Did I go too far with this traffic scammer? - GoFuckYourself.com

jawanda · 02-08-2010, 04:08 PM

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 · 02-08-2010, 05:36 PM

Warning: Poppins might be a fake name.

fatfoo · 02-08-2010, 05:38 PM

Can't recognise a scam? LOL

LeRoy · 02-08-2010, 05:42 PM

Traffic Shop??

Oh noes

DBS.US · 02-08-2010, 05:50 PM

Maybe someday someone will put up a complete
GFY scammer list

NetHorse · 02-08-2010, 05:55 PM

Quote:

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.

ravo · 02-08-2010, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeRoy

Traffic Shop??

Oh noes

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

TrafficShop.com is a reputable seller.

DBS.US · 02-08-2010, 05:58 PM

Google ads on a traffic site

ravo · 02-08-2010, 05:59 PM

Phil: is it too late to do a Paypal dispute?

Adraco · 02-08-2010, 07:16 PM

Quote:

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.

epitome · 02-08-2010, 07:23 PM

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!

LeRoy · 02-08-2010, 08:29 PM

Quote:

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.

CPimp · 02-08-2010, 08:31 PM

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!

02-08-2010, 04:08 PM	#1
jawanda Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,040	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?

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02-08-2010, 07:23 PM	#11
epitome So Fucking Lame Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 12,156	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!

02-08-2010, 08:31 PM	#13
CPimp Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,346	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.