Getcashforsurveys.com claims to provide thousand dollars a month by just filing online surveys once you pay its registration fee. However, according to ScamXposer, many companies like GetCashforSurveys are just collecting your personal data to sell to third parties

Almost two years after Moneylife exposed Speak Asia, a multi-level marketing (MLM) company that lured lakhs of people from India into its trap, ‘survey’ companies continue to thrive. Getcashforsurveys.com is sending emails to thousands of people, especially from India, with a promise to pay $50 (about Rs1,000) when you take your first paid survey. It claims, “There are thousands of companies out there who are willing to pay for your opinions regarding their products. This is an important part of product research, and they rely on people just like you for your honest opinion!”

 “Imagine getting paid for doing things like: Trying out new menu items from popular restaurants—Take short surveys about new cars that are coming out soon—Give your opinion about new clothing and shoe designs,” goes its email pitch.

The pitch, however, fails to mention the joining fee. The company charges $74 for becoming a member, but as a special privilege offers 50% discount through a 24x7 ready coupon. This means, the discount is available for everybody and anytime. It says, “Companies need survey takers in India so we are able to offer you a 50% OFF coupon for new members!”

In case you are still not convinced, the site offers you three more products as an added bonus valued at $89.95. It includes “Get paid to drive”, “Get paid to write” and “Get paid to read emails”. It claims that one can get a free car and earn up to $1,000 a month by using the “Get paid to drive” product. Similarly, it claims one can earn up to $10-30 per hour by writing and $100 a month by simply reading emails.

Only thing the site doesn't tell you is how this is possible.

As for charging $37 ($74 minus the 50% discount) for registration is concerned, Getcashforsurveys.com says it charges a small fee to cover costs associated with its web hosting and customer service team.

According to Scamxposer.com, the claims by Getcashforsurveys.com that one can earn thousand dollars every week are unfeasible. “Most times, you might not even qualify to take many of the surveys, as the research companies are looking for certain consumers in their criteria. Some survey don’t even pay out, they are sometimes entries to drawings. Many companies like Get Cash for Surveys are just collecting your personal data to sell to third parties, so their claims that you can make thousands per month is just a way to lure you in to give them your information to use as they see fit,” it says.

Details like owner or administrator for Getcashforsurveys.com are not available since it uses privacy protection service. According to Who.is database till 18 June 2009, the site owners used services from Whois Privacy Protection Service Inc to protect their identity. At present, Getcashforsurveys.com uses services from Moniker Privacy Services to keep its identity hidden. The site is registered with Moniker Online Services Inc.