WARNING! - Automated Message

2007-11-26 14:07:28

#1

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6940|St. Andrews / Oslo

Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT reply any users who ask for your password over steam.

Valve/Steam would NEVER ask for your password.

A lot of people have given their pw to a steam user called Automate Message.

Would be a shame to loose all your games

<3 Jens

Last edited by Jenspm (2007-11-26 14:40:45)

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2007-11-26 14:10:35

#2

SamTheMan :D: Banned; +106|6207|UK

Thanks for the heads up Jenspm

2007-11-26 14:14:40

#3

loonitic: ...is a potty mouth; +286|6742|Valhalla

cheers for the info

2007-11-26 14:16:19

#4

Madhadda1: Member; +270|6752|Cedar Rapids, Iowa

good message jenspm, i love screwing with thoughs guys though

2007-11-26 14:21:02

#5

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6940|St. Andrews / Oslo

Madhadda1 wrote:
good message jenspm, i love screwing with thoughs guys though

They've become more advanced now.

If you reply with anything besides your un/pw, you get the following auto-reply:

Automated Message : Error: Improper Format. Please use format: [Username/Password].

^{Thanks Varegg}

So it looks legit. But it's not.

2007-11-26 14:27:14

#6

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6873|NT, like Mick Dundee

K, still going to rape their screens though. Grammar Nazi style.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2007-11-26 14:29:00

#7

Madhadda1: Member; +270|6752|Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Jenspm wrote:
Madhadda1 wrote:
good message jenspm, i love screwing with thoughs guys though
They've become more advanced now.

If you reply with anything besides your un/pw, you get the following auto-reply:

Automated Message : Error: Improper Format. Please use format: [Username/Password].
^{Thanks Varegg}

So it looks legit. But it's not.

i usually give a fake password though, then work my way into "teh funniez"

2007-11-26 14:29:49

#8

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6835|UK

I suppose this should be stickied. Most people are not fooled by this, but some are.

2007-11-26 14:34:57

#9

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6478

Thanks, I'll keep my eyes out. I don't think i'd ever be taken in by it though. I'd like to think i was intelligent enough to know.

2007-11-26 14:57:21

#10

r'Eeee: That's how I roll, BITCH!; +311|6656

Good to know.

2007-11-26 21:41:38

#11

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6207|The Mitten

wait... how does one become this "1337"? All it did was crash my internet!

Also, the first line in any steam chat window is the link Never tell your password to anyone, which links to here.

EE (hats

2007-11-26 21:45:39

#12

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|6982|Noizyland

Aye, I got this a while ago.

https://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/Tyferra/steamtrick.png

[Blinking eyes thing]
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tzyon

2007-11-27 16:24:34

#13

Entertayner: Member; +826|6778

It's Surgeon.

2007-11-28 06:14:44

#14

Zefar: Member; +116|6857|Sweden

You know, you can report them to. :3 Just send in their Steam Community name and they will get their account disabled or something.

I think only a screenshot is needed because they might record all the chats and it should be easy to check if it's fake or not. Just PM the stuff to any moderator on the Steam forums.

You'd be suprised on how many idiots actually give out their password. *sigh*

2007-11-30 04:18:54

#15

gene_pool: Banned; +519|6829|Gold coast, Aus.

Easy - trick them into thinking that they are homicide suspects.

them: Hi, post your Username/address blah blah"
you: Hello sir, this is the police. We are currently at the scene of a crime where *insert fake name* and his wife have been raped and murdered. We would like to ask you a few questions. What was your relationship with *john smith*?
them: *some sort of reply*
you: Sir I'm going to need to ask for your details. Home address, phone number, email and full name. You are currently the main suspect of this double rape-murder.
them: *if its not a bot, freaking out. if a bot, meh no point*
you: Sir, we currently have possession of your IP and it will be no time before we have tracked you down manually. It would be far quicker and look better in court if you just told us now.

ect ect.

Although, I hope that no one from here is stupid enough to get caught by this

2007-11-30 04:36:25

#16

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7018|Nårvei

d4rkph03n1x wrote:
If you're dumb enough to fall for this scam you deserve to lose your steam account.

Similar scams exist for World of Warcraft: The video tells you to write your Account name and Password and your "targets" account name and server, or something similar, and then send it to various email addresses with the name blizzard in it for authenticity. My friend Created one of these videos, and I just laughed at him and called him a fool because I believed no one would be stupid enough to fall for that. Nevertheless he came into possession of at least 15 Accounts, 3 of which had fairly well geared 70's on them. He has since deleted his video from youtube, but still retains possession of the accounts.

Thanks for sharing, you just called haffeysucks a dumbass, he fell for it but fortunate enough he misspelled his password (he changed password anyways)

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2007-11-30 04:39:26

#17

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7018|Nårvei

Ty wrote:
Aye, I got this a while ago.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/ … mtrick.png

If you get this just click the avatar and you get their steam_id - then you can report it

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2007-12-27 22:40:11

#18

fuzzy.sniper: Member; +15|6173

haha yeah i did that once and i actually got an account but i just changed the password and locked them out of their account XD

2007-12-27 22:43:35

#19

Madhadda1: Member; +270|6752|Cedar Rapids, Iowa

fuzzy.sniper wrote:
haha yeah i did that once and i actually got an account but i just changed the password and locked them out of their account XD

To be completely honest, your a total asshole for doing that to someone.

2007-12-27 22:47:39

#20

djphetal: Go Ducks.; +346|6543|Oregon

forum necro!
but yeah, i got this a bit ago.
edit: I just read what you wrote... that's terrible...

Last edited by djphetal (2007-12-27 22:48:13)

2007-12-28 02:08:41

#21

Little BaBy JESUS: m8; +394|6356|'straya

lol i had that happen to me ... it was great cuz they kept trying for like 20 mins
and i just kept replying

Username: howdoulikemenow
Password: howfucking dumb do u think i am...

finnally the only reply i got that wasnt "incorrect details entered"
was "fuck u buddy"

2008-01-25 11:32:23

#22

Varegg: Support fanatic :-); +2,206|7018|Nårvei

Another jerk pulling the verify your account shit again .... BEWARE !!!!

Jeff Biggs steamid http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197984483547

steamchat wrote:
Jeff Biggs: I'm Jeff Biggs from Valve Support.
We have noticed some problems in your STEAM account.
We will need to verify some information to fix your account.
If we do not assist your account immediately it may be deleted.
First, I will need to know the username/password on the STEAM account.

Varegg: lol

He is also a member of our bf2s Cod4 steamgroup

Last edited by Varegg (2008-01-25 11:35:23)

Wait behind the line ..............................................................

2008-01-25 11:41:05

#23

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6701|N. Ireland

Thanks Varegg. Unfortunately Naightknifer is the only one who can remove him from the group so I'll give him a shout!

2008-01-25 11:58:27

#24

FloppY_: +1,010|6494|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Varegg wrote:
Another jerk pulling the verify your account shit again .... BEWARE !!!!

Jeff Biggs steamid http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197984483547

steamchat wrote:
Jeff Biggs: I'm Jeff Biggs from Valve Support.
We have noticed some problems in your STEAM account.
We will need to verify some information to fix your account.
If we do not assist your account immediately it may be deleted.
First, I will need to know the username/password on the STEAM account.

Varegg: lol
He is also a member of our bf2s Cod4 steamgroup

I got the same thing on Hotmail the other day tbh,,,,

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2008-01-25 11:59:55

#25

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|6853

Flecco wrote:
K, still going to rape their screens though. Grammar Nazi style.

yeah Nazi style

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