Date Boycotted: 14-11-2007 URL: http://www.classical-mail.com
Classical-Mail is a paid e-mail site offering up to 2 cents per paid e-mail, and a low 50 cents payout minimum, which can be "reached within 3 days". The site notes that payments are made "within 30 days or a reasonable time after", though the complaints which follow show this not to be the case.
The reason that Classical-Mail is on the boycott list is the non-payment of members. The complaints below detail how members who have reached the minimum payout amount are not being paid according to the site's own Terms of Service. Some of those members have had their accounts deleted. Support e-mails have not been responded to, members have not been paid, and so this program rightly belongs on the boycott list.
It would appear that this site is paying some of its members, but not all of them. This may therefore appear to be a surprising boycott for some people. However, the complaints below, messages in our discussion forum, and other posts made here and here evidence the fact that a substantial number of members are not being paid as promised.
For the reasons above, and the complaints listed below, Classical-Mail has been boycotted!
Name: Ryan Tomlinson Date: February 7, 2008 Comments: I contacted Classical-Mail about her being behind on payments and offered to buy the program. This is what I asked her:
I am wondering about the low payout and that everyoe is saying that you are not paying or are behind on payouts and that is has been boycotted. I want to buy your site.
And this is her response back to me:
Hi,
I never care on this stupid boycott things, CM is still bringing me a lot of profit and it's impossible for me to sell.
Thanks for your interest.
Have a good day.
Jacky
As you can see, she didn't mention about being behind on payments. She is keeping the funds. Anyone advertising there should stop immediately...
Name: Michael Baun Date: July 26, 2005 Comments: The been reading email for them around 1 month.
my account wheres very close to payout, $4.95 and payout wheres $5, I normale get 10 - 20 mails everyday, but after I reach 4.95 they stopped sending me emails, pretty wierd.
7-22-2005 I look in my account to see my money and I find that they debosit my money by blindly clicking.
I didnt. so they took my $4.95, and said its wheres m faild, I email them 3 time and got respond today, and they delete my account complety. Where do you find honest wb masters???
Im 38 I dont have 100 read emails program only 5, so I now 100% I didnt click any cheat link.
Michael
Name: Michael Baun Date: July 26, 2005 Comments: The been reading email for them around 1 month.
my account wheres very close to payout, $4.95 and payout wheres $5, I normale get 10 - 20 mails everyday, but after I reach 4.95 they stopped sending me emails, pretty wierd.
7-22-2005 I look in my account to see my money and I find that they debosit my money by blindly clicking.
I didnt. so they took my $4.95, and said its wheres m faild, I email them 3 time and got respond today, and they delete my account complety. Where do you find honest wb masters???
Im 38 I dont have 100 read emails program only 5, so I now 100% I didnt click any cheat link.
Michael
Name: Margaret Reddy Date: September 21, 2005 Comments: THEY DO NOT PAY. THEY PAY YOU THE FIRST TIME THEN WHEN YOU GET NEAR PAYOUT AGAIN THE MAIL STOPS. THEY SHOW YOUR ACCOUNT WITH A PAYOUT, BUT YOU NEVER GET THE MONEY.
Name: T Date: December 21, 2005 Comments: I have not been paid for november payout yet
Name: nexus Date: January 12, 2006 Comments: Account deleted for so called bad-keywords...
Name: RAJU THOMBARE Date: February 12, 2006 Comments: not paid my money when i ask for payment webmaster delat my account
& after delating my account says user name does not exist
Name: Laura Vasquez Date: February 12, 2006 Comments: I have not been paid in 2 months. they owe me 2.00 for jan and 2.00 for feb and i get no response from them.
Name: Jenny H Date: March 2, 2006 Comments: I've been waiting for payment since October. They occassionally reply to my emails saying that someone else is in charge of payments. I'm at almost $6 - the payout is $0.50 - I'm really annoyed - they're a bunch of lazy layabouts.
Name: Jenny Date: March 13, 2006 Comments: Classical-mail use to be a very good program but lately they are dropping the ball. In fact, after my last 2 payment requests, I never received the payments within 30 days as stated in their terms. Upon contacting the admin, he said the payments were sent but he would check anyway. Eventually, he concluded there was a mistake and he sent payments within a few days. On February 1st 2006 I requested another payment and sure enough I failed to receive it within 30 days. This is the third time now that my payment requests have gone over the 30 day limit! Again, I contacted the admin about this payment and I've yet to hear anything from him or receive my late payment. It has been over 40 days since I requested this payment, absolutely ridiculous. I'm a patient person and I can understand 1 or 2 slightly delayed payments, but to have 3 late payments in a row and having to contact the admin each time is not worth the hassle. I plan on leaving Classical-mail at the end of this month whether I get my late payment or not. Be warned: Classical-mail may looking inviting but once you get inside and understand the truth behind this failing program, you'll be sorry you ever joined in the first place.
Name: APRIL Date: April 2, 2006 Comments: the woman at www.classical-mail.com says she has paid me 50 cents. what a lier. no she hasn't. I have sent a email asking for a explanation. but she doesn't reply. she makes it look as if she paid me. but she really hasn't. isn't this fraud what she is doing?
