Topic: [List] Suspected users that are abusing merit 3.0 - page 12. (Read 28003 times)

Ah thank you i will bookmark that.

I can't wait to see how many new senior members we get this year as opposed to last year.

I don't think theirs going to be any new legendary.

I don't think that's going to happen from reading this post:

You guys are all really killing it here. I just hope that theymos makes it so that we can see the merit sent/received forever by/to a user. Because anyone that slips thur the cracks, and 120 days later unless someone manually clicked on their posts it would be very hard to see the merit they received

USER PROFILE : Technor, Plof87
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1134109
PROOF/MISCELLANEOUS: Technor asked me via PM to exchange merits with him.

USER PROFILE : @deeperx
Merit Summary: https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/deeperx-1038794

Proof:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.31588679
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.31402445

Looks like giving merit any one who vote for DeepONION irrespective of post quality

USER PROFILE : MN_Sidik, pidonkmo
MERIT SUMMARY :
- MN_Sidik = https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1063830
- pidonkmo = https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=366042
PROOF:
- MN_Sidik sent in total 9 merit for pidonkmo for these post:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.24227797
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.24865297
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.24865297
- pidonkmo also sent in total 9 merit for MN_Sidik for this post:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.30610955

MISCELLANEOUS: Both of them sent merit for posts that from my perspective are insubstantial or repetitive.
There is no substantial proof yet, but this should lead to further investigation. Both of them are exclusive bounty hunter too.

Moved to Reputation:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/humber-casinoexpert-et-al-alts-account-sales-merit-abuse-etc-3066549

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My original post here:

Excellent work, TryNinja.  I was already tracing that one; you beat me to the punch!  I will update this post with potentially useful info.  Thanks.


I saw those, and did not see evidence that they are alts; but those +10s were clearly made in bad faith.  They look to me more like different individuals improperly colluding in some fashion.

Thank you. I edited the post since I haven't been able to find any possible evidence that lolgato/catwalk can be Humber.

Wow. That's the first time I actually "fall" for a phising website. Haven't noticed it when I was researching.

Thank you for the heads up.

I was in charge of that giveaway, and I can say with confidence lolgato is not Humber.

This is how I think it should be.

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Note: I sent you a PM about the links to phishingsite bitcointalk.TO (it's very annoying how Google keeps showing them!). See this post for details on how to block that site from your computer.
I have adjusted the links in the quote to lead to bitcointalk.ORG.

User CasinoExpert gave a total of 10 merits to user HumberWins over 4 posts. [merit page]

The last one is a post where the user HumberWins says that he is not receiving emails from Bitcointalk. IMO not really worth 6 merits.

- Both users are tagged by The Pharmacist for selling BitcoinTalk accounts.

- User magemist claims in this post that CasinoExpert is a scammer that also owns the account Humberone and that both use the address 1Q8PWr4LLNqQcqAwMYA8QwEyhpJm9Z7qRm

- This address is also used by the user HumbertxD in this post and by HumbertDice in this post. (can you see the similarity between their usernames? HumberWins, HumbertxD, HumbertDice)

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- CasinoExpert also tells someone to contact him over the email [email protected] in this post.

- The email [email protected] is connected to the user ser1ck which is a scammer connected to multiple scam accounts as explained by Timelord2067 in this post.

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- The user HumberWins (who received 10 merits from CasinoExpert), uses the email [email protected] in this post.

- The user YoYoBot also uses the same email in this post.

- The user Catwalk aka lolgato (according to this post) posts this 2 hours after YoYoBot makes this post.
edit: there is no concrete evidences that lolgato/catwalk is/can be CasinoExpert/HumberWins. But I still find odd that he merited the post linked above.

- lolgato1 gave 10 merits to CasinoExpert for this "high quality" post.


So... CasinoExpert = HumberWins = ser1ck = multiple scammers = YoYoBot

Sorry for the mess...

Abusing and exchanging high amount of smerit even their replies in the forum is low quality. Review the link below if you are not satisfied to the findings I given:

nodelover (ContractNet Signature & Avatar Campaign)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1190803
Sent to:
February 28, 2018, 05:52:39 AM: 10 from DrGuns4Hands for Re: buy high and sell low. or hold which one is it?
February 28, 2018, 05:48:04 AM: 10 from DrGuns4Hands for Re: BTC is recovering or what if not

DrGuns4Hands (European Crypto Bank BOUNTY CAMPAIGN / NEW REDDIT+SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN RULES)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=56939
Sent to:
February 28, 2018, 05:52:39 AM: 10 to nodelover for Re: buy high and sell low. or hold which one is it?
February 28, 2018, 05:48:04 AM: 10 to nodelover for Re: BTC is recovering or what if not
February 27, 2018, 04:40:22 AM: 1 to Noctis Connor for Re: KYC for Airdrops: A bad precedence
February 26, 2018, 12:14:04 AM: 10 to Noctis Connor for Re: How to overcome the fear of holding?

