The Switcheroo.  In this scam, you will be participating in a survey and then be directed to another website.  They will ask you to show an “interest” in obtaining more information from one of their marketing partners.  You will continue to answer “no” and keep getting more offers; the survey will never end until you answer “yes.”  Now this scam might not cost you any money, but it will cost you time.  Because when you say that you are interested in learning more about health insurance, expect to receive an average of 10 calls a week from telemarketers trying to sell you health insurance.  And the insurance they are trying to sell you is a lot more than you can expect to pay than if you contact an insurance agent in your area.  I know this for a fact as I’ve actually done price researching.  And the telemarketing company will ask you for both your social security number as well as your bank information (so they can send in a deposit with your application).  It’s dangerous to give out such information to anyone over the phone; legitimate companies will send you any information you require by mail.

Phone Bill Scam.  You’ll sign up for a survey company and provide your telephone number.  Then you’ll proceed in completing a survey and receive an offer for a free issue for a magazine.  You’ll think to yourself – what’s the harm?  You’ll give your name and address for the magazine and hardly notice when a fee for a year’s subscription shows up on your telephone bill,.  If you read the fine print, however, you will see that when you provided the company with your name and address to receive your “free” magazine, you authorized them to bill you via your telephone bill.  They figure that you won’t even notice the extra $12.95 attached to your phone bill.  And many people don’t.

These are just four of the scams that I’ve actually encountered during my foray into the world of online survey participation.  I consider myself a half-way intelligent person, but I got caught for $1.95 for the cell phone scam and $12.95 for the magazine subscription.  I’ve also been called about 20 times so far by different “health insurance” company representatives who requested my social security number and bank information over the telephone.  These companies have yet to send me anything by mail.  Luckily, I know better than to give such information over the telephone.

Online survey taking can be fun, but be careful.  Do not give out your cell phone number under any circumstances.  Do not give out your social security number or bank information.  Do not ever express any interest in receiving information from health insurance providers.  And avoid the “online education” inquiries as well.   Do some research prior to joining any company, do not pay a fee, and beware of anyone or any website that promises to make you rich.

Almost all of them aren’t real methods to earn income, though some of them can make you a couple of bucks. These firms target stay home moms who need to make one or two additional bucks while looking after the youngsters, the unwaged who need to make some additional greenbacks while watching lots of daytime court Television programs, the old who aren’t frightened to use the PC and teens who assume they know everything, but are not yet sensible to the manners of the planet. And let us not forget the greedy folks of low intelligence who believe they can become rich by responding to some straightforward inquiries to which a 5 years old can reply. These folk are prey to sneaky techniques utilized by some online survey firms. There are some sites out there who charge a “fee” to join. They guarantee you a chance to earn up to $100,000 a year, sitting home at your personal computer taking surveys. If it was feasible to earn $100,000 a year doing surveys online, the roads would be empty because nobody would be going to work. Everybody would be home, in front of their PCs, earning easy cash. These sites prey on the greedy and / or lazy folk of tiny intelligence. When they work out that their “get rich quick” scheme isn’t working, they are out $50.

it isn’t against the law to be greedy, lazy or dumb. And, sadly, it is not an offense to prey on them in numerous cases. They guarantee nothing, but include testimonials on their site from folks with no last names who state to be living the high life from the comfort of their houses. They sometimes have footage of flashy autos and large homes on their sites.

Folks need to remain away from these sites like they might avoid the bubonic plague. Sadly , PT Barnum was right when he claimed that there is a sucker born each minute, and is the reason why these sites continue to be. In this popular scam, you will be asked for your cell telephone number to “confirm” your membership.

Seconds later, you will get a call on your cell telephone.

The call will finish up costing you anywhere from $1.95 to $4.95 ; depending on the company. These corporations don’t customarily finish up charging you too much because they figure you will never miss two greenbacks. But it adds up for them and that is how they make their money. They’ll then intermittently send you texts informing you you have won a prize and to make claims it, you need to respond to the text. Don’t give out your cell telephone number to any website.