Referrals are also getting games. If your company has a referral bonus, then I promise you pretty much every single referral you have looked at, is from a guy who DIDNT know the guy. I applied to 20 Big Tech companies last month. All from "referrals". Check out teamblind.com if you don't know (Be careful. The site is like a tech version of 4 chan. Well maybe not THAT bad.) The whole game is messed up.
replyMost people are far more honest. I have never given a referral without knowing the person and what they can and can't do.
replySure, you can always find a website with someone shady on it. But that's always been the case.