Hero helped 7 newbies to rank up (74 merit) + Legendary might be involved

[Fenya96]

Hero member sundownz gave 74 merit to 10 people at the same day.

Merit summary for sundownz
Merit: 510
Sent in the last 120 days
   July 24, 2018, 04:02:41 PM: 14 to riosober for Re: Claymore XMR/QCN/FCN/BCN Windows CPU Miner v3.2
   July 24, 2018, 04:02:15 PM: 10 to runhuayi for Re: [ANN][NOTE]DNotes - DNotesVault Now Open for Registration!
   July 24, 2018, 04:01:51 PM: 10 to mrm00n for Re: [ANN][GHOST] GhostCoin | X11 | PoW + PoS | Live!
   July 24, 2018, 04:01:36 PM: 10 to photoguy for Re: [ANN][DRK] DarkCoin | First Anonymous Coin | First X11 | First DGW | ASIC Resistant
   July 24, 2018, 04:01:22 PM: 10 to Strigori for Re: The full truth behind ShadowCash/Coin trolls and their attacks on other coins.
   July 24, 2018, 04:00:28 PM: 10 to Beccapkr for Re: Buying 3BTC for Skrill Preev +5%
   July 24, 2018, 03:59:54 PM: 10 to nossino86 for Re: [IMPORTANTE] Open Bazaar - Discussione dedicata


The list goes on, some of the accounts getting 10 merits sent 5 merits further:

Merit summary for nossino86
Merit: 10
Sent in the last 120 days
   August 27, 2018, 11:21:01 AM: 5 to ShalenaMama for Re: Topгoвля пo cигнaлaм
Received in the last 120 days
   July 24, 2018, 03:59:54 PM: 10 from sundownz for Re: [IMPORTANTE] Open Bazaar - Discussione dedicata - Opinioni, idee e test

Merit summary for Beccapkr
Merit: 10
Sent in the last 120 days
   August 27, 2018, 11:21:27 AM: 5 to Onilbitco-o for Re: Why do you invest in Crypto?
Received in the last 120 days
   July 24, 2018, 04:00:28 PM: 10 from sundownz for Re: Buying 3BTC for Skrill Preev +5%


The list still goes on:

Merit summary for ShalenaMama
Merit: 10
Sent in the last 120 days
   September 21, 2018, 07:57:17 AM: 1 to Zipppcool5 for Re: 3 best altcoins in 2018
   September 21, 2018, 07:56:34 AM: 1 to HoorrrBitc for Re: How safe is our money in crypto?
   September 21, 2018, 07:55:51 AM: 1 to Zinooki for Re: Are you here for the right reasons
   September 21, 2018, 07:54:46 AM: 1 to Mira Moor for Re: Who will be the new king
   September 21, 2018, 07:53:50 AM: 1 to Kelly777 for Re: Knowledge is the foundation
Received in the last 120 days
   August 27, 2018, 11:21:01 AM: 5 from nossino86 for Re: Topгoвля пo cигнaлaм
   August 26, 2018, 12:45:19 PM: 5 from Lamassu for Re: интepec к кpиптoвaлютe

Merit summary for Onilbitco-o
Merit: 10
Sent in the last 120 days
   October 12, 2018, 01:26:04 PM: 1 to Lesia13bbb for Re: Hyжнo ли знaть тeopию пo кpиптe
   October 12, 2018, 01:25:08 PM: 1 to Kristi160mast for Re: Cкoлькo eшe пpoживёт биткoин ?
   October 12, 2018, 01:24:22 PM: 1 to MartaKlin for Re: Ктo и пo кaкoй пpичинe пoшёл в "кpиптy"?
   October 12, 2018, 01:23:28 PM: 1 to Devid150xxx for Re: Плюcы и минycы кpиптoвaлюты
   October 12, 2018, 01:22:49 PM: 1 to MaxxxBitg for Re: Cтoит пpoxoдить oбyчeниe y paзныx "гyp"?
Received in the last 120 days
   September 24, 2018, 02:57:04 PM: 5 from munky87 for Re:Should I give up now?
   August 27, 2018, 11:21:27 AM: 5 from Beccapkr for Re: Why do you invest in Crypto?


