Njsurveyman Posted June 23, 2017 Report Share Posted June 23, 2017 Beware, there are a couple of guys on craigslist claiming to be doctors from Q & A Research (CA office) who text you, and then call you to conduct a test on your Amazon Account promising to pay $100 via Paypal or check. They advertise as "Looking For A Few Creatives For Research Study". I basically fell for it, because the company is a legit focus group research company. They lead you to conduct a trade in for a Nintendo System from your home PC, but on your own amazon account. Then tell you, they will call you back in an hour to confirm payment. They never do. I made sure I cancelled the order before I was charged. Be Careful. It is a shame we now have to be weary of people pretending to be from legit companies now. I am going to call Amazon soon so that they are aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somelady Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 There are a lot of scammers on amazon. In April I ordered something from someone that was new and didn't have reviews. Luckily I found out in time and amazon refunded my money. but the thing is reviews are still coming in about his scam, I don't know why amazon let him stay when all the reviews were about his scam, and 2 reviews that he obviously placed. We have to beware of everything. I usually got to a site on my own when something looks suspicious to check it out. I also do a search for bad reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosiesmom Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 I signed up on Amazon to test products. Now all I get are those Asian venders asking for me to give their product a 5 star rating and include pictures on my review. I have never ordered anything through them, but I can't undo what I did apparently. i can't get off the mailing list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njsurveyman Posted June 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2017 A lesson that I learned is that a legit company will not have you use your own account to conduct research, for trade ins or purchases. In the past I did some of these studies, and they always provided you with a different User Name/Password for the research studies. When they want you to conduct these tests under your own account, it will now be a red flag for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnleona Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Good info. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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