Be Your Own Affiliate?

[Str8NoChaser]

In the process of searching for the best Empire rake deal I was informed by a seemingly respectable site that I should become an affiliate with Empire and sign up an account using my own code. Apparently this is a common practice and - although not completely legit - Empire does not follow through on investigating such activity (according to the rep I spoke to he personally spoke with someone with Empire claiming it was fine). So I'm curious, is it worth trying? I plan on playing massive amounts of hands through Empire and would certainly prefer to get the full 25% rake return. But I would hate to lose out completely by getting my account revoked. Also, is Empire the optimal site for mid-to-high limit multitabling? I have an account at Party without a rake deal - so I need to find a similar site with decent rake offers.

Thanks-
Michael.