The CashCrate Scam

by Broke Grad on February 29, 2008

For those of you who may not know, I enjoy debunking myths. Whenever I hear something that sounds suspicious, I’m usually the first person researching it. Recently, I helped a friend avoid a fake check scam after he posted a used item for sale online. The potential buyer sent a fake check for more than the price of the item and told my friend that his secretary had made a mistake. The buyer asked my friend to deposit the check and wire the difference back to him. If my friend had fallen for the scam, he would have lost around $1000.

If you’ve made it to this page, you’re probably here to find out if CashCrate is a scam. When something sounds too good to be true, most of the time it is. Well, the purpose of this post is to expose the truth about CashCrate and resolve any questions or doubts that you may have. Let’s start with the big question.

Is CashCrate a Scam?

The simple answer is no. CashCrate is not a scam. No matter what you’ve read elsewhere, I assure you that CashCrate is 100% legit. Over the course of a few months, I’ve made almost $100 through CashCrate. Below is a picture of the first check I received back in December.

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Will I make a lot of money?

Probably not. Even though it’s easy to make money through CashCrate, I think most people would prefer earning money through other means. Why? Because filling out surveys and completing trial offers can get pretty boring. The reason you see so many positive reviews of CashCrate is because they have a generous referral program. Some people probably earn a decent amount of money from CashCrate through referrals, but they have to put in a lot of hard work in advertising their referral link. It’s basically like a second job.

Should I try CashCrate?

If you’re just looking to make a little extra cash with a minimal amount of effort, then CashCrate is for you. If you’re trying to build a sustainable source of income, then look elsewhere. CashCrate isn’t going to make you rich. If you’re still interested in CashCrate after reading all of this, then check out a couple of helpful pages that I’ve written about CashCrate.

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1 angiebabayy April 24, 2010 at 1:50 am

i havent thad any problems either.

2 amanda May 10, 2010 at 12:25 pm

ive have my first 20 bucks waiting for first check we will c

3 Fadere Made May 10, 2010 at 10:22 pm

Quite honestly, I don’t think CashCrate pays out enough. However, I absolutely love the games and earning points towards my favorite electronics in the process is awesome.

Out of curiosity, what’s the ballpark of how much you make monthly through referral earnings on CashCrate? :)

4 R May 31, 2010 at 7:51 pm

Don’t you have to keep track when to cancel those offers you don’t want?

5 oscar June 5, 2010 at 10:47 am

ok im new with using cashrates website in im 16 in im not surw or not if its still a scam i mean some of the surveys ask for my address do they mail me visa cards and all this i dont wan this well could somebody write me back thank
- oscar thomas

6 mika June 7, 2010 at 5:01 pm

I used cashcrate and received a check for $24 I took to my local grocery store where I normally cash my payroll checks, and they could not cash it.

Legit my ars!

7 beto June 17, 2010 at 7:11 pm

Its real! u should definately give it a try:)

8 Megan June 27, 2010 at 11:29 am

okay, I’m a teen and can’t do the 18+ offers and I don’t have a credit card to do offers. Since I’m young I usually don’t qualify for the surveys. My family and friends aren’t interested.. HELP?!

9 Get Paid Online Taking Surveys With CashCrate June 29, 2010 at 8:58 am

You are correct that CashCrate is a great way to make money with a minimal effort. I spend maybe an hour online per day doing a combination of referring and offers and I make about $100 every month. It is easy money.

@ Oscar: No, very few offers actually send you anything through regular mail. Usually only the medical offers and if you request a travel brosure or something like that.

10 Angie July 6, 2010 at 7:38 pm

THIS IS SO AWSOME. Iam 13 but I still use ca$h crate. I think that this is pretty awsome!

11 BrokeGuy July 12, 2010 at 12:11 am

Hi BrokeGrad webmaster, whats your cashcrate id link ? I will join as your downline. great job done!!

