Did I go too far with this traffic scammer?

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  • jawanda
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2003
    • 6040

    #1

    Did I go too far with this traffic scammer?

    I did a traffic test recently to see how "real" the traffic from some different "too good to be true" traffic brokers is. The "ad" was a flash file with the words "You're a douchebag" in big letters taking up the entire browser, and if the user so much as moused-over the browser window his actions were recorded by actionscript/php. Just a fun little experiment, I didn't expect anything great but thought it would be interesting to see if this 'traffic' came from anything that resembled a human source.

    But this one guy dicked me around and didn't even send fake traffic, not a click, then refused to give me a refund based on some lies about TOS, so I decided to ... well, you'll see. Tell me if I went too far. Too much free time on my hands? Obviously.

    Read the pretty fuckin' funny email transcript here:

    http://www.andypoppinsdesign.info/

    (dudes name is Andy "Poppins" and he's trying to make a web designer of himself or some shit.)

    Arrgh why do I waste my time like this?

    Btw that bg pic is from his twitter, he's like 16.

    Think this will scare him straight?
  • fatfoo
    ICQ:649699063
    • Mar 2003
    • 27763

    #2
    Warning: Poppins might be a fake name.
    Send me an email: [email protected]

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    • fatfoo
      ICQ:649699063
      • Mar 2003
      • 27763

      #3
      Can't recognise a scam? LOL

      Send me an email: [email protected]

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      • LeRoy
        Porn Pusher
        • Jul 2007
        • 13362

        #4
        Traffic Shop??

        Oh noes
        JAPANESE CAMS AND CONTENT SITES
        Teams - leroy.rowland2
        Telegram - @lroddd

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        • DBS.US
          Geo Cities
          • Aug 2003
          • 11841

          #5
          Maybe someday someone will put up a complete
          GFY scammer list
          Have an unused domain? Make a Free Chaturbate White Label site and be making money tonight

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          • NetHorse
            Confirmed User
            • Dec 2006
            • 3526

            #6
            Originally posted by LeRoy
            Traffic Shop??

            Oh noes
            No, it's http://www.sitetrafficshop.com/ which looks shady as hell. I've never even heard of them.
            ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐
            ICQ # 427013273

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            • ravo
              Confirmed User
              • Jun 2001
              • 5461

              #7
              Originally posted by LeRoy
              Traffic Shop??

              Oh noes
              It's not TrafficShop; it's SiteTrafficShop.com

              TrafficShop.com is a reputable seller.
              AdultAdBroker - Buy and Sell Your Flat Rate Banners, Links, Tabs, Pops, Email Clicks and Members' Area Traffic - updated May 2026

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              • DBS.US
                Geo Cities
                • Aug 2003
                • 11841

                #8
                Google ads on a traffic site
                Have an unused domain? Make a Free Chaturbate White Label site and be making money tonight

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                • ravo
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jun 2001
                  • 5461

                  #9
                  Phil: is it too late to do a Paypal dispute?
                  AdultAdBroker - Buy and Sell Your Flat Rate Banners, Links, Tabs, Pops, Email Clicks and Members' Area Traffic - updated May 2026

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                  • Adraco
                    Confirmed User
                    • May 2009
                    • 3745

                    #10
                    Originally posted by NetHorse
                    No, it's http://www.sitetrafficshop.com/ which looks shady as hell. I've never even heard of them.
                    That is a "free-reseller-webpage" built on a ready-made-template, I have seen them many times over. They are all over the net, usually spotted quite easily by taking a sentence or two from one of the paragraphs and paste it into Google. Then you will see that they all have the same layout and the same text. Done by and for people who don't care.

                    They are all resellers for this: http://protrafficcenter.com/
                    A site operated by a guy who calls himself David Bowie (www.davidbowiesnightlife.com).

                    I have never tried this traffic myself, for the simple reason that anyone using ads on their salespage the way that they're doing here (check the bottom of protrafficcenter) doesn't ring true to me. If you make more money selling ads on your page than selling your product, something tells me that maybe, just maybe, you're really not that interested in pushing the product, or even making sure it is of a certain quality. Because you still make your buck or two from your advertising. Or you're just a cheap bastard trying to make a buck any way you can.

                    Either way, you will loose my business, as I tend to have a preferrence for being able to trust my business partners.
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                    The truth is not affected by the beliefs, or doubts, of the majority.

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                    • epitome
                      So Fucking Lame
                      • Jun 2009
                      • 12156

                      #11
                      Looks like he bought these with the money:

                      http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/hesh-white-black.html



                      BTW, if you click his Twitter profile picture, you get a much larger version.

                      Wait until he finds his way to the GFY buy/sell section!

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                      • LeRoy
                        Porn Pusher
                        • Jul 2007
                        • 13362

                        #12
                        Originally posted by ravo
                        It's not TrafficShop; it's SiteTrafficShop.com

                        TrafficShop.com is a reputable seller.
                        Yah I know they are good.

                        Must have misinterpreted that one.
                        JAPANESE CAMS AND CONTENT SITES
                        Teams - leroy.rowland2
                        Telegram - @lroddd

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                        • CPimp
                          Confirmed User
                          • Aug 2009
                          • 2346

                          #13
                          1. Nobody will ever put up a scammer list.
                          2. this character tried getting me to do something for him, I forget what. the deal sucked though.
                          3. Sorry you guys deal with people like this!
                          three 997 three 55 three 1 ← That's my ICQ. Contact me there. Thanks.

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