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That's unfortunate. I can imagine your frustration. Hopefully as steemit progresses more of this kind of activity is squashed. There's already a lot of work being put in by users of the platform ( @anyx ) and it seems developers are aware and working on some solutions as well.
Can't wait to see what the future holds for steemit!

Thankfully, the scammers are a very small portion of this awesome community. I've only been here a few months, but have watched Steemit grow in that short time. I look forward to meeting some great folks and being a part of Steemit's success.