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커뮤니티 거래 조언들팀 포트리스2의 아이템들을 거래하는 것에 익숙하지 않은 유저들을 위한 작은 조언들로 이루어져 있습니다.

아이템의 가치

일반적으로 아이템의 가치는 그 희귀도에 따라 결정됩니다,그 말인 즉, 유저가 아이템을 획득하는 난이도 또는 가격에 따라 달라집니다.길게 말하자면 아이템의 가치는 그아이템 품질과 관련이 있습니다. 예를 들어보면 일반무기들은 게임속 가장 흔한 아이템으로 가장 흔하며 제작도 가능하기 때문에 거의 가장 낮은 가치를 가지고 있습니다.어떤 아이템들은 사람들이 원하는 아이템 레벨(에:42,69,100,등),제작 번호(예: 1부터 100까지의 숫자)등에 따라 가치가 더 높을 수 있습니다.Mann Co. 보급 상자또한 흔하기 때문에 가치들이 대개 일반무기들보다 낮습니다.골동품등급의 아이템들은 현재 더 이상 획득할 수 없고 그 이전 제작에 비용이 더 높았기 때문에 가치가 더 높습니다.이상한등급의 아이템들은 오직Mann Co. 보급 상자를 통해서 얻을 수 있기 때문에 일반등급의 아이템들보다 가치가 높습니다, 하지만 나오는 보급 상자와 그 확률에 따라 가격에 차이가 있을 수 있습니다.진품등급의 아이템들은 홍보용 아이템들을 얻는데 필요한 가격과 얻을 수 있던 기한 제한으로 후자보다 대게 가치가 더 높습니다.

귀신들린아이템들은 핼러윈 행사기간 전용 이벤트와 맵들만을 통해 얻을 수 있기 때문에 가치가 높습니다. 축제장식 무기도 비슷한 제한이 있지만 가치가 더 높게 평가됩니다. 크리스마스 이벤트 보급상자를 열어야 하는 시간이 정해져있고 나올 확률이 높지 않아 가치가 더 높게 평가됩니다. 축제장식된 무기는 축제 장식을 무기에 부착하여 획득합니다. 그래서 축제장식 무기를 사람들은 원조로 보고 더 높게 가치를 평가합니다.

Mann Co. 보급 상자 열쇠와 같은 아이템들은 수요와 공급에 따라 가격이 결정되기도 합니다.

제작 불가 아이템들은 제작가능한 대체품이 얼마나 얻기 힘든지에 따라 가격이 다양합니다.제작 불가 아이템들은 비교적으로 더 비싸게 게임 안 상점에서 구매해야 하므로 가격이 높지만 제작할 수 없어 수요가 많지 않습니다.

도구를 이용해 추가된 아이템 능력치들은 (예를 들어 페인트통,이상한 부품) 사용한 도구의 가격의 일부를 거래할 때 아이템 총 가격에 추가합니다.

화폐

금속은 거래자들 사이에서 거래 화폐로써 자리를 잡게되어 아이템의 가치를 금속으로 나타낸대로 거래되고있습니다. 이 아이템들의 가치는 정제 금속 또는 '정' (예: '1.33정', '3정', 등)으로 나타냅니다. 정확히 얼마나 많은 금속이 요구되고있는지 알기 위해 각 금속의 정확한 가치는: 1폐기 금속=0.11정, 1재활용 금속=0.33정, 1정제 금속=1정 입니다. 1개의 폐기 금속은 2개의 무기를 조합해 만들기 때문에 일반무기1개는 0.05정의 가치를 가지있습니다. 하지만 1개의 무기를 1폐기 금속에 파는 것을 보기 쉽습니다. 개인의 이익을 최대화시키기 위해 약 2배의 가격에 판매하는 것 입니다.

