Affiliate fraud and low-quality referrals in commission programs for Egyptian stores
A store launches referral links and sees many clicks with no signups, or fake signups with no orders, then pays commissions on customers who never buy. The problem is common in commission programs and is not unique to one platform.
Why this happens
Often because the link is shared in click-exchange groups, clicks repeat from the same session and device, the partner registers test accounts, or every visit is counted as a successful referral.
What Vareons does about it
Vareons tracks a click once per session via sessionStorage, rate-limits referral routes (tracking at 100 requests per minute, creation at 20), stores IP, user agent, referrer, and UTM in ReferralClick, accepts only active-partnership codes, and attributes commission to the order via data.affiliateCode instead of the click. The fraud-detection panel in /dashboard/affiliate currently shows mock data for display only.
- marketing.affiliate.referral-tracking — Affiliate referral click tracking: Available
- marketing.affiliate.order-attribution — Affiliate order attribution: Available
Limitations
The current facts registry does not claim that Vareons automatically blocks every repeated click or fake signup; the fraud-detection panel is mock and non-persisted. Any automatic blocking rule must be documented as a separate claim before stating it here.
Related problems
Frequently Asked Questions
Many clicks with no signups, is that fraud?
Not necessarily: the link may circulate in click-exchange groups or repeat from the same devices. Separate reach from revenue when judging, and watch the click-to-order conversion rate before blaming any partner.
When is commission actually earned?
The sound rule earns commission on a paid, delivered, non-returned order rather than on the click or the signup alone. Write that rule into the program terms so you never pay for shoppers who bought nothing.
Does the system block repeated clicks automatically?
The facts registry claims no automatic block of every repeated click or fake signup, and the fraud-detection panel is illustrative for display only. Rely on per-session tracking, rate limits, and order attribution, and document any blocking rule before announcing it.
Last verified: 2026-09-19