"and there's PLENTY of shady stuff that some of them do". I assume you are talking about things like cookie stuffing and fraudulent purchases. In that case yes

"and there's PLENTY of shady stuff that some of them do". I assume you are talking about things like cookie stuffing and fraudulent purchases. In that case yes it is a scam, but this author is crazy to just flat out say all affiliates are scammers. I bet he sent $400 to nigeria and never got his $2.3 million royalty back.