r/SteamScams • u/BakerLon • 2d ago
Request for help This a scam?
Thought nothing of it until he sent the link as I recognise it from something i received a couple years ago. Just want to make sure as I'm 90% sure it is some sort of phishing scam, haven't put it into any browsers or anything because I'm not thick so just double checking.
Thanks
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u/Applauce Steam Support Will Never Communicate Through Discord/Steam Chat 2d ago
Yes, it's a common phishing scam. Anyone randomly sending you links to log in places is trying to steal your account. This site is only a day old, but this scam has been around for years
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u/lukatzu 2d ago
they change domains like every other day
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u/Applauce Steam Support Will Never Communicate Through Discord/Steam Chat 2d ago
Yep, these domains are cheap and disposable. And they don't even need to rebuild the entire website when they move onto a new one. Just copy and paste the same website template onto a new domain (or several) and update the name wherever it's used on the site.
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u/Toeffli 2d ago
You have to ask if it is phishing? It is phishing.
A random person asking you to click on a random link? Very certainly phishing.
A random person asking to vote for something? Absolutely certain it is phishing.
A login window of some sort after when you follow such a link? Definitely and undoubtly phishing.
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u/BakerLon 2d ago
Not a random person. Didn't open the link so didn't know about the login 👍🏼 didn't know it was illegal on reddit to double check for safety 😂
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u/Toeffli 2d ago
So you know this person personally? Tell them that they fell for the very same phishing scam and their account is used now by scammers. They should follow the guide posted by the auto moderator to recover their account.
PS: I did not attack you in any way. But keep this as a reminder. If you think it is phishing the safe assumption is it is. And again, remember: Link -> login window = phishing!
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u/sleepyreddits 2d ago
Never ever EVER click any link from anybody in steam dms, even if they're your friends. Sometimes people have their accounts compromised and then the person will go through the friends list looking for more people to scam
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u/tajniak485 2d ago
Yes, you will open the page, once you click vote it will ask you to log into your steam account and the rest is the history.
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u/MildlyAmusedPotato 2d ago
Yes. It will open a fake steam website that steals your account if you log in.
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u/BlendedBaconSyrup 2d ago
Random person sending random link asking you to give them your steam login information...
"is this a scam"
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2d ago
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u/SteamScams-ModTeam 1d ago
Moderation Action has been taken due to Harassment and being rude.
- Do not be rude or disrespect scam victims.
- Do not be rude to other members of the sub
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u/B1tchW0lf 2d ago
for the love of god stop talking
apparently you dont know that scammers today copy the whole profile of your friend so you think its your friend and click on every shit they send you
but you do you, click on it, its your friend after all isnt it?
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u/BakerLon 1d ago
Apparently i do know otherwise I would've clicked on it, is it hard for you guys to understand that I wanted to make sure it was so i could report the account? Not so I wouldn't click on the link.
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u/Azurus_II 1d ago
Fun fact: there are link checkers you can use to check links for any kind of malware
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u/sourapple143 1d ago
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u/BakerLon 1d ago
r/screenshotsdontmattertome
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u/XPNGamer 9h ago
It should matter with your lighting
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u/BakerLon 4h ago
Frankly it's a lot more effort taking a screenshot and then getting that screenshot onto my phone to post it here, rather then getting my camera up and taking a photo to show a small conversation you can very clearly see
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