Well, they could make it so that it says something like this: Dear ####, Your email associated with your Steam account has been changed. The changes will activate in 24 hours. In case you did NOT change your account email, please log-in to your Steam account at steamcommunity.com and change your email back to what it was, and then change your password.
Thanks for using Steam, Valve Co. You can't have a link right in the email, because then if you got your email hacked they could really screw up your Steam account. On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 6:25 AM, Donnie Newlove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > But if you lost your original email and want to change it to a new > one, which is probably the number one reason to change email in the > first place, then you are screwed. > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:29 AM, bl4nk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just wanted to get word out there so people would be aware that sites > > like this still exist. This whole thing could easily be stopped if Valve > > made it so when you change the email your account is associated with, it > > would send a confirmation email to the original email. That way people > > could just use the password recovery system instead of having to go > > through Valve, just because the person who stole the account change the > > account's email. > > > > Robert Whelan wrote: > >> Looks like its already under review and has been locked down > >> > >> Thx though.. > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: bl4nk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list < > [email protected]>; Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing > list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 7:02:10 PM > >> Subject: [hlds] New Scam Website > >> > >> There have been a few people from my community who have been hit by a > >> new phising website meant to steal Steam accounts. I've received a few > >> messages from random people with a link to the website, and a few > >> messages from people on my friends list. I posted an announcement for my > >> Steam group and on my forums, but I thought I should also post about it > >> here. The current site that seems to be spreading around is this one: > >> > >> http://steamcommunity-news.co.cc/ > >> > >> Again, DO NOT LOG IN TO THAT SITE. I thought this would be the best way > >> to spread awareness to the server admins and Valve. Warn your users > >> about sites like this, and tell them to never trust a website unless > >> they know what it is, even if it's a "good friend" that they're getting > >> the message from. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
