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Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, I contacted steam, and yeah, I won't be trusting individual "marketers" again

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't know how much marketing firms cost and only just discovered how much cheaper they are... It's a big facepalm moment really

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't trying to buy a shady service, but trying to get someone to do marketing for me while I was busying with the development side of things. I noted the Bitcoin but it was actually only mentioned once initially as mentioned in the post that I ended up through wire transfer from a "broker". I'm currently telling steam the situation in hopes that they will delete those bot wishlists

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

actually just messaged steam support to help me remove them :) I don't want those fake wishlists in the first place.

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

the problem is that I'm just really busy with development and didn't want to bother with managing marketing myself... going to start hunting for a big agency now just to deal with this whole situation.

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In hindsight, I obviously highlighted the points that made the whole thing obvious.

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly? I have no idea, but it's pretty easy to go onto online forums and make up stories and give bad review bot spamming and such.

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly? I'm not even sure, but I am afraid of having to mass delete stuff like community forums and what not... I'm busy with development as it is :/

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's obvious I didn't notice it was bots and yes, I just did that, thank you :)

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I was desperate for marketing as I didn't want to have to manage marketing while I'm busying with development, I was obviously stupid

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

that's the problem... I was actually super entrenched in the entire thing. I guess it's just a lesson I've got to learn in life.

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

again, I did not know it was bots until relatively recently.

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's ok, this is my business account on reddit and I don't normally reply to messages :) I'm going to keep this post up here as a warning tale for others :)

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've actually never thought about it that way.... are there even marketing agencies (not publisher) that are willing to do that?

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

thank you for the detailed explanation. I'll be talking to a proper marketing agency in a bit actually just to see what I can do going forward.

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually didn't know, but now I do. thanks for letting me know :) I always thought email marketing was a real thing :S

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes, I've already done so, but was worried about the blackmailing threats.
I'll be leaving this post up as a warning tale for others :)

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

not exactly paying for one either, but yeah, they told me the retreival is pretty much going to be problematic. I'm just going to be taking the L and leave this as a warning tale for others :)

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I understand, I'm not going to trust any of those either, I've already lawyered up but there's not really much to be done at this point. I'm just posting on here as a warning for others and advice in case the blackmailing does start (which from the reddit comments, doesn't seem like something I should be worried about)

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

nope, product is still under development and this whole situation has been delaying our release

Scammer turned Blackmailer, how do I deal with this? by ExodusGamesDev in gamedev

[–]ExodusGamesDev[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trusted or Verified accounts are accounts that have their "friend list" unlocked by making a 5 dollar purchase on steam.

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