Solution

Stop Affiliate Fraud Before It Costs You Thousands

Self-referral fraud can cost SaaS companies $5,000-$50,000 annually. LinkJolt's built-in detection stops fraudulent conversions automatically.

Common Types of Affiliate Fraud

Self-Referrals

Affiliates creating accounts and buying their own products to earn commissions

Cost: $100-$10,000 per incident

Cookie Stuffing

Injecting tracking cookies without user interaction to claim unearned commissions

Cost: $500-$5,000 per month

Duplicate Conversions

Same customer purchasing multiple times through fake emails to trigger multiple commissions

Cost: $200-$2,000 per incident

Family/Friends Schemes

Affiliates having family members sign up to generate fake commissions

Cost: $500-$5,000 per month

LinkJolt's Multi-Layer Fraud Detection

Email Matching Detection

Automatically blocks conversions when customer email matches affiliate email

100% accuracy for exact matches

IP Address Verification

Flags conversions from the same IP address as the affiliate click

Adds 30 points to risk score

Device Fingerprinting

Tracks device signatures to identify self-referral patterns

Adds 30 points to risk score

Domain Matching

Detects when customer email domain matches affiliate email domain (excluding common providers)

Adds 40 points to risk score

30-Day Deduplication

Prevents duplicate commissions for the same customer within 30 days

100% duplicate prevention

Configurable Strictness

Choose low, medium, or high fraud detection sensitivity based on your needs

Customizable thresholds

Intelligent Risk Scoring (0-100)

LinkJolt assigns a risk score to every conversion based on multiple fraud indicators. Conversions above your chosen threshold are automatically rejected.

Low Risk (0-40)

Different emails, IPs, and devices

✓ Approved automatically

Medium Risk (41-69)

Some matching indicators

⚠️ Flagged for review

High Risk (70-100)

Multiple fraud indicators

✗ Rejected automatically

Real-World Example: Preventing Self-Referral

Scenario:

• Affiliate: john@example.com clicks their own tracking link

• Customer: john@example.com purchases subscription

• IP Address: 192.168.1.100 (matches affiliate's IP)

• Device: Safari on iPhone (matches affiliate's device)

LinkJolt's Response:

✓ Email match detected: +100 risk score

✓ IP match detected: +30 risk score

✓ Device match detected: +30 risk score

Final Risk Score: 100/100 → Conversion automatically rejected

Commission saved: $50-$500 depending on your rates

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