Earn Two Thousand US Dollars Every Seventy Seconds?Yup, that sure sounds good, but are pay to read emails legitimate? That was the question several other friends and I started out with about 8 weeks ago in June 2008. We are like plenty of people, struggling to pay the bills and trying real hard to learn how to make money on the internet, so when these rumors about a system where one got paid well to read email advertisements came along, well, we snapped to attention.Here is the url for the site I joined and tested. Take a look if you are not familiar with them.http://www.jacobmails.com/pages/index.phpWhen I joined in June the membership was about 1200 and the amount claimed to have been paid out was about 12 million dollars. You can see that in just 6 weeks the membership appears to have grown by 772, and the amount apparently paid out in the last 6 weeks is about 40 million dollars.What seemed very interesting was that they were not offering to pay a penny per email, or five pennies per email, but dollars. Lots of them. Not five dollars, not ten dollars, not fifty dollars, but two thousand dollars for spending 70 seconds watching each email! It seemed outrageous. We cautiously counted our good fortune for stumbling onto this very discreet program.Before we dived in we did our due diligence and searched the internet for headlines such as the one you see above, ie email scam etc. Nothing. Not even a hint on discussion boards or blogs, just a ghostly silence. Ok, we thought, that is not bad, no complaints. Maybe it is for real.We tried to understand how such a program could exist, how it could pay that kind of money and survive. We theorized it might be a limited numbers corporate study group, watching how people responded to ads. We theorized it might be Russian mafia laundering money. On the email web site there is a contact button, but emails sent with these questions enclosed brought no answers.The Web SitesNow the read email web sites are very professional looking, with nice graphics and well placed advertisements that scroll and change. A well presented members box where one can sign on and control where the emails go is at the top of the page. Everything looks, well, like someone spent plenty of time and money setting it up. In order to receive the credit that one builds up, paid US dollars via paypal or several other means no less, one has to build up a certain minimum sum in the account. Its always a large sum too, like half a million dollars, and they say one can expect to receive payment after a length of time has passed, in some cases 15 days, in other 60 days or two entire months.They offer payout in cash, or in kind credits towards advertising using their sites. All the major money transfer websites we are familiar with are represented; Paypal, Alert Pay, Liberty Reserve, E gold and E bullion to name a few.Now, in order to receive all that lovely cash, not credits, quicker, if one signs up as a paid member, bronze, silver, gold and diamond, then the getting paid parameters become much shorter, ie $50,000 and 15 days. I decided that we should find out if this was for real sooner rather than later, instead of wasting months and months of clicking adverts, so I stuck out my $100 via paypal for a diamond membership, and overnight I was a member of Jacob mails.com.The Ads Started ArrivingFrom the first day I received about 35 emails per day. Many of them were for other sites just like Jacob mails, but were paying different amounts per email, and with quicker or slower pay out times. The rest of the ads appear to be regular mainstream ads, the content of which we are very familiar with on the internet; dating sites, get rich quick schemes, military recruiting ads, all sorts. When I pressed on any links within these they all were active and working and led to home sites all over the world. With busy days I spent several hours each night clicking and opening the ads while I watched TV, and in about 3 weeks I had crossed the diamond members payout threshold of $50,000. All I had to do was put in my request, notify which account my money was to go into and then wait.I Request my EarningsWell, I waited, and waited and waited.You might guess how the rest of this goes.After The Money Did not Show UpI began emailing them politely pointing out that some oversight had led to the omission of my payment and could they, well, get with the program already.There was no answer of any kind to half a dozen emails asking for clarification and payment. In fact the only thing that happened was that the membership information box that I should fill out to request payment, has been removed, so that now I can not even request any money.E Mail Scam InvestigatedAfter a few more weeks it has become clear that no payment would be forthcoming. I went over to paypal that I had used to pay for my diamond membership. I intended to see whether paypal could recover my $100 fee, as they sometimes can.When I looked closer at the