높은 가치의 아이템들을 거래할때는 더 높은 계급의 “화폐”를 사용합니다.Mann Co. 보급 상자 열쇠들은 차세대 화폐로 쓰이도 있으며, 거래에거 사용하는 금속의 대체품으로 사용되기도 합니다.이어버드혹은 “버드”들은 매우 높은 가치의 화폐로 사용되지만 인기있는 거래 포럼Backpack.tf는 2015년 3월 31일에“이어버드는 이제부터 더이상 팀초2에서 화폐로 인정받지 않을 것입니다.”라고 공지했습니다.어느 곳들에서는 복무권이 중간 가치의 화폐로써 이어버드의 자리를 차지했습니다.

가금씩 거래자들은 금속이나 열쇠가 부족할때 장식 아이템으로 대체하기도 합니다.이것은 ‘초과 지급’으로 알려져있습니다.이 방법은 적은 사람들이 사용하는 비효율적인 거래 방법입니다. 장식 아이템을 다른 장식 아이템과 거래하는 것은 흔하지 않으므로 보통 스팀에서 친한 친구와 거래를 하는 것이 더 쉽습니다.

오스트레일리움 무기

오스트레일륨 무기들은 PvE게임 모드인 Mann 대 기계에서복무권을 사용해서만 얻을 수 있습니다.이 무기들은 금과 같은 물질, 오스트레일륨로 코팅된 것처럼 보입며 처치 수를 기록하기 위해 이상한 품질로만 얻을수 있습니다. 이 아이템을 Mann 대 기계에서 얻을 확률이 대략 3%~4%가 됩니다. 이 아이템을 얻을 확률이 범상찮은 아이템 다음으로 얻을 확률이 낮기 떄문에 가치가 높고 가격이 높게 평가받습니다.

황금 렌치, Saxxy황금 프라이팬은 전자와 달리 예외적으로 희귀한 오스트레일륨 색 무기들 입니다. 황금 렌치와 Saxxy는 거래 불가입니다. 황금 프라이팬은 Mann 대 기계에서 얻을 확률이 특별히 낮은 아이템 입니다. 이 아이템은 Mann 대 기계에서 두 도시 작전, 기기 분쇄기 작전, 기계 엔진 작전 증표복무하기위해 전자는 4번을 완수하고 후자 2개는 3번을 완수해야합니다.

범상찮은 아이템

범상찮은 아이템들은 가장 희귀하고 가치가 높게 널리 알려져있습니다.그런 이유로 다른 등급의 가격으로 간주받고 있습니다.(보통 열쇠들로). 범상찮은 효과의 시각적인 효과의 더불어 이 아이템들을 상자에서 얻을 확률은 1%밖에 되지 않아[1] 보거나 얻기 힘들고 거래하는 가격을 높게 만듭니다. 그러나 범상찮은 아이템들 경제만 바라본다면 범상찮은 효과의 요구와 희귀도, 매력에 따라 가격에 차이가 날 수 있습니다.

거래를 위한 조언

이상한또는 범상찮은 아이템들을 거래할 때 사기를 당하지 않기 위해 아이템 품질 색깔을 주의하십시오.

거래를 할 때 아래의 조건들을 상기하기를 바랍니다:

