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Guimts 30 Jul @ 5:49am

Unfair ban

Three years ago, I was accidentally reported and warned by the user who reported me. The accusation was: fraud. After that, a Steam administrator called me on Discord, Advising me that I could request an appeal, I accepted. After a conversation, the administrator "forced" me to buy a Steam key for my account, to prove to him that I had purchased funds within the. I was out of money, I couldn't buy the requested key, and after that the administrator banned my account.

Does anyone know if I can file an appeal for abuse, as there is no basis for this?

Note: I have all the screenshots of the abusive admin.

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rawWwRrr 30 Jul @ 6:03am

None of that actually happened. That's all a scam.

Beardface31 30 Jul @ 6:03am

This is a scam. Steam will never contact you via Discord.

OPA 30 Jul @ 6:07am

Steam FAQ: https://steamhost.cn/help_steampowered_com/en/faqs/view/3195-9FFB-BA06-F25B

Lilim 30 Jul @ 6:21am

Originally posted by Guimts:
Three years ago, I was accidentally reported and warned by the user who reported me. The accusation was: fraud. After that, a Steam administrator called me on Discord,

It's a scam.

Scam: I Have Been Reported and Will Be Banned

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

Report the user who "warned" you on their Steam profile and report the fake admin on Discord.

Last edited by Lilim; 30 Jul @ 6:23am

nullable 30 Jul @ 6:57am

Originally posted by Guimts:
Three years ago, I was accidentally reported and warned by the user who reported me. The accusation was: fraud. After that, a Steam administrator called me on Discord, Advising me that I could request an appeal, I accepted. After a conversation, the administrator "forced" me to buy a Steam key for my account, to prove to him that I had purchased funds within the. I was out of money, I couldn't buy the requested key, and after that the administrator banned my account.

Does anyone know if I can file an appeal for abuse, as there is no basis for this?

Note: I have all the screenshots of the abusive admin.

Three years later and you haven't figured out it was a scam? You're a scammers dream.

At any rate your account isn't banned. If you lost access to it, you're account is hijacked, you'll have to go through the recovery process. Keep in mind any legitimate penalties the account accrued because you let someone run amok for three years won't be reversed.

Last edited by nullable; 30 Jul @ 6:58am