By guest writer Basilisk Bowbow
In case anyone is unaware, shill accounts are rampant on the Reddit conspiracy subreddits.
Someone will do a post about whatever WWE distraction the PR firms are running that day, probably involving Alex Jones or Joe Rogen. Suddenly that post will get 10 super supportive comments about what an incredible job the poster did, thanking them profusely for explaining the really important issue to them.
If you click on those commenters’ accounts though, there is a reoccurring pattern. Those accounts will be 30 to 90 days old and yet have really high karma, often in the thousands.
How did they get so much karma in such a relatively short period of time? Are they posting all day every day? No.
Click on their name. Click on their posts. Invariably they will have posted really cute dog and cat pictures or videos on the dog and cat subreddits. Those posts always get a ton of views and upvotes.
Instant karma.
Those über supportive commments are probably all made by fake accounts belonging to the original poster.
This is a scam.
The great thing about the scam is that it is easy to spot once you know what to look for. The original poster has now identified him or herself as a liar and a cheat. I think I might make a list of people doing this.