Is Flastcrown a Scam?
Is Flastcrown a Scam?
Someone I don’t know on Steam shared a link to flastcrown.net. They removed it because they thought it was suspicious. They asked me to vote for their CS:GO team called "shonK." When I asked if it was a scam, they didn’t say no—they just said it was a tournament. I told my Discord friends about this, and suddenly my keyboard kept pressing the F key. I even unplugged it, but it kept happening. After running Norton Power Eraser and restarting, the issue disappeared. I didn’t click the link or download anything. What is this, and how can I fix it next time?
It's interesting... I looked at their profile and saw they had 177 hours on CS:GO. Maybe they're super skilled at it, or maybe they're just not very honest about it.
It doesn’t convey much meaning because steam logs hours on the menu as playtime. It might be intentional to simulate trust by showing significant usage.
Steam needs to be configured to stop anyone from taking over user accounts, particularly when users accidentally click links.
Most scams trick individuals into sharing their Steam login details with the fraudster. There’s no special power that stops people from making mistakes. Steam already offers two-factor authentication, which could reduce many issues, but many users skip enabling it. It’s not magic, and it still can’t stop people from acting carelessly.
I wasn't even conscious of this before. I tried it using YouTube and maybe Yahoo, which makes it perfect for me to try with Steam. I recently changed my password for both the distribution I use and Steam. If you weren't aware, I've been playing Steam games on Linux since Valve released a public beta there. That's moving away from the main topic we're discussing. Thanks for letting me know.