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Originally Posted by Clark
Jake - They are just as you noted a payment agent for non-US (Mostly russians) to use to receive checks. So the only reason you finding them to have ccs in common is because the affilates are all foreigners.
I've killed a number of affiliates using ccs but I have several good affilates that use them.
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That's what I suspected, thanks for the confirmation! We'll just have to keep a closer eye on those particular accounts as it seems like an extra layer of protection for those who are looking to run a scam (not that everyone using them is).
Seems I've been spending a lot of time dealing with affiliate fraud lately. What I can't understand is how it can possiblu be profitable for the fraudsters. In all the years we've had our program open we have not once paid out on a fraudulent affiliate account. Yes, they've gotten sales through on us and in some cases we've had to deal with the chargebacks as a result however we've always caught the fraud BEFORE the affiliate was paid and his account was termed.
I would think that all affiliate programs would have similiar fraud measures in place that would identify the fraud before the affiliate was paid thus eliminating any reason for the fraudsters to continue scamming.