[List] Suspected users that are abusing merit 3.0

[johhnyUA]

USER PROFILE : yla1974, alex bond
MERIT SUMMARY: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=909172 - yla1974
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=909175 - alex bond
PROOF: https://imgur.com/JypOnNK - yla1974
https://imgur.com/TaII8zx - alex bond
also for alexbond here (from fantom1962.) - https://imgur.com/Z47WGb6
MISCELLANEOUS: Please, check also vavan1974muz his merit stats (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=861208) and fantom1962. (his stats - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=899777). Fantom is funny guy: at first he merited yla1974 for useless post and then - alex bond (20 merits for post in miscellaneous section in topic about clocks, lol)

[paxmao]

The user xxHazardousxx is selling merits
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3022474.msg31091000#msg31091000

He is using the btc adress 1B97dQczro5zx3mAuqLLQrjJpWePrDNVSn
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2698204.msg29174619#msg29174619

Same adress is used by cesjara
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2638350.0

And yet still has no red trust... I am really surprised.

[pawel7777]

Is there any place where I can find and objective definition of what constitutes an abuse of the system?

a) Meriting "too much"?
b) Mutually sending merit?
c) Sending merit to accounts that seem to be linked by exchange of tokens?
d) Meriting to ANN threads?
e) Which other cases?

Who is going to decide if the abuse is considered as such? That is, is there a "jury" and an "appeals process"?

Please point me to any link or resource if there is any.

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.

[sncc]

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

Merit stats & all transactions more than 40 Merits
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3046077.0

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.

[inbizin]

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: Hoвички бyдь ocтopoжны! Peкoмeндaции
February 27, 2018, 10:53:31 AM: 3 from Mimoon for Re: Кoнeц кpиптe?
February 27, 2018, 10:48:38 AM: 5 from Milenyto for Re: Merit - чтo этo и кaк этим пoльзoвaтьcя
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: Hoвички бyдь ocтopoжны! Peкoмeндaции
February 27, 2018, 10:53:31 AM: 3 to Cryptobak for Re: Кoнeц кpиптe?
Received in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 09:06:50 PM: 5 from Tasarr for Re: Лeкapcтвa
February 06, 2018, 09:04:11 PM: 5 from centr for Re: ПEPBЫЙ ЧECTHЫЙ XAЙП нa CMAPT КOHTPAКTE 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: Кaкoe вpeмя гoдa вaм нpaвитcя и пoчeмy?
Received in the last 120 days
February 04, 2018, 05:28:40 PM: 2 from marknoval for Re: Кaк "пpoкaчaть" твиттep и фб быcтpo
February 02, 2018, 11:19:31 PM: 1 from kumbarajaya for Re: Чтo в пocлeдний paз дoвeлo вac дo cлeз?
February 02, 2018, 07:36:59 PM: 1 from nekspsy for Re: Кaк бpocить кypить?
February 02, 2018, 12:39:39 PM: 1 from IvanKalyada for Re: Зa мaйнинг в PФ мoгyт пocaдить
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: Taблицa yчeтa Bounty бecплaтнo.Oтвeчy нa
February 02, 2018, 07:05:02 AM: 1 from juni4000 for Re: Bы дoвoльны cвoeй 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: pacпpocтpaнeниe кpипты в игpax
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: Moжeт пpoдaть тaчкy и зaкyпитcя ?
February 02, 2018, 12:34:59 PM: 1 from grambel for Re: Пpoдaжa aккayнтoв
February 02, 2018, 11:58:16 AM: 3 from ankit10 for Re: CTOИT ЛИ ПOКУПATЬ 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 - чтo этo и кaк этим пoльзoвaтьcя
Received in the last 120 days
February 06, 2018, 09:00:07 PM: 5 from Udrujes for Re: Кaкoe вpeмя гoдa вaм нpaвитcя и пoчeмy?
February 06, 2018, 08:56:47 PM: 5 from zamil for Re: pacпpocтpaнeниe кpипты в игpax
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: Лeкapcтвa
Received in the last 120 days
February 05, 2018, 10:02:46 PM: 2 from zold for Re: Maйнинг yмpeт?
February 05, 2018, 09:48:39 PM: 1 from slavon520 for Re: Xoчy пpoдaть квapтиpy и инвecтиpoвaть в btc
February 05, 2018, 09:40:29 PM: 2 from won99 for Re: Пoдпиcнaя и coциaлкa
February 05, 2018, 09:04:57 AM: 1 from won99 for Re: Bpeднo ли кypить кaльян?
February 05, 2018, 08:52:47 AM: 1 from Exforgant for Re: Twitter тpeбyeт нoмep тeлeфoнa
February 05, 2018, 08:26:51 AM: 2 from Heishehui187 for Re: Пoмдcкaжитe нoвичкy
February 05, 2018, 08:17:53 AM: 1 from ankit10 for Re: Кyдa вce дeлиcь c фopyмa?
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: ПEPBЫЙ ЧECTHЫЙ XAЙП нa CMAPT КOHTPAКTE ETHEREUM ! AES
Received in the last 120 days
February 05, 2018, 10:49:38 PM: 1 from DonBit for Re: Пpoдaжa aлкoгoля
February 05, 2018, 10:46:35 PM: 1 from baronandr for Re: Cтaвки нa cпopт
February 05, 2018, 10:41:23 PM: 1 from duniek for Re: Ктo cкoлькo зapaбoтaл нa бayнти?
February 05, 2018, 10:39:27 PM: 1 from riku050208 for Re: Биткoин oбвaлитcя
February 05, 2018, 10:03:24 PM: 1 from zold for Re: 100Eвpo, кyдa влoжить?
February 05, 2018, 09:06:22 AM: 1 from won99 for Re: Cмoгy пpoжить нa бayнти и aйpдpoпax?
February 05, 2018, 08:47:44 AM: 1 from IMNOOBODY for Re: Maйнинг в элeктpoмoбиляx.
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

