Amazon Mechanical Turk

OK, so my MTurk account is suspended. I have tried several times to contact Amazon about it. Generally, either there is no response, or the response is canned and very unhelpful, and there is no follow-up. I don't know what to do except complain about it. I'm not sure how these people can even be credible if they aren't offering any support for their site.

I am so sick of being treated like this. All i wanted to do is get another going after i stopped using my old account years ago. That old account was suspended. Then i tried to make a new account and they said i am not "permitted" to work at amazon m turk. Truly disgusted with the unfairness. I hate being treated like this. I just get walled out for some ungodly reason. I hope you enjoy these bad reviews mturk cause im just getting started.

In April 2012, I joined Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and began earning over $600 per month through the platform until 2017. However, from 2018 to the present, my monthly earnings have decreased drastically to just $80. This is due to Amazon Mechanical Turk increasing their pricing from 20% to 40%, which has resulted in clients leaving the platform in disappointment. I am frustrated and saddened by this change, as the platform's management has behaved rudely and shamefully. This increase in pricing has resulted in losses for everyone involved - MTurk, workers like myself, and clients. It is disappointing to see such poor management decisions negatively impacting the lives of so many people.

If I could give zero stars I would. I had a Mechanical Turk account but haven't used it for awhile. When I went back online to try to find some work, I received a message that my account was suspended.

Can't get a reason why or anything because all three requests I have sent to the appeals email they provide have gone unanwered!

Made a "free" AWS account as required. Within a week it was hacked and I was charged over $270. I was then forced to spend over 8 hours changing the settings for a "server/database" the hackers created as AWS claims they can't close the account or credit without everything being reversed by you. Even if you didn't want ANY of the scam services Amazon shills. It has been over 3 weeks and I still do not have my money back. Avoid this scam and AWS needs to go bankrupt. $#*!ing thieves

They will suspend/close your account with no explanations or details given even if you've had your account for over a decade! Even if you are a top performer and never had any issues. There is no one to talk to or appeal. You will not be able to access your account at all and lose all the money earned and pending. If you are making any money on there know that at any time they can close your account.

I randomly received an email stating that MTURK was denying my application to be a worker and I will not be "permitted" to work with them. The thing is, I never applied. How did they get my information?

I changed phones and phone numbers, thought I had updated all my apps to use the new number. Turns out I forgot about Mturk. When I try to log in it tries to send a verification txt to the old number. I explained to customer service that it offers no other way to verify me. Not even through email. After going back and forth with customer service through email, and getting responses from them that look like copy/paste answers...I told them to shut the account down. It was a waste of time if they won't give support for there service. Id rather use the QMEE app. They pay better.

We deposited over $700 to run surveys in Amazon MTurks. They removed our access for non valid reason and have not response to numerous emails and have not giving our money back.
I called Amazon and they are no help since they said a different business.

I fond Bezos and Jassy's email and sent to them - no response.

These guys are terrible and robbers.

I applied for Amazon Mturk and I provided all my information correctly, then they ask for my documents to show my identity and I provided my passport and all information and all of them was correct but they still didn't approve me. My Amazon Mturk account didn't approve for payment and I emailed several costumer services but no one even helped me with this issue. There's also no number to call or talk to someone about this issue. When I get responses, they mentioned tó email *******@amazon.com. I emailed to that many times but never got a response. They get your information for free then suspend your account for no reason. This is insane.

They ban you for no apparent reason. When I found tasks that I can do and started making money off of the tasks. That is when they closed my account. These guys are crooked and scammers. The worst thing about that is that they are the only ones (yes, I've searched up and down the internet) that has a wide range of tasks. All of the other tasks sites either have way too few tasks or the tasks are just out right scammy in that they do not intend to ever pay you. MTurk has all of the tasks that will pay you as well as those that won't and if you find the right types of tasks for you, they WILL BAN you.

Mechanical Turk was originally a way for people all over the world, and in poor countries in particular, to make small amounts of money easily. By 2011, there were workers in 190 countries. Because a mastery of English is necessary, at some point Amazon started taking only American applications. (If anyone knows when the change was made, let us know in your review.)

Because workers are independent contractors, i. E. self-employed, the US minimum wage law doesn't apply. So there's no Turk in Third World countries, where a few dollars can be meaningful income, while Americans create all sorts of ways to be successful at working for pennies. That's the irony.

I tried to sign up with Amazon HIT, set up my account, and I get an email back saying that due to security restrictions they can't open an account because they can't verify my information. I have had the same address, email, and phone number for 20 years! I have been an Amazon Prime member for many years. When I called (several times) and sent emails, the response is they can't tell me why! They said set up a new email account and try that. This is astounding! Don't do it.