The Scammers

The way these scammers and phishers get INTO your account is by posing as a trader. While this may sound confusing if you have no experience with them, they do it very well. This is one such example of a "Fake Account" using a fake - steamcommunity - url.Looks real doesn't it? This person, "GG", does not exist. It is a fake profile made entirely for the purpose of convincing others to trade. None of the friends are real accounts, none of the +Rep recommendations are legitimate, and if you click anywhere on the page, it redirects you to a REAL account page, which many do not realize until it is too late.And this brings me to explaining HOW the scammers get you to click on their fake links, which are pretty convincing to those who do not pay enough attention.They ask you to trade. What they say is something similar to this:"Hey, my friend cant seem to add you to trade, will you go add him?" And then give you a fake link.This is only one example, and what you really need to watch out for is the link itself. CAREFULLY inspect each link you are given, especially if you dont know the person well, or they added you just earlier.And if you happen to have clicked a link and realize your mistake, DO NOT LOG IN.The links, being fake, require you to log in on the fake site. This is how the scammers get your info.When you log in on the fake - steamcommunity - link, you enter your ID and password, essentially handing your account over to the hacker.From that point, the hackers simply take your items out of your pocket and trade them over multiple accounts in and effort to not be caught, or just sell them.Disclaimer: This does not work. Out of 5 friends that have been hacked, all have gotten their items back within a week or two, and ALL of the scammer's accounts have been permabanned.This takes us to my last point, what to do if you have already had this happen to you.