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*遊戲交易-交易的物品涉及到其他遊戲(比如用TF2的物品交易CS:GO的物品)。
 
*遊戲交易-交易的物品涉及到其他遊戲(比如用TF2的物品交易CS:GO的物品)。
 
*現金交易-涉及在 Steam 交易之外的現金交易。這種交易形式應該要找受信任的中間人進行,如果有的話。但這種做法的風險很大,Valve 不支持這種做法。
 
*現金交易-涉及在 Steam 交易之外的現金交易。這種交易形式應該要找受信任的中間人進行,如果有的話。但這種做法的風險很大,Valve 不支持這種做法。
*純粹(Pure)交易-通常指純粹使用「精煉金屬」或「鑰匙」來支付。當你看到交易提案有指定必須使用純粹的「精煉金屬」或「鑰匙」時,請使用指定的物品來支付。
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*純粹(Pure)交易-通常指純粹使用「精煉金屬」或「鑰匙」來支付的交易。當你看到交易提案有指定必須使用純粹的「精煉金屬」或「鑰匙」時,請使用指定的物品來支付。
*快速交易-指以低於建議價格出售(通常為異常屬性)該物品以達到快速吸以買賣的交易。
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*快速交易-指以低於建議價格出售(通常為異常屬性)該物品以達到快速吸引買賣的交易。
 
*機器人(Bot)交易-當玩家進入擁有連結 Steam 帳戶的網站時,這些網站會收集帳戶的資料以將物品交易給真實玩家。這些網站通常具有與之前所說的相同的交易類型,例如武器可以擁有:購買武器,出售武器,自動出售(出售所有物品庫內的重複武器以換作金屬),自動購買(購買你物品庫內所有沒有的武器),這些交易網站通常要求你將Steam物品庫設定為可見,以便查看到你的武器和其他物品。有些機器人網站仍然需要大量學習才能使其變得完美,因此,如果您使用機器人網站進行交易,請務必檢查你的交易提案內容是否有誤。機器人網站上的一個示範是[https://scrap.tf/ Scrap.tf]。
 
*機器人(Bot)交易-當玩家進入擁有連結 Steam 帳戶的網站時,這些網站會收集帳戶的資料以將物品交易給真實玩家。這些網站通常具有與之前所說的相同的交易類型,例如武器可以擁有:購買武器,出售武器,自動出售(出售所有物品庫內的重複武器以換作金屬),自動購買(購買你物品庫內所有沒有的武器),這些交易網站通常要求你將Steam物品庫設定為可見,以便查看到你的武器和其他物品。有些機器人網站仍然需要大量學習才能使其變得完美,因此,如果您使用機器人網站進行交易,請務必檢查你的交易提案內容是否有誤。機器人網站上的一個示範是[https://scrap.tf/ Scrap.tf]。
  

Revision as of 09:11, 18 February 2021

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惠特利成功進行交易

社群交易技巧是為剛接觸交易系統絕地要塞2物品交易的新用戶所提供的建議的一些建議。

物品價值

物品屬性

通常,物品的價值由它們的稀有度來衡量。也就是說,玩家獲得該物品的難度或費用。物品稀有度通常與該物品的屬性有所關聯。

  • 獨特屬性的武器是遊戲中最常見的掉落物品,通常是所有物品中最低的價值的存在,因為它們是最常見的掉落物品且易於製造、合成。如果某些物品的等級具有特定的數字(例如42、69或100)或合成編號(例如1至100),則可能會使該物品的價值提高。
  • 曼恩企業補給箱也是常見的掉落物品,被認為低於獨特武器的價值。
  • 復古屬性的物品因其原本較高的製作成本而被認為比獨特屬性的物品價值更高。
  • 奇異屬性的物品的價值高於一般獨特屬性的物品,因為它們只能從補給箱中獲得,不過它們各自的價格卻有著很大差異,具體取決於從箱子中獲得的物品特定概率,受歡迎程度以及可用性。
  • 正統屬性的物品值通常高於上述,這是因為它們作為促銷物品來獲得相關的開銷,以這種方式獲得它們的時間有限。
  • 詛咒屬性的物品也被認為具有較高的價值,因為它們能顯現的時間僅限於萬聖節活動和萬聖節地圖。
  • 聖誕武器具有類似的季節性限制,由於要從聖誕節活動的箱子中獲取它們的概率跟期間都較為嚴格,因而被認為具很有高的價值。聖誕節活動箱子中,節慶裝飾和節慶武器的受歡迎程度不同。因此,人們普遍認為"節慶武器"的價值勝過"節慶化武器",因為節慶武器被認為是“原始的”節慶武器。奇異屬性的節慶武器由於獲得的可能性更低,因此具有更高的價值。

