Thread: Spam from Referback affiliate

Hi,

received this in email:

Dear Steve,

Yesterday we sent you this email with a link to our survey.
Please note that there has been errors with the link and we
kindly request that you use the link below to complete the
survey and claim your credits. We sincerely apologize for
the inconvenience
caused.

We want you to tell us how to we can improve the product
and service we offer you. And for your input,
we will deposit 50 FREE CREDITS into a gaming account of
YOUR CHOICE.

To qualify for your 50 FREE credits, please click on the
link below and complete the 15 minute questionnaire.

To ensure that the account you want to play with gets
credited, please enter the following claim code in
the space provided at the end of the survey: 1434

http://Surveys.npdor.com/wi/p76841258/i.asp

Your credits will be deposited in the gaming account you
select on May 16 2005. You will receive confirmation via
email.

Warm regards,

The Promotions Team
Belle Rock Gaming

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of online casinos and poker rooms
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Canada: 1 800 768 1946
UK: 0 800 085 8771

Other: +44 800 917 8547
(International Call Rates Apply)

E-mail support:
support@bellerockgaming.com
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upon visiting the link provided - and after answering a page of questions about where I play, and don't; I get the message: you are not qualified to receive the free bonus.

this is either a creative affiliate who is in turn pissing off players by making it look like Belle Rock misleads people (its players) in order to get some cheasy poll from them; or its actually by BR in which case; you need to look at the promises made in your letter; and then from a player's POV; ask yourself is this how I want my company to be viewed? as so cheap they won't give out the $ promised.

Everybody gets emails promising "you might be a winner ...."

I never pay any attention to them; but when it says, and I quote:

We want you to tell us how to we can improve the product and service we offer you. And for your input,
we will deposit 50 FREE CREDITS into a gaming account of
YOUR CHOICE.

there is little doubt left that anybody who has ever played one of your casinos; is qualified to answer the poll, and get their $50.

I suggest you investigate this to the fullest; and if it is an affiliate; that you make it clear for them, and to everybody else that RB will not tolerate these kinds of tricks.

IF this letter was not directly from BR, then they are ONLY to blame if they don't follow up and address the matter with the aff involved. It hurts all of us in the end because any time you trick, fool, or mislead a surfer; you further install the "i don't trust the internet" attitude.

I am pretty sure these mails are actually from BR themselves, which only makes it more devious. Affiliate tags look quite different, don't they?

http://www.gamingclub.com/rfb_sa102__s||affxxxxx

I have noticed a few BR casino ads around on non-affiliate (ie paid advertising) sites, and they all use the /axxxxx suffix. Must be their advert id or something...