Spotting the Affiliate Scammers

Spotting the Affiliate Scammers

I’ve recently returned from a week late-honeymoon abroad with my new wife. While this had a negative impact on my Matched Betting profits it did give me time to have a think about some of the other topics I’d like to talk about on this site.

Back when I started Matched Betting back in 2015 there were only a few guide websites (PA, PM, OM, etc) around from which to choose from. In the relatively short period since, there’s been an explosion of new sites springing up offering information and guides on all aspects of matched betting. These range everywhere from the slick professional looking sites to the down-right scammy which no-one with half a brain would enter payment details into type.

You could be fooled into thinking that all of these sites exist purely for those experienced bettors to share their experience and skill with others. To generously help you get started in this new profitable side business out of the goodness of their hearts. Not a chance. The only reason these sites exist is down to affiliates.

Now don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with affiliate linking when done properly and openly. I use affiliate links on this site to the matched betting guides I personally pay for and to a couple of bookie websites to various offers I’ve used to make profit. However the big difference is that I only link to these sites because I believe they will be of value to you, and you’re entirely free to ignore my links and just go directly to the websites themselves if you wish. None of the information on my website is behind a sign-up subscription or paywall and I’ve always offered to answer any questions you may have for free in the comments or email me directly.

Unfortunately the same can’t be said of many of the sites springing up with links to different bookie and casino websites. These sites don’t care if you’re making a profit.. infact some will even be rewarded for you making a loss! There won’t be an individual behind it but an organised group of affiliate marketers who will say and do anything to encourage you to click through their bright flashing banners or signup for their subscription based ‘tips’ service.

So I want to help you spot the most common tricks used by these affiliate spammers so you don’t end up paying for a dud services or losing out big on a following a scam tipster.

I’m going to split this up into separate posts, each focusing on a different area:

 

Part 1 – Guide Websites

Part 2 – Tipsters

Part 3 – Casino Youtubers

Part 4 – Fake Reviewers

 

 

2 thoughts on “Spotting the Affiliate Scammers

  1. Thanks for this Guy (plus parts 1 & 2 which I’ve just read). I had no idea there would be MB affiliate scammers but then, I guess there are scammers everywhere hoping to reel in unsuspecting victims! Thanks for the tip on checking ‘Whois’ – never thought to do that.

    I’ve come across the tipster ones before during my ‘gambling’ days but don’t think I ever clicked on their affiliate links. However, I’m pretty sure that I was at some point taking part in some ‘ladder climb’ challenge you mention and of course, I wasn’t winning at all!

    1. Thank you Weenie. It’s shocking how much of it is out there once you know what to look for. All of it with the sole aim of getting you to click their links and then lose money into the bookie. Funnily enough right after your response here I had a comment request from a new visitor trying to link back to his own affiliate spamming site!

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