About Paid To Sign Up
Sign up at your own risk on several of these companies!
Paid to sign up means you are paid when you sign up for offers. PTSU. Sometimes they are called GPT, or GPTSU sites. Which means get paid to. Get paid to do surveys, get paid to sign up for things, get paid to click emails, get paid to download apps, etc. You think it, they offer it, and sometimes it's not even legal. You won't get into trouble, the company offering you the ability will. So at least you are safe there.
Some lead to such things as loads of spam or free samples. You earn the company money when you sign up for the offers which you are in turn paid for. Rewards can be points that are converted into things, cash, sweepstake entries and more.
The companies we have tested and supported will be marked as such. COPYRIGHT Annika's 1999 - 2020 www.annikaswfh.com
Annika's doesn't support paid to sign up sites, but we wish to keep our members, visitors, readers, and fans informed of what's out there. This means we can not offer you help should you encounter problems besides the information contained upon this page. We feel that many of these types of sites may not be legal, or good. The very rare few that have worked out for us have been marked as such and mostly haven't signed up for things. We simply clicked the emails or did the surveys.
Do you think you have been scammed?
According to recent statistics from the National Consumer League's list of Top 10 Net Frauds, online auctions seem to top the list of Internet scams for a few years running. Many people have got scammed on the Internet, but today the scammed person is not necessarily the loser. Stop blaming yourself and fight scams NOW.
Start by reporting scams to the local police, FBI, Secret Service, post office, phone company, local newspaper and
TV station, your bank and credit card company, your lawyer and the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Besides, consider reporting scams to the following agencies which are specialized in dealing with Internet scams.
Be sure to check out Annika's About The Blacklist page for warning signs.
Merchant Services: Online Fraud Prevention
- This website has a wealth of information with links to Identity Theft, Online Scams, Email scams, Phishing, Credit Card Fraud as well as Prevention Resources. [Thank you Ms. Clark's Class Room #154 2011!]
Internet Fraud Complaint Center
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This is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), that strives to address fraud and scams committed over the Internet.
Better Business Bureau
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File an online complaint against any company or charity that has treated you unfairly. The site also provides a national database of somewhat
reliable reports. A positive report doesn't mean the company is definitely a legitimate one, but on the other hand, companies with negative reports should be avoided. I have found the BBB to personally handle complaints wrong, so still do your research.
The BBB is merely a third party website that hopes to help you avoid going to court with businesses. Businesses pay to be a part of the BBB. The BBB often mark cases solved that
aren't. I personally think they are a waste of time. You file a complaint, they send it to the other party. The other party replies, or not and eventually the BBB marks the case as solved.
Rip Off Report -
File a report about any fraud or rip off scam you have come across. The report you file will be placed online for the world to see!
The National Fraud Information Center
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This site is US based and is specialized in dealing with most kinds of internet and telemarketing frauds/scams. 1-800-876-7060
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Check the
securities and exchange commission's EDGAR database to see if the company files with the SEC.
Kid Safe Seal
-The kidSAFE® Seal Program is creating the largest global directory of children-friendly websites, mobile apps, and other technologies that have been independently reviewed, certified, and/or listed to meet minimum standards of online safety and/or privacy. This directory has become a valuable resource for parents, educators, and caregivers around the world looking to find safe online, mobile, and digital activities for their children and students. Please check back here regularly for the most up-to-date list.
FBI - Internet Fraud
- Federal Bureau of Investigation's web page of Internet fraud. A lot of helpful tips here and other useful links.
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Fraud Watch International
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This website seeks to reduce the incidence of Internet fraud by educating consumers, shutting down fraudulent and scam sites and prosecuting fraudsters.
Each States Attorney General - Site may not load but it lists ALL the
attorney generals and their web address. Your state Attorney General's office can handle a wide range of complaints.
Federal Trade Commission
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This website allows you to file a complaint about a particular company or organization, using a secure complaint form. although the FTC does not resolve individual consumer problems, the complaint helps in fraud investigation and can lead to law enforcement action. They also have a lot of other great content on their website.
ScamWatch
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An Australia based site that covers all sorts of scams from financial and investment scams such as pyramid schemes to miracle cures and instant weight loss treatments. Scam watch keeps a lookout for new scams, and rip-offs and provides the local's places to report it.
AARP Fraud Watch Network - Several useful articles to aid in your quest.
Angi's
- A place to look up and report businesses much like the Better Business Bureau.
File an online complaint against any company or charity that has treated you
unfairly.
Econsumer.gov - This is where you report a complaint against someone in
another country. Basically works like the BBB.org.
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
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A Canadian based site that covers all sorts of scams from financial and
investment scams.
Office for Victims of Crime - Information for individuals who have been a victim on online crime.
ActionFraud UK - National Fraud & Cyber Crime Reporting Centre.
National Center for Victims of Crime - Resources for victims of all types of crime, including online fraud.
Cybercrime Coordination Unit Switzerland - Swiss Federal Department of Justice and Police.
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission-Nigeria - Nigerian crimes.
Philippine Centre on Transnational Crime - International Criminal Police Cooperation INTERPOL (ICPO-INTERPOL) Working Principles INTERPOL is not a police force. It is the machinery for international police cooperation and communication.
The Hong Kong Police website - As stated, Hong Kong Police site.
Scamwatch New Zealand - An New Zealand based site that covers all sorts of scams from financial and investment scams such as pyramid schemes to miracle cures and instant weight loss treatments. Scam watch keeps a lookout for new scams, and rip-offs and provides the local's places to report it.
