Date Boycotted: Before 2007 URL: http://www.surfjunky.com
Surf Junky is a site promising "up to $.75 per hour to surf", using their website. However, as the mathematics of the site show, these promised rates are simply not sustainable, given the advertising rates they charge. The unsustainability of the site is one of the reasons Surf Junky is boycotted.
However, there is one more pressing reason why this site is boycotted, this being the widespread deletion of accounts. As an article recently posted at GPTBoycott.Com details, as soon as a member nears the $25 minimum payout amount, their account is invariably deleted. A number of our complaints, found below, will testify to this. Members are presented with a variety of false reasons for their account deletion, the most common being accusations of multiple windows instances in an attempt to defraud the program.
For these reasons of unsustainability and false deletion of accounts, Surf Junky has been boycotted.
Name: Denise Witmer Date: March 13, 2005 Comments: I have been a member for 2 months with an active downline. I do not cheat or try to get something I didn't earn. Yesterday when I tried to log in, I was told that my account had been suspended for using multiple browsers, and that the decision couldn't be appealed. With surf junky you must have 2 windows open one is for the main control area and when you click on surf another window opens and runs. I am cancelled but my referral link is still active. Shouldn't they take that out of their system also. I am truly upset not at losing the money ($32.00), but more so for being scammed. I take that personally. I have been to several forums and there are plenty out there mad. I am just doing my part to spread the word.
Name: Kelvin Ma Date: March 14, 2005 Comments: Deleted my account after claiming that I had more than one surf junky browser open. I had just reached the payout. I know that I never had more than one surf junky browser open.
Name: Mohd Rafi Abdul Rahman Date: March 5, 2005 Comments: I have spent my nights and weekends dilligently surfing surjunky since signing up.
But as payday comes, surfjunky owner claimed I have used auto-refreshing program & revoke my account and pay. I'm not an Internet wiz-kid & I don't know whats an auto-refreshing program.
I want to warn all surfers out to stay away from surfjunky as the site is operated by cheaters. The owner won't bother to give evidence to your alleged fault nor listen to appeals.
Name: jacek orlowski Date: March 16, 2005 Comments: i talked to many ppl that said their account were suspened for no reason just like my account did
Name: Sheikh Raswan Date: March 12, 2005 Comments: When you are about to get your payout, they would accuse you of breaking the rules. This is what I got:
"Your account has been suspended
Reason: Consistently using more than one Surf Junky Browser.
Please read our terms of service for more information.
This decision cannot be appealed."
The fact is the program would not even allow multiple browser. More complaints are available at Misty and Sams Cash forum at http://mistyandsamforum.com
They should be stopped!
Name: Daniel Kim Date: March 8, 2005 Comments: surf junky hosts its site off of a domain that has been known to take advantage of people and be fake gtp sites... surf junky's payouts are obviously stupid, cause ridiculous amounts of money can be made... not only that, but when you reach their minimum payout of 25 dollars, their ad rotator links to a flash movie thats singing "you are an idiot" off of albinoblacksheep... very unrealistic payouts anyway.
Name: beh joo ming Date: March 5, 2005 Comments: My account was suspended as they claimed i was using an auto refreshing program (which i was actually not having any). This is very unfair to the members.
This is how it happen, I was able to login initially, after cliking the "earn money" link in their member section a new page appear showing the Surf Junky home page. I then close down that page and re-click the link, the next message appeared was their home page with a message stating this is part of their process to detect cheater and requesting me to close down the browser, it also stating there if i wish to log in again may do so after 5 minutes. I then log out and relogin after 15 minutes and found out my account was suspended.
I do keep a login record for myself and before the suspenssion of my account, i was actually owning
Total surfing time = 45.22 hrs
Total earning = $19.68
Total activity point = 25
This is the message shown when i try to retrieve my password.
"Your account has been suspended
Reason: Consistently using more than one Surf Junky Browser.
Please read our terms of service for more information.
This decision cannot be appealed."
This incident does not happen only to me but it involved a very huge group of people, their unhonest act should be make public and therefore i am reporting them here. Please investigate and take the appropriate follow up action.
Thank you for spending your valuable time reding this message.
