Update 7/18/25: Keeper is at 110%. Private at 100%, Fastest at 101% (ht Shawntheshawn)
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The Offer
- Topcashback is offering 100% back on Private Internet Access (VPN) plans of 1 and 2 years.
Our Verdict
Some people have tracking issues with Topcashback, so keep that in mind. If you don’t have a Topcashback account at the moment you can get a $30 bonus as well.
Deal History:
- Update 4/4/25: Keeper, Private, Oyster, and Fastest VPN all offering 100% back today (ht TDD)
- Update 2/26/25: Deal is back again at 100% (ht DDG). Also, iProVPN is at 101% cashback, ExpressVPN at 100%, and Surfshark at 90%
- Update 1/13/25: Deal is back again, 100% this time (ht DP). Same deal for Surfshark too.
- Update 8/21/22: Deal is back again, this time up to 105% so it should be a small moneymaker. (ht Sam Y.)
- Update 7/24/22: Deal is back (ht Andrew H); Update 6/27/22: Deal is back.
on these types of VPN Cashback, if not seeing it within 2 days, cancel it immediately
TopCashBack rarely pays out. I lost thousands of dollars with them buying jewelry (Fred Meyer). They claimed FM dropped the ball and FM said TCB had the money. Super shady.
I only tried TopCashBack once so far, back in 2024, to get 100% cash back for PIA VPN.
I claimed my money and transferred it to my bank account ($57). It was smooth and everything went well.
Now I’m contemplating using it for larger purchases if what you’re saying is true!
How did you lose thousands? CB is a bonus reward on your purchase. You’re not guaranteed that money. If the purchase didn’t track from both ends why do you feel you’re entitled to free money?
Hi there,
We’re really sorry to hear about your experience. We understand how frustrating it is when Cash Back doesn’t track properly—especially on a big purchase.
In these situations, we rely on the retailer to confirm eligibility before Cash Back can be paid. If Fred Meyer denied attribution, it limits our ability to pass on the Cash Back, even though we’d like to.
If you haven’t already, please reach out to our Customer Service team at [email protected]—we’re happy to take another look.
Best wishes,
Erica
ExpressVPN is at 100% too.
Best moneymaker Vpn?
I think PureVPN is probably one of the best moneymaker VPNs. The offer has been generally 120%-140% cashback.
Thank you Shawn! It seems like you have an Antenna for all these useful bank bonus and VPN deals! Which VPN do you use personally?
ShawntheShawn👈🏾
Ha-ha, I am after the “moneymaker,” not the “VPN.”
PureVPN claimed “not last referred click” and denied my cash back. Truly upsetting.
Sorry to hear that. My personal experience with Topcashback has been fairly positive, as I rarely have tracking issues with it. For the few that had issues (not PureVPN though), I was able to get it resolved except for just letting one or two go. But I know it can be YMMV for shopping portals and people’s experience may be different.
This was for the purevpn offer
4/27 – paid max plan 2 years 109, went pending
7/12 – payable $142.5, did a visa with 5% bonus for $150, delivered next day
Did Surfshark a while ago, didn’t track and Surfshark’s pointing fingers at TopCashback. Frustrating (but better service than Purevpn).
TopCashBack rarely pays out. I lost thousands of dollars with them buying jewelry (Fred Meyer). They claimed FM dropped the ball and FM said TCB had the money. Super shady.
I received payment from the recent PIA and IProVPN deals on TCB. P2 and P3 also completed these deals and their timelines are similar. We used Cap One Spark business credit cards to pay for the subscriptions in order to avoid any foreign transaction fees. I used to cash out via Visa gift card for the 5% bonus and pay my Citi credit cards over the phone that way, but I don’t think they work anymore for this purpose, so I’m back to PayPal for now.
2/12 – Signed up for Private Internet Access and paid $56.94 for 24 month VPN plan + 2 free months through TCB affiliate link, tracked same day (within one hour) along with $2.50 bonus that was previously activated
3/8 – Signed up for IProVPN 3 year VPN subscription at 101% cashback rate through TCB affiliate link, activated $2.50 bonus offer right before purchase
3/16 – IProVPN cashback did not track automatically, so claim was filed on this date
4/13 – Full cashback amount (100%) plus $2.50 becomes payable in account (for PIA deal)
5/1 – IProVPN claim was accepted, and correct amount was added to my account and instantly payable (plus the $2.50 bonus for this deal)
6/1 – Requested PayPal cashout for both deals and turned off auto-renewal in online PIA account, logged in using credentials sent to me via email upon purchase
6/2 – PayPal cashout received
I was back and forth with IProVPN by email after filing a claim and before having it accepted, as I was trying to get a refund in case the claim didn’t work out. They were slow and difficult to deal with, but I think emailing them is ultimately what triggered them to move along on my claim and finally push the cashback through to my TCB account.
I am glad that everything worked out in the long run, but it probably wasn’t worth the headache that I went through for such a small moneymaker. At least the PIA deal worked out perfectly without me having to contact anyone.
Also, I logged into my IProVPN account, and noticed that there wasn’t a way to cancel the VPN and that it had a 3 year expiration date on it. So, I guess it wasn’t an automatically recurring subscription that I needed to cancel after all.
Purchased Oyster VPN and cashback didn’t track. Opened a ticket with Topcashback. This is my experience every time.
Hi there,
I’m sorry to hear you’ve had this experience. The best way to ensure Cash Back tracks is to: turn off ad-blockers, regularly clear cookies & cache, shop with as few tabs open as possible and always begin shopping with an empty cart. If you need some assistance or have questions, feel free to reach me at [email protected].
Best wishes,
Erica
Opened a ticket after 7 days after the transaction, and Topcashback hasn’t done anything.
Same experience with expressvpn. It shows the click to merchant but did not receive cashback. Cancelled expressvpn and stopped using topcashback.
Hi Jared,
If your transactions don’t track in the future, submit a Missing Cash Back Claim and we’ll be happy to chase this up for you. If you ever need assistance, you can email me at [email protected].
Best wishes,
Erica
DP: Purchased FastestVPN for $30 lifetime (clicking on the TopCashBack link on the website with every extension turned off except for the TopCashBack extension). Showed pending about 5 hours later.
VPN itself is pretty barebones/bad (I use VPNs on a daily basis and have gone through many companies), especially with the Wireguard protocol that I exclusively use, so I unfortunately don’t think I’ll be able to use it much, if at all…
Purevpn is garbage! 98% of the time it won’t even connect. Their customer support is useless too, all they will do is sending you bunch of suspicious links to download/install.