Steam Phishing

[MoneyShot]

Date: 7/08/2006 16:02:30 -0600
From: "john simons" <steamanager@hotmail.com>
To: my email address
Subject: steam All headers
Dear Steam User,

In order to continue using Steam you must validate your account by
replying to this message.
You must include your account information in this format in the message.
Username: (your Steam username)
E-Mail: (the email you registered your account to.)
Password: (the password you used to log in to your Steam account.)

Our database will be formatted soon, due to some damage caused by some
users. We will need to record our active users and add them to our database
once again.

You must validate your account within 30 days or else your account will get
closed. Thank you for your co-operation, Best regards, Steam
account Managing Team.

Sincerely,
John Simons

DO NOT reply to these, I am posting this for everyone. It seems that valve had an informaion leak.

 

[--Rimwrecker]

What a scam...they're asking for your password now. That's a dead give away. Thanks for posting this for the community, Money.

Never give your password to strangers, kids!

 

[spliT]

yea and his email addy @hotmail.com is a dead giveaway as well.

 

[imported_SuXoR]

so-

what you are saying is that i shouldnt have sent him my steamid, password, and credit card information?

 

[Ind3lible]

I've gotten a couple of these. Once someone contacted me using steams friends list. What a fuckin moron.

 

[eggs]

i havnt been fishing in i dont know how long.

 

[TonyMontana135420]

i just went fishing couple of weeks ago. i only caught one fish (threw it back) but it was tones of fun!!