Noctis Connor ($ 1M [AIRDROP] Current: Blockchain Streaming apoiado por Mark Cuban | US $ 36M)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=830405
Sent to:
February 26, 2018, 05:53:59 AM: 6 to dillema018 for Re: How can we encourage local businesses to accept BTC?
February 26, 2018, 05:53:24 AM: 4 to dillema018 for Re: Earn bitcoins and altcoins
February 25, 2018, 11:44:52 PM: 50 to DrGuns4Hands for Re: Value of bitcoin

dillema018
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1101244

Noctis Connor was give 50 smerit to DrGuns4Hands for this reply: "It is good if you will be using bitcoin as a long term investment but if you are just going to purchase some thing you should just pay actual money instead because the crypto currency is changing every seconds, minutes, hours and so on and so forth so if you will pay your goods with bitcoins you will be at disadvantage."

This is intentionally abusing smerit because this reply is not enough to give 50 smerits, aside from that as per review their post are almost the same in all aspects even the way they are post.

USER PROFILE : Becassine
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1224889
PROOF: here he asked for merit so he can redistribute it?
MISCELLANEOUS: Topic is something about bitcoin predictions from any source and then he said:"As I am too stuck to give, you can give me 50 to distribute then. Thank you", then also received 50 merit.

EDIT: messaged him and asked him about he 50 merit he gave him, he said that he wanted to give him 5 while the dude asked for 50. Sure.

My bad was in sleeping mode, removing post, ty for report

(Possible) Merit abuse.
User kliown sending 50 Merits to his (possible) alt account babicena14 for this post. The post if you read it offers nothing as special to receive 50 Merits by a single person, which indicates the Merits are given for some other reason and that is abusing the system IMO.

Snaps of their Merit pages:
kliown
https://imgur.com/km9leTG

babicena14
https://imgur.com/RgyGrbZ

The fact that none of them has sent/received any other Merit from any other user makes me thing this is suspicious. That is the reason why I have put "Possible" in some places because it is totally based on doubts and assumptions which indicate they are doing it wrong.

P.S: Sorry for not posting it in the correct format. I have posted this somewhere else and then I was asked to bring it here, so I didn't know how to put it in that format. I hope it is not a really big issue.

That's already tagged as a hacked account because of this merit farming the ref link on the red trust is https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.30807635. Why the need to report it again when it has already been dealt with?

USER PROFILE : Chachacoin17
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1002351
PROOF:
MISCELLANEOUS: alts, very long deep accusation here-> marcuslong can be not an alt, no proof found, other users are linked with eth address-> https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.31225355

USER PROFILE : q(O_O)p  
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1216431
PROOF:
MISCELLANEOUS: exactly 90 merits in 1 day 1 hour 12 minutes, to rank up from member to full member

89 merit sent in one day from 2 those accounts
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/flyer88-246683 -> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=246683 one time merit to 1 user
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/mauriek-35959 -> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=35959 one time merit to 1 user

USER PROFILE : Cryptobak
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1680951
PROOF: Received in the last 120 days
February 27, 2018, 10:54:05 AM: 2 from Mimoon for Re: Новички будь осторожны! Рекомендации
February 27, 2018, 10:53:31 AM: 3 from Mimoon for Re: Конец крипте?
February 27, 2018, 10:48:38 AM: 5 from Milenyto for Re: Merit - что это и как этим пользоваться
MISCELLANEOUS: account farmer, Posts = Activity, 10 merit from shitposts

USER PROFILE : Mimoon
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1673705
PROOF:Sent in the last 120 days
February 27, 2018, 10:54:05 AM: 2 to Cryptobak for Re: Новички будь осторожны! Рекомендации
February 27, 2018, 10:53:31 AM: 3 to Cryptobak for Re: Конец крипте?
Received in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 09:06:50 PM: 5 from Tasarr for Re: Лекарства
February 06, 2018, 09:04:11 PM: 5 from centr for Re: ПЕРВЫЙ ЧЕСТНЫЙ ХАЙП на СМАРТ КОНТРАКТЕ ETHEREUM ! AES
MISCELLANEOUS:account farmer, Posts = Activity, 10 merit from shitposts

USER PROFILE : Udrujes
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1672118
PROOF: Sent in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 09:00:07 PM: 5 to Milenyto for Re: Какое время года вам нравится и почему?
Received in the last 120 days
February 04, 2018, 05:28:40 PM: 2 from marknoval for Re: Как "прокачать" твиттер и фб быстро
February 02, 2018, 11:19:31 PM: 1 from kumbarajaya for Re: Что в последний раз довело вас до слез?
February 02, 2018, 07:36:59 PM: 1 from nekspsy for Re: Как бросить курить?
February 02, 2018, 12:39:39 PM: 1 from IvanKalyada for Re: За майнинг в РФ могут посадить
February 02, 2018, 11:59:48 AM: 3 from ankit10 for (Deleted/Off-limits/Ignored)
February 02, 2018, 08:28:29 AM: 1 from Fortunatu7 for Re: Таблица учета Bounty бесплатно.Отвечу на
February 02, 2018, 07:05:02 AM: 1 from juni4000 for Re: Вы довольны своей жизнью?
MISCELLANEOUS:account farmer, Posts = Activity, 10 merit from shitposts



