Adverbux closing down access to most countries

@pitstop (12969)
India
May 1, 2008 9:44pm CST
I logged into the account today and saw this note [i] Hey guys, We have been forced to initiate some major changes to the Adverbux system. We have found many people from both middle eastern and asian countries cheating the adverbux system via fake referrals and using software bots to play arcade games - we cannot let this continue. We've had a couple hack attempts, and a DOS attack originate in China. We've also received hundreds of chargebacks (total of over $1,000 USD) recently via google checkout, all from these different regions... As a result, we deem it not in the best interest of the site to maintain a presence in these countries. Adverbux will, from now on, only be available to internet users from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. If you are not from one of the listed countries, but purchased an upgrade (blue membership) on adverbux, we will let you keep your account. Likewise, if you purchased any referral packs, just send an email to "staff@adverbux.com" and we will restore your account to you. Otherwise, if you are not from one of the listed countries, then as per the TOS you agreed to when you signed up on Adverbux, we have ended your access to this site. I apologize again for this. It is not something I wanted to do - I tried to hold out as long as I could, but the risk outweighs any potential benefits of operating in countries from Asia, the middle east, and elsewhere. Thank you for understanding, Seanybob[/i] What do you think This was one site I was earning a lot from and had quite a few active refs! Darn - now I gotta lose all my payments
6 responses
@dude09 (93)
• Malaysia
4 May 08
This is absolutely not fair! My account got about $4, & now it's all gone... If he want to close my account because of new rules he setup, that's fine - but he should at least paid me the money I earned from the last few months when closing my account... So, Adverbux is a scam!!!
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@Psyclown (131)
• Venezuela
3 May 08
I think they are using the cheaters as a excuse to not paid people in all the world i mean a lot of people use this service to earn and maybe they don't have that quantity of money.
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• India
3 May 08
Ya you are right but It is True Or maybe it is not true Because i just saw many Videos on You tube and many Tutorials of How to Cheat Adverbux Who knows that the Reason Was true!!!!
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• Philippines
2 May 08
Well, payments aside, it was really one of those sites that you wouldn't expect to shut its doors.
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• Philippines
5 May 08
This really sucks, since I am a member there as well. Why couldn't they just pinpoint the IP addresses or something and ban those users? Why do we have to suffer because of some idiots working the system? This is not fair, especially to those who are being honest in dealing with their earnings from the site.
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@mistissa (1349)
• Netherlands
4 May 08
I found out the same thing when I went to take a look at the site. I was making a nice little extra pocket change and I loved the fact of playing games for cash. And I had the highscore once too so I got some extra money. I am very sad that I am not eligable anymore because I live in The Netherlands, and I too lost all my money
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• India
3 May 08
Ya you are right Brother ,Now most of the countries cant log in to Adverbux Because of some cheaters,I to lost my account for being an Indian But then i created a new account at adverbux by selecting the country as Canada and started doing my work.You to do the same if u want to log in or Creat an new account at Adverbux.com!!..
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