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TIFU and lost my over 20 years old steam account.

Okay, I never thought that could happen to me, but here we are. My Steam account got hijacked/stolen, and I am devastated. This account is over 20 years old, and I lost it due to my own stupidity. A friend sent me a link over Discord which I clicked. "Ah, okay, you have to log in with your Steam account." Fair enough, I have my Steam Guard, so no worries. Hmm, didn’t work. I got sent another code via SMS (which I didn't read, I just saw the small bubble from the notification). Some of you might have already guessed: that code was to remove Steam Guard, and bam, I was out of my account. Stupid me wasn’t paying attention, as I was at work and I got the link from a trusted source (he had a trojan and messaged me like 2 minutes later).

Recovering wasn’t possible since my email and telephone number got removed. I went through the support site and sent proof of ownership (credit card statements, PayPal invoice numbers, screenshots from my logged-in Steam deck, whatever I could find).

The most embarrassing thing is that I think I am quite computer literate. In 30 years of using one, I never got a virus once or was the victim of any phishing, and inwardly laughed about those stupid boomers. Sigh, lesson learned.

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TL;DR: I clicked a sketchy link, had a brain fart and maybe lost my steam account worth a few grand. Don't be like me. THINK, then click.

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