Bitcoin_BOy$ was caught farming accounts with bots in the 777 giveaway thread back in 2015. He recently popped up in Meta to ask about whether it's ok to leave negative feedback on bought/sold accounts:
Hello Everyone,
Searching for a clear response is buying or selling bitcointalk account illegal in this forum.
I'm not trading or anything but asking because theymos created this thread:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/hacked-invitesaccounts-are-not-allowed-1785577and there's Bitcoin Forum > Economy > Marketplace > Goods > Digital goods > Invites & Accounts (For selling accounts)
Most of people in that board who tried to sell bitcointalk accounts get negative trust.
I know most part of them are scammers that's right, anyway my question still, Trading bitcointalk account is legal or illegal ?
If so, the ones who gave negative trust to those who try to trade accounts, are abusing trust system ?
I repeat again, this is a question for clearing to every bitcointalk users that trading their accounts is legal or illegal and do not concern mine in anyway!
Which reminded me to check into what his farmed accounts have been up to. Here's a list of the ones I knew about:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/twisto-455033 Twisto February 23, 2015, 03:36:01 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitloard-455031 BitLoard February 23, 2015, 03:34:32 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/silverstar-457072 Silverstar February 24, 2015, 12:52:54 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bombding-492173 bombding March 24, 2015, 07:15:30 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/givedusty-492177 givedusty March 24, 2015, 07:20:29 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/jimpix-492178 jimpix March 24, 2015, 07:21:26 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nelifur-492180 NeliFur March 24, 2015, 07:22:39 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/needsmorejpeg-506784 NeedsMoreJPEG April 16, 2015, 09:00:53 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/holybananas-506785 HolyBananas April 16, 2015, 09:01:50 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/mrlucas-454846 MrLucas February 23, 2015, 12:46:29 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/danielth-454844 Daniel_Th February 23, 2015, 12:45:27 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/waterpilem-454839 waterpilem February 23, 2015, 12:42:01 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/abrahamlinco-454843 AbrahamLinco February 23, 2015, 12:44:41 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/kamale-454852 kamale February 23, 2015, 12:51:53 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/th3program-455600 Th3Program February 23, 2015, 01:01:10 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/elmedorator-455601 ElmedoRator February 23, 2015, 01:01:56 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/egyking-455604 EgyKing February 23, 2015, 01:02:43 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/seneor-455612 SeNeor February 23, 2015, 01:16:53 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/gladucame-455613 GladuCame February 23, 2015, 01:17:45 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/talkingbad-455614 TalkinGbad February 23, 2015, 01:19:12 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/dontstop-455615 DonTsTop February 23, 2015, 01:20:14 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/whynot-455618 WhyNot? February 23, 2015, 01:21:05 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/joebriggs-492171 JoeBriggs March 24, 2015, 07:13:03 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/hobbitmud-492172 HobbitMud March 24, 2015, 07:13:56 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/bitkonquer-457081 BitKonquer February 24, 2015, 12:58:42 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/supersnic-457089 SuperSnic February 24, 2015, 01:03:25 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/tankguard-457159 TankGuard February 24, 2015, 02:14:58 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/darkloard-457164 $Darkloard$ February 24, 2015, 02:17:44 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/topgun-457167 TopGun February 24, 2015, 02:19:24 PM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/nightdream-455038 NightDream February 23, 2015, 03:39:39 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/theeboss-455041 TheeBoss February 23, 2015, 03:40:40 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/th3developer-455044 Th3developer February 23, 2015, 03:42:25 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/the3max-455047 The3max February 23, 2015, 03:43:18 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/jetpower-455048 Jetpower February 23, 2015, 03:44:35 AM
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/iilustor-455049 IIlustor February 23, 2015, 03:45:21 AM
If you check them many have been left feedback for shilling ICO scams. Now, what connects them to Bitcoin_BOy$. If you check their first posts they all have a very distinct posting style and were posting one after the other including Bitcoin_BOy$:
login : ElmedoRator
best promoe
Bitcoin_BOy$
best promoe
User : elmeda
kind of respect
user : Twisto
kind of respect
Can I have a place in your signature campaign?
Yep sure send a pm to Marcotheminer .
Kind Of Respect,
Bitcoin Boy.
Using 'kind of respect' and 'best promoe' isn't just a coincidence. He also created some sort of signature bot for Marcotheminer. I don't know whether Bitcoin_BOy$ is up to no good and shilling for ICOs himself or he's just selling accounts to them but either way he's facilitating these scams in some capacity.
Edit: User has admitted they were farmed by him but claims the accounts were hacked (very possible but still doesn't explain why he would create such a thread in the first place):
All those accounts got hacked, I don't control them. By the way I didn't use them in anything illegal
Do you realize how you just contradicted yourself?
I created those accounts at 2015, this thread describing that farming accounts is legal in 2016
I replied to him, I didn't do anything illegal, I stopped working on them 2015, they all have same password and someone hacked them.
Anyway I don't mine except my current account now.
Source:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1597201.0;allAll those accounts got hacked, I don't control them. By the way I didn't use them in anything illegal