Yep, that's suspicious to say the least--but I'm not tagging merit abusers and I'm not sure if anyone is consistently. Obvious ones I've seen get busted, but I don't know what the threshold is for obvious. This is about as obvious as you get, however.
My guess is that if they show up to defend themselves--which might only happen if they get tagged, they're going to say they're friends, or they'll give some related excuse. I'll be a-watchin'.
Tagged FollowSynergy and nickbelski. Not 100% sure on Jazzycrypt so their account will be left neutral.
The other users also look suspicious but it's not explicit enough for me to warrant a tag. Usually, when there's a bit of doubt, I won't carry through with it. But in the case of FS and nick, that should be clear to anybody.