Steam account expired email

Anddos · 11-03-2009, 11:58 AM

[snip]
Got it. I'll send it. Thanks

i know its fake but did anyone else recieve an email like this

Zamav · 11-03-2009, 12:05 PM

Remove the links please, odds are someone will click that link and get their account stolen.

L.o.D. · 11-03-2009, 12:08 PM

Unless you changed the link to continue with, that is an official Valve link.
http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_rep...eampowered.com
My link tells you who the netblock owner is. In this case, it's Valve Software.

It's for Valve's cyber cafe program.

Anddos · 11-03-2009, 12:34 PM

why would it expire tho , i dont even have a cafe account

nautsch · 11-03-2009, 12:36 PM

The link may be but i doubt it for the embedded java script

nautsch · 11-03-2009, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anddos

why would it expire tho , i dont even have a cafe account

please remove the link. Theres some java script in the site, which contains the words steam fishing. however stupid it might be to name fishing scripts with the name of the site, which they try to fish from, it is done in this case.

L.o.D. · 11-03-2009, 12:38 PM

Ya, the Albania link seems to be a web forgery. But how it got onto an official Valve page is beyond me.

nautsch · 11-03-2009, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.o.D.

Ya, the Albania link seems to be a web forgery. But how it got onto an official Valve page is beyond me.

No company is can completely be safe in this regard. It looks like something place where people can put their own content.

L.o.D. · 11-03-2009, 12:46 PM

Actually, to be able to edit someone elses page, they either have to have admin access or hacked it to add that script.
Seems like a lot of trouble just to try & get people from Albania to fall for it.

nautsch · 11-03-2009, 12:48 PM

Who said its not their page?

I have no idea how to sign up with valve business. Maybe there is a legit way and they took it. Now they are at least are out of the program.

It does not even have to be Valve who got hacken. Maybe some Albanian company who does business with valve and stores their passowrd somewhere unsafe.

L.o.D. · 11-03-2009, 12:56 PM

The first 2 posters think it is fake.
The site is hosted by Valve Corporation.
I seriously doubt that they would allow anyone but their own people access to edit their page due to security reasons.

The site never asks you to log in. Not unless the redirect does.
Click the link & open the second drop down menu & select show all.
The java link disappears & it shows a providers name. Never once does it ask for any user details.

11-03-2009, 11:58 AM	#1
Anddos Join Date: Nov 2004 Reputation: 5 Posts: 175	Steam account expired email [snip] Got it. I'll send it. Thanks i know its fake but did anyone else recieve an email like this Last edited by Hwkiller : 11-03-2009 at 12:57 PM.

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11-03-2009, 12:05 PM	#2
Zamav Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 5 Posts: 805	Remove the links please, odds are someone will click that link and get their account stolen.

11-03-2009, 12:08 PM	#3
L.o.D. Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 264 Posts: 17,321	Unless you changed the link to continue with, that is an official Valve link. http://toolbar.netcraft.com/site_rep...eampowered.com My link tells you who the netblock owner is. In this case, it's Valve Software. It's for Valve's cyber cafe program.

11-03-2009, 12:34 PM	#4
Anddos Join Date: Nov 2004 Reputation: 5 Posts: 175	why would it expire tho , i dont even have a cafe account

11-03-2009, 12:36 PM	#5
nautsch Join Date: Nov 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 165	The link may be but i doubt it for the embedded java script

11-03-2009, 12:38 PM	#7
L.o.D. Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 264 Posts: 17,321	Ya, the Albania link seems to be a web forgery. But how it got onto an official Valve page is beyond me.

11-03-2009, 12:46 PM	#9
L.o.D. Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 264 Posts: 17,321	Actually, to be able to edit someone elses page, they either have to have admin access or hacked it to add that script. Seems like a lot of trouble just to try & get people from Albania to fall for it.

11-03-2009, 12:48 PM	#10
nautsch Join Date: Nov 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 165	Who said its not their page? I have no idea how to sign up with valve business. Maybe there is a legit way and they took it. Now they are at least are out of the program. It does not even have to be Valve who got hacken. Maybe some Albanian company who does business with valve and stores their passowrd somewhere unsafe.

11-03-2009, 12:56 PM	#11
L.o.D. Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 264 Posts: 17,321	The first 2 posters think it is fake. The site is hosted by Valve Corporation. I seriously doubt that they would allow anyone but their own people access to edit their page due to security reasons. The site never asks you to log in. Not unless the redirect does. Click the link & open the second drop down menu & select show all. The java link disappears & it shows a providers name. Never once does it ask for any user details.