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CPA CPA is an acronym for Cost per Action and refers to "ads" that are sold on the basis that money is only given when a certain action occurs because of the ad. A CPA ad could be one in which a publisher gets paid for people that click thru an ad and sign up for a newsletter or enter a contest or fill out a form for more information on a product. Many consider direct sales or Cost Per Sale ads, and CPC ads to also be a form of CPA. But CPA usually refers to being paid for leads, sign ups, and so on.

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Old 10-10-2008, 08:18 AM
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Default What do CPA networks check?

Hypothetically speaking, if I had a script that automatically submitted information to a cpa form, what would the affiliate manager and cpa network check for to ensure that it was a valid submission?

Can they check to see if the email is even registered?
Do they ensure that the IP where the form was submitted matches the state and zip that was entered?

Just curious about these things.
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Old 10-10-2008, 08:27 AM
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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

I think you'll find they check a lot more than that. A simple script like that will get you busted in no time.
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Old 10-10-2008, 08:32 AM
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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

The script will rotate IP after each submission, as well as spoof the referrer and the OS. It will also send non-converting traffic to the CPA form to bring down the CTR. I will also be getting real white had leads mixed in as well. My CTR will probably be half of the average.

Anything else I am missing? I am mainly concerned they will try to match the IP with the location submitted in the form

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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

If I were running a CPA network I'd check every single IP to see if it's a proxy or not and then verify the geographic location of the IP and refuse payment for IPs that don't qualify.
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i've spent the past week with a compliance person from a top network. you morons are nowhere close. i am more than happy to pass on whatever information i can because i can not stand people that defraud networks. they only cause more problems for legitimate people. fuck off and die.
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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

what are you saying you narc on people?

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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

them will check:
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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

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Hes talking about a offer form I believe, not an affiliate signup :P
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i've spent the past week with a compliance person from a top network. you morons are nowhere close. i am more than happy to pass on whatever information i can because i can not stand people that defraud networks. they only cause more problems for legitimate people. fuck off and die.
What the fuck is your problem? Are you the CPA police or something? If you don't like what you are reading then get the fuck out out of a Black Hat forum.
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i've spent the past week with a compliance person from a top network. you morons are nowhere close. i am more than happy to pass on whatever information i can because i can not stand people that defraud networks. they only cause more problems for legitimate people. fuck off and die.
After cooling off and thinking about this objectively, can I petition to get this guy banned by a moderator? He is an obvious threat to everyones security in this forum, as he does have connections with top networks if he wanted to get some of his competition in trouble.
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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

Well dont be so rude on him , maybe you miss understood.

I think i could agree a bit , not da pr0 tho but it will make it harder for legit people. Even for blackhat stuff

but you should not judge others so fast maybe he wants give more info about his thoughts or so


well cool idea tho, but legit is more fun ofc with some automation


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Default Re: What do CPA networks check?

PaperChase, you'll get caught and booted. No network is going to tell an affiliate how they catch fraud - why would the network choose to educate people on how to cheat and steal? So you certainly aren't going to get more than guesses from people here.

I can tell you the #1 thing that will get you caught, that's pretty public domain: YOUR LEADS ARE FAKE! Merchants aren't as stupid as you might think.

*sigh* if people like you spent half as much time figuring out how to make money legimately as you do figuring out how to steal, you'd make MORE in the long run.
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what are you saying you narc on people?

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Thats what it sounds like. Dude needs to calm the fuck down. This is a BH forum after all. WTF does he expect.
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