Done with the topic: [New format] Merit Abuser Gang [Now 18-1 cases]

[TheQuin]

Hey mdayonliner. I think you'll be very interested in this one ). https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=878336

I don't have enough proof to conclude that they're alt accounts but I think this is very weirdo when this Sr. Member send so many Merit points to other account with lower rank in just a short time.

If they're not alts then it has been bought which is equally untrustworthy behaviour.

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[mdayonliner]

Case#7
StallionMosquito - Sr. Member, zohaibh - Full Member, imrobo2 - Full Member
network with => gmughals - Member, ateebshaikh290 - Member, cheechu - Member.

StallionMosquito's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
3	zohaibh	2
1	cheechu	3
Null	gmughals	10
Null	ateebshaikh290	7

zohaibh's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
1	imrobo2	1
1	cheechu	4
2	StallionMosquito	3

imrobo2's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
1	cheechu	4
1	zohaibh	1
Null	ateebshaikh290	2

Again considers these...
gmughals became a member thanks to StallionMosquito for 10 merits 10 times
ateebshaikh290 became a member again thanks to StallionMosquito for 7/11, imrobo2 2/11, cheechu 2/11
cheechu became a member and his merit sources StallionMosquito 3/12, imrobo2 4/12, zohaibh- 4/12, mantoo1 - 1/12

mantoo1 is out of equation because of not having enough evidence.

Clearly a we see a network in between StallionMosquito, zohaibh, imrobo2, gmughals, ateebshaikh290, cheechu.
They are most provably alts to each others and abusing merits.

Big thanks to ngavanngo22 for finding the clue.

[mdayonliner]

Case#8
NetFreak199, visionary, chixka000, identifyuser, alexberezov, Rexxxem, jk9694, dumbtool45, number37, blo8i


Ref:

Account related:

chixka000: 0xAaEedA078AcF2e037FFf742c564dc11eBa815b7f
identifyuser: 0x8Ede1DbeeCde0AE2859f9735cA0470c8210c0e0C
NetFreak199: 0x822d9cd5b86391cdb5e4743089b8cc9f964195bf
alexberezov: 0x55515EDbe90d7d8f29De195E13D02bB43f9Ee8f0

The above connection bought these whole lot...

visionary: https://prnt.sc/iw24yx
NetFreak199: https://prnt.sc/iw25d4
blo8i: https://prnt.sc/iw25nt
Rexxxem: https://prnt.sc/iw269y
jk9694: https://prnt.sc/iw26tn
dumbtool45: https://prnt.sc/iw275a
number37: https://prnt.sc/iw27fu
chixka000: https://prnt.sc/iw29u8
identifyuser: https://prnt.sc/iw2a4m
alexberezov: https://prnt.sc/iw2ad9

Tagged all of them to keep log.

By the nice work and deserved one merit from me.

Clearly these users are exchanging merits to each others: NetFreak199, visionary, chixka000, identifyuser, alexberezov, Rexxxem, jk9694, dumbtool45, number37, blo8i

[TheQuin]

This piece of work left wondering how on earth the author managed to collect 50 Merit.

they add cloudflare to protect the fourm from Dos attake
your words is true but added the cloudeflare better than Fourm will Down

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1123153
Merit: 150
Sent in the last 120 days

    February 07, 2018, 08:47:20 PM: 10 to LBX for Re: ما هي عملة Ebch ومنصة CoinPulse القادمة وهل ينصح الدخو
    February 07, 2018, 01:11:40 AM: 18 to LBX for رايكم في مستقبل عملة zcoin
    January 28, 2018, 03:15:45 PM: 1 to hugeblack for متطلبات جديدة لترقية العضوية

Received in the last 120 days

    February 07, 2018, 01:13:15 AM: 20 from LBX for Re: يا اخواني ساعدوني
    February 07, 2018, 01:10:21 AM: 10 from LBX for Re: هل يجب اضافة كل توكين لمحفظة الاثيريوم
    February 07, 2018, 01:08:18 AM: 10 from LBX for Re: شروط الاستفادة من توكن WAVES ?
    February 07, 2018, 01:07:57 AM: 10 from LBX for Re: شروط الاستفادة من توكن WAVES ?

[mdayonliner]

Case#9
big.pharaoh, mohamed reda, LBX, hamade possible merit farmer.


hamade's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
50	LBX	28
Null	hugeblack	1

LBX's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
28	hamade	50
Null	misteid	2
Null	mohamed reda	3
Null	big.pharaoh	40
Null	ViulyOfficial	2
Null	Vladdirescu87	1
Null	GNEagle	1

mohamed reda: https://prnt.sc/iw5o4n

hugeblack, GNEagle, Vladdirescu87, ViulyOfficial, misteid may be out of equation.

