WARNING: New Trade Scam!

[shoottomaim]

I'd like to warn you about something new that's popped up on Reddit (Read about it here).
Whatever you do, DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN TRADE! The Steam Browser runs everything that it's told to do, without any security or ANYTHING.
There are also new phishing links that you should watch out for (check it out here). tf2search.com and tf2-items.com are all websites run by hackers.
Careful you guys.

tl;dr
Don't click links while in trade.

 

[zackychuu]

I saw something about this the other day.
I'm not really a person people listen to though so didn't bother posting about it.

Basically what happens is that if you are in a trade, and you click a link, the other person then has control over the trade and can take whatever they want from your backpack.
Being able to control the trade means they can take everything you own in one trade, and all you can do is sit and watch.
You may be able to cancel out of it, but I'm not sure.

Just stay alert and DO NOT CLICK LINKS IN TRADE!

 

[jakksilves]

That's not new, the Reddit phishing attempt was created on a Verizon credential several days ago.

This should be in TF2, and Traders are expected to use good judgement when clicking external links, its their own risk that they are putting on the line, as the Steam Browser and any browser will tell you, to verify the integrity.

Firefox and Chrome will detect it, IE 8 and below will not. Verify all Add-Ons are updated.

 

[Regal Waffle]

Thanks for telling i almost did it the other day!