Mypoints OTX Surveys--Are They A Scam?
 

I don't know if anyone else has this happen, but it seems that almost everytime I click through to a survey by OTX they ask a lot more than basic demographic questions, only to non-qual you to 10 points instead of 50.

Yesterday, after 'clearing' demographic questions, I did a survey about gaming platforms. There were several questions about my knowledge of different systems. After entering data on about three screens I then received several more questions about my opinions, did I play, did I own, etc. When it came to a question about future purchase decisions and I answered that it was unlikely that I would soon buy a new system, I then received the non-qual statement.

This is not the first time this has happened. Does anybody else have a similar experience?

I can't tell you how many times that has happened to me. I use to click on "try to qualify for another survey," but that just led me back to the disqualified page. Now I just take the 10 points and run.

On the other hand, I've had better luck with OTX on CreationsRewards where you can take 1 survey a day.

spartacus ; ".. Does anybody else have a similar experience?

Lots of that complaint going around ... Not quite a SCAM, but pretty d@mn shady. :mad:

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50 mypoints for a survey (I think of it as 25 UA miles) is so much less than any other reputable surveyor, like e-rewards or opinionplace, that I've never put much stock in them anyway...

If I ever click on a survey I try and pre-disqualify myself by being too honest-- work in marketing, did every survey known to man in the last 6 months, etc. 10 mypoints (5 miles) MIGHT be worth an early disqualification, but not anything more to me.

happens a lot to me as well. does feel like a scam!

i'm the opposite, I try to get disqualified as I only want the ten points as I don't want to take the time for the fifty

I answer the following each time

female, 12 y.o. live in other

automatic disqualification, works like a charm and its an easy ten

I tend to qualify for the OTX surveys when I take them through Sunshine Rewards. They pay .75. I also take a daily survey there through Greenfield that pays .80 a day. Cash 'em in for gift cards or Paypal. Great, honest site.

It happens to me on Mypoints but not Creationsrewards. Must just be MyPoints.

Be careful with OTX. I accidently said I was a female for one survey and a couple days later my Mypoints account was frozen and I was "banned". Mypoints didn't even answer my email trying to clear it up.

Yes it is a scam!

I am sure they know damn well that they are doing this. It seems to happen all the time with me.

Until someone posted the disqualification plan, I just deleted them.

So, you get disqualifed for being honest..? :D

Could not resist.... :)

Sounds weird..especially because I thought the surveys were anonymous and confidential. In particular, I thought OTX couldn't tell Mypoints who said what. :confused: If these surveys AREN'T sacrosanct, then I'm bloody worried about who knows what about me!:td::td:

So at what point do we consider finding a shark that does class-action lawsuits. We wouldn't get squat, the lawyer would make a killing, but mypoints would get slammed.

*insert generic anti-American comment referencing their perceived litigiousness* :D

The surveys are not confidential at all - don't be fooled.

I once B.S-ed my way through an OTX survey on another website (one of the survey sites - Greenfield maybe), convincing them I had an eating disorder. In the weeks following that survey, it was clear I was receiving targeted ads that I did not opt into willingly. "Fight your eating disorder head on" and the like.