But big.pharaoh, mohamed reda, LBX, hamade are clearly exchanging merits with each others for personal gains.


Thank you TheQuin

This piece of work left wondering how on earth the author managed to collect 50 Merit.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1123153
Merit: 150

[FFrankie]

If you clearly understood how merit works than you would not have made this thread, eventually account farmers/traders will run out of merit and it won't be possible to do.

I just hope that this merit thing is transferred over to the new fourm

[TheQuin]

If you clearly understood how merit works than you would not have made this thread, eventually account farmers/traders will run out of merit and it won't be possible to do.

I just hope that this merit thing is transferred over to the new fourm

If he can get any of them tagged red then there will be fewer spammers polluting the forum. That's got to make it worthwhile. Sure they'll run out of sMerit, but why not take the opportunity to get rid of a few of them?

[selezneve]

it is actions such that deprive newbies (who honestly make valid contributions) from gaining merits,the merit system should be improved upon to make it fairer especially to new comers

Yes, we are  missing an important point related to merit abuse. It is good that genuine members are giving their time to find out remembers abusing the merit system and then reporting it but what about:

1) The merits which got wasted in the whole process. Is there anything being done to compensate for those merit points ? I am sure that the admin must have thought about creating a system in accordance with the number of merits required to be in circulation. Did he consider these abuses cases while panning that ?

2) Why not have some restriction related to the maximum number of merits allowed per post ?

[TheQuin]

1) The merits which got wasted in the whole process. Is there anything being done to compensate for those merit points ? I am sure that the admin must have thought about creating a system in accordance with the number of merits required to be in circulation. Did he consider these abuses cases while panning that ?

He's been increasing the number of Merits available through the sources.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=sources

2) Why not have some restriction related to the maximum number of merits allowed per post ?

There is a restriction of a maximum 50 Merit that can be awarded by one account to another account per month.

[mdayonliner]

Case#10
trumpman, Flodner

Clue: 34 merit sent today 26th march 2018 at 11:48:36 AM  from trumpman to Flodner for this topic.


trumpman's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
6	Flodner	34

Flodner's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
1	RussiaCoinDotInfo	Null
1	Münzpräger	Null
2	sla1925	1
2	Ukraine2020	1
3	Topknotbam	Null
2	Direwolve735	3
34	trumpman	6

Nothing wrong so far with RussiaCoinDotInfo, Münzpräger, sla1925, Ukraine2020, Topknotbam, Direwolve735
However...
trumpman and Flodner are doing something wrong.
Possibly alts or known to each others hence exchanging merits for nonsense reasons.

Going to tag them. Please read mdayonliner's Red Trust removal T&C

[mdayonliner]

Case#11
xbiv2, JNiks_ZLisa


JNiks_ZLisa's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
10	xbiv2	8

xbiv2: https://prnt.sc/iyw94s

No doubt both accounts (xbiv2, JNiks_ZLisa) are exchanging merits to each others.

[Azizbrothers]

Hi , I have a good catch here
This guy send merit to his alt
Suspects:


1-   Mankeen

Used this wallet

0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654

 in this post  Click - here

https://i.imgur.com/Mb94JPj.png
 

And this Click - here

https://i.imgur.com/Cp1dGDF.png


2-   Mr.Coinzer
Used this wallet

0xBB9cd47E267f7Bf7AB6da394Ff0CaA8EaE810BFc

In this post

 
https://i.imgur.com/GBgNzeV.png

And this wallet :
 

0xA681C50E167ae4546257B60B6e4e87abF318dA32

In this post

https://i.imgur.com/MtvaMHT.png

3-   CryptoNine : no evidence yet


merit summary for Mankeen

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=680704


Mr.Coinzer sent merit to Mankeen

And Mankeen sent merit to CryptoNine and
CryptoNine sent merit to Mr.Coinzer


Mankeen sent 32 merit to CryptoNine for this reply!

بالضبط ما هو استخدام بلوكشين للمشروع، وما هو الحل هو أنه يجلب أو ما هي المشكلة هو تحديد، ما هي قيمة أنها جلب إلى كريبتو.

Translation:

Exactly what is the use of Blockchain for the project, and what solution is it brings or what problem is determining, what value they bring to crypto.

