Connected accounts - Claiming multiple bounties (DT, please tag)

• minhchien9abandat (Primary) Archive
• chienlm05 Archive

• chienmluc2 Archive

Background

I was reading posts in the Beginner's & Help board when I came across this post. I didn't think anything of it at first, but then I thought about how it was pretty strange that the first three users to post wrote the same way. Going more into it, you can see that those first three posts were also posted pretty close together. So then I started looking into their profiles.

Investigation

The first few things I noticed were obviously the similar usernames, all containing "chien". Next was that all three have the same Eternal Trusts bounty signature. Also, the bountyplatform links in their websites have consecutive codes, being registered close together.

• minhchien9abandat: 22293
• chienlm05: 22294
• chienmluc2: 22295

As I dove into the posts, I found 9 bounties that the accounts have participated in. 4 currently running, and 5 that have ended

Current

• IDAP -- Post 1 -- Post 2 -- Post 3, [Archive 1, Archive 2 : Posts 4058, 4060, 4062]
• GigTricks -- Post 1 -- Post 2 -- Post 3, [Archive : Posts 4025, 4027, 4028]
• Universal Marketing Company (UMC) -- Post 1 -- Post 2 -- Post 3, [Archive : Posts 1581, 1584, 1590]
• ChangeNow -- Post 1 -- Post 2 -- Post 3, [Archive : Posts 562, 565, 566]

Past

• XYO
• YouToken
• PHI Token
• Fiancia
• Pincoin

The accounts would be used mostly for Facebook bounties, with the first account also doing some Twitter bounties. So looking into their Facebook profiles, I saw that they were all very similar as well (pictures, names, etc.)

minhchien9abandat's Facebook -- Archive



chienlm05's Facebook -- Archive



chienmluc2's Facebook -- Archive



As you can see, there's a lot of evidence here that these accounts are connected. Similar usernames, facebook profiles, writing styles, posts on the same threads almost one right after the other.[/list]

I guess they just think it's an easy way to get money...if the bounties even end up paying.

I also found something else super pathetic: The second two accounts gave trust to the first account lol. But it's under untrusted feedback, heh...they thought it would do some good.

That's a good one. When you come across stuff with relevant proofs, instead of waiting for the DT, you have to Join the bounty group where these accounts are cheating and report them there openly. Bounty Managers are forced to take an action that way!