[quote name='gfanikf']I did a refferal for some other sites, with paypal virtual cards. They were declined for some weird reason, but then the charge appeared on my paypal. I closed both cards (I do have a bank account linked) should that prevent a charge for "later fees"
The first one was this Increase my Margin because it came from the Utah one and was 4.95
The second one was
IP-olnsupplier 8666133376 KN and for 1.95 anyone know what this one is?
What else should I do?[/QUOTE]
A paypal plugin card is a virtual card, since you can create it for a "one time use". Most, if not all freebie sites, will ban you if they find out you used it. Another reason for banning you is that you created it for the sole purpose of it being a "one time use" fee only, and then want to "close" it so further charges don't occur. That is considered fraud.
There are a couple of offers that cost $1.95. The only one I remember at the moment is Yahoo! Success Center. I tried to do it recently but like some other people, the REAL credit card got declined.
If you are doing Trainn sites, a rep of their site said this:
http://www.anything4free.com/forums/index.php?act=findpost&pid=836830
So, atm, it could be accepted or denied. However, to be safe, people are going with it being NOT ALLOWED. I know you're trying to be safe, but you also gotta follow the rules so that you don't get banned and this freebie system continues to live on.
[quote name='Wicked One 612']The lead that kicks in has nothing to do with whether the address you use on the survey is the same as the one on the site. I mean I wouldn't want to put any ideas in your head or anything like that.[/QUOTE]
Don't try to encourage people to enter fake info. If they find out (like if their advertisers report back "fraud info), their account will go on hold and advertisers will pull out.
There was a HUGE drop of advertisers a couple of months ago (the time freebie sites enforced the "no virtual cards" rule) b/c tons of people frauded advertisers and they got pissed off -- who wouldn't when they spend around $40 per person that puts in fake info...multiple that by thousands!!!
Just be truthful. I've been doing this stuff for 2.5yrs and never had a problem. Excess spam via email, yes. More junk snail mail, no way! Even if there was, it doesn't matter as junk mail is junk mail -- it gets discarded before it even enters the house.