12 david July 13, 2010 at 10:58 am

hey every body, could any one help me with cashcrate please, what’t the right thing i have to do to actually earn money with them?
what’s the duty of that online job? how i can recieve money?
thank you

13 jon July 18, 2010 at 11:48 pm

this site sux it almost certain a scam i did it for a week and it said i will recieve my 30$ check agust 15 never got a check never use this site guys its a scam

14 J July 22, 2010 at 4:24 pm

so this is your referral? this is how you make money? by posting these ads for cashcrate?

15 Beaded Napkin Rings August 13, 2010 at 12:38 am

Ill try it out as soon as i find some spare time

16 Derick Dennis August 18, 2010 at 8:14 pm

“Cash Crate” is obviously a scam as is this “broke grad student”. Dont be fooled by all these fake websites defending cashcrate and trying to make them seem like there not a scam, this is a scam after you buy something from them to take the surveys even then you only get less then a dollar per survey huge waste of time.

17 Bobby Duby August 18, 2010 at 8:27 pm

Plain and Simple Cash Crate is certainly SCAM. I have yet to find a survey sight that is legit. And this broke grad student is getting paid by Cash Crate to LIE to you! If you still want to try it go ahead and be ready to whip out credit card before you even begin takeing surveys, wich by the way pay around 30 cents 80 cents!!!!! SCAM SCAM!!!!!!

18 Beaded Napkin Rings August 18, 2010 at 10:13 pm

Ok tnx

19 Beaded Napkin Rings August 18, 2010 at 10:14 pm

So is there any legit paid surveys site that really pays?

20 Wow August 19, 2010 at 4:41 am

The comments being left here saying you need to pay money to even start, blah blah blah. They’re all lying. They’ve either never used any paid survey sites or they’re just retarded.

Cash Crate doesn’t charge you to take surveys. Yes, they do have higher paying surveys if you use a credit card for trial offers, it is a faster way to pull in money but it is FAR from the only way.

As for charging up front, it’s free to sign up and get started. They don’t charge you a DIME.

You idiots either need to try it out before talking bad about it or GTFO and stop spreading YOUR lies.

21 trevor August 26, 2010 at 7:07 pm

people these are scams, pleeease dont waste your time, its the same as the gangsta greed scam! there are many others just like this!!! fuck the people who refer for these sites and get money(like this guy), i am trying to save the people who do not know….its a scam!!!!!

22 trevor August 26, 2010 at 7:12 pm

its a fucking scam people, come back to reality, the people who try to get you to go there are also scaming you, its basically saying to all the smart people, come help us scam these idiots and we will pay you(like this guy), if you dont understand then to bad get scammed more

23 Phob August 30, 2010 at 10:02 am

I don’t know if this is a scam or not, but just when I logged in and started doing offers, my antivirus, blocked 2 URLs from CashCrate’s offers. Download and install FLV player and download and install Chamaleon Tom. My antivirus said it blocked these URLs because they were in the potential harmful list that they have. Enough suspicious for me. Farewell CashCrate!

24 Madelyn Tierney September 1, 2010 at 10:56 am

How to retreive the old pendings on the new cashcrate? thanks for any help

25 swagger September 2, 2010 at 2:15 am

ok people…its only a scam if you fall for a scam…duh!!! i’ve been doing some gpt sites the past 2 months cuz i was cut back to part-time…so far i’ve made $45 dollars…thats REAL CASH!! and about $50 in other gift card and stuff…one thing ppl if they ask for too much info and for you to download than its probably a scam of some sort…but if you steer clear of those..you’ll be fine.

26 swagger September 2, 2010 at 2:17 am

sorry forgot to mention this….THERE is a method and a process to this…you real $$ makers know what i mean….lmfao!!!

27 swagger September 2, 2010 at 2:19 am

@phob…..next time “TRY PLAYING IN A SANDBOX”…HINT HINT

28 Computer Tips Tricks September 2, 2010 at 3:24 am

@swagger
Lol. Good point there. People who got scam often blame everything on the official party. It’s only a scam if you fall for one!

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