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Originally posted by Greenguy
airdick - it doesn't sound like you lost too much money here - I'd write it off & move on.
eman - the "principle and honour" thing is thrown out the window in a case like this, seeing as no one would have ever known about it had airdick not brought it to the board.
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You're right, it's not much money and that's why it seems so silly to suspect fraud. I'm not a webmaster hidden away in some far off country or a teenager safe from prosecution in his parent's basement. If I ever go insane and choose credit card fraud as a career you can bet I'll be going for more than $25!
If the e-mail from Quickbucks had been more than the single line "Your QuickBuck account has been terminated for fraud" I probably wouldn't have bothered posting. If it just said something like "Your QuickBuck account has been terminated for excessive chargebacks" it would be a bit easier to just take my lumps and move on. Opening my e-mail and seeing the word "fraud" staring me in the face makes me feel sick.
I know that at least three other affiliate programs that I've sent signups to on a regular basis over the past year terminate or convert to revshare for excessive chargebacks. Fortunately none of those programs seem to have a problem with the surfers I've been sending.
I can only imagine that as visa regs get tighter and margins get slimmer that affiliate programs are going to get even more nervous and "shoot first and ask questions later" when it comes to higher than average chargebacks. Maybe pay-per-active user will be only type of program left in the future.
Thanks for providing this forum. It's good to have a place to get this off my chest and hear thoughts and comments from other webmasters.