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Fake Steam Trading Link Stealing Kids' Accounts

Scammers are using a fake Steam website (steamcommnunmity.com) that looks like the real Steam to trick gamers into handing over their login details or in-game items. Children and teens who trade items in Steam games like CS2 or Team Fortress 2 are common targets.

What to do: Warn your child never to click trade links sent via chat or messages, and check that any Steam site they visit is exactly 'store.steampowered.com' or 'steamcommunity.com' with no extra or misspelled letters.

Source: paste_monitor ↗

What this means for your family

Your child's gaming account and any valuable in-game items they've collected could be stolen if they click a fake Steam link sent by someone pretending to be a friend. Make sure they know to never click trade links in messages and to always check that Steam website addresses are spelled exactly right—scammers use nearly identical fake URLs to steal login details.

Related: Steam

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