Who just got the new alert from "mylot"? Do you think it's legitimate??

@James72 (26790)
Australia
September 3, 2008 2:21pm CST
I just received the same alert twice and it says it is from mylot. It asks if I am interested to write for a fee and to contact a person and they have provided a gmail address. Is this legitimate? I just find it odd is all. Gmail address? And why would mylot pitch external money making opportuhnities to members? Did anyone else get it? Do you think it is legitimate?
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22 responses
@raclie (1732)
• Singapore
4 Sep 08
hmmm... maybe what will be a good idea is to ask mylot straight... like from the site.... but, if you are really interested, you can just try it? hope it is real though!!!
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@riyasam (16556)
• India
10 Sep 08
then just ignore it.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
mylot HAVE been asked and it IS legitimate. I did check out the terms and it's not possible for me for now so I have passed. I am sure that many others will get the alert also in due course. Thanks for responding.
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@Wizzywig (7847)
5 Sep 08
Yes, I got them (2 the same) I read them, didnt do anything with them &, as others have said, they're gone now?????
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
5 Sep 08
Yes, the alerts seem to just disappear once we have read them! There are a number of discussions regarding this topic on mylot now so at least we have many perspectives on it and can make informed decisions. Thanks for responding.
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• Singapore
4 Sep 08
Hello James, It is quite likely a scam. Perhaps you should message "myLot" and notify them. You may be smart enough to be wary but others might fall into the trap accidentally. If you let myLot know, the admin might possibly post a notice asking people to be careful. It's your call, dude.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
A member has already asked mylot admin and they have apparently confirmed that it is indeed legitimate. I did respons to the email address provided and was replied to but PayPal is not an option for me in Egypt and it's the ONLY payment option they have so it is not for me. It seems more and more people atre getting this alert now too so more opinions are coming in thankfully. Thanks for responding.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
On way to your mylot box as a PM.....
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• Singapore
4 Sep 08
I still find it strange... it is really legitimate? For the sake of curiosity, would you be nice and forward me to take a look? my ign + gmail. Thanks.
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@Daffodil20 (1754)
• India
6 Sep 08
I have not received any such alert James.It sounds fishy.If I were you,I would trust them.But then,I might be wrong.Whatever the thing be,I would advise you to be cautious.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
6 Sep 08
I thought it was fishy also at first and did tread with caution because of it. I emailed the address provided and they got back to me. It won't work for me because of the payment options and others have stated that it is a lot of work when you consider the rates as well. Thank you for responding and for the advice.
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• India
6 Sep 08
I meant,I would [b][/b]NOT trust them.
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• United States
3 Sep 08
Nope, not me, hehehe, I wonder why that doesn't surprise me. I suspect it has to do with your rating and participation. Let me know how it turns out.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Sep 08
We will keep in touch my friend. I promise you this. I will PM you my details once I know my time frames etc but at least for now it's mylot business as usual! lol. Good night and talk to you tomorrow.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Sep 08
I will keep you posted! And if they do respond to me and need an "acid wit" I will be in contact immediately! I will expect a cut though! lol. Unfortunately my participation is going to take a massive hit soon. It seems my workload respite is coming to and end shortly..... I have certainly been enjoying myself and have posted more in the last few weeks than I have in the previous 12 months!
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• United States
3 Sep 08
Hehehehe, thanks for the offer James, I will keep my skills honed just in case! I do not look forward to your absence as I have become quite addicted to our 'good-natured repartee'. I wonder if I should give you my email address... just in case I were to get kicked off MyLot or something... so that you could still contact me (if you wanted to get drunk and bash a few fridges to pieces) when you get to DC?
