Updates - 28th February 2006

Well, a few updates for the day.

Goldenrocks

These guys have gone private now. Whether or not they keep their word will yet to be seen, but I won't discuss them as per their wishes. If they stop paying I'll tell you... so while I'm quiet on the topic assume they're still in action.

The only way to get in now is if you had already made a spend. If you had an outstanding spend, you should get a ONE CENT spend in your E-GOLD account. There is a memo attached.

Read it, it has instructions on how to continue with the program. I am unsure if this went to people who didn't have active spends but had spent in the past....

Phoenix Surf

Well, here’s the latest Phoenix Surf update:

“Dear Phoenixsurf.com Members,

We are approaching the close of our first week here at Phoenixsurf.com. It goes without saying that we have accomplished much so far and we look forward to this being a positive sign of things to come. We are aware of all recent updates and releases pertaining to the autosurf industry. Stay-tuned as we implement our various strategies to ensure the long-term longevity of our program.

Poll:

View Poll Results: What would you like to see as our payment processor situation?
Stick with E-Gold only.
55 16.42%
Use both E-Gold and EMOcorp.
280 83.58%

As you can tell, our membership base is in strong favor of adding EMO as a second payment processor option. Because of this, Jonathan Mikula will be flying out to Texas on Tuesday to solidify our relationship with EMO. Thank you for expressing your opinion and please make your voice heard on our weekly polls that can be found in our forum. Our new poll deals with the possibility of our fast-track option.

Forum

Our forum has had: Threads: 306, Posts: 2,266, Members: 833, Active Members: 833. Please remember to use the support system only for account specific questions; the forum is an excellent source of knowledge. If you have a problem, chances are others have had that same issue. The forum is a great way to get your answers answered quickly!

Support System:

Our support staff has done an excellent job keeping up with all support requests. Before submitting a help ticket, please reference our FAQs, Forum, and your sponsor. Otherwise, our staff is more than happy to assist you.

Infrastructure:

Over the past weekend we solidified the infrastructure of Phoenixsurf.com. This proactive measure is meant to prevent our customer service from EVER lacking. Internally we are fine and ready for growth. We have also acquired additional legal counsel. We are operating under the principle that has served NME and PS so well: It is better to need it and not have it, than have it and not need it.

Egold funding:

Please be sure to use the following links to buy and sell e-gold. These were custom made for us by Anygoldnow.com

Buy Page: www.goldexchanges.net/NMEPhoenix.html
Sell Page: www.goldexchanges.net/NMEPhoenixSell.html

We will have many updates this week so please check your email and the forum regularly!

Regards,
Gabriel Frankewich
President, Phoenixsurf.com”

And here’s the hastily constructed thoughts on the matter. Phoenix Surf look to be doing well so far - and the inclusion of EMO is a good sign. The member count is still low but expanding quickly so often with autosurf’s the earlier you join, the more advantages you can get. Their forum is active. They’re contacting members all the time and keeping us updated. They’re asking members to be proactive and help with decisions…

And once again learning from the mistakes of the past. A key criticism from people is sucky-ticket support for AT and 12DP as they grew… looks like Phoenix Surf is trying to nip that one in the bud.

They’re also being very proactive in establishing relationships with exchangers and people like EMO - a good sign which will also help avoid another ScamPay scenario.

Not that I really see Emo or E-Gold doing that, but hey, if they ever open up a pay-per-click scheme and sponsoring race tracks, you know it’s time to start worrying!

Oh, and dudes and dudette’s it’s been a while since I flogged my blog, so - Northern Calm.

Further Adventures In Autosurfing (TM)

Well, I decided to spread my wings a little more in the autosurf arena once again, so hence this article – Further Adventures in Autosurfing.

First up, Black Gold Surf. They offer the same compensation plan as 12DailyPro did… 12 % for 12 days. They offer a lessor referral fee of 5%. Their site is nowhere near as pretty as WiredSurf or PhoenixSurf and is in fact quite template-y (but so was 12DP and look how that turned out for at least six months!.) They have been around since the 7th of December 2005. I am taking a plunge with a minimal amount because they have been recommended quite whole heartedly to me, at least for a couple of cycles. My reasoning here is – if I had put $50 in at the start of 12 Daily Pro and just cycled it, where would I be now! (Assuming I started to take the profit out before the collapse.) Something which influenced me further was some respected members of community enjoying the fact that they were getting same-day payouts! So the system is in its infancy and might be worth a ride. I don’t think it has as much potential as the others, but is worth a go. That is not to say it is WITHOUT potential either, as I still think it does have potential, maybe just not the explosive potential that the new “Big Two” might have.

They’re at about 10,000 users at the moment. Managed well, and without a Scampay debacle they could pull well up to 300,000… so plenty of time to make a profit if they don’t scam off. I must admit the inside of the site is a little prettier than the outside (splash page.)

Then there’s the other ‘new’ Big Gun. Phoenix Surf. These guys offer 15% for 8 days… 20% profit. I draw some similarities with Wired Surf with these guys. I think they’ve been mentioned here before once or twice. They’ve been designed to rise from the ashes and are keeping the members informed.

“Christian Riddel” (I think I got the spelling right!) who used to post as Antioch at places like HYIPDiscussion is acting as an advisor to PhoenixSurf. I always quite liked his candour and found his discussion educational and his business etiquette impeccable. So far they’ve done such things as (apparently) consult an MLM lawyer and are planning to move offshore completely already (as of early next week) following rumours that the US is going to try and continue to clamp down on US based autosurfers, claiming they are selling ‘unlicensed securities’ and such. They never call their ‘investments’ investments though remember… you’re buying advertising and getting a return on it! Remember, I see Autosurf’s as a bit of a risk, though perhaps a bit lower than the likes of most HYIPs, but for long term stability stick with things like NSFG, Udachu, etc. even Fx-Experts for a more ‘real’ edge to it all.

They’re keeping their main page continouslly updated too, and their forums are informative. There’s been a little controversy so far about the group behind it all, including Antioch… but the way they have explained their motives so far have impressed me. Perhaps a better bet than BlackGoldSurf, but I think that I will stick WiredSurf above them. I’ve got some in each though, then to play with profits… all other cashola moves into my own forex trading account (hey, I’m learning, gimme a break!) and the much lower risk programs.

But for quick, big, returns at a comparatively lower risk rate to other net based programs – autosurfers are a good bet.

Nice forums too… not too much BS there, at least not yet!

Here’s a promising update from February 24th… These guys are new new new, but promising promising promising.

“Dear Members,

We are almost halfway through with our first tremendous week here at
Phoenixsurf. New members continue to join at a rate faster than
almost any ther autosurf program in history!

This weekend I will be traveling to meet with Jonathan Mikula
and some other key leaders in the NME organization. We will be
discussing how to make PS the number one program in the industry
and more importantly, how to maximize this opportunity for our
membership base.

We have made an important temporary change: We understand
that some members are having difficulty funding their E-gold account.
Because of this, they are worried that their account will be deleted
(7 days) before they have an opportunity to upgrade their account.
We have extended the deadline form 7 to 30 days for new memebers
to upgrade thier accounts to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to
upgrade their account!

In addition, Jonathan Mikula and myself will be making some HUGE
announcements this weekend so please stay posted!

