Anybody who would commit violence for $1 is not only an idiot, but probably doesn't really fit into the overall context which SteemIt is meant to promote - do they? Nevermind the other $76K in the rewards pool? It seems their efforts would be better spent following whales and commenting on their posts, as it's actually pretty easy to get a several-dollar upvote at least once a week, just by doing that.

The simple fact of the matter is, most scammers are, "So Dumb, They Can't Even Do Wrong, Right." I mean, have you opened up your spam folder in your email lately?
They can't even spell, write, or speak without making a fool out of themselves:

"Hello, friend. I am big banker in charge of accounts in Swiss Bank. You have deposit in your name over 1 million dollar. Only respond with your person info to have big money pay out..."

Simply focusing their efforts in a productive direction would net them much bigger rewards than their best attempts at trying to scam somebody.