Work From Home Site - Leary About The Sign Up Process

United States
January 24, 2020 2:31pm CST
Like many of you, I keep an eye out for other work from home earning sites. Though I have more than what I can handle right now, there could come a time when I want to change things up. So I was looking into a site recently and decided to just check out the sign up process. I wanted to see how easy it was to register for an account. The site pays by Paypal so that's good. Rather than allowing me to register with my Paypal email address, I have to actually log into my Paypal account right on the site. I don't remember having to do that on other sites. I'm concerned about privacy and protecting my personal information. Here is a site that is requiring me to access my Paypal account using my log in password. Have any of you ever done something like that? I'm fine with an email address but I don't like the idea of having my password entered on the site itself. I know that they say everything is password protected but... What are your thoughts on this?
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14 responses
@DianneN (246334)
• United States
25 Jan 20
I would definitely stay away from that site! No one should have access to your password except YOU!
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• United States
25 Jan 20
Thanks Dianne, I agree. The fact that members have to register with their paypal account and access their account using their password right on the earning site itself raised a big red flag. I'm not going there at all.
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
26 Jan 20
@betlynfrnds So glad to hear it!
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• United States
28 Jan 20
@DianneN Thank you. Life has enough problems without the possibility of opening a cyber door for some hacker to mess things up.
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@ExplorewtMe (6333)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Jan 20
Have you done it before or you are trying it the first time?
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• United States
24 Jan 20
I have never done this type of thing before. The sign up process was a first and I didn't want to proceed. Also the opportunity was one that is new to me. I really don't think I'll be looking into it any further.
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• United States
5 Feb 20
@ExplorewtMe Thanks, I can assure you that I will not be doing that at all. It doesn't matter how interesting the site may be, it is not worth it.
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• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Feb 20
@betlynfrnds You should not enter your PayPal I'd and password in any other sites. What ever may be their claim. Stay aware and stay safe.
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@snowy22315 (169474)
• United States
25 Jan 20
Hmm, not sure about the site I would read a number of reviews online before I signed up.
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• United States
25 Jan 20
I agree. The site was very well spoken of from a youtube video. I had heard of the site before but never checked it out. After seeing the video my curiosity was peaked. After I realized that I had to jump through some scary hoops in order to register, I hesitated. After giving it more thought, I have decided that it's not worth it for me. I have other trusted sites that I've been a member of, including myLot.
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@sol_cee (38223)
• Philippines
4 Feb 20
That sounds suspicious. I hope you didn’t sign up with your PayPal password in that site.
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• United States
4 Feb 20
No I sure didn't. The more I thought about it, the further away I went from the site.
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
26 Jan 20
in my opinion if your password is really complicated and combines a combination of numbers, letters and symbols, everything will be fine
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• United States
28 Jan 20
Thanks, I've never had any problems at all with any of the sites I'm a member of. With this platform having a different set up, I never felt comfortable with it.
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@ScotMac (1335)
• Edinburgh, Scotland
31 Jan 20
Don't do it - it may be genuine but there are many sites out there which don't require you to do this so why take the risk?
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@wittynet (4421)
• Philippines
25 Mar 20
I encountered some sites like that, but it's during the time I was making payments. I didn't hesitate to log in because I needed to pay my order.
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• United States
11 Apr 20
Now that may be a different circumstance altogether. When using paypal to make payments, I suppose that there is a different criteria to follow. I don't use paypal to make payments, only to receive cash from my earning sites.
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@wittynet (4421)
• Philippines
12 Apr 20
@betlynfrnds I prefer to use PayPal sending payment than using any of my debit cards. I feel it's aafer.
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• United States
14 Apr 20
@wittynet Now that you mention it, I have noticed that PayPal is getting more popular as an all around payment processor for many online companies. I'm a distributor for a vitamin and personal care online company. Just recently, about a week ago, they have added PayPal as an option for payment. And, yes, I do believe there is a bigger measure of safety with PayPal over debit cards.
@wittynet (4421)
• Philippines
25 Mar 20
What is the name of the site? Did you provide a link or attach a pic? I can't find any.
• United States
25 Mar 20
You know what's funny? I don't even remember what site I was referring to. It's been 2 months since I wrote this post and so much has happened since then. My attention and focus has been elsewhere. What I do know is that I just joined a site a few days ago where the sign up process was a cinch. I was ready to go in less than 2 minutes. I've already made one cash out. If I do recall the site's name I will let you know.
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• United States
27 Mar 20
@wittynet Thank you very much. I am doing quite well on my sites. My husband and I are doing well, thanks. I hope you and your family are fine.
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@wittynet (4421)
• Philippines
25 Mar 20
@betlynfrnds it's okay. I was just curious. I hope you're doing well in other sites. Take care, and keep safe.
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@lillywriter (1143)
• Lithuania
24 Jan 20
I have never saved PayPal account signing details on my PC. I cannot say if it is safe enough.
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• United States
24 Jan 20
I've never saved my account information either to the very best of my knowledge. I don't understand why that has to be done.
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@jstory07 (134185)
• Roseburg, Oregon
4 Feb 20
I would not join that site. You should not allow anyone to have your pay pal password.
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• United States
5 Feb 20
Thank you for you input. In all of the years that I've been signing up for different websites, I don't ever remember one requesting such sensitive information. Too many things can go wrong with that type of a set up.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
5 Feb 20
I have had a few paypal scammers so be careful. If you feel uneasy about something don't do it!
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• United States
11 Apr 20
Thanks. I'm sorry to hear that you were scammed. I've had too many very good experiences with reputable companies to know what what it's like to have a bad feeling about something.
@just4him (305173)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Jun 20
It doesn't sound like a site I would want to work with.
@kobesbuddy (74327)
• East Tawas, Michigan
5 Apr 20
Myself, I would never join this site. It's not necessary for them to have your password, to access PayPal. That's private information, that should never be shared with anyone.
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• United States
11 Apr 20
I have been a member of many sites over the years and have never had one issue as far as privacy is concerned. There was no way that I was going to continue with that set up.
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• United States
14 Apr 20
@kobesbuddy Thank you, Kharla. I'm very happy with my choice.
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@kobesbuddy (74327)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Apr 20
@betlynfrnds And you made a very wise decision, not to give them private information.
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@YrNemo (20261)
1 May 21
Oh no, you'd better change your PayPal p/w right at once. Sounds like a Phishing site to me.
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• United States
1 May 21
Thank you for the great tip. I would have done that if I actually went through the sign up process. Thankfully I did not so I never had a problem.
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• United States
1 May 21
@YrNemo Thanks Darcy.
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@YrNemo (20261)
1 May 21
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