So this motherfucker @jones420 is going around and asking people for 2sbd and in return he will resteem to 6k+ people and get massive upvotes. I fell victim to this at my own stupidity and lack of research, not till @rest100 said something to me about it in steemspeak, and opened my eyes to the facts, did i start researching and trying to see what i can find out about this guy. After just glancing at his profile and seeing that he has a rep of 0, i quickly realized that i fucked up!!!! Come to find out, all or at least most of his followers and upvotes are from FAKE accounts .
So with some further investigation on this douche bag, I found in his transactions a few unhappy customers. A particular one that you all might be interested in which is by @joanaltres and he put this little SCAM ALERT.
"SCAM ALERT!!! The account @jones420 is trying to scam people with the promise of 200+ upvotes from his thousands of FAKE ACCOUNTS. Steemit's Top Witness @pfunk has already confirmed in a comment that jones420 is a scammer with fake accounts. See the link and his comment here: https://steemit.com/news/@danyelk/your-daily-crypto-news-on-steemit-august-05-2017#@carlobelgado/re-danyelk-re-face2face-re-pfunk-201785t202445556z-20170805t152906039z"
So you can catch a scammer and not be subject to this bullshit, here are some things I personally reccommend doing before using a service of this kind.
#1 Do your damn research. I did not and now im out 2sbd with hardly any profit back.
#2 Make sure the person who is doing the service is legit. Go look on their profile, go check what they hav done and see what it has done for others.
#3 Get your ass in steemspeak and talk to people who are in the "know" . The more you talk to people who know whats going on, the better informed you will be and less likely to get scammed.
Also use other servises like minnowbooster and there are others out there that do a way better job than this fool.
I hope you enjoyed this article...dont forget to resteem, upvote and comment.
Keep steemin fellow steemians
I got your back
Thanks for the warning. I don't even use Randowhale or MSP anymore. They are great and all, but I want to grow naturally with quality followers.
Warning people about the scammers though is a honorable deed. Thanks again and I'll resteem!
Thank you so much and yes those are great services and i agree, i honestly wanted to get more traffic and my name out there
I feel the same way about Randowhale and Minnow Support Project. They are fine, but I feel better knowing that I grew "naturally".... if that makes sense.
Yeah, with all the boosters and tricks, a person can add like $5 bucks to their pay out with a bunch of bot replies, but then you still end up just talking to yourself and a couple friends in the thread. That's not helpful in my opinion.
Thanks for the warning. You will grow here if your fruit is ripe.
Yes totally agree its all about networking...your network is your networth
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STOP@roguefighter420 that d-bag spams everyone's wallet giving them .001sbd and a lengthy spam-scam message. Take it. Just don't give it back.
People need to understand something: engaging in conversation and supporting good content on Steemit WILL grow your following.
Here is why NOT to be using "services" like this: the user you just paid 2 SBD to just to resteem = EARNS EVEN MORE curation rewards off of their victims. You pay them, get no votes & NOWHERE near what you paid (that is loss #1), then you wait 7 days and realize your rewards for all that hard work you punt into that post = gets split between you and that scammer that already took your money AND is now further profiting. Most people do it for very new posts = giving more curation rewards if post in 1 hr old or less. Loss #2.
I'm Resteeming for you bud. Don't let the clowns hold you down! 🔥🚀
thank you so much for that information, you helped further inform within this post and if i could upvote this comment like 3 bucks i would :) nothing will hold me down, im just trying my best to make good post and get my name out there, probably not going to use a service like this anymore.
No problem man. This post is valuable because you have informed the community and started a conversation + now we are here and we know each other exist + we support this message, we support each other & acknowledge good content curators and creators = THERE IS NO NEED TO PAY A SCAMBOT. WE ARE the most powerful mechanism on this platform.⚡️Don't forget it! ✌️😎
aint that the truth, i love this community :)
2 seconds ago i used this now i feel silly. Thought it was to good to be true.
I know dont worry i felt the same way when @rest100 told and i literally just sent the 2sbd when he told me lol
Interesting post. Following and upvoted. :)
Thank you for the warning. I had just noticed the free SBD from the is guy in my account with the teaser. You cant buy real followers and only real ones count.
exactly, and that is my goal now is to only gain real quality followers
yeah lots of scum floating around, I've gotten a ton of those messages or the .001 for 'help', I ignore it