SCAM ALERT! What the hell is happening around @bellyrub? Watch out! @bellyrub is became a SCAM!

in #bellyrub7 years ago (edited)

SCAM ALERT! What the hell is happening around @bellyrub? Watch out! @bellyrub is became a SCAM!

A few people wrote about this and I thought I also write about it. I write a summary to spread the word.

@zeartul confirmed that he no longer owns @bellyrub 13 hours ago.

It's weird, because 19 hours ago there was a (558.345 STEEM) transfer from @bellyrub to @zeartul.
it's weird, because @bellyrub resteemed one of those posts that states the fact that @bellyrub is a scam.

Screenshot-2017-11-27  bellyrub.png
Image source: Screenshot.
Screenshot was taken on 2017.11.27, 13:28 CET.

So whoever owns/runs @bellyrub, he/she admit the fact that the bot is a scam!

It's also weird, because @zeartul says in the above mentioned post that he still in control of the @bellyrubbank.

Screenshot-2017-11-27 I do not own bellyrub any more — Steemit(1).png
Image source: Screenshot.
Screenshot was taken on 2017.11.27, 13:47 CET.

So watch out for @bellyrubbank. Maybe that bot could also turn into a scam one day!
Or it is already a scam.
Watch out for anything @bellyrub related!

One things is sure: @bellyrub is a scam.

WARNING! If you send any money to @bellyrub, you will lose that money and you will get nothing in return!

I see that people are still sending money to @bellyrub.
@revelationquotes sent $0.001 SBD to @bellyrub to say:

STILL WAITING ON UPVOTE (2x - 10 STEEM); https://steemit.com/sports/@revelationquotes/ncaa-quarterback-challenge-or-total-passing-yards-week-13-or-win-50-sbd

Screenshot-2017-11-27  bellyrub(3).png
Image source: Screenshot.
Screenshot was taken on 2017.11.27, 14:14 CET.

A screenshot about the same wallet, including a 21.004 Steem Power reward claim:

Screenshot-2017-11-27  bellyrub(4).png
Image source: Screenshot.
Screenshot was taken on 2017.11.27, 14:17 CET.

If you scroll down the page of this same wallet, you can see a lot of reward claims.
I mean insane amount of reward claims, like hundreds of Steem and Steem Dollars (SBD) in a single day and so on.
You can also see that the bot is using MinnowBooster! I mean seriously!
Like withdrawing more than $250 SBD in one day! $253.699 SBD actually.
$253.699 SBD from @minnowbooster to @bellyrub! In a single day!

@bellyrub's current Steem Power is 7,544.832 STEEM (+782,451.603 STEEM).

3 hours ago: Claim rewards: 14.255 STEEM POWER.
4 hours ago Claim rewards: 11.459 STEEM POWER.
5 hours ago Started power down of 2,490.508 STEEM.
5 hours ago (before starting the power down) Transfer 7.307 SBD to poloniex.
5 hours ago (before starting the power down and the previous transfer) Transfer 227.511 STEEM to poloniex.
5 hours ago: Claim rewards: 1.721 STEEM POWER.
6 hours ago: Claim rewards: 2.601 STEEM POWER.
6 hours ago: Claim rewards: 9.065 STEEM POWER.
7 hours ago: Claim rewards: 0.142 STEEM POWER.
8 hours ago: Claim rewards: 0.557 SBD and 29.354 STEEM POWER.
13 hours ago: Claim rewards: 0.017 SBD and 13.306 STEEM POWER.
14 hours ago: 14 hours ago Receive 46.312 SBD from minnowbooster You withdrew 46.312 SBD from your MinnowBooster Balance.
14 hours ago: Claim rewards: 0.010 SBD and 15.109 STEEM POWER.
17 hours ago: 17 hours ago Receive 37.307 SBD from minnowbooster You withdrew 37.307 SBD from your MinnowBooster Balance.
17 hours ago: Claim rewards: 1.253 STEEM POWER.
17 hours ago: Claim rewards: 0.313 STEEM POWER.
17 hours ago: Claim rewards: 11.132 STEEM POWER.
18 hours ago: Claim rewards: 4.185 STEEM POWER.
19 hours ago: Claim rewards: 10.550 STEEM POWER.
19 hours ago: Claim rewards: 3.026 STEEM POWER.
20 hours ago: Claim rewards: 17.067 STEEM POWER.
20 hours ago: Receive 170.080 SBD from minnowbooster You withdrew 170.08 SBD from your MinnowBooster Balance.
22 hours ago: Claim rewards: 24.059 STEEM POWER.

