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In reply to the discussion: Got Scammed, details in message [View all]soldierant
(6,857 posts)which gave you points for each survey successfully completed, and you could redeem the points for cash when you had accumulated enough - or for merchandise, but I always selected cash through PayPal. You weren't allowed to take just any survey you selected - if the screening indicated you didn't know enough about the topic to actually contribute, you were bumped. I got bumped a lot, so I didn't make a lot ... but over time it could add up.
Both went out of business. I'm sure that's because they only sold actual data, not personal info, because I never received any spam which was likely to as a result of my participation. I no longer take any "surveys" for anyone. Especially those which answer themselves. "Disingenuous" is the nicest thing I can say about them.