MCMC Malaysia - Malaysian Communications And Multimedia Commission (MCMC) | Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) - Make a complaint.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- New website created to help those with credit card problems.
National Do Not Call Registry - For reporting unsolicited sales calls. Registering your phone numbers after 31 days you can file complaints. You can also call 1-888-382-1222.
Postal Inspection Service - For reporting scams distributed by U.S. mail such as fake lottery sweepstakes winnings, chain letters, and fake Mystery Shopping scams.
BBB Charity Report - If you want to check if a charity you're thinking of donating to is legitimate, you can check here.
HaveIBeenPwned.com
- Enter your email address, and learn where you’ve been breached. They also
email you of new breaches.
Identity Theft Resource Center and Identity Theft Recovery Steps - Recovering from identity theft is a process. Here's step-by-step advice that can help you limit the damage, report identity theft, and fix your credit.
Breach Clarity -
Analyzes publicly disclosed data breaches and provides concrete advice to victims based on the risks. It draws from a comprehensive database of breaches maintained by the resource center and applies an algorithm that weighs the risks.
Guidestar - If you want to check if a charity you're thinking of donating to is legitimate, you can check here.
Charity Navigator - If you want to check if a charity you're thinking of donating to is legitimate, you can check here.
IRS Exempt Organization Search - If you want to check if a charity you're thinking of donating to is legitimate, you can check here.
Google Reviews - Search for the company name, and on the right side you should see "reviews". Click it to leave your review.
Facebook Reviews - If you have a facebook.com account, you can consider searching for them and leaving a review there.
Please keeping in mind that unlike the other sites, the owner can always hide or delete these reviews.
Trusted Business Reviews - I'm not sure how long this site will be around since it's not a top level domain, IE .com.
Pissed Consumer Complaints - Consumers are offered the ability to complain to warn others.
Scam Survivors - They offer a lot of help here.
Deceased Do Not Contact Form - When someone passes the easiest way to get the mail and calls to stop is to fill in this form. It will also stop the scams.
If you wanted you could register yourself as dead maybe the calls will stop who
knows.
Do Not Contact for Caretaker's Registration - DMA sometimes receives calls from family members, friends or caretakers seeking to remove the names of individuals in their care from commercial marketing lists.
Scam Warners - Use to be Fraud Watchers.
Safe Browsing - Google Safe Browsing notifies when websites are compromised by malicious actors. These protections work across Google products and provide a safer online experience.
ESOMAR - Just because a company is listed here doesn't mean they are legit. This is basically
the BBB of market research. They pay a membership to be a part of it. Maybe they can help you.
CyberSAFE (Cyber Safety For Everyone) - CyberSecurity Malaysia via e-mail at
cyber999@cybersecurity.my, or
phone its 24-hour helpline 019-266 5850 and hotline
1-300-88-2999 during office hours.
Mastercard ID Theft Protection FREE - Alerts you by email or text when your credit file may be at risk.
VISA Alerts - Just like the above Mastercard link, VISA offers their own. Get more protection. Sign up for alerts.
Spam Laws - You could spend a week here reading about spam laws and what to do.
1-855-644-6277 - Adult Protective Services. Report abuse, neglect, case of suspected fraud, or exploitation.
1-833-372-8311 - National Elder Fraud Hotline. Call 833-FRAUD-11 to receive help from a hotline case manager.
1-844-574-3577 - FINRA's Securities. Helpline for Seniors. IE Stocks.
1-888-766-0008 - Equifax. Set up for free, fraud alerts on your credit report.
1-800-680-7289 - Transunion. Set up for free, fraud alerts on your credit report.
1-888-397-3742 - Experian. Set up for free, fraud alerts on your credit report.
Set up Google Alerts for FREE for your private information to see if it's posted anywhere you would need to contact for removal. Google Alerts can be sent to you instantly upon an index or later in the day as a bundle. Easy to use.
Do not waste your time with the scam sites GPTBoycott, Web of Trust, Scambook,
Scamadvisor, SiteJabber, or
Survey Police. Survey Police was ran by GTM AKA Global Test Market. It has since
been sold to Lightspeed Research (a Survey company.) It was created for the
purpose of
gathering information to use for Market Research as well as makes money off of referrals and affiliate links.
Simply calling yourself "Police" does not
make you any kind of legal authority. We can't in good conscience add Web of Trust. We discovered forums where people are being paid to leave bad feedback and even church websites being rated as unsafe proves what a waste it's become. This is heartbreaking to those of us who believe the word trust means just that. GPTB appears to have closed their forum.
There is another "trust" site out there to report to, however many have complained negative reviews left on their site are being removed for paying companies. Again, due to this
abuse of trust we can't recommend it. Stick to the real tried and true sites.
We realize not every rip-off happens online, so here are
these websites:
http://www.jdpower.com https://www.homeadvisor.com/
http://www.yelp.com/
https://www.tripadvisor.com/
U.S.
Postal Inspection Service
https://www.google.com/maps/contrib//reviews/
Informed Delivery - If YOU don't sign up for this, someone else may. Get PHOTOS of your mail before it arrives, they also tell you about expected packages.
Fed Ex Delivery Manager - Again, If YOU don't sign up for this, someone else may. Sign up for alerts when
are expected, as well as packages arrive, as well as tell them where to put them! Like hidden from street view.
UPS My Choice - Again, If YOU don't sign up for this, someone else may. Sign up for alerts when
are expected, as well as packages arrive, as well as tell them where to put them! Like hidden from street view.
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