Instant Rewards - looks like some sort of pyramid scheme or something

[DrPizza]

So, anyone know what the scoop is with Instant Rewards? Is it some sort of scam? I noticed that they've successfully used SEO techniques to make sure that if you search for "Instant Rewards Scam" on Google, you get nothing but marketing hype for their company.

 

[SlitheryDee]

After a small amount of reading it seems that it's much like other mlm schemes people have approached me with. Most of them are essentially on the up-and-up, but still operate in what I consider to be a morally bankrupt fashion, siccing people onto their own friends and family with the company's sales pitch.

This particular one looks relatively inoffensive. It appears that you sign up to receive some form of advertisement delivery, and then you make money for signing other people up after you. They are kind of tight lipped about the exact nature of what you're pushing onto people, so I view that with no small amount of suspicion.

My advice is to stay away from this and all similar companies.

 

[DrPizza]

I personally have no intention of doing it - I have better things to do with my time.
I was just amazed at the lack of information after a quick googling.

 

[waffleironhead]

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Daily...nt-Rewards-Daily-Money-Team-1078805#comment_1

This first comment sounds like it could be correct. I havnt read thru the rest of the comments yet.

 

[DaveSimmons]

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Daily...nt-Rewards-Daily-Money-Team-1078805#comment_1

This first comment sounds like it could be correct. I havnt read thru the rest of the comments yet.

Interesting - a possibly-legal but wholly-unethical form of click fraud if this is true.

If true, it's a new variation of the original "free iPod" scam, where they had you sign up for 50 trial offers from various companies, then collected commissions on the sign-ups. Some people really did get free iPods from that unethical scheme.

A large number of people did a few of the sign-ups but couldn't grind their way through all 50 (or whatever number was required) so got nothing while the scammers still collected commissions on whatever trials they did do.

 

[BudAshes]

Interesting - a possibly-legal but wholly-unethical form of click fraud if this is true.

If true, it's a new variation of the original "free iPod" scam, where they had you sign up for 50 trial offers from various companies, then collected commissions on the sign-ups. Some people really did get free iPods from that unethical scheme.

A large number of people did a few of the sign-ups but couldn't grind their way through all 50 (or whatever number was required) so got nothing while the scammers still collected commissions on whatever trials they did do.

So what your telling me is that I could get a free ipod? SIGN ME UP!