And the list STILL goes on, if we follow the merit ShalenaMama got from Lamassu we can get to a Legendary - crazyivan:

Merit summary for crazyivan
Merit: 1007
Sent in the last 120 days
   July 24, 2018, 03:25:59 PM: 13 to uplodex for [ANN][ORB] Orbitcoin v1.5.0.0 - NeoScrypt
   July 24, 2018, 03:25:27 PM: 10 to richardweiming for Re: [OFFICIAL]Bitfinex.com first Bitcoin P2P lending platform for leverage trading
   July 24, 2018, 03:24:42 PM: 10 to longshort3301 for Re: btc china fake volumes
   July 24, 2018, 03:21:53 PM: 10 to zahid888 for Re: [BTG] Someone stole my BTC
   July 24, 2018, 03:21:12 PM: 10 to Lamassu for Re: Will the difficulty go down again ?
   July 24, 2018, 03:20:39 PM: 10 to RamirezX for Re: DiY ArduLonMiner
   July 24, 2018, 03:20:00 PM: 10 to SilentAngel for Re: ♦♦♦ [ANN] GSMcoin ♦♦♦ GSM network unlock service ♦♦♦ [BitTrex,cCex]
   July 24, 2018, 03:13:49 PM: 10 to kasman5 for Re: Where is the value?
   July 24, 2018, 03:13:17 PM: 10 to BruteFruit for Re: [ANN][DIEM] CarpeDiemCoin - Alive and well!!!
   July 24, 2018, 03:12:45 PM: 10 to r1f696 for Re: ★☆★ 777Coin Signature Campaign ★☆★ Earn up to .0007/Post (Newb-Hero Welcome)
   July 24, 2018, 03:12:09 PM: 10 to 51trillion for Re: [NYAN] NyanCoin faucet
   July 24, 2018, 03:10:59 PM: 10 to millionairecoin for Re: [ANN] Millionaire Coin (MIL) - Launched!
   July 24, 2018, 03:10:30 PM: 10 to ElektronFoundation for Re: [EKN] Elektron - EKN - ElektronFoundation TOR MARKET - Bittrex - Cryptsy
   July 24, 2018, 03:09:48 PM: 10 to HurricanOday for Re: If you are anti-Bitcoin or permabear, why are you here?
   July 24, 2018, 03:09:22 PM: 10 to Umekhan for Re: WTS bitcoin in Pakistan!
   July 24, 2018, 03:08:42 PM: 10 to Morphling4047 for TWO TRUE BEASTS: 2x Xeon X5690's!!!
   July 22, 2018, 12:16:09 PM: 5 to Tanya46 for Re: Фeйcбyк зaблoкиpoвaл aкк и мoлчит
   July 22, 2018, 12:15:48 PM: 5 to Tanya46 for Re: ЛOXOTPOH PUMP-гpyппы. He вклaдывaйтecь
   July 22, 2018, 10:41:43 AM: 5 to VikaFilatova for Re: Moжнo ли paзбoгaтeть c 30$ дo миллиoнa?
   July 22, 2018, 10:41:19 AM: 5 to VikaFilatova for Re: Maйнинг, cтoит ли?
   July 19, 2018, 10:08:35 AM: 2 to rogovih for Re: Пpoдaвaть ли мaшинy?
   July 19, 2018, 10:04:44 AM: 3 to rogovih for Re: Биpжa Huobi
   July 18, 2018, 02:44:55 AM: 2 to rogovih for Re: Кypc биткoинa бyдeт 3000$ или 100000$?
   July 18, 2018, 02:44:01 AM: 3 to rogovih for Re: Кaк быcтpo и пpaвильнo вecти мнoгo бayнти
   July 16, 2018, 02:23:08 AM: 5 to secianced for Re: Квapтиpa зa бayнти.
   July 16, 2018, 02:22:23 AM: 5 to secianced for Re: Цeны пocлe ICO идyт вниз. Пoчeмy?

[The Cryptovator]

Hero member sundownz obviously involved with merit abuse. Merit distribution duration is only 3 minutes. And he last active on same date (24 July 2018). Means he has done merit abuse and go offline. Also he has sent merit to ANN thread replies. More interesting is merited user went offline nearly same time each other's. Most likely they are alts.

crazyivan case is also same. Although he already got tagged for others reason.
By the away I have tagged both of them. I really never like merit abuser. It's not so easy to earn merit.

[Veleor]

Accounts sundownz & crazyivan both were sold or hacked by the same person because from their profiles big amount of smerits were sent to connected accounts.

Note that 'sundownz' and 'crazyivan' have changed password at the same time:
7/24/2018 03:27:20 PM password changed [BPIP] crazyivan
7/24/2018 04:03:42 PM password changed [BPIP] sundownz

Profiles that received merit from 'crazyivan':
5/29/2018 08:32:00 PM password changed [BPIP] SilentAngel
5/29/2018 08:39:57 PM password changed [BPIP] RamirezX
5/29/2018 09:42:29 PM password changed [BPIP] Lamassu
5/29/2018 09:44:22 PM password changed [BPIP] zahid888
5/29/2018 09:46:46 PM password changed [BPIP] longshort3301
5/29/2018 09:48:10 PM password changed [BPIP] richardweiming
5/29/2018 09:49:07 PM password changed [BPIP] uplodex

Profiles that received merit from 'sundownz':
5/29/2018 09:50:15 PM password changed [BPIP] nossino86
5/29/2018 10:31:07 PM password changed [BPIP] Strigori
5/29/2018 10:34:25 PM password changed [BPIP] Beccapkr
5/30/2018 09:23:41 AM password changed [BPIP] photoguy
5/30/2018 09:34:32 AM password changed [BPIP] mrm00n
5/30/2018 09:36:37 AM password changed [BPIP] runhuayi
5/30/2018 09:40:48 AM password changed [BPIP] riosober

