ToneADay scammed me!!!!!!

I got scammed by ToneADay - ToneADay = scam?
@sasuke96 (797)
India
August 27, 2010 7:42am CST
Hello friends! I think you know about the site called ToneADay. It is a earning site where you earn money for rating a word/phrase. The amount is 2 cents per word/phrase. I have joined almost 3 weeks ago. I contributed 100 words in the first hour and then I have been told to wait 1 week for account verification. I can bet that all of my words express the actual emotion. It's been 3 weeks and I haven't got any message from ToneADay about account verification. I think the site is scam. But, you know I have many friends who got paid by this site. Then what happened with me? Am I exception? Please share your similar experience if you faced. Also please help me getting out of this problem and earning in ToneADay. Thank you!
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27 responses
@johnnykay (1056)
• Hungary
27 Aug 10
Hey people! Seriously... you thought that ToneaDay is real??? OK! Now, tell me, what kinda business opportunity is to rate words what feeling you get reading them? What's the money earning potential in it? How could someone be so rich to run a site like this??? Seriously... Don't let yourself get fooled by these kind of sites! They all suckkk!!! Have a nice day!
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@browneyed (2522)
• United Kingdom
27 Aug 10
Actually, as I understand it, Toneaday is owned by Lymbix.com. It has a number of products, one including ToneCheck. ToneCheck is a bit like spellchecker - except that it checks the tone/s of email content before it's sent out. Responses/ratings from Toneaday are used against ToneCheck. That's the purpose of Toneaday.
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@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
Hmm. I just got paid on the same day I requested payment. By the way, do you have verified PayPal accounts? It's a requirement for requesting payment.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
Correction. I got paid the very next day.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
It's easy here in the Philippines because there are a few banks offering accounts that can be used with PayPal. I chose UnionBank because a Visa debit card comes with the account. It was also an easy decision for me because UnionBank is actually very popular with PayPal users here. Anyway, I'm not sure about India. I've read a few posts here about problems linking your PayPal account with a local bank. But I'm not really familiar with the issues you're facing. You will have to consult other myLot members from India.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
It is great to learn that you have got paid via ToneADay. My question is - how you get your account verified. I don't have verified PayPal. I wish to verify my PayPal soon. If you know any ways then please PM me! Thanks!
@few00cent (2183)
• India
27 Aug 10
even I am waiting for my work approval since last 3 weeks..I even made a contact to them regarding my issue but I didn't got any appropriate answer from them.I made a post on there feedback naming "toneaday is smart scam" and all who got paid from them are protecting them over there .you can visit there feedback section and give your contribution regrading this issue.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
I did ti already and you know what happened? Some fellows protest my words and told that I am a cheater and destroying the popularity of ToneADay. I don't know how it is possible for them to get their account verified in ToneADAy as I think it is a pure scam! Many scam sites got created lately!
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
I think sasuke that those people who protested against your words are one of the site owners of it. Because they will tell and post there that they are being paid but the truth is they are just making many traps as possible to get many people registered in their sites and later on end up just what they did to you. Don't be too sadden. Just think that you just donated it to poor people. And you better be cautious and research more on the sites that you will join. ;_)
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
@czn:- Thank you very much for your comment. I too think that the people who protested my words belong to the admin. I am curious thinking that a site created by the vice chancellor of Amazon is scam!!! This is really bad!
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
Some say patience is the key. Your been told to wait for one week so just wait. If your account get verified and still not been paid then that is when the problem arises. But right now I think its better if you just wait and don't scare yourself. Beside you don't invest in here right? Just your time.
@bloggeroo (2167)
• Philippines
27 Aug 10
By the way, I was initially confused with the process of verification by PayPal. There is actually no separate message sent about the verification. The actual transaction deducting money from your account is the message. It contains description with a 4-digit number. This is actually the code to be used for verifying your account.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
Yes I am waiting with full patience. but according to them I get my account verified in 1 week. But, it's been 3 weeks and I still get my account unverified. I also haven't received any message from them!
