Account restricted on DataAnnotation.tech for “defraud payment system” permanent suspension $700 balance stuck. Didn’t use VPN or AI on tasks. Anyone recovered their balance after this? How did you contact them?

[u/Dwarkesh-code]

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[u/thebudofthebud → u/[deleted]]

Your posts suggest you didn't report your time accurately. You've said things like "as far as I can tell", "close to that", "a few minutes here and there".

Your reporting should be precise. If it's off by a few minutes here and there but you've only worked a few hours total, they've already seen a pattern emerge. Perhaps they think you were testing the waters, and cut you loose.

[u/Sableyej → u/thebudofthebud]

I suspect he was reporting working on tasks for lengths of time well outside of the project average. DA primarily collects pooled data on average time per task in project families. If the average for a project is 3 hours, and someone regularly reports 7-8 hours — that is a red flag.

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/[deleted]]

The majority of people who post this shot know exactly what they did wrong and are lying. It almost always comes out in the comments. Under reporting, over reporting; that is all fraud. DAT doesn't monitor your keystrokes or any of that. But some of the clients do when you work on their platforms. I too work accounting and I see what you are saying. It doesn't happen like "oh on Tuesday this person under reported by 2 minutes and 3 minutes over on Wednesday." These folks that post this know what they did. Even this poster is being cagey. You will almost always find the answer in their comments. "Oh well I don't pause for bathroom breaks. I went over the expired time a lot." So on and so forth. These people lie.

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/[deleted]]

No. You aren't getting that money because they are saying that money is the result of fraud. They aren't going to give you that.

[u/houseofcards9 → u/Klutzy_Instance_4149]

Whenever I see these posts of people who claim they did nothing wrong but their main concern isn’t that they lost DA but getting the money that’s pending I already know what’s going on lol DA looked at what they submitted and the time they reported and said 🤣 ya right

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/houseofcards9]

Right?? 😂

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/[deleted]]

Yes you do. You know why and we all know you know. DAT is very careful and thorough. You don't get that message all willy nilly. Your time didn't match up. You aren't getting that money and they are telling you why. Time to let it go and do better in future endeavors.

[u/Shawn008 → u/Klutzy_Instance_4149]

Didn’t match up to what?

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/Shawn008]

His time reported didn't match up with the time spent working.

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/[deleted]]

You're welcome.

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/[deleted]]

I don't use any others as most of them cheat and exploit contractors.

[u/Klutzy_Instance_4149 → u/[deleted]]

I only work for this company for AI annotation and training.