New Phishing Method

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  1. Lecatzz

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    Or I think it is...

    Anyways, there seems to be a vicious new tactic going around, where the bot would try to actually convince the victim that it is a real player, and make it seem almost real, by sending more than one message on a timer. I was pretty skeptical about accepting at first, as he was a low level, didn't play tf2, or CSGO, and we had no mutual friends. Anyways, this method could be convincing towards newer players, meaning those who could be new to Steam or trading in general. Hope this helped you, stay safe!

    Here is a screenshot of what happened (Imgur)
    Note how the bot had bad grammar and spelling
    http://imgur.com/sxJ91g8
     
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    #1 Lecatzz, Nov 3, 2015
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  2. Lunaa

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    I have gotten this twice.
    I would advice anyone who receives this to delete them right away.
     
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    #2 Lunaa, Nov 3, 2015
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  3. Lord Ptolemy

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    Interesting, though not the first time I've heard of this. Thanks for informing us!
     
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    #3 Lord Ptolemy, Nov 3, 2015
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  4. Insubordinate Conjunction

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    I've definitely gotten more than ten of these lmao.
     
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    #4 Insubordinate Conjunction, Nov 3, 2015
  5. TheSmile

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    No one sees my inventory as worthy of scamming/phishing so I don't have to worry about these :3
     
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    #5 TheSmile, Nov 4, 2015
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  6. Lecatzz

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    It appears that some find my strange enforcer phish worthy :/
     
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    #6 Lecatzz, Nov 4, 2015
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  7. Ramibot

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    Rule #1 on steam. Don't click any link someone you don't know sends you.
     
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    #7 Ramibot, Nov 4, 2015
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  8. TheSmile

    TheSmile Paint me like one of your French girls

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    https://www.thisisnotascam.gov

    If some random person adds me with below a level 5 account, if I never met them, or we have no similar freinds then I just block them immediately.
     
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    #8 TheSmile, Nov 4, 2015
  9. Lecatzz

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    Pretty much, yet in some point in the future, I'm going to make a storage account
     
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    #9 Lecatzz, Nov 4, 2015
  10. Lecatzz

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    I'm impartial when it comes to levels. I've seen traders below 3. I send everyone a message asking why they added me. I never deny a request, and hardly block people
     
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    #10 Lecatzz, Nov 4, 2015
  11. Lord Ptolemy

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    Rule #2 on Steam. Don't click any link from people you know until you're sure it's safe.
     
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    #11 Lord Ptolemy, Nov 4, 2015
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    @Are You Sure is never on the forums but ill say it anyway
    Cereal Butt
     
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    #12 TheSmile, Nov 4, 2015
  13. Lecatzz

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    Neither is Milk :(
     
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    #13 Lecatzz, Nov 4, 2015
  14. TheSmile

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    Milk who?
    Nah just jokin homie
     
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    #14 TheSmile, Nov 4, 2015
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    Was I just blind, or did you edit that right after I gave you the "wtf" rating to say that at the bottom?
     
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    #15 Lecatzz, Nov 5, 2015
  16. TheSmile

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    That was the original post.
     
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    #16 TheSmile, Nov 5, 2015
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    Then I'm blind
     
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    #17 Lecatzz, Nov 5, 2015
  18. Levi Heichou

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    I have been phished before and scammed out of an unusual not fun experiences
     
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    #18 Levi Heichou, Nov 5, 2015
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    haha bots these days....
     
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    #19 *Paradoxic* Sphee, Nov 5, 2015
  20. Levi Heichou

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    This has nothing to do with the topic but I remember back last year when you would check on stats.harpoongaming.com and the top clan for all-trade 1 and 2 was the clan ToastMama unintentionally created. Good times m8
     
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