Last checked: 2026-09-01. This is a historical and safety revision of a 2011 article. It is not a guide to registration, login, funding, transfer, or identity verification. Do not give a website, app, email contact, or “fund recovery” agent claiming to represent AlertPay or Payza any password, PIN, one-time code, identity document, or payment.
The original article introduced AlertPay and included a referral link. Shutdown, rebranding, criminal proceedings, guilty pleas, sentencing, and domain forfeiture followed. This old page remains to correct the historical record and help readers recognize risk—not to revive the promotion.
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Conclusion: do not try to use the old service
As of the review date, I could not verify from official sources any legitimate AlertPay / Payza consumer service still operated by the original organization for registration or recovery of old accounts. U.S. Department of Justice records say AlertPay ceased operations around 2012 and transitioned into Payza. In 2020, the operators and company pleaded guilty and were sentenced, and the court forfeited the AlertPay.com and Payza.com domains.
This page therefore takes a conservative position: treat any current page using those names, logos, old screenshots, or look-alike domains as unverified. A familiar name, HTTPS padlock, or high search ranking does not prove that it belongs to the former service. This is a safety inference from the shutdown, guilty pleas, sentencing, and domain forfeiture; it is not a legal ruling about every similarly named entity on the internet.
Confirmed timeline
| Date | Official record and evidentiary status |
|---|---|
| 2011-07-20 | This page's original body treated AlertPay as open for registration and included a referral URL. That is a record of the page at the time, not proof that the service remained valid. |
| Around 2012 | The 2018 federal indictment stated that AlertPay ceased operations around 2012 and that Payza operated from about March 2012. At the indictment stage, those statements were allegations, not convictions. |
| 2020-07-17 | DOJ later announced guilty pleas by the operators and MH Pillars, doing business as Payza. The defendants admitted that AlertPay was transitioned into Payza with no substantive change. These were plea admissions, not merely the 2018 allegations. |
| 2020-11-10 | The federal court sentenced the two operators to 36 and 18 months of incarceration and the company to three years of corporate probation. DOJ also reported forfeiture of more than $4.5 million already seized and forfeiture of the Payza and AlertPay domains. |
Do not collapse these stages: the 2018 page reports an indictment and allegations; the 2020 plea and sentencing pages record admissions, post-conviction sentences, and forfeiture.
Why an old domain, email, or “balance recovery” message is not proof
Domains can expire, be forfeited, change hands, redirect, or be imitated with look-alike spellings. The court forfeited the two former service domains. Even if an old address resolves today, that does not establish that the page belongs to the original operator, a court-appointed service, or a lawful recovery process.
Warning signs include a request to use a login link in an email or direct message; a claim that an old balance is “frozen” until you pay tax, an unlock fee, or a deposit; payment demanded by cryptocurrency, wire, gift card, or personal account; requests for an old password, transaction PIN, one-time code, or ID scan; remote-control software; or pressure to act immediately. The FTC's phishing guidance likewise says not to use links or phone numbers in an unexpected message and to verify through a known, trusted channel.
If you had an old account: recover records, not login access
Do not test an old password, attempt “account recovery,” or upload identity documents to a current same-name domain. Search your own offline records first:
- bank or card statements showing deposits, refunds, or receipts;
- contemporaneous confirmation emails, transaction identifiers, and statements;
- saved HTML, PDFs, screenshots, or accounting records; and
- contracts, invoices, and correspondence with transaction counterparties.
Preserve copies without modifying the originals. Record source, date, timezone, and file hashes. Before sharing, redact full account numbers, identity numbers, addresses, passwords, PINs, and one-time codes.
For case status or victim assistance, start from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia Victim Witness Division page on justice.gov; its case list includes Obopay/Payza. If a case-specific link is unavailable, use only the contact route on the same official site or DOJ's national crime-victim help page. Do not send records to search ads, social-media messages, or fee-charging “recovery agents.” Even an official channel cannot guarantee recovery of a balance from more than a decade ago.
Disputes, chargebacks, and record retention
Contact the bank or card issuer that actually funded the old transaction, using the number on a statement or card or the institution's official site. Ask which dispute, unauthorized-transaction, record-retrieval, and complaint processes apply. A “chargeback” is not a guaranteed refund: rights and deadlines depend on payment method, jurisdiction, transaction type, and age.
For example, the U.S. CFPB's credit-card billing-error guide says that written notice generally must reach the issuer within 60 days after the statement containing the error to preserve specific federal rights. A 2011 transaction is likely far outside ordinary dispute windows, but you can still ask whether historical records or another process exists. Retain every submission, date, case number, and response. Never pay a stranger to “release” an old balance.
