My first survey ...or not :D
By iuliuxd
@iuliuxd (4453)
Romania
October 4, 2011 7:26am CST
Ok today i was reading my e-mail and i received a new one.It was from Surveyhead, a website i joined a long time ago.I never went there after i joined but that is not important right now.So i clicked on the link and i did my best to fill that survey and get my 2 dollars 
Or not...because once i completed 92% or so the page was gone and i got this message:
"Unfortunately the survey you attempted has already reached the required number of participants. As you were not able to complete this study, the personal data you've provided will be discarded promptly."
So they will use the data i entered,fill the rest of the survey and then they will take the money.Isn`t this a great scam ? Don`t go in there people ,even if you make some money from time to time you are helping these scammers with every survey you fill.
Or not...because once i completed 92% or so the page was gone and i got this message:
"Unfortunately the survey you attempted has already reached the required number of participants. As you were not able to complete this study, the personal data you've provided will be discarded promptly."
So they will use the data i entered,fill the rest of the survey and then they will take the money.Isn`t this a great scam ? Don`t go in there people ,even if you make some money from time to time you are helping these scammers with every survey you fill.1 person likes this
8 responses
@olivere99 (221)
• Sweden
5 Oct 11
I actully almost did the same thing, but I joined yesterday (I was looking for money) then I got emailed,but i diddn't care.I have never seen a SURVEY scam before. But now I know. Thank you.
Well,we all hate scams/spam. That's why we all joined myLot =)
1 person likes this
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
5 Oct 11
I wasn`t too interested either but i`ve made an account there in the first day when i looked for places to make money online so when i got the e-mail i said why not let`s see if i can earn 2 dollars.Probably they will pay you but 1 time for 4 surveys ,they will take the rest of the money.
@fangirl20 (17)
• United States
5 Oct 11
Its not just Surveyhead that does this, *all* survey websites/companies/jobs do this.
Since alot of people have signed up to do surveys, and the companies they're doing research for only need a certain demographic, they need to make sure they have the right people, ones who fit the requirements, to do the surveys.
I have signed up to a few surveys, both online and in person, and this has happened to me quite a few times. Though I understand why they do it, it is still really frustrating.
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
5 Oct 11
Fangirl they already know everything about you so when they are sending you an invitation to a survey they already know if you are qualified or not.
The reason for why they are doing this is simple.They will steal the money you deserve.It`s like me waiting for you to write something on myLot, then i add a dot in the end,copy what you wrote and post it under my name so i will take the money for it.Simple scam.
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
8 Oct 11
No fangirl when you start to search from a way to make money online one of the first things you will find on internet are survey websites.There are tons of articles about how great these websites are because a lot of people will get paid every time they send a new member to these survey websites.I don`t remember the website but i`ve seen such an offer , you can get 5 dollars for 10 US citizens,1 dollar for 10 Canada,UK ( and probably australia ) and 50 cents for 10 european people you send to a survey website.So i joined a few but i realized i can`t make money that way so i gave up.I received an e-mail to complete a survey that`s why i went back there.
If you want my advice then forget about survey websites and keep writing on myLot.Also open a free blog on Blogger and write there something every day.Even if it doesn`t bring you money right away one day it will.
@fangirl20 (17)
• United States
7 Oct 11
Hahaha! Alright, I agree it can get very tedious when they keep asking you the same questions over and over. I just did three 15 minute surveys that kept asking the same questions!
I'm curious, are you using surveyhead as a primary way to earn money? I've been using it for a few weeks and haven't earned much at all. At least, not enough to withdraw into my Paypal account.
Are there any survey sites that you're using that are at least a little bit reliable, in your opinion? I've started doing online surveys to earn some money on the side, but seeing as I'm a newbie, I'm not really sure where to start.
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
4 Oct 11
Boy, you people are so wrong about the site. I have been a member with surveyhead for a couple years and I earn from then a couple times a year. I just got paid from them, here's my proof and my last payment before.
Sep 20, 2011 Payment From United Sample Inc/DMS Insights Completed Details
Payment From United Sample Inc/DMS Insights 0L439003W21948700 $24.75 CAD
Feb 10, 2011 Payment From United Sample Inc/DMS Insights Completed Details
Payment From United Sample Inc/DMS Insights 13D149940M034633X $24.82 CAD
And right now I have $10.77 in my account with them so I will probably make payout again this year.
