You could be forgiven for assuming 20 Cogs is a scam. After all, it seems too good to be true – earning up to £200 cash from completing a few tasks. The only way to investigate properly was to join and take a look for myself.
I’ve seen lots of people promoting 20 Cogs on social media, so I assumed it was unlikely to be a scam. To be on the safe side, I didn’t look up anyone’s referral code. My thinking was, if it was a bit scammy, at least no one is able to profit off me forking over all my details and possibly signing myself up to years of spammy phone calls.
Is 20 Cogs a Scam?
The short answer is ‘no’. At face value, 20 Cogs seems to deliver what it promises. The trouble is, you have to jump through hoops to get your money.
How does 20 Cogs work?
The premise of 20 Cogs is relatively simple. You sign up, answer some questions about yourself and then complete 20 tasks to receive varying amounts of cash rewards.
So far, so simple…
So what’s the catch?
There’s a catch, and it’s a big one. You can only cash out when you complete the full 20 tasks. On the night I signed up, I earned about £20 by completing 5 tasks. The only trouble is, I’ll never get my hands on this money if I don’t do the other 15 tasks, and there’s a time limit to do them.
This means you can invest some time in earning money you’ll never see. Obviously, the simple answer is to complete all the tasks, but some are more appealing than others. Some of the tasks I’ve skipped have asked me to sign up to gambling sites and deposit cash. I don’t actually mind using gambling sites for their offers and I signed up for a bingo site where I’ll get my £10 stake back through PayPal. It’s not great if you don’t like gambling, but I don’t mind so it was fine for me.
20 Cogs Review – A Scam? Worth it? My Honest Thoughts:
I like the idea of 20 Cogs, I just think the way it operates is a little bit sneaky. To me, if you do something to earn money, you should be able to get your hands on that money without conditions. I imagine the reason they are able to pay an average of £200 per user is because lots of people don’t go through with enough offers to cash out, but 20 Cogs still get affiliate income.
Some of the tasks are pretty okay, but you need to remember to cancel trials of websites, which is a bit rubbish if you’re as scatty as me. Since I’ve started and I’m a bit of a completionist, I’m going to try and finish so I can get my earnings.
Is 20 Cogs Safe?
It really depends on your definition of safe. In it’s simplest terms – yes. It’s not going to give your computer a virus or steal or your details. On the other hand, it does kind of encourage you to sign up to betting sites or spend money to earn the money back. This could be a potential problem for vulnerable people or people with a gambling problem. Overall though, it’s safe to use, just be waring
Would I recommend 20 Cogs?
Although I won’t be pushing it on social media any time soon, I think it’s okay if you’re happy to sign up to gambling sites and good at cancelling free trials. I wouldn’t actively recommend it, but only because of the effort you have to go to to cash out.
My official stance is to say proceed with caution. 20 Cogs isn’t a scam itself, but some of the tasks require you to sign up to some of those dodgy ‘product testing’ sites that are thinly veiled ways of harvesting your data (which then gets sold on to spammers).
The reason everyone is promoting it is because they have a strong refer-a-friend programme that dangles the possibility of earning up to £30 per friend. Although that sounds like a lot, it does depend on those friends completing all 20 tasks then cashing out, which I can’t imagine many people do.
The verdict: Only join up if you think you can do all of the tasks. Otherwise, you’re wasting your time.