  • 얼마나 많은 금속이 요구되는지 알기 위해서는 금속의 종류에 따른 가치를 기억하십시오:1 폐기 금속(혹은 1폐)은 0.11 ‘정’의 가치를 가지고 있고, 1개의 재활용 금속(혹은 1재) 0.33 정, 1개의 정제 금속은 1 정 입니다. 이 가치들을 점진적으로 더하여 상대방이 요구하는 가격을 알 수 있습니다.
  • 거래하고 있는 사람의 Steam 프로필을 통해 Valve의 제제를 받거나 사기꾼으로써 명성 가지고 있는지 확인하십시오.또는 SteamRep을 확인할 수 있습니다.
  • 현금으로 거래할 때 믿을 수 있는 SteamRep 을 중개인으로 거래하십시오.
  • 언제나 거래하기 전에 아이템들을 검토하십시오.
  • 거래들은 어떤 압박 없이 진행되어야 합니다; 당신이 원하지 않는 거래를 강요하는 다른 사람의 압박에 휘둘리지 마십시오.
  • 언제나 거래하는 아이템에 이상적인 가격을 정해 불공정한 가격 변경을 막으십시오. 가격 안내 사이트에서 확인할 수 있습니다.
  • 만약 당신이 너무 많은 것을 요구한다고 느껴진다면 친구나 다른 플레이어에게 물어보십시오, 온라인에 아이템의 거래 가치를 알려주는 많은 '가격 가이드'가 있습니다(하지만 이들은 객관적인 것들이 많으니 주의하십시오.).
  • 아이템 보관함 안 아이템들은 당신의 배낭 안 아이템들이 정렬되어 있는 대로 나타납니다. 인벤토리 안 아이템 위에 마우스를 올려 거래하기 전 아이템을 미리 봐 옳은 아이템을 거래하세요.
  • 언제나 당신이 거래하는 사람을 존중하십시오. 상대방에게 정중하고 정직하며 예의 바른 것은 거래할 때 매우 중요한 부분이며, 실생활 거래에서도 반영됩니다.
  • 이름을 바꾼 아이템들을 주의하십시오, 사기꾼이 일반 아이템을 더 높은 등급의 아이템처럼 보이게 이름을 바꿀 수 있습니다. 예를 들어 골동품 파이로의 비니의 이름을 바꿔 범상찮은 파이로의 비니로 보이게 할 수 있습니다.
  • 당신이 거래할 때 받은 아이템이 선물 받았거나 제작 불가인지 확인하십시오. 대게 그렇지 않은 것보다 가치가 낮게 평가됩니다.
  • 당신이 받는 아이템이 복제되지 않았는지 주의하십시오; 이것은 backpack.tf에서 플레이어의 배낭을 보고 아이템의 기록을 보면 알 수 있습니다. 웬만하면 (특히 범상찮은아이템들)은 복제되었으면 더 낮은 가치를 가집니다.
  • 이상한 품질의 아이템을 거래한다면 현재 적을 죽인 횟수 등의 랭크가 0됩니다.
  • 거래할 때 거래하는 사람의 별명 기록(최근에 사용한 이름)을 프로필에서 확인하십시오.사기꾼들은 다양한 가명,별명을 이용해 사기꾼이라는 것을 거래 이후 알아채지 못하게 합니다.
  • 어떤 거래 커뮤니티들은 거래자들에게 유용한 인증 시스템을 도입했습니다. 만약에 당신이 사용하는 곳이 이를 가지고 있다면 이를 기억하십시오.

거래의 종류

  • 금속 뱅킹 (Scrap banking)-플레이어가 무기를 위해 금속을 지불하는 행위,금속 은행업을 하는 사람들은 보통 2개의 무기에 1개의 폐기 금속을 처음 지불합니다 그다음 무기 1개와 폐기 금속 1개를 바꿔 이윤을 냅니다. 이것과 반대로 2개의 무기를 거래하는 방법도 있습니다. 이것을 역 금속 은행업이라고 부릅니다.
  • 무기 뱅킹 (Weapon banking)-플레이어가 자신의 무기를 다른 플레이어의 무기와 바꾸는 행위입니다.
  • 장식 뱅킹 (Cosmetic banking)-플레이어가 장식 아이템을 1.33 정제 금속(제작 가능한 거의 대부분 장식 아이템들의 가격)에 구매 그보다 더 큰 가격에 판매하는 행위입니다.
  • 열쇠 뱅킹 (Key banking)-플레이어가 Mann Co. 보급 상자 열쇠를 금속으로 바꾸는 행위입니다.(대게 정제 금속)
  • 1:1 거래 (1:1 trading)-플레이어가 하나의 아이템을 다른 플레이어의 아이템 하나와 교체하는 행위입니다.
  • 아이템 과지급 (item overpay)-다른 플레이어의 아이템(들)의 가치보다 아이템을 0.11(1폐)부터 1키만큼 과지급하는 행위입니다.
  • Game trading - involves exchanging items for games and vice versa.
  • Cash trading - involves exchanging items for monetary compensation outside of the Steam trade. This form of trading should always be done with a trusted middleman, if done at all; this practice is very risky, and is not supported by Valve.
  • Pure trading - when a person pays the pure value for a specified item, generally in Refined or Keys.
  • Quicksell trading - when a person sells an item (often with the Unusual quality) for pure currency for a value that is less than the suggested price of their item.
  • Bot trading - when a player goes to a website that has Steam accounts configured to automatically trade with real users. These websites often offer similar item-banking services to the ones listed above, and can expedite the process of trading by automatically generating trade offers. For example, a site offering weapon banking services may allow one to sell all the duplicate weapons in their backpack, or buy all the ones that they do not have. Bot trading sites usually require the user to have a public Steam inventory, so that trade offers can be sent to the user. It is important to remember that bot trading sites are not perfect, and may sometimes send users incorrect trade offers; users should verify trades sent by bots before accepting them.