Beh Joo Ming
forum username: richman3344
Name: James Robinson Date: February 28, 2005 Comments: SurfJunky regulary gave me warnings for "Multiple Browser Instances" while legitimately viewing their site in one Internet Explorer window from only one computer at a time. Their server issues caused "This page cannot be displayed" errors that required a refresh, subsequently resulting in the same warning. After three days of usage and "earning" a little over $12 my account was deactivated without explanation. They do not reply to contact attempts or provide a reason for suspension.
Name: BULLAH Date: March 4, 2005 Comments: They deleted four of my accounts and claimed that i was cheating, when I have not even used the auto refreshing programs. As soon as my account reached close to 20$ they closed them. I dealt with the annoying popups every 30 seconds for about 40 hrs each time. I have contacted customer support on different occasions and no response. I think it is a scam
Name: Tony Date: February 28, 2005 Comments: This site suspended my account claiming I was surfing with 2 browsers, which I was not doing. They had the site down for a few days, claiming they were doing maintence, when the site was back up, I tried it, I was able to get logged on so I began surfing. After a while, I got a messege stating I was surfing with 2 browsers, I WAS NOT. A few minutes later the same thing happened. I then shut my puter down and started all over. I once again got the same messege a third time, I rebooted again, after that I was not able to get back on.
I emailed them two times with no resopnce. Today when I tried to get logged on and have my password sent to me again, thinking I had a problem with my password, I was shown a messege stating that I was suspended.
I think the problem here is that they have a glitch after they did maintence. None the less, because of some problem on their side, I was wrongfully suspended and deleted.
Name: Parag Date: April 5, 2005 Comments: This websites deletes the account after our payout reaches above 15$. Please help us.
Name: lucky Date: January 20, 2008 Comments: I earning more of $80 , i request
payout but never ( 2 months ) i give my money
Name: Josh Date: November 25, 2005 Comments: Wanting to see what all the hype was about, I joined this program around the end of February, 2005. I quickly reached $25, and was thereafter deleted from their site, without any email or notice whatsoever.
After a few months had passed, I was sent an email stating that my account had been deleted due to a software malfunction, and that it had been reinstated. Of course, it was just a ploy to get me to earn more for them, as I still have not been paid for what I had accumulated over 6 months ago.
This program has never paid a soul, and never intended to from the very beginning, with its outrageous rates simply meant to bring in members to harvest more advertising dollars which were meant to be kept from the get-go.
Name: Belinda Date: January 1, 2006 Comments: After I reached the $25 payout my account was closed, i could not log in. I filed a complaint with the FTC and received an email a few weeks later from Surfjunky stating that the change to daylight savings time had accidently closed some accounts (impossible). Needless to say it is now January, my balance is still at $32 and i still have not been paid nor received a response to my emails
Name: Labyrinth Date: January 28, 2006 Comments: My account is still open, but I have not been paid. I thought maybe I should wait 30 days and see what will happens...still have not been pay. I knew it is too good to be true. On a positive side, I joined the program for free so I am not hurt if I do not get paid.
Name: Beth Date: March 2, 2006 Comments: I had been a member for several months & earned about $35. While payouts are supposed to be automatic (as claimed on their site), I never received payment & after trying to email about it 1 time, I have still gotten no response. Definitely a scam site - stay away!
Name: D.Alexander Date: April 27, 2006 Comments: Can't understand how these prople r allowed to carry on operating,im in uk would b causing a lot of fuss if i was in usa,and yes i was conned lol live & learn.
Name: zappal Date: April 27, 2006 Comments: They never paid me out and they do not answer any question about this subject. Complete nonsense.
Name: Marwan. Date: April 27, 2006 Comments: I had been a member 2 months & earned about $96., I never received payment & after trying to email about it 1 time, I have still gotten no response. I m waiting now what ll happen.
Name: carrie Date: July 7, 2006 Comments: I have had the same problems although I am still a member I can not surf because something happened to my ei. I have earned 43.84, have e-mailed and no response or payment.
Name: dee Date: July 19, 2006 Comments: i made over 45$ but never received payment. upon contacting support, nobody answered my complaint/question. i left of my own free will, sort of knowing the site already had the rep of not paying or deleting accounts that reach minimum payout.
Name: Eric Date: August 5, 2006 Comments: I'm fortunate that I've only been running the program for a day, off and on, before investigating it. I only made $2.40, and didn't lose anything. Thanks to your comments, I won't be surfing one more second. I was almost sure it was a scam, but thought I'd see if I would be paid once at least. I recently joined 2 paid to read programs, and have been paid $3 twice from one in a week. Isn't much, but at least they paid.
