Kontera Sucks - Payment Scam from 2 Years

Discussion in 'Pay Per Click Advertising' started by amitpatel_3001, May 2, 2009.

  1. #1
    I have been trying my best to discuss with all the Kontera Staff, Mika , Joshua etc for my pending payments over the last 2 years around and these guys keep talking useless things.

    Check this post to know the reason why Kontera is a Scam and why you should avoid them.

    Iam sure some of you guys are getting paid from them on time, but in my case i got nothing paid from their end. Do let me know if you know any other way to get money from them.
     
    amitpatel_3001, May 2, 2009 IP
  2. Red_Virus

    Red_Virus Well-Known Member

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    #2
    This is really crazy ! I was planning to use them on my content sites but guess i will have to stay away from them.

    Also please keep us updated If they respond after this thread.
     
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  3. amitpatel_3001

    amitpatel_3001 Results Follow Patience

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    I tried to post in twitter and get updates from them there, but there are silent there too. Seems like they ignore people when they want to eat their cut.

    My message - http://twitter.com/amitbhawani http://twitter.com/amitbhawani/status/1679483948
    RT @amitbhawani @Kontera is a Scam - Payments never made in 2 years http://tinyurl.com/d3yswa Hope everyone knows

    May be the staff would come here and read and get back to me!
     
    amitpatel_3001, May 2, 2009 IP
  4. sanjai2001

    sanjai2001 Active Member

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    Amit,
    I trust you get your hard earned money.

    Take it to all social bookmarking sites and let the people knows these cheaters.

    Hope u get ur money soon.
     
    sanjai2001, May 2, 2009 IP
  5. retsek

    retsek Peon

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    Kontera has $200+ for me and they are not paying because I removed their code from my site.

    I hope they know they'll loose more than they gain.
     
    retsek, May 2, 2009 IP
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    Nystul Well-Known Member

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    Same too, i removed them, and didnt get paid for the rest of my $.
     
    Nystul, May 2, 2009 IP
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    geula4 Peon

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    I'm sorry to hear! I hope you all get paid whatever they owe you!
     
    geula4, May 2, 2009 IP
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    thejojy Member

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    They are fully shit.. Their cpc is extremely low..... stay away from kontera
     
    thejojy, May 2, 2009 IP
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    !nfamous Banned

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    #9
    I've heard of them but have never signed up with them yet, thanks for the heads up.
     
    !nfamous, May 2, 2009 IP
  10. praetserge

    praetserge Notable Member

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    #10
    I've signed up for them as advertiser but shied away.
    Don't think they any good.
    Google and some other small players are alright, but most of them are scam
     
    praetserge, May 2, 2009 IP
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    Y2K Peon

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    I am sorry to hear that Amit, 2 years is long time for waiting.
     
    Y2K, May 2, 2009 IP
  12. amitpatel_3001

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    #12
    I went through many blogs and forums and found that the kontera team has scammed lots & lots of people.

    http://www.shoemoney.com/2008/03/26/holy-crap-kontera/
    http://themebot.com/tips-and-tutorials/kontera-contentlink-advertising

    How much were they charging you when you were advertising with them? Since they pay less than a cent per click to the publishers, excited to know how much they charge the advertisers.


    I didnt have any other option than waiting.
     
    amitpatel_3001, May 3, 2009 IP
  13. anurag_online

    anurag_online Well-Known Member

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    #13
    its like loosing 1500$ to some stupid bunch of people who do not know how to handle their publishers. Sad on their part.
     
    anurag_online, May 6, 2009 IP
  14. amandeepmail

    amandeepmail Banned

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    It does suck. Firstly it pays very less, I never got more then a cent per click from them. To be frank I did get paid for the 1st time but not again so I have stopped using them.:mad:
     
    amandeepmail, May 6, 2009 IP
  15. amitpatel_3001

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    Just got a email from them saying they paid some 360$ via paypal to someone's paypal instead of mine for my account though!
     
    amitpatel_3001, May 6, 2009 IP
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    dpwebmasterseo Banned

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    #16
    seems so unprofessional from a very popular name in the industry..
    i will remove kontera.
     
    dpwebmasterseo, May 6, 2009 IP
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    Kontera is such a s*** and they ripped off me big time last year :(
     
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    Guys I thankyou for letting me know this info in advance, just installed their ads yesterday! Is it wise to take them off now? And also anyone know VibrantMedia? Are they good to go with? Though Im not a US citizen??
     
    TechCombo, May 6, 2009 IP
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    Ooops, They have paid me mid $XXXX in last 2 years. I never missed a payment from them. I'm surprised and shocked with this post. Thank god ! i had stopped using them and moved to infolinks.

    Wish u good luck Amith. We hope u will get your payment..
     
    Neo_surya, May 22, 2009 IP
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    Ajeet Well-Known Member

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    Hey Amit, I read this just in time before signing up for Kontera. Can you update us on the status with Kontera?
     
    Ajeet, Sep 26, 2009 IP