Online Scam!

Philippines
March 21, 2012 1:27pm CST
I feel really stupid for signing up with something that I wasn't even sure if it's reliable.. I even paid for it.. Now I've been trying to email them so that they would pay me for the work I have done but got no reply until now.. They have been responding to me before but now that I want my hardwork paid, I hear nothing from them.. This is really awful!!
6 responses
• Australia
22 Mar 12
Look we have all been there, and if we haven't we have been tempted. We learn from our mistakes so don't stress too much your only human. Head up I hope your loss wasn't too great.
• Philippines
22 Mar 12
Thanx! I sure do hope that scams like these be gone forever..
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Finally I realized that until I ended up with this.. I sure won't sign up for anything like this the next time.. Well, only if it's a really reliable company and doesn't ask for any fees..
@mirets (53)
• Slovak Republic
22 Mar 12
Bad news for all, this scams will be until there will people willing to believe in miracles and nonsenses that pays u millions for doing nothing - or willing to help you for a small fee. Basicly it has no sense for a millionaire to reveal u his secret formula system or anything for a small fee (belive me these small fees is the only income tehy actually have-although it increases nicely with many "willing to found miracle people") Ok this extreme examples arenot ur case, but at least u ll be more careful in the future when paying online for anything. Hope u didnt pay them a lot, and take this experience positive !!
@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
21 Mar 12
Just curious, what kind of work that you are doing there? And also, how did you pay them? Is it via Paypal? If so, then you might file a dispute to get your money back (only if the payment was made for not more than 60 days ago) ..
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
I sure did :) the next time i will be signing up for an online job, i'll make sure that it's legit and i won't have to pay anything...
• Chatsworth, California
23 Mar 12
Sorry to say this hun but unfortunatly you most likely will not be getting your money back. You aren't stupid though. Sometimes it's hard to know if a sites legit. But with the exception of maybe worldwinner if they ask you for money it's likely a scam. Worldwinner sucks by the way. However if you are going through inboxdollars or sites like that then you do get a little money back. But not bloody much!
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Just really unfortunate. I guess.. LOL But I did expect I won't be able to get my money back.. That's the sad part.. It's quite a big amount for me.. Much more that I did not benefit from it..
@SinfulRose (3527)
• Davao, Philippines
21 Mar 12
I am curious. What site did you sign up to? It would be best to know the name of the site and be classified as a scam under my life of "Sites I do not trust". If it would help, try joining the Just Been Paid site. At least you won't have to work there much to get a good return and it's a given that it's a legit site.
• Philippines
21 Mar 12
onlinedataentryjobsinus.com they did sent me instructional guides but after a month, i emailed them for my salary link but they were asking me for a work report which i didn't know of. i don't really know if they would pay me if i had that work report done. what i know is that i have wasted my money for nothing. better be careful next time. :D but thanx for your recommendation. I will surely try that one.
• Philippines
22 Mar 12
yes i did try to ask them about how that work report is done but they did not bother telling me.. i would be much willing to do whatever they want me to to get paid but they just won't tell me..
@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
21 Mar 12
Uhm.. How about try to finish your work report first before complaining? I know that most of these kind of sites are scam.. But I think it would be more fair if you are doing what they want first before complaining about scam.. You had paid for it anyway..
@AmyTK9 (39)
• United States
21 Mar 12
Sorry you got scammed :( Most that you have to pay for are scams. Try Squidoo, Cash crate, or Swag bucks. All are free and legit!
• Philippines
21 Mar 12
thanx for the suggestions.. i guess i will never be able to get my money back.. i was never really thinking that time.. well, i guess i have to experience it to learn.. hope that didn't happen with you :D
• Canada
25 Mar 12
Oh, squidoo is like swag bucks. I never knew that, Thanks for the great info. I'll try that cuz I'm always looking for online paid survey sites.
• India
5 Jul 12
Oh, that’s really awful. There are lots of scammers spreading; they took advantage using the internet to scam people. It’s difficult to recognize if that person is a scammer because they write and talk like professionals. So, before we enter a job online we should make sure that it is legal.