{"id":12544,"date":"2013-11-09T14:57:53","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T22:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=12544"},"modified":"2022-11-28T15:42:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T23:42:51","slug":"affiliate-marketing-scam-signup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-scam-signup\/","title":{"rendered":"Affiliate Marketing Scam: Signup was Unsolicited"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the latest affiliate marketing scam. I just got approved for a program but the signup was unsolicited, as in, I did NOT apply!<\/strong>\"affiliate<\/p>\n

Here's the email I received from Behave Media… a company I've never heard of before<\/p>\n

Hello,<\/p>\n

Welcome to Behave Media, Inc.<\/p>\n

To login to your affiliate account, use the following login credentials:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/publishers.behavemedia.com<\/p>\n

E-mail: XXXX@gmail.com
\nPassword: XXXXX0643<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Behave Media, Inc.
\n73 Lexington St.
\nNewton, MA 02466
\nSkype: bmginc
\nhttp:\/\/www.behavemedia.com
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/behavemediagroup
\nsupport@behavemedia.com<\/p>\n

Confidentiality & Security Notice: This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of the addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential and\/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, disclosure, dissemination, or distribution is strictly prohibited. Behave Media, Inc. and its affiliates retain all proprietary rights they may have in the information.<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a92007-2013 BehaveMedia.com | Behave Media, Inc. All rights reserved. | 73 Lexington St., Newton, MA 02466<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

HUH?<\/p>\n

I've NEVER heard of these people before and certainly NEVER applied for an affiliate account with them.<\/p>\n

So, signing me up for an affiliate account with them WITHOUT my request OR approval isn't exactly the way to gain my trust NOR my business.<\/p>\n

Duh.<\/p>\n

The point is … don't do business with people who just ‘find' you and sign you up. They have to make a case for why you would want to do business with them and get you to sign up of your own accord.<\/p>\n

Anything else is just another affiliate marketing SCAM.<\/p>\n

You might also be interested my article, “Is that a Legitimate Online Business Opportunity?<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Did you find this post informative and useful? If so, please share it with others! If you have a comment, question, or suggestion, please leave a comment below!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheers,
\n\"sig-ros\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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