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I would like to point out my highly disappointing and unprofessional experience with VIP Response—an organization that, based on my conduct, seems to be conducting a suspicious operation under the pretense of affiliate marketing. I finished a gig with VIP Response for $626.62. My account manager even verified my traffic and numbers. But I was informed that their minimum payout level is $1,000, so I was told to continue working until I hit that target. Before I could do that, they shut down my account due to traffic. I followed up, cleared everything, and finally got my account reopened. All is well, isn't it? Not at all. Then my account manager changed, and things went south quickly. When I called the new manager to update my account and reinstate the balance, he blocked my account without any justification. When I asked him about the $626.62 I had already earned, he wouldn't even admit to it and said it was "fraudulent traffic." He then conveniently asserted that my former manager would have double-checked the numbers himself and wiped out all reports and tracking data on the dashboard so we couldn't establish anything. And then, of course, came the move of the typical scammer: "What campaigns did you work on?" Show proof." Excuse me? You removed the data. You checked the numbers. You ran the account. And now you're throwing the onus of proof my way? Make no mistake—this is a scam tactic. VIP Response accepted the work, confirmed the results, and when it came time for payment, they closed the door and put the blame on someone else. If you’re an affiliate, advertiser, or agency considering working with them, think again. I’m sharing this so others don’t fall into the same trap.