Scammers on Steemit! - How I Got Scammed by @newhope

Upvotes!

We'll literally do anything to get an upvote from a major account here on Steemit

Who wouldn't kill to get an upvote from an account with 200,954 Steem Power? Well, I would.

It was just a normal day, having concluded writing a poem about one of my favourite musical artiste. My next task was to try hard in promoting my new post, I went to the usual post-promoting discord channels to drop my link; then I ventured to Steem Chat, drop my link in several channels. And then, the usual Dm from an unknown fellow, other minnows like myself, hoping to offer the usual upvote for upvote deal - so I thought.

But this individual wasn't asking for an upvote, he was asking for straight out cash, in exchange for an upvote. And when I got his account details and peeped his wallet, mans got a whopping 200,954 Steem Power. At this point, I stopped thinking and started calculating how much my post will be worth after he upvotes it. He demanded 1 SBD, which I didn't have because I had just made a withdrawal, so I couldn't give what he was asking for.

He then demanded every penny I had left in my wallet, which was 0.811 SBD, pocket change right? - I thought so too. But currently, that's worth $8, about 3,132 Naira, my exact monthly electricity bill. But it was a risk, a gamble I was willing to take - which I did

I wired the funds to a bittrex account he provided. But I didn't get my upvote, and he closed the line of communication. A gamble, which I lost.

Here are screenshots of the entire dealings

Very obscure in communicating at first

Then, he blatantly asks for cash for an upvote

Told him I don't have up to the amount he demanded

Then he asked for everything I had in my wallet

Which I obliged and sent to him

After sending the money to a bittrex account, he closed the line of communication between us. Hence, a successfully closed deal for him. But, I never got my upvote.

What Happens now.

I can't go about crying to people about how I got scammed, they'll just sympathize with me and advice I become more careful in future dealings, and everyone will go about their normal dealings. And Hive account@newhope will go about scamming people. Secondly, he ensured I had nothing left in my wallet, so I can't call him out on the memo when I transfer him 0.001sbd in other to get to him - smart move.

So, I decided to make a post about the experience to warn people about him, and hopefully, make some SBD from the post.

Please SAY NO TO SCAMMERS BY UPVOTING AND RESTEEMING THIS POST!