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Report: #66264

Complaint Review: PaidSurveysOnline.com - Internet

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  • Reported By: Saskatoon Saskatchewan
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  • PaidSurveysOnline.com www.paidsurveysonline.com Internet U.S.A.

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Their claim:

Sit Back, Relax, and Get Paid for What You Think!!

Get paid to take online surveys - $5 to $75 per survey!
Get paid to participate in online focus groups $50 to $150 per hour! Get paid to try new products - keep the products and get paid too! Get paid to preview movie trailers $4 to $25 per hour!

Our companies will pay you $5 to $75 just to fill out simple online surveys from the comfort of your own home. Get paid $50 to $150 for participating in focus group panels for 30 to 60 minutes. THAT'S IT! No catch, no gimmick. They need everyday people to give their honest opinion for their marketing research, and they are willing to pay you for your time.
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HOWEVER, there is a $32.95 membership fee to get access to their "list" of companies who will pay you to do surveys...I've signed up with at least 50 or 60 of the companies listed on their websites and have NEVER been contacted to complete a survey and it's been almost a month.

Vanessa
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada

This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 08/27/2003 12:58 PM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/paidsurveysonlinecom/internet/paidsurveysonlinecom-claim-that-you-can-make-money-online-completing-surveys-and-charged-66264. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content

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#13 Consumer Comment

Just don't do online surveys expecting to get paid

AUTHOR: Paul - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, June 18, 2007

Harris contacted me. Supposedly reputable company, offering $25 to complete their long long survey. You don't find out how long until you are well through it.

Payment never showed up. They promised to investigate. They lied about both.

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#12 Consumer Comment

Just don't do online surveys expecting to get paid

AUTHOR: Paul - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, June 18, 2007

Harris contacted me. Supposedly reputable company, offering $25 to complete their long long survey. You don't find out how long until you are well through it.

Payment never showed up. They promised to investigate. They lied about both.

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#11 Consumer Comment

Just don't do online surveys expecting to get paid

AUTHOR: Paul - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, June 18, 2007

Harris contacted me. Supposedly reputable company, offering $25 to complete their long long survey. You don't find out how long until you are well through it.

Payment never showed up. They promised to investigate. They lied about both.

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#10 Consumer Comment

Just don't do online surveys expecting to get paid

AUTHOR: Paul - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, June 18, 2007

Harris contacted me. Supposedly reputable company, offering $25 to complete their long long survey. You don't find out how long until you are well through it.

Payment never showed up. They promised to investigate. They lied about both.

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#9 Consumer Comment

paid surveys... two different sites with similar names

AUTHOR: Emily - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, September 21, 2004

I, also, joined paid surveys online. I have not yet recieved any money either not have I been contacted by any company as of yet but, I do want to say that there are two sites and they are the same thing only one is free,'paidsurveys.com and they offer companies that enroll you into "drawings" for money when you fill out a survey. The other is paidsurveysonline.com. This is the company that gives you the list of companies looking for people to sign up for their focus groups and surveys ect. You can't actually earn money from the survey groups on the free site. I wish to send my best reguards and wish you good luck but do not look at these things as a way to actually make alot of money. They do make it seem as if you can but, you are less likely to be dissappointed if you expect the worst and hope for the best... Good luck to all!!

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#8 Consumer Comment

They don't "pay" necessarily

AUTHOR: Krista - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, September 23, 2003

I viewed an advertisement for this company, but when I saw what they offered, I chose not to accept. INSTEAD

I have joined several survey panels that were also sent to me. They don't "pay" necessarily, but I did get to try two different razors for 3months and got $30.00 for doing it, I also found an absolutely wonderful new razor!! Most of them actually give you points as mentioned before that you can redeem for things. After you earn so many you can redeem for cash. Not much, but hey, you're not really doing that much besides answering some questions. BEST OF ALL... these places are free! You just sign up, fill out your profile, and if they get a survey that you qualify for, they e-mail it to you.

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#7 REBUTTAL Individual responds

Incorrect Domain Name Registrar.

AUTHOR: Howard - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, September 22, 2003

The correct owner of "PaidSurveysOnline.com" is :

Cyber Art Web Design
NJ 08753
US
856-790-0912

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#6 Consumer Suggestion

The laws are unethically configured to protect this type of ripoff...

AUTHOR: Jacqueline - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, September 01, 2003

Anyone can sell lists at any price, and it's legal. This should not be legal. Most ethical people would not practice this type of business, but if they choose it's legal. "You tear a page out of a telephone book, photocopy it and put it up for sale." This is according to Federal Law which can be further researched and confirmed at www.usps.com or www.ftc.gov. I spoke directly with a U.S. Post Master, when I learned about it.

This still doesn't mean you are not entitled to TRY for a refund. All that you can do is ask, if you haven't already. They're not all like this this one. The person with the previous Rebuttal had a more posative experience. If that was the same corporation, I was unclear from what was read. If this was a different one, could you share that with us? :) Heck, I might call the myself, if they're legit. I could sure use the extra income.

Anyway, the original author of this Report wanted some contact information. I have some from 2 sources. The BBB and some the Registrant. I only have minimal information, which might help.

Paidsurveysonline.com started October 1, 2001. This is a sole proprietorship, owned by JA Hartman. This is supposed to be a Home-based-business opportunity, but this person works in different areas, which can be perplexing, but not uncommon for work at home. They also sell ebooks as well as directories for surveys.

