The 3 main scams done in our name
Because SurveyHeart is free and open, the same few scams keep appearing. Here is how to spot each one.
Scam 1: Fake work from home jobs
Some scammers use the SurveyHeart name to push fake “work from home” or “earn money” offers. The messages often say things like:
- flag“Earn 20,000 a month using only your phone.”
- flag“Daily payment, no experience needed.”
- flag“Complete simple tasks and get salary.”
- flag“Pay a registration fee to activate your account.”
- flag“Deposit money first, then withdraw your earnings.”
These are not real SurveyHeart offers. We never offer work-from-home, earn-money or fee tasks. Be extra careful when the message comes from a WhatsApp or Telegram group, an unknown recruiter, a social media comment, or an unofficial email. Real hiring is clear, traceable, and tied to official company channels. If you see this, do not pay any money, do not share ID documents, bank details, OTPs or passwords. Take a screenshot, copy the form link, and report it.
Scam 2: Fake rental listings with an “application fee”
Another common scam is a fake rental listing. The scammer shows photos of a room, house or flat, then sends a form that looks official and asks for a small “application fee”, “visit fee”, “booking fee” or “security check fee”. Be careful if the person refuses a live call, will not show the property, pressures you to pay before a visit, or says many others are waiting. A real rental process lets you verify the property, the owner or agent, and the reason for any payment before you send money. Do not pay just because a form looks polished. Pause, search the address, ask for proof, and never send money to a stranger under pressure.
Scam 3: Phishing forms that steal your details
A phishing form is built to steal private information. It may be dressed up as a bank form, refund form, government form, wallet form, job form or support form. Never enter any of these into a form unless you are fully sure it is official and truly needed:
An OTP or password is never needed for a survey, quiz, poll, event form, school form or job application. A crypto seed phrase should never be shared with anyone, in any form, for any reason.