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Currently collecting evidence, is it a waste of time?
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Currently collecting evidence, is it a waste of time?

Hey, a week ago I was approached my a scammer on discord doing... I'm not sure exactly what this scam is. They opened by showing me a doctored screenshot of me buying their CS2 Knife, claiming they didn't get the money and reported me, blah blah blah my account is in jeopardy and I must submit a ticket-- just not to the actual steam support site. I guess it involves them trying to get my purchase history-- is there some info there that is vulnerable?

I decided I'd play along, at first out of boredom. But then I noticed that they were using a fake steam support site for their email, so I thought maybe it was possible I could get their host to kick them off. Now that I'm typing it, it doesn't seem like this would do that much to mess up this scam operation. I don't know if web hosts in Lithuania even give a shit about scammers. Even if this worked and the host (Hostinger) booted them, they'd probably just find another host to leech off of, right? I'm not very tech savvy.

Scammer still in contact with me via "Nathaniel Blue", I'm waiting for a real phishing attempt, don't know if there's any point in doing so atp.

Can provide screenshots if curious.

Thanks!

u/18skeltor — 3 hours ago
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New backdoor steam scam? (Need help with a scam ive never seen before on a friends account)

Apologies this is gonna be a wordy one, ive been on steam and in cs/tf2 trading for 10+ years so I know how these scammers can be, but wouldn't consider myself a tech wizard so my explanations wont be very concise.

For context:

My friend told me that a few days earlier he was invited to a counter strike lobby. In this lobby he was told that he needs to link his discord with faceit. Im not sure entirely what happened but from what i can gather the command prompt was used during this process. (My guess is that a trojan steam login page was involved as well)

Fast forward a day or 2 later, he is greeted with image 1 on his steam. Im assuming that the faceit discord linking process included malware, which i think would explain the command prompt being used. It blocks him from opening any games, using market, basically any feature in steam.

When clicking the contact steam support button it takes you to a chat window as seen in image 2. It asked for purchase receipts to start off with which steam normally do ask for i believe. (I worry that this is to gather information for a future social engineering scam if the initial scam doesnt work)

After inputting all the information it says "inventory isolation required" and then asks the user to trade all their cs items (no trading cards or items from other games so its clearly a scam). Luckily i intervened before my friend accepted the trade (images 3&4)

After doing some digging ive seen that pretty much the same scam has been used through wallpaper engine in the last 2 weeks. (This makes me think a new backdoor may have been used as both wallpaper engine and faceit both have admin access to both steam and windows)

In conclusion, i need help on how my friend can get rid of the malware that is stopping him from using his steam and am curious if this is something that has happened before or if it is something new.

Any help or thoughts are appreciated!

u/negb0 — 3 hours ago
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I fell for the purchase history scam

They asked me for my purchase history, I didn't know they could use it so I sent it leaving out any other information by cutting the screenshot. They sent me the friend code so I blocked them, I did not used it but I already sent the purchase history screenshot. What do I do to protect myself?

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u/QuelTizioLaggiu — 5 hours ago
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Moonrift is a hacking app hidding as a game

on god im never gonna trust a friend ever again aspecaliy a old one just DONT DOWN LOAD MOONRIFT it will take your dc and your paypal and your google account!!! don't be stupid like me

why i brought it here is cus you can wishlist it on steam and i don't know what too do

and to clear upp it was from a old friend i re conacted with that i know from the past have made there own games that iv tested for them as school work so maybe it was stupid to trust them blindly

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u/monsterKannin — 6 hours ago
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My friend stupidly accepted a family invite from a scammer thinking it was a valve employee despite me telling him it was a scam. He is now a child in the family, is there anything he can do? (His inventory has "mysteriously" vanished as well)

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u/crazysnakehat — 18 hours ago
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Guy asks if I was online around 1 am, with a screenshot of "me" sending a clearly suspicious link.

Now this is clearly showing signs of a scam, but I just want to consult the people of this sub. Friended a random that said they had questions regarding a game I wrote a review for. I ask them what questions they had(just trying to be helpful).

Yesterday they send a screenshot where I'm sending them a link for discounted steam games. along with a message asking if I was online at the time this was sent.

