{"id":13767,"date":"2021-04-29T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T10:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affise.com\/?p=13767"},"modified":"2025-08-05T09:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T06:58:26","slug":"affiliate-fraud-prevention-in-affise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/affiliate-fraud-prevention-in-affise\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Marketing Fraud: How to Find and Prevent it with Affise"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13767\" class=\"elementor elementor-13767\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c910dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c910dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d52a47a\" data-id=\"d52a47a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bce2622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bce2622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80%<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of US brands rely on <a href=\"\/blog\/affiliate-marketing\/\">affiliate marketing<\/a>, and this strategy brings up to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/councils\/forbescommunicationscouncil\/2019\/10\/07\/five-factors-to-consider-when-launching-an-affiliate-program\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of their revenue. Yet there is a phenomenon that prevents businesses from reaping the benefits \u2014 affiliate fraud.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The worst part about affiliate fraud is that you may fall victim without even noticing it. In this article, we\u2019ll explore how scam affects the affiliate marketing industry, what types of sharp practices are there, and how to protect your business from them.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b676b90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b676b90\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52cf213\" data-id=\"52cf213\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03be18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03be18c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fraud in Affiliate Marketing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7482da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d7482da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c44487d\" data-id=\"c44487d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a3d8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a3d8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affiliate fraud is more than meets the eye in terms of wasting your marketing budgets. You may think fraudsters steal just a couple percent of your traffic, but actual numbers are devastating.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cyber-security company CHEQ estimates the rate of affiliate marketing fraud to be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cheq.ai\/dark-side-of-affiliate-marketing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across all verticals. However, the exact scale of affiliate fraud depends on your marketing goals and may be much higher.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another point to consider is the success of your referral program, which ups the chances to encounter a scam. eCommerce giant Amazon, which runs the most popular <a href=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/find-affiliate-programs\/\">affiliate program<\/a> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/amazon-affiliate-program-main-takeaways\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon Associates Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, knows its best. Roughly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/cybersecurity\/article\/2\/1\/71\/2629557\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40%<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Amazon partners are engaged in various types of fraudulent activities.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The harmful effects of affiliate marketing fraud do not boil down to siphoning off your budgets. Sharp practices also aggravate your marketing strategy by showing you inflated conversion rates. To take the teeth out of an affiliate marketing scam, you need to learn more about the way fraudsters can disserve your business.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3b46e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3b46e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00996c0\" data-id=\"00996c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f5319a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f5319a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of Affiliate Marketing Fraud<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bff3f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bff3f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3440729\" data-id=\"3440729\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4b015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d4b015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fraudulent activities come in various shapes and sizes. They encompass trivial spamming by email and domain squatting (typosquatting) or creating web pages with names similar to names of popular websites, as well as more sophisticated tactics. Here are the most common methods affiliate marketers can encounter.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c2d5e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c2d5e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6444e7f1\" data-id=\"6444e7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08a430 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b08a430\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"arrow-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Click spamming, or click flooding.<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This tactic implies generating tons of fake clicks to eventually make the closest one to the app installation, purchase, or other desirable action.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Click injections.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This method resembles the previous one with the only difference \u2014 malware generates a single click at the point of download.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Diverting. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By using this technique, fraudsters draw traffic away from a legitimate affiliate&#8217;s web page, and direct customers to faux sites.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Cookie stuffing, or <\/b><b>affiliate parasitism. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scammers<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">send false cookies when a user visits the web page, and create false attribution to get credits instead of honest affiliates.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Ad stacking. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a nutshell, ad stacking is placing several ads into a single ad spot. This method allows fraudulent affiliates to earn more, as advertisers pay for all ads while only part of them are visible to users.<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Pixel stuffing.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This type of ad fraud implies compressing usual ads into 1&#215;1 pixel frames. When a visitor browses a web page, the ad gets an impression, and the publisher earns the commission for it. However, users never really see the ad because it\u2019s too tiny. <\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Domain spoofing.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A sharp practice of showing ads on low-profile websites or copycats of trustworthy, profitable web pages. Affiliate networks or publishers deceive merchants into buying ad spots on these platforms by presenting them as more reputable ones.<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c35f617 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c35f617\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b51e10\" data-id=\"9b51e10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ccb86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ccb86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These schemes seem far-fetched, but they work and affect the affiliate marketing industry dramatically. Moreover, fraudsters constantly develop and refine their practices to bypass your fraud prevention. Thus, advertisers need a well-thought-through software solution to combat fraudulent activities and protect their business.