If you recently submitted a password or identity document to a suspicious page, immediately change every reused password from a trusted device, contact the relevant bank, inspect account activity, and report through local regulatory or law-enforcement channels. U.S. readers can use the FTC's IdentityTheft.gov for recovery steps tailored to the type of information exposed.
Stop gates
Stop without clicking, uploading, or paying if any item is true:
- [ ] The page asks you to sign in with old AlertPay / Payza credentials.
- [ ] Someone asks for a password, PIN, one-time code, recovery code, or remote access.
- [ ] A “refund” or “unlock” requires an advance fee.
- [ ] Payment must use cryptocurrency, wire, gift card, or a personal account.
- [ ] The claimant cannot provide a case page independently verifiable on an official government domain.
- [ ] The claimant uses a countdown, threat, or “today only” pressure.
- [ ] You can find the service only through an advertisement, group chat, direct message, or old blog link.
How this revision handles the 2011 source
The maintained reading layer removes all signup, login, verification, transfer, and promotion instructions. The complete visible source remains below for historical verification in a non-executable fence, with the minimum necessary redactions to historical referral URLs, former service domains, dead third-party resources, and password/PIN entry instructions. Original values remain only in source_export and Git history.
Official sources
- U.S. DOJ: 2018 Payza indictment announcement (allegation stage)
- U.S. DOJ: 2020 guilty pleas by Payza, its operators, and the company
- U.S. DOJ: 2020 sentencing and domain forfeiture
- U.S. District Court: MH Pillars / Payza final forfeiture order
- U.S. Attorney's Office, D.C.: Victim Witness Division
- U.S. DOJ: find help and information for crime victims
- FTC: How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams
- CFPB: How to Fix Mistakes in Your Credit Card Bill
- FTC: IdentityTheft.gov recovery portal
These U.S. sources document the case and general safety steps. They do not replace legal advice or dispute rules in your jurisdiction.
Original 2011 source archive (for verification only)
The complete 106-line visible body from the source export appears below, with trailing whitespace normalized and these redactions only: three historical referral URLs, four former-service domain strings, two obsolete third-party URLs, eleven dead-image URLs, and two password/PIN entry instructions. Its signup, verification, transfer, private-exchange, and promotional claims are obsolete and explicitly rejected by the maintained article.
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- [AlertPay(简称AP)简介与注册向导](https://blog.lazying.art/en/html/securities-forex/internet-bank/109/alertpay%e7%ae%80%e7%a7%b0ap%e7%ae%80%e4%bb%8b%e4%b8%8e%e6%b3%a8%e5%86%8c%e5%90%91%e5%af%bc.html/#AlertPay%E7%AE%80%E7%A7%B0AP%E7%AE%80%E4%BB%8B%E4%B8%8E%E6%B3%A8%E5%86%8C%E5%90%91%E5%AF%BC)
- [1.注册地址：](https://blog.lazying.art/en/html/securities-forex/internet-bank/109/alertpay%e7%ae%80%e7%a7%b0ap%e7%ae%80%e4%bb%8b%e4%b8%8e%e6%b3%a8%e5%86%8c%e5%90%91%e5%af%bc.html/#1%E6%B3%A8%E5%86%8C%E5%9C%B0%E5%9D%80%EF%BC%9A)