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
Oh OK! Actually I just received a total of 1 message from ToneADay so far and it was about the news - our site will update in 1st September.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
27 Aug 10
Well I have a different story altogether at toneaday. I have been paid. Yes, there was a wait a long one but they paid me. One more thing, they have been upgrading their website (since last week) and maybe this is one of the reasons that the delay is longer than expected. I would suggest you better ask the customer support about it. Another reason might be your rating 100 words in the first hour itself which is quite fast. Maybe this is another reason.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
Thank you for all those information. I think that as they are upgrading their site, my account is still pending. OK, I will wait some more and will try to be more patience. Well my net connection is quite fast and thus I managed to rate 100 words in just 1 hour.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
28 Aug 10
I think that for cases like that, they may inform it in their TOC. But there is no such stuff in their Terms Of Condition. I think that the problem is different. Anyway thank you for your support!
@tap0991 (2766)
• United States
27 Aug 10
I have been paid $1.8 and $27 by the site. They do take a while to verify your payment now that they have like 1000s of members and people trying to abuse the site.
@tap0991 (2766)
• United States
28 Aug 10
Well its not whether you abuse the site or not its more of they are trying to catch all the people who are not using their site correctly and abusing it. Just give it some time. They made the payout lower and its easier to get to now, so its being done by 1000s+
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
28 Aug 10
I have no intercity to abuse the site. i am just wanted to learn that whether it still pay. it's been already 25 days and I have my account unverified. So, can't get a single cent from ToneADay! So, for me it is almost scam as they haven't pay me. but, if they do paying for me, then I will tell everyone that the site is awesome.
@joelp10 (104)
• United States
28 Aug 10
they take awhile sometimes to verify, if not make sure your info is right.
@wikuowen (22)
• India
27 Aug 10
too bad. I am sorry to hear that sasuke. ToneADay seems too good to be true, but anyway let's take your experience as a lesson. Thank you for sharing, and I hope you can get a good luck with another online earnings. Try also to contact the costumer service of toneaday, maybe there are some technical problem so that they could not send you the payment.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
I am glad that my information helped you! I wish that scam sites get abandon from internet soon. I tried to contact the admin but I have failed. I sent a message 2 weeks ago and haven't got any reply. I think ToneADay is a pure scam!
@browneyed (2522)
• United Kingdom
27 Aug 10
I'm sorry you're still waiting for payment. I can imagine the frustration of not having received a response. I haven't experienced a delay myself (I got my first payment almost instantly), but it might very well happen for subsequent payments. Have you tried contacting them on their Get Satisfaction page and/or Facebook page? I also read somewhere that if it takes you less than 5 seconds to rate an emotion, it's deemed to be too fast. How long, on average, do you think it took you?
@browneyed (2522)
• United Kingdom
28 Aug 10
Mine went straight through after I finished rating. I din't have to wait. However, I joined a couple of weeks ago before they got a rush of people joining.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
28 Aug 10
I rate 100 words in almost 60 minutes. Yes I have checked the site in my Facebook. Well.... let's hope to get my account verified. How many days does it take for you to verify your account?
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• Australia
28 Aug 10
I am sorry to hear this has happened to you...This may be a silly question but have you tried contacting the admin in regards to this? I am not a regular user of toneaday but I did my first 100 then forgot about the site for about 2 or 3 weeks then when I logged back in, it took me straight to the request payout page so I requested my payout & within 5 mins, they had paid me - I have the payout proof in my blog which is on my profile. Good luck in trying to contact them in regards to your matter.
• Australia
28 Aug 10
I am sorry to hear that this has happened to you...If I were you, I would keep at them until you get a response...hopefully they will respond to you.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
28 Aug 10
I have tried to contact with the admin but I haven't got replied yet. I sent a message regarding my verification to the admin about 2 weeks ago and haven't got a single reply.
