Does your link code get removed ? - GoFuckYourself.com

bluemike · 03-29-2007, 11:25 AM

Here's a clever scam to watch out for.
A surfer clicks on your link and gets taken to the member's page where he decides to sign up.
His credit card gets declined but he's offered alternative billing.
He fills in his email address and immediately receives an email with a sign up link.
He clicks on the link, signs up and becomes a member.
What's wrong with that ?
If you examine the email you might find that the link is now a direct one and that your link code has been removed.
The sponsor gets 100% and you get nothing.
What can you do?
The only way that I can think of testing this is to try signing up for a trial and see what happens.
Some of you might come up with another way that won't cost you 50% of a trial membership.

SmokeyTheBear · 03-29-2007, 01:29 PM

off with their heads.. name names

bluemike · 03-29-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SmokeyTheBear

off with their heads.. name names

I will try to get specifics. I make most of my money on the web by correcting the English on people's websites and writing texts and reviews etc.

Most of my work comes from Russians and they told me about this scam today - not that they're doing it but to be careful of it.

I don't think that the scam can work if the link is a direct ccbill link or similar and think that it can only work if one uses a member's page and their links.

I might be wrong and feedback would be appreciated.

Not a big deal to attempt to sign up for a trial and to see what happens.

If the sign up works then all is well and and you'll get half of your money back anyway (approx) and if it doesn't work then you get the hell out of there and cut your losses.

And if it doesn't work - then please tell people here asap !!!!

bobby666 · 04-28-2007, 01:40 PM

just a bump for the oldest thread on page 78

DateDoc · 04-28-2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bobby666

just a bump for the oldest thread on page 78

Humpy Leftnut · 04-28-2007, 01:45 PM

I bet this happens at tons of sponsors, some less complicated than this.

Voodoo · 04-28-2007, 01:48 PM

1. Send better traffic that has valid credit cards.
2. Most alternative payment gateways don't integrate w/ most backends very well for affiliate tracking, because they have to leave the site in order to join in most cases.

Voodoo · 04-28-2007, 01:50 PM

Alternative billing is there to capture joins for the program that would have otherwise not happened. If that alternative billing was not in place, you wouldn't have gotten the join either. I don't understand what the problem is?

Voodoo · 04-28-2007, 01:53 PM

Alternative billing accounts for a very small % of actual joins, and this is in "addition" to standard joins. Without it, those joins would cease to exist.

DomP_nl · 04-28-2007, 03:05 PM

dude, that banner is so fucking wrong

03-29-2007, 11:25 AM	#1
bluemike Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Tel Aviv Posts: 10	Does your link code get removed ? Here's a clever scam to watch out for. A surfer clicks on your link and gets taken to the member's page where he decides to sign up. His credit card gets declined but he's offered alternative billing. He fills in his email address and immediately receives an email with a sign up link. He clicks on the link, signs up and becomes a member. What's wrong with that ? If you examine the email you might find that the link is now a direct one and that your link code has been removed. The sponsor gets 100% and you get nothing. What can you do? The only way that I can think of testing this is to try signing up for a trial and see what happens. Some of you might come up with another way that won't cost you 50% of a trial membership. __________________ Michael Sim

03-29-2007, 01:29 PM	#2
SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	off with their heads.. name names __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

04-28-2007, 01:40 PM	#4
bobby666 boots are my religion Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Heart of europe Posts: 21,765	just a bump for the oldest thread on page 78 __________________

04-28-2007, 01:45 PM	#6
Humpy Leftnut Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,292	I bet this happens at tons of sponsors, some less complicated than this. __________________ Humpy Leftnut - Pornsumer Reviews

04-28-2007, 01:48 PM	#7
Voodoo ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 10,592	1. Send better traffic that has valid credit cards. 2. Most alternative payment gateways don't integrate w/ most backends very well for affiliate tracking, because they have to leave the site in order to join in most cases. __________________ "I'm selflessly supporting the common good, but only coincidentally looking out for No.1."

04-28-2007, 01:50 PM	#8
Voodoo ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 10,592	Alternative billing is there to capture joins for the program that would have otherwise not happened. If that alternative billing was not in place, you wouldn't have gotten the join either. I don't understand what the problem is? __________________ "I'm selflessly supporting the common good, but only coincidentally looking out for No.1."

04-28-2007, 01:53 PM	#9
Voodoo ♥ ♦ ♣ ♠ Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 10,592	Alternative billing accounts for a very small % of actual joins, and this is in "addition" to standard joins. Without it, those joins would cease to exist. __________________ "I'm selflessly supporting the common good, but only coincidentally looking out for No.1."

04-28-2007, 03:05 PM	#10
DomP_nl So Fucking What Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 128579 Posts: 631	dude, that banner is so fucking wrong