Valve因诈骗问题终止零售礼品卡计划

<p>多年来，Value的实体Steam礼品卡一直是在实体店购买Steam游戏的最接近方式。现在，Valve表示将逐步停止生产新的零售礼品卡，理由是难以对抗利用这种难以追踪支付方式的诈骗者。</p> <p><a href="https://www.pcguide.com/news/valve-discontinues-physical-steam-gift-cards-blames-gift-card-scams-as-scammers-adapt-to-protections/">PC Guide</a>是最早注意到Valve零售礼品卡计划终止的媒体之一，该消息在<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20260521040543/https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/78E3-7431-1E88-AD59">最近一次更新</a>中被悄悄发布在<a href="https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/78E3-7431-1E88-AD59#retailers">Steam支持页面</a>上。自2012年推出零售卡以来，Valve表示一直在与诈骗者进行持续斗争，这些诈骗者<a href="https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/avoiding-and-reporting-gift-card-scams">指示受害者购买礼品卡</a>并分享相关详细信息和安全PIN码。随后，这些诈骗者可以<a href="https://www.polygon.com/2015/2/9/8006693/the-truth-behind-those-mysteriously-cheap-gray-market-game-codes/">在灰色市场上以折扣价转售礼品卡信息</a>，从而有效地洗钱，形成一种<a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/money-hub/article/gift-card-scams">匿名且难以追踪的支付方式</a>。</p> <p>Valve表示已采取多项措施来遏制诈骗者，包括<span style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">对兑换和可用性设置限制，并在卡上添加<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/17r42t9/sad_steam_has_to_put_this_on_their_gift_cards_but/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">显著警告：</a>“切勿</span>通过电子邮件、社交媒体或电话分享PIN码。”</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/06/valve-kills-its-retail-gift-card-program-due-to-scammers/">阅读全文</a></p> <p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/06/valve-kills-its-retail-gift-card-program-due-to-scammers/#comments">评论</a></p>