New Scam

[DrLeftover]

Not long ago you could earn Real Money by filling out online surveys.

Yes, you had to sit through endless questionnaires, and watch really stupid test commercials, and so on, but, in the end, you could cash out for real live spendable dollars or euros or whatever.

One of the companies that did this was MySurvey.com and their various partners.

Something has changed.

Not only has MySurvey gotten cheap with the points for filling out their surveys, now they have a new trick.

You spend half an hour filling out a survey about an idiot commercial and a movie trailer, then, at the end, when you click the link to finish, you get a message that says, "An Error Occurred..." And you get nothing.

It has happened to multiple members, and some have gotten it several times. It is not a random error, nor is it something that the company is unaware of.

So, the only recommendation there can be is:

If you get an invitation to do so, trash it.

At least until the company corrects the error, pays off that which is owed to their members, and ensures that any future problems are immediately addressed.

 

[+paradox]

yeah, never ever get sucked into the "do online surveys for money" scam...

please...  :nope:

 

[Sinon]

Eh, that's quite common. Another one I used to run into when I was younger, was something along the lines of "We're sorry, you are not the target demographic."

 

[DrLeftover]

The news here is that this company, although they had gotten chintzy with the rewards, they still did pay (I cashed out for $20 payouts that DID end up in my paypal account several times, most recently in November), Now, they Don't.

And if you go snooping around online, on survey forums, FB, and other outlets, you'll see that this is pretty much the story from many of their members.

 

[Ellie1142545]

I, myself, stir clear of on line surveys.....Anything that requests information, such as address, phone number, credit card number, social security number, bank number, well I just don't go there.....

 

[Jazzy]

I've never been into doing these online surveys for money. I did get some offers but I thought at the time, it's probably too good to be true. I, like Ellie, also would not want to give out any personal information.