Yes, these people will try to make out they are the victims when their profits are hit.
I meant the profitability of buying votes. If they only make about 10% of what the post gets then removing that gets their attention. Flagging generally earns you nothing, but the @steemflagrewards project rewards those who take action. I would do it anyway as I feel it's good for Steem as a whole. I also delegate to a load of people to help them out.
Exactly!
They aren't buying the votes though. They actually own the account which is upvoting them.
That's another type of abuse that needs to be dissuaded. They soon notice of they are making less.