Things that should be watched out for:

  • Scamming - the act of stealing from another person, generally when a player promises another player items that they will never give.
  • Phishing/Hijacking - when a user pretending to be a trader sends a phishing link (which redirects the player to a fake site that harvests their login details or other information), or asks for a player's password. Players should always check the name of the link they are clicking and check for a green bar at the top of their browser signifying security. They should never share their password with anyone.
  • Sharking - the act of targeting a player (usually new or inexperienced players/traders) and offering items that are worth a significant amount less than the targeted player's item(s) while telling them that they are worth the same amount.

거래를 시작하기 전에

  • Ascertain the value of the items you want to trade. Always try to figure out what your items are worth before trading them. [2].
  • Check if the person you are trading with is a legitimate trader and is who they say they are.[3] Check the person’s Steam profile yourself (do not click any links) and/or their SteamRep page. Their SteamRep profile also displays if the person has a Valve trade ban or Valve trade probation.[4] (For other ways to verify, see Reputation below.)
  • Do NOT click on any links to external websites as these sites could be malicious and/or phishing sites.[5]
  • If cash trades are involved, make sure that you secure a verified community middleman.[6]
  • Do NOT use TeamViewer or any other software that the other user tells you to install or use.[7]
  • Do NOT believe anyone who says that they are from Steam Support. Steam Support will NEVER ask you to trade items to them for any reason (Steam Admins can't have a regular Steam account).[8]
  • Steam Wallet Funds cannot be traded. Any trades offers that state that Steam Wallet Funds will be added after the trade are scams.
  • Be sure that you or the person you are trading with has not changed their Steam profile name within 2 hours of the trade, as changing your Steam profile name imposes a trade hold for two hours.

거래가 진행중일때

  • Click on the name of the other person while in the trade window to verify that is the real person and not an impersonator.[9]
  • Do NOT click on any links the person sends you in the trade chat window or run any programs the person asks you to run while in the trade.[10]
  • Pay close attention to the trade. Check the trade chat to ensure that no items were removed. Make certain all agreed items are visible in the window before accepting the trade. If you cannot see an item, cancel the trade.[11]
  • Pay attention to the quality of the items being offered. Take your time to verify all items by hovering over them to ensure it is exactly the item you agreed to get.[12]
  • Be aware of renamed items, as a scammer can rename a common item to appear as a rare item. Double-check the quality, names, and descriptions of all items. Items which are renamed or have had their description changed have quotation marks (“) around the name and description. The chat box also shows notifications about renamed items to help avoid confusion.
  • Inventory items appear in the order in which they are arranged in your backpack.[13] Be sure to preview items by hovering over them in the inventory or trading boxes to make sure you are adding the correct one(s).
  • Check if the items you receive in the trade are craftable. After the October 13, 2011 patch, weapons bought from the store are uncraftable, but can be traded. After the November 29, 2012 patch, cosmetic items bought from the store are craftable.
  • Common courtesy is important. Always treat other players with respect.[14]
  • Do NOT rush the trade. Give yourself plenty of time to review and verify all items before completing the trade- especially after the green box is checked but before the final trade button is pressed.[15]
  • You should always have a bit of control over the trade. You should never be pressured to sell your item at an discounted price. If you ever feel uncomfortable, do not hesitate to cancel the trade.
  • Never be afraid to check item history. If an item is duplicated, which appears in the item history, it is not recommended to buy that item. This is because they are much less desirable on the market, and thus are harder to sell (unless you plan on keeping that specific item for yourself). An item history can be seen by going to Backpack.tf, a popular item trading website used for trading with bots and people. Simply click on your profile on backpack.tf, then click on ‘My Backpack’, then wait for your backpack to load. When your backpack finishes loading, you can select the item you wish to view ownership history, and a menu will appear. Click on ‘history’, and you will be redirected to another page. When the page finishes loading, you can see the user ID of the person which owns the item, the username of this user, and the date in which this item was last seen on the user. You can click on the username and click on 'backpack' to view this user's inventory.
  • If you are trading on a website that utilizes bots, such as tradeit.gg, always check the date of account creation, and compare it with the one listed on the website.

