system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why do so many scam websites actually deliver on their promises if you press the right buttons?

I dunno if this quite fits here, it doesn't have to do with coding per se, but malware. How come there's so many "too good to be true" websites that are actually too good to be true? Yeah, they do everything in their power to make you click on the wrong button, but if you dodge all the phish hooks there's actual value in using the website. I'm talking about the kind that let you download Youtube videos and watch movies for free and torrent games, softwares, porn, etc. Any time I've played around with these sites I can usually get what I want with seemingly no consequence (although I will admit I caught a weather bug once a few years ago). If the goal was to scam people, why give them a chance to get the actual product, and unscathed at that? Is it to build trust so they tell their more gullible friends about it? It just seems like a lot of work and kind of counterproductive to the con.
gpt
The content you're looking for is actually there. But they get paid for affiliate marketing whenever someone clicks the "wrong" button. The website you're on isn't looking to scam you, they're just looking to get paid.

Basically, it's just a modern version of pop-up ads. Website A has the download. But they also advertise for website B, C, D-> Z. The way affiliate programs work, sometimes sites dont even know who they're advertising for, or where the fake links lead to.