How widespread is cheating?

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So, a guy shows me how he cheats online. I see for the first time how easy it's done. Now I'm bummed. Now I think it has to be very rampant, considering how easily it's done. Anything that is easy and can make lots of money will be abused by many.

So I wonder just how widespread this is?

I've been thinking for hours and hours how a site could stop it. But I can't think of an easy way they can. I have some ideas, but I don't think they'd be practical.

I can tell you one thing though, those win 6 sng's in a row for a jackpot bonus are prime real estate for people like him.

So now, when I'm playing in tourneys, I'm wondering how many of the players are using multiple accounts. When I'm in a ring game and two players sandwich me with raises and reraises, then one folds on the river, I feel like they are maybe one player with two accounts. I'm becoming paranoid but maybe with reason. I know now how easy it is to do.

Any comments?