USER PROFILE : zamil
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1639854
PROOF: Sent in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 08:56:47 PM: 5 to Milenyto for Re: распространение крипты в играх
Received in the last 120 days
February 04, 2018, 05:28:14 PM: 2 from marknoval for (Deleted/Off-limits/Ignored)
February 02, 2018, 11:20:02 PM: 1 from kumbarajaya for (Deleted/Off-limits/Ignored)
February 02, 2018, 07:37:35 PM: 1 from nekspsy for Re: Может продать тачку и закупится ?
February 02, 2018, 12:34:59 PM: 1 from grambel for Re: Продажа аккаунтов
February 02, 2018, 11:58:16 AM: 3 from ankit10 for Re: СТОИТ ЛИ ПОКУПАТЬ APPLE
February 02, 2018, 08:29:17 AM: 2 from Fortunatu7 for (Deleted/Off-limits/Ignored)
MISCELLANEOUS:account farmer, Posts = Activity, 10 merit from shitposts

USER PROFILE :    Milenyto
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1673581
PROOF: Sent in the last 120 days
February 27, 2018, 10:48:38 AM: 5 to Cryptobak for Re: Merit - что это и как этим пользоваться
Received in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 09:00:07 PM: 5 from Udrujes for Re: Какое время года вам нравится и почему?
February 06, 2018, 08:56:47 PM: 5 from zamil for Re: распространение крипты в играх
MISCELLANEOUS:account farmer, Posts = Activity, 10 merit from shitposts


USER PROFILE : Tasarr
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1673304
PROOF: Sent in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 09:06:50 PM: 5 to Mimoon for Re: Лекарства
Received in the last 120 days
February 05, 2018, 10:02:46 PM: 2 from zold for Re: Майнинг умрет?
February 05, 2018, 09:48:39 PM: 1 from slavon520 for Re: Хочу продать квартиру и инвестировать в btc
February 05, 2018, 09:40:29 PM: 2 from won99 for Re: Подписная и социалка
February 05, 2018, 09:04:57 AM: 1 from won99 for Re: Вредно ли курить кальян?
February 05, 2018, 08:52:47 AM: 1 from Exforgant for Re: Twitter требует номер телефона
February 05, 2018, 08:26:51 AM: 2 from Heishehui187 for Re: Помдскажите новичку
February 05, 2018, 08:17:53 AM: 1 from ankit10 for Re: Куда все делись с форума?
MISCELLANEOUS:account farmer, Posts = Activity, 10 merit from shitposts

USER PROFILE : centr
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1673274
PROOF: Sent in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 09:04:11 PM: 5 to Mimoon for Re: ПЕРВЫЙ ЧЕСТНЫЙ ХАЙП на СМАРТ КОНТРАКТЕ ETHEREUM ! AES
Received in the last 120 days
February 05, 2018, 10:49:38 PM: 1 from DonBit for Re: Продажа алкоголя
February 05, 2018, 10:46:35 PM: 1 from baronandr for Re: Ставки на спорт
February 05, 2018, 10:41:23 PM: 1 from duniek for Re: Кто сколько заработал на баунти?
February 05, 2018, 10:39:27 PM: 1 from riku050208 for Re: Биткоин обвалится
February 05, 2018, 10:03:24 PM: 1 from zold for Re: 100Евро, куда вложить?
February 05, 2018, 09:06:22 AM: 1 from won99 for Re: Смогу прожить на баунти и айрдропах?
February 05, 2018, 08:47:44 AM: 1 from IMNOOBODY for Re: Майнинг в электромобилях.
February 05, 2018, 08:27:57 AM: 2 from Heishehui187 for Re: Airdrop & Bounty campaign
February 05, 2018, 08:16:58 AM: 1 from ankit10 for Re: EOS vs Cardano
MISCELLANEOUS:account farmer, Posts = Activity, 10 merit from shitposts

I posted a clickable table for all transactions more than 40 Merits here:

Merit stats & all transactions more than 40 Merits
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/merit-stat-all-transactions-more-than-40-merits-3046077

From the link in the table, you can directly check user profile, merit history, and the thread where the large transaction performed.
Since the table exhausts all the transactions with more than 40 Merits, it will be much easier to identify merit abuses.

There is, and will be no such definition, as merit abuse is not against forum rules - you won't get banned for that. The only consequence you face for abusing merit system is 'red tagging' by DT member. It's down to a subjective opinion of any DT member to what constitutes abuse, what is worth red-tagging and whether or not provide option to 'appeal'.

Getting negative trust rating doesn't limit your ability to use the forum at all.