Affiliate Fraud Protection

Stop Paying Commissions on Fraudulent Referrals

15–30% of affiliate traffic is fraudulent. Cookie stuffing, fake conversions, and sub-affiliate fraud drain commission budgets. Opticks detects and prevents it automatically.

  • Detect & prevent cookie stuffing, click injection, and fake conversions
  • Sub-affiliate transparency across all networks
  • Savings reports show commissions protected from fraud
  • Install via GTM — no code, live in 5 minutes
  • No credit card needed

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Opticks by the Numbers

Trusted by 6,000+ Businesses Worldwide

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Fraud types detected

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False positive rate

Affiliate Fraud Landscape

How Fraudulent Affiliates Drain Your Commission Budget

15–30%

of affiliate traffic is fraudulent

Cookie stuffing, click injection, and fake conversions are rampant. Fraudulent affiliates hide behind legitimate networks.

$1.4B

lost to affiliate fraud annually

Affiliate networks have limited incentive to police their own partners. The fraud cost falls on advertisers.

0%

sub-affiliate visibility without Opticks

Most brands can’t see who their sub-affiliates are. Fraudulent traffic passes through multiple layers before reaching you.

The hidden cost: On €50,000/month affiliate spend, €7,500–15,000 is going to fraudulent partners — commissions paid for fake conversions that never happened.

How It Works

Detect. Prevent. Save.

1

Add Tag to Conversion Pages

Paste one line of code on your conversion pages via GTM. No developer needed. No page impact.

2

Connect Your Affiliate Platform

Opticks integrates with your affiliate network to analyse every conversion in real time. 30+ signals verify each referral automatically.

3

See Clean vs. Fraudulent Affiliates

Your dashboard shows which affiliates are driving real conversions and which are fraudulent. See exactly how much commission budget is being protected.

30+ Fraud Types

Affiliate Fraud Opticks Catches

Cookie Stuffing

Fraudulent affiliates drop cookies without real user interaction to claim unearned commissions. Opticks detects attribution anomalies and timing mismatches.

Click Injection

Malicious apps fire clicks moments before a conversion to steal attribution. Opticks identifies suspicious click-to-conversion timing patterns.

Fake Conversions

Bots and scripts simulate sign-ups, leads, or purchases. Opticks verifies each conversion with device fingerprinting and behavioural analysis.

Sub-Affiliate Fraud

Affiliates hide fraudulent traffic behind sub-affiliate layers. Opticks provides full transparency into the entire referral chain.

Ad Stacking

Multiple ads layered on top of each other so only the top one is visible. Opticks detects impression fraud and invisible ad placements.

Incentivized Traffic

Users rewarded for clicking or converting with no real purchase intent. Opticks identifies low-quality traffic patterns and engagement anomalies.

FAQ

Common Questions

Opticks uses 30+ signals to verify each conversion. False positive rates are below 0.1%. Every flagged event includes a full evidence trail so you can verify decisions yourself and whitelist trusted affiliates at any time.
Opticks works with all major affiliate networks and platforms. The tag is placed on your conversion pages, so it works regardless of which network your affiliates use — including CJ, Awin, Impact, Rakuten, ShareASale, and custom programs.
Opticks analyses the full conversion path — timestamps, referral chains, device fingerprints, and behavioural signals. Cookie stuffing and click injection leave telltale timing and attribution anomalies that Opticks identifies using 30+ detection methods.
Opticks tracks every fraudulent conversion detected and shows the commissions that would have been paid to bad actors. Your savings dashboard gives real-time visibility into how much budget is being protected from affiliate fraud.
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