거래하지 않을 것들

  • Do NOT trade for CD keys or games that cannot be traded through the trading window.[16]
  • Do NOT trade Steam accounts. The buying, selling, sharing, or trading of Steam accounts violates the Steam Subscriber Agreement.[17]
  • Do NOT trade for items in other platforms, such as for Runescape gold, Minecraft accounts, etc.[18]

명성

Reputation is often used in the trading community especially in the realm of cash trading. Red Flags:

  • New account (if the account that the person is on is relatively new, they could be using an alternate account)
  • Low TF2 hours (if the person has only 100 or so hours in TF2, but they want to trade for a high value item, it could be a fishy situation)
  • Low amount of games in their library, or only free to play games. People who have no attachment to their accounts (alternatives) often have almost no games in their account, or only free to play games. (This way if they lose their account they do not lose any games)

거래 사기들

Scammers are users that attempt to steal other people's items by deceptive means. They do this in three different ways:

  • Convincing the victim to trade them items while receiving nothing in return.
  • Misleading the victim on how valuable certain items are, and knowingly offering an unfair trade. (this is called sharking)
  • Convincing the victim to click on a corrupted link, which allows the scammer to hijack the victim's account and/or trade offers sent to other people.

Thus, as long as you never give items to strangers for free, never click on suspicious links, and always know the true value of both your items and theirs, you have nothing to fear from scammers.

There are many different scamming strategies. All known methods are listed down below:

거래되는 물건 바꾸기

This method is extremely ineffective now with the trade hold and additional verification. Once both parties have agreed upon a fair trade and they are happy, the scammer instead offers a similar item of less value, and hopes that the victim does not notice the difference. Fortunately, this method is much harder to pull off now because extra verification is needed before the trade can be completed, giving the victim an extra chance to notice.

가짜 거래 봇 사기

A screenshot of a fake Opskins bot scam

This is a type of impersonation scam. Fake bots are accounts that send you offers for items in exchange for nothing, usually to 'deposit' them into a site, which after being deposited, cannot be withdrawn.

The scam usually goes like this:

  • A scammer adds a user to their friend list.
  • They lead the user to a well-known trading site (e.g., Opskins, Marketplace.tf, etc.) (or they can lead you to a fake trading site made just for scamming).
  • They get the user to list their item but not deposit it.
  • The fake bot sends the user an offer for your item for nothing in return.
  • The scammer tries to convince the user to accept the trade.
  • Once the user accepts, the scammer blocks the user and the deposited items cannot be withdrawn.


가짜 중개인 사기

This is another type of impersonation scam. Some traders use middlemen to be a mediator when trading highly valuable items to make sure the items go to the right people and prevent most types of scams. However, middlemen can be impersonated and take the valuable items without giving it to the respective users. A lot of the time the fake middleman works with/is an alt account of a scammer to take your items.

It usually goes down like this:

  • You have a valuable item that you wish to trade.
  • You meet with someone who is willing to trade and they insist on getting a middleman.
  • The middleman and the person you are trading with are friends or the middleman is an alt of the scammer.
  • The middleman takes all the items and gives it to the scammer.

Or, it can go down like this:

  • You are trading valuable items and you want to get a middleman involved.
  • The other user agrees and you trade your items to the middleman.
  • The middleman takes the items and leaves.
  • The middleman most likely blocks you.