transaction details, I saw that the payment goes to an individual in China, not to a company name. The name in my paypal is XXXXX, and it is safe to assume he is the individual at the core of at least several of these scams.Web Accept Payment Sent (Unique Transaction ID #7TW6XXXXX)Name: Lixin wang (The recipient of this payment is Non-U.S. - Verified) Email: lxinwng@gmail.com Payment Sent to: support@jacobmails.comThe BadHere are several names of Pay to Read emails sites that I used, to no avail.jacobmails.compink-mails.combest-mails.commailsmoney.compretty-mail.comeagle-mails.comippomails.netWhen I wanted to upgrade an account for faster pay out, I discovered that many of the account numbers are the same, despite being on different web sites. You can copy and paste these links to your url bar if they are not actively linked;Here is a link to a list of known fraud sites; http://www.ptctalk.com/scamalert.phpIts safe to assume that nearly everyone of these sites are scams, and exist solely to skim off hundred dollar members fees as people like myself join up for the gold memberships. I have also read the idea that these sites somehow create fake high traffic flows to improve the online rankings of a different website. If these thieves get 1,000 people to sign up, they have made a hundred thousand dollars. It is possible they have deceived a lot more than that.The GoodReportedly some websites do pay out, and one recognizes them by the one cent per email pay outs. But there are even complaints about these sites too, that they will pay out some tiny amounts, and then cease any further payments.Here is a link to sites that are known to have paid out;http://www.squidoo.com/ptcsitesIf you want to see discussion boards about these scams, it is hiding out under the words ptc email scam. (paid to click, or pay to read) Just type that into google and see what you get. There is actually plenty of discussion about this, it is just hiding behind the term, pay to click, not read email. The UglyI filed a complaint with paypal, they can be very active with fraudulent use of their service, but to this day, about 4 weeks later, I have not heard anything from them, not even to acknowledge receipt of my email. Needless to say, there has been no sign of a refund either.My friends and I decided that if these sites turned out to be a fake, that it should be filed online somehow and made public, to warn others, hence the publication of this article.Earn Two yard US Dollars Every Seventy Seconds?Yup, that sure sounds good, but are pay to read emails legitimate? That was the question several other friends and I started out with about 8 weeks ago in June 2008. We are like plenty of people, struggling to pay the bills and trying real hard to learn how to make money on the internet, so when these rumors about a system where one got paid well to read email advertisements came along, well, we snapped to attention.Here is the url for the site I joined and tested. Take a look if you are not comrade with them.http://www.jacobmails.com/pages/index.phpWhen I joined in June the membership was about 1200 and the amount claimed to have been paid out was about 12 one thousand thousand dollars. You can see that in just 6 weeks the membership appears to have grown by 772, and the sum patently paid out in the last 6 weeks is about 40 million dollars.What seemed very interesting was that they were not oblation to pay a penny per email, or five pennies per email, but dollars. Lots of them. Not five dollars, not ten dollars, not fifty dollars, but two K dollars for outlay 70 seconds watching each email! It seemed outrageous. We cautiously counted our good luck for lurching onto this very discreet program.Before we dived in we did our due diligence and searched the Net for headlines such as the one you see above, ie email scam etc. Nothing. Not even a hint on discussion boards or blogs, just a spectral silence. Ok, we thought, that is not bad, no complaints. Maybe it is for real.We tried to understand how such a program could exist, how it could pay that kind of money and survive. We theorized it might be a modified numbers corporate study group, watching how people responded to ads. We theorized it might be Russian mafia laundering money. On the email web site there is a contact button, but emails sent with these questions enclosed brought no answers.The Web SitesNow the read email web sites are very professional person looking, with nice graphics and well situated advertisements that scroll and change. A well presented members box where one can sign on and assure where the emails go is at the top of the page. Everything looks, well, like individual spent plentifulness of time and money setting it up. In order to have the credit that one builds up, paid US dollars via paypal or several other means no less, one has to build up a certain minimum sum in the account. Its always a large sum too, like half a million dollars, and they say one can await to