If you have any suggestions to make improve your experience
here at PS, please post them on our Forum!

In addition, attached is a letter Jonathan Mikula drafted in response
to the position NME has taken with the current state of affairs in
the autosurf industry. We believe that it is CRITICAL for each and
every one of our members to understand our motives and our direction.

Regards,

Gabriel Frankewich
President

Frank”

So, check out Phoenix Surf.

So, another adventure in autosurfing?

How about the Studiotraffic Saga. These guys have been around for ages now (2 + years from memory) and introduced their own payment processor. There has been a small rumbling of Phoenix Surf wanting to do this (not necessarily a good sign) but no actual ‘word’ on it yet. It seems everyone wants to do it these days…

So, for those of you who don’t know – Studiotraffic offered 1% for 365 days. The original king. Then after a while they introduced Studiopay, their own payment processor and payments began to slow (much like Pips and Picpay.) There’s been lots of changes – we’ve had to give profits back for advertising campaigns, upgrades now last 300 days, etc.

Now the latest news is that ‘in profit’ members are gonna have to WAIT. However, despite all the crap going on they’re still here and at least TRYING. Expanding their business, etc. Most people will find they at least break even in this program, which is better than nothing – especially after more than a year of service!

So, while I wait a few months to see if Studiotraffic can pull through on my ‘inprofit’ account or not I just want to give them a salute for pioneering the way and for at least not chucking a runner – even if they have done many questionable things lately!

If you’ve never heard of studiotraffic, go head over to somewhere like HyipDiscussion for all the gory details! That was the very short, barely coherent digest version.

We wouldn’t be where we are today without them - autosurfs, cheerleaders, insane rumours, in hour payment processors: Studiotraffic was one of the heralds of all those movements.

And thus ends today’s further adventures in autosurfing.

New "Legit" Program!

FX-Experts stands for FOREX EXPERTS and they trade Forex. Obviously. What a nice intro!

Well, I’ve been with these guys for a while and wanted to write about them and tell y’all, but was hesitant too because there’s a big story to tell…

So I’m going to keep it short and sweet. Going on what we know, these guys are the real deal, at least more so than most out there.

They don’t offer all the transparency that someone like NS-FG does and they don’t offer managed accounts (yet.)

However, Rabbit over at HYIPD, a very respected member of the community, knows and speaks to the admin. Big whoop you say!

Well, BEYOND that he has access to their trading account in real time at any time and has verified their info as correct and that they ARE trading and making quite a bit more than they give us (hence it’s safe and easy to continue to pay us!) (Oh they’re with NorthFinance by the way.)

They pay roughly 0.5 - 1% a day, which equates to on average 3 - 5% a week.

Minimum is 100 bucks. I’m in. They could be the real deal, in fact they appear to be! I just plan on letting that 100 ride.

FX-Experts… the next real deal?

Sure, their homepage may appear at first to be a basic script/template but once you sign up and log in you’ll see there’s some different software powering it all, a little better looking and a little more functional.

FX-Experts. $100. In the big guns (FXXXXX FXXX, Udachu, NSFG, etc?) FX-Experts might be worth diversifying into…

Check out Rabbit’s research HERE. I was hesitant at first too, just like Rabbit was at the start of that thread… but now I’m quite enamoured with them!

Check out FX-Experts HERE.

Frequent updates on their main page too…

Oh yeah, you can ‘withdraw loan’ at any time too! Another nice bonus and quite often a sign of legitimacy.

I'm putting these guys in the Medium Risk HYIPs category for now however, as I personally have not been privy to all the information Rabbit has. I will endeavour to so and then will move them up a ranking. However, as it stands I have a lot of faith in the word of Rabbit, and in FX-Experts.

Alientrust Major Update

I continue to be impressed as these guys get off their collective asses.

Some good updates from the world of Alientrust, including the reinstatement of some minimum referral fees. Now we just await the payout to Scampaid members! Full steam ahead for Alientrust.

“Good Morning,

As many of you have seen there have been major updates to the website and program. I’ll list them all for you here so that you can get an idea of the scope of what we’ve done in the last 24 hours.

1. Home page and Objectives page updates.

2. Recruit new benefits: earn .01 cent per site view for up to 20 sites and 1% referral commission on all Ad Buys purchased by your personally referred affiliates.

3. Ensign new benefits: double advertising credits issued for each Ad Share purchased, 2% referral commission on all Ad Buys purchased by your personally referred affiliates.

4. All members now earn appropriate referral commissions on Ad Buys purchased with earnings as well as new Buys from a payment processor.

5. The NSM ad server is now online at QuikTrackPro.com for advertising on the front pages of the site, (and the CP page in members area), not all pages are completed to be careful which ads you purchase. Current available pages are Homepage Ad of Week and Bottom banner, Objectives page, Members control panel page. We’ll get to the rest tomorrow. All funds collected for these ads will be placed in the StormPay Recovery fund. All payments will be accepted with PayPal only for right now, we’ll be working on integration for both E-Gold and Uniclear.

6. Fixed a small error when purchasing Ad Buys with earnings - fixed bad database fields.

7. Added welcome area to Control Panel page.

Things to be worked on tomorrow:

1. Finish ad server integration.

2. Raffle order forms for March’s givaway of a brand new 2006 fully loaded Toyota Camry including pics of the vehicle.

3. Surfbar integration of the Survey script.

4. Implementation of the Shopping Cart for the new AT product line.

5. New Forum

6. Details on the upcoming new software.

Not bad for a days work eh?

We’ve decided to no longer allow comments since we have an entire group of idiots that like to call me names and belittle our company and program. And believe me, idiots is putting it mildy.

The funny part is that some of them are so stupid that they actually entered the same email addresses they used on their AT accounts - it’s like the stupid criminals you see on Leno - impossible to believe but it’s real smiley

Anyway - just know that I’m working my a** off for all of you trying to make this the best damn opportunity on the net and with everyone’s patience and participation we’ll all be able to earn a great living and change the way the world looks at the home business industry.

Take care and I’ll update you all again tomorrow. Time to get a little sleep.

Vince Kronlein
Executive Director
North Shore Media”

Movement On The Peraads Front

Well, guys and gals.

Just got my first consulting fee ticking over in my backoffice after finally taking the plunge and spending in these guys after a few months of thought.

So, the software's working, they're sending out a bunch of updates to us, the users all the time...

I'll keep you all posted! 60 more days till I can withdraw, which I will do with my Level 1 earnings just as a test for y'all.

Remember, this opportunity won't always be available to new members, so -

Peraads.

Sign up at least so you can check out all the info being thrown out these days. I might complile it and digest it in a massive post sometime if I could be so inclined. :)

Market Professionals Deliver Weekly Again

Yes, well it's time for another weekly MPDW update.

Once again, those market professionals delivered weekly - wouldn't it be cool if the template pic of some random guy on their front page was the illustrious "market professional?"

Bang bang 3.15% for the week, around the usual suspected average.

Surprised to see not many people in this one. It may not be as completely as transparent as something like NSFG, but I still thought it'd be something a lot of people would wanna drop a five unit minimum in.

Well, anyway, back to wherever I was and whatever I was doing!

12 Daily Pro Update

Well I like to keep you guys updated because I'm a wicked little news source. I keep an eye on your money! Bookmark me! Keep coming back! Etc.

