So we have the benevolent whale @randowhale that everyone knows and adores.
There's the friendly @minnowbooster powered by @thecryptodrive & @reggaemuffin boosting steemians across steemiverse.
We have @aggroed's @lovejuice spreading love and cheer!
Basically, a lot of new bots are popping up to help Steemians help themselves and get that extra push.
Scam:
But then I noticed something fishy today.
I saw a comment from a supposedly new bot @getvotes that was promoting itself on another post. And the bot itself got a vote from @randowhale.
The Fishy Part:
So I checked the bot out and the basic rule states that:
amount greater than 0.5 Steem or 0.5 SBD will get you a 100% upvote from @getvotes
amount greater than 3 Steem or 3 SBD will get you a vote from a big fish
1. It will vote with what ?
The account itself is new and look at the delegated SP:
2. A user sends 3 SBD
2SBD goes to @randowhale.
What about the magically disappearing 1 SBD?
Let me know your thoughts on this.
And if this is indeed legit, can the real person behind the bot present himself and explain (Unlikely).
Would these fine folks care to answer instead?
Parting Thoughts: Please be careful with your hard-earned steem and think/investigate properly before sending SBDs.