Dear Steam User,

This is an automated message generated by Steam account administration. It is being sent in response to a query made by a Steam user to discover all account names associated with this CD-key.

Steam account name: pedro_1337

You can use the above account name to log in to Steam. If you can't remember your password, click on the "Retrieve lost account" button on the Steam login screen.

The Steam Support Team
http://www.steampowered.com

Can someone explain this to me?

EDIT: are there consequences?

11 years ago*

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It means that someone tried to use the same serial number you used for one of your games.

If you grabbed a serial number off some site then that would explain it.

11 years ago
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Oh thanks!

11 years ago
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A had the very same problem a couple of days ago so I submited a ticket to Steam. This was their response:

2 Message by Support Tech Roland on Sun, 9th Jun 2013 8:00 am
Hello,

Over the weekend there was a known issue with Steam Guard e-mails being delayed. We have addressed this issue and most users are now receiving their e-mails as intended.

11 years ago
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As far as I know there are no consequences with getting the e-mail.

11 years ago
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I keep getting emails like that as well, what does it mean?

11 years ago
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It means you're super popular!

11 years ago
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somebody tried to activate a key you activated.

11 years ago
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someone tried to use the same key that you activated

11 years ago
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Are you sure it is from Steam? It looks like phishing.

Edit: guess not.

11 years ago
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EDIT: no.

11 years ago
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thanks!

11 years ago
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When someone tries to activate a key you activated, and clicks the "retrieve account" button, it sends out an email to the account the key is tied to.

You have nothing to fear.

11 years ago
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You ninja'd a key, then the other ninja that tried to get the key got angry, so he clicked on retrieve account button to annoy you with the steam e-mails (or to know which account he needs to hack? idk). That happens to me very often.

11 years ago
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I laughed

11 years ago
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If you retrieve account, you don't actually find out which account the key is activated on.

11 years ago
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you should remove your steam account name from description for security reasons

11 years ago
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You can find his account name by clicking on his sg profile..

11 years ago
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My answer is the same as everyone else's, except, specifically that happens when some "slower ninja" also tried to retrieve the account after getting the "duplicated code" message.

11 years ago
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pedo_1337 :(

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Closed 11 years ago by Pedro1996.