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UchihaNerty 29 Jul @ 10:07pm
account alert!!
someone (james paterson) that say steam support is telling me i commit a third party trade so my account is restrict and now he gave me a name to add on discord to talk t ohim this guy is telling me to send bank last 14 day transaction after i did he is telling me that i am guilty and i need to pay 1965$ to just close the case so me who isa sceptic about that ask question to why i need to pay that amount and he is telling me that if i do not de fbi will be include and i will receive an issued soon, also he is telling me that i will receive back the money in 1-2 minutes, for me it is a scam, so now my account is suspended and i wait for the real support steam to help me whit that thank you
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d3str0y3r 29 Jul @ 10:16pm 
Scam....

If you have access to the account.

Follow these Steps to secure your account.
1. Scan for malware https://www.malwarebytes.com/
2. Deauthorize all other devices https://steamhost.cn/twofactor/manage
3. Change passwords from a clean computer
4. Generate new backup codes for your Mobile App https://steamhost.cn/twofactor/manage
5. Revoke the API key https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/dev/apikey (there should be nothing in the API Key)

If not

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1126288560
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~Ren~ 29 Jul @ 10:37pm 
Follow the steps posted above, do NOT pay a penny, report and block that user.
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OPA 29 Jul @ 11:00pm 
Steam FAQ: https://steamhost.cn/help_steampowered_com/en/faqs/view/3195-9FFB-BA06-F25B

Valve employees will never communicate with you about your account using any chat system including Steam Chat and Discord.
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