有時候像是曼恩企業補給箱金鑰需要確定其價值時,會考慮一個名為需求與供給的概念。

如果任何屬性的物品包含其他描述性文字(例如"____贈送"等),則通常被認為是"骯髒的"。交易限制包括使用名稱標籤描述標籤、禮物包裝紙或無法合成。"骯髒"的物品被認為沒有比不帶這些屬性的物品來的"乾淨"。所以這些"骯髒"的物品相較於"乾淨"的物品,價值還要更低。 通常被工具物品添加屬性的物品,像是被油漆桶漆上顏色或是被奇異零件添加奇異屬性,在交易時會在物品的價值上加上這些工具物品的一小部份價值進行交易。

貨幣

金屬被用作交易時的貨幣,並根據金屬中的價值進行交易。特定物品的價值通常以金屬"ref"(例如"1.33 ref","3 ref"等)給出。
要知道某物品要多少金屬,每種金屬的具體價值如下:

  • 2把武器=1個廢金屬(Scrap)=0.11ref,3個廢金屬=1個回收金屬(Reclaimed Metal或rec)=0.33ref,3個回收金屬=1個精煉金屬(Refined Metal)=1ref。

由於廢金屬是由2把武器透過合成產生的,因此有將單個獨特屬性武器視為等於0.05ref。但是,通常情況下玩家會嘗試從交易中獲利,從而將每種獨特的武器出售為廢金屬。

對於具有較高價值的物品,就需要使用更高級別的"貨幣"。曼恩企業補給箱金鑰被用作下一類貨幣(儘管在交易時通常會接受其等價金屬的替代品)。耳機曾經被認為是具有很高價值的流行貨幣,但是流行的交易網站Backpack.tf在2015年3月31日發表聲明宣布了這一消息:耳機不再被視為交易貨幣的一部份

有的時候,交易者會補償甚至是多給裝飾品中缺少精煉金屬或鑰匙的情況。這就是所謂的"超額支付(Overpay)"。很少有人這樣做是一種效率較低的交易方式。如果您有一個迫切於想要交易您的帽子的好朋友,用裝飾品換裝飾品通常會更容易一些。

  • 舉個例子:如果你想要買一頂帽子,但是你的給出的貨幣未達到交易對象的要求。這時候你可以選擇用其他價值差不多的裝飾品或物品去填補其價值的空缺,或者就放棄這則交易。當然,如果你選擇在未達到對方的價值要求下進行交易,你就必須補償並高於對方在這則交易中會失去的原先價值,這就叫做"超額支付"。

澳元素武器

澳元素武器只能透過獲得任務之旅通行券並在完成曼恩對決機器模式其中一趟任務後機率性獲得。這些武器似乎塗有類似金的物質:澳元素。這些奇異屬性的武器會自帶計數器來計算殺敵。從曼恩對決機器模式獲得這類物品的可能性機率為3%-4%。澳元素武器被認為是僅次於異常屬性物品的一種有價值且昂貴的貿易物品。有關澳元素武器的列表,請參見澳元素武器

黃金扳手薩氏金像獎小金人黃金油炸平底鍋是與上面的澳元素武器不同的極罕見的黃金武器。黃金扳手薩氏金像獎小金人是"無法交易的"。黃金油炸平底鍋曼起來模式模式下更為罕見,只有在完成雙城作戰任務之旅(漏油計畫任務除外)大約四次的"高級"任務後以0.025%[來源請求]的機會獲得。

異常屬性物品

異常屬性的物品被廣泛認為是遊戲交易中最有價值且最昂貴的物品。因此,這些物品被視為是高價位的單獨層級(以曼恩企業補給箱金鑰為基礎進行交易)。除了異常效果亮麗的視覺吸引力外,這些物品還具有僅1%的概率能從補給箱中獲取的特性(參見開箱概率的文章),使這些物品變得極難獲得,且基本的交易價格也變得極高。但是,在它們本身的價值範圍會根據外物品本身的外觀或效果的吸引力、稀有性和普遍需求而有著很大的變化。


交易技巧

當交易奇異屬性異常屬性的物品時,請注意物品屬性的顏色,以免被詐騙。請注意,免費帳戶(F2P)是無法在交易中提供任何物品的,除非那些物品是過去通過交易所獲得的物品。

在交易時請記住以下幾點:

