PayDotCom Scam Concern...

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Hi,
I am a vendor at PayDotCom. I've done some good sales through this affiliate network and have billing set up with Mike and his team.

There was a period during 2007 or so when I received a lot of self-referred affiliate sales for a high ticket product, which got refund requests soon afterwards. Looks like they were people trying to scam the affiliate commission, then get a chargeback on the purchase.

I don't have seller protection on paypal.

Yesterday, I received a high ticket sale. However, the buyer did not fill out their details correctly (e.g. name, address and so on), only an email. They are seeming a little irate in email communication with me so far...

I am suspicious for whatever reason, thinking it may be a so-called "Nigerian scam" based on the name in the email.

What can I do to protect myself in this situation? I am reluctant to send the buyer the product outright. At the same time, I'd like to not lose a valuable customer on a high ticket sale if they are genuine.
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  • Trust your instincts. Tell them you are no longer an affiliate for this product and move on.

    Are they telling you off like a naughty schoolboy? That's a common trait amongst scammers when the victim gets suspicious.
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    • Just walk away.

      I stopped promoting from patdotcom because the customer service was not reliable.

      I had customers buying stuff, then going back to MY blog complaining because they could not get a refund or an email response from the product owner.

      I forwarded the rants to paydotcome with no success.

      Good luck.

      Shane
  • Is it worth the aggravation? Refund them and move on.
    A real customer would have provided all the information.
  • Wow - I only promote one product at PayDotCom and didn't realise that could happen.

    Was just about to find a new niche to set up and see what they have on offer - might give them a miss until I can find out more about this.

    Quite scary.
  • As others have said, a real customer would have provided real information. Why leave that blank? Smells like a rat.
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