How do i know whether a site is scam or not?? Please help me
By anjaykay
@anjaykay (50)
India
January 14, 2009 2:53pm CST
I am completely new to this internet business of earning money. but i want to earn some money like others are doing. but i dnt know where and how to start. i recently joined some PTC sites like neobux, PPClix , Clixsense.. i am not sure whether these sites are scam or not.i have come across so many people talking of scam sites. so can anyone tell me, is there a way or means to know whether a site is a scam or not.
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10 responses
@kelbel39 (60)
• United States
17 Jan 09
You are doing the right thing to ask around and try to check it out! Several things to remember- any site that REQUIRES you to pay money to make money- avoid it. Also, any site with incredibly high, unbelievable pay per action- usually should be avoided. Here is a good forum to check on sites: http://www.gptboycott.com - they take/evaluate complaints, and have both a watchlist and a boycotted sites list. Also, there is a great section where real ppl have posted their proof of payments. Good luck to you- keep being cautious and asking questions, and you should do well.
@siauwming022 (208)
• Indonesia
16 Jan 09
U can joint to blogger forum, or u can check squido. Try share here & u will have the answer.
@deborahkat (519)
• Brazil
15 Jan 09
Look for payment proofs and forums and also see with people that you know if any are part of these sites and if they have been paid by any of them. That´s a start already. Also look how long has this site been online to have an idea.
@Fortunata (1135)
• United States
15 Jan 09
If they ask for money, don't do it. It's not legitimate. I get angry when I see some of those survey sites that ask for money to give you a list of surveys. That's a bunch of bull. I belong to Clixsense, and I can vouch for them, they seem legitimate. It takes forevor to pay out unless you have referrals(which I don't, lol).
@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
The best thing you can do is to do a thorough research about a particular website.. Then you can ask other people for feedback.. check the company background, rules and regulations, policy, minimum payout, payment method, etc.. There have been a lot of scam websites over the internet so please be careful.. good luck!!! go big money =)
@klaudine (3650)
• Indonesia
14 Jan 09
I always told myself that everything which seems too good to be true usually is. So rather than hoping to high for something unreal, I would rather stick with something with lower payment but has been legitimately proven like myLot. I believe that lots of people think that the earning in the site is very low, but they forgot that there are lots of scam sites, so sometimes people just wasting their time trying new programs without ever really earn something out of it.
@EliteUser (3964)
• Australia
15 Jan 09
Hey,
Firstly look to see if some people have been paid by the site. Next look if they pay really high amounts of money, for not much work. If they DO give you a lot of money for not much work, RUN because it is a scam. Happy MyLotting!
@joycemiranda (131)
• Philippines
15 Jan 09
we are on the same boat! i'm also new with the internet business but many people do say they earn by just joining in the discussions given in some sites, referring friends. maybe you can also warn me of some scam sites.
there are also sites that give proof of incomes but you first have to pay some amount before you can join them, what if you don't have credit card? it's good if they will accept our country's currency, what if it has to be in dollars? what if the person interested cannot even have $1?
even if there are proof of income shown in the net, how can we really determine that a site is not a scam? what are the possible ways to determine a genuine site?
@Rob1212 (7)
• United States
14 Jan 09
sites like this, neobux, and all those you dont really have any anything to lose but the time you spend, but if something seems fishy, or if you have to give up personal info such as SS numbers or credit card numbers to sign up, then you probably shouldnt do it. a little research could help find out if its a scam though and if it should be trusted or not