Yes it is 32 ! for shitty post

CryptoNine gives 17 merit to Mr.Coinzer for this reply

قبل 9 سنوات، بيتكوين بدأت على فكرة مماثلة لجعل المعاملات أكثر كفاءة والباقي هو التاريخ. ولكن توكن بيتكوين  يختلف في حقيقة أنه في حين أنه يهدف إلى جعل المعاملات أكثر كفاءة، بل هو أيضا عملة مجتمعية.

Translation

9 years ago, Bitcoin started a similar idea to make transactions more efficient and the rest is history. But Bitcoin is different in the fact that while it aims to make transactions more efficient, it is also a community coin.

And Finally , Mr.Coinzer gives merit to Mankeen
I think the 3 accounts are for the same person

And here is the proof from Ether scan

Mankeen: 0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654

Mr.Coinzer: 0xBB9cd47E267f7Bf7AB6da394Ff0CaA8EaE810BFc
                 0xA681C50E167ae4546257B60B6e4e87abF318dA32

Etherscan Txn 1
Etherscan Txn 2
Etherscan Txn 3


3 transaction for Mankeen and Coinzer Wallets

Mankeen- 0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654
Mr.Coinzer - 0xBB9cd47E267f7Bf7AB6da394Ff0CaA8EaE810BFc

And


Etherscan Txn 1
Etherscan Txn 2
Etherscan Txn 3

0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654
0xA681C50E167ae4546257B60B6e4e87abF318dA32

[mdayonliner]

Case#12
mankeen, CryptoNine, Mr.Coinzer, SaaM78


mankeen's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
30	Mr.Coinzer	Null
5	SaaM78	15
5	Belal	Null
1	YaseenMosa	Null
1	TheKingInYellow	Null
Null	CryptoNine	37

Mr.Coinzer: https://prnt.sc/j16z29 received 17 from CryptoNine sent 30 to mankeen
No doubt accounts (mankeen, CryptoNine, Mr.Coinzer) are tricking the merit system, possible alts exchanging merits to accounts.

SaaM78: https://prnt.sc/j16ykw

SaaM78's 5 and 15 merit exchanging with mankeen also questions SaaM78's account. Another possible alt of mankeen network.

Not enough evidence for for others or I have not much time to dig the rabbit hole of this network.

Ref: Below.

Hi , I have a good catch here
This guy send merit to his alt
Suspects:


1-   Mankeen

Used this wallet

0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654

 in this post  Click - here

https://i.imgur.com/Mb94JPj.png
 

And this Click - here

https://i.imgur.com/Cp1dGDF.png


2-   Mr.Coinzer
Used this wallet

0xBB9cd47E267f7Bf7AB6da394Ff0CaA8EaE810BFc

In this post

 
https://i.imgur.com/GBgNzeV.png

And this wallet :
 

0xA681C50E167ae4546257B60B6e4e87abF318dA32

In this post

https://i.imgur.com/MtvaMHT.png

3-   CryptoNine : no evidence yet


merit summary for Mankeen

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=680704


Mr.Coinzer sent merit to Mankeen

And Mankeen sent merit to CryptoNine and
CryptoNine sent merit to Mr.Coinzer


Mankeen sent 32 merit to CryptoNine for this reply!

بالضبط ما هو استخدام بلوكشين للمشروع، وما هو الحل هو أنه يجلب أو ما هي المشكلة هو تحديد، ما هي قيمة أنها جلب إلى كريبتو.

Translation:

Exactly what is the use of Blockchain for the project, and what solution is it brings or what problem is determining, what value they bring to crypto.

Yes it is 32 ! for shitty post

CryptoNine gives 17 merit to Mr.Coinzer for this reply

قبل 9 سنوات، بيتكوين بدأت على فكرة مماثلة لجعل المعاملات أكثر كفاءة والباقي هو التاريخ. ولكن توكن بيتكوين  يختلف في حقيقة أنه في حين أنه يهدف إلى جعل المعاملات أكثر كفاءة، بل هو أيضا عملة مجتمعية.

Translation

9 years ago, Bitcoin started a similar idea to make transactions more efficient and the rest is history. But Bitcoin is different in the fact that while it aims to make transactions more efficient, it is also a community coin.

