Counterstrike Scammer gets Scammed

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-10-30 04:21pm

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br0kenrabbit says:
hi

Greg_ValveOLS says:
good evening

br0kenrabbit says:
What’s ip?

br0kenrabbit says:
up?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
my name is greg a member of the valve online Support team

br0kenrabbit says:
On MSN?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
yes

br0kenrabbit says:
Why?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
we logged multiple ips from your account and ned to verifi your information

br0kenrabbit says:
My information?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
we believe someone may have stolen your account mmmm you havent shared youre account infomation with anyone have you?

br0kenrabbit says:
No. I don’t even have it written down.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
hmmm maybe a keylogger on you r PC then maybe you need a format?

br0kenrabbit says:
Well…

Greg_ValveOLS says:
if you can verify your account information to me i can insure that only your ip have access to it Its a new security feature were trying because this happens so muchlogin names and passwords aint safe anymroe You know. L:)

br0kenrabbit says:
Well

Greg_ValveOLS says:
dont worry this connect it secure

br0kenrabbit says:
Can I be honest with you, Greg?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
k

br0kenrabbit says:
Look, I don’t know how you go this MSN account name, don’t really care, either.

br0kenrabbit says:
Unlike you, I DO work for Valve. Trace my ip and you’ll see.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
huh?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
bs

br0kenrabbit says:
Trace it.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
how

br0kenrabbit says:
Start/run/cmd type Tracert and then my IP address and hit enter.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
oh k

br0kenrabbit says:
As an employee, I know that Valve employees will NEVER contact users over MSN. I also know a valve employee will NEVER ask a user for his/her username and password.

br0kenrabbit says:
I’m putting a temporary hold on your Steam account.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
why?

br0kenrabbit says:
Have you read the ToS?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
Tod?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
tos

br0kenrabbit says:
terms of service

Greg_ValveOLS says:
were?

br0kenrabbit says:
Greg, this is a serious infraction against the Tos. You are at risk of losing your account.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
why

br0kenrabbit says:
I just told you why

Greg_ValveOLS says:

br0kenrabbit says:
I need some information from you if you want me to unlock you account. I’m going to write you up but I will only suspend you account for three days, since this is your first infraction, okay?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
k

br0kenrabbit says:
First, what is the name the account is registered to. Not the user name, the persons real name who created the account. This is for verification purposes.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
xxxxx xxxxxxx

br0kenrabbit says:
Is this you?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
ya

br0kenrabbit says:
Are you the only user of this account?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
ya

br0kenrabbit says:
Okay, and what is the username

Greg_ValveOLS says:
xxxxxxxx

br0kenrabbit says:
Okay.

br0kenrabbit says:
I see you have purchased a few of our games, thank you.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
some. dude

Greg_ValveOLS says:
m

br0kenrabbit says:
Do you always log on from the same IP?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
ya

br0kenrabbit says:
And who is your internet providers, your ISP?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
xxxxxxx

br0kenrabbit says:
Thank you. One moment, please, let me verify this information.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
am i gonna be bale to play 2nite?

br0kenrabbit says:
What is your city of residence?

br0kenrabbit says:
That depends on if you cooperate. You’re doing fine so far.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
xxxxxx

br0kenrabbit says:
Illinios?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
yes

br0kenrabbit says:
Okay. And what is the password associated with this account?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
xxxxxxx

br0kenrabbit says:
Okay. Do not try to log into steam. If you are connected now you need to log off.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
why

br0kenrabbit says:
So I can update your account.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
can I play 2 nite

Greg_ValveOLS says:
clan fight

Greg_ValveOLS says:
wont win without me heh

br0kenrabbit says:
Heh. You’ll have to wait a few minutes. Are you logged off?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
ya

br0kenrabbit says:
Okay. Give me just a moment.

br0kenrabbit says:
Try to log in now.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
k

Greg_ValveOLS says:
It says login failed wtf wtf!!@?

br0kenrabbit says:
Greg

Greg_ValveOLS says:
did u ban me???????????>WHY

br0kenrabbit says:
Greg

Greg_ValveOLS says:
what

br0kenrabbit says:
Valve will never ask for your username and password.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
what????

br0kenrabbit says:
I don’t work for Valve dude, but you just got pwnt.

Greg_ValveOLS says:
omg dude wtf why?

br0kenrabbit says:
Why were you trying to steal my account?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
i wanst

br0kenrabbit says:
Then why were you asking for my information?

Greg_ValveOLS says:
i was just making a joke but not cerious honest dude just give
my acount back pllllleeease i’m only 13 and save d up for like a year to buy it

br0kenrabbit says:
Greg

Greg_ValveOLS says:
dude pleas

Greg_ValveOLS says:
what

br0kenrabbit says:
Go mow some yards, bitch.

