what is online survey? do they pay?

Pakistan
March 11, 2008 6:18pm CST
I got an email in which the sender is asking me to join a survey program and earn a big amount that can make you rich. The sender of the email is asking me to deposit 69 $ in their account to proceed further. I want to know the truth about this email. Should I send the money? Is it based on fact or not? I am a needy person. I wish to earn as much as the email sender is offering. But I am also taking care. Would you please guide me in this respect? Should I send the requisite amount or not?
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17 responses
@as2006 (5040)
• Israel
16 Mar 08
Do not pay them it's scam.
• United States
12 Mar 08
Sounds like a survey listing site, not an actual survey company. If you want a listing of survey sites to register fro free at - go to volition.com. They have lists that you do not have to pay for. Read the terms and conditions at each survey company to see how they pay (sweepstakes, product, cash or a combination) prior to signing up. There are a few that you can do that convert points to cash, but I prefer the straight cash sites.
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
12 Mar 08
Absolutely not. Never send a survey company money to join. Because there are so many of survey sites out there that are free. Would you give money if you went for a job interview?
@RobinJ (2501)
• Canada
12 Mar 08
I am pretty sure that this is a scam, most on line surveys pay a very small amount and it is usually no more than 10 dollars, and this is from a very reputable company so DO NOT send the money it is the same as the ones that tell you you, have won millions of dollars on a lottery or you are going to inherit some money, if it smells fishy it is bad
• United States
12 Mar 08
i agree never pay money for survey websites check my profile i have a link to my blog it has payment proofs of survey sites i suggest joining those i paid no money for any of them its sad how people come up with scams!
@enjie310 (39)
• United States
12 Mar 08
Do not trust them,they are a SCAM...... big SCAM....real survey is always sign up for free..need more information,let me know.
@subha12 (18441)
• India
12 Mar 08
i have never heard of them actually many such emails come to my spam mail box. i have never checked these. i think whatever asks you to send money, can be spam.
@sahyd2don (2942)
• India
12 Mar 08
I have heard people saying here on mylot that they made mony participating in surveys but i never earned even a cent from these surveys which i have completed.......They just gave points and those points are nothing just points...:-)
@youless (112497)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Mar 08
I joined in a few survey websites and I did get paid from two of them. One is paid by cash and the other is sent me a gift. If anybody asks you money so that you can have an account, don't believe it. There is no reason that you have to pay for that. All of these should be free of charge.
• Singapore
12 Mar 08
Few months ago I paid for one survey site. Once you make payment they will email you your new password to go into their database. In their database you will find hundreds of survey sites. They are all genuine sites. The best way to earn good money through survey is to register for at least 50(min) sites then only you earn good money. But remember it can never replace your day job. For non-US residents we do not get enough invitations to take surveys. Anyways, I asked for refund and they did it so I got back 100% of the $. If you really want to earn money by taking surveys you go to www.yellowsurveys.com. This is free and a very good site. It will give you hundreds of survey sites also for non-US residents. Remember, do register for at least 50 sites then only you earn good money. I am also now earning some few hundreds a month by taking surveys. Do not pay any $ just to get into their survey sites database. yellowsurveys.com gives you better and more sites. HAPPY EARNING!!!!
@mrsjbelle (1640)
• United States
12 Mar 08
My personal belief is to NEVER EVER pay them 99% of the time they will take your money & run. If it sounds to good to be true it usually is. Take care.
@vicky30 (4766)
• India
12 Mar 08
Online surveys are surveys taken with an active internet connection.I don'tknow about payment.but if you qualify for a survey only then you get points to redeem it for cash.if you don;t qualify you don't get anything.It also depends how many surveys you get.you may get 1 survey a month which is not worth.i don't think paying money is going to help.There are lot of survey sites where you can register for free and participate.
@o2bnocn (2992)
• United States
12 Mar 08
If I were you I wouldn't send it. Sounds like a scam to me. I would never spend money to make money especially if you don't know that they are legit. The only way I ever spend money is if I know the site is legit and even then I watch how much and hardly do that (I'm talking about offer sites) If you are looking for some good online survey sites then I suggest: Pinecone research. They are very legit and I make $3.00 per survey with them. There surveys are not long and you only get ones you qualify for. You might get ones that you have to answer just to tell them about yourself and you won't get paid, but i only get those once in a while. Pinecone research is my favorite paying survey site. They are free to join also. You can either get a check or be paid by paypal. I like them the best because they are not like most survey sites that send you surveys and you get halfway through them and it says "sorry you are not qualified". That doesn't happen with pinecone. Surveyspot and e-poll are ok. e-poll pays you in giftcards. Good luck to you.
• United States
12 Mar 08
Don't get involved any time they ask you to send money. You'll be just wasting your money and get nothing in return.
@rockvixen (894)
• United States
12 Mar 08
I would guarantee you that email is a scam. People who ask you to pay for something that you can do free on the internet are just out for money. You're money. Don't give in, you'll regret it. If you want to earn fast, be active here on mylot, and I mean really active, spend a lot of time here. You can earn faster here than at a survey site.
@tinkerick (1257)
• United States
12 Mar 08
To reiterate the others - DON'T send any money! There are definitely online survey sites that pay. But none of them require you to put money in yourself. Anything that makes you pay money first, is a bright red flag to avoid! Right now the only real profitable surveys I've encountered are on Quick Rewards http://www.quickrewards.net/?r=tinkerick I'm still trying out some other survey sites.
@nicholejade (2430)
• Canada
12 Mar 08
I beleive this would be a scam. I'm not saying for sure that it would be. But you shouldn't have to put money out for these types of programs. MOST of them are scams. I still haven't found one that is true as of yet. If I do I will let you know so you don't get messed around.