Steam - Too many invites from Private Profiles?

Rezident · 5 Oct 2014 at 14:28

I'm getting loads of "friend" invites on Steam nowadays, typically from private profiles at Steam level zero. I presume it's some type of scam so I don't accept them but now I need to block them all because they keep trying again even after you ignore them. Anyone else getting this?

Also, do many 'normal' gamers have private profiles and is so, why? Why would you not want someone to see what games you play(unless you're a scammer etc.)?

Toothpick · 5 Oct 2014 at 14:56

i've had a few of these, let one in by mistake and it asked something suspicious (forgotten what) so i just blocked them.

vintage-x · 5 Oct 2014 at 18:06

They probably all bought something like aliens colonial marines and are really ashamed to show anybody that they paid more than a couple of quid

On a serious note have you ever bought keys of a site where they gift you the game?

Rezident · 5 Oct 2014 at 18:59

vintage-x said:
They probably all bought something like aliens colonial marines and are really ashamed to show anybody that they paid more than a couple of quid

On a serious note have you ever bought keys of a site where they gift you the game?

No, never. Keys as in csgo or TF2 keys or keys for games? And what do you mean they gift you the game?

vintage-x · 5 Oct 2014 at 19:12

Rezident said:
No, never. Keys as in csgo or TF2 keys or keys for games? And what do you mean they gift you the game?

When I bought dead rising 3 of one site they gifted me the game by adding me on steam and sending it to me

Headwires · 5 Oct 2014 at 21:44

I've had this a few times. They normally try to trade your most valuable trading cards.

Rezident · 6 Oct 2014 at 13:12

I think I'll just ignore and block anyone with a private profile from now on. It is unclear to me why someone would need a private profile on Steam, why would you not want people to see your gaming? (apart from your boss maybe!).

snips86x · 6 Oct 2014 at 13:13

Why not make your profile private?!

Duke · 6 Oct 2014 at 13:29

Rezident said:
I think I'll just ignore and block anyone with a private profile from now on. It is unclear to me why someone would need a private profile on Steam, why would you not want people to see your gaming? (apart from your boss maybe!).

For the reasons you created this thread for.

Flying_Hellfish · 6 Oct 2014 at 13:34

Never had this, but I don't have any valuable trading cards!

Bloomfield · 6 Oct 2014 at 13:48

I don't see any benefit to having my Steam profile public, so it's private.

Myshra · 6 Oct 2014 at 13:51

You might have something in your inventory of note that they would like. You can set your inventory to friends only IIRC.