# Ban: vortxhuntr

**URL:** <https://hellominers.com/t/ban-vortxhuntr/25283>\
**Category:** Bans\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://hellominers.com/t/ban-vortxhuntr/25283 "2024-06-12T23:09:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Endershack](https://hellominers.com/user_avatar/hellominers.com/endershack/32/144_2.png) [@Endershack](https://hellominers.com/u/Endershack)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://hellominers.com/t/ban-vortxhuntr/25283/1 "2024-06-12T23:09:30Z")

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**Player:** vortxhuntr  
**Staff:** richie\_rich123, Endershack, rest of staff  
**Reason:** Exploiting Alt Accounts  
**Bantime:** Permanent ban, appeal after 3 months  
**Rule(s):**

[quote"]  
· If a player uses an exploit or glitch, including but not limited to the following:

> · Illegally gaining money in a way that is not a direct disadvantage to another player;  
> · Duping;  
> · Taking advantage of Adminshop or government chestshops (i.e. apple exploit);  
> · Any other exploitation through glitches, bugs, etc.

They will be banned for one day per F1000 earned from the exploitation  
[/quote]

Evidence:

We found 6+ alts (there were more that we weren’t sure participated):  
MakerBrendan  
bking\_Julian  
MKHawi  
MK\_Worm  
MK\_Echidna  
MakerKidAntelope

Vortx was tranferring money to the alts via ancient debris chestshops:

 ![image](https://hellominers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/45a13d85be22bf3e47f1ecf71c107fde62023854.jpeg)

Three of the alts bought 34 ancient debris, the exact amount richie\_rich found at the chestshop.

The logout location of one of the alts for instance was at the chestshop:

 ![image](https://hellominers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e44956a07a2c18e24b6bc4034329b4ebb3da8709.png)

The 34 Ancient debris, originally purchased from aramega:

 ![image](https://hellominers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/aa3fc6ca407cea9cddb870a4c8104494ebc13220.png)

Some more logs from arakorni89’s chestshop history:

 ![image](https://hellominers.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/86cca8d2f43d6b1e31db62e5a2bcf1593c0620d0.png)

All of this money was used to gamble. Whenever one account went broke, we suspect another alt was used to log in and exploit the F10,000 starter money.

We estimated that 60k is the minimum, and the exploited money could range from 60-100k through other alts or added leverage from gambling winnings, so we rounded up to a 90 day ban with an appeal required (F90,000 / F1,000 = 90 days). I also had confronted vortxhuntr about their affiliation with one of the alts, and they had said it was their relative, so there was little cooperation or honesty shown. This is the reasoning for the appeal being required in this case.