12 By 12 Daily has closed its doors

Hi Everybody,

This is the hardest update I have ever had to write. 12by12daily is now closed. I have done everything in my power to keep both sites operating, but, at the end of the day, if theres is no money coming in, then there is nothing to pay out. Since the launch of 12by12daily I have been working up to 18 hours a day 7 days a week to make this a success. Some of you will appreciate the effort I have put in, others will not. During that time, we have been subjected to some enormous obstacles. Right from day 1 we were subjected to extortion threats, which we did not bow down to. This resulted in our site being attacked by massive ddos attacks, which we were eventually able to repel. It also resulted in our database being totally corrupted due to my attempts to pay everybody for they days they had been unable to surf. We have still been unable to totally correct these errors. Worse than that, it also started a massive campaign of negativity in the forums, resulting in a lack of confidence, and complaints to egold, which saw my egold account blocked. We were able to get through these problems, and make 12by12daily a successful site for a time. Just when we thought we had things back on an even keel, it all started again. First we were hacked, and a number of members had their egold account numbers changed. This took a few days to sort out, but it was the beginning of the lack of confidence shown by members. I could have announced then, that we were in trouble, but I preferred to fix the problem, rather than aggravate it. I announced an increase in the maximum allowable upgrades, and a number of other positive signs about 12by12daily. This worked well for one day, until some unsupportive members announced to the world that we had a cashflow problem. Some others even emailed their downline telling them not to make any further upgrades. The action of these members was probably the single most influential factor in the downfall of 12by12daily. Many of you are familiar with what happens when there is a run on a bank, well the same thing happens in an autosurf program. I had to make changes in payout rules to protect us from that, which I did. This also had a positive effect for a few days, until we got hacked again. This time the hacker got away with a large sum of money. This in itself would not have been enough to bring us down, but it was followed up with another sabotage attempt, whereby we were bombarded with phoney upgrades for a period of about 4 days. Almost every member had at least one of these phoney upgrades added to their account, and by the time we got that problem solved, I could see the level of confidence decreasing by the day. From a position where we would have been able to save the site, Upgrades were becoming less and less each day, until they are now at virtually zero. I have continued to make payouts in that time, in the hope that it might turn around, and I will continue to make payouts over the next few hours, until there is nothing left in my egold account.

I am truly sorry about this situation. I am not a scammer, and I have not stolen and run away with your money. Every penny made from 12by12daily has been put back into the program to make payments, and to make some payments at dadndaves. I am a good person who has been hit with circumstances I cannot control. I believe the majority of members will understand this, and accept that I have done everything I could to keep the program going. There will be a rabble rousing minority who will not accept it, and will go screaming in the forums etc for revenge. If any of those members should be considering legal means to recoup any losses, I would remind them of the terms agreed to upon joining. (Relevant paragraphs printed below) Each member, upon joining ticked a box to say they had read and understood the terms and conditions. This constitutes a digital signature, which is then a legally binding document. If you still wish to pursue this avenue, then I should also tell you there is no money left. Every penny I have made from 12by12daily has been put back into the program,

In closing I would like to thank all the members that have supported me over the last couple of years. It is your support that has enabled me to continue as long as I have. I have been shattered by this, and it is highly unlikely that you will ever see me with an internet business again.

David

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Problems at 12by12, and new policies in place - A must read

I got this email today from 12by12Daily:

Hi Everybody,
Let me apologise for the lack of communication
over the last 48 hours. I have not been able to access the admin section
of 12by12daily, This meant that I have been unable to process any
payouts, and I have also been unable to send or receive emails.

