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The Phia Affiliate Fraud Scandal: What It Really Means for Affiliate Marketing

The Phia Affiliate Fraud Scandal: What It Really Means for Affiliate Marketing

by Dustin Howes | Aug 18, 2026 | Chief Of Chaos, Affiliate Management

This Is Not Just Another Fraud Story Phia’s shopping app allegedly opened a hidden tab on people’s phones, fired affiliate links that nobody ever clicked, and billed merchants for sales it did nothing to earn. It did this quietly for seven months. Right...

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