Name: geoff dale Date: September 1, 2006 Comments: I joined surfjunky 5 years ago and we discovered it was a scam after 1 month. That was back in 2002!! Is it still operating as im owed $30?
Name: Johnny Date: September 12, 2006 Comments: Don't feel to bad folks,I spend over 220 hours and have $105.94 in my account.I emailed him and not got a response at all and my account is still open and I recieved Nothing yet.I have 133 activity points.Dont remember when I signed up though.Just when I want to change address because I moved it says the same thing as when I signed up, YOUR ACCOUNT CANNOT BE UPDATED AT THIS TIME YOU MUST WAIT AT LEAST 30 DAYS AFTER YOU JOIN. There isn't a law on this?Or is that because all I seen so far(not that I was watching)it is a free site.
Name: Ismail Ahmed Date: January 1, 2008 Comments: I registered with Surfjunky about two months ago and had earned 56$ but, I have not been paid yet. After checking out all the comments here, I am going to stop working for free.
Name: John Date: December 18, 2006 Comments: I had been running the Surf Junky browser for a little over 2 months. I have made $230.06, and never been paid 1 cent. I have emailed them 3 times, with no response. I have not been banned as of yet, but I know it is coming. I am writing the FTC and the IFCC with a fraud complaint. Hope people never run this program. P.S. For those of you that say you have been paid, with no problems, I would like to see the proof.
Name: kehar Date: March 31, 2007 Comments: i work hard all day & night but when i reached the $27 they not pay me. after 1 years i do'nt get any payment.
plz banned this website.
Name: Lewis Date: April 15, 2007 Comments: They are a scam, read their privacy policy and you will wish you never gave your details to them, they will sell your details to third other companies. Well surfjunky is obviously a scam, I cheated the system until I realized they were a scam which was at $10, never logged in since
Name: Mahmoud Date: June 30, 2007 Comments: this site really scammed me
Name: anna Date: October 25, 2007 Comments: hello yes i was a member of surf junky never again i earned $158 and i did not reicve that payment at all i sent a couple of emails but they never got back to me.
Name: beto Date: November 12, 2007 Comments: Oh I feel terrible, I just joined surf junky 3 days ago, I have now $29 in my account. I wish they'll pay me, I never turn off my PC in 2 days just to earn that $ht. I'l stop now, working for nothing, tnx to GPTBoycott's..
Name: Kurt Eilertsen Date: February 20, 2008 Comments: I've been a member since early october -05, but never get a payout. No answer and no payout
Name: Jim Fynn Date: March 27, 2008 Comments: I was banned the same day I join for having two windows open. But with the site at some point in time, two windows will be open.
Name: anna kure Date: May 10, 2008 Comments: yes acuople of years ago i joined surf junky i made over $365 and i never recieved any payment what so ever i think it is a scam i still can log in my account but i dont go there no more
Name: Steven Tan Date: May 28, 2008 Comments: Its a scam and never pay me for my USD 32++ .... spent my whole week in front of pc and get ntg in return ...should realized this site earlier
Name: Mohd Saad Date: May 31, 2008 Comments: I was scammed by surfjunky.Unable to acess their site after my suppose to get paid.Can somebody take action againts them
Name: william beyer Date: June 12, 2008 Comments: i had been due $144.00 and my account was deleted because i ask for my money and they say i cheated which i didnot do!
Name: COLLFBPLYR Date: June 19, 2008 Comments: I joined this site at the request of a friend on another money making site. I quickly had 15 people in my referral tree and everyone hit payout within their first month. I have over $108 dollars that have yet to be put into my account and also sent a "help ticket" in to see if I can get any response....and you guessed it, NOTHING! I wish I would have found this site sooner so I wouldn't waste my time, so now I have book marked this page.
Name: Merry Lowe Date: June 20, 2008 Comments: I have been a member for several years now. Have never been paid. I don't understand why they are still in business. I just saw their site on one of my TEs and couldn't believe my eyes. Nothing on the site has been updated or anything.
Name: lucky Date: July 6, 2008 Comments: Only to say that with surjunky, I came to the minimum threshold to be paid, and are now 8 months that aspect in vain.
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