Well, I also wouldnt say its downright impossible for a campaign manager to secretly run an alt account pretending to be a genuine participant. But it does seem pretty darn unlikely if you ask me. Setting up and maintaining something like that would be a ton of extra work for them. And for what - a couple extra bucks in their coffers? Doesnt seem worth the huge risk of getting caught and having their reputation shredded to bits. Nah. Just doesnt make much sense when theyve got so much to lose.
We are likely talking about hundreds maybe several thousands of dollars per week depending on the number of alts. It also isn’t very time consuming to setup at scale compared to maintaining a real job. There’s a reason a certain well known member here left the site for good with a farewell post shortly after the largest account farming ring ever was discovered here…