Webmaster Fraud ...Solutions?
 

I was coding my own anti-webmaster-fraud program/scripts last night and it clicked that maybe I was wasting my time and there is a product already out there...

Is there? Do any more well known scripts (mpa,nats) have inbuitl features that combat this evergrowing problem?

If not... I've got a working solution right here... :)

"bad" proxy dbase?

bump

anyone?

phone verification maybe? im sure most scammers would hate to give out thier phone number.

Those long distance calls to Russia can get costly

The company I worked for started asking for a copy of the webmasters' passport.
Personally wouldn't have a problem with sending my copy to a sponsor.

first of all you should block all proxy ports from entering your site :)

i decided to give other sponsors' a shot to see what methods (if any) they had in place to stop this ... needless to say every sponsor(4) bar 1 failed.

Failed:
Topbucks
Silvercash
TCG

Passed:
ARS


Wonder if the 3 that failed will send me a christmas card too?

In mainstream there is automated phone verification.


Also Verisign has a great anti-fraud service, or so I hear.

nice to see you actually post Mark:2 cents:

Glad to hear that I am about to start pushing ars hard in the coming weeks...

Have them write a paragraph to you about why they should be webmaster. If they can't spell, then you may have trouble.

I hunt them down and pay them a visit with my trusty cricket bat.