Your this post really deserve an upvote. I did it but no reward as I am still now. Just kidding.
Anyway, your mentioned issue is really important. your example is of a clear cut cheating. There is loop hole in the systems and people are taking advantages of it. Hope there will be perfect solution for these type of things
But there is!
So in a few hours it might stop for good.Just that in that case we need a powerful one to cancel the rewards, but it has been reported to @steemcleaners
Don't Up vote me, witness vote me :P