Azoogle Fraud?

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by flip, Apr 25, 2007.

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    Has anybody else been getting really bizarre tracking reports? My reports show many clicks on offers I've never promoted or even clicked on.

    Not just that, but these wrong clicks show my own sub id's...that is, sub id's for offers that I do promote.

    Is this fraud on the part of other affiliates? Azoogle system failure? I thought this type of thing only happened at Clickbank.
     
    flip, Apr 25, 2007 IP
  2. runnerunner

    runnerunner Active Member

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    it's most likely being redirected as international traffic. Most offers only accept US traffic and all foreign traffic is redirected to international offers. Check to see if the offers that show up are international.
     
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  3. flip

    flip Peon

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    Good point, runnerunner.

    I do see a lot of "Asian True.com," "Australian Dada," "Brazilian Dada," "International Offer," etc.

    How strange. My AdWords campaign is set for U.S. traffic only.
     
    flip, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    mydream Well-Known Member

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    ive been having weird problems with azoogle yesterday my offers were redirecting to azoogle failure page and i was getting international ads for US traffic it lasted for a bit over an hour then went back to normal.
     
    mydream, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    flip Peon

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    Which makes you wonder how many real, paying clicks are being lost... :(
     
    flip, Apr 25, 2007 IP
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    jessecooper Peon

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    hey flip,
    if you do ppc and target to US only, you should always keep good logs and review them. You can get reimbursed for ppc coming from ip's not based in the us. Adbrite has a big problem with this.
     
    jessecooper, Apr 25, 2007 IP