I found something *very* odd (Scam???)

hiding · 06-01-2009, 01:58 PM

( I need to apologize, i cant post this under my real handle until i know what's going on here.)

I am affiliate with a CPA network and i just found an offer/site on this CPA network which is called "Survey Adventure".

This particular program is with the CPA network since 2007 already.
The network pays "$4.50 after a 3 step sign-up process".

(The CPA affiliate link also goes to this site surveyadventure.com)

The weird thing is that the surveyadventure.com site is actually a "fake" redirect site which redirects to a clickbank site via hoplink "makemoneytakingsurveys.org" --- any time you go to the site surveyadventure.com it actually goes through a clickbank hoplink first.

Now i feel odd, what is going on here? Does this smell like scam?
Or is it "legal" to make a fake redirect site - and submit this site to a CPA network? Or is this something the CPA network set up where they pay their people $4.50 on the entwork - while they make the big bucks via clickbank with this? (Which is approx. $40/sale for whoever owns that fake site)

I would have mentioned this to my affiliate manager...but i am afraid that this could be intended and i would get booted from the network for pointing this out...

Eric Stanley · 06-01-2009, 02:17 PM

It's probably not a scam. It's just one affiliate (acting as a merchant) and redirecting traffic to a higher paying merchant. I see it alot with insurance leads as well.

esh · 06-01-2009, 03:50 PM

yes Eric is right, an affiliate is advertising in whatever CPA network that is and is paying that much amount for a sale, a sales lead. I never saw CPA networks policing to not to advertising on products that you dont own, or on the product that you are an affiliate and just getting compensated for a sales lead. So this guy figured out this pay per sale method. Wow pay per sale sounds cool, you only pay when you get a sale. Thanks for bringing this to this communities attention. Maybe some veteran CPA marketers can shed some light on if this is legally viable way to advertise.

Best,
Esh

kayelex · 06-01-2009, 04:35 PM

Could even be the network itself. Alot of networks create their own offers too

Headfirst · 06-01-2009, 05:40 PM

It's just a whale, nothing to worry about.

06-01-2009, 01:58 PM	#1
hiding Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	*I found something very* odd (Scam???)** ( I need to apologize, i cant post this under my real handle until i know what's going on here.) I am affiliate with a CPA network and i just found an offer/site on this CPA network which is called "Survey Adventure". This particular program is with the CPA network since 2007 already. The network pays "$4.50 after a 3 step sign-up process". (The CPA affiliate link also goes to this site surveyadventure.com) The weird thing is that the surveyadventure.com site is actually a "fake" redirect site which redirects to a clickbank site via hoplink "makemoneytakingsurveys.org" --- any time you go to the site surveyadventure.com it actually goes through a clickbank hoplink first. Now i feel odd, what is going on here? Does this smell like scam? Or is it "legal" to make a fake redirect site - and submit this site to a CPA network? Or is this something the CPA network set up where they pay their people $4.50 on the entwork - while they make the big bucks via clickbank with this? (Which is approx. $40/sale for whoever owns that fake site) I would have mentioned this to my affiliate manager...but i am afraid that this could be intended and i would get booted from the network for pointing this out...

06-01-2009, 02:17 PM	#2
Eric Stanley Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 841 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 41 Thanked 119 Times in 73 Posts	*Re: I found something very* odd (Scam???)** It's probably not a scam. It's just one affiliate (acting as a merchant) and redirecting traffic to a higher paying merchant. I see it alot with insurance leads as well.
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06-01-2009, 03:50 PM	#3
esh i love building links War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 192 Thanks: 35 Thanked 42 Times in 14 Posts	*Re: I found something very* odd (Scam???)** yes Eric is right, an affiliate is advertising in whatever CPA network that is and is paying that much amount for a sale, a sales lead. I never saw CPA networks policing to not to advertising on products that you dont own, or on the product that you are an affiliate and just getting compensated for a sales lead. So this guy figured out this pay per sale method. Wow pay per sale sounds cool, you only pay when you get a sale. Thanks for bringing this to this communities attention. Maybe some veteran CPA marketers can shed some light on if this is legally viable way to advertise. Best, Esh

06-01-2009, 04:35 PM	#4
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06-01-2009, 05:40 PM	#5
Headfirst Marketing Monkey Wrench War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 566 Thanks: 21 Thanked 95 Times in 87 Posts	*Re: I found something very* odd (Scam???)** It's just a whale, nothing to worry about.