This scam works when people click on the learn more at the bottom of the message.

There are Two things that should be blatantly obvious to anyone that has been on here longer than a day.

• 1 Grumpycat is NOT called simplymike.

• 2 You never received a flag of any kind, just this fake message.

simplymikes account was hacked after clicking the learn more in another fake message from yet another hacked account. His account reputation is through the floor now @ -1 due to steemcleaners and blacklist-a.

blacklist-a downvote @simplymike/re-my-first-time-making-lasagna-800 (-10%) 9 hours ago
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Blacklist a blacklist-a downvote @simplymike/re-20180306t070812154z-post-900 (-10%) 9 hours ago
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Blacklist a blacklist-a downvote @simplymike/re-beautiful-mosque-500 (-10%) 9 hours ago
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Blacklist a blacklist-a downvote @simplymike/re-colorful-sunset-400 (-10%) 9 hours ago
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Steemcleaners steemcleaners downvote @simplymike/re-3fk8f-700 (-1%) 9 hours ago
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Steemcleaners steemcleaners downvote @simplymike/re-cannotstartearlyenough-201803062108… (-1%) 9 hours ago

Just a few thoughts here.

Would it not be possible to go after bots and their owners instead of grumpycat going after new users that do not necessarily know the rules here? without ordinary bot users getting this message and flag - this scam would never have been possible to do in the first place.

I have a lot more thoughts on this, though would like to leave this a nice and simple message - DO NOT CLICK ON THE LEARN MORE LINK!

The scam works when you click on the link it asks you to sign in, you have then been taken away from the real steemit site, as soon as you enter the password you are redirected back to steemit, and the hackers have your password, within a minute they change the recovery details and password, you get locked out instantly.

Please help to get this message spread far and wide by resteeming.

Have a fantastic week.