undergo payment after a distance of time has passed, in some cases 15 days, in other 60 days or two entire months.They offer payout in cash, or in kind credits towards advertising using their sites. All the major money transfer websites we are familiar with are represented; Paypal, Alert Pay, impropriety Reserve, E gold and E bullion to name a few.Now, in order to receive all that lovely cash, not credits, quicker, if one signs up as a paid member, bronze, silver, gold and diamond, then the acquiring paid parameters become much shorter, ie $50,000 and 15 days. I decided that we should find out if this was for real sooner rather than later, instead of wasting months and months of clicking adverts, so I stuck out my $100 via paypal for a diamond membership, and overnight I was a member of Jacob mails.com.The Ads Started ArrivingFrom the first day I standard about 35 emails per day. Many of them were for other sites just like Jacob mails, but were gainful dissimilar amounts per email, and with quicker or slower pay out times. The rest of the ads appear to be regular mainstream ads, the content of which we are very familiar with on the internet; dating sites, get rich quick schemes, armed services recruiting ads, all sorts. When I pressed on any links inside these they all were fighting(a) and working and led to home sites all over the world. With busy days I spent several hours each night clicking and scuttle the ads while I watched TV, and in about 3 weeks I had crossed the diamond members payout doorway of $50,000. All I had to do was put in my request, notify which history my money was to go into and then wait.I Request my EarningsWell, I waited, and waited and waited.You might guess how the rest of this goes.After The Money Did not Show UpI began emailing them courteously pointing out that some oversight had led to the omission of my payment and could they, well, get with the program already.There was no do of any kind to half a dozen emails asking for elucidation and payment. In fact the only thing that happened was that the rank selective information box that I should fill out to asking payment, has been removed, so that now I can not even request any money.E Mail Scam InvestigatedAfter a few more weeks it has become clear that no payment would be forthcoming. I went over to paypal that I had used to pay for my diamond membership. I intended to see whether paypal could reclaim my $100 fee, as they sometimes can.When I looked closer at the transaction details, I saw that the payment goes to an separate in China, not to a company name. The name in my paypal is XXXXX, and it is safe to take up he is the individual at the core of at least several of these scams.Web go for Payment Sent (Unique Transaction ID #7TW6XXXXX)Name: Lixin wang (The recipient of this payment is Non-U.S. - Verified) Email: lxinwng@gmail.com Payment Sent to: support@jacobmails.comThe BadHere are several names of Pay to Read emails sites that I used, to no avail.jacobmails.compink-mails.combest-mails.commailsmoney.compretty-mail.comeagle-mails.comippomails.netWhen I treasured to upgrade an account for faster pay out, I disclosed that many of the calculate numbers are the same, despite being on unlike web sites. You can copy and paste these links to your url bar if they are not actively linked;Here is a link to a list of known fraud sites; http://www.ptctalk.com/scamalert.phpIts safe to assume that about everyone of these sites are scams, and exist solely to skim off C clam members fees as people like myself join up for the gold memberships. I have also read the idea that these sites somehow create fake high traffic flows to improve the online rankings of a different website. If these thieves get 1,000 domiciliate to sign up, they have made a century thousand dollars. It is possible they have deceived a lot more than that.The GoodReportedly some websites do pay out, and one recognizes them by the one cent per email pay outs. But there are even complaints about these sites too, that they will pay out some tiny amounts, and then cease any foster payments.Here is a link to sites that are known to have paid out;http://www.squidoo.com/ptcsitesIf you want to see discussion boards about these scams, it is hiding out under the words ptc email scam. (paid to click, or pay to read) Just type that into google and see what you get. There is really plenty of discussion about this, it is just hiding behind the term, pay to click, not read email. The UglyI filed a complaint with paypal, they can be very active with fraudulent use of their service, but to this day, about 4 weeks later, I have not heard anything from them, not even to acknowledge receipt of my email. Needless to say, there has been no sign of a refund either.My friends and I decided that if these sites off out to be a fake, that it should be filed online someway and made public, to warn others, hence the publication of this article..
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