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@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
4 Sep 08
Hi james, I believe it is legitimate. I had gotten it about a week ago and I wrote to the guy and he wrote back. He was supposed to contact me to get me started but he never did. I got the alert again tonight so I'm going to write to him again. There was only one other person who I know of that got the alert too. No one else knew what we were talking about. The guy really sent me an email and told me about the writing job. He just hasn't written contacted me again. Write to him and see if he contacts you. Not everone is getting this email. I think mylot only sent the alerts to certain people. I don't understand it either. This guy needs people to write for his company supposedly. He didn't give me alot of information. I am going to write him again and I think you should too.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
Hi Opal, (Opal is a famous Australian gemstone by the way so great stuff! lol) Yes it does seem to be legitimate. I am happy to say that overnight I too received a response back from the guy that is looking for writers. I can't do it because the only payment option is PayPal and they don't have this in Egypt! So it does seem legitimate and hopefully someone may pop-up in this discussion that has actually started working with this company and can share their experiences of it. Thanks for responding.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
If you check the first response to this discussion it does appear that mylot have confirmed it as valid. Give it time and I am sure the alert will come to others also and the ego can have a bit of a breather! lol.
• Singapore
4 Sep 08
I don't think it is legitimate... by legitimate, you mean it is officially from myLot? Or maybe it is just that my ego cannot accept that myLot wouldn't ask me as well if it needs someone who can write well.
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
19 Sep 08
Well, I've not got the alerts yet...don't know if it's because of the star rating (I'm on 90 right now) or some other reason...I'm not here as often as earlier...or I don't write as well as some others here....who have very common names but interesting avatars....or some others who have interesting nick names and avatars...that remind me of a 'zig zag buddha' who has left their shoes outside the door!
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
19 Sep 08
I am not sure if there is a certain criteria that needs to be met actually but there do seem to be many people now that have received this alert. Maybe everyone will get it eventually and they are sending it out in stages so they don't get swamped with requests for more information? I am not sure if Ms Buddha has received it yet either? I think shoes inside rather than outside might be a prerequisite! Thanks for responding and if you DO get the alert, it does seem to be a lot of effort required for a low fee so it may be best to pass.
@riyasam (16556)
• India
10 Sep 08
i did not get one recently.why dont you write to mylot administration to find out the reality. good luck.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
10 Sep 08
This has been done riyasam by another member and was confirmed as true. I also emailed the company wanting writers directly and received a response from them. It IS legitimate but it is not for me for a number of reasons at the moment so I have passed. Thanks for responding.
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
10 Sep 08
Yes, even I have got 2 alerts recently asking me contact some guy in case I am interested and that was a gmail ID! I just cannot understand this. Even if we take that mylot has share in that programs I find it quire odd.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
10 Sep 08
Atleast that's how I would like to believe. smiles..
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
10 Sep 08
It was definitely odd but it did turn out to be the real deal it seems. From other comments made by memebers in a similar post it appears that the payouts versus the time needed are just not worth it, so it was probably a good one to ignore for many of us I think. Thanks for responding mimpi.
@mayka123 (16583)
• India
4 Sep 08
I too have received this alert twice. Since it is from mylot I do not think it is illegitimate.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
Yes it's legitimate! If you do reply to it and start doing some work with this company, please share your experiences of the same if you can! Thanks for responding.
@mayka123 (16583)
• India
4 Sep 08
If I do reply I will surely share my experiences with everyone here on mylot.
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• Philippines
4 Sep 08
Hi, James, Yeah, I also received that alert as well, I was surprised when I got here in mylot, I have 2 news alert about that. Actually, I am kinda confused about it, writing for free and what it is all about. However, I really have no idea if it is legit or not. So, I just ignore it after reading the news alert, kinda not that interested for now. Maybe I'll get back to it someday.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
It is legitimate and by the way it is not writing for free; but for a FEE so thise that are accepted WILL be paid for their efforts. I was confused at first myself but thankfully the combined response from everyone have cleared this up! Thanks for responding.
@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
3 Sep 08
Hey James. My friend (in myLot and in real life too) recently got one of these alerts and it was from a gmail address too. She was interested and after some communication, she's writing an article for them every now and then. I think she said everyday but I'm not quite sure. As to it being legit, I don't know because she hasn't told me if she's been paid yet or what and that she just started very recently. Maybe she'll see your post and make a response too. Well, congrats just in case.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Sep 08
OK. I appreciate you sharing this for the benefit of all of us. I was about to send an email to the address provided but for the life of me I can't find where the alert went! lol. Thanks for responding and giving this information.
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Nov 08
Always a pleasure SaintAnne. You were the first person to provide a real case review of what this was about so BR for you! No I didn't end up writing for them because it would have meant hours and hours of writing for a matter of cents per hour and I just couldn't have been bothered. It sounded too much like work and I certainly don't "work" for peanuts!
