Major Traffic Fraud Uncovered

[namestrands]

Today I have uncovered an issue with sedo that has allowed a major traffic fraud to occur. This is further proven by the amount of traffic that a 3 char domain name has received.

It involves Flash, that redirects to one site and then proxies via a huge proxie list. I managed to decompile the Flash and trace the redirects.

I am not going to chase sedo about this, so if they are interested then please pm me for the domain and the details.

I will inform the other parking programs of this issue, and expose the problem in great detail in 48 hours, to give SEDO a chance to fix the problem.

[Banned: NYdomainer]

I was trying to indicate the schemes that sedo is running

[namestrands]

Traffic Fraud hurts honest domainers and should be exposed. Normally I would not bother if it was only effecting sedo as I dont park with them, however this fraud is being carried out on Parked.com and DomainSponsor.com

[hunnam]

A few year back I noticed clicks coming in from a range of IP's each day, I had a problem with my broadband account and start using dialup and used a different one each night and noticed the IP's I was getting were the same as those clicking on my Ads.

What people seem to be doing is using dialup to get a new IP address then they go through clicking on their own ads.

I found 6 ISP's with 6 totally different IP addresses, the rest had very similar IP's.

[namestrands]

IPS may change but the cookie remains the same

[Constantin]

The cookies can be deleted.

[namestrands]

<start sarcasm>Well, good to see sedo interested in click fraud</end sarcasm>

I have informed all other Parking Programs of this issue.

[DomainingCom]

Good job Namestrands!

PPC fraud is a real issue and fight it not only will help advertisers like me but also all the domainers that generate money honnestly.

[Focus]

PM me details too

[namestrands]

I agree.. Traffic fraud hurts the buyers and the honest domainers out there.

All I can say at this time is to beware of any 3char .orgs at sedo and do due dilligence on the high traffic claims.

[Acro]

The mere fact that 3-char .ORG domains make it to sedo says it all.

[namestrands]

Contacted Matt Bentley and they are to take action. Another scammer removed, would be good if sedo could share the domains under that account with the other programs.

I have alerted them all other programs with the domains just in case

[simon]

thanks for the initiative Namestrands

[B.King]

Great work Namestrands , Click fraud hurts everyone

[seeker]

does this isue only involve sedo, or others as well???

[Acro]

sedo's PPC really doesn't need fraud to get any lower.

[Focus]

who uses sedo for ppc anymore?

[GAMEFINEST]

i dont use sedo anymore....

[domainah]

I think fraud happens everywhere..the best defense is common sense..like users that have mobi domains with any significant traffic or some BS like 324235.org that gets traffic...

[seeker]

indeed they are pretty bad at PPC. actually they suck at it.
BUT, they do sell domains.
why can't some company do both???
I remember when I used to get a reply within 12 hours.
Now it is like 3 weeks......
but this trend seems to be global.
I use to get fast replies from Moniker, Enom (not PPC related), still, it seems like the industry standard is going down.
and this is at a time where competition is full blown.
doesnt make sense.