A New Steam Fraud Method Targets Your Accounts

A new and increasingly common type of fraud has emerged on the popular gaming platform Steam, which could put your entire game library and personal information at risk.

This new fraud method, noticed thanks to the watchful eyes of Reddit users, aims to lure players into a trap with a seemingly innocent method.

How does the new fraud method on Steam work?

Scammers, players a fake link via direct message sending. Message, for example, that has not yet been released A purported playtest invitation for a game like “Mafia: The Old Country” Contains. The message reads, “You have been invited to participate in the Steam Playtest!” and “Click this link to add it to your library!” There are expressions such as. This seemingly official link reveals that it is a fake URL if you look closely.

Users who click on the link are redirected to a fake page that likely captures their Steam login information. This is where the real event begins. At this stage, you are asked to log in to Steam again, but although the page looks exactly like the Steam login page, it is just a copy of it.

Accounts that attempt to defraud with such messages are reported to Steam one by one and closed, but if there is someone on your friend list who has lost their account, you may soon receive such messages.