@SaintAnne (5453)
• United States
3 Nov 08
Thanks for the BR, James. This was 3 months ago? Wow, how time flies. So did you ever write for them?
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• Belgium
3 Sep 08
Lol if I understand well, it is just someone asking you to write them articles... for free... myLot scammers will always amaze me lol !! Beware, don't give your topics and articles to anyone, I think it is a scam from some people to steal legit people's articles, and make money behind their back.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Sep 08
It appears that mylot have already confirmed that it is the real deal. I did find it odd myself but because it came through a mylot alert I wished to ask others their opinion. Thanks for responding.
• Belgium
3 Sep 08
Well if those are real deals... I'm really interested in it ! I hope they will send me an alert someday !
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• Philippines
19 Sep 08
I have not yet received those kind of mails but I think they are scam because as we can notice, notification coming from mylot always come from the address @mylot.com well i thinks this means that mylot is very popular now, and scammers are using it now LOL
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
19 Sep 08
It's definitely not a scam dylan_akil! There appears to have been many people that have now received this email and mylot have confirmed that it is indeed legitimate. Thanks for responding and if you do end up receiving it yourself you now know that you can take it seriously.
@ghazal2k5 (920)
• India
4 Sep 08
No i have not recieved any of such alert. And it doesn't seem to be legitimate. Why would mylot use a gmail address? Why didn't they send all the info in PM? And why would they select only a few users to do that extra job for extra money. Seems like one of mylot admin is behind all this or so. But it just doesn't seem right.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
My initial thoughts were exactly like yours. It just seemed a very odd message to receive. But as we now know, it IS legitimate so let's see how long i takes for someone to share their experiences with this company and go from there. Thanks for responding.
• Philippines
4 Sep 08
i wasn't able to get those alert,i hope it is legitimate.Maybe they choose only that's why other can't see the alert or they depend it on the reputation of one's member?i hope they would accomodate all for us to have a good equal opportunity here and have a good earnings.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
It is legitimate thankfully. I am not sure what the criteria is to receive it or if it is randomly sent or not to be honest? Many others have stated they got it yet many have said they didn't as well. The time frames vary though, so maybe it will be an ongoing thing and most will get it eventually? Thanks for responding.
@Reyah23 (640)
• Philippines
4 Sep 08
No i never got an email like that. And yes i think its odd because some site send its member a message in their PM page if there's some announcement to make. Or maybe mylot still don't have a feature like that.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
It was a message that came FROM mylot recommending a partner of theirs. I did think it was odd myself at first but thankfully it has now been confirmed as legitimate. More people seem to be getting it now too so let's see what else others have to say about the opportunity in due course..... Thanks for responding.
@Anne18 (11029)
3 Sep 08
I got two alerts from mylot, both saying the same thing. I just got rid of them as I wasn't interested in doing it. First time I have had an alert, did I get one because I have been on here loads in the last few days?
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Sep 08
I don't get alerts much either so I don't think mylot really send that many very often? It is interesting that we both got the same alert repeated twice. Thanks for responding.
@valeria1 (2721)
• United States
4 Sep 08
Hi James, I just saw this alert, I did not receive email, but I open myLot today and it was right there in my profile, 2 new alerts and say this: "Greetings from myLot. We have an opportunity that we would like to offer you. One of our partners contacted us recently to see if any of our myLot members’ would be interested in writing informational articles for them for a fee. We are not aware of all the details, however if you are interested please contact Stanley at rjholdings1@gmail.com. Best Regards myLot".
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
4 Sep 08
That's the one! Not sure if the email should have been whacked on here though valeria! lol. Let's see how many people then try to sign up for this and what experiences they have with it. Thanks for responding and sharing the information.
@insulin (2479)
• Philippines
3 Sep 08
HI there james.Well I didn't recieve any alerts from mylot and I hope it is really legitimate.Maybe only some members just got that alert but yeah I am waiting that they will send me too.:-0 GOd bless and have a nice day..
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
3 Sep 08
Yes it is definitely legitimate it seems. Once there are some more details I am sure they will be shared! Thanks for responding and bless you also! Good night.