There are loads of fake accounts that work in concert on begging scams. I see it all the time and it makes me angry, as it really spoils everything for those of us who work hard on real content. I think many of those accounts with thousands of followers are being followed by accounts for begging/scamming, and nothing else. I suppose it ain't hard nowadays to create bot-accounts that constantly share popular memes, constantly 'engage' with likes and zaps (to fellow begging accounts mostly), and constantly share begging scams.