Is '' readbud '' a scam site ?

@skjee10 (438)
India
August 14, 2011 8:53am CST
HI mylotters,i have joined readbud last year.My first three months went very good,i read and rate articles very seriously there.But when my redemption amount was reached,i never got my payment.After 6 months of waiting and several mails to them went in vain, i discard that site.They not even bothered to reply once.Please share your thoughts with me.THANKS.
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11 responses
@sujaysen (594)
• India
14 Aug 11
It is 100% scam. They have cheated my hard efforts and time and neither paid nor replied any of my mails. So, do not waste your time with that fake site.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
14 Aug 11
I absolutely agree with you! It just wasted our time and efforts!
• Philippines
16 Sep 11
Actually I also don't know if Readbud is a scam or not, maybe if I already reach my $50 payout and they didn't pay me that's the only time that I can say that REadbud is a scam. But what I like about Readbud is that I learned so many things according to the Interest Topics that I have chosen. Even if Readbud won't pay me, it's also a good thing that I read some of their articles because it helped me a lot.
• United States
15 Aug 11
I think it is one of those sites that tries to look legitimate but still rips you off. It probably pays out a few people, enough so they seem legitimate but make all kinds of excuses so they don't have to pay out many. Anytime a site has a high payout level then beware. They do this so you may get tired before reaching payout or something else may occur so they don't have to pay you. If I run across a new site that has a payout level above twenty dollars then I want to research it to make sure it is legit before wasting a lot of time and effort for nothing. Mylot is a good place to find out.
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
Well all I can say is , thank you for sharing this with us and warning us not to do that site.I have not heard about it nor did I saw it when I was browsing for online jobs.I always browse first for feedback on a certain site before I really register in that site. So when I read about complaints about getting paid for a certain site, I don't waste my time registering there.
@bostonphil (4459)
• United States
15 Aug 11
I have never heard of this site but from your experience, it is a scam. And I will be sure to keep away from it. I have read what other mylotters have responded. It seems like several have had the same experience as yourself. I always suggest researching a site before you sign up with it. A good thing to do is ask other mylotters about their experience on the site but also search the web. And search the site well. There should be information about the site on the web. If there is not, be suspicious. If you get some good reports and want to join the site, do so at the free level only. Do not invest or upgrade till you test the site. Get at least one payment from them before before investing in them. There are a lot of good work at home sites out there but there are more that are scams. It seems like you gave readbud some time and energy but at least you did not give them any money.
• United States
14 Aug 11
No. It's not a scam site. It's actually a good concept! The only problem I have with it is that they only allow you to read and rate 18 articles. So your not allowed to make much money per day.
@echomonster (2226)
• Greenwood, Mississippi
14 Aug 11
It's definitely a scam. They may pay a few people here and there, but most of their users never receive their requested payments. I'm sorry you spent so much time and exerted so much effort there...these scammers are really heartless.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
14 Aug 11
Yes this is a big scam site!I was a member too but when I started reading negative reviews of the site and people started complaining that they were not receiving their payments,I immediately stopped using the site.I am devoting my time to other legit and paying sites now.I will never sign up for a site like Readbud any more,not even in future.
@DoctorDidi (7018)
• India
14 Aug 11
Though I have no personal experience of the site, but as far as I know readbud is a scam site.
• United States
14 Aug 11
Funny, because I just asked the same question, and yes from what I got in responses the site is a scam. I will not go back there and I should of went with in first instinct when I signed up at readbud. I accumilated $30.53, they do not let you cash out until you reach $50, I just regret wasting the time that I did at the site. OH Well.
@Adornado (103)
• Philippines
14 Aug 11
I had a bad experience here in readbud, because in my first month in this sites I was kinda getting a bunch of articles to rate then suddenly after the first I was getting very few articles to rate then my earnings suddenly dropped, I think this site is a scam and I also read review articles about this site, they had similar experience with me.