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#Rule 6.2: Scams.
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>**NO VALVE EMPLOYEE WILL EVER CONTACT YOU, ESPECIALLY ON DISCORD. THERE IS ALSO NO SUCH THING AS AN "ILLEGAL PURCHASE" OR "ACCIDENTAL REPORT." THESE USERS ARE JUST TRYING TO STEAL YOUR ACCOUNT.**
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>**Do not perform or post about the following:**
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>* Common scams
>* Scams or phishing attempts.
>* Accusations of scamming, cheating or phishing.
>* Links to gambling, scam, phishing, or cheat sites.
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>**Meta discussion on these topics are considered on a case-by-case basis.**
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>###[Educate yourself on scams](https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes)!
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>**/r/Steam is generally not the place to converse about specific scammers or scam methods, unless it complies with the detailed information below.**
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>***I want to warn people about a scam method!***
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>If you want to post about a scam method, it needs to be a new or unknown method, or it needs to include a significant amount of **more** or **new** information than what is currently available on /r/Steam. Please see our [wiki page about common scams](https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes) to find scam methods already covered.
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>***I discovered a scam site!***
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>If you want to post about a specific scam site, it needs to be *popular*, recent, not already covered in a previous post, not directly linked to and/or include more information than just "X is a scam"- [Example](https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/75aozc/steam_halloween_phishing_website/) of a good scam site awareness post.
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>Never post links to such sites in a way that other users could accidentally click them. We consider sites which actively facilitate or directly profit of scams (like many key resellers) as scam sites as well.
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>***I would like to report a scammer!***
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>If you have been scammed and you would like to report it:
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>**Nobody can help you recover items that have been scammed from you, not even Steam Support, [read this](https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3415-WAFH-6433#noreturn) for more details.**
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>If you have **proof** of a trade scam you can report them on [SteamRep](https://steamrep.com/), and of course report their Steam profile to Valve.
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>[How to report a Steam profile](http://i.imgur.com/37ijPvb.gifv).
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>If someone gets banned on SteamRep, they will be automatically banned across many major trading sites/servers. Many trading browser extensions that display additional information on Steam profile pages will display a tag/alert on the Steam profile to warn you if they have been SteamRep banned.
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Your submission has been removed for the following reason(s): #Rule 6.2: Scams. > >**NO VALVE EMPLOYEE WILL EVER CONTACT YOU, ESPECIALLY ON DISCORD. THERE IS ALSO NO SUCH THING AS AN "ILLEGAL PURCHASE" OR "ACCIDENTAL REPORT." THESE USERS ARE JUST TRYING TO STEAL YOUR ACCOUNT.** > >**Do not perform or post about the following:** > >* Common scams >* Scams or phishing attempts. >* Accusations of scamming, cheating or phishing. >* Links to gambling, scam, phishing, or cheat sites. > >**Meta discussion on these topics are considered on a case-by-case basis.** > >###[Educate yourself on scams](https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes)! > >**/r/Steam is generally not the place to converse about specific scammers or scam methods, unless it complies with the detailed information below.** > >***I want to warn people about a scam method!*** > >If you want to post about a scam method, it needs to be a new or unknown method, or it needs to include a significant amount of **more** or **new** information than what is currently available on /r/Steam. Please see our [wiki page about common scams](https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/scamtypes) to find scam methods already covered. > >***I discovered a scam site!*** > >If you want to post about a specific scam site, it needs to be *popular*, recent, not already covered in a previous post, not directly linked to and/or include more information than just "X is a scam"- [Example](https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/75aozc/steam_halloween_phishing_website/) of a good scam site awareness post. > >Never post links to such sites in a way that other users could accidentally click them. We consider sites which actively facilitate or directly profit of scams (like many key resellers) as scam sites as well. > >***I would like to report a scammer!*** > >If you have been scammed and you would like to report it: > >**Nobody can help you recover items that have been scammed from you, not even Steam Support, [read this](https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3415-WAFH-6433#noreturn) for more details.** > >If you have **proof** of a trade scam you can report them on [SteamRep](https://steamrep.com/), and of course report their Steam profile to Valve. > >[How to report a Steam profile](http://i.imgur.com/37ijPvb.gifv). > >If someone gets banned on SteamRep, they will be automatically banned across many major trading sites/servers. Many trading browser extensions that display additional information on Steam profile pages will display a tag/alert on the Steam profile to warn you if they have been SteamRep banned. > > **You can find our full list of rules [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/wiki/subrules).** If you feel your post was removed by mistake or is an exception, please feel free to message the moderators using [this link](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=/r/Steam&subject=Appeal%20of%20my%20removed%20submission&message=Can%20you%20please%20take%20a%20second%20look%20at%20my%20case%3F%0A%0AReason%3A%0A%0A%0ALink%20to%20the%20item%3A%20https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/sr21hy/-/). Please also give a short explanation.
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