Do not expect the OP of that thread to get banned. The OP can only get negative trust. There have been many ANN thread with fake volume. I have seen some thread that were deleted. But usually, they are not trashed.
Don't spread wrong information, this isn't belongs to trust network. This case should be handle by moderators. The post have been reported, so moderators will decide if thread deserve on trashcan. Usually moderators do not delete such as thread permanently so moved on trashcan is appropriate for that case. Even OP not banned, but thread should moved to trash and temp ban is appropriate.
@OP, seems thread not yet moved to trashcan, you might send PM to appropriate moderators of that board with briefe description why thread should move into trash. I did previously same thing and reported thread was trashed. Moderators of that board is much responsive. So try it if they missed this thread.