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Is Vandale Research a scam? In my opinion, YES, they are absolutely a SCAM, here is why:

I signed up with them, just wanted to know the truth, here is what I found out and why I say they are scam:

1. One of the surveys available for me right after I signed up is their "Accelerated Training Tutorial" - which pays $5.00. Yes, you go through this training and get $5.00 credit in your account, sounds great? until you read this: the training is actually asking me go through the sign up process with eFax's 30-day FREE trial (is this trail sounds familiar to you? of course I am not stupid) then do their so called follow up survey (apparently the "survey" is just a bogus survey from Vindale.). 

OKEY, I don't need to go on anymore - It is very clear to me that this is NOT a Paid Survey, this is actually a Paid  offer.

2. They have a high payout requirement of $50 - you have to accumulate $50 to request payment. This is red flag for me. Real legit marketing research companies have low payout requirement or none. such as NFO ($10), SurveySavvy ($0), Greenfield ($0), Lightspeed ($10).....

3. I also did a little research on web, and found out that people are talking about having to pay upfront fee (give out credit card numbers) to evaluate a product and do "surveys" - this makes it even more evident that Vindale Research is NOT a legit paid survey/marketing research company - REAL paid survey/Marketing Research companies NEVER ask you to pay for anything such as the product you are suppose to test/evaluate to give your opinion, it is ALWAYS FREE to do product testing and give your opinion on the products you tested by taking the follow up survey about the products.

So what are they?

Vindale is  a Paid To Do offers site, NOT a legit Paid Survey/Marketing research site/company.  You get paid for signing up offers, just like many other Paid Offer sites.

Should I sign up with them?
I have heard people getting paid by them, but many have issues with them such as not getting credit. Signing up with them or not is up to you. The point is do you want to spend time on them knowing that there is a possibility that you will not get paid? The sad thing is many GPT beginners don't even know about this possibility, and they are easily fooled by sites like Vindale research.

Those days crooks and scammers like Vinale are getting smarter and using more creative dirty tricks. What they are doing is deceiving and unethical, and they should be put out of business.

If you are looking for legitimate paid survey sites that are free to join and pay, please check out our Free Lists of Legit Paid Survey Sites.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 July 2010 )
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mlynn   |2010-07-02 10:24:26
Hi Sharon - check out the Free Paid Survey List - all the surveys sites on the list are real, legit and pay. good luck to you!
Sharon  - Thanks for the info   |2010-07-01 01:59:31
Started to try them myself, got as far as the cc. and the request for pymts.Just did not sound on the up and up. Is there anything out there that is really a money making deal.
Stephanie  - I agree!   |2010-01-28 08:46:40
I just got blasted with all kinds of spam from them. I'm so glad you're out there warning people about this one.
VERY IMMPORTANT  - Popular Science promoted them unbelivble   |2009-09-17 00:52:32
OH MAN! Popular Science in August 09 issue recommended them as a way to make money in these hard times.

So I belived everything they said and provided all my info used real name as i wanted to be able to cash the Checks, was not sure if using a alias would work when I took checks to bank to cash.

Oh, and I was getting a creepy feeling when they asked me to sighn up for BLOCKBUSTER and to stay with them for 20 days minimum and if I like them to stay as a paying member. And they offered me too little money to make it worth all the hastle it was $20 bucks, but that gives the my credit card info and I subtract the subscrption price.

One has to be seriously demented to do this survey. And now thanks to you Gods Angels hear, I am 100% sure its a SCAM. And Popular Science a Legit Magazine should be held accountable for this.

I am thinking about calling the Magazine to let them know how much of my time they wasted, and that they got my identity and private info into the hands of a SCAM company.

I am one of the wisest smartest person, but with Popular Science recommending them, I let my guard down, so what is happening to all my fellow Mankind???
midnight316   |2009-05-22 22:29:07
I agree with most of the other people,it is a scam.I signed up with them,and when they asked for credit card info & to purchase a service or product to be able to continue to the BIG MONEY I cancelled and dropped them like a bad habit.I'm glad this site(my survey 123)exists to steer me away from pigs like this.Vindale was a big waste of my time but that was all I wasted.
Virginia  - Yup I agree   |2009-04-10 16:43:13
I saw right away that the tutorial scan would end up charging me for a credit report every month. This is no Paid survey. If you come to Snoped like I did for the truth, this is it, Vindale is a scam.
netgirl2   |2009-04-01 07:15:35
I'm glad I read this, I am going to cancel my account. Thanks for the info.!
sarah   |2009-03-17 19:26:29
thanks for the info!! i was about ready to sign up with them, but i know better now!!
Wendy   |2009-01-26 04:03:16
TOTALLY agree!! I found out with my first survey that these people are all about selling! Unsubscribed ASAP! There are several sites out there that are all about this! What a shame-why can't they just be upfront?? Go to Lightspeed and do their surveys-they pay out with points that are easily accumulated, and they give great gifts! That\'s my fave!
JT   |2009-01-23 09:38:28
Has any of you reported this to www.snopes.com
slippy   |2009-01-18 15:29:28
I agree! They are a scam. Please stay away from this site. Thanks for the info.
free   |2008-09-19 18:03:33
i signed on and yes they are a scam! I unsubscribed and not I dont cring when i open my emails.
sand   |2008-09-08 17:02:11
so is there anything really out there in the internet world that you can earn $ without investing $?
Mei   |2008-04-10 14:02:20
Hi,

Totally agree with you!

Thanks for the comment!
Vindale Research   |2008-04-10 13:57:01
Don't walk--run from this one.
Mei   |2008-04-05 22:43:33
Hi Joyce,

You are right - they are not upfront and honest their business.

I am glad you find the info helpful!
lilac7779   |2008-04-05 15:40:59
Thank you for the heads up about Vindale. I noticed that when I opened their email, I was told I would need my CC. That's a bad sign.
Mei   |2008-07-21 20:36:56
Hi Chelle,

Thank you very much for sharing your view!

And you did NOT offend me!. :grin

Best regards,
Chelle   |2007-09-04 14:12:31
ACK! HAVE NOT offended you.
Chelle   |2007-09-04 14:11:25
I agree with you 100%, I came to this conclusion last week and have written basicly the same thing myself!

I do want to point out though that although not technicaly a paid survey site, Bzzzagent does sometimes ask you to pay a small portion of a product you will be testing. I know this is NOT a Paid Survey site, but its one that most folks sign up for. and its MUCH better than PTC or PTR IMO. at least you do get free stuff, and points to redeem.

Anyway, Thank you for all your hard work and I hope I have offended you, you are a wonderful help!!
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