Last night i received these messages from @optimisticguy promising $5 dollars upvote for $2 sent to him, and claiming he is backed by 250 loyal steemians who will upvote my post. I sent 2 payments of $2 over 6 hours ago and have received no service.
I have looked at his account now, and am becoming worried that he is aiming to take a lot of money out of Steemit and leave without providing any service.
Could @sherlockholmes and others who care about the integrity of this platform, please try to stop him from leaving with the money?
Here below is a copy of the messages i was sent by @optimisticguy and a copy of a messages i have sent to him.
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4 hours ago Claim rewards: 0.036 STEEM POWER
4 hours ago Transfer 0.001 SBD to optimisticguy Hello optimisticguy, i have sent you you 2 payments of 2 dollars and haven't yet seen the promised upvotes. Thank you for your service.
5 hours ago Receive 0.001 SBD from optimisticguy You Can Triple Your Money on Steemit. We will Up-Vote your posts for you. Send us $1 Steem Dollar our group will Up-Vote your post by $3.00 in return. So you triple your money. If you send us $2 SBD we will Up-Vote your posts by $6.00. Send $10 SBD and you get $30.00 in Up-Votes. Double Down! Send us $50 SBD and you get $300.00 in Up-Votes and for $100 SBD you get $750 in Up-Votes. We are a group of 250 loyal Steemians, we believe you should be paid more for your work on Steemit. Now you can get paid for your efforts. To receive our Up-Votes send $1 Steem Dollar to our group leader @optimisticguy and enter a link to your post in the memo section. We will distribute your link to our 250 members then we will start Up-Voting your post. Yes you will receive Triple your money back in Steem Dollars. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed. Thank You @optimisticguy
7 hours ago Transfer 2.000 SBD to optimisticguy https://steemit.com/nature/@daydreams4rock/the-destruction-of-australian-marine-parks
7 hours ago Transfer 2.000 SBD to optimisticguy https://steemit.com/philosophy/@daydreams4rock/rockstar-philosopher-lao-tzu
7 hours ago Receive 0.001 SBD from optimisticguy Double your money on Steemit. We will Up/Vote your posts for you. For $1 Steem Dollar we will Up/Vote your post by $2.00 in return. So you double your money. If you send us $2 SBD we will Up/Vote your post by $5.00. Send us $10 SBD and you get $30.00 in Up/Votes. For $50 SBD you get $300.00 in Up/Votes and for $100 SBD you get $750 in Up/Votes. We are a group of 250 loyal Steemians who believe you should be paid more for your work on Steemit. Now you can really get paid for your efforts. To get our Up/Votes send Steem Dollars to @optimisticguy and enter your link to your post in the memo section. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed. Thank You "
hello optimisticguy - i have sent you 2 payments of 2 dollars for your upvote service - i would greatly appreciate your completing the promised upvotes . Please let me know what is happening or return my money if your having trouble. Many thanks
I feel sickened to have to put this post up to warn others, and i really hope @optimisticguy completes his service or returns my money promptly now.
Please resteem this to warn as many people as possible, and it would be great if i could somehow earn my $4 back from the decent people in community through your upvotes.
Many Thanks- David
I used to get such message from @val.... I forget the id, but I said no thank you. There are many scammers so be careful.
many thanks
Sorry man. I upvoted this post and made you whole. I got a message from him too in my wallet, but investigated him and it seemed too good to be true. The account is really weak, and I didn't see any activity on the accounts of other people who sent him money. Hopefully he is shut down.
at least you where smart enough to not send him money - i am really feeling stupid for falling for it .. It was very late at night for me here in Sydney and i wasn't on the ball enough to think it could be a scam. Thanks very much for sending me money, i really appreciate it. Your the best.
No worries at all man. Some people are clever and figure out ways to rip people off. Too bad they can't put their efforts into actually creating something rather than stealing. :-/ You're very welcome.
i have to admit that i feel a lot better since you reinstated my money, but it is wrong to just let it go as other people must be getting ripped off too. I really hope someone does something to stop him, there must be a few people feeling terrible and wondering if they have lost their money. -WIshing you a great weekend. David
Oh I absolutely agree. I don't know how many people are being ripped off by him, but I'd probably go broke trying to help everyone out. Hahaha. Hopefully people will see your warning and not be fooled. :-)
i was very lucky that you helped me in this case , and it was my mistake , so i should have lost my money. Thank you very much , i feel grateful and humbled due to your kindness.
You're welcome my friend :)
Damn David that sucks. Welldone for warning the community buddy.
I hope you get your votes or your money back.
Steem on dude.
thanks mate - i feel like a fool
Don't beat yourself up buddy, I'm sure you weren't the only one who got caught out. No-one is expecting to get ripped off here, it's a worrying turn of events.
i hope the whales can work out a way to stop him
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G'day. The world is full of arseholes! Here's a little bit back.
many thanks
That's clearly a scammer and has already been flagged to a rep of zero. Prior to sending anyone payment for a service, it's good practice to check their actual wallet transactions and steemd voting transactions to ensure they coincide. I saw @kxp sent you 4 SBD. Live and learn, that's all it is.
i hope more people are not ripped off in this way - i agree , i can no longer simply trust applications on Steemit. It was my mistake to send money and i appreciate very much and am humbled by kxp sending me money. i published what happened so that less people are affected by this low life scammer.
Nothing for nothing. Sounds like your scammer is a lowlife, like all scammers. If it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Gotta watch your six buddy.
yes i was foolish
sorry to hear that...
got the same message...had a look at his profile REP:0
thats what he deserves...
yes what a low life
I gave a bit of a vote to get some of your money back. Please don't feed these scammers. That's what they live off of. If something is too good to be true... then it's not true. Thanks for being honest in the comments about falling for it. You did the right to speak out publicly. I think often people are too shamed to admit their failures so the scams continue. Hopefully others will see this and think twice.
thanks Luke -- i see a lot of good people here on steemit and was naive to fall for this scam
@daydreams4rock it is huge Scam :( , Bots and those guys Made Steemit scrap .
thanks -keep well -rockon
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Never given any time to those kind of massage I glad now. Sorry you were ripped off. Your right something needs to be done to control this sort of behaviour :)
i was such a fool
Man is happen to use all, one moment of weekness or being tired an they get you.
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I felt ripped off after using the post promotion button at the bottom of my Steemit post and then said, "Enough Is Enough" and we coded up a backend script. We are working on the algorithm to increase the upvote that will get smarter over time. We are almost done with the steemconnect2.0 integration also and will have some tools available so you can do some things from SteemThat.com that you do from Steemit.com.
i will be happy for you to do my post promo in future