Do you get taken in easily?

@jayyerex (224)
Canada
November 17, 2008 11:39am CST
I have seen many posts about all kinds of ptc sites and I was wondering how long do you wait and watch before you sign up with these sites? I am of the mind that if a business has not been around for at least a year or more that you need to wait it out and see if they are ligitimate. Scam companies and sites will not stay around for ever. Who do you trust when you do your research? Do you google it and look for scam warnings? If you find a scam warning are you instantly turned off the idea? i know that we all need to make a quick buck but I really feel that the only ones making the quick bucks are the ones who are taking our money when we sign up. I'm writing this post as a means of making us all think about what we are doing before we get duped by smooth talking scammers. Let me know what you think, Jay
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@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
18 Nov 08
I usually make a research first before joining something like that. I do not waste my time for something that will definitely leave you with nothing along the way. It is very frustrating. So I make some research and also do some inquiries and in some cases ask some forums about it. That way, I can assure myself that such site is okay or not.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
18 Nov 08
Im a push over, i get taken in all the time. But each person who does it does it once, I WILL NEVER BE TAKEN IN TWICE. iF YOU FOOL ME SHAME ON YOU, IF YOU FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME blessed be
• United States
18 Nov 08
i dont anymore.. i rarely sign up for ANYTHING and i just keep seeing the NEWEST GREATEST thing turn into tomorrow SCAM and im glad im cautious now.. but some people will never learn.. more greedy than senseful
@savypat (20216)
• United States
17 Nov 08
You're right Jay, in fact I signed up for several scam alert sites. One SurveyPro has helped me stay away
• Estonia
18 Nov 08
Yeah, when I see a scam warning somewhere I don't sign up with the program or quit it. There are just so many of them out there, what's one going to change? lol. I don't really do any research myself (yet I encourage everyone to do it!) because I usually know if I'm dealing with a legit program or not. A good place to check though is beenpaid.com