COMPLIANCE · 1 October 2026 · 7 min read

Fraud Checks: What Gets a Partner Account Banned and How to Stay Clean

What fraud checks look for, which behaviours put payouts and accounts at risk, and how to keep your traffic clean over time.

Compliance is not a side issue in affiliate marketing. It is the part that protects your account, your commission and the quality of the traffic you send. At Bynix, fraud checks happen before commission moves from the hold balance to the available balance every Monday at 06:00 SGT, and those checks are there to filter out activity that breaks programme rules or tries to game attribution.

If you want to grow for the long term, the aim is simple: send genuine users, present the product accurately and keep a clear record of how each campaign runs. Below is a practical guide to what can trigger a ban, what gets reviewed and how to keep your account clean.

What fraud checks are looking for

Fraud reviews are not just about obvious spam. They also look for patterns that suggest the partner is referring activity that is not genuine, not compliant or not commercially fair to the programme.

Common risk areas include:

• Self-referral, where a partner signs up as their own trader or uses connected people or devices to do the same.
• Hedging or coordinated accounts, where multiple trader accounts appear linked and are used to manipulate trading outcomes or commission.
• Incentivised sign-ups, such as paying people to register or deposit just to trigger attribution.
• Fake or recycled creator content, including copied YouTube videos, re-uploads or deleted videos after reward payment.
• Misleading promotion, such as promising guaranteed profits or pretending to be the brand.
• Traffic rule breaches, including spam, cookie stuffing, targeting minors, restricted countries or bidding on the brand term "Bynix".

The basic test is straightforward: would this user have signed up and traded normally without manipulation, deception or artificial motivation? If the answer is no, the account can be restricted or banned.

Self-referral and connected accounts

One of the fastest ways to lose an affiliate account is trying to earn commission on your own trading or on accounts clearly connected to you.

Self-referral can include:

• Opening a trader account through your own partner link.
• Asking a relative, flatmate or colleague to sign up from your link using shared devices, networks or payment methods.
• Running multiple trader accounts that appear coordinated.
• Creating registrations and deposits mainly to trigger FTDs or partner commission.

This matters because the programme is built to reward genuine acquisition. Revenue share is paid on the net trading losses of referred traders, and the turnover model pays 2.0%–5.0% of every real-money stake, capped at 70% of the trader's deposits. Neither model is meant to reward internal recycling of money or controlled account networks.

If your campaigns are legitimate, keep separation clear:

• Do not test your own link by becoming a real trader.
• Keep campaign devices and personal trading activity separate.
• Use sub-IDs in Dashboard › Links to identify traffic sources cleanly.
• Keep notes on where each campaign ran and what the creative said.

Hedging, account farming and suspicious trading patterns

Fraud checks also review the quality of trader behaviour after registration. A partner may think, "I only sent the lead," but if the traffic is made up of linked or manipulated accounts, that still creates risk.

Patterns that can trigger manual review include:

• Many sign-ups from the same device, IP pattern or payment trail.
• Accounts that deposit and trade in a coordinated way.
• Unusual clusters of FTDs with very similar behaviour.
• Traffic that generates volume with little sign of genuine user intent.

This is one reason commission first appears in the hold balance. It is released to the available balance only after fraud checks. If activity fails review, commission may be withheld and the account may face further action.

Use the reporting tools properly:

• Check clicks, registrations, FTDs, deposits, volume and commission in real time.
• Review data by day, link and trader.
• Use postbacks in Links › Postbacks with the macros {click_id} {sub} {amount} {event} if you run paid traffic and need clearer source analysis.

Incentivised sign-ups are not allowed

A registration or deposit must happen because the user is genuinely interested in the platform, not because they were bribed into it.

Not allowed:

• Paying users to sign up.
• Offering cashback only if they deposit through your link.
• Running "deposit and get a reward" schemes outside approved programme tools.
• Promising gifts in exchange for registration or FTD.

This often overlaps with poor-quality media buying. Cheap traffic can look good at click level, but if the intent is weak or incentivised, it will not survive review. Focus on pre-qualifying the audience instead:

• Explain what Bynix is and who it is for.
• Mention practical trader features such as the demo account, Quick Trading with 5 s – 5 min expiries and local payment methods where relevant.
• Avoid language that makes trading sound risk-free or guaranteed.

Fake videos, Video Rewards and strikes

The Video Rewards programme is useful, but it has clear rules. You can receive $25 for an approved original YouTube video of 10+ minutes about Bynix with your partner link.

The rules matter:

• One submission per video.
• Re-uploads are rejected.
• Deleted videos are clawed back and receive a strike.

That means fake creator activity is easy to spot over time. If a channel repeatedly uploads low-effort copies, republishes old content or removes videos after payment, it signals bad faith. The safe approach is simple:

• Publish original commentary or tutorials.
• Keep the video live.
• Make sure the partner link is included correctly.
• Avoid impersonating the brand or speaking as if you are official support.

How reviews work in practice

Most partners only notice compliance when a payout is delayed or commission does not release. In reality, review is an ongoing process tied to attribution, traffic quality and payout controls.

Key mechanics to remember:

• Joining is free, 18+ only.
• Attribution is lifetime.
• The cookie window is 30 days.
• First touch wins.
• You can create unlimited links in Dashboard › Links.

If something is flagged, reviewers will usually look at:

• The source of the click.
• The landing page or content used.
• The user journey from click to registration to FTD.
• Whether the campaign breached rules on spam, misleading claims or prohibited targeting.
• Whether trader behaviour suggests linked or artificial activity.

Good record-keeping makes this easier. Save your ad copy, landing pages, video URLs and campaign notes. If a source is challenged, you should be able to explain it clearly and quickly.

How to stay clean and protect your account

A compliant account is usually a disciplined account. Keep your setup boring, transparent and easy to audit.

Use this checklist:

1. Promote with your own original content or clearly documented ad campaigns.
2. Never refer yourself or connected accounts.
3. Do not promise guaranteed profits or safe returns.
4. Do not bid on "Bynix" or impersonate the brand.
5. Do not use spam, cookie stuffing or incentivised sign-ups.
6. Exclude minors, restricted countries and US traffic.
7. Monitor your stats daily and pause anything that looks unnatural.

If you want better long-term performance, compliance and optimisation should work together. The more clearly you can show where users came from and what message they saw, the safer your account will be.

Next step

Review your links and campaign data in the Dashboard, or sharpen your promotional approach in the Academy.

Risk warning: trading involves significant risk; partners must never promise profits.