- [2.登陆（[historical AlertPay domain redacted])后界面菜单简介(如下图红色文字提示)：](https://blog.lazying.art/en/html/securities-forex/internet-bank/109/alertpay%e7%ae%80%e7%a7%b0ap%e7%ae%80%e4%bb%8b%e4%b8%8e%e6%b3%a8%e5%86%8c%e5%90%91%e5%af%bc.html/#2%E7%99%BB%E9%99%86%EF%BC%88https_wwwalertpaycom%E5%90%8E%E7%95%8C%E9%9D%A2%E8%8F%9C%E5%8D%95%E7%AE%80%E4%BB%8B%E5%A6%82%E4%B8%8B%E5%9B%BE%E7%BA%A2%E8%89%B2%E6%96%87%E5%AD%97%E6%8F%90%E7%A4%BA%EF%BC%9A)
- [3.帐户认证：](https://blog.lazying.art/en/html/securities-forex/internet-bank/109/alertpay%e7%ae%80%e7%a7%b0ap%e7%ae%80%e4%bb%8b%e4%b8%8e%e6%b3%a8%e5%86%8c%e5%90%91%e5%af%bc.html/#3%E5%B8%90%E6%88%B7%E8%AE%A4%E8%AF%81%EF%BC%9A)
- [4.发钱：](https://blog.lazying.art/en/html/securities-forex/internet-bank/109/alertpay%e7%ae%80%e7%a7%b0ap%e7%ae%80%e4%bb%8b%e4%b8%8e%e6%b3%a8%e5%86%8c%e5%90%91%e5%af%bc.html/#4%E5%8F%91%E9%92%B1%EF%BC%9A)
- [5.其它：](https://blog.lazying.art/en/html/securities-forex/internet-bank/109/alertpay%e7%ae%80%e7%a7%b0ap%e7%ae%80%e4%bb%8b%e4%b8%8e%e6%b3%a8%e5%86%8c%e5%90%91%e5%af%bc.html/#5%E5%85%B6%E5%AE%83%EF%BC%9A)
## AlertPay(简称AP)简介与注册向导
AlertPay是最近新流行的一种网络银行，类似于[PayPal]([obsolete third-party URL redacted])，越来越多的网赚公司（例如经典邮件赚钱好站[DonkeyMails]([obsolete third-party URL redacted])）将其列为主要支付方式之一； 与PP一样，AP里的美圆可以通过电汇、支票提现，当然你也可以用来网上购物或与私人兑换成国内人民币。
### 1.注册地址：
[[historical AlertPay domain redacted]]([historical referral URL redacted])
点上面的地址进入新页面后点右上方的Sign Up，然后按下图提示选择帐户类型:(普通帐户每月收款限制为$400以内,每年收款限制为$2000以内，如果超出，则帐户需升级为高级帐户)
点右下Next按钮继续填写如下表格：注意要用英文或拼音字母以及数字填表(需填真实信息，地址填现住址)：
填好后点右下的Next按钮进入下一页表格如下图所示用英文或拼音字母以及数字继续填表：
提交成功后会出现如下提示：
A) Check your email
We have sent an email to 你的注册邮箱.
B) Click on the Validation Link
In the email, click on the validation link or copy and paste the link into your browser. Didn’t receive a validation email? Click hereand we will send you another one!
这时到邮箱收去激活信，点其中的激活链接或复制在浏览器地址栏打开，在新页面的方框中[historical password-entry instruction redacted]，确认后就可登陆你的AP帐户同时证实了你的邮件地址（如下图所示）：
友情提示：你注册**AP**用的电子邮箱（简称AP邮箱）就是你登陆AP和收钱用的AP帐号！
### 2.登陆（[[historical AlertPay domain redacted]]([historical referral URL redacted]))后界面菜单简介(如下图红色文字提示)：
### 3.帐户认证：
登陆后点Become Verified，新页面出现下图：
按图示点击继续，在新页面下方选中
**Photo ID，**点右下的Next按钮进入下一页如下图所示：
选中
**Country ID，**点下面的**浏览**选中你要上传的本地身份证扫描件，再点右下角的Next按钮继续（注意图片文件大小不能超过1M）。
新页面预览一下你的图片效果，没错就点右下的FINISH按钮上传，如有问题可以点右下的PREVIOUS按钮返回。
上传成功后新页面上方显示：The document was successfully uploaded. To complete the verification, please complete the remaining steps.
接着在此页面下方选中
**Proof Of Address，**（如下图所示）
点右下的Next按钮进入下一页，上传你的地址证明图片扫描文件，可以是**3**个月内的水电帐单（Utility Bill），电话费帐单（Phone bill），或信用卡帐单（Credit card statement ）， 或银行帐单（Bank Statement）等（如下图所示），
上传方法与传身份证扫描件一样！先选中一样，然后在**浏览**里选中相应的本地文件。点右下的NEXT按钮，预览，然后点右下的FINISH按钮上传。
上传成功后新页面显示:
友情提示：上传文件后你可以随时登陆帐户查看你的认证状态（如下图所示）（AP通过认证前只能收钱，不能进行其它操作！）：
下图是认证通过后的状态：
### 4.发钱：
用AP给别的AP帐号发钱时点页面方的SEND MONEY按钮，在出现的新页面中按下图说明填写：
然后点右下的NEXT按钮，进入新页面，在下方方框里[historical transaction-PIN instruction redacted]，最后点右下的SEND按钮完成付款。
### 5.其它：
a、登陆后点页面左上的Profile可以查看和修改你的帐号信息，包括基本资料，添加银行卡和信用卡，添加其它邮箱，修改密码和PIN码等等；
b、登陆后点页面左侧的Manage可以进入币种管理页面，可以新开和关闭某一币种，如要管理欧元币种，则在其相应一行的右侧点图片按钮就可进行开关切换！
c、登陆后点Exchange可在站内进行不同币种余额之间的兑换。
好了，你又多了一种收钱的方式！
心动不如行动，点击这里:[[historical AlertPay domain redacted]]([historical referral URL redacted])， 马上加入AlertPay！