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Vanishedsoul
04-01-2010, 12:43 PM
Be careful when receiving messages from Steam. I received this message this morning claiming i submitted a password reset. I never submitted such a request, but to be safe I changed my Steam password,Steam email, and my email accounts passwords.

here is the fake email:

Dear Steam user (account name: vanishedsoul),

This is an automated message generated by Steam account administration to help you reset your Steam password.

Please enter the following code into the 'Verification Code' field of the 'Forgotten Password' dialog. (Enter the code exactly as written. You can use copy/paste operations to enter the code):

dfasdfsdfasdfasfasdf

Please also enter the *answer* to the following question into the 'Secret Answer' field of the same dialog:

What did customer support last reset your passphrase to?

IMPORTANT: Please do not reply to this message to attempt to reset your password -- that won't work. You must enter the above information into the Steam application.

Signed,

The Steam Support Team
To contact us, send email to email@support.steampowered.com


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This notification has been sent to the e-mail address you provided when you created your Steam account. For information on Valve's privacy policy, please visit Valve (http://www.valvesoftware.com/privacy.htm)




now here is a true steam email:

Dear vanishedsoul,

We've received a request to update the contact email address associated with your Steam account.
To complete this process, enter the following confirmation code into the settings dialog you've left open in Steam: 56asd4fasd56fasd564
Your email address will be used to assist you in changing your Steam password or regaining access to your Steam account, should you ever need help with those things.
If you did not request this change, don't worry - your account information will
remain unchanged. No further action is required.
Thanks for helping us maintain the security of your account.
The Steam Support Team
Welcome to Steam (http://www.steampowered.com)


This notification has been sent to the email address associated with your Steam account.
For information on Valve's privacy policy, visit Valve (http://www.valvesoftware.com/privacy.htm).
This email message was auto-generated. Please do not respond.
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true steam emails come from :Steam Support [support@steampowered.com]

the fake one came from: noreply@steampowered.com(DO NOT USE THIS ADDRESS!!!!)

th3dj
04-01-2010, 12:44 PM
uhh dude it meas someones trying to crack your acount......

Vanishedsoul
04-01-2010, 01:05 PM
uhh dude it meas someones trying to crack your acount......

.......holy shit, YOU MUST BE A GENIUS!!!!!NO DUH SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO HACK MY ACCOUNT U DUMMY!!!DEE DEE , HERES YOUR SIGN!:wtf:_)n^t

th3dj
04-01-2010, 01:10 PM
*holds up sign* DUDE I ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THSES YEAY

Vanishedsoul
04-01-2010, 01:16 PM
*holds up sign* DUDE I ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THSES YEAY

ahahahhaha nice

Jackd
04-01-2010, 07:00 PM
Thanks for the heads up Army!