r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petahh what did steam do?

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u/kisswithaf 1d ago

I fell for a complex scam in 2023. It was the first time I'd seen its kind.

Share the knowledge bruh

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u/Background-Goal-1602 1d ago

They asked for his password

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u/Irregulator101 1d ago

hunter2

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u/KEPD-350 1d ago

<wizard hat and robe reference>

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u/Silenceisgrey 1d ago

btw i made a reference to the "stabbing someone in the face" joke on the project zomboid subreddit and copped a 30 day ban. Kids these days don't know their bash quotes.

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u/KEPD-350 1d ago

Society is hell to us IRC-users. The normies don't understand with their discords and IMs. Disgusting is what it is.

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u/bigpurpleharness 1d ago

The bash days were... something else.

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u/Demonking42069 1d ago

Truly perplexing.

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u/Kaffe-Mumriken 1d ago

Dear Sir:

I have been requested by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company to contact you for assistance in resolving a matter. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company has recently concluded a large number of contracts for oil exploration in the sub-Sahara region. The contracts have immediately produce moneys equaling US$40,000,000 tied up in a steam wallet. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company is desirous of oil exploration in other parts of the world, however, because of certain regulations of the Nigerian Government, it is unable to move these funds to another region. You assistance is requested as a non-Nigerian citizen to assist the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, and also the Central Bank of Nigeria, in moving these funds out of Nigeria. If the funds can be transferred to your name, in your United States account, then you can forward the funds as directed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company. In exchange for your accommodating services, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company would agree to allow you to retain 10%, or US$4 million of this amount. However, to be a legitimate transferee of these moneys according to Nigerian law, you must presently be a depositor of at least US$100,000 in a Nigerian bank which is regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. If it will be possible for you to assist us, we would be most grateful. We suggest that you meet with us in person in Lagos, and that during your visit I introduce you to the representatives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, as well as with certain officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Please call me at your earliest convenience at 18-467-4975. Time is of the essence in this matter; very quickly the Nigerian Government will realize that the Central Bank is maintaining this amount on deposit, and attempt to levy certain depository taxes on it. Yours truly, Prince Alyusi Islassis

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u/Riveremperor912 1d ago

Bro got catfished maybe

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u/Ziegelphilie 1d ago

He logged into steem dot com

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u/Vevaseti 1d ago

"hey would you like to test my videogame here's my .exe"

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u/Loose-Donut3133 23h ago

My man that's not complex that's one of the basics. Support doesn't contact you, you contact them. And if someone really, truly, reports you on accident then nothing fucking happens unless you were doing actionable stuff to begin with. At which point that's on you.

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u/StashAjay 21h ago

Yeah I got a scam like this a few years back, they contacted me on discord and made their pfp and name the same as an actual Valve employee on steam, I asked them to login to their account and text me to prove it and they stopped responding lol