I hadn't even considered it, but now that you mention it seems incredibly likely. Damn, I fell for it. I chose not to downvote the comment because it was just a new guy who was a bit naive. Thanks for pointing it out.

Now, unfortunately I can only downvote once and not "disable account, disable all detectable aliases, block IP address".

ETA: Now it would seem that I agree with your assessment more than you do.