here's something from a page i had bookmarked from cybererotica's board..
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Originally posted by fantasyman:
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A little info for you on Overture.
I was buying traffic from them for a couple weeks just recently. I dropped all my bids to $.05 when I uncovered some nasty stuff they're into.
I discovered the following by using Cashcount.
60% of Overtures traffic does not come from Overture. It comes from two sites
http://search.megaspider.com
http://search.megaweb.com
When you get the exact url from cashcount stats and go to these pages - they return an Overture results page - if a surfer clicks on your link - you get charged.
Then a timed page pops right over your page just like an Overture result page - but your URL is not on that page.
They have this arranged so covertly that it will only happen once a day. I guess they burn a cookie on you so you can't replicate this again until the next day.
This happens to every surfer the first time they come thru these pages - it's a total ripoff - I've documented this and sent it to Overture thru their dtc - no response and it is still going on - but only on adult traffic.
When you check the whois on these sites the info is very covert. I wouldn't be surprised if they own these sites.
Pretty scary stuff!!
peace out! :rolleyes: [/QB]
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