‘피싱 링크’ 사기

Phishing links are links to websites usually impersonating Steam or other well-known websites and require you to sign in to steal your account credentials, and hijack your account. In some occasions, simply accessing the website may download malware and do harm to your computer and potentially steal your personal information.

Examining and not clicking on suspicious links will prevent you from getting affected by this type of scam.

믿었던 친구 사기

This is another type of impersonation scam. The scammer asks you to trade your items to a trusted friend of yours who the scammer impersonates to deceive you to trade the items to the fake account.

It usually goes like this:

  • The scammer adds the victim.
  • The scammer and the victim agree on a deal for a trade.
  • The scammer says to make sure the promised items are 'legit' that the user has to temporarily trade it to a friend they trust, then they can complete the trade.
  • The scammer's alt/friend impersonates the friend you said you would lend your promised items too.
  • You give your promised items to the scammer's alt/friend not realizing its not your real friend.
  • The scammer and the fake account block you and the items are scammed off of you.

가짜 유튜버/스트리머 사기

This is another type of impersonation scam. An account impersonating a popular YouTuber/streamer adds you and tells you that they need your items for a showcase video. Once you have given your items to them, they block you. Checking the YouTuber/streamer's actual Steam profile can help you identify if it is a scammer, as the "Add Friend" button should change to "Send Message" if you are already their friend. Also checking the scammer's inventory to see if it is private can help.

해킹한 보급상자 사기

In this particular scam, a scammer adds a user to their friend list and tells the user that their crates in their inventory are hacked and that they will 100% unbox a Unusual when opened. The user pays the scammer for the crates, unboxes them, and gets nothing (although there is the normal small chance they could get an expensive item) and realizes that the scammer was lying when they said the crates were hacked and that they were just normal crates.

바가지 씌우기

Sharking is a type of scam in which the scammer tells the victim that the scammer's item is worth far more than it actually is, or that the victim's item is worth far less than it actually is. This is largely preventable through referencing websites like backpack.tf, or by checking the Steam Community Market prices if the items are marketable, as these give community-decided values of the items in question.

거짓 Valve 직원

This is another type of impersonation scam. The scammer impersonates a Valve employee (e.g. Robin Walker, Drunken F00l), and proceeds to ask you to trade your items to them for various reasons. Note that Valve employees will never contact you personally for your items, even if they are glitched.

축제장식/축제장식된

This scam is more recent than others, as in the Smissmas 2017 Update, Valve updated Festivizers to be able to Festivize more weapons than previously (including Stock weapons). The scammer sends you a trade offer proclaiming the item to be an original Festive weapon or Strange Festive, thus upping the item's worth. (Example: you have a 12 Key item, you list it for that price, you get an offer for a Strange "Festive" Scattergun, when you hover over the item it shows as Festivized.) Note that original Festive weapons have a different backpack icon than Festivized weapons; use this to distinguish whether it is a Original Festive or a Festivized one.

도박 사기

This scam involves a TF2 gambling website that the scammer supposedly runs. Some of these websites fake the entire process.[19] Typically, a scammer adds a TF2 player over Steam to their friends list. If the TF2 player accepts, the scammer asks the player to advertise their item roulette website and promises to "fix" (guarantee the TF2 player to win a round) some roulette rounds in exchange for their help. Alternatively, a scammer may "fix" a round so that a select roulette player (which sometimes may be a fake player/bot) of the would-be victim's choosing is guaranteed to win as proof to the would-be victim that the scammer is in fact capable of "fixing" rounds.

Items can be scammed from a would-be victim in three ways:

  • Sometimes a "fee" is required to play the roulette game in the first place.
  • By entering the game, a would-be victim's items are simply pocketed by the scammers involved and are never actually given to a "winner" (sometimes fake players or bots pretend to be a would-be winner).
  • Even if the roulette round is legitimate, rounds can be "fixed" and unfairly manipulated to guarantee a winner (which is often done to lure in new would-be victims).

In addition, this scam can easily become widespread due to scammers requiring victims to advertise these roulette or gambling sites in order to attract new would-be victims.