Well here's the latest 12 DP goss of any relevance so we now eagerly await early next week when the official statement comes out.

Charis also states in the thread this is from that 12DP will NOT be back as it was after the refund process.

Here’s a link for y’all. http://forums.12dailypro.com/smf/index.php?topic=28855.0

“Please be aware that early next week, 12dp will release a statement
regarding a compromise that has been reached between 12dp with
authorities that will lead to the resolution of this matter and the beginnings
of an accounting and refund process, which will unfortunately likely be a
slow process due to the accounting nightmare created by StormPay’s actions.

A full statement addressing such issues will be made to that affect early
next week.

Thank you for your patience and we are glad that we have been able to
take steps that will help bring this ordeal to a close soon.”

And in the meantime, I’ve been credited all my surf holidays in WiredSurf. Looking for something to tide you over while you wait to work out what the hell 12DP is gonna do!

Try good ‘ole (well not so ‘ole) WiredSurf.

I just HAD to put a plug in there somewhere!

Money money money... if some of our money comes back to us, a happy lad I will be. Hopefully it's not through Scampay and we can all submit E-Gold numbers or something.

WiredSurf And The WiredSurfing

Well, as you all probably know, WiredSurf is back.

But you can't surf yet!

Here's the message:

"For those who were unable to surf today, you will be credited due to the fact not all users are able to access our website since it has not fully propagated yet.

Our program will be fully functional by tomorrow morning, after it has been updated around the world."

I thought this message meant yesterday morning but uh maybe it means tomorrow morning. Either way, it's a surfing holiday and no need to panic! All is good in the hood.

If you're looking for the "next big thing" and need to cure your Autosurfing itch (routine habit rules us as we are habitual animals, you know that right!) - why aren't you in WiredSurf!

"It's da bom' yo."

GMI VC Shares

Well here's a little VC Shares speak straight from the horses mouth with some interesting little tidbits amongst it... the horses' mouth of course being Gordon.

"VCShares offers members the ability to sell their shares which people were screaming for.
It is the only way that principal can be returned to Venture Capital Investors in any country under any laws, unless arranged under an exception in the terms of the contract.

Your shares will continue to climb in value and are directly related to and concerned with Aussie Mutual Australia. This company is not valueless, and has now revamped and is relaunching as we speak.

In March 1 the value of the shares will have a minimum base of $1.00 resale price, which will maintain the value of the share to well above the buy in price of 25c

As Aussie Mutual picks up momentum in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, It will prepare to go to float.

If Aussie Mutual floated today, the shares cashed would give an equal value to the price I have listed, and which rises each day in anticipation of the Co. Float.

This give investors the opportunity to cash in on the float as a sort of option at a realistic price.

The float estimates were calculated off a recent float of a less ambitious company which had presence in only 2 cities at the time of float.

That company, only sold Home loans, and all the products were bank products.

AM is a Non Bank lender with access to every bank and non bank product on the market.

AM will go nation wide in every magor city except for Hobart and Darwin.

We believe that at float our cash in price will be worth significantly more than quoted.

Gordon
GMI INT ADMIN"

WiredSurf Is Back

Well, the new program I seem to be championing is back.

Here's the latest WiredSurf update. You in yet? Why not!

"out to my staff and colleagues, especially Richard who spent the entire night stuck in the office with me transferring files and databases over to the new server. We had attempted to find someone who could migrate it for us, but the three Rack Space recommendations were unavailable. We didn't want you to have to wait any longer than possible and so we tackled it ourselves. We worked as quickly as we could, and everyone on board participated.

Our new server is running beautifully, and we hope that you feel the improved speed as you browse through our website. Better yet, the reliability that professional hosting companies like Rack Space provide accompanied with the assurance of fanatical support certainly eases all of our minds. And to make sure that things will run smoothly, we opted for platinum monitoring service that will ensure our server is monitored by the crew at Rack Space, day and night.

With that being said, let's stop worrying about downtime and focus on growing this program!

If you log into the Wired Surf members area you will notice that you have already been credited for yesterday's downtime. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your account, or anything else for that matter, please do not hesitate to contact us by visiting our help desk.

Our forum is back online, and we have taken care of all support tickets that we had received during our migration. We're ready to get things back on track and thank you all for your patience and support during this transition.

In closing, we hope that you enjoyed your surf-free day due to our server issues, because thankfully, it's the last one you'll see for quite some time.

Sincerely,

Greg Bartraw & the entire Wired Network family"

A Lark!

Well, I was bored.

Whilst bored, I came across this - Autumn Fund.

Autumn Fund works kind of like a doubler-list thing where you put in 50 cents and move everyone up a slot.

It also has a MLM component where you refer people to help them move you up the list and get paid more...

I wasn't able to find much about it on the net, but a few claims of being paid, and my list has changed, so it looks like it's working!

Now, usually I wouldn't mention any crap like this but this one was FIFTY CENTS!

C'mon, if you're bored and got fifty cents, come join me. :P I lose more change out of my pocket every day...

As I said, it's a lark, it's a laugh, it's fifty cents, it's the Autumn Fund!

You gotta help old Chancer out, if he doesn't get his fifty cents back he might go bankrupt!

Keeping in the spirit of fun my username is "Happy John!" for AutumnFund. :)

Updates - 23rd February 2006

Well, been away for a day or two so here's the latest word:

Wiredsurf

The site is undergoing a server change. A sign they're nipping problems in the bud early? Hopefully!

PrivateOpps

Undergoing a mini DDOS attack. I also got another withdrawal processed. These guys continue to kick ass without a hitch.

CGFIN

Latest news from Admin is that they've extended their cool little Venture Capital IV scheme for a few days with the high returns.

Bigger updates in the next day or so - including some meaty beaty big and bouncy info on good old Peraads. You in yet? Why not?

If you're in and got the dosh remember to actually become a paid member. I can't make any guarantees, but the buzz is good so far.

Oh yeah, Metal Deposit is up there as a banner because their interesting and the admin replied quickly with an email. If you're looking to make a punt, they might be a go... check them out. They've got a unique Bulls and Bear system, a bit of a hook, that, if the most likely case of them not being legit is true, they at least should be able to last a while!

WiredSurf

Well loyal readers, what have I got for you today? (This is not the medium-risk HYIP I was talking about earlier either.)

Well, I was thinking I’d be sick of autosurfs for a while. And maybe I am to an extent.

But Alientrust is attempting a comeback and also attempting to refund members from the Scampay debacle so let’s see how that goes!

12DailyPro is fighting tooth and nail.

And you know what, their problems were the doing of Scampay so I’m not hesitant to try another quality autosurf. I earnt a small profit from each, and if it weren’t for Scampay I would have got my latest payouts and been a rich lad!

We all want to be rich lads and laddettes right?

That’s why I bring you WiredSurf.

They’re really new… And they look to be the bomb! Professional site with more detail than any autosurfer I have seen in the past. Effort has gone into this. Lots of effort!

Well written and presented, make sure you check it out for yourself.

Oh… and they accept EMO and E-Gold! Too accept EMO they would have at least have to have gone through a fairly stringent verification process! Another good sign.

Their terms? 8% daily for 16 days. 128%.

