Angie B: How do you determine a scammer’s affiliate ID on Craigslist?
I am really frustrated because I just spent all this time e-mailing resumes because I really need a job and every last one of them was from the same scammer. Craigslist states:
“FUN FACT: If you are able to determine a scammer’s “affiliate ID” and report it to their affiliate marketing program, this will often result in termination of the scammer, and confiscation of the scammer’s ill-gotten gains by the affiliate program.”
So does anyone know how you find that ID?
Answers and Views:
Answer by Russ
I wouldn’t look for jobs on Craigslist. They are all scams. Just look in your local newspaper classifieds.
The affiiate ID is that combination of letters and numbers at the end of the link
So it might be something like www.companyname.com/davesmith or www.companyname.com/1xdjk
Whatever is after the / is the affiliate ID
Answer by ballingerchiefUsusally it is a group of numbers leters or both that are around the “aid” or “uid” or “id” around a url (usually right after and equal sign).
Affiliate companies got smart and I am seeing newer ones that let the user choose their own affiliate id (aid). For example, I myself am working on a side project that is an affiliate marketing company. Choosing my own ID I wanted to make it to where people cant recognize it as an affiliate id. This is my link (AS AN EXAMPLE)
cashinwith.textcashnetwork.com
I chose “cashinwith” as a username because it fit in with the other parts of the URL.
Anyway hope this helps.
Leave a Reply