This is just one day!
This is just the rewards claims, withdraws from @minnowbooster to @bellyrub, transfers from @bellyrub to the Poloniex exchange and a start of a powering down with a huge amount of 2,490.508 STEEM!
If I would also write the transfers from the users to this bot, I could write a whole book!

So people are sending money to this scam continuously and the owner(s?) of the bot is/are laughing, taking all of these money for himself/herself/themselves and claiming the huge rewards every day.

The bot is literally raping the reward pool! Claiming insane amount of Steem and Steem Dollars (SBD) every single day, while not giving even one dollar back to the users!
So whoever runs the bot, he/she (they?) is/are rich as hell and could easily refund everyone!
But looks like he/she (they?) is/are not doing that!

@kingscrown is saying in a comment under the above mentioned blog post that he is waiting for 14 days!
@dang007 is saying in a comment under the above mentioned blog post that @zeartul still owes him 860 Steem.

Screenshot-2017-11-27 I do not own bellyrub any more — Steemit(2).png
Image source: Screenshot.
Screenshot was taken on 2017.11.27, 14:00 CET.

@@@themarkymark was also wrote a post about this 20 hours ago, saying @bellyrub gone full evil? double selling votes, self voting, trying to get 40K from users; triple dipping?

You can see a lot of users complaining that they sent Steem Dollars (SBD), but they didn't received upvote.

We can see @bellyrub's wallet and @zeartul's wallet, as we can see everyone else's wallets on Steemit and they are taking out any/every kind of rewards, any kind of money from Steemit, while not providing upvotes (and probably refunds) to the users.
They simply take Steemian's money for nothing.

With the current state of @zeartul's wallet, I can see that he is not trying to refund Steemians, but he is trying to do the same what @bellyrub does. Claiming rewards, transferring money to Poloniex and Power Down with huge amounts of money!
@zeartul is also using @minnowbooster by the way!

From @zeartul's wallet:
5 hours ago Transfer 4357.567 STEEM to poloniex
6 hours ago Start power down of 917.720 STEEM
14 hours ago Receive 6.486 SBD from minnowbooster You withdrew 6.486 SBD from your MinnowBooster Balance.

His Steem Power is 12,162.458 (+10,000.772 STEEM) and he is using @minnowbooster. What the hell?

And I don't even mention the reward claims in this case. Okay that's not so high as in the case of @bellyrub's, but still much more than my monthly earnings on Steemit.
He claimed $19.592 Steem Dollars (SBD) and 22.365 Steem Power in the last 24 hours. You can see it yourself in both of the cases. You can see anyone's/everyone's wallet on Steemit.
To make a comparison:
According to Steemworld, I earned 1.74 Steem Power curation rewards and 6.84 Steem Power and $1.83 SBD author rewards in the last 28 days. In the last 28 days!

Okay, I see some refund-like transfers in @zeartul's wallet:
2 days ago Transfer 225.000 STEEM to kingscrown.
4 days ago Transfer 150.000 STEEM to rekaa.
4 days ago Transfer 150.000 STEEM to reka.
5 days ago Transfer 1.000 STEEM to fulltimegeek.

I am not sure, if these are refunds or not. Maybe he is refunding a few Steemians.

I think the comments and the blog posts of the users and the actions in @bellyrub's wallet and @zeartul's wallet are absolutely clear proofs that @bellyrub is a scam.

This is crazy! This is insanity! This has to be stopped! This must be stopped!

People! Dear Steemians!
Please stop sending money to this scam!
Please stop wasting your money on this scam!

Please resteem this post to spread the word!
I don't need upvotes on this post, but resteems to spread the word!
To prevent more people falling to this scam!

Thank you for reading!

Enjoy Steemit!
Have a nice day!

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So how do we get our steem power back that we’ve delegated to @bellyrub?

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"Wish I could of handled this a hell of a lot better"

Ummm you are still shitting the bed in how you are handling it. Everyone wants to know the exact same thing and you keep avoiding it.

WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO PAY EVERYONE BACK?

Stop making posts about how everything isn't your fault. Just make a post saying when and how much people will receive.

HOW MUCH MONEY AND WHEN?
HOW MUCH MONEY AND WHEN?
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