Oh, sure, it’s a little less than 12DP or even AT but that’s still a hefty amount.

I used to call AT the next 12DP and they turned out to be! It even looks like they are handling the Scampay debacle better than 12DP!

So here I give you WiredSurf and I proclaim it the next AT/12DP!

Imagine, without the Scampay problems we would have probably got paid many more times from those giants. So here’s a chance to get in at the ground floor with everyone’s favourite - EMO, and the old stalwart, E-Gold.

The upgrades are in $10 increments.

Check it out! They’ve even got a “Guide Me” tour with lots of interesting info about the site. These guys are serious like 12DP and AT were, perhaps even more so learning their lessons from the past - and we don’t have to worry about dodgy payment processors this time!

WiredSurf

P.S. Another little nibble to chew on - they’ve got their own custom surf script apparently. How often do you see that?

PrivateOpps Does... Stuff

Yes, a mini PrivateOpps update.

"New e-gold transactional system being implemented gradually."

Cool, cool... as you may or may not know this refers to their automated withdrawal system which has been manual for a few weeks as they upgraded.

Oh, they've also moved up to No. 3 at HYIPInvestment.

Which doesn't really mean that much in the grand scheme of things, but they continue to kick ass.

TingerInvest...

Wouldn't it rip ya?

Looks like TingerInvest has stopped paying according to the buzz. What a bit of bad luck I put my $20 literally a day before what appears to be scamola.

Oh well - it was only $20. Controlled my urge to go big!

Never even bothered to add it to the sidebar as I fully considered it a punt... But still, c'mon, a few days wouldn't have gone astray!

To make up for it in the next day or two I should be presenting for you guys what appears to be at least a fairly legitimate opportunity, although I'll only be sliding it into the "Medium Risk HYIPs" column.

Ciao y'all.

GoldenRocks Update

Well, here's the last specific post on GR I will make (besides informing you whether they continue to pay or not!)

Here's the big Monday update:

"Here's an Admin post on the GR forum:

Dear members,

First of all let me thank you for your PATIENCE and SUPPORT so far, it is GREATLY appreciated.

Let me briefly summerise the GR performance up till this very moment.
All that I can say, though, we had a great year behind. GR has managed to survive for the full 13 months, and I'm not superstitious to call this number, because it was a really successful period for all of us involved.
We have managed to build a great community here, through thick and thin, must I add. Nick has done a terrific job of administering the GR and keeping the whole thing afloat through a lot of odds. My hat is off to his outstanding performance. He was really between a rock and hard place during all these months, while I was away. If you've been with us for the last 8 months you must know what I mean.

Our membership counts almost eight thousands as of today, we have a good amount of capital to work with, we have paid out a fortune during these past months. That all being said, there are changes that are need to be made to ensure the program longevity. I think you all understand that.
We must adjust to the new conditions to be able to cope with the growth in membership and capital of last several months.

The GR fund has grown to the point where it is no longer reasonable to match the funds you loan to us with our own, it can now survive by itself without the leverage we used to provide. This will result in lower return rates, however I think you will still find them attractive.
We shall no longer offer the fixed rate on your loans, the returns shall be variable reflecting the performance of active part of our family fund.

PROJECTIONS FOR THE PRIVATE PROGRAM

There will be no web-site, just this forum that is soon to be private and accessible to the members only.

$100 minimum - $50,000 maximum per day.

Investment period - 40 days (30 business days + several days to toss funds around)

ROI - variable return rate of 30-90% per invesment period plus your capital back at the end of the term.

Payments - payments shall no longer be automatic, you will have to request a withdrawal within 5 business days after maturity. Withdrawals shall be paid manually within 48 hours. Should you fail to withdraw your capital and interest within the timeframe specified, your funds shall be automatically re-loaned and compounded for the next 40 days. This must save us lot's of time, fees and nerves from tossing funds around.

TRANSITION

All current 30 day loans since Jan' 20 shall be paid in 40 days after deposit is made subject to the payment terms above ( you must request a withdrowal of the full loan amount within 5 business days)

All current 60-90 day loans shall be honored and paid automatically under old terms.

The return rate for the remaining loans of January is set as 65% based on actual fund performance since mid of last month.

All current members must URGENTLY register here at this forum as it will be closed for the public in 10 days.

It will take us some time to adjust our database and formulate new terms and conditions. It will be posted here anytime before next Monday.

Meanwhile you can make loans to the e-gold account known to you.

So, well, that's it in short terms, guys. Hope you will not be disappointed by these new program terms. We are open to any feedback that you might provide.

Your humble servant,

Mike

Admin of the Private project GR."

So, you have to go sign up at their forum. Where's that?

Goldenrocks Forum

I'll keep y'all posted... Commentary? Well, they're not down and out yet and the behaviours are a little different and less rushed than normal "we're about to scam off behaviours." If they survive and pay for another year I will count my blessings that's for sure, and if they don't, well they were always high returns and high risk anyway!

Return Of The (Alien) Mack

Yes, well, the whole ScamPay saga has been too layered and confusing to really digest into a readable chunks here for you all.

But, Alientrust has made some progressed and reopened.

There's been a lot of posts about it on the North Shore Media site but here is the most important post (as in the Launch Post, the LATEST post! You get it fresh here folks.)


"In the immortal words of Dr. Frankenstein IT'S ALIVE!!

We're back up and running and everything is looking great so far.

Here's the new model once again for those that missed it:

10% per day for 13 days for a total of 30% over the Ad Buy period.

4% cashout fee

Ad Buys start at 8.00 to 8000.00

You must enter an Ad URL for each Ad Buy you purchase, credits are added automatically to the Buy once your purchase is completed.

No referral commissions at this time, we may add them in later.

You may purchase an Ad Buy from your earnings once ALL current Ad Buys expire.

Purchases and payouts ONLY through E-Gold at this time, we are negotiating with Mazumah this week to create our own payment and commission management system to further insulate ourselves against any payment issues in the future.

If you have any issues or problems please post a ticket and we'll get them looked at ASAP.

PS: Don't forget to allocate all old credits to an Ad Buy once you purchase a new one. Please delete your cookies and cache and then return to the site that way you get locked in on a new server and arrow-point cookie.

Thanks Gang and Welcome Back!

Vince"

Important to note is that Stormpay members are meant to be refunded! Will this happen? Time will tell but there is a chance. Which, is, bloody awesome!

Blog (SITE) Of The Week Returns

Yes, well, today's Blog Of The Week is more a site of the week that incorporates a forum that I was too lazy to put in the forum bit of the sidebar as it has a site and stuff too.... So I figured, blog column, why not?

Anyway, the name of the site is IncomeHunting.

It's a nice, functional site that attempts to get to the meat of the topic and give good information and tips.

What more could you need? Go check it out.

IncomeHunting.

Goldenrocks And The New Champion!

Ooh... check out Goldenrocks. They're 'on hold' switching into a private phase... well, predicated on the past this would usually mean bad things, but we can expect an announcment tomorrow and to tell you the truth I'm not that worried. Wait and see attitude.

Even if the monolith goes down they lasted for about 14 months paying those returns! But somehow I just don't have that usual gut feeling of "HYIP going down" just yet.

In the meantime, check out TingerInvest for your high risk/high return needs to distract you from the Stormpay saga. It's what I did!

