Some? I would suspect a large portion of them are. Just like a large portion of posts are plagerized and spam. Yet you can spend hours on a post and only get $0.01 from the one person trying to get first in line for the curation rewards.
I can't vouch for OP and if it is true I am very sympathetic. I have been in the IT industry since I was 14 and am amazed at how often people get taken by scammers.
I dont sleep in the nights most time and i dont get anything out of making post. I just stay herw for the fun of it