Marketing · n8n

Block Self-Referrals and Fake Referral Rewards

Protect your referral budget by detecting self-referrals and fake conversions, and holding suspicious rewards for review before paying out.

difficulty Advancedsetup 40 minresult Referral rewards go only to genuine referrals, protecting your budget from gaming.—
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  1. 1

    Capture Referrals

    Add a Webhook node logging each referral conversion with signals.

  2. 2

    Detect Self-Referrals

    Add a Code node matching referrer and referee by email, payment or device.

  3. 3

    Hold Suspicious Rewards

    Add an IF node pausing rewards for flagged referrals.

  4. 4

    Review and Decide

    Add a Slack node routing held rewards for a human decision.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with a self-referral test. Confirm it's held.

Frequently asked questions

What signals catch fraud?

Shared payment methods, devices and email patterns between referrer and referee are strong indicators.

Won't this delay real rewards?

Only flagged ones are held; clean referrals are rewarded automatically.

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