They return 200% after 25 days - wicked amount for a gamble or test spend and I did a search and no one had posted about them yet!

For ages I put off ‘investing’ in them thinking “bah, just a GR rip off.”

But after doing some reading around the net and their 4 months of flawless payments I thought “hey maybe this is the next GR wave… if it is it’d be worth dropping that $20 minimum into and compounding with profit for the next few months for sure!”

And so, that, coupled with a site that has two forms of GOOD third party verification AND some positive buzz from some heavy (yet risky) hitters around the web is what inspired me to give TingerInvest a shot.

Something to distract me from the sagas and travails of 12DP and Stormpay at least!

TingerInvest

Another winning week at MPDW

Yeah yeah, the usual banter.

This week MPDW yielded a 3.45% return.

The controversy raised about them by some members at HYIPD seems to have died down, however there remains some minor unanswered questions.

All in all, I still have a good feeling about them and they remain one of my more favoured programs... Not the top, and probably not the top rung - but the one below it at least!

GMVCShares Update

Well, here's the latest update from the horses mouth about GMVCShares:

"Until the end of February, you have a limited time opportunit to buy shares at rock bottom prices, after which time, a Market Limit will be placed on share prices to protect all shareholders.

The Market limit, will then move to $1.oo US neat, and then creep up behind the set rate.

Any shares under the market rate, will not list, must be withdrawn and relisted.

The net result of this correction will increase shareholder value, profits and market confidence, whilst benefitting all members."

Although she's off to a slow start, I have a feeling GMVCShares could kick it later on (kick it = really take off.) As of now, it's a wait and see, we'll make profit, the question is, how much and how long will it take!

Check out this thread to get some more details on share prices.

Updates - 13th February 2006

It's been awhile, but not too long! Was waiting for some movement on the Stormpay front before moving further.

Well, there's been some more back and forth emails between Stormpay and 12Dp and the like. Stormpay is trying to blitz the world with what seems like a load of bullocks and well they zeroed my account and took all my money!

Meanwhile, 12 Daily Pro are trying to issue refunds with or without Stormpay by using their website as an advertising revenue source now that so many people are going there for updates. Kudos to them!

Until we get the next big movement on that front I'll stay quiet about it.

Well time for some more cheerful updates from our seemingly legit proggies.

MPDW - posted 3.2% this week.

Udachu and NS-FG both mailed out statements as well. I think NS-FG had about a 15% return from memory but I am too lazy too check!

So, they're all going well!

PrivateOpps is still my favouritest HYIP (key word: HYIP, although it COULD be legit, who knows?) at the moment. Got another payout honoured on time. And they're always updating the site with little doodads, the latest being a small news item sheet inside the back office. A good way to see they're still alive and breathing. :)

GMVCShares bottom share threshold seems to be moving up from my calculations. Also, dividends are now paid monthly, early in the month. Each month has seen a big jump in dividend amount, and this month was no different... but it's still nothing major at the moment. However - I can thell you that they are only trading a minimal amount at the moment and by the beginning of April, and especially May we should see some nice jumps. Combine this with a soaring stock price and it looks like the program could take flight.

Anyway, that's about it for now.

Nothing much really happening besides the Stormpay controversy - which is good, because it means everything is working!

Private Opps Kicks Ass!

Okay, my heading for this post is a very positive bit of rah-rah.

Why? Well, I know PrivateOpps are not exactly NS-FG when it comes to apparent legitimacy or transparency or anything, and I still consider them a 'medium risk HYIP' but damn they have impressed me over the past few days!

If they are a ponzi they are a damn well-run, glitchless one.

Why am I loving their behaviour? Why, their inside info on Stormpay before anyone else published it (inside info hinted at from the banks) even though they NEVER USED STORMPAY! Due to their good behaviour I've bought a few more units as a good bet. :)

Well, here's the latest monthly update:

"IN THIS NEWSLETTER...

FIRST and FOREMOST...

(1) A message from Robert Vaughn
(2) PrivateOpps in Numbers!

LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS

(3) Urgent StormPay WARNING
(4) Upcoming improvements to our e-gold processing engine
(5) Account's Security Answer now required for all withdrawals and
changes to account information
(6) ARB.I (Sports Arbitrage) new Contract is now available!
(7) FIXED-ODDS.I is now SOLD OUT!

AND ALSO

(8) Contacting Us

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(1) A message from Robert Vaughn

Hello everyone. It is my pleasure to present you with our 3rd monthly
Newsletter, packed with recent news and updates from your friends at
PrivateOpps!

Last week we introduced a new Contract - ARB.I - which became an instant
success, with over $140,000 already invested! Next on our list is
FIXED-ODDS.III, brought to you by the club behind FIXED-ODDS.I and II.
Speaking of which, last week FIXED-ODDS.I sold out! All 10,000 Units
have been purchased since July 2005, making it the first Contract to end
its offering to new Participants.

Coming up this summer is our very own Debit Card solution. Additional
information will be released in next month's newsletter. Stay tuned!

As always, feel free to contact me directly at robert@privateopps.com.
If you have emailed me in the past 3 weeks and did not receive a
response yet, please re-send your email. I had a massive amount of Spam
coming into my inbox lately, and some legitimate emails were deleted by
mistake. For general account support, please consult our Support Desk at
support@privateopps.com.

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(2) PrivateOpps in Numbers!

Here are some statistics (as of Feb. 3, 2006, 11:15am EST) for those
number-lovers out there:

* 3,725 registered PrivateOpps Participants since July 20, 2005
* 2,952 of them currently hold Units
* $1,893,045 currently invested in "Contract" Units
* $374,033 in profits withdrawn by Participants thus far
* $161,193 earned by Participants in our Referral Program
* 2,594 emails / support tickets processed
* 770 registered Users in our Forum
* and... 7 DDoS attacks sustained so far, all mitigated within a few
hours

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(3) Urgent StormPay WARNING

Two months ago we urged users to immediately leave INTGold, following a
string of bad news. A few days later they collapsed, and we were glad to
receive many emails from members who told us they were able to
out-exchange in time thanks to our warning.

Today we would like to do the same, this time with a different payment
system. Get out of StormPay while you can!

PrivateOpps never accepted StormPay for either deposits or withdrawals,
and we had a good reason - we never trusted them. It now appears that
StormPay is freezing high-value accounts, and is flooded with Credit
Card charge-back requests from many members who suffered losses recently
at various Ponzi schemes StormPay supported. It is also reported by
various sources that several banks are now in the process of closing
StormPay's merchant and bank accounts.

These events can lead to one thing only - an inevitable collapse.
PrivateOpps hereby advises its Participants to immediately cease use of
the StormPay system.

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(4) Upcoming improvements to our e-gold processing engine

We are currently in the process of improving our e-gold logistical
procedures, security protocols, and reserve system. As a result, until
next week (the 9th or 10th), e-gold withdrawals will not be processed
instantly. Once submitted, your withdrawal will be Pending manual
processing by our staff. Some withdrawals may be delayed until the new
system is fully integrated.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and are looking forward to
implementing our more efficient e-gold transactional engine.

Please also note that our e-gold account for incoming deposits has
recently changed as part of our new system implementation. Be sure to
always use our automated e-gold funding option to prevent "Spends" to
accounts that are no longer in use.

