[TF2 2018] How to Avoid EVERY Scam – The Ultimate Guide

Each week, hundreds of people in the TF2 community are cheated out of their items by unethical scammers.

But I'm here to put a stop to this madness. This video is designed to act as a one-stop, comprehensive guide on how to avoid each and every scam, created to help new traders and veterans alike keep their valuable items safe.

If you or someone you know ever encounters someone suspicious, LINK THEM TO THIS VIDEO. Because if this guide helps even one person avoid a scam, it will be worth it to me.

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TIMESTAMPS:

1:18 The Five Golden Rules to Avoiding Scams:

5:13 2) If someone’s profile is private or doesn’t appear to ever play TF2, then they are a scammer

8:25 3) Reputation is meaningless

12:03 4) If the trade window is uneven, it is a scam, regardless of what the other party promises to give you.

15:00 5) Allow yourself ample time to think. And when in doubt, ALWAYS ask others on Discord for help and advice.

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4:36 NORMAL, CAUTION and SCAMMER Steamrep tags
3:47 Looking up a Steam Community URL in the Steam app.
3:45 Looking up a Steam Community URL in the Steam app.
4:02 Looking up a Steam Community URL on your phone.
5:13 Private Steam Profiles, Private Inventories, Private Comments, Private Games
6:06 Checking Suspicious Steam Profiles
6:46 Warning Signs in the Chat Window
6:57 Looking up someone's TF2 playtime
7:41 Warning Signs in someone's inventory
8:01 Checking someone's Steam Account Age
8:25 What Reputation is legit?
9:46 What to do if someone has a Steam Trade Ban
10:32 Impersonators
11:29 Strange Links
12:03 Suspicious Trade Offers
12:58 Trusted Friend, Middleman, Website, Steam Wallet Funds, Steam Game Codes
14:05 Cash Trading (Paypal money for items)
15:15 User rushing the trade
15:41 Pre-Trade Checklist
16:43 Trading from your Phone
16:53 User asking for steam password or other account information
17:31 WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE UNSURE

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● Hud: Bud Hud

● SFM Thumbnail made by Stuffed

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Thanks for watching!

[conkersuprfan]

everytime I'm gonna trade and I happen to notice the most small suspicious thing, I'm gonna tell them to stop and make them wait 20 minutes so I can watch this video.

[JustASmore]

But man I don't want people to know i play Hunnie Pop

[chaos]

How to avoid scamming:

Step 1: *dont trade*
Step 2: profit.

[allux]

6:42 this scammer actually Tried to scam me

[jacfac]

Yargle? Really? Out of all the legendary creatures you went with the freaking frog spirit?

[Travingel]

why is scamming even real? like just decline every trade lmao 😂😂😂

[isaiahstreblow]

Rip my inventory. This video came out two days late for me. I lost two unusuals, a strange C.A.P.P.E.R, an unusual taunt, and a ton of small stuff (100 keys all told) to a guy using the old OPSkins scam, but with Bitskins.

He got my Steam account too, but luckily I was able to retreive that.

[Nikolalk]

Whilst i recently subscribed, I find myself watching your videos in and out, I love your content and can safely say that you are one of the best tf2 Youtubers out there.

[Kapin]

Sees notification: Oh hey, PyroJoe uploaded
Hears narration: Is this MinutePhysics?
Sees gameplay: Nevermind, it must be Uncle Dane

[ballsweat]

Also don’t trade late at night or early in the morning

[LewisWin]

My brothers steam account got hi jacked and a fake vac ban, in a panic he traded all his items to me but all those items went to the hi jacker, I will never forgive any scammer ever again

[overkillabyte]

Very informational, I've only been scammed once a long time ago back when I had nothing, but I learned after that. All the points made in this video are extremely important, especially background checking. Better safe than sorry guys.

[joshybrah]

Just got scam attepted with the duped items method. Didn’t fall for it, luckily I had experienced friends atm and messaged them for help. But thanks for this vid, it helps A LOT!

[BomeYo]

Really wish I could watch this a few years back. Scammers made me quit the game for a long while and just started playing again. Thanks, I hope more new traders see this.

[frenchbaguette]

I just got scammed today and my account got stolen too...

I regret i didn't watch your video before

[h.e.c.ugrunt]

Due to me owning 4 unusuals and 3 aussies, I get scammers messaging me quite often. Thank you TheVirtualEconomist for your help.

[MelonTF]

I never got scammed in my 5 years of trading experience, and i have no idea how people getting scammed. It's common sense, if it's suspicius just don't let the other person rush you, you have infinite time to think.

[conzo]

Nice video. Very informative. Liked and shared with all my steam mates

[trigomathmancer]

15:47 Nice video but that teleporter spot made Uncle Dane consider making another engineering 101

[virtuallunarsolar]

How to not get scammed: Don't trade



Simple :>