Exactally, morons.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kingsley Foreman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Scamming steam accounts on Gamesurge! Please
read!
why would you give someone your account details.....
Kingsley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin T. Chau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 8:06 AM
Subject: [hlds_linux] Scamming steam accounts on Gamesurge! Please read!
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> Hey all,
>
> Even though trading accounts on gamesurge is illegal and unacceptable,
> I
> must warn you that there is a scamming deal going on throughout the
> network! One of the main channels that are doing the scam is #teamicn.
>
> How to know if you are about to be scammed:
>
> The scammer from that channel would give you a fake email address for
the
> steam userlogin, and a password that is VERY LONG and complex. An
example
> that he has given out to many people that fell for the scam is:
username:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED], password: h4ckth1s19992005l33ts4uc3
>
> When he gives the password, he would require you to give yours the
second
> after. While you are trying to input this long password, he will change
> your contact email and password therefore removing all access to your
> acount. Once he has finished, he will say that your password is
incorrect,
> so that you try to login to the account using your own password. The
first
> thing that would come to your mind is that you would think that you
> probably entered the wrong password, so the next thing you would do is
to
> attempt to check for the retrieve passwords. This is where the hacker
> would get your email address and confirm that there is no trace of it
> within your accountand then say that you faked the deal and he would
"end"
> the trade.
>
> If you still have your cd key, go log on to www.steampowered.com and
> hit
> support, and send a request saying that your steam account was
> stolen/hijacked. Include your cdkey and personal information such as
your
> address and phone numbers. Valve will give your account back with the
same
> username and steamid if you have your cd key to prove that the account
is
> actually yours.
>
> Remember, Gamesurge will not help you, but just report to them that you
> were scammed by what ever channel.
>
> Kiet Chau
> Some networking junkkie that eats keyboard chow.
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