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(5) Account's Security Answer now required for all withdrawals and
changes to account information

As of last week, all withdrawal requests and changes to the account
information ('Edit Profile' page) must be authenticated by entering the
account's Security Answer (as specified during the sign-up process or
later modified). If you had forgotten it, simply contact us and we will
be happy to work with you in resetting it.

This comes a day after a PrivateOpps Participant had his account
compromised soon after a malicious user illegally gained access to his
computer through a spyware program. The "hacker" managed to access
files on the Participant's computer containing access information to
PrivateOpps, e-gold, and primary email account - among other systems.
Fortunately, the "hacker" was only able to retrieve some of the
Participant's funds before we put a hold on the account pending further
investigation.

Please take a few moments to review the following Yahoo security guides:

http://security.yahoo.com/choosing_password.html
http://security.yahoo.com/essential_tips.html
http://security.yahoo.com/malware.html

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(6) ARB.I (Sports Arbitrage) new Contract is now available!

On January 24, we announced the launch of the much-anticipated Sports
Arbitrage Contract - ARB.I.

Coming to PrivateOpps by a group of highly successful Sports Arbitrage
professionals, ARB.I offers Participants daily returns of between 1.3%
and 2.0%. The club has been operating privately for the past 2 years
with an excellent track record - they average a staggering 1.6% per day
for their investors!

Thanks to the enormous success of PrivateOpps, the club has now agreed
to open up their member base to Participants through our proprietary
online system. At the same time, PrivateOpps management has full access
to all transaction records and intends to perform weekly audits as we do
with all private clubs.

The current minimum Holding Period is set to 50 Calendar days. Of
course, those interested can always continue to hold all or some of
their Units even after the Holding Period expires, and continue to
accrue the daily interest until they are ready to sell their Units.

To read more about ARB.I (its risk policy, Sports Arbitrage in general,
etc.), please visit our website (cick on the ARB.I symbol at the How It
Works page).

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(7) FIXED-ODDS.I is now SOLD OUT!

An important milestone was marked last week, when FIXED-ODDS.I became
the first Contract to sell out!

Popular among Participants who wanted to "test the waters" and start
small (which is a very smart investing strategy), 10,000 Units of
FIXED-ODDS.I have been purchased since July 2005.

In preparations for the launch of FIXED-ODDS.III, the private club will
not be issuing any new Units. Existing holders of FIXED-ODDS.I Units
may, of course, continue to hold them for as long as they wish and earn
interest as usual. Upon redemption, the Units will not return to the
online marketplace."

Out of all the HYIPs out there - and I mean HYIPs, not private programs or managed accounts or anything, I'm loving PrivateOpps right now! If you've got some spare punt money and you're looking for something to put it in, you could do worse than Private Opps.

Now, back to trading forex for myself... or at least attempting to! :P

Spread the words of Northern Calm to your friends, your family, your lovers, other people's lovers, your dogs (providing they can plug in a URL...)

Anyway, ciao y'all.

Updates - 6th February 2006

Well, time for a multitude of updates from the HYIP and "Online Earning World!"

First up some good news.

MPDW paid out 3.25% this week and honoured all withdrawal quests. If you've been checking out the negative campaign against them you will see that it seems the negative accusations have had holes poked through them. I still wouldn't peg them as a 'almost certainty' like NS-FG though, but still have a fair bit of faith.

Udachu paid me out too and I got my emailed statement. I'll stop updating you on these guys unless something goes wrong.

PixMeUp is getting there. Slowly! Backoffice should be complete for prelaunch signees soon.

The Neverending Stori is beginning to take off for me now - definitely an awesome opportunity.

And now, onto big news in another edition of the "Stormpay Causes Trouble For Us" digest.

Here's what Alientrust and 12DailyPro have to say about matters:

"StormPay

I am sure you are all understandably anxious to hear updates on our progress toward recovering our funds. Today, we were able to arrange to retain the attorney who will be representing us in this matter. He has outlined a strategy for attempting to get our funds released by StormPay by whatever means at our disposal. We hope for swift action in the matter and will keep you as informed as things unfold, to the extent that we can without compromising the case.



Refunds

We will begin issuing a few refunds this evening and will process a batch of refunds daily. The order of the refunds will be: 1) Remaining Egold/EMO 2)Remaining Egold/Money Order, 3)Compounded EMO, 4)EMO. Please note that because we are unsure of how fast we will be able to resolve the StormPay situation, nor what the outcome of our efforts will be, we cannot provide any kind of time frame by which these EMO refunds will be issued. Also, due to StormPay’s random refunds and double payments that they are conducting with our funds and without our input, we are unable to yet give an accurate assessment to you of how we will deal with the StormPay refunds. Our hope is that by the time EMO payouts (currently on Dec. 8 expiration), catch up with where we left off with StormPay withdrawals, (Dec 23 expiration), that we will have some resolution on the StormPay issue and can announce a plan and/or for StormPay refunds.



Ticket System

Tomorrow, we will be revamping the ticket system to meet our current circumstances. In light of what has occurred and the fact that our goal is to be able to refund all pending and active upgrades, we will be closing all account issue related tickets. The new ticket departments will meet our current situation as well as provide support for the new site. There will also be a department for any missing EMO upgrades. Because there is no way for us to verify missing StormPay at this time, these will have to wait until we are able to gain access to our account data there. We strongly urge that you not submit tickets asking about the current situation; we will be posting updates daily and sometimes several times a day regarding progress on these matters. Our support staff has been extremely reduced, so we can have more funds available for refunds and basic operations. So, inundating the tickets system will only slow our ability to respond to the specific ticket issues we deem vital at this time.



Forum

We have now made all areas of the forum viewable to all guests, so that all of you can read it. We are unable to registrations at this time, due to concerns about mass spammers who have attacked our forum in the past.



Accounts Will Not Go Inactive

There have been some concerns by some members who have not upgraded in a while that their accounts will go inactive during this period. Due to current events, will be suspend the inactive status for anyone that would have normally been moved to that status, so as not to interfere with any refund they might receive.



The New Site

Thanks to the hard work of our technical staff, committed to LifeClicks despite all the happenings of the past week, we will be launching the new site by the end of the day tomorrow. You will notice that the 12dp homepage will change at that time, to reflect our current situation. The homepage will have three main links, one for the forum, one for members to login and check their account states and member news, and one to visit our new site.



Thank You

I wanted to take this time to thank all of you for your thoughts, prayers, and expressions of support regarding the health of my father. He is now in stable condition and we continue to pray that he will not return to any critical state. I am truly blessed to have a family of 12dp members that cares. You make me proud to be in your company.

This is a challenging time for us all, but know that we are dedicated and focused on doing everything we can to insure these recent events are overcome and we can all move forward.

We thank you for your continued support during this time.

Charis

12dp Admin"

Well, that was obviously a 12DailyPro update. Quite positive news there, and guess what, here's some positive Alientrust news. Yes, I'll be throwing some E-Gold into their new incarnation as remember guys and girls, this was Stormpay's fault! (Well, 99% certain.) What a bit of irony from the autosurf world - a payment processor bringing down an autosurfer, not the autosurfer itself!

" Good Afternoon Everyone,

My apologies for not posting an update yesterday, but we really had nothing new to pass on.