다른 게임/‘Abstractism’ 사기

A screenshot of a fake item produced in Abstractism

This is a newer scam. Abstractism was a game that used Team Fortress 2 backpack icons for inventory items until it was removed from the Steam Store on July 30, 2018 "for shipping unauthorized code, trolling with content, and scamming customers with deceptive in-game items"[20]. Scammers "fake" that they have really expensive items (Australiums, Unusuals), sometimes with no way to easily tell the fake items apart from the real items,[21] however some fake items do not have the Team Fortress 2 logo next to it, which can be used to help distinguish fake items from another game. Valve has taken precautions in an effort to ensure that such scams do not reoccur in the future by adding warnings in trade windows for items which were recently added to the Steam store and for trading with items which a trading participant has never played the associated game for. These warnings can also be used to distinguish fake items from real ones.

‘우리 팀에 들어올 사람을 찾고있어’ 사기

In this scam, the scammer asks you to join a competitive team in TF2 (or in some cases, another game) to play a competitive match, usually with a big prize pool, but it is all fake and the scammer just wants you to go to a sketchy website that can do harm to your Steam account or PC.

It usually goes like this:

  • The scammer adds you and asks you to join their team.
  • They ask you about your rank.
  • If you say no, they ask you to at least vote on their team on a sketchy website. If you say yes, they give you a link to a sketchy website and ask you to sign in with your Steam account.
  • If you sign up, your account gets stolen.

"실수로 신고했어" 사기

In this scam, the scammer, either through a compromised account or a random add, tells the victim they "accidentally" reported them for duped items/impersonating/scamming and has an alt posing as a Steam admin to "help you". The scammer then says the admin "sent a code" to your e-mail, which is actually a password reset code.

  • Real Steam admins will NEVER talk to you through Steam Chat or add you.
    • If the Steam Support team needs to contact you for any reason, you will receive a notice at the top of your Steam client instead of a Steam Chat message.
  • In addition, all Valve employees (and in turn Steam administrators) have a banner on their profile for this exact reason. Be mindful of this.
  • Scammers often talk in broken English.
  • The "admin" uses the /quote or /code command to look more "official".

"아이템 보험" 사기

In this scam, the scammer gives you a too good to be true trade offer, such as Australium weapons for taunts or Unusual hats or weapons for Unique weapons.

The scammer says something to the effect of "these items might be bugged, lets add this Steam admin and trade them to him to prove they are real".

Upon trading your items to the "Steam admin", you will never see them again.

  • Again, Steam admins will NEVER talk to you through Steam Chat.
  • Nobody can magically know if your items are "bugged".

거짓 핼러윈 마법

An image showing the difference between a real spelled item and a fake one, from left to right respectively. Notice the gray text of the fake spell.

This scam is more prominent on the Steam Community Market, where direct interaction between the two parties is not needed. The scammer advertises having a spelled item, or lists it on the Steam Community Market for a higher price, when all they have done is changed the description with a Description Tag to make it appear as a spelled item.

  • There are usually quotation marks around the "spell" where they have changed the description.
  • The fake spell's text is a light gray color instead of the light blue text color that spells have on the Steam Community Market, and in trades.

사기꾼을 알아보는법

There are ways to recognize if someone that has added you is a scammer.

  • There are people commenting on the suspected scammer's Steam profile page saying they are a scammer.
  • They are a marked scammer on SteamRep.com or are banned from backpack.tf
  • You do not know who they are, and they add you out of the blue.
  • Their backpack is private.
    • A trader would want to keep their inventory open so that people can browse and make offers on items they are selling.
  • If their backpack is not private, it is almost completely empty despite claiming to have high-tier items
  • If they are an impersonator, they will give a link to the backpack of the person they are impersonating on a trading website where their backpack is not listed as private, yet when you go to the impersonator's Steam inventory, it is private.
  • They have conflicting information on their Steam page (i.e., "Don't add me") when they were the ones who sent you a friend request.
  • They claim to be an employee or affiliate of Valve.
    • Valve employees will never contact you because of an item in your inventory. There is no such thing as a "fake item" or "item validation." If anyone contacts you over these issues, it is a scam.
  • They send you a link to a website you do not recognize or looks suspicious.

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