And Finally , Mr.Coinzer gives merit to Mankeen
I think the 3 accounts are for the same person

And here is the proof from Ether scan

Mankeen: 0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654

Mr.Coinzer: 0xBB9cd47E267f7Bf7AB6da394Ff0CaA8EaE810BFc
                 0xA681C50E167ae4546257B60B6e4e87abF318dA32

Etherscan Txn 1
Etherscan Txn 2
Etherscan Txn 3


3 transaction for Mankeen and Coinzer Wallets

Mankeen- 0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654
Mr.Coinzer - 0xBB9cd47E267f7Bf7AB6da394Ff0CaA8EaE810BFc

And


Etherscan Txn 1
Etherscan Txn 2
Etherscan Txn 3

0xdda03a2E46FbB97303350455ac842C2C49306654
0xA681C50E167ae4546257B60B6e4e87abF318dA32

[mdayonliner]

I moved a part of the original post (below contents)for better formatting of the original post.

Case#1
Joe-Niner, BarkingHawk and SparkyU should really have an explanation!!!  

Joe-Niner's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
15	BarkingHawk	4
4	BarkingHawk	7
26	BarkingHawk	2

Clearly exchanged with each others. Joe-Niner and BarkingHawk are guilty!

BarkingHawk's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
4	Joe-Niner	15
7	Joe-Niner	4
2	Joe-Niner	26
27	SparkyU	5
50	SparkyU	Not yet

SparkyU joined the game. Joe-Niner and BarkingHawk are already guilty!

SparkyU's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
5	BarkingHawk	27
Null	BarkingHawk	50
Null	theymos	3
1	Wolf Rainer	Null

SparkyU and BarkingHawk are connected with each others, and guilty obviously. Wolf Rainer and theymos is out of equation here

In summary Joe-Niner, BarkingHawk and SparkyU clearly farmed merit for their personal interest.

[BTCeminjas]

Nowadays merit abusers are got smarter, mostly they do abuse their merit in local boards section because they know that it's hard to spot to the DT members and moderators their illegal activity here in the forum.
Thanks to the OP for helping eliminate those abusers here in the forum they obviously farming merit as what I have viewed in OP's report.

Keep up the good work.
They are tagging already.

[mdayonliner]

Thanks to the OP for helping eliminate those abusers here in the forum they obviously farming merit as what I have viewed in OP's report.

Appreciate your kind word BTCeminjas

This case is an example of what you said. I struggled a lot because of a language I do not understand. In case#13 I might find more users connected if I would understand the language.
PS: The analysts was done yesterday (15th April)


Case#13
laogeyi123, NeverArgueWithWF, urz42409966, huweiooo, shixd8899

Added on 16thApril: bluesky338


laogeyi123's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
10	NeverArgueWithWF	5

The 10 merits from NeverArgueWithWF gives 5 sMerits to laogeyi123, laogeyi123 gives this 5 sMerits to NeverArgueWithWF as merit.

Clearly laogeyi123 and NeverArgueWithWF are farming their merits.

NeverArgueWithWF's very suspicious merit summary

Received	User	Sent
1	coly20032003	Null
1	moxl	Null
13	zhouyc	Null
3	huweiooo	5
7	loveyouforever	Null
50	tobeaj2mer01	Null
5	shixd8899	3
5	laogeyi123	10
Null	Lenor5.3090	5
Null	insultingo45271	5

Let's keep coly20032003 and moxl out of equation. May be receiving 1 merit from each of them is legit. I would give the benefit of the doubt.
Not sure about zhouyc but I will give this user another benefit of the doubt.
Because of this (Seems exchanging merit) I could not give benefit of the doubt to huweiooo
Another benefit of the doubt goes to loveyouforever. Seems legit.
Although sending 17 and 33 merits to two single post seems HUGE but for me it really is very hard to find anything wrong (although feeling wrong). So I will give benefit of the doubt.
Smelling bad about shixd8899, may be it's a clean account but we will see.
I wonder why 5 merit sent to Lenor5.3090 for this one and half line post? I would not be surprise if it's not an ALT of NeverArgueWithWF. We do not have enough evidence so let's consider it off.
Same case like Lenor5.3090 for insultingo45271. 5 Merits for this post Not enough evidence so insultingo45271 off as well.
 
huweiooo's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
2	pvni33280	Null
3	urz42409966	2
5	NeverArgueWithWF	3

Not enough connection for pvni33280 so lets consider it off.
urz42409966 seems innocent but connection with shixd8899 proves the connection

shixd8899's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
1	ATB Coin	Null
20	xzhybbs	Null
10	hdd3go	Null
2	urz42409966	2
3	NeverArgueWithWF	5

One Merit for one line post, seems not ok however we can not suspect anything about ATB Coin for sending this one merit.
10 merits for this?! hdd3go is off coz we do not have enough evidence.
10 and 10 merits for two lines comment really do not make proper sense. But again we do not have enough evidence for xzhybbs

urz42409966, huweiooo, shixd8899 and NeverArgueWithWF clearly connected

bluesky338 is also a Merit abuser. See the merit history.
  