  • Steam庫存物品會按照你在遊戲內背包中的排列順序顯示。將滑鼠游標懸停在物品上或交易框中,以預覽物品資訊,可確保添加的是正確的物品。
  • 記住每種金屬的價值並且了解某物品的價值需要多少金屬。以加法的方式將這些價值相加,即可得出對方所要求金屬的確切價值。
  • 在完成交易之前,請務必檢查交易的內容物品。
  • 如果你想為給交易的物品提供合理的價格,以防止不公平的交易。您可以使用多個物品交易網站來比照在每個網站的交易價格。
  • 如果你覺得自己在交易中提供的物品太多,請詢問朋友或其他信任的玩家。很多交易伺服器和網站也會提供"交易價目表"給予玩家物品的交易價位做參考(即使這些通常是主觀的)。
  • 請檢查此人的Steam個人資料(可以使用Steamrep),以了解這個人是否正有被Valve進行交易封鎖,或是否有詐騙者的名譽。
  • 交易時,請在對方的個人資料中確認交易者的暱稱(或該用戶曾經使用過的)。詐騙者經常使用許多不同的暱稱,因此交易後就無法找到它們。
  • 交易不應該有任何壓力,如果對方對你施加壓力或催促你要快速達成某項交易時,千萬不要屈服於對方。
  • 如果你要購買一種奇異屬性的武器,收到的同時該物品當前全部的奇異計數將重置為0。
  • 請注意被名稱標籤重新命名的物品,因為詐騙者可以重新命名常見的物品使其看起來像是更高價值的物品。比方說,復古屬性火焰兵的無邊帽可以重新命名為"異常 火焰兵的無邊帽"。但是,裝飾品將保留其原本的藍色文字。交易框的物品會顯示有關重新命名物品的通知,以避免混淆。將滑鼠游標懸停在該物品上會顯示該物品原始名稱。
  • 交易完畢以後請檢察你所得到的物品,確保你沒有收到"骯髒的"或"複製的"物品。您可以通過在Backpack.tf上查看該玩家的背包以及查看物品的歷史記錄來進行檢查。如果這個物品有一人以上持有的話,那麼你剛才得到的物品就是用不正當手法製造出來的"複製品"(特別是異常屬性的物品,在Backpack.tf上該物品會被加上一個"複製品"的標籤)。大多數"骯髒的"或"複製的"物品,其價值會比較低,因此請小心。
  • 尊重與你交易的玩家。有禮貌和誠實是對交易來說是非常的重要一環,在現實生活中也能感受得到。交易時請務必保持禮貌和誠實。゚+.d(・∀・)゚b+.゚
  • 請注意,如果你是使用交易網站來做交易,有一些交易網站特別採用了對交易者非常有用的輔助系統。例如Scrap.tf所使用的交易機器人。

交易類型

以下有幾種不同的交易類型:

  • 廢金屬仲介-出售武器時收取金屬費用的行為。通常先將一種廢金屬換成兩把武器,然後對一種武器收取一廢個金屬,從而獲得少量利潤。也可以通過將兩種武器分別交易給廢金屬仲介家來實現,這被稱為反向廢金屬仲介行為。
  • 武器交換-用一種武器交換對方的另一種武器的行為。
  • 裝飾品仲介-以1.33精煉金屬(大多數可合成裝飾品的一般價格)或更低的價格購買裝飾品,然後以1.33精煉金屬或更高的價格出售裝飾品從而獲得利潤的行為。
  • 鑰匙仲介-用曼恩企業補給箱金鑰交換金屬(主要是精煉金屬)的一種行為。
  • 1比1交易-一種行為,將一種物品與另一個玩家交換另一個類似的物品。
  • 超額支付-與其他玩家的物品所需的金額相比,一件物品多付0.11(1個廢金屬)至1把鑰匙或更多,參見物品屬性
  • 遊戲交易-交易的物品涉及到其他遊戲(比如用TF2的物品交易CS:GO的物品)。
  • 現金交易-涉及在 Steam 交易之外的現金交易。這種交易形式應該要找受信任的中間人進行,如果有的話。但這種做法的風險很大,Valve 不支持這種做法。
  • 純粹(Pure)交易-通常指純粹使用「精煉金屬」或「鑰匙」來支付的交易。當你看到交易提案有指定必須使用純粹的「精煉金屬」或「鑰匙」時,請使用指定的物品來支付。
  • 快速交易-指以低於建議價格出售(通常為異常屬性)該物品以達到快速吸引買賣的交易。
  • 機器人(Bot)交易-當玩家進入擁有連結 Steam 帳戶的網站時,這些網站會收集帳戶的資料以將物品交易給真實玩家。這些網站通常具有與之前所說的相同的交易類型,例如武器可以擁有:購買武器,出售武器,自動出售(出售所有物品庫內的重複武器以換作金屬),自動購買(購買你物品庫內所有沒有的武器),這些交易網站通常要求你將Steam物品庫設定為可見,以便查看到你的武器和其他物品。有些機器人網站仍然需要大量學習才能使其變得完美,因此,如果您使用機器人網站進行交易,請務必檢查你的交易提案內容是否有誤。機器人網站上的一個示範是Scrap.tf