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12392a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12392a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82e5c4c\" data-id=\"82e5c4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36099bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36099bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Affise Can Help You Combat Affiliate Marketing Fraud<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92ceec0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92ceec0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee9fc96\" data-id=\"ee9fc96\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ee2d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29ee2d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a leading platform for affiliate and partner marketing, Affise puts a lot of effort and expertise into creating a well-developed ecosystem for its customers. And a top-notch solution for advertisers, publishers, and networks is impossible without a robust set of fraud prevention tools and hacks. Let\u2019s explore how affiliate marketers can protect their businesses with Affise. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3fa02c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3fa02c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50369a0\" data-id=\"50369a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8c537 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af8c537\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Eliminate Fraudulent Affiliates at the Start<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46b569e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46b569e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6bf40f\" data-id=\"d6bf40f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67fbf55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67fbf55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Successful fraud prevention begins with a careful verification of new partners. Consider starting by switching the registration of new affiliates in Affise into a pre-moderation mode. This move will help you get all the information about potential publishers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In pre-moderation mode, you can add custom registration fields to acquire as much data about affiliates as possible. You may adhere to the following options:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact information;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affiliate\u2019s website or social media accounts;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in affiliate marketing;\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotional methods;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experience in working with affiliate networks, etc.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can switch to pre-moderation in global platform settings. Find the Affiliate platform design block and choose Registration. Here you can opt for pre-registration mode and alter the set of sign-up fields. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82944ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82944ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c70071\" data-id=\"1c70071\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2537bdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2537bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1284\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13772\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff76541 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff76541\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3fc1e5\" data-id=\"b3fc1e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be53e94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be53e94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Ban Suspicious IP Addresses<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a68878 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a68878\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd4bc9\" data-id=\"1dd4bc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f32f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f32f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes, locations where you get requests from may be suspicious in terms of affiliate marketing fraud. For instance, you may target customers from the APAC region, yet you get requests from potential publishers outside this area. This untargeted traffic won\u2019t bring desirable results. Worse, the requests may come from fraudulent affiliates.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reduce the odds of encountering fraudulent activities, you may ban specific IP addresses in Affise. Thus, potential publishers from untargeted areas won\u2019t be able to join your affiliate marketing program. To employ this opportunity and give a miss to specific IP addresses, consider reaching your Customer Success Manager.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db60007 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"db60007\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ac527\" data-id=\"11ac527\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce4233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ce4233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Employ Click-level Fraud Prevention<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6476ff9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6476ff9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7faf0b6\" data-id=\"7faf0b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea06f74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea06f74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With verifying new affiliates and eliminating traffic from suspicious IP addresses out of the way, you still can suffer from click fraud. To blow it out of the water, employ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/category\/updates\/affise-releases-click-level-fraud-prevention-tool\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affise\u2019s built-in Click-Level fraud prevention tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This solution will keep you away from click spamming and click injections, as well as ban VPN and proxy traffic.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Affise\u2019s click-level fraud-prevention tool discovers suspicious traffic in real-time and blocks it straightaway, so fake clicks won\u2019t reach your web page. As a result, you get high-quality traffic and improved conversion rates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can enable the Click-level fraud prevention tool while setting up the new affiliate offer. To do so, go to the Targeting groups tab and activate the tool in the panel. You can also apply this tool to your existing offers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46dbdcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46dbdcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-636b475\" data-id=\"636b475\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9a9b99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9a9b99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/7-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13773\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c763c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c763c0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2562b6\" data-id=\"d2562b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7014dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7014dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Try Conversion Rate Optimization<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1b65d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1b65d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9df1ce\" data-id=\"f9df1ce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4088a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab4088a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to affiliate marketing fraud, conversions may be corrupted as well as clicks. The easiest way to spot that there\u2019s something very wrong with your conversions is some common sense and end-to-end analytics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing that should make you alerted is unnatural conversion rates. If your ad has 40% CTR and less than 0.1% conversion, you\u2019re probably dealing with click spamming or other fraudulent activities. However, if you spot this illegitimate traffic too late, you still have to make payouts for it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of finding false conversions in your reports at the end of the day, you may combat them with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/blog\/category\/updates\/affise-cr-optimization-tool-crucial-step-to-full-automation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CR optimization tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If you know your typical conversion rates, you may set the limits for affiliates and decline the traffic that doesn\u2019t fall under these limits. For example, if your usual conversion rates are between 1% and 2%, you may set the CR threshold at 1%. CR optimization tool is available on Enterprise and Custom plans.