AdSelect Withdrawal Problems: What Happened on 12 November

AdSelect withdrawals were meant to open on 12 November 2026, and Kenyan users report that they did not go smoothly. Several reports describe a $10 "miner fee" demand, even though an AdSelect Trust page says members never pay to withdraw. Here is what is reported, what is verified, and what to do (checked 13 November 2026).

What happened on 12 November

A Telegram channel called AdSelect Global had advertised withdrawals for 12 November at 4pm Kenya time, with a $100 minimum balance, according to Nyongesa Sande's review of 10 November. The same channel promoted a $100 package for people joining after that date. That review notes the channel name differs from the one on AdSelect's own safety page, so common control is not established.

On the day, K24 reported that a Kenyan content creator asked on Instagram whether AdSelect had shut down, because users had seen no money by the afternoon. K24 also says different versions of the sites show different minimums and payment methods.

AdSelect's Trustpilot page showed 24 reviews and a 2.0 score on 13 November, with 83 percent of them one star. Reviewers dated 12 and 13 November describe missing accounts, vanished balances and a fee demand. Treat these as anecdotes. Trustpilot does not verify claims, the profile is unclaimed, and a few earlier reviews were positive.

The fee demand

Techspace Africa reported on 12 November a screenshot of a withdrawal page on adselect.net. It says a miner has been assigned and that $10 in USDT must be sent to a wallet address, with a QR code and a countdown timer. We did not see that page ourselves. Trustpilot reviewers describe similar demands of about $10 to $12.

AdSelect's own Trust and Safety page, last updated 16 October, says members never pay to earn or to withdraw. Both cannot be right. A payment you must make before you can collect money is the classic advance-fee pattern, and a crypto payment usually cannot be reversed. Do not send it.

Is adselect.net down, and which AdSelect sites exist?

There is no single AdSelect site. We found several domains using the name, and their claims differ.

- adselect.net: our capture on 6 November showed 2,594,600+ members. Our fetch of the site was blocked on 13 November, which does not prove it is down. K24 and reviewers describe site problems on 12 November.
- ad-select.cc: live on 13 November. It says it operates there and is not for sale or shut down. It claims 1,058,600+ members and 40 dashboard languages, while its own text lists five.
- adselect.cc: has its own Trustpilot page with three reviews, all one star.
- adselect.online: appears in K24's coverage. Gridinsoft rated it 41 out of 100 and reported a creation date of 4 November, per Nyongesa Sande.
- adselect.co: a different company selling programmatic ads. Nothing we read links it to the rewards sites.

The member numbers do not match, which suggests separate sites or unreliable claims. We cannot verify either one. We could not confirm that adselect.net has disappeared, or that "millions" of copies exist. What we can say is that several lookalike domains exist, and signing up on the wrong one hands your name, email and phone number to people you cannot identify.

What to do if you joined

- Do not pay any fee, tax, activation or "miner" charge to unlock a balance.
- Do not recruit friends. A balance on a screen is not money until it reaches your own wallet or account.
- Save screenshots, the site address and any messages. Change any password you reused, starting with your email.
- If you already sent money by mobile money, call your provider on its official line right away. Nyongesa Sande lists Safaricom's 100 for prepaid, 200 for postpaid, and 333 for forwarding suspicious messages.
- If you sent USDT, you may never get it back. Be wary of "recovery agents" who ask for an upfront fee.
- Report it to the police and to Kenya's National KE-CIRT/CC, as that review explains.

Before you trust the next "watch ads" site

We found no verified payment from any AdSelect site. We did not create accounts or test a withdrawal. Reviews are opinions, and we do not claim every domain has the same owner or that any regulator has ruled. Anything newer than 13 November 2026 is unchecked.

Run any offer through our scam check and read our earlier AdSelect red flags story. For small, checked earnings, see our guide to online tasks in Kenya.

The short version

AdSelect's 12 November withdrawals drew reports of failed access and a $10 to $12 fee demand, which contradicts the Trust page. Several AdSelect domains exist with different claims. Do not pay to withdraw. New here? Start with our Start here guide.