BotRefund’s Defense Against Affiliate Fraud and Fake Leads

Symptoms of affiliate fraud

Suddenly you see a surge in clicks but conversions stay flat, or leads bounce within seconds. The traffic often comes from hidden page elements, automated scripts, or mobile app placements that generate clicks without any real user intent.

Diagnosis order

1. Ghost clicks – clicks that occur without the natural sequence of human intent.
2. Trap interactions – bots that respond to hidden or deceptive page elements.
3. Pointer and motion anomalies – robotic straight mouse paths, super‑fast input (<1 ms), or lack of human‑like jitter.
4. Session irregularities – unusually short, long, or uniform session durations and zero scrolling.

Likely causes

• Affiliate networks or lead generators using automated scripts to inflate click counts.
• Scraper bots that click ads to harvest offers and then discard the traffic.
• Mobile app ad placements that generate background clicks.

Corrective actions

BotRefund installs a lightweight script that monitors the behaviors listed above. When a session matches any bot pattern, BotRefund flags it as invalid, blocks it from counting toward your campaign metrics, and logs the evidence. The platform then negotiates refunds with Google and Meta on your behalf, turning the blocked spend into recovered money.

Process overview

1. Add BotRefund to your site (about one minute, no credit card required).
2. Run a free bot audit to see which clicks are fraudulent.
3. BotRefund continuously watches for ghost clicks, trap behavior, pointer, motion, speed, path, engagement, and session anomalies.
4. Invalid traffic is excluded from reporting and compiled into dispute logs.
5. BotRefund presents the logs to Google/Meta and secures refunds for the stolen ad budget.