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Have I been SCAMMED by ProminentLeads.com

by newbie_warrior
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Hi,

I have a pending payment from prominentleads.com not much just around
$175 using SEO traffic and a trial offer I ran for them. The payment was
due last Dec. 31. As of today no payment have been given. I have been
trying to contact them forever, even in skype and all I keep getting is
"We are very sorry for delay". Is that an excuse or have I been scammed
already? I just don't know about it.

Josh Okoebor is my affiliate manager and just keep giving the same
reasons (or excuses). Very very bad experience.

Any interested CPA network that has high converting offer in the free
trial electronic cigarette niche so I can just replace their offer with yours?

Let me hear your thoughts and advice.

Erwin


UPDATED 2012-01-31

Just to be fair I just got paid in full today after enough follow-up. It was really frustrating but I just hope this will not happened again.
#prominentleadscom #scammed
  • Profile picture of the author SocialBlasting
    mmmm network with a giant cheesy stock photo on the front page...not looking good
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    • Profile picture of the author bqpennell
      Originally Posted by SocialBlasting View Post

      mmmm network with a giant cheesy stock photo on the front page...not looking good

      The three dots with one green shows they took that pic from another sites slide show.

      If all you are getting is excuses then yes defiantly move on. If you PM me the electronic cigarette ad you was running with payout i will see what we can do for you as far as getting this offer with higher payout for you,
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      • Profile picture of the author Aniket
        Originally Posted by bqpennell View Post


        If all you are getting is excuses then yes defiantly move on.
        Agree. Dont promote them if you smell fishy.
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  • Profile picture of the author TopKat22
    yep, whenever I get those "sorry for the delay" repeatedly over weeks then just figure you got scammed and move on.

    Search all the reputable sites like Amazon or comissionjunction to find someone selling those products that you can promote.

    It doesn't take long in IM before you stay away from those small time companies.

    Learn your lesson and move on. Dwelling on this now will just keep you from making any real money.
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  • Profile picture of the author TopKat22
    By the way, post a review about them in the review forum here with their name in the title so that others don't get taken by them. However, keep the word scammed out of it and don't be emotional or it will get deleted. Just post the facts with out descriptors like scam.
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  • Profile picture of the author mtmjohn
    If you sent them legitimate traffic (no fraud) and didn't break any of their TOS, i'd suggest you stop sending any traffic to their offers right now and keep hitting them up until you get paid. And meanwhile, move on to other top-level networks.
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  • Profile picture of the author zerofill
    Well by the looks of that site... I would have doubted they were legit from the get go hehe.
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  • Profile picture of the author newbie_warrior
    Originally Posted by newbie_warrior View Post

    Hi,

    I have a pending payment from prominentleads.com not much just around
    $175 using SEO traffic and a trial offer I ran for them. The payment was
    due last Dec. 31. As of today no payment have been given. I have been
    trying to contact them forever, even in skype and all I keep getting is
    "Were are sorry for delay". Is that an excuse or have I been scammed
    already? I just don't know about it.

    Josh Okoebor is my affiliate manager and just keep giving the same
    reasons (or excuses). Very very bad experience.

    Any interested CPA network that has high converting offer in the free
    trial electronic cigarette niche so I can just replace their offer with yours?

    Let me hear your thoughts and advice.

    Erwin
    UPDATED 2012-01-31

    Just to be fair I just got paid in full after enough follow-up. It was really frustrating but I just hope this will not happened again or anyone else.
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    • Profile picture of the author bqpennell
      Originally Posted by newbie_warrior View Post

      UPDATED 2012-01-31

      Just to be fair I just got paid in full after enough follow-up. It was really frustrating but I just hope this will not happened again or anyone else.
      Nice to hear you got paid, However I would assure them if this happens again you will take your business else where. there are to many networks out there so they need you more then you need them because with out publishers there is no network.

      I would just make sure they know if this continues your gone and if they are wanting to keep making money they will be sure it doesn't
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    Good to hear a happy ending to this story.
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  • Profile picture of the author silverace
    great to hear you got your money. unproffesional though, I'd personally stop working with them and go to a more reliable network like neverblue or wsm!
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  • Profile picture of the author positivemagic
    Has anybody had the same problem with simplerleads.com? I think that they are trying to do the same to me.

    Isabella Fiorentino
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    • Profile picture of the author guy99
      Originally Posted by positivemagic View Post

      Has anybody had the same problem with simplerleads.com? I think that they are trying to do the same to me.

      Isabella Fiorentino
      No havent tried it yet....
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  • Profile picture of the author zerofill
    Actually they would get no second chance from me...

    I use money to make money...
    If you hold up the money I use and the money I made...
    The same money I would use to make more money... we have a problem.

    You don't give them a second chance...

    It is obvious they are having money issues. Whether it be the advertiser paying them or what have you... Doesn't matter either way, because those are not your problems. They made them your problem! Which should not be the case.

    Tell them........ see ya!
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    • Profile picture of the author silverace
      Originally Posted by zerofill View Post

      Actually they would get no second chance from me...

      I use money to make money...
      If you hold up the money I use and the money I made...
      The same money I would use to make more money... we have a problem.

      You don't give them a second chance...

      It is obvious they are having money issues. Whether it be the advertiser paying them or what have you... Doesn't matter either way, because those are not your problems. They made them your problem! Which should not be the case.

      Tell them........ see ya!
      This. if you're in paid traffic and your cashflow is important, you only want to deal with the top notch networks that pay you every single time, on time.
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