We have come to a decision on where to go from here. Please understand that there is simply no way for us to please everyone, no matter what we decide to do there will be those that are no going to like it, and we understand that.

At the present time, our staff is puring through all Pending transactions and posting them back to your account balance so that we can get an accurate representation of the total damage we've incurred in this debacle.

Once this is completed, we will do a complete back up of all financial information pertaining to your account. At that point we will will clear all existing balances and keep the backup on file.

We will be keeping all the database referrals and members in place, just zeroing the member levels so that we can start fresh with a new payment processor.

WE WILL KEEP YOUR EXISTING MEMBER LEVEL AND PAYMENT INFO ON FILE FOR REPAYMENT AT A LATER DATE!

Once we get a total figure and know exactly what the damage is, we can then begin setting aside our profits in order to build a fund up to the total amount needed to refund all members. WE WILL NOT BE PROCESSING ANY EARNINGS ONLY AD BUY DOLLARS.

Please keep in mind folks that this will take some time, but we always keep our promises and we'll get this money refunded to you, even though we aren't the ones who stole it. Hopefully we can recover this through legal means and the process will go faster, but either way, we feel the same pain that all of you are feeling and we're in this with you 100%.

We'll also be ensuring that your Site Credits for your earlier purchases aren't affected, this way we are keeping our end of the bargain and providing exactly what you paid for, the advertising of your websites. Ultimately folks please remember, we're under no obligation to pay anyone to surf, we are indeed obligated to either deliver the traffic you purchased, or refund your money.

BUT... we're gonna do both! You will get your traffic, and you will get a refund. First the traffic, then the refund. As I said, just keep in mind that it will take some time for us to get back to a level where we can start getting these refunds out to you, BUT WE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!

So, tonight after midnight we'll get started on adjusting account balances and getting back on the road.

Right now you're asking, "What payment processors will you be taking?"

Once again, some will agree with this strategy, and some will not. But let me share with you why we got hit so hard with this and what we're doing to solve it moving forward.

Once of the main reasons we got hammered was because of our weekly commission system. In order to facilitate the weekly payout we needed to keep most of the funds from ad sales in our StormPay account in order to ensure we always had enough funds to pay the weekly commissions. Obviously, we had no way of knowing StormPay would do this to us after years of processing literally millions of dollars in fees through their company. But they have, and that's that.

So how to we improve the system so that this CAN'T happen again?

By keeping the money in the BANK! That's how. Here's how we're going to get it done.

By reading through everyone's posts there will be no way to satisfy everyone. We saw some good recommedations for processors, then a few posts later there would be someone who hated that site.

So after extensive searches and looking into quite a few payment venues we've decided to set up the following system.

Immediately tomorrow we'll begin taking E-Gold once again. They seem to have recovered nicely from their investigation and have solved most of the previous issues that concerned us most, other than the no-chargeback issue.

As soon as we get the new IPN's completed we'll begin taking Uniclear and AlertPay. Both of these companies have good reputations, and 0 complaints through the BBBonline.

As I said, we'll be accepting these as forms of payment, but we will be transferring all ad sales funds from these accounts daily to our bank which is Chase (formerly BankOne) and we will be paying out commissions bi-weekly via check directly from our bank through QChex.com.

After several days of deliberation it became clear that the ONLY way to keep from getting into this situation again was to let the bank control the money and not the processors. Using the QChex system, which has been dramatically improved with far greater security and verification will also us to send checks to all our members worldwide directly from our bank quickly and efficiently.

You as a member will be able to print our your checks directly to your printer via the web (you will need theproper printable check forms and magnetic ink, both of which a very inexpensive) within 24 hours, after which if you don't print the check out, it will be mailed directly to you.

Once again I know that some people will not like this situation, but folks you need to understand THE INDUSTRY IS BLEEDING BAD, and the only way for us to ensure the security of our money is to keep it in the bank. We all need to change the way we think about the industry, we need to get that idea of doing things the old way out of our heads and start thinking about how we can secure the industry for the future.

We all know that there's nothing illegal about our industry, we offer significant advertising value for your money, there is no more targeted advertising available online than the traffic exchange industry, period. We have real products and we pay commissions for the sales of those products.

So just to recap:

1. The database will be backed up with everyone's current member levels and credits and saved in order to refund members over time, then reset to 0 member levels to re-launch.

2. Ad credits will be available for viewing to fulfill advertising packages starting tomorrow.

3. We will be accepting new Ad Buys starting tomorrow through E-Gold, then in a few days time Uniclear and AlertPay will become available.

4. Commission checks will begin to be paid starting 1 week from this Friday directly from our Chase Bank account through QChex.com payment services.

Like I said several times I know some will not like this set up, but we have alot of confidence that this set up will be much more secure and safe over time as we move forward.

Thanks everyone and sorry once again that it took us so long to get this news to you, but we certainly had quite a lot of research to do to make sure we were making the right decision.

Have a great evening and we'll see you tomorrow.

Vince Kronlein
Executive Director
North Shore Media"

Booyah! Positive news there. If we can get even partial refunds from either 12DP and AT, I will consider them badasses in the Autosurf Hall Of Fame.

Till next time, adieu!

P.S. Almost forgot to mention that Got-Zip is charging ahead too, with renowned net advertiser, Joel Comm, having just released an awesome Ebook on them. Check it out over at - GotZip Uncovered.

PixMeUp

Well, aside from all the Stormpay crap in the air at the moment, here's a bit of more positive news: PixMeUp is 'this' close to being completely live and functional with all data transported over to the Firestorm Backoffice.

I'm excited to see it all broken down, and remember, if you are thinking about joining PixMeUp it's not too late, but the sooner you get in the more profits you could conceivably get.

I'll keep you posted on how effective the prelaunch was once my accounts details are fully loaded.

Updates - 2nd February 2005

Well, a few updates today.

Stormpay has been a bit of a punk and gone and instigated a new policy which means certain programs can ONLY use Stormpay. This is being reflected in a few programs - most notably 12DailyPro.

Here's the latest 12 Daily Pro snippets:

"We have become aware that 12dp StormPay upgrades seem to have been disabled by Stormpay sometime this evening.

We have yet to receive any notification from them this evening as to why this has happened. We have attempted to contact them directly without success.

We would like to be optimistic in our hopes that this is a technical glitch of some sort. We will keep you updated here as we know more. But it will likely be the morning before we get any response from them."

"Due to the lack of news we have right now regarding our StormPay account, we will need to wait until the morning to provide you with an update on the status of this current Stormpay/EMO situation and withdrawal schedule.

Regarding the new site: our technical and marketing staff is hard at work, basically doing a full month's work in 2 days. Our goal is to be able to launch the site by this Friday morning. We will post an update tomorrow as we have it.

We thank you all for your overwhelming support and understanding during these recent events. We must remind a few members, though, please to not provide any negative feedback to Stormpay at this time regarding these events, as we need to do everything we can at this point to retain a working relationship with them for the benefit of all of you.

We thank you in advance for all being 'pros' during this time.

Charis 12dp Admin"

"There are still a handful of remaining Stormpay and Compounded to StormPay payments to be made for expiration 1/23.

