unfriend you excatly after giving the key. It is not foolproof, but still shows you a few scammers. I traded bundle games for first to get reps. Now I trade only with people that has less reps than I do. That is foolproof! :D
If you want to "farm" reputation, buy alot of trading cards and trade them for bundle games. Like theatre of war, I traded one copy for 1 trading card. Mostly for the rep.

Well that's my guide to not get scammed! :D

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Sokkrokker

That actually might be a smart idea, hmm..

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MaximumBunny

No. Posting a fake key in a trade will get you marked as a scammer and remove all of your credibility if you're trading with a respectable trader. If you want to avoid getting scammed, trade smart and safe. Don't do key trades if you're not experienced enough to, and don't trade with people you don't trust (even/especially regarding tradeables). If you're unsure about them, don't even bother.

As for reputation farming, quality > quantity. You only really have 1 rep, and I'd rather trade with a nice person who has 0 reps on their page than with someone who has 100 rep and isn't really cool. You can tell who's cool and who's a con man fairly easily after a while, but until then you need to stick to the trade window and avoid potentially self-harming 'tricks' and deceptive methodologies.

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HorrorsNEET

Create a giveaway to celebrate!

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Member

Not sure what's so "yay" about it but hey... congratulations!

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Dizzee

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Lewder

Own fault, I don't get why people make forum posts about it. Just sulk it up and provide screenshots+chatlogs to SteamRep. These threads are unnecessary and I laugh at most of them.

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tarangk

been there.....six times now
join the club

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ACorpse

How... what... I just....

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