[mike888]

I'm in close contact with another site that runs BB polls and we have been puzzled why, for several weeks, the polls show Corin in a large lead when they open, but then she gets overtaken by John James as the week goes on.

Studying the voting logs, it's become clear that the polls are being cleverly manipulated by a person or persons unknown. They slipped up by block voting 50 times for John James but all from different I.P. addresses.

Looking back and studying previous weeks, the same thing has been happening, but the votes have been spread out more evenly so it's been more difficult to spot.

Most of the spurious votes have been for John James, making him seem more popular than what he really is, now the same thing is happening with Sam, putting him near the top of the win poll, but in effect, although he has got some support, it's nowhere near as much as reflected in the polls.

Cross referencing the poll rigging with the betting odds, it looks like it could be a clever and well thought out betting scam, mostly revolving around Betfair, where the odds have been shortened up and bets laid on housemates who seem popular, but are in effect are not nearly as popular as shown in the polls.

At the moment Sam is shown in the TIBB's poll in third place within 3% of the lead, in fact he was on 11% immediately he became a housemate, which considering he entered the house to a torrent of boos, seems highly suspect.

I can't comment on the TIBB's poll but can only suspect that the scammers have been targeting that too. It's obviously not just one person just messing the polls up for fun purposes, it's far too cleverly thought out for that. Computers have been set up with programmes to place spurious votes at irregular intervals and showing different I.P. addresses, obviously for financial gain.

When you check polls, DON'T TAKE THEM FOR GRANTED, there is DEFINATE proof they are being rigged!!!