Fake Widgetbucks Site: widgetbucks.us

Discussion in 'Pay Per Click Advertising' started by printer, Nov 3, 2007.

  1. #1
    Have you seen this fake site?
    www.widgetbucks.us

    This is very interesting that only gives a referral code to Widgetbucks.com. And even though it is not supported for non-English sites, it says it supports to Turkish :D

    Some funny
     
    printer, Nov 3, 2007 IP
  2. pharcyded

    pharcyded Peon

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    #2
    People will do almost anything to try and build a referral line. I wonder if he has anyone in his downline yet lol.
     
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  3. PixelHut

    PixelHut Active Member Affiliate Manager

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    #3
    I think that I saw couple sites like that. Some are even directly directed to widgetbucks, butyou can still se that they use referral link.
     
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  4. thatdaveguy

    thatdaveguy Peon

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    #4
    there's also widgetbuckets.ca
     
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  5. CountryBoy

    CountryBoy Prominent Member

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    #5
    It's a real pity there isn't a way of reporting rip off sites like this to WidgetBucks. For some reason they haven't got any method of people reporting violations of their rules.
     
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  6. pharcyded

    pharcyded Peon

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    I don't think any rules are actually being violated. They are just helping them with promoting the site so I doubt WidgetBucks will really care. As long as people sign up they are good to go.
     
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  7. Doug the Great

    Doug the Great Peon

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    #7
    How is this a rip off? They are not pulling any information from the user under false pretenses, they just have a simple referral link on the page.

    I see nothing wrong.
     
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  8. ruby

    ruby Well-Known Member

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    #8
    Its clever lets face it... hope it works out for the guy!
     
    ruby, Nov 3, 2007 IP
  9. Paullie

    Paullie Peon

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    #9
    I can see a potential trademark infringement if anything else.
     
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    #10
    hope it works out for the guy!
     
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  11. The Emirates Gallastico

    The Emirates Gallastico Banned

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    #11
    Look at my sig ;)

    Not mine though, I wasn't smart enough to think of something like that. It was bought out by a DP member :eek:
     
  12. MiCCAS

    MiCCAS Guest

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    That is truly smart!
     
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  13. The Emirates Gallastico

    The Emirates Gallastico Banned

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    #13
    I didn't even realise when he bought it lol, I wondered why he didn't include his affiliate link. Then I clicked the site once... and BAM :p
     
  14. Hearthrobz

    Hearthrobz Well-Known Member

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    #14
    Guys people saying widgetbucks itself become rotten now.Most of the accounts were banned.I think they are also a scam site
     
    Hearthrobz, Nov 4, 2007 IP