Jelly Fox
2009-01-20 03:05:24
I just got this and was kinda confused for a couple of reasons:
I have never received an email from Steam in the last 5 years
CS: Pro is a free mod
They will know I don't play CS
They know my name
So I googled, CS: pro and got their site, checked the forum, nothing about steam advertising them. checked my steam bookmark, it says it's http://store.steampowered.com/ so I delete the 'store' part and click go and it just changes back to 'store.steampowered.com' ...so already I'm thinking somethings up, I log into my steam client and look in my games...nothing! Then I hover over the link and look at the real address in my tool bar, it reads http://221.122.32.2O (that's the letter O and not a zero incase some retard clicks it)
So I trace that ip and badabing:
General Information
Hostname: 221.122.32.2O
ISP: CECT-CHINACOMM COMMUNICATIONS Co.,Ltd.
Organization: CECT-CHINACOMM COMMUNICATIONS Co.,Ltd.
Proxy: None detected
Type: Cable/DSL
Geo-Location Information
Country: China
State/Region: 22
City: Beijing
Latitude: 39.9289
Longitude: 116.3883
Area Code:
As far as I know Steam as based in the US, not China, so be careful.
This is the REAL Steam Page:
The only difference is the URL and the numbers of players... it's actually very well made, it even links back to the REAL site
I have never received an email from Steam in the last 5 years
CS: Pro is a free mod
They will know I don't play CS
They know my name
So I googled, CS: pro and got their site, checked the forum, nothing about steam advertising them. checked my steam bookmark, it says it's http://store.steampowered.com/ so I delete the 'store' part and click go and it just changes back to 'store.steampowered.com' ...so already I'm thinking somethings up, I log into my steam client and look in my games...nothing! Then I hover over the link and look at the real address in my tool bar, it reads http://221.122.32.2O (that's the letter O and not a zero incase some retard clicks it)
So I trace that ip and badabing:
General Information
Hostname: 221.122.32.2O
ISP: CECT-CHINACOMM COMMUNICATIONS Co.,Ltd.
Organization: CECT-CHINACOMM COMMUNICATIONS Co.,Ltd.
Proxy: None detected
Type: Cable/DSL
Geo-Location Information
Country: China
State/Region: 22
City: Beijing
Latitude: 39.9289
Longitude: 116.3883
Area Code:
As far as I know Steam as based in the US, not China, so be careful.
This is the FAKE Steam page:
Counter-Strike: Pro now available on Steam
From: [email protected] ([email protected])
High risk This message may be a phishing scam. Learn more
Sent: 19 January 2009 05:13:15
To: ****@hotmail.com
Dear Steam user,
This is an automated message generated by Steam account administration to inform its clients that the free 30-days-trial period of CounterStrike: Pro is now available.
To activate the trial please follow the following steps,
*Visit the Steam homepage http://www.steampowered.com/
.
*Log yourself in by using your Steam Username and Password.
(If you are in a public place, make sure you are the only one that sees your account information)
*After logging in you will get an activation code, copy the code and move on to the next step.
You will now have to choose between ATI & nVIDIA.
*After clicking on the ATI or nVIDIA logo, you will be asked for the activation code
(So make sure you have copied the code)
After following all these steps, your game is now activated on your Steam account.
You can now go to the 'Games' tab on Steam and download your free CounterStrike: Pro 30-days-trial.
Signed,
The Steam Team
To contact us, email [email protected]
==============
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 http://www.valvesoftware.com/privacy.htm
This is the REAL Steam Page:
The only difference is the URL and the numbers of players... it's actually very well made, it even links back to the REAL site
