DO NOT TRADE PERSON-TO-PERSON! Fake "CS:GO" items (& fakes from other games) are being circulated and are impossible to distinguish from the real thing
DO NOT TRADE PERSON-TO-PERSON

Multiple shovelware developers using Steam Direct are creating fake items for CS:GO, DOTA2, and TF2 that are very difficult to differentiate from real ones. Do not accept any trade offers until Valve has issued a fix and public statement.


The scammers have figured out a way to make it impossible to tell the difference between a real and fake item. They create a game and then change the icon and name to mimick the game they are using scammed items with.

The Golden Pan below is not from TF2:

https://i.imgur.com/My236oK.jpg


The only advice for right now is to be super careful who you are trading with or to just not trade at all until Valve do something to fix this issue.

If you want to know more about it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/9315ju/steam_direct_shovelware_developers_creating_fake/

AVOID TRADING FOR NOW