Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video]

Re:Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video] by mandmandam on Sunday December 22, 2024 @11:21AM (#42487273)

> it doesn't surprise me at all that they are inserting own affiliate links.

I bet it surprises everyone who had their affiliate links quietly swapped out.

> Would I call this scam? No, I wouldn't.

Then your definition of 'scam' needs work.

While we might expect PayPal's Honey to scam people like this, and be less than surprised that they would screw people over in this way, that doesn't mean this doesn't have every element of a scam - deception and trickery (and likely illegality).

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Re:Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video] by darthwalsh on Sunday December 22, 2024 @12:11PM (#42487653)

Sure, it was a scam, but we weren't the victims. I won't shed a tear for the marketing departments they were defrauding. I do feel bad for the small YouTube channels who lost affiliate revenue, though.

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Re:Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video] by theZilber on Sunday December 22, 2024 @05:03PM (#42489534)

You are also a victim if you assume they provide you the best coupons available.

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Re:Exposing the Honey Influencer Scam [video] by bryan_w on Monday December 23, 2024 @03:38PM (#42497404)

Exactly. There's enough harm to go around for everyone in this case.

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