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8776eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8776eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed349cf\" data-id=\"ed349cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d5db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d5db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Set Minimal Time to Conversion<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-432673f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"432673f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a45ca4f\" data-id=\"a45ca4f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613a91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"613a91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another simple trick to spot false conversions is counting the time between the first click on the ad and conversion. If a user converts too shortly after the initial click, it must be suspicious. To help you deal with such cases right off the bat, Affise designed Minimal Time To Conversion feature.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reap the benefits of this tool, you need to set the time to conversion. For instance, you may know that it takes 1 minute to install the app you\u2019re promoting. Then, you just set up this span and decline all conversions that happen earlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you don\u2019t know your usual time to conversion, we recommend you explore the Time to action report. It will show you statistics on what timespan most of your conversions usually happen in. In the example below, you see that most users convert either within the first hour after the click or within the following day. The conversions that don\u2019t fit into this pattern may be considered suspicious.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9a796f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9a796f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a68f89e\" data-id=\"a68f89e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b30ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75b30ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2460\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-on-2020-11-09-at-00-17-29.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13775\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c028c5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c028c5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fbab9e\" data-id=\"2fbab9e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5768b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5768b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Hinder False Conversions with IP Settings<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0621cc1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0621cc1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89f7c9f\" data-id=\"89f7c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9f10bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9f10bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Controlling incoming traffic from specific IP addresses is another effective way to prevent affiliate fraud. Often, fraudulent affiliates generate multiple fake leads and conversions from the same IP address. To prevent them, you may employ the Reject not unique IP feature. This simple tool blocks conversions from the same IP and marks them with the comment \u201cIP duplicate\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reinforce your fraud prevention, you may ban conversions from the majority of IP addresses with the Allowed IP feature. This tool comes in handy in cases then scammers use global postbacks to produce fake conversions. To reap the benefits of this feature, you need to ask your partners about the IPs they use and put these addresses into a white list.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can switch to the Allowed IPs when setting up an offer. Consider going to the Postbacks section and past the list of addresses into the Allowed IPs field. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cd5ab5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cd5ab5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bdb95a\" data-id=\"3bdb95a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fdb0a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0fdb0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1281\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13774\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb7c922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb7c922\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a146fa7\" data-id=\"a146fa7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc37d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc37d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Keep an Eye on Statistics and Metrics<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f097c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f097c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cb9297\" data-id=\"7cb9297\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace5bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ace5bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analytics is another way to spot fraudulent activities \u2014 any unusual behavior or change of patterns should be considered dubious. So, it\u2019s crucial to monitor your affiliate marketing performance regularly.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first thing you should pay attention to is conversion rates. Any conversion rate lower or higher than usual for a certain traffic source is a reason to get suspicious. To check your affiliates\u2019 conversion rates, go to daily stat and use Affise drill-down reports. There you\u2019ll get detailed data on each of your affiliates.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, you\u2019ll need precise information about conversions, which you can get from the Conversions report. Apart from the rates, this report shows OS, geo, and device user agent. The latter shows the unique characteristics of the device from which the conversion has happened. If you see several conversions from the duplicated user agent and IP addresses, the chances are that you\u2019re dealing with affiliate fraud.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bf965ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bf965ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-744a2de\" data-id=\"744a2de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2bc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b2bc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To Sum Up<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6ce738 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6ce738\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3753df8\" data-id=\"3753df8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5593e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5593e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fraud is one of the biggest issues the affiliate marketing industry has to tackle. Fraudulent activities draw out the money from marketing funds and deteriorate marketing strategies. Meanwhile, scammers constantly work on inventing new types of affiliate fraud.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To handle partner marketing efficiently instead of throwing money down to fraudsters, companies need ethical solutions with strong affiliate marketing fraud prevention expertise. Apart from partner marketing management functions, Affise has a set of fraud-prevention tools to filter affiliates, ban suspicious IP addresses, eliminate click fraud and false conversions.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run your partner program eliminating fraud risks with a convenient and thought-through software solution at your service. Sign up with Affise and get a 30-day free trial to make a decision. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37b3f1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37b3f1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-711d2f0\" data-id=\"711d2f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0194c30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-request-free-trial\" data-id=\"0194c30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"request-free-trial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"article__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"request-phrase\">\n                <p class=\"request-phrase__text\">Try&nbsp;<strong><b>Affise&nbsp;<\/b><\/strong>today! Submit for<strong>&nbsp;a&nbsp;free trial&nbsp;<\/strong>and<br>check out&nbsp;<strong>all&nbsp;platform\u2019s functionality<\/strong>&nbsp;by yourself!<\/p>\n                <p>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/affise.com\/contact-us\/\" >\n                        <button class=\"request-phrase__button\">\n                            Request Free Trial                        <\/button>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 80% of US brands rely on affiliate marketing, and this strategy brings up to 20% of their revenue. Yet there is a phenomenon that prevents businesses from reaping the benefits \u2014 affiliate fraud. The worst part about affiliate fraud is that you may fall victim without even noticing it. 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