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With so many paid survey scams and spams those days, and so many websites promoting those scam and spams, often it is difficult to determine which is real and which is the ugly, especially for survey newcomers. However, there are ways you can identify them and avoid them:
  1. Please remember: Never pay anyone to do paid surveys and get paid. Legitimate paid survey sites are always FREE to join and cost absolutely Nothing to take surveys and get paid. If anyone ask you to pay or provide credit card information, walk away!  

  2. The most common scam sites work like this: They claim they are paid survey sites and ask you to sign up and provide your personal information. They then turn around sell your information. Often those sites are overly simplified, no company information etc, all they ask is your name email address, and you won't know what's going on until you register. If you see a site like this, walk away.

  3. If you come cross a site that you are not sure if it is legitimate or not, please be sure to check their privacy policy. If you are not happy with their policy or they don't have a privacy policy, stay away. A legitimate company's privacy policy should states something like "We do NOT reveal or sell your personal information to any third parties..." in the "How do we use information collected" section.

  4. Please be aware the difference between paid surveys sites and get paid sign up offer sites. The later sometimes say they are survey sites, in fact they are not. They are the sites you get paid for signing up free or trial offers, and they sometimes ask you to provide Credit card information to sign up non-free trials or offers.

  5. Stay away from the websites promoting known scam or spam "survey" sites (such as Panda Research) - usually those sites claim they have a list of 300+, 400+, or even 500+ paid survey sites - They are just promoting anything they can find for commission, and they can NOT be trusted.

  6. Trust your instinct - Sometimes you just have a gut feeling about a scam site just by it's looks and feel. In this case, you are probably right, trust yourself and walk away.

  7. You can always do your research for a certain survey site. Fox example, type "A survey site" in Google, you might find "A survey site is a scam!" listed among the top search results!

  8. Finally, remember NEVER NEVER NEVER provide sensitive personal information to anyone, never give out your driver's licence number, credit card, bank account information to anyone. I have never has any survey sites require me to provide these information to get paid.

*: this article also published on eHow.com website
Last Updated ( Thursday, 24 December 2009 )
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Kelly Barnett  - Maybe an OK site   |2010-07-07 15:37:10
I signed up with Surveyhead.com, and that was free, and they reward you with points---of course, you have to have a boatload of points before they turn into cash, but they don't ask for cc info, or anything that you would be uncomfortable giving. Their surveys are interesting and different, and you can opt for getting surveys on a daily or weekly basis. So far, they seem okay, if anyone wants to check them out.
Sabina  - has anyone tried Premier Rewards Club for paid sur   |2009-09-05 09:05:02
I am considering trying Premier Rewards Club to get paid for doing surveys. They claim to pay $10 /hr Anyone tried it or heard good/bad things?
IRISHSUNSHINE  - QAMS Check for 2990. for mystery shopping   |2009-07-22 07:29:33
Has anyDonaldsone out there received a check for this amount to survey WalMart, Sears, McDonalds , MoneyGram and Western Union?
It seems to good to be true.
Anonymous wrote:
Is this for real?
Anonymous   |2009-03-13 05:10:35
Is this for real?
Anonymous  - re:   |2009-03-13 05:09:22
marge swick wrote:
How will I get paid for surveys
marge swick   |2009-02-18 11:27:58
How will I get paid for surveys
marge swick  - Plastic Surgery Practice Administrator   |2009-02-18 11:26:24
How will I get paid
Sharon   |2009-02-04 12:30:50
Can you tell how to find legitimate sites for paid surveys and other on-line work. I don't want to have to weed through a ton of scams.

thank you
nyamandu: xmartinixm@yahoo.com   |2008-11-24 04:18:57
Hi, I just incidentally bumped on this site, am glad to have done so, for person like me some where in East Africa, how can I receive my payment ideally, for like,Paypal is only send not receive. Thanks
Mei   |2008-11-17 11:33:51
Hi healther,

All the legit paid survey sites (no scam, no spam) are listed here:

http://mysurvey123.com/index.php/Free-Paid-Surveys-List/

All FREE to join, no fees what so ever!
heather   |2008-11-17 11:00:28
Hi friend, Im very new to all this paid survey stuff, can you pleeease give me a list of legitamate survey sites that arnt scams and spam? I could raly use a little extra money.....I know I wont get rich or be able to quit my day job, but every penny counts. thank you so very much for your time.
Mei   |2008-06-29 13:12:17
Hi Neaz,

Check out the "Paid Survey Lists" on this site, all survey sites on the lists are legitimate.
Neaz   |2008-06-29 13:13:13
Could you mail me some very legit site address for earning money at email removed for privacy purpose

Thanks in advance
Mei   |2008-06-20 09:46:54
Hi guys,

Thanks for your feedback.

Colette,

Do NOT do it, that is a checking cashing SCAM! Check out the mystery shopping section in message board. The thread about the scam.
colette   |2008-06-20 03:46:18
what about a company sending you a check, I received a check for a large amount that the company wants me to use to send and evaluate a moneygram company?
mark   |2008-05-26 17:13:02
Giving out your bank account information can sometimes be necessary to get paid and it isn't risky but just a way IN to your bank, not a way OUT.
If it was risky then even paying by cheque or credit card would be risky as it carries the same information.
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