[Fenya96]

I had some more time to look into this case, and it seems like a huge network of merit abuse. I tried following the merits sent out by the account crazyivan, but it is so huge that I gave up (maybe next time, when I have a ton of free time). The merits go through a long way, the pattern in most cases that a user is upgraded by 2*5 merits, then 5 merits are sent onwards to repeat the same pattern. As far as I am concerned there are 2 ways of "merit destiny" after a few 2*5 merit rank updates:
  1. They are used in 1 merit batches to upgrade newbies, for example the Merit summary for timi33ooo33; Merit summary for ShalenaMama
  2. cryptolord2077 gets the merits. Proof: Merit summary for BruteFruit; Merit summary for r1f696; Merit summary for 51trillion; Merit summary for millionairecoin

[MaoChao]

I had some more time to look into this case, and it seems like a huge network of merit abuse. I tried following the merits sent out by the account crazyivan, but it is so huge that I gave up (maybe next time, when I have a ton of free time). The merits go through a long way, the pattern in most cases that a user is upgraded by 2*5 merits, then 5 merits are sent onwards to repeat the same pattern. As far as I am concerned there are 2 ways of "merit destiny" after a few 2*5 merit rank updates:
  1. They are used in 1 merit batches to upgrade newbies, for example the Merit summary for timi33ooo33; Merit summary for ShalenaMama
  2. cryptolord2077 gets the merits. Proof: Merit summary for BruteFruit; Merit summary for r1f696; Merit summary for 51trillion; Merit summary for millionairecoin

I completed it.

What happened? Hacked user crazyivan sent 163 merit to 16 users in 15 minutes.



All these users have similar dates of password change.
(3/28/2018 2:31:57 PM           password changed) Morphling4047
(3/28/2018 3:55:47 PM           password changed) Umekhan
(3/29/2018 9:31:29 AM           password changed) HurricanOday
(3/30/2018 10:54:19 AM           password changed) ElektronFoundation
(3/30/2018 4:35:48 PM           password changed) millionairecoin
(4/3/2018 1:58:26 PM           password changed) 51trillion
(4/6/2018 5:36:46 PM           password changed) r1f696
(4/6/2018 8:50:28 PM           password changed) BruteFruit
(4/7/2018 6:45:41 AM           password changed) kasman5
(5/29/2018 8:32:00 PM           password changed) SilentAngel
(5/29/2018 8:39:57 PM           password changed) RamirezX
(5/29/2018 9:42:29 PM           password changed) Lamassu
(5/29/2018 9:44:22 PM           password changed) zahid888
(5/29/2018 9:46:46 PM           password changed) longshort3301
(5/29/2018 9:48:10 PM           password changed) richardweiming
(5/29/2018 9:49:07 PM           password changed) uplodex

Lets check what happened with merit on next step?

6 of 16 sent merit to cryptolord2077, 5 merit each.
2 users sent 5 merit/each to mir4a (crossed means banned).
2 users sent 5 merit/each to Super_Leyla.
RamirezX sent 5 merit to BZingerB, who sent merit to next farmer account (red tagged before).
Lamassu sent 5 merit to ShalenaMama.
longshort3301 sent 5 merit to PashaPet, who sent merit to next farmer account (red tagged before).
Morphling4047 sent 5 merit to Fulanaw.
zahid888 sent 5 merit to SashaVeg, who sent merit to next farmer account (red tagged before).
Umekhan sent 5 merit to Don Karnage and GabiGoal, both registered 20 March 2018, both changed password 18 February 2019, both users are part of a large farm.

[Fenya96]

I completed it.

What happened? Hacked user crazyivan sent 163 merit to 16 users in 15 minutes.

Wow impressive, good job! How did you make this kind of map showing the connection between the accounts? It visualises the abuse in the best way possible.

[MaoChao]

Wow impressive, good job! How did you make this kind of map showing the connection between the accounts? It visualises the abuse in the best way possible.

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[sundownz06]

I will verify that my original "sundownz" account is DEFINITELY hacked. I can't get in anymore and haven't been able to for a long time.

[Veleor]

I will verify that my original "sundownz" account is DEFINITELY hacked. I can't get in anymore and haven't been able to for a long time.

You can use this guide "Recovering hacked/lost accounts".

[HCP]

I will verify that my original "sundownz" account is DEFINITELY hacked. I can't get in anymore and haven't been able to for a long time.

Any chance you still have access to this Bitcoin address and can sign a message from it?


Found here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1934285.msg19556955#msg19556955 (ARCHIVED) after a quick search through the accounts posting history. If you can sign a message with that address, it might help you recover the account.

Failing that, are there any other "staked" Bitcoin addresses for that account?