Paid Online Surveys

Hovis, there's no money to be made from buying and selling Ford Escorts, I think you've lost the plot!

Don't do it.

Let's look at what's going on here. They're paying you for something. WHY?

It sounds too good to be true - you just answer a few details & get paid for it? Are they paying you for your time? How nice.....but what's in it for them?

They're getting loads of data from you. What can they do with it? Well assuming you're not going to do anything as stupid as say, "This is my name, my address, my telephone number, my mobile number ets etc etc". Then what else can they do?

Without knowing your exact personal details you are still giving loads of useful info that can be used demographically to target you. Will they ask for your post code? Or town where you live? Will they ask general personal details, i.e. "What is the gross income of your household?", "How many cars/TVs/PCs/etc do you own?", "Where do you shop? Go on holiday etc"

This info will then be sold on & on for the marketer to make ca$h on your details. The companies that sue that info will then be able to target you by direct mail shots/flyers/chuggers in your local high street/door-to-door sales men.

Your neighbours will also be on the receiving end of this junk mail etc.


IF you live in Clapham, please move out - I get so much of this crap thru' my door/am answering the door to salesmen with their shoddy wares/dodging teh charity muggers on my way home from the high street.





Remember the maxim: I may be paranoid - but am I paranoid enough?

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Don't do it.
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Remember the maxim: I may be paranoid - but am I paranoid enough?

thats what i thought.......... and its not as if they are paying you enough to retire on (or is it?)

Originally Posted by hovis

thats what i thought.......... and its not as if they are paying you enough to retire on (or is it?)

very true. il have to ask phil for more pocket money!

Originally Posted by mrs24_7

very true. il have to ask phil for more pocket money!

Get a papperound, or a saturday job in McDonalds

Originally Posted by hovis

Get a papperound, or a saturday job in McDonalds

i dont want to walk around in the rain and i dont have enough spots to work in mc donalds...next idea please!

Originally Posted by mrs24_7

i dont want to walk around in the rain and i dont have enough spots to work in mc donalds...next idea please!

Find a more well off "Mr 24/7"??? ;o)

Originally Posted by Kinvig

Find a more well off "Mr 24/7"??? ;o)

any suggestions!?! i like my mr24_7 though kinda alot!

Originally Posted by mrs24_7

any suggestions!?!

Originally Posted by hovis

you got something to say Hovis