I blacked myself out because I want to stay anonymous

I just want to know if I should have any concerns of being compromised already, especially since if I was I should've seen the message myself, but it doesn't exist outside of this screenshot of theirs.

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u/Midnight_Yymiroth — 21 hours ago
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,,I will nerve fell for those stupid scammer,, the only stupid person is me who claimed that 😑

10min ago I basically gave my ACC to an scammer who claimed to be an employee of steam.

Long story short explanation.

Some random dude on discord wrote me he accidentally reported me for stealing his cs go stuff and that he didn't do it on purpose, and that I should contact that guy called Adrian brush who was pined in his report, I wrote him on ds, he told me to log of, cancel my 2 factor atification, and delete my number, I dumb as fuck did this, and he send me a link to ,,scan,, my profile, i still dumb as hell clicked at it, and now the email changed I couldnt get on it, but I was still following his instructions, he said to me I need to send 10% of my steam Value, to see if it is really my ACC, wich es 200€? And on some random website wich made no sense, and only then I realised, I got fuckin scammed. I refused he argued pressured me but I standet my ground and now my ACC is maybe lost but at least my bank acc is safe

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u/FrostSif — 1 day ago
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Trying to scam me

I was playing a game when, out of nowhere, someone on Steam messaged me asking if anyone else was using my account. He claimed that he had sold a skin "to me" but never received the payment, so he reported me and said my account was about to be banned.

He then apologized and told me to add a certain "Steam admin" so I could resolve the issue.

I already knew it was a scam, but I decided to see how far they would take it. Eventually, this supposed Steam admin asked me to disable my Steam Guard, which is something no real Steam employee would ever ask you to do. I didn't disable it—instead, I lied and said I had. Right after that, he blocked me, probably because he realized I had figured out it was a scam.

I'm just posting this as a warning so nobody else falls for it.

u/Advers_11 — 1 day ago
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Before You Wishlist "Soulbound: Online" on Steam, Read Its History

Soulbound actively removes criticism and scrubs comments. They ban people, players, and longtime fans. On Reddit and on Steam.

u/Navi_King has a strong reputation on Reddit, and this post, just like the previous one, may also be removed. But that is exactly why it needs to be saved and shared.

Before Soulbound: Online comes to Steam, I think it is important to tell players the history of this project. Because this is not a new "indie game starting from a clean slate". This is the former Worldwide Webb - a Web3/NFT project that spent years collecting money, trust, and support from its community, and is now coming to a new audience under a different name.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4369490/Soulbound_Online/

This is specifically about the MMO Soulbound: Online by SpiderWare, formerly known as Worldwide Webb, created by Thomas Webb. Not about other games named Soulbound.

The problem is not that it used to be Web3

https://preview.redd.it/6y3tw6pu893h1.jpg?width=907&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7925936eb3c9e6136a75b6d079a2a4393716ecb6

Some players may think: "Well, they dropped NFTs and blockchain, so maybe everything is fine now".

No.

The problem was not just crypto. The problem is the people running the project.

For years, they made promises, collected money, changed direction, stayed silent, removed criticism, portrayed themselves as victims, and left people feeling like they had simply been used. Now that the old audience has stopped believing, the project has been repackaged and brought to Steam.

What happened before Steam

In 2021, the team held the CryptoWeebs and CryptoGFs NFT sales, raising around 100 ETH. Later, they sold more than 9,000 virtual Apartment NFTs for roughly 1,000 ETH.

In February 2023, the project received a $10 million investment from Pantera Capital.

After that, according to the team, the project was "hacked". Instead of a transparent report, clear compensation, and normal communication, the game effectively disappeared into silence under promises of a "complete overhaul".

In April 2024, they returned with the Landholder Alpha, once again keeping NFT holders and the old community attached to hope.

In June 2024, Worldwide Webb officially became Soulbound.

In July 2024, the project won Discord App Pitches 2024 and received another $30,000. They competed against indie studios while already having a $10 million investment, and took away from real indie developers the chance to receive $30,000 for development.

By 2025, the team had almost completely gone silent. Questions were ignored. Criticism was removed. People who discussed the project's Web3 past, broken promises, and the state of the game were banned or silenced.

Now, in 2026, they are coming to Steam.