[max2607]

Case#14

martina14, anjho.ace, gunhell16 , cherryganda , kram31 , lovesybitz ,
rockyfeller , shandiem14 , benalexis12 , Viscera , vincentong17 , jpoker272727 , hackzang12 , Bobby park , ivanst776

 
martina14 merit summary

Received	User	Sent
10	anjho.ace	4
0	gunhell16	5

anjho.ace merit summary

Received	User	Sent
0	martina14	10
1	cherryganda	10
4	kram31	10
0	gunhell16	15
1	lovesybitz	0
4	rockyfeller	0
1	shandiem14	0
2	benalexis12	0
10	Viscera	0
1	vincentong17	0
50	jpoker272727	0
10	ivanst776	0

If you go through everyone's merit a lot of farming has already taken please , i haven't submitted merit summary of all the users because on top all are interconnected hope it helps you there is one legendary , few hero's and many senior and full members if you want merit summary of all the users let me know i'll try adding few users daily


Edit - Screwed up the format big time but finally fixed it

[mdayonliner]

Thanks max2607. I started investigating this network since you made this post. The network is so big that I got tired and took a day break. I will start investigating again later today and hopefully will red tag all.



PS: I will edit this post once my investigation done.

Case#14

martina14, anjho.ace, gunhell16 , cherryganda , kram31 , lovesybitz ,
rockyfeller , shandiem14 , benalexis12 , Viscera , vincentong17 , jpoker272727 , hackzang12 , Bobby park , ivanst776

 
martina14 merit summary

Received	User	Sent
10	anjho.ace	4
0	gunhell16	5

anjho.ace merit summary

Received	User	Sent
0	martina14	10
1	cherryganda	10
4	kram31	10
0	gunhell16	15
1	lovesybitz	0
4	rockyfeller	0
1	shandiem14	0
2	benalexis12	0
10	Viscera	0
1	vincentong17	0
50	jpoker272727	0
10	ivanst776	0

If you go through everyone's merit a lot of farming has already taken please , i haven't submitted merit summary of all the users because on top all are interconnected hope it helps you there is one legendary , few hero's and many senior and full members if you want merit summary of all the users let me know i'll try adding few users daily


Edit - Screwed up the format big time but finally fixed it

[Indohunter]

Kindly check this account.
opium, Kuala Lumpur

Clue : 30 merit in total.

this is the list posts from Kuala Lumpur merited by opium
15 merit : January 25, 2018, 03:12:44 PM
11 merit : January 26, 2018, 03:13:10 PM
3 merit   : February 06, 2018, 01:30:18 PM
1 merit   : February 12, 2018, 06:38:10 AM

Opium's Merit Sumary

Received	User	Sent
9	Kuala Lumpur	30
1	maf81	null
1	andiko	1
4	Zoom2k	null
null	eprocent	4
null	WIND33	1

Kuala Lumpur's merit sumary

Received	User	Sent
30	opium	9
2	Zoom2k	6

But for this account Zoom2k not sure is he involved or not.

[mdayonliner]

I would add Zoom2k too with the network.

Case#15
Zoom2k, opium, Kuala Lumpur

   
zoom2k's merit summary

Received	User	Sent
6	Kuala Lumpur	2
Null	opium	4
Null	Sylon	1

Seems like Sylon is off here.

opium and Kuala Lumpur's investigation on the quoted topic below from Indohunter

Kindly check this account.
opium, Kuala Lumpur

Clue : 30 merit in total.

this is the list posts from Kuala Lumpur merited by opium
15 merit : January 25, 2018, 03:12:44 PM
11 merit : January 26, 2018, 03:13:10 PM
3 merit   : February 06, 2018, 01:30:18 PM
1 merit   : February 12, 2018, 06:38:10 AM

Opium's Merit Sumary

Received	User	Sent
9	Kuala Lumpur	30
1	maf81	null
1	andiko	1
4	Zoom2k	null
null	eprocent	4
null	WIND33	1

Kuala Lumpur's merit sumary

Received	User	Sent
30	opium	9
2	Zoom2k	6

But for this account Zoom2k not sure is he involved or not.

Not enough evidence for andiko, eprocent, WIND33, maf81. So they are off from Opium investigation.

It's clear that Zoom2k, opium, Kuala Lumpur connected with each others and exchanging merits in the posts which are not worthy of giving merits.

Thanks @Indohunter for helping me out in this investigation.