Redeeming steam key from different country with vpn

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I know this has been asked A LOT. like I searched for this in this subreddit and found a lot of the same question asked.

My goal here, though, is to try to get more specific.

So, if I buy a eu code from kinguin even though I’m a US resident, then use a vpn to redeem it on steam, how LIKELY is a ban?

I’m kinda getting the sense steam has more of a problem with people who use a vpn, buy directly from the steam store and therefore commit payment fraud on top of it.

I understand it still might be against TOS and some people here have to give sound and safe advice, I would like to realistically know how determined steam is to enforce people who just buy foreign keys elsewhere and use them.

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It’s not about location, it’s about your account region.

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Which is weird because I just watched someone use a vpn, start steam, and claim an eu key on their us account.

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It depends on the game and the key. They’re not always region locked.

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Hmm, so, even though it was stated the game couldn’t be activated in the U.S. and only in EU, it could still not be region locked?