FIRST ISSUE - NEW PAYOUT RULES

About a week or so ago I announced that we would now allow upgrades up
to a maximum of $12,000. Supporters of 12by12daily saw this as a
positive step,however a few detractors decided this meant that 12by12daily
had a cashflow problem. By airing their views in public, they have done
untold damage to 12by12daily, and whilst we did not have a cashflow
problem at that time, things are getting a bit tight now. Up until now, I
have resisted the advice of my team to introduce a 50/50 rule, as I
believed there were enough supporters of the program to ensure that was
not necessary. Unfortunately this was not the case, and we have a
situation whereby members with large investments can make a $6 upgrade then
take their money and run. This can no longer continue. As of now, if
you wish to cashout you must have a member level equal to 50% of your
cashout amount. I realise this is very short notice and some members may
find it difficult, so I will bend the new rules slightly for som!
e members. If your upgrade expired on or before 24th November, and
you do not qualify under the new rules, I will pay half of your cashout
amount, and apply the other half to your account as a new free upgrade.
These free upgrades will then need to be matched 100% in order to cash
them out. (I will delay making payouts to those members for another 24
hours, in case they wish to upgrade, and therefore only need to match
50%) Upgrades expiring on the 25th or later will need to qualify under
the new rules. I do apologise for any inconvenience caused to members
by this sudden change, however, if we were to continue the way we were,
the "hit and runners" would eventually destroy this opportunity. If
you always upgrade with the same amount, or are using the 3x3x3 methond,
these changes will not affect you. Whilst they may be unconfortable for
some members, these rules will help 12by12daily to prosper for many
months ahead, and in fact there is no good reason why it cannot las!
t forever.

Payouts will recommence as soon as I have sent this email, and the new
rules should ensure that they gradually become earlier and earlier,
back to where we were, instead of the current trend of later and later.
members with 2 pendings who have reverted to free will not need to email
me, as I will be adding the free members to the payout list, and I will
be able to pick you up without the need for an email.

For those members who delight in posting negative things in the forums,
remember, this is your program. We got through a period of negative
forum posts in the beginning, when we had some problems, and we will get
through this, and as before, come out even stronger on the other side.
I would remind those members that they agreed to the following
paragraph when they joined, and will have their accounts suspended or deleted
if they continue.

You agree not to engage in conduct which will undermine the success of
this program. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to spreading
negative opinions of 12by12daily on forums, false advertising, false
information or feedback posted on monitoring sites or other sites.


SECOND ISSUE - HACKERS

I believe we have the most secure autosurf site on the net. However
one of the problems with being the biggest is that it creates a challenge
for the lowlifes of this world, who feel it is quite okay to hack into
websites and steal other peoples money. Almost daily we have people
attempting to access our site, and in most cases we are able to thwart
them. One guy, in particular, who I will grudgingly admit is very good
at his craft, has been able to access the site on 3 occassions. The
measures we have in place have been able to keep any damage caused by him
to a minimum, but we have had to take the admin area offline for the
last 2 days to further tighten our security. This is why I have been
unable to process payouts, or send and receive emails in that time. We
have been able to find an approximate location for this guy, and the FBI
also have all the information and it is only a matter of time before we
are able to pinpoint him, and prosecute. The main issue is th!
at he has been getting in through the banners file, and uploading some
script that will change some members egold account numbers. This is
also the reason that we have had major delays in fixing the accounts of
those members who have used more than one egold account in the past.
For some members, their first egold number is the correct one to pay to,
but for others it is the last one. Our correction script will correct
them all in one go, to either the first or last, but has no way of
discerning which is the correct one. This has to be done manually. The
banners have also been removed, as it is not possible to keep them, and
block that security hole.



Thank you for listening, and your continued support.

David


I really don't know what to say about this. Usually when a site starts going through changes such as these, it only mean one thing. The end is near. I welcome any comments on this issue. You can either submit a comment directly to this topic, or you can use the chat box at the end of the page here. Thanks.

My payouts from 11/17 - today

Payouts for 11/17

By The Second $10.42

Instant Gold $1
(sign up bonus)
Autosurf Bank $0.57

Payouts for 11/18

By The Second $25.25

(BTW, By the second has closed)

Payouts for 11/19

Golden Roc $0.25
Instantly Gold $9.00
Be The Second $31.51
Autosurf Bank $0.54
Golden Roc $0.25
By The Second $27.64

Payouts for 11/20

Instantly Gold $9.00
Endless Profits $6.02
Golden Roc $0.25
Vivasurf.us $6.72
Daily Profit Share $4.25
Endless Profits $1.00




Payouts for 11/21

Instantly Gold $16.20
Daily Profit Share $21.87
12by12daily $8.64




Payouts for 11/22
Golden Roc $2.75
Daily Profit Share $22.17
Instantly Gold $9.00

12 By 12 Daily paid me

12by12Daily is doing so well. I receive my payout and will now be reinvesting weekly. By doing this I guarantee myself a weekly payout. Gotta love it.

