Is this a scam? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Hatterasguy · #1 12-06-2005, 01:07 PM

http://www.associatesurveys.com/faq_index.php

I got an email from a Prof at school, and judging from the mail so did about 200 other people. It claimed $600 a week for filling out customer survays. I figured what the heck and responded for fun. They sent me another email telling me to go the website and register.

My scam alarm is going off because:
They want $30 up front and that entails getting a credit card number, or maybe it could be done through paypal.

It seems to good to be true, why would a company give me $100 to complain about their crap?

Botnst · #2 12-06-2005, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

http://www.associatesurveys.com/faq_index.php

I got an email from a Prof at school, and judging from the mail so did about 200 other people. It claimed $600 a week for filling out customer survays. I figured what the heck and responded for fun. They sent me another email telling me to go the website and register.

My scam alarm is going off because:
They want $30 up front and that entails getting a credit card number, or maybe it could be done through paypal.

It seems to good to be true, why would a company give me $100 to complain about their crap?

I smell Ponzi.

B

boneheaddoctor · #3 12-06-2005, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

http://www.associatesurveys.com/faq_index.php

I got an email from a Prof at school, and judging from the mail so did about 200 other people. It claimed $600 a week for filling out customer survays. I figured what the heck and responded for fun. They sent me another email telling me to go the website and register.

My scam alarm is going off because:
They want $30 up front and that entails getting a credit card number, or maybe it could be done through paypal.

It seems to good to be true, why would a company give me $100 to complain about their crap?

anything like that with claims to make all this money for a small fee rings of scam on my radar too.....adn definately would never, ever in a million years hand over my card info to someone who out of the blue sends an email.

GermanStar · #4 12-06-2005, 01:30 PM

I'd pay close attention to my BS meter, if I were you.

stayalert · #5 12-06-2005, 01:44 PM

scam.

Rick Miley · #6 12-06-2005, 02:06 PM

I've participated in some surveys that paid money, but they NEVER asked for anything up front. Steer clear.

GottaDiesel · #7 12-06-2005, 02:08 PM

Duh.

Yes. Scam.

Why would they TAKE your money to give you money? Let them give you $29.99 less out of your first check.

Jim H · #8 12-06-2005, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

...It seems to good to be true, why would a company give me $100 to complain about their crap?

If it seems too good to be true, it is too good to be true!

"There's a sucker born every minute."
-David Hannum

(If you thought it was P. T. Barnum, read this...)

http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html

#9 12-06-2005, 02:38 PM

if you have to ask, then it likely is

TX76513 · #10 12-06-2005, 02:58 PM

Eastern European Website just registered last month:

Registration Service Provided By: MSI2001
Contact: mihail.ivanov@mbox.bol.bg

Domain name: associatesurveys.com

Administrative Contact:
MSI2001
Mihail Ivanov (mihail.ivanov@mbox.bol.bg)
+359.11111111111111
Fax:
Han Asparuh 43
Vratza, 3000
BG

Technical Contact:
MSI2001
Mihail Ivanov (mihail.ivanov@mbox.bol.bg)
+359.11111111111111
Fax:
Han Asparuh 43
Vratza, 3000
BG

Registrant Contact:
MSI2001
Mihail Ivanov (mihail.ivanov@mbox.bol.bg)
+359.11111111111111
Fax:
Han Asparuh 43
Vratza, 3000
BG

Status: Locked

Name Servers:
NS1.CLEV.NET
NS2.CLEV.NET

Creation date: 01 Nov 2005 08:51:09

iwrock · #11 12-06-2005, 03:40 PM

Scam.

I tok a srvey and they gave me cash to take the survey. No credit card numbers required.

Wes Bender · #12 12-06-2005, 05:09 PM

I'm taking up a collection for the unknown soldier's widow. Why don't you just send me the $$. I won't even ask for your SSN or a credit card.

Hatterasguy · #13 12-06-2005, 10:08 PM

I figured it was a scam. What pisses me off is its internal SCSU email. You need a password and to be a student to get in the system. These jerks are trying to screw hard working college kids out of $30.

Is their a way to screw this site up? I wish I knew more about computers I'd hack that damn site and make it crash.

If it were to crash I would owe the member who did that one BIG favor...not that anyone here would do anything like that...

GottaDiesel · #14 12-06-2005, 10:29 PM

OrgName: ServerBeach
OrgID: SERVER-17
Address: 5150 Broadway 620
Address: X
City: San Antonio
StateProv: TX
PostalCode: 78209
Country: US

NetRange: 66.135.32.0 - 66.135.47.255
CIDR: 66.135.32.0/20
NetName: SERVER-ALLOC-1
NetHandle: NET-66-135-32-0-1
Parent: NET-66-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.SERVERBEACH.COM
NameServer: NS2.SERVERBEACH.COM
Comment:
RegDate: 2003-05-19
Updated: 2003-05-19

RTechHandle: ZZ4092-ARIN
RTechName: ipadmin
RTechPhone: +1-210-225-4725
RTechEmail: ipadmin@serverbeach.com

OrgTechHandle: ZZ4092-ARIN
OrgTechName: ipadmin
OrgTechPhone: +1-210-225-4725
OrgTechEmail: ipadmin@serverbeach.com

ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2005-12-06 19:10
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Call up serverbeach.com and tell them they have a scam running on one of their servers.

Pete

Carleton Hughes · #15 12-06-2005, 10:32 PM

Be well advised the Nigerians are not the only ones pulling con games,the whole nature of the internet is rife for this nonsense.