Showing posts with label scam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scam. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

20 Buck Check in The Mail from Cada Cabeza

20 minutes, 20 buck check, easiest money ever.
I was really skeptical about this one, and I was almost 95% sure this was a scam.  I heard about this site that offers 20 bucks for Hispanics that join the survey site, and the scam alarm went off in my head.  Needles to say, it was the quickest 20 bucks I have ever made.  It took all of 20 minutes to do 10 1-2 page intro surveys, and earn the 1,000 points needed to cash out.

This is really easy to do just click the banner above or this link. Once you sign up, with legit information (kinda hard to cash a check in someone else name), all you have to do is click on control panel - my first surveys. Once there you take the 9-10 simple surveys that are about 1-2 pages long each.  Once you reach 1000 points, click on control panel, trade your points, and 3-4 weeks later you will have a 20 dollar check in the mail.

Pro-tips:
Intended for Hispanics, but everything is in English (or has options to switch to English).
You do NOT have to verify your Hispanic background.

This site does have some draw backs.  It does not offer that many surveys after the original first surveys.  It took about a week to receive another survey offer from them, which will make it really hard to reach cash out again.  You still make 20 bucks really fast, and who couldn't use a free tank of gas or free dinner?

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Google Voice - Thank You

A little cautionary tale for all of you out there trying to make some extra money on the internet.  Remember to do everything possible to stay safe out there.  I could have had my cell phone number of almost 8 years ruined, if I was not using Google Voice.

I've had a Google Voice number for months while now, and I finally signed up for something that gave telemarketers/scamers my Google Voice number.  Last morning, I received a phone call from 18775026442 and a few hours later they called again.  A few hours later 12014719853 calls me twice over a 2-4 hour period, and finally 18082032779 calls me over a 2-4 hour period.  I have a feeling this is just the start...

I naturally look up all these numbers, and it appears they are trying to scam or sell you something like a gift card for 1 dollar... Yeah, right.  Thankfully, I had my actual number was cut off from them.  I had google voice call my cell phone 3 times before I disconnected it, now it goes straight to voice mail.  The only thing left is leaving a interesting voice mail about something.  Any Ideas?