https://steamcommunity.com/id/Spark7ez/

Another one bites the dust

Sun Aug 16 2015
[3:51:29 AM] Sparkles^v^: whats up
[12:45:59 PM] Sparkles^v^: hey
[12:46:28 PM] brid: yo
[12:46:30 PM] brid: hows it going
[12:46:37 PM] Sparkles^v^: can you help us? our tournament game is going on, The prize is Five Awp asiimovs, Our 5th player is not available. We need a stand in (1 map)
[12:46:46 PM] brid: scammed r i p
[12:46:59 PM] Sparkles^v^: i think i scam you before
[12:47:06 PM] Sparkles^v^: cuz i see this nick ...
[12:47:10 PM] brid: lol
[12:47:12 PM] Sparkles^v^: you lost your items
[12:47:16 PM] Sparkles^v^: in 1-3 months/
[12:47:17 PM] Sparkles^v^: ?
[12:47:29 PM] brid: yep ;)
[12:47:33 PM] Sparkles^v^: i think i scammed you
[12:47:35 PM] Sparkles^v^: lol
[12:47:38 PM] Sparkles^v^: how are you bro/
[12:47:39 PM] Sparkles^v^: ?
[12:47:41 PM] brid: haha
[12:47:42 PM] Sparkles^v^: you returnet it?
[12:47:45 PM] brid: i'm fine, got my shit back from betting
[12:47:48 PM] brid: steam support didnt help
[12:47:48 PM] Sparkles^v^: returned*
[12:47:54 PM] Sparkles^v^: why?
[12:48:01 PM] Sparkles^v^: other guy who i scam return items
[12:48:02 PM] brid: didnt have email verification on since I bet on lounge so much
[12:48:05 PM] Sparkles^v^: steam back it easy
[12:48:06 PM] brid: so they didnt help
[12:48:09 PM] brid: yeah i wish
[12:48:12 PM] Sparkles^v^: werid....
[12:48:13 PM] brid: why do you scam people man?
[12:48:15 PM] brid: it sucks
[12:48:28 PM] Sparkles^v^: bro you want profit 1 000-2 000usd per day?
[12:48:36 PM] Sparkles^v^: i want..
[12:48:41 PM] Sparkles^v^: i cant do anything with ez money
[12:49:21 PM] brid: lol
[12:49:23 PM] brid: nah
[12:49:26 PM] brid: i hope you change your ways man
[12:49:38 PM] brid: just think about the people you're scamming - it really sucks for them
[12:49:57 PM] Sparkles^v^: i dont worry about karma know why?
[12:50:06 PM] Sparkles^v^: cuz steam back items to owner if msg to support
[12:50:10 PM] Sparkles^v^: i scam only steam
[12:50:13 PM] Sparkles^v^: steam have a lot money...
[12:50:14 PM] brid: yeah it didnt for me though
[12:50:20 PM] Sparkles^v^: idk why
[12:50:32 PM] brid: idk either, but it was a lot of work to get that and it's gone
[12:51:28 PM] Sparkles^v^: sorry bro
[12:51:37 PM] Sparkles^v^: really i dont want do something bad for people
[12:51:39 PM] Sparkles^v^: only for steam
[12:51:43 PM] Sparkles^v^: they have more money
[12:51:49 PM] brid: i know; sometimes it hits the people who cant get it back though

What was wrong / whatd you do to figure it out?

https://xkcd.com/979/

HLTV confirmed, C9 once again a force to be reckoned with

?? If I'm ringing for one match I don't expect to get the skin - was just looking to play a game and help out

From arbingordon, who also got hacked:

Never tell your password to anyone.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
10:47 PM - ~~~~: whats up
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: i got hacked too :(
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: was gonnna say though
10:48 PM - ~~~~: :((((
10:48 PM - ~~~~: this blows
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: people NEED to reformat and retain the old windows install
10:48 PM - ~~~~: how come
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: then go check in %appdata%
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: and u will see
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: it sent way more passwords
10:48 PM - ~~~~: oh really?
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: than just steam and email
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: yea
10:48 PM - ~~~~: shit
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: fucking change ur shit for EVERYTHING man
10:48 PM - arbingordon1: theres a password dump file thats in there
10:48 PM - ~~~~: hmm ok ty for the heads up
10:49 PM - arbingordon1: please repost this to tf.tv

Welcome to the club :(

http://www.teamfortress.tv/thread/26961/account-hijack

^ Don't sweat it, it was pretty sneaky. (Wasn't trying to call you out btw, just saying it was a well-known friend's jacked account that sent me the bait in the first place, not some level 0 random)

Meemat's alt here. Yeah this kinda blows, and it was a bit foolish. Psyche's account messaged me, asking to ring, which isn't unusual since we've played together, I download the thing, it gives an "installation error," my account is drained, PW and support email changed.

I downloaded MBAM and Spybot S&D, neither of which found anything. Decided to just reformat since I'd be paranoid anyway.

So yeah, if my account (brid) sends you guys any messages, it's not me, until proven otherwise.

And Shoosh, obviously you don't understand how people fall for these because you're too stupid to read the OP. Thanks for the generic advice m8.