I work about 25 different survey sites and I make out pretty good with all of them. I am earning about $100 a month doing surveys.
So you really shouldn't speak about sites being scams unless you know for sure.
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
4 Oct 11
How do you explain what happened to me ? I received an invitation to fill a survey worthing 2 dollars.So i did but very fast but when i reached 90% the survey page was gone and i got that message telling me that the survey isn`t available anymore and the data i entered will be erased.Yeah right.They will use it to take the money from who ordered the survey.Even if they are paying that doesn`t mean they are not scamming people.It`s like me hiring you to paint my house and when you paint 90% of the living room i will tell you that you won`t get paid for that ,then you make 90% of the bedroom and i will tell you that you won`t get paid for that,then you move to the kitchen paint 100 % and i will pay you for painting my kitchen.Isn`t that a scam ? 
@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
4 Oct 11
All I can say is that you must not have qualified to do the survey and it took that long for them to see that you don't qualify. I know it can be frustrating but they only need so many surveys done from certain parts of the country. The companies don't want the surveys all done from one area of the country.
It takes patience in the beginning but after awhile they know which ones you may qualify for and they only send those ones to you. Besides, it sure takes a long time to earn $2 in mylot compared to how long it takes to do a survey.
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
4 Oct 11
What do you mean i wasn`t qualified ? Can`t they ask you that before taking the survey ?If i remember i had to fill some surveys for my profile so they knew if i am qualified or not for a survey .They are using you to make more money and even if they are paying you that doesn`t mean they are not scams.I already canceled my account there because i don`t like being fooled.I don`t care if i can make more money in there or not, as long as i see a scam i will stay away from it.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
4 Oct 11
Welcome to the world of surveys!Surveyhead is not a scam site but I know what you mean.It can be extremely frustrating to be screened out of the survey after doing a major portion of it.This has happened with me multiple times and I am now quite used to it.Today itself I completed around 80% of a survey only to be screened out of it!And this survey was from Globaltestmarket which as we all know is a reputed international legit survey site.So imagine my unhappiness at this happening.But this can't be helped.Its all a part of the world of surveys.But I wish they introduced fairer means whereby one could know right from the beginning if he would qualify for the survey or not.Being screened out like this in the midst of the survey is frustrating indeed.
Surveyhead is not a scam site but I know what you mean.It can be extremely frustrating to be screened out of the survey after doing a major portion of it.This has happened with me multiple times and I am now quite used to it.Today itself I completed around 80% of a survey only to be screened out of it!And this survey was from Globaltestmarket which as we all know is a reputed international legit survey site.So imagine my unhappiness at this happening.But this can't be helped.Its all a part of the world of surveys.But I wish they introduced fairer means whereby one could know right from the beginning if he would qualify for the survey or not.Being screened out like this in the midst of the survey is frustrating indeed.
@soapies1973 (931)
• United States
5 Oct 11
I hate that when you spend so much time doing something then just to be disqualified. This has happened to me but not with this specific company. sorry this happened to you.
@rmendoza123 (637)
• Philippines
5 Oct 11
There's a lot of scams here in the internet. Flowering words, promises a big amount of money for a small effort that you will exert.
In this case, you should be careful in dealing with this kind of offers. As we all know, legit sites offers a lot of work just for us to get a small of money. Well, that's okay, admittedly we should really exert a large amount of effort before we can taste the sweetness of our crop. Right?
@taheraa (1545)
• Giza, Egypt
5 Oct 11
You need to knew from Surveyhead, by e-mailing them the reason for descarding your surveying effort. and try to ask your friends about an good companies respect and paid for your surveying reports.
@venkataraman_vc (5293)
• Chennai, India
4 Oct 11
I don't have any personal experience with surveyhead. I was in the idea of trying surveyhead since I didn't hear any bad feedback about surveyhead so far. Even in some forums, people were recommending this site. Now I will be cautious.
@iuliuxd (4453)
• Romania
4 Oct 11
I`m not saying they don`t pay.But they will use you to make more money and maybe they will pay you from time to time, i don`t know about that but it looks like there are people who have been paid.But i don`t like being fooled so i canceled my account after i told them what i think about their website ( and something extra 
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