Payment Proofs? Is it enough?
By ench815
@ench815 (465)
Philippines
July 26, 2010 1:16pm CST
I've started doing online jobs last week of June. I started with two sites and thereafter, started adding more PTC and GPT sites until last week. With PTC sites, I usually decide to register if they pay at least $0.01 per click. Then I registered with at least 2 more GPT and a few survey sites.
I would usually check if there is an available proof of payment to know if it is a legitimate site. Of course, this is aside from the older sites with proven track records. What I want to ask the veteran online users is this, "Is it enough to believe that a site is trustworthy if you see proofs of payment posted in their forums?"
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11 responses
@workingmom50 (3091)
• United States
26 Jul 10
I do not believe payment proofs that are posted here or in blogs simply because they can be faked, altered or stolen from other members. I do believe them if they are posted in forums from many different members and through different payment processors. I do not believe the payment lists that are posted by admins at some sites as these can be faked as well. Also when looking at payment proofs in forums...make sure they are recent and not from the same handful of members.
@workingmom50 (3091)
• United States
27 Jul 10
Do you have one in particular to show me?
As I mentioned above I don't put much stock in any payment proofs.
@echomonster (2226)
• Greenwood, Mississippi
26 Jul 10
In addition to what people are saying about payment proofs being faked, it's also true that many sites pay people at first then stop paying. So pay attention to the dates of the payment proofs you're seeing...a site that was paying last month may not necessarily be paying now! You never trust a site completely; always be vigilant!
@seokkyu125 (244)
• United States
26 Jul 10
Not really. Some sites only pay certain users (for example, readbud) so that they can get more people into their system
@Jaluke (676)
• United States
26 Jul 10
Payment proofs are not reliable. So much can be done to screenshots to edit them and make them appear to be legitimate payment proofs, but it doesn't matter. Take Gagabux for example. There are tons of payment proofs there, but you're not going to get your money if you try to do a cashout there. I cashed out in May in still haven't gotten my payment and it's almost August now. So it's not the only thing to go on.
@StephanieAnnC (4274)
• United States
26 Jul 10
No, I don't think payment proofs are enough. They reel me in to some extent, but I'd read some reviews and testimonials as well. People can falsify payment proofs very easily.
@ReViewMeMedia (3785)
• United States
27 Jul 10
I think that payment proofs aren't enough and that you should really research a website and look for reviews before joining. These things can be faked, like everyone else has said, I tend to trust reviews more because they tend to be honest and if someone has had a bad experience with a website, they will definitely say so in a review.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Jul 10
Some site pay in the beginning then later it will turn into a scam so payment proof can't be the best gauge if a site is a scam or not. Just look at the promise of payment. If it is too good to be true then later that site will either turn bankrupt or if not it will close down after it gained enough earnings from the members who supported the site. Beware of Readbud.com. It is one of those big scam sites that many people are not aware of. Once they reach the minimum payout they will not get payment because the Admin will reason out they rated the article too fast. So beware!
@maikeruk (405)
• Germany
27 Jul 10
photoshop is a good friend in payment proofs. also as the owners of the forums the admins can create fake people to simulate these payments... is better to go out of the place and check more sources...
i guess is more important how reliable is the service than to see 2 or 3 mega payments from some unknown person
@zemma1992 (126)
• Portugal
27 Jul 10
No, definitely not, you shall not believe in the so called proofs because you can easily create a proof yourself using a program like photoshop or even mspaint