@shontia08 (846)
• United States
27 Aug 10
well i have been paid many times by toneaday. the first few times i was paid within 24 hrs and the rest of the time it took 2 to 5 days. also i think i read something about this in one of the comments left under your discussion, but they will not approve your work if your paypal account is not verified. so if it's not then that could very well be the problem. i'm not going to be like others and say that you are a cheater or anything because that don't necessary have to be the case. i'm sure the ones who have said you are a cheater would say the same thing about toneaday ( saying its a scam ) if they did work up there and didn't get paid when others are constantly saying they are getting paid. i know that must be frustrating. i can't really tell you what the problem is, i do know that they are kind of backed up because they didn't expect so many people to join as fast as they did. also you can email them at toneday dot com or leave a message in the feedback section asking them to look at your account, also you can make your post private so that only the people who owns toneaday will be able to read your message. that way you won't have to deal with a lot of people telling you you're a cheater and all of that other negative stuff. even if they do look at your account they still will not pay if your paypal account is not verified, it's stated in their terms of service. well i hope my information helps in some way and i wish you good luck with toneday.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
28 Aug 10
Whoa!! It took almost 3 minutes to read both of yours posts. Well thanks for the information. I think that earning money from ToneADay isn't written on my future.
@vjsinduja (1031)
• Sri Lanka
27 Aug 10
Well, after rating 100 words I waited. After 3 or 4 days, I got an email saying I was verified n I have passes the qualification test. Then 2 days later, I got paid $1.80($0.20 for charity). And then I rated till I earn $30. And this time agin. it too 3 to 4 days for me to receive an email saying all my ratings have been verified. Hoping to c $27 in my paypal acc. But after reading all the responses in here, I and a bit worried now if I will be paid.. Who knows, they might have turned out to b a scam or may be they r legit. If I got got paid. I'll post a discussion in here.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
27 Aug 10
WOW! So, you have got paid? Well I wish to get luck like you. I think that ToneADay is 50% scam and 50% legit. With it turn to be legit for me!
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
28 Aug 10
Calling everything scam is cheap. Toneaday already warned on their site that things might take quite long. You're not scammed and online you must watch out what you said as this can be interpreted as blackmailing thus rendering you punishable. Even more so when the ACTA laws are enforced.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
28 Aug 10
Sorry... But i didn't understand what you actually wanted to say. Can you translate your response into simple English? I live in India and don't know such tough English.
@akopoaysi (739)
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
yeah me too. i joined the site too but still got no pay. and its been 2 weeks.
• Philippines
28 Aug 10
Hi sorry to hear that. I have worked in toneaday too and I'm still waiting for my pay. It's been a week already. I hope they still pay us.
@sasuke96 (797)
• India
28 Aug 10
I wish the same thing too.... I wish to get my account verified soon...
• India
31 Aug 10
sir, I am also awaiting for approval from toneaday.I think it is not a scam.because I saw payment proofs here.
@ifa225 (14461)
• Indonesia
29 Aug 10
i am so sorry to hear that. i hope u can earn more in other sites. and i want to say thank u too for sharing this information. this would help another lotter to avoid the scam from toneaday
• United States
29 Aug 10
I tried Toneaday but i was going to wait and see if anyone got paid before i invested alot of time there. Scams are to block off the net. That just is not right.
• Boston, Massachusetts
30 Aug 10
Hi Sasuke, I am only one month with toneaday but got my paid 5x already. However, for the past three days i could not rate any phrase because they are still working on it. I was able to reach the daily quota since they started the change. i am positive that this is not a scam and that they are just working on some technicalities. i too waited for weeks but then gets paid.
• United States
1 Sep 10
Just wanted to share I had to wait 2 1/2 weeks for my $65.00 payout and Yipee today I received my payment. I too was leary so I slowed down not doing it all until I get paid so today I was shocked my payment was sent to my PayPal so not a scam my friend actually true. Whooo!
@Neo333X (171)
• Romania
29 Aug 10
I'm waiting for more than a week too.Yes...that means that it must be scam.Too bad, would've been nice, 2c/word.