12 By 12 Daily updates

Hi Everybody,
Today was the day I was gonna catch up on all my
emails. I am doing the best I can despite people continuing to email me
about incorrect pending payouts when you have been asked repeatedly not
to. In 99.99% of cases the incorrect figure has already been fixed by
the time I read your email, so please stop! We cannot fix the problem
if we have to continue reading emails about it, and it does delay the
response time for the members who have real problems that need
addressing.

Now, to the reason for this update. I awoke this morning to the news
that many members were seeing an entry in their cashout history "Mass
Payout" and had not received any funds in their egold. This was a
mistake, we do not use Mass Payout, we use Autopay. All those entries have
now been deleted, and if your cash balance is wrong, there is no need
to panic. When payout time comes around you will be paid the correct
amount.

After spending most of the day sorting that problem, we were then the
victims of a hacker attempt this afternoon. (Around midnight server
time) I am happy to say that all the extra security measures we have in
place alerted us to this problem immediately. Some members had their
egold account numbers changed, and we are working through the night to
make sure they are restored correctly. There was also an attempt made to
change the 12by12daily egold account number you upgrade to, but once
again our security was alert and changed it back almost immediately.
Despite a number of attempts we were able to thwart him, and nobody lost
any money. We are also very close to tracking him down, and retribution
will be swift and severe.

Everything is fine now, if you see any funny things happening in your
account over the next few hours, don't panic. We are on top of it. On
a sad note, todays payouts will be delayed, but only for a few hours.
We cannot make any payouts until we have all the egold numbers
corrected.

Happy surfing
David

12 By 12 Daily updates

Written by 12by12daily admin:

A short update.  A few members have emailed me to
notify me that their upgrades have expired and not gone to pending. 
Most of these are for expiries on the 18th October, and were due to be
paid today.  We have the programmer working on the problem at the moment,
and are hoping to have it fixed in time for those payouts to be made by
the end of the day. Fortunately, only a small number of members are
affected.  All other payouts for the 18th expiries have already been
completed.

Happy surfing
David 

12 By 12 Daily updates

If you are a member of 12by12Daily then this is for you:

This is a long update, but the issues are important, so please take the
time to read it thoroughly. 

Hi everybody,
                      Are we all enjoying our super smooth surfing? 
Our long awaited server upgrade took place earlier this week, and apart
from a few little bugs, everything seems to be working fine.  I know
you have all been frustrated with the slow surfing, but you can only
imagine the frustration from my end.  Everything we do relies on the
server, from payouts, to receiving and answering emails, to ref commissions,
to database updates, so you can probably understand how frustrated I
have been and why things have not been happening as soon as they should. 
Basically the server was only able to cope for about half of each day,
which meant that we have only been able to cope with half our workload.  
Daily payouts are and always have been my number one priority, so I
apologise if some of the other things have not been happening.  I am happy
to report, however that despite all the problems, we have managed to
keep our 100% on time payout record intact.

The Issues.

Referral Commission.  As mentioned in the previous update we are
working our way through referral commissions in order of member number.  When
we get to the end of the list, we start again.  We are currently in the
4 thousands, and things should start to flow a lot quicker now, with
the new server.  If your member number is less than 4000, and you have
not been paid your referral commissions, there are 2 probable reasons for
this.   Firstly, you may not have earnt any at the time I processed
your number, or secondly you were a free member when I processed your
number.  If you fall into those categories, you will be paid on the next
cycle.  As mentioned in the previous update, I am unable to give an
accurate timeframe for payment of referral commissions, but I now estimate
that each cycle should take approximately one month.

Incorrect or Negative Cash Balance.  As mentioned previously, if you
have an incorrect or negative cash balance, there is no need to worry,
and definitely no need to email us.  You will always be paid for the full
12 days on each upgrade regardless of what your cash balance says. 
This does not mean that you don't have to surf however, as there is a
mechanism in the surfing which triggers the expiry of your upgrade.

