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So maybe we can help each other out to avoid any scams and I didn't find such a thread yet so here we go:
Someone attempting a "middleman" scam:
Zeprus: Hi, how may I help you?
A for ACE: hi there
A for ACE: i just saw your outpost post and im interested
Zeprus: The Huntsman or the unusual?^^
A for ACE: your unusual hat
A for ACE has declined your trade request.
A for ACE: hmm
A for ACE: wait
A for ACE: your selling it for 20 keys right?
Zeprus: Yes
A for ACE: i can go for 20 keys but can i make sure first if your unusual hat is not one of those bug items that when after the trade session is done the item it self will disapear
A for ACE: i dont wanna be just like my friend
Zeprus: Sure thing, do you want a report with your free item?
A for ACE: what do you mean?
Zeprus: Obvious scam is obvious
A for ACE: what?
A for ACE: sorry but i dont understand you
Zeprus: I guess you want me to trade you the hat and you give me the 20 keys after you recieved it?
A for ACE: nope
A for ACE: do you have a friend there online to hold your unusual hat for a bit after i see it will apear on his inventory he can trade it back to you and we begin trading
Zeprus: So now you want to impersionate my friend and do the middleman scam?
A for ACE: what?
Zeprus: No, I'm sry. You can trade for the hat the normal way or I have to decline it
A for ACE: what do you mean impersionate?
A for ACE: sorry but i need to make sure
A for ACE: if you dont want its fine
A for ACE: i dont want to force you
Zeprus: I haven't heard of such "glitch" items yet
A for ACE: sorry but my friend was a victim and i dont like to be just like him
Zeprus: let me see...
Zeprus: Btw why is your backpack private? Aren't you trading with tf2outpost?
A for ACE: nope
A for ACE: my friend was get his keys in tf2outpost
A for ACE: and i just private my inventory to prevent such thing
A for ACE: so can i make sure first?
Zeprus: well there is none of my trusted friends online
A for ACE: can you call one of them?
A for ACE: sorry but i need to make sure
Zeprus: I'm trying to, wait a sec
A for ACE: owh
What is happening here? So basically a middleman scam is, for those who don't know, when someone asks you to first trade your item to a trusted friend of yours. And after you did that he's most likely going to create a Groupchat with you and your "friend" who is actually his friend impersionating your friend. Then he'll ask you to trade your item to him and run with it.
Someone attempting a "middleman" scam:
Zeprus: Hi, how may I help you?
A for ACE: hi there
A for ACE: i just saw your outpost post and im interested
Zeprus: The Huntsman or the unusual?^^
A for ACE: your unusual hat
A for ACE has declined your trade request.
A for ACE: hmm
A for ACE: wait
A for ACE: your selling it for 20 keys right?
Zeprus: Yes
A for ACE: i can go for 20 keys but can i make sure first if your unusual hat is not one of those bug items that when after the trade session is done the item it self will disapear
A for ACE: i dont wanna be just like my friend
Zeprus: Sure thing, do you want a report with your free item?
A for ACE: what do you mean?
Zeprus: Obvious scam is obvious
A for ACE: what?
A for ACE: sorry but i dont understand you
Zeprus: I guess you want me to trade you the hat and you give me the 20 keys after you recieved it?
A for ACE: nope
A for ACE: do you have a friend there online to hold your unusual hat for a bit after i see it will apear on his inventory he can trade it back to you and we begin trading
Zeprus: So now you want to impersionate my friend and do the middleman scam?
A for ACE: what?
Zeprus: No, I'm sry. You can trade for the hat the normal way or I have to decline it
A for ACE: what do you mean impersionate?
A for ACE: sorry but i need to make sure
A for ACE: if you dont want its fine
A for ACE: i dont want to force you
Zeprus: I haven't heard of such "glitch" items yet
A for ACE: sorry but my friend was a victim and i dont like to be just like him
Zeprus: let me see...
Zeprus: Btw why is your backpack private? Aren't you trading with tf2outpost?
A for ACE: nope
A for ACE: my friend was get his keys in tf2outpost
A for ACE: and i just private my inventory to prevent such thing
A for ACE: so can i make sure first?
Zeprus: well there is none of my trusted friends online
A for ACE: can you call one of them?
A for ACE: sorry but i need to make sure
Zeprus: I'm trying to, wait a sec
A for ACE: owh
What is happening here? So basically a middleman scam is, for those who don't know, when someone asks you to first trade your item to a trusted friend of yours. And after you did that he's most likely going to create a Groupchat with you and your "friend" who is actually his friend impersionating your friend. Then he'll ask you to trade your item to him and run with it.