[coinlocket$]

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://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=246683 -> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=246683 one time merit to 1 user
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=35959 -> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=35959 one time merit to 1 user

[coinlocket$]

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://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3018656.msg31225355#msg31225355

[TheQuin]

Got a lot of data now to read. Posting often here

USER PROFILE : Patron92
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=300605
PROOF:
MISCELLANEOUS: The post has no reason to be rewarded with 50+40 merit also, has red trust not for merit -> https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2993520.msg30786150#msg30786150


Received merit from 2 red trust guys
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=206417
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=178502

All 3 has RED trust for stolen accouns, probably they are alts


Ty to the boss I made and exel file with all links, it will be long work but I will check on free time also if anyone interest I can share the file

That's already tagged as a hacked account because of this merit farming the ref link on the red trust is https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2995962.msg30807635#msg30807635. Why the need to report it again when it has already been dealt with?

[Alone055]

(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.

[coinlocket$]

That's already tagged as a hacked account because of this merit farming the ref link on the red trust is https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2995962.msg30807635#msg30807635. Why the need to report it again when it has already been dealt with?

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

[Tyrantt]

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.

[ACVinegar]

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.

[TryNinja]

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)
- CasinoExpert also tells someone to contact him over the email francis1997a@outlook.com in this post.

- The email francis1997a@outlook.com is connected to the user ser1ck which is a scammer connected to multiple scam accounts as explained by Timelord2067 in this post.
- The user HumberWins (who received 10 merits from CasinoExpert), uses the email caevajus8181@gmail.com 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.

Price $15

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

Sorry for the mess...

[LoyceV]

- The user Catwalk aka lolgato (according to this post) posts this 2 hours after YoYoBot makes this post.

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

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

My educated guess is he bought that Merit, but I have no evidence for this.

So... CasinoExpert = HumberWins = ser1ck = multiple scammers = YoYoBot != Catwalk = lolgato1

This is how I think it should be.

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.

[TryNinja]

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

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

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.

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.

[nullius]

Moved to Reputation:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3066549.0


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

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

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.

[joniboini]

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://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2012406.msg24227797#msg24227797
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2185849.msg24865297#msg24865297
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2185849.msg24865297#msg24865297
- pidonkmo also sent in total 9 merit for MN_Sidik for this post:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2906579.msg30610955#msg30610955

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.

[shahzadafzal]

USER PROFILE : @deeperx
Merit Summary: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1038794

Proof:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2683530.msg31588679#msg31588679
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2683530.msg31402445#msg31402445

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

[marlboroza]

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.

[killyou73]

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