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caught network shaving leads — how do i handle this?

Started 05 Oct 2026 · 15:22 · 5 replies · 389 views

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old_growth_seo

Senior Member

05 Oct 2026 · 15:22#1

Back in 2014 networks would shave leads openly and nobody could prove it. Now we have tracking tools, but they still do it.

I've been running my own tracking alongside the network's for two months. The network is reporting 30% fewer conversions than my tracker shows. That's consistent across three different offers.

The pattern is too regular to be random — they're shaving a fixed percentage.

How do I confront them without getting banned?

8 thanks

Ravenstack

Senior Member

05 Oct 2026 · 15:38↑ replying to #1#2

Which network?

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old_growth_seo

Senior Member

05 Oct 2026 · 15:55↑ replying to #2#3

CPAGrip

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MetricsOverMagic

Senior Member

05 Oct 2026 · 16:12↑ replying to #1#4

Ran a comparison with CPAGrip last year.

Offer My tracking Network tracking Discrepancy
Nutra A 142 98 31%
Dating B 89 62 30%
Sweepstakes C 203 142 30%

The 30% is suspiciously consistent. That's not conversion delay — that's systematic shaving.

5 thanks

grindstone

Senior Member

05 Oct 2026 · 16:28↑ replying to #1#5

switch networks

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nullroute

Senior Member

05 Oct 2026 · 16:45↑ replying to #1#6

Confronting them gets you banned. They know they're shaving — they don't care.

The only leverage you have is leaving. Take your traffic to a network that doesn't shave. Let the market punish them.

4 thanksopsec is a process, not a purchase

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