Name: David Date: April 14, 2006 Comments: I requested a $10 Payout from Classical Mails at December, Paypal email address in Redemption box just like it said, after 5 days I emailed them asking when will I be paid, normally they pay the next day but not in this case, they answered that we have having some funds problems and we will pay you within the next week. 1 Week passed and still no payment so I emailed them again. They answered that they will try to pay me in January. It was nearly February and still no payment so I emailed again and they said that they will try to pay me in February, emailed again and said March but this is where it changes. I emailed them in March, they said that you have no missing payments and to check on my side. I replied saying that I have checked on my Paypal account, I even checked payments from 2 years ago but they didn't reply after that. Emailed them again and again, every week till now. Still no reply! I have been paid always till now, I looked at some forums and some people are having some problems with $5 and $10 payments from Classical Mails but not with any of the lower payouts. A short time ago they put up a notice on the website saying we guarantee that every member will be paid. I think this is only because they have seen some of the topics on some of the forums complaining about Classical Mails.
Name: Disappointed Date: May 9, 2006 Comments: This site gives preferential treatment to members who upgrades only. If you are a free member but actively promoting the site, he makes it like you do not exist. He does not answer your emails. My ad redemption has already been deducted from my account but no ad. My ad stats page is empty and it's been over a month now and many emails. To date, no response whatsoever. I'd be satisfied with "Go To Hell!". At least, this way I know where Classical-mail stands.
Name: estajuta Date: May 15, 2006 Comments: My account has been deleted without any email forward to me, can't access to the program,no database found so bad.. the earning start with negative sign...and no email to click and banner just a cheater..to mae account deleted automatically and the website gain profit after delete an account..so bad website
Name: mmorden Date: December 20, 2007 Comments: yeah, about a year ago, i tried to warn everyone about these guys. Oh no, Classical mail is a great site, very good wm yadda yadda yadda. Whatever. I have stopped clicking, because 1 in 100 of all wm are honest. The rest are scamning, lieing, cheating scum
Name: Joseph Burke Date: February 10, 2007 Comments: Took my earnings with note that I was penalized for blind clicking. Sent nothing but search mails and I didn't search, so only logical conslusion is I was penalized for not searching. Sent 6 emails to PO asking for expalanation why I was penalized and got no response.
Name: Carol Klimo Date: March 7, 2007 Comments: Request my $5.00 payout first week of Feb 2007 have not received. There only response to inquiry that I have not received payment is that they will look into it, that was three weeks ago.
Name: graham coad Date: May 15, 2007 Comments: has stopped paying people and does not answer any messages
Name: Tony Date: May 16, 2007 Comments: This site has paid in the past. They have now owed me a payout for almost 6 months. They kept promising me payment until about 6 weeks ago when they stopped replying to e-mails.
Name: Nigel Chadwick Date: June 14, 2007 Comments: I am missing a $5 payment for April and despite many emails, most of which have been ignored, this payment is still outstanding. I am an honest member who has abided by all the terms and conditions of my membership.
The two responses I have received are completely unacceptable:
May 21
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Sorry it's under the checking.
June 13
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Sorry but I will need to check if your have not received your payment indeed in my paypal history.
Then i will decide if i should pay you or just let you know that you were already paid.
Thank you
Jacky
Name: Jean DAndrea Date: July 16, 2007 Comments: This program is no longer paying everyone. Owner seems to be selective with whom he pays, and will not respond past one email
Name: Ashley Date: July 19, 2007 Comments: I've used this program since January of '06. I cashed out for 50 cents and $2 a couple of times, and was paid for those without any hassle. However, I cashed out for $5 one month, and to this day, I have never received that $5 payout. This is due to me from around May of 2006! I had contacted the webmaster, and while I received responses via email, I did not receive payment. Communication ceased, and I would periodically send reminders that my payment was owed to me, at which point I never received another response to those emails. In addition, since my first time cashing out, I have noticed that each time I have cashed out, the amount of emails I receive (and the value of them) has diminished a little more each time. After weeks of receiving no paid mail from them, I finally started to receive 3 per day (maximum, and not every day). More downside: each email is only worth 1/4 of a penny!
Name: Ron Reed Date: August 26, 2007 Comments: Does not pay but enters your site info as being paid. Tried to contact with no replies.
Name: graham coad Date: October 12, 2007 Comments: this site does not pay nor does it answer messages
Name: amy b Date: December 7, 2007 Comments: i gav eup a long time ago here. i requested payout june 9, 2007 still....nothing
Name: Mil Date: March 31, 2008 Comments: CRUX, CHEATERS, LIARS, TAKERS,
probably from another country.
We are being extorted via worldwide CRUX, daily.
"Service To SELF". Never got
paid a penny for years of dail
y work.
Name: Patricia Golman Date: June 9, 2008 Comments: I sent them an email to test them to see if they would write me back and they did not.
I was their member until I read about them on this site, then I cancelled my account.
It amazes me that no one ever reports these sites there are palces that will do something about it.
All you need is proof of earnings which is really easy just got to the earnigs area and highlite your earninngs and save them to note pad.
I have done thins myself already, and I have even reported people to the FDC and BBB and the AG's office.
If all of you just contininually do nothing than theses thieves that own theses sites will continue to steal from members.
Its time to start doing somthing and rid the internet of these sites.
Py pal does not like thieves and they will pull out if they even suspect that they are cheating any one.
That is a very good place to start, write an email et paypal know what they are doing.
Lest rid the internet of these types of people, stop complinning and do somthing!!!
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