Free Members Requesting Cashout.  I have to bring this up in every
update, but I still get free members emailing me asking about their payout. 
When you joined, you ticked a box to say that you have read and
understood the terms of 12by12daily, and the terms clearly state Only
advertisers who hold current Ad Packs will be permitted to cashout.  and the
FAQ carries the same information in at least 3 places. The only exception
to this rule is if you have 2 expired upgrades, and that was covered in
the previous update.  For those of you who may not have seen it, I will
reprint it here.
Free Member with Two Pending Cashouts? We have a bit of a problem with
members whose 2nd upgrade expires while waiting to be paid for their
first one. What happens in this case is that your account reverts to
free, and your payout disappears off the list. I had promised to pay the
first cashout in this instance, and will honour this promise. However
sometimes it is difficult to find them, once they have disappeared from
the list. If you are in this situation, you can email us, and we will
fix. Bear in mind that it may take a couple of days for us to see your
email. The quickest way is to make another upgrade, (You will need to
anyway to get your 2nd cashout). As soon as you do this your payout will
reappear on the payout list, and jump to the head of the queue. Some
members who have done this have been paid in minutes, but the most you
should have to wait is 24 hours.  (The 24 hours only applies to payouts
that are already overdue.  If they are not overdue they will reappear!
 on the list in their rightful place in the queue)

Contact Requests.  Unhappily, since my last update, the number of
unnecessary email has once again increased.  Most of these refer to the 3
issues mentioned above.  I get really annoyed, when I have to take an
hour or two out of my busy schedule to write these updates, and it appears
only a minority of members actually read them.  After we mail these
emails out we also post them on your members page, with the note, WE WILL
NOT RESPOND TO ANY EMAILS THAT ARE ANSWERED IN THIS UPDATE.  Also
before you send us a contact request, there is a big red STOP!! and a list
of subjects not to email us about.  Guess what is on that list?  Yep,
the same 3 subjects listed above, and people still email us with
questions on these subjects.  If you have emailed me about any of these
subjects I have probably deleted it.  Apart from the fact that it is an
unnecessary drain on our resources, it is also totally unfair to the members
who have genuine problems that need to be attended to.  On a happ!
ier note, I have been able to catch up with a lot of the emails since
the server upgrade, and response times should continue to improve.

Egold.  When you joined 12by12daily you had the option of entering your
egold accoun number in your payout details.  If you have entered this
incorrectly we will not be responsible for any payments that go astray. 
Please make sure that the egold number in your account is exactly the
same as the one you upgraded with. 
Egold 2.  Too many members are having their egold accounts compromised
and/or having funds stolen from their accounts.  The number of members
in this situation is not high, but lets face it, 1 is too many. 
Pleeeeaase, pleeeaaase, protect your e-gold, and protect your pc.  The most
common ways for money to be stolen from your egold account are for you
to give your login details to somebody.  You may not even know that you
have done this, but the most common way this happens is for the hacker
to access your email account first.  Yahoo accounts seem to be
particularly vulnerable to this.  The second most common way is a trojan called
goldun.exe is downloaded onto your pc.  Most antivirus programs will
not pick up this trojan.  I use and recommend ewido which you can
download for free at ewido.com This, and I believe Kaspersky are the only
antivirus programs that will pick up and remove this trojan.  I recommend
you also visit the forum for a wealth of valuable information on h!
ow to keep your egold safe.  We have a whole section there devoted
entirely to egold issues.

Forum.  We announced in the last update that the forum is now up and
running.  We currently have about 2000 forum members which is great, but
I would suggest that you should all join up and have a look around. 
Even if you are not a forum person, many questions that you may have will
be answered in there.  There is a great community spirit in the forum,
and we are now getting people from all over the world joining in.  We
already have little communities springing up from many different
countries, and members can post in their own language.  We will be moving all
these communities to their own section over the weekend. 

Free Upgrades.  There is some clown doing the rounds of various chat
rooms sprouting that he has software for sale that will allow you to make
free upgrades of any amount you wish in autosurf programs.  Don't buy
it, it does not work on 12by12daily.  His asking price is $300, and I
would suggest you would be better off buying upgrades with your $300
rather than giving it to him.  I might also mention that if he can make
upgrades of up to $6k on 12by12daily, and $10k on some other sites, why
would he sell it for $300?  For the record I catch about 3 of these
crooks nearly every day.

Thank You for taking the time to read this. 12by12daily continues to
grow, and things are looking really bright for the future.
Happy surfing
David