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Old 03-04-2007
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Is this a legitimate program?

Hi guys,

Since you all know more about affiliate programs than I, I wanted to see what you thought about the program I found at http://www.merchantleads.us/details.html (that's the page that lists details of their affiliate program)

Does this appear to be legit?

The reason I'm asking is because I know of a business that only accepts cash and checks and it's irritating that I cannot use my debit card there.

I thought this might be something that would be good for them and I could also make $100 at the same time.

Feedback would be appreciated.
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Old 03-04-2007
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My opinion, no. The site doesn't look very legit. Personally i would not trust them.
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Old 03-05-2007
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I may be wrong, but that looks ultra dodgy to me. I wouldn`t touch it with a barge pole.

Regards Howard
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Old 03-05-2007
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It doesn't look legit
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Old 03-05-2007
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Are these opinions based on the "look" of the site only, or the referral program itself?
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Old 03-06-2007
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The website was only registered on the 27/1/07 and if you type merchantleads.us into Google, you only get 1 hit. In Yahoo you get two hits, including this thread, so no real info is available to suggest whether it`s legit or not.

The lack of information available and the way the site looks, does seem dodgy to me, I have no way of knowing for sure, but I just don`t like the look or feel of it.

Regards Howard
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Old 03-06-2007
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I don't necessarily think it is a scam, i think i just think there are a lot of catches. It's kind of like those "free ps3" pop ups. Yeh, you might eventually get a free ps3 after you give them your credit card#, social security #, DOB, name, Address, life's savings, youngest child, inheritance. Ok, i'm exaggerating, but the site looks sketchy.

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