What players actually got

After years of development, NFT sales, massive community support, and a $10 million investment, players received an unfinished, raw, bug-filled product with a lot of AI-generated content, vague promises, and monetization.

This does not look like the honest story of a small studio that simply "couldn't make it".

It looks like a years-long cycle: collect money, sell a dream, go silent, remove criticism, change the name, and come back to a new audience.

"One million users"

Here are their "one million users".

https://preview.redd.it/a4du3q6c893h1.jpg?width=505&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4e6d51fd3fa4a334f09921c96d5dd8890e13f512

Thomas Webb has repeatedly been seen using populist messaging and taking credit for things he did not earn. For them, scrubbing comments, deception, and silence are a standard strategy for gaining benefit.

The first version of the project was effectively built by the community. He simply signed off on it while the money kept coming in. The moment he realized that investors and the community were starting to demand something in return for years of faith and money, he decided to forget everyone and change direction again.

Reviews from inside the company

It is important to understand: the negativity around this project does not come only from players, holders, or people from the Web3 community.

There are also reviews from former employees about working inside the team. Below are only two screenshots with reviews, but even they clearly show the general nature of the complaints: poor leadership, unpaid overtime, constant crunch, lack of proper planning, a toxic top-down environment, and no room for constructive feedback.

https://preview.redd.it/9gonhu6f893h1.png?width=626&format=png&auto=webp&s=2e284926918d599726cade21615929d69d1e2666

https://preview.redd.it/2nlqtesf893h1.png?width=620&format=png&auto=webp&s=d98cd4a7e18bdf0d17eeb939815e40a293908754

Moderation and the erasing of history

Soulbound actively removes uncomfortable questions and criticism. Longtime fans who supported the project for years are now treated as unwanted people if they remind others of its past.

https://preview.redd.it/wcd9kpvi893h1.png?width=1170&format=png&auto=webp&s=d5013ddf53b5696f20c91e596b5ab19f23473b04

https://preview.redd.it/pxdwpwlk893h1.png?width=519&format=png&auto=webp&s=449470775b3ae9567f9183f00d999bd7fd36ab29

u/Navi_King, who has a strong reputation on Reddit, works with this project and is involved in active censorship while hiding behind rules. He knows very well what Webb is doing, and he has seen the disappointment of thousands of people who feel deceived.

People repeatedly told him that he sold his soul, but he chose the money and the project.

Who is Thomas Webb?

Thomas Webb, also known as Tom London from America's Got Talent, used to be a professional illusionist before rebranding himself as a "hacker", Web3 entrepreneur, and creator of a metaverse.

In interviews, he talked about NFTs, AI-driven virtual relationships, "crypto girlfriends", and the future of digital ownership. Worldwide Webb was deeply tied to Web3 and NFT culture from the very beginning.

Now that the NFT audience no longer believes, they want to present the project to Steam players as a normal indie MMO.

But changing the name does not erase the history.

Links and evidence

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4369490/Soulbound_Online/

About the founder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Webb_(artist,_born_1991)

https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/thomas-webb-nfts-digital-art/

Official rebranding from Worldwide Webb to Soulbound: https://soulbound.game/ru/news/worldwide-webb-reveals-soulbound/

Move to Steam, server shutdowns, and abandoning Web3: https://egamers.io/soulbound-moves-to-steam-as-paid-game-launching-this-summer/

https://cryptogames.gg/soulbound-ditches-web3-will-relaunch-as-paid-steam-game-this-summer/

Pantera Capital investment: https://panteracapital.com/blog-investing-in-worldwide-webb/

Discord App Pitches 2024 win: https://soulbound.game/articles/soulbound-crowned-grand-winner-discord-app-pitch-2024/

Official project Wiki confirming NFT sales: https://wiki.soulbound.game/NFT

Bottom line

Our community still has a huge amount of information and material. We have shared only a small part of what we have, because this post is already long. If any media outlet is interested, we will tell and show more.

Too many people from the old community feel deceived after years of promises, changes in direction, silence, heavy monetization, censorship, and millions of dollars raised with very little delivered to players in return.

You can hate crypto as much as you want and laugh at holders who lost money, but now this evil has come to your platform, to real players, and I urge you to spread this and not remain indifferent.

