Is this HU paid survey real or a scam?

[CornishChick]

I’ve received an email from HU saying I’ll get paid to complete a survey. Thought I’d best check if it’s a scam as you don’t usually get paid.

Thank you.

[Anthea55]

Scam until proved otherwise in my opinion.

[helvella Administrator]

Across HU there have been several mentions of such emails.

Obviously, I cannot verify the specific one you received. But there is a reasonable possibility of it being legitimate.

Even the $25 offer is as mentioned in real emails - regardless where you are!

[CornishChick in reply to helvella]

Thank you. It’s from ‘SaskiaCommunity Partnerships Associate

HealthUnlocked’ and the link takes you to

Surveys.healthivibe.com if that helps?

I always try to help out HU by completing surveys, but have never seen one like this so feel a bit dubious.

[helvella Administrator in reply to CornishChick]

Well, the name looks legitimate.

The problem is that scammers do use copies of genuine communications and re-purpose them (e.g. change links) to their ends.

Is the From email address also valid?

[CornishChick in reply to helvella]

Thank you. I’ve posted the from email address below. It looks genuine but I’ve no idea how to check?

[helvella Administrator in reply to CornishChick]

That address is absolutely spot on. So long as that is what your email software displays (i.e. not just what it says inside the email), then it appears valid.

[CornishChick in reply to helvella]

Fantastic thank you. I’ve had another email from HU saying they’ve emailed me something which may look suspicious but isn’t! I’ll complete the survey.

[CornishChick in reply to helvella]

[e-mail] Is the email it’s from, so looks fairly legitimate?