I see it again...multiple accounts in myLot

By JJ
@JolietJake (50190)
November 14, 2016 7:31am CST
There are people that think they can start multiple accounts, and use them to inflate the responses/comments they receive. Of course, I am not naming names, but there is one person with at least 5 'dummy' accounts doing it. When you line the dummy accounts up and look, it's very plain that they are the same person. I'd be willing to bet that all 6 accounts will soon be gone. Bye-bye I see you
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@LilyBeBack (1994)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 16
I'm so bad at spotting stuff like this If it was pointed out to me then I'd think it was obvious, but I never notice it of my own accord. I wish you could tell me who it is. I'm very nosey
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• United Kingdom
14 Nov 16
@JolietJake It's even more obvious than I expected! I think I saw a few instances of them not being sure which account they're supposed to be posting from
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
14 Nov 16
@JolietJake oh do tell who it is??
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
I sent a message
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@LadyDuck (474550)
• Italy
14 Nov 16
I am sure that the Admin already got the names and soon the 6 accounts will begone. Well done
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@Jackalyn (7558)
• Oxford, England
15 Nov 16
@JolietJake I t is reassuring to know they were spotted and have gone.
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@jstory07 (144158)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Nov 16
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
Yep, Alex got 'em all it looks like
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@topffer (42155)
• France
14 Nov 16
6 accounts are a lot for one member, he/she needs to be very active. If this member managed to play with VPNs and to always log in here with a different IP for each account, he/she deserves a medal for being a smart idiot.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
14 Nov 16
@yukimori We do not earn a lot here, and it seems ridiculous to use different accounts to earn a few dollars more. I also think that the main difficulty comes on payday. The best way to limit this kind of behavior would be to pay only to verified PayPal accounts : it is easy to open several PayPal accounts, but more difficult to get them verified.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
14 Nov 16
@HAPPSINGH Kind of video game... in text mode.
@yukimori (10179)
• United States
14 Nov 16
I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often than it does, considering that we're paid based on interactions now. myLot has never really cared about multiple accounts using the same IP addresses, and it's actually a bit easier to get away with them now as they're not collecting personal information like name and address anymore. Up until payday arrives, anyway... I imagine that someone would notice if multiple accounts' payments were being routed to the same person through PayPal.
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• Torrington, Connecticut
14 Nov 16
I would report it, those are scammer and cheaters
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
Oh yes, Alex got a message before I even posted this
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
14 Nov 16
What people will do to earn a few bucks. I am glad that you noticed it and they were reported. I never really thought of people doing such a thing but I guess there will always be those who think they are fooling everybody. Turns out they are not as smart as they think they are! Good catch!
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@paigea (35997)
• Canada
15 Nov 16
@Happy2BeMe. They are doing it to earn a few pennies not even dollars.
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
It's the second one like that I have found, I can't remember if the first one had 4 or 5 accounts, I think it was 5.
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• Agra, India
14 Nov 16
How do they handle this...and what is the advantage of doing so?
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
14 Nov 16
@JolietJake they can use that time and effort to make followers who would do exactly the same thing
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
Since you get paid only for receiving activity from other people they used 5 accounts to interact to the first one.
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• Agra, India
15 Nov 16
@JolietJake ohhh I see.... .
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@tech40 (23230)
• Philippines
14 Nov 16
Wow I didn't notice this type of people but it's nice to see that you're able to detect them by your own.. I think you need to contact admin regarding on this hehehe
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
Oh, I let Alex know
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@valmnz (17096)
• New Zealand
14 Nov 16
Sad that some people have no better way to spend their time don't you think! You are very observant.
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
It's rather easy to spot when you see, for example, IzbalJureen responding to JureenIzbal (not the actual names, but they were doing it like that, just switching part)
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@toaqua (707)
14 Nov 16
@JolietJake It feels kinda weird when you are the one responding to your own discussion
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@toaqua (707)
15 Nov 16
@Fleurnight haha I can't get it out of my head.
@JudyEv (353717)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Nov 16
How interesting! How come I never pick up on all this stuff? I guess it's because I'm too gullible. :)
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@JolietJake (50190)
15 Nov 16
I'm sure there's plenty that I miss, but sometimes it is just too obvious (to me)
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@Mike197602 (15511)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 16
These people don't get it. Spend the time posting discussions and responding/commenting to other people instead of cheating and they'd do way better.
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@Mike197602 (15511)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 16
@JolietJake ok cheaters aren't welcome here.
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
The main account has already been 'taken out', the others should be soon
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@NJChicaa (122873)
• United States
14 Nov 16
All of this just for a few pennies
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
Yep...or no pennies, since they got caught
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• Peoria, Arizona
14 Nov 16
I guess the best thing anyone can do is report them. I haven't noticed it, but there is no doubt that there are probably a few cases of dummy accounts.
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
I caught the same thing a few months ago and pointed it out to Alex...didn't take him long to take care of it
@yukimori (10179)
• United States
14 Nov 16
We had one several years back who got away with it for ages until they replied to themselves from the wrong account.
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@topffer (42155)
• France
14 Nov 16
@yukimori Major mistake!
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@Hasana (348)
• Mumbai, India
14 Nov 16
I am sure Admin has more simple way to filter those dummy accounts and even any type of irregular activities
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
Admin actually relies upon users like you and I to help keep an eye out
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@Nihil90 (343)
• Indore, India
14 Nov 16
I find it difficult to respond to all the notifications on my single profile. That person must be hyperactive here. You were really alert in pinning in on the dummy profiles. I too wish that they are deleted/deactivated.
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@JolietJake (50190)
14 Nov 16
Admin took care of it
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@marguicha (226590)
• Chile
15 Nov 16
I don“t see those usually as I mostly interact with my friends. Do you have another account named Lamb, for instance?
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@marguicha (226590)
• Chile
15 Nov 16
@JolietJake I miss the Lamb
@JolietJake (50190)
15 Nov 16
Not any more. I do all my interacting from the Most Recent Discussions list (other than my notifications) so I 'see' everyone pretty much.
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• United States
15 Nov 16
Wow what a dummy =)
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• United States
15 Nov 16
@JolietJake are they hoping to be millionaires on mylot
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@JolietJake (50190)
15 Nov 16
Yep, a 100% idjit
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
15 Nov 16
What a cheater that person is . I am glad that Admin has been informed about this .
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@JolietJake (50190)
15 Nov 16
Admin relies on us to help keep an eye out.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
15 Nov 16
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• Philippines
15 Nov 16
Will I be flagged if my wife will create her own MyLot account since she loves to blog also and we are using the same internet? thanks for any advise.
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• Philippines
15 Nov 16
@JolietJake Thank you. Im tired of sharing all woderful topic here with my wife. She can now start her own account.
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@JolietJake (50190)
15 Nov 16
That is allowed. There are a few husband/wife couples on here.
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@paigea (35997)
• Canada
15 Nov 16
I have never noticed this. Good reporting!
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@paigea (35997)
• Canada
15 Nov 16
@JolietJake I will have to be more attentive!
@JolietJake (50190)
15 Nov 16
I've caught it a few times. One user had three accounts, it was pretty easy to see since they started each discussion with all three accounts using the same line "This is my discussion about"...
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
15 Nov 16
your good to observe that mylotter, any hint he he.
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@JolietJake (50190)
15 Nov 16
They are gone now, Alex gave them the boot
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@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
15 Nov 16
@JolietJake that's good, they ruin the business.
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