Greetings!
This certainly does look strange and seems to be a last minute change made to the spreadsheet very recently since we reviewed it not even a week ago. The stakes being over the maximum will never be validated once the final spreadsheet is available. We will be verifying each claim made and ensure that these entries are removed. This bounty has been closed for quite some time, but the spreadsheet is still not finalized and is still being edited to remove fraudulent entries (hence the V1 in the title). This DBC bounty campaign was hit by a ridiculous amount of bot fraud from the start and we worked diligently to remove several spam & scam entries. This was due to not enabling the option to submit Google forms only if logged into a Gmail account from the start. This resulted in several scam entries which caused a lot of havoc and confusion from the start. We have worked hundreds of hours to fix these errors, and are still working on finalizing the DataBlockChain Master Spreadsheet. (And all future bounties have this option to submit forms with Gmail account only enabled).
You can ask any of our loyal bounty hunters about the fact that we respond to every single message we receive as a policy. We have been open with every single bounty hunter asking questions and I am currently trying to figure out if anyone of the employees saw your messages you posted, since this is the first I am hearing of it. We are launching a little investigation to get to the root of these entries and if they were simply submitted through other means.
There are still several red entries on a lot of the spreadsheets posted because we are still working on having the final spreadsheet ready by the time distribution occurs. Unfortunately on Bitcointalk, bounties receive just as many fraudulent entries as real ones and sometimes the scam entries slip through the cracks and we reward tokens to participants who did not even complete the work. This happens by gaming the spreadsheet system and taking advantage of certain mechanics in the way we calculate stakes. Also the human error of having employees working for a salary, results in some entries which we only remove towards the end of finalizing the spreadsheet when we go through it a third and fourth time. We will have to ask every employee and individual who had access to the spreadsheet if they remember approving these submissions.
The master spreadsheet is still open and being edited constantly, since distribution of tokens is only taking place after the DBC token sale. If there are errors of MORE stakes than are even possible, we can assure you that is a simple error and will be fixed asap!
I can assure you that we are a professional bounty management team who works directly with the DataBlockChain team and no fraudulent manipulation occurs. We are paid DBC tokens directly from the team and would never attempt fraudulent entries. Additionally, for almost all bounties, KYC is required, which means these fraudulent entries would never result in tokens earned by the frauds unless they reveal themselves.
Also, Please be aware that several bounty hunters do not submit entries directly through the spreadsheets, but make posts in the thread or send direct messages on Bitcointalk or on Telegram to our management accounts. This is usually due to a language barrier and not understanding the posted rules, resulting in confusion. We handle all of these entries directly.
We are currently investigating these entries, and will work to provide more details ASAP regarding these submissions.
If you can direct message us, we would love to help resolve this issue directly with you.
A master spreadsheet V2 will be posted in the next week after we conduct an extensive review on earned stakes. Sorry for any confusion.
