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Affiliate fraud, from the evidence side

Field reports and dossiers on brand-bidding fraud - reading redirect chains, naming publisher IDs, and forcing enforcement. The same forensics our scanner runs, written so you can do it by hand.

By Mario Vaher · Founder, AdCrime · Built off the Playbook

Network Mechanics

Field report

Impact Partner ID, Explained: How to Find the Affiliate Account Behind a Brand-Bidding Ad (impact.com)

Aug 20, 2026 · 6 min Field report

CJ Publisher ID, Explained: How to Find the Affiliate Account Behind a Brand-Bidding Ad (Commission Junction)

Aug 6, 2026 · 7 min Field report

Awin Publisher ID, Explained: How to Find the Affiliate Account Behind a Brand-Bidding Ad

Jul 23, 2026 · 7 min

Coupon / Attribution

Field report

The Coupon Affiliate Playbook: How "[Brand] + Coupon" Bidding Works, and How to Stop It

Aug 13, 2026 · 12 min

Legal / Authority

Field report

Can a Competitor — or an Affiliate — Legally Bid on Your Brand Name? The 2026 Reality

Jul 30, 2026 · 10 min

Verticals — VPN

Field report

VPN Affiliate Fraud: How Coupon Sites Bid on Your Brand and Bill You Twice

Banned by every major VPN program, and happening anyway: the commission math, the cloaked redirect chain, and the publisher ID that ends it.

Jul 26, 2026 · 14 min

Legal / Newsjack

Field report

The PayPal Honey Lawsuit, Explained for Affiliate Managers: Last-Click Hijacking and What It Means for Your Program

Jul 16, 2026 · 13 min

Detection & Forensics

Field report

How to Read an Affiliate Redirect Chain

Publisher IDs, click hashes, and the one difference that gets a fraudster terminated.

Jun 19, 2026 · 11 min

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