Rakeback Scam

Rakeback is a legitimate loyalty mechanism where a poker room or casino returns a percentage of the rake (the house's cut) or theoretical loss back to active players, usually through a poker network's official VIP program or an authorized affiliate deal. Rakeback scams imitate this structure through unauthorized third-party 'rakeback deals' that promise inflated percentages far above what the actual operator offers, collect a player's account details or deposits under the promise, and then either never pay out or pay a small fraction while citing invented eligibility rules.

A related version targets players directly: a supposed 'rakeback agent' asks for a cut of a player's deposit upfront as a processing fee before rakeback can be 'activated,' which is simply theft, since real rakeback requires no advance payment from the player. Because rakeback percentages and payout schedules are set entirely by the operator, any offer promising rates or terms outside the platform's own official published VIP program should be treated as suspicious.