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u/KitchenOk2115 — 3 days ago
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I was wondering if anyone would be able to help or advise me

I was giving my friend my old knife because I had bought a new one but when I traded him I had somehow blocked him and on his end the trade was there but unavailable. Now on my steam it says the trade has went through but not me or him has the knife and whenever I email steam support my help ticket gets immediately cancelled.

I’ve changed my email address and password for steam because I think someone may have hacked me but I’m not sure if it’s a game mistake or someone stealing it.

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u/Entire_Pie_4625 — 2 days ago
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was this a scammer

Idk if im js being paranoid but i asked his ingame id he didnt give i was suspicious of him after seeing the link lowkey

u/SufficientInterest13 — 2 days ago
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This is a scam right?

He said he bought it but it ain't coming through csfloat... good thing there is trade protection, but this is a scam right

u/SnowyPanda777 — 2 days ago
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Cs2 they scammed me pls help me

Hello,

I really need your help. My Steam account and inventory were stolen through a scam.

I met two people in CS2 who invited me to play FACEIT with them. We joined a Discord server, and they sent me links that looked like official FACEIT pages. I am not experienced with FACEIT, so I trusted them.

The website said that I had to verify that I was not a bot by sending my entire inventory to my own second Steam account and then immediately canceling the trade. They told me it was completely safe and that nothing would happen.

I sent the trade offer to my own second account and canceled it immediately. My skins were still in my inventory, but they became trade-protected until July 1. I thought everything was fine.

On July 1, I checked again. Instead of returning to normal, the items showed another trade protection until July 8, even though I had not created or accepted any new trades. I did not send any trade offers, did not confirm any trades, and did not authorize anyone to access my account.

Today I logged into my account and discovered that all of my skins were gone. I checked my trade history and saw that my entire inventory had been traded to another account named “Hydrangea Tsybikov.”

The total value of my inventory was about $250, including my knife, Desert Eagle Printstream, and other skins. This is a lot of money for me, and I am devastated by what happened.

The scam started on June 23, 2026, which is the same day I met those people. I only ever created a trade offer to my own second Steam account. Nobody else has access to that account, so I do not understand how my inventory was transferred to someone else.

I sincerely ask you to investigate this incident and, if possible, help me recover my stolen items. I would be extremely grateful for any assistance.

Thank you very much for your time and support.

u/Varsho_Nick777 — 3 days ago
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wth just happpend?? 😭

Soooo I got a few emails from Steam(yes legit ones), about the purchase of Magic the Gathering. There was about $400 worth of purchase of them buying the game and in-store credit spent. The card used to buy it was not mine, but the game and everything is on my account. I asked my roommate who had access to my account and it wasn’t them is my account hacked and if so, why would a hacker by the game with their own money on my account?

u/Nek0para — 4 days ago
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I need help dmarket bot is asking me for some kind of verification

FIRST time asked me : succesfully verified fo 70$ for Last verification add 40$ the item is alredy pending

Second time i deposited 50$ and he told me this : succesfully verified for 118$ for Last verification add 50$ total 168$ fullu verified pending balance tf2 Keys

Tell me is this safe and what do i do ?

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u/vips221 — 4 days ago
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The scammers are legitimately devolving

So a guy had messeged me on discord that he accidentally reported my account for purchasing a product illegally, and that to clear my name I had to message a valve's moderator on discord. After that he sends me a screenshot with a "ban request" and the "moderator's" username. The username contained *NAME*_steamvalve65 and as a cherry on top it said "Thank you for contacting Steam Support, *NAME*" on the bottom. After finding this gem, I pointed out how obvious of a scam that is and quickly reported him both on discord and steam. And now I'm writting this post.

I genuinely can't imagine how someone can be that stupid to overlook that detail (also I crossed his username with green and mine with red).

u/Distinct-Lawyer4127 — 5 days ago
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Steam account question

To make a long story short my email got stolen last night and they somehow stole my steam account through it. i had steam authenticator on my phone but somehow got logged out. They changed my phone number, password and mail. how is that possible with only my email or should i be worried about anything else? i already scanned my computer several times but found nothing.

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u/hansjo_ — 3 days ago