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iSpyCams · 02-27-2015, 01:52 PM

I can only assume most programs check their affiliate login ID's against credit card submits daily to see who's cheating. - I certainly do. And I find cheaters pretty frequently. They don't often get around my fraud defense but when they do it pisses me off.

And "oh I was just testing the tracker" is a pretty common excuse. It doesn't play well when it happens 10-15 times with different card #'s, and even if it is a legit test I still don't appreciate what is essentially a bogus signup regardless of the reasoning.

First of all the ONLY reason you should ever sign up to a website is because you want to be a member. I don't like it when customers come around with bullshit reasons why they joined, (usually expecting a refund) and I like it even less when affiliates do it.

Second, I don't appreciate people "testing my tracker." It's been tested exhaustively by far more qualified people than a random affiliate. You can just as easily test uniques . If it tracks the unique hit then 99 times out of 100 it will track your sale. If you are that suspicious that you have to deliver a bogus join to make sure you get credit then push somebody else. Or at least make a modest effort to cover your damn tracks.

Having an aged account with inactivity is classic scammer behaviour. For some reason people think only new accounts get reviewed for fraudulent activity. These days customers themselves are at least as shady as dirty affiliates and if it's worth the time to review sales at all it's worth it to review all of them.

I would be curious to know if the name and billing address on the card you tested with match your affiliate info on your account. If they do then shame on your for not covering your tracks better and using a different browser cookie, IP address and billing address than one that matched the affiliate database.

- And if it didn't then you essentially committed credit card fraud on your first sale (and not very competently I might add) so you are lucky all you got was banned.

02-27-2015, 01:52 PM
iSpyCams Amateur Gynecologist Industry Role: Join Date: May 2009 Location: Medellin Posts: 4,436	I can only assume most programs check their affiliate login ID's against credit card submits daily to see who's cheating. - I certainly do. And I find cheaters pretty frequently. They don't often get around my fraud defense but when they do it pisses me off. And "oh I was just testing the tracker" is a pretty common excuse. It doesn't play well when it happens 10-15 times with different card #'s, and even if it is a legit test I still don't appreciate what is essentially a bogus signup regardless of the reasoning. First of all the ONLY reason you should ever sign up to a website is because you want to be a member. I don't like it when customers come around with bullshit reasons why they joined, (usually expecting a refund) and I like it even less when affiliates do it. Second, I don't appreciate people "testing my tracker." It's been tested exhaustively by far more qualified people than a random affiliate. You can just as easily test uniques . If it tracks the unique hit then 99 times out of 100 it will track your sale. If you are that suspicious that you have to deliver a bogus join to make sure you get credit then push somebody else. Or at least make a modest effort to cover your damn tracks. Having an aged account with inactivity is classic scammer behaviour. For some reason people think only new accounts get reviewed for fraudulent activity. These days customers themselves are at least as shady as dirty affiliates and if it's worth the time to review sales at all it's worth it to review all of them. I would be curious to know if the name and billing address on the card you tested with match your affiliate info on your account. If they do then shame on your for not covering your tracks better and using a different browser cookie, IP address and billing address than one that matched the affiliate database. - And if it didn't then you essentially committed credit card fraud on your first sale (and not very competently I might add) so you are lucky all you got was banned. __________________ - As soon as I think up a good sig it's going here.