We were to complete those payments last evening on 2/1, but were unable to due the the unexplained hold on our StormPay account. We hope to have news regarding this recent event and an updated payment schedule for all withdrawals tomorrow morning after we speak with our contacts at StormPay.

We thank you for your patience."

Well... 12DailyPro is launching a new program in the next day or so, relying on EMO. Keep an eye on this space if you want to get in early. I'll post it as soon as I get word of it!

And that brings us to AlienTrust. They're having a few teething problems with their new server but are getting there. They've also switched their news over to a blog-like thing with lots of informative details on WHY their server has caused glitches. Interesting read, head over to the site.

North-Sea Forex Group is considered one of the heavy hitters now due to its levels of transparency, and indeed it is a very solid choice. The latest update tells us they are going to stop taking new members in about two months, so bear that in mind.

Oh and PIXMEUP is THIS close to being fully launched! Not too late to jump in, the biggest avalanche of all should still be upcoming.

Remember if you're in Peraads to sign up for Techs4Success too.

Anyway, ciao y'all, and watch this space for the new LifeClicks (12DailyPro) program.

12 Daily Pro Payment Processor Change

Yes, well this update in relation to 12 Daily Pro is self-explanatory, and maybe a bit dissappointing but there is also no reason to doubt its validity and it makes sense in the grand scheme of things. My question is - maybe 12 Daily Pro can con Stormpay into offering them a lower fee due to the large amount of business they bring! :) We can dream.

Oh, and now I'm very intrigued to see what LifeClicks next site is. Some sort of other online earning opportunity it sounds like. Perhaps a HYIP? Is that good or bad... well we can only speculate as of now as we don't even know what it is. I'll endeavour to keep you, dear readers, informed.

"There has been a very disturbing development regarding our payment processors that we need to share with all of you.

As you know, we recently removed E-Gold as a payment processor and added EMO, as we wanted to provide our members with reliable payment processing options, that would allow you to make a choice as to which processor bests suits your needs. We developed a relationship with EMO who has been extremely helpful in making the transition as smooth as possible for our members and staff. We have nothing but praise for their security, their fee structure, and their professionalism.

We were actually very surprised at the large number of members who choice EMO as their new option. In fact the number of members who choice to have their compounded upgrades paid to EMO was exponentially more than we had thought it would be. Thus we ended up with a considerable surplus of Stormpay funds, money intended to pay the compounded upgrades. As soon as we realized this, begun to withdraw sufficient funds from Stormpay to our bank account so that we could properly meet our obligations to all Egold/EMO and Compounded/EMO members. We were due withdrawals in our bank account last Thursday that would have allowed us to complete all of these payments according to our 7 day terms. The money did not clear our banks on Thursday. It did not clear on Friday. At this point were forced to extended the payment of compounded EMO upgrades to 10 business days. However, anticipating the funds would surely clear on Monday, we maintained our Dec. 31 deadline for the payment of all E-Gold/EMO withdrawals.

We discovered Sunday night, that the delay in receiving funds was not simply slow banking. On Sunday night we received a notice from StormPay informing us that they had cancelled all our pending withdrawals and could only pay us by bank wire or check. They also informed us that they would not continue doing business with us if we continued to offer our members the ability to upgrade with EMO. On Monday morning we attempted to arrange our bank wire with Stormpay, hoping to have time to come to some fair resolution that would allow us to maintain both payment processors. StormPay informed us at this time that they would not allow the release of our funds until we removed EMO as a payment option from our site. We were given a 5pm deadline in order to do so. Not doing so would result in StormPay disallowing any further upgrades incoming purchases through them. The only account functions we would have been allowed at that point would have been to refund all funds in our account to the purchaser, which would not have allowed for any earnings or commissions to be paid to these StormPay members.

We held a conference all with StormPay yesterday evening, in an attempt to negotiate some other solution. They informed us that due to the high degree of fraud and chargebacks by some of our members and the associated credit risk for their company that they would not continue to put themselves at that risk as long as we were allowing our members another payment option. They also expressed concern over the potential fraud of members being using both processors as a means to pass money in a fraudulent way. They informed us that as long as we offer any other payment option to our members, they will not do business with us and will not allow us unrestricted access to the funds in our account.

While we are very disturbed by their requests and do not agree with their reasoning, right now we are forced to capitulate, due to the fact that now 75% percent of our membership utilizes StormPay as their payment option. So, as of 10am today, we have removed EMO as an upgrade option with 12daily Pro. At StormPay’s behest, the only payment processor that will be accepted at 12daily Pro is StormPay.

We are extremely disappointed at this turn of events and are going to do everything we can to make this transition smooth. We selected EMO as an option because our their security, their low fees, and the flexibility. LifeClicks wants to continue our relationship with this processor. Because of this and because of our dedication to all of our members who have now created EMO accounts, we will be stepping up the launch of our new program, which will accept EMO, by a few weeks. We hope to have the site launched and available within the next couple of days. Stay tuned for more information on this.

Currently pending Egold/EMO upgrades:
We have paid out approximately 80% of these. By this afternoon, we will have paid through half of the Jan 8 expirations. Due to the delay in placing the necessary funds in EMO to complete this payments, we will have to extend the deadline for the remainder of these to February 3. If you are wondering, while there are many expiration days left to be paid, there are considerably fewere upgrades on each day than for previous days which some days only have less than a dozen. We hope to have them done before that date, but it is all dependent on the speed of our banking transactions.

Currently pending Compounded/EMO upgrades:
For those of you that chose your compounding option to be paid to EMO, your payments will also be affected. We want to give you all again the option at this point to change your payment option to StormPay, which will allow you to be paid within 7 business days of your expiration. If you use to remain with the EMO option, the new payment deadline will be within 15 business days. We know that you have all already been very patient and that many of you have been waiting for payment since December. However, we hope that the extra monies you were able to earn by not having to pay pa processor fees for the compounded funds and being allowed to upgrade and earn far beyond our 6K limit in many cases, will help offset your wait. We will allow anyone that wants to change to StormPay at this time until tomorrow at noon before we will ‘lock in’ your payment Ids to your withdrawals again.

Currently pending regular EMO withdrawals:
Those of your who have currently pending EMO withdrawals, these will be paid within 10 business days of expiration.

Currently active EMO upgrades:
Those of you who have currently active EMO upgrades will be allowed to complete your 12 day upgrade cycle and will be paid within 10 business days of expiration.

E-Gold Upgrades which have yet to expire:
The EMO option will no longer be available. Also, if you choose to compound, you will only be able to receive the compunded withdrawal to Stormpay.

Again, we want all of you to understand that this choice is not voluntary and we did everything we could to try to negotiate some alternative. This final choice was one that we needed to make to insure that all of our members receive their deserved earnings and that the program and the company can continue for the benefit of all involved.

We will be making daily updates on this matter to keep you all informed as we move through this transition. We will also be arranging a moderated chat session, a LifeClicks town meeting of sorts later this week, to give members a chance to have any questions they might have about this matter or the program in general addressed.

We also want to ask you to refrain from any negative feedback to StormPay regarding this issue. While we don’t agree with their actions, we accept that they are doing what they feel is best for their company.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation and your professionalism as we overcome yet another challenge that will spur us on toward greater things.

Thank you."

Oh well, more Stormpay for Alientrust then! (If one were to max out their 12 DP account that is.)