Report on Cheating and Smurfing
Hello, My League ID is Yahoo H2H-Pts 178471 (ID# 178471)
This Fantasy random league was just created last week or the week before.
However, within just two weeks, there are already two accounts clearly involved in cheating trades. Since this is a random league, not many members are actively voting against the trades, so I'm submitting this report.
Below are the two accounts and the trades they made — it's obvious that these are highly unreasonable! These actions have ruined the competitive fairness of the league and will negatively impact the entire season.
Account A : Max (since 25') Team ID: Switch Hitter Max
Account B : Coker (since 24') Team ID: Coker's Champions
Their first trade occurred on April 14th at 4:17 PM. The players involved in the trade were as follows:
Account A - Bobby Witt Jr. KC - SS / Jackson Chourio MIL - OF / CJ Abrams WSH - SS IL
Trade to Account B - Spencer Torkelson DET - 1B
These three high-ranked players were traded for just one player who happened to be performing well at the time — it's clearly suspicious at a glance. I immediately voted against the trade, but unfortunately, since there aren’t many active members in the league, the trade still went through.
Next was the second trade on April 18th. It was almost immediately made right after the first one was completed. Even though one of the teams involved appeared to be full of injured players, the trade was still highly unreasonable. Realistically, if these were two unrelated players, there would be no reason for such a one-sided deal to happen.
Second trade occurred on April 18th at 4:02 PM. The players involved in the trade were as follows:
Account B - Tyler Soderstrom ATH - 1B / Andrés Giménez TOR - 2B
Trade to Account A - Bryce Harper PHI - 1B / Ozzie Albies ATL - 2B
And today, yet another trade has been proposed and is now in pending status.
What’s most baffling is that every trade is proposed and accepted almost instantly, without any apparent consideration. This behavior is extremely unusual — unless the two users know each other or it’s the same person using multiple accounts (smurfing), there's no reasonable explanation. This seriously undermines the fairness of the league and negatively impacts the experience of other players.
The players involved in the trade today were as follows:
Account A - Logan O'Hoppe LAA - C / Dansby Swanson CHC - SS / Wilyer Abreu BOS - OF
Trade to Account B -Shea Langeliers ATH - C / Oneil Cruz PIT - SS,OF / Tyler Soderstrom ATH - 1B
I sincerely ask that anyone review the actions of these two accounts. It seems far too convenient that all the trending players of the week are consistently being traded to the same team to gain unfair advantages — this is highly suspicious.
What’s more frustrating is that I had to spend my own time gathering evidence and writing up this detailed report, with no certainty about whether any action will be taken. This situation is seriously affecting my experience and rights as a player.
This league runs for the entirety of the 2025 season, and such unfair activity could ruin the whole competition. I truly hope this issue can be addressed properly. Thank you to the staff for taking the time to review this — I sincerely appreciate your help.
Best Regards,
Tony.
Hi Tony,
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