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'Tis the season to not cheat the system. Valve has issued a number of bans to Steam accounts who had users farming for coal and other free gifts. These users either used multiple (dozens/hundreds) accounts to exploit the gift system, used an achievement unlocker, or used other unsavory means that resulted in their Steam accounts being banned.
A (currently) ten-page thread has cropped up on the Steampowered forums by one such user who had his account disabled for farming coal.
Now, those who are caught may have the idea to contact Steam support about their account being suspended. The reply that they are given is as follows:
Yep! If you cheat the system, expect to have your account suspended, trading disabled, and being disqualified from all future Steam contests.
A (currently) ten-page thread has cropped up on the Steampowered forums by one such user who had his account disabled for farming coal.
Now, those who are caught may have the idea to contact Steam support about their account being suspended. The reply that they are given is as follows:
Hello,
Thank you for contacting Steam Support.
We have found activity in the Steam account related to exploiting Steam promotions. Per the Steam Subscriber Agreement, we have disabled the account and any games contained in it.
The Steam Subscriber Agreement can be found at
We will make an exception and reactivate the account this time only.
The exploited gifts have been removed, and the account has been banned from trading for 10 weeks.
Additionally, this account has been disqualified from Steam drawings and contests.
In addition to violation of contract, activities on the account may violate federal law and state law. If such activities persist, Valve reserves the right to refer the matter to authorities.
Thank you for contacting Steam Support.
We have found activity in the Steam account related to exploiting Steam promotions. Per the Steam Subscriber Agreement, we have disabled the account and any games contained in it.
The Steam Subscriber Agreement can be found at
We will make an exception and reactivate the account this time only.
The exploited gifts have been removed, and the account has been banned from trading for 10 weeks.
Additionally, this account has been disqualified from Steam drawings and contests.
In addition to violation of contract, activities on the account may violate federal law and state law. If such activities persist, Valve reserves the right to refer the matter to authorities.
Yep! If you cheat the system, expect to have your account suspended, trading disabled, and being disqualified from all future Steam contests.
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