ROFL.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-10-30 04:30pm

That's great. The best part is that this Greg fellow clearly doesn't get high marks on his reading comprehension tests.

br0kenrabbit says:
As an employee, I know that Valve employees will NEVER contact users over MSN. I also know a valve employee will NEVER ask a user for his/her username and password.

br0kenrabbit says:
I need some information from you if you want me to unlock you account. I’m going to write you up but I will only suspend you account for three days, since this is your first infraction, okay?

"Valve never asks but now I'm asking."

Does not compute.

Davis 51 · Post by **Davis 51** » 2006-10-30 05:15pm

Comedy gold, man! Comedy gold!

Star-Blighter · Post by **Star-Blighter** » 2006-10-30 05:39pm

Praxis, this is the best thing I've heard about all week. Gives me this nice, warm feeling deep down, in my colon...

Well the little brat's first mistake was trusting this guy. His second was trusting this guy after trying to pull a fast one on him.

Serves the punk right. I can only hope that he'll qualify for a Darwin Award nominaton later on in his life.

Tolya · Post by **Tolya** » 2006-10-30 05:53pm

ROTFL!
That was absofuckinlutely hilarious!

"I don't work for Valve dude. You just got pwnt."

"Greg"
"What"
"Go mow some cards, bitch!"

Hawkwings · Post by **Hawkwings** » 2006-10-30 08:06pm

Awesome! That's the only way I can describe this.

loomer · Post by **loomer** » 2006-10-30 08:15pm

I feel warm inside. Warm, and fuzzy.

ThatGuyFromThatPlace · Post by **ThatGuyFromThatPlace** » 2006-10-30 08:20pm

My faith in humanity is lessened, and yet I have a warm fuzzy feeling all over.

Boyish-Tigerlilly · Post by **Boyish-Tigerlilly** » 2006-10-31 12:57am

Hmmmm. Forgive my ignorance of system, but if someone already had a steam account (I assume the first guy does, because he was talking about playing a game on it later), why on earth would he want another?

I don't immediately see the point in going off trying to scam people in the game. Do they sell them or something?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-10-31 01:15am

Boyish-Tigerlilly wrote:Hmmmm. Forgive my ignorance of system, but if someone already had a steam account (I assume the first guy does, because he was talking about playing a game on it later), why on earth would he want another?

I don't immediately see the point in going off trying to scam people in the game. Do they sell them or something?

One could order games using the person's credit card info stored on the Steam account, thus getting games for free.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2006-10-31 01:38am

Low digit SteamIDs are actually worth quite a bit too - I hear 4 digit ones can fetch more than $50. It doesn't actually give you any advantage though, it's just for bragging rights.

brianeyci · Post by **brianeyci** » 2006-10-31 01:38am

But of course all he has to do is call the toll-free number, give his identity and fax documents and so on to prove he's the card holder and not the guy who's hijacked his account, and he can get it back. Worse comes to worst he can deny the charges on the credit card which will result in steam banning the account and whoever stealing it gaining nothing.

Of course, a 13 year old probably will be in deep shit when he tells his parents he was stupid enough to give away his 79.95 Valve complete pack but then again 79.95 is like a million bucks when you're 13 so I would think he would just whine to his parents instead of mowing lawns. But then again he was stupid enough to fall for it, maybe he'll go and mow those lawns too

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Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2006-10-31 03:38am

brianeyci wrote:
Of course, a 13 year old probably will be in deep shit when he tells his parents he was stupid enough to give away his 79.95 Valve complete pack but then again 79.95 is like a million bucks when you're 13 so I would think he would just whine to his parents instead of mowing lawns. But then again he was stupid enough to fall for it, maybe he'll go and mow those lawns too .

Unfortunately...

br0kenrabbit wrote: Just so you people know I contacted him this morning and gave his account back. I may be an ******* but I'm not a prick.

I think his stupidity is punishment enough.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-10-31 04:18am

Exonerate wrote:Low digit SteamIDs are actually worth quite a bit too - I hear 4 digit ones can fetch more than $50. It doesn't actually give you any advantage though, it's just for bragging rights.

How can you tell what number yours is?

loomer · Post by **loomer** » 2006-10-31 05:25am

Go into your Steam folder. Open the steam.txt file. A few entries down will be a number somewhat like 1:1:11111. That's your Steam number.

Tolya · Post by **Tolya** » 2006-10-31 09:10am

In my opinion, storing information of one's credit card on the internet, on an account that can be hacked, is really asking for it.

I made a habit of never transmitting my card's details over the net. I always use a fax.