Here is an address:

Paid Surveysonline.com
P.O. Box 432
Lavallete, NJ, 08735

This is a pretty consistent address, but may not be up to date, because the person does not respond to communication/contact related request. This information comes from the onlineBBB, and it might be outdated.

Now for your Administrative Contact, Technical and Website Registrant contact:

Domain name: PAIDSURVEYSONLINE.COM (their boldcaps--not mine)
Administrative: Mr. Howard Barr
HRExpress Consulting Company
8705 Gulf Ridge Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28277
1-704-841-7204
email: habarr@yahoo.com
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.MYDOMAIN.COM
NS2.MYDOMAIN.COM
They are possibly registered through: Godaddy.com

"The previous information has been obtained either directly from the registrant or the domain name other than Network Solution.

"Please note: the registrant of the domain name is specified in the registrant field. In most cases, Go Daddy Software, Inc. is not the registrant of the domain names listed in the database."

The legal mumbo-jumbo has to be entered, but I ask that you seriously consider at least trying these contacts. You have the option to 1-request a refund, 2-wait a little longer, and try more sources from the provided directory, or 3-contact the seller, and see if any suggestions can be offered for you to get better results from the product purchased. A lawsuit may not be an option or even necessary, at this point.

I think you can work this out.

Hope this helps.

Consumer Advocate
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#5 Consumer Comment

I have been paid

AUTHOR: Dano - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, August 28, 2003

I have been taking surveys for Harrispoll for over 2 years, they send me about 3 a month, they give you points based on the type and length of the survey. You can order "prizes" with an accumulation of points.

On one survey I received a $50 cash card to test drive a new Chevy last year, you had to test drive the auto and the dealer had to call and verify that you actually drove it, they then activated the card and you took it to the nearest ATM to get the cash.

I also, signed up with another opinion company and they have sent me 2 checks 1 for $10 and another $6. I get about 3 surveys from them a month. But, they have a randum drawing so you never know if you will get any money or not(this over a year)

I don't see how you could make a living with this, I would never pay a fee to join any club I get many requests to sign up with other survey companies for free, so I am not sure by being a member of Harris poll generated that. I guess my main point is I never looked at this as a way to supplement income.

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#4 Consumer Comment

I have been paid

AUTHOR: Dano - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, August 28, 2003

I have been taking surveys for Harrispoll for over 2 years, they send me about 3 a month, they give you points based on the type and length of the survey. You can order "prizes" with an accumulation of points.

On one survey I received a $50 cash card to test drive a new Chevy last year, you had to test drive the auto and the dealer had to call and verify that you actually drove it, they then activated the card and you took it to the nearest ATM to get the cash.

I also, signed up with another opinion company and they have sent me 2 checks 1 for $10 and another $6. I get about 3 surveys from them a month. But, they have a randum drawing so you never know if you will get any money or not(this over a year)

I don't see how you could make a living with this, I would never pay a fee to join any club I get many requests to sign up with other survey companies for free, so I am not sure by being a member of Harris poll generated that. I guess my main point is I never looked at this as a way to supplement income.

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#3 Consumer Comment

I have been paid

AUTHOR: Dano - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, August 28, 2003

I have been taking surveys for Harrispoll for over 2 years, they send me about 3 a month, they give you points based on the type and length of the survey. You can order "prizes" with an accumulation of points.

On one survey I received a $50 cash card to test drive a new Chevy last year, you had to test drive the auto and the dealer had to call and verify that you actually drove it, they then activated the card and you took it to the nearest ATM to get the cash.

I also, signed up with another opinion company and they have sent me 2 checks 1 for $10 and another $6. I get about 3 surveys from them a month. But, they have a randum drawing so you never know if you will get any money or not(this over a year)

I don't see how you could make a living with this, I would never pay a fee to join any club I get many requests to sign up with other survey companies for free, so I am not sure by being a member of Harris poll generated that. I guess my main point is I never looked at this as a way to supplement income.

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#2 Consumer Comment

I have been paid

AUTHOR: Dano - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, August 28, 2003

I have been taking surveys for Harrispoll for over 2 years, they send me about 3 a month, they give you points based on the type and length of the survey. You can order "prizes" with an accumulation of points.

On one survey I received a $50 cash card to test drive a new Chevy last year, you had to test drive the auto and the dealer had to call and verify that you actually drove it, they then activated the card and you took it to the nearest ATM to get the cash.

I also, signed up with another opinion company and they have sent me 2 checks 1 for $10 and another $6. I get about 3 surveys from them a month. But, they have a randum drawing so you never know if you will get any money or not(this over a year)

I don't see how you could make a living with this, I would never pay a fee to join any club I get many requests to sign up with other survey companies for free, so I am not sure by being a member of Harris poll generated that. I guess my main point is I never looked at this as a way to supplement income.

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#1 Consumer Comment

Vanessa may be right

AUTHOR: Amy - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, August 27, 2003

I fell for the same thing earlier this month, but I haven't signed up with as many as she did. I completed some surveys, but of course haven't seen any money. One offered movie tickets, the others entered me in a contest. Waste of time! I will probably be filing another ripoff report shortly, though I'm not sure I was ripped off yet. I'm giving them a few more weeks.

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