Little nephew scammed in tf2 for...

Bonee · 03-08-2012, 02:54 PM

weapons and upgrades.

Sorry, don't know who to go to over this.

Post the guys user name and servers here?!?

Nephew is 10 years old, inherited the account from his father just a few months ago.

... and LOL dip♥♥♥♥... sry, couldn't resist...

freakn1ck · 03-08-2012, 02:56 PM

huh? (based on what little you said) i'm guessing he traded the items away?

there's nothing you can do about it

that's not getting scammed. that's not knowing the value.

tf2 community is full of sharks. unfortunately little kids run into them.

Bonee · 03-08-2012, 03:01 PM

...so he's sol?

not really a problem, written up as lesson learned.

The guy was promising some kind of duplicate modification to his gear...

Is it ok if i post the guys user name and server in the forms? I've been away a very long time.

freakn1ck · 03-08-2012, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonee

...so he's sol?

not really a problem, written up as lesson learned.

The guy was promising some kind of duplicate modification to his gear...

Is it ok if i post the guys user name and server in the forms? I've been away a very long time.

you can report the person doing the scamming to steam support.
they won't return any of the items tho.

Steam trading policy:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9958-MJDG-3003

Steam will not return any items or gifts that you feel have been traded unfairly. There are no exceptions to this policy. All trades are final

What do I do if I was scammed?

If you are scammed, please contact Steam Support and create a ticket within the Steam Trading Category. You will not receive any items or gifts lost in the trade, however reporting the scammer will allow us to take appropriate action. Please include as much information about the trade as possible. Some helpful questions to answer in your report are:

How were you scammed?
What items/gifts were involved in the trade?
What is the user's Steam Community profile URL or SteamID that you traded with?
What were the terms of the trade agreed upon?
What is the approximate date and time of the trade?

Bonee · 03-08-2012, 03:30 PM

Thanks for the quick reply

Dude's name is DogSh**Sandvich - on "mindcraft trade", if anyone is interested.

MikeBlaszczak · 03-08-2012, 05:46 PM

You should contact Steam Support.

SpookerDeal · 03-08-2012, 06:09 PM

Frankly, just about any 10 year old that stick his head into trading is going to get boned. There probably ought to be some parental controls for that.

Traci · 03-08-2012, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpookerDeal

Frankly, just about any 10 year old that stick his head into trading is going to get boned. There probably ought to be some parental controls for that.

ya... A lot of children are so gullible

cylon · 03-09-2012, 05:44 AM

When/If you contact support, i wouldn't go mentioning that he "inherited" the account from someone else to be honest.

If you get someone on a bad day they could take the "steam accounts cannot be traded, gifted," etc. seriously and suspend the account.

SpookerDeal · 03-09-2012, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cylon

When/If you contact support, i wouldn't go mentioning that he "inherited" the account from someone else to be honest.

If you get someone on a bad day they could take the "steam accounts cannot be traded, gifted," etc. seriously and suspend the account.

I don't think he will get hammered for using his father's account, who presumably has the custody of the kid anyway.

MikeBlaszczak · 03-09-2012, 07:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cylon

When/If you contact support, i wouldn't go mentioning that he "inherited" the account from someone else to be honest.

Why are you encouraging customers to lie to Steam Support?

ZeeSpah · 03-09-2012, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bonee

The guy was promising some kind of duplicate modification to his gear...

You might have a problem with this. Why was he trying to get a way to fraud the item drop system? Sounds like a pretty smart 10 year old to me.

xxItachisamaxx · 03-09-2012, 08:35 AM

Steam support likely won't do anything. I've been scammed before and a month later the guy managed to scam yet another person and is still unpunished. You might just have to chalk it up as a loss and report himd on the forums so people avoid him. And there's always SteamRep.

ititj · 03-09-2012, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeBlaszczak

Why are you encouraging customers to lie to Steam Support?

have you never even seen battlestar?

Traci · 03-09-2012, 08:55 AM

After re-reading this, seems kinda bs. You were no doubt the person scammed but just don't want to admit that you were foolish.

03-08-2012, 02:54 PM	#1
Bonee Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 3	Little nephew scammed in tf2 for... weapons and upgrades. Sorry, don't know who to go to over this. Post the guys user name and servers here?!? Nephew is 10 years old, inherited the account from his father just a few months ago. ... and LOL dip♥♥♥♥... sry, couldn't resist... Last edited by Bonee: 03-08-2012 at 02:56 PM.

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freakn1ck Join Date: Aug 2008 Reputation: 206 Posts: 2,170	huh? (based on what little you said) i'm guessing he traded the items away? there's nothing you can do about it that's not getting scammed. that's not knowing the value. tf2 community is full of sharks. unfortunately little kids run into them. Last edited by freakn1ck: 03-08-2012 at 03:00 PM.

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03-08-2012, 03:01 PM	#3
Bonee Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 3	...so he's sol? not really a problem, written up as lesson learned. The guy was promising some kind of duplicate modification to his gear... Is it ok if i post the guys user name and server in the forms? I've been away a very long time.

03-08-2012, 03:30 PM	#5
Bonee Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 0 Posts: 3	Thanks for the quick reply Dude's name is DogSh**Sandvich - on "mindcraft trade", if anyone is interested.

03-08-2012, 05:46 PM	#6
MikeBlaszczak Valve Join Date: Feb 2007 Reputation: 4590 Posts: 5,067	You should contact Steam Support.

03-08-2012, 06:09 PM	#7
SpookerDeal Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Reputation: 47 Posts: 64	Frankly, just about any 10 year old that stick his head into trading is going to get boned. There probably ought to be some parental controls for that.

03-09-2012, 05:44 AM	#9
cylon Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 740 Posts: 3,270	When/If you contact support, i wouldn't go mentioning that he "inherited" the account from someone else to be honest. If you get someone on a bad day they could take the "steam accounts cannot be traded, gifted," etc. seriously and suspend the account.

03-09-2012, 08:35 AM	#13
xxItachisamaxx Join Date: Sep 2011 Reputation: 14 Posts: 117	Steam support likely won't do anything. I've been scammed before and a month later the guy managed to scam yet another person and is still unpunished. You might just have to chalk it up as a loss and report himd on the forums so people avoid him. And there's always SteamRep.

03-09-2012, 08:55 AM	#15
Traci Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 64 Posts: 290	After re-reading this, seems kinda bs. You were no doubt the person scammed but just don't want to admit that you were foolish.