注意事項:

  • 詐騙-從另一個人那裡偷竊的行為,通常是在一個玩家答應另一個玩家不會提供任何物品。
  • 網絡釣魚-假裝為交易者的用戶發送釣魚鏈接(該鏈接將玩家重定導向到可以獲取受騙用戶登錄詳細信息或其他信息的假網站),或要求提供玩家的密碼。應該經常檢查其鏈接的名稱,並在其瀏覽器頂部檢查綠色欄表示安全。
  • 遊說-針對玩家(通常是新手或經驗不足的玩家)並提供價值遠低於這些玩家物品的物品,同時告訴這些玩家這些物品的價值相同的一種行為。
  • 記住:永遠不要與任何人分享你的密碼,或隨意登入不明網站。

在交易之前

  • Ascertain the value of the items you want to trade. Always try to figure out what your items are worth before trading them. [1].
  • Check if the person you are trading with is a legitimate trader and is who they say they are. [2]Check the person’s Steam profile yourself (do not click any links) and/or their SteamRep page. Their SteamRep profile will also display if the person has a Valve trade ban or Valve trade probation.[3] (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.[4]
  • If cash trades are involved, make sure that you secure a verified community middleman. [5]
  • Do NOT use TeamViewer or any other software that the other user tells you to install or use. [6]
  • 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). [7]


  • Steam Wallet Funds can not be traded. Any trades offers that state that Steam Wallet Funds will be added after the trade are scams.

在交易的期間

  • Click on the name of the other person while in the trade window to verify that is the real person and not an impersonator. [8]
  • 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. [9]
  • 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. [10]
  • 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. [11]
  • 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 will have quotation marks (“) around the name and description. The chat box will also show notifications about renamed items to help avoid confusion.
  • Inventory items appear in the order in which they are arranged in your backpack. [12] 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. [13]
  • 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. [14]
  • 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 will appear in the item history, it is not recommended to buy that item. This is because they are much less desirable on the market, and it will be 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.

什麼"不能"交易

  • Do NOT trade for CD keys or games that cannot be traded through the trading window. [15]
  • Do NOT trade Steam accounts. The buying, selling, sharing, or trading of Steam accounts violates the Steam Subscriber Agreement. [16]
  • Do NOT trade for items in other platforms, such as for Runescape gold, Minecraft accounts, etc.[17]

名譽

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 don't lose any games)

交易詐騙

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:

Quickswitching scam

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 won't 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.

Fake bot scam

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
  • a 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.

Fake middleman scam

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 will be working with/be an alt account of a scammer to take your items. It will usually go 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 will most likely block you.

Phishing link scam

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.

Trusted friend scam

This is another type of impersonation scam. The scammer will ask you to trade your items to a trusted friend of yours who the scammer will impersonate to decieve 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.

Fake YouTuber/streamer scam

This is another type of impersonation scam. An account impersonating a popular YouTuber/streamer will add you, and tell 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's 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.

Hacked crate scam

In this particular scam, a scammer adds a user to their friend list, they tell 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 he said the crates were hacked and that they were just normal crates.

Sharking

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.

Fake Valve employee

This is another type of impersonation scam. The scammer will impersonate a Valve employee (e.g. Robin Walker, Drunken F00l), and will proceed 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.

Festive/Festivized

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.

Item roulette scam

This scam involves a TF2 gambling website that the scammer supposedly runs. Some of these websites fake the entire process. [18] 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.

Another game/Abstractism scam

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 7/30/18 "for shipping unauthorized code, trolling with content, and scamming customers with deceptive in-game items"[19]. Scammers will "fake" that they have really expensive items (Australiums, Unusuals), sometimes there is no way to easily tell the fake items apart from the real items [20], however some fake items don't have the Team Fortress 2 logo next to it, use this 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.

Looking for someone to our team scam

In this scam the scammer will ask you to join his TF2/other game team to play a competetive match, usually with a big prize pool, but it's all fake and he just wants to trick you to go to a sketchy website that can do harm to your steam account or pc. It usually goes like this

  • Scammer adds you and ask you to join his team
  • He asks you about your rank
  • If you say no he will ask you to at least vote on his team on a sketchy website, if you say yes he will give you a link to a sketchy website and will ask you to sign up
  • If you sign up your account will get stolen

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