Forum Subject: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2014/04/12 11:47am
By: Anonymous (Trish)
I have a free Match.com account and I have in my opinion created a compelling profile and have uploaded 6 good quality photos. I can't send any messages until I pay for a membership though. I like the features of the site and the searching works well. I have bookmarked several members I would like to message.
Is Match.com worth joining?
If I contact these members I like with a though provoking email will they contact me back?
It is cheaper to join for several months at a time instead of just one. How many months should I join for? What is the average amount of time needed before you find someone on a dating site like Match.com?
I know this is a lot of questions but I always do a bit of research before I join anything.
Is Match.com worth joining?
If I contact these members I like with a though provoking email will they contact me back?
It is cheaper to join for several months at a time instead of just one. How many months should I join for? What is the average amount of time needed before you find someone on a dating site like Match.com?
I know this is a lot of questions but I always do a bit of research before I join anything.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2014/05/13 09:09pm
By: Anonymous (Joe)
No. I had a non-paid account for a year. Toward the end of that year, I found several women that interested me, so I signed up for a three month membership. Several profiles which I had liked and saved on my favorites list vanished immediately. At first, I selectively emailed women. Every single one had an excuse for why I wasn't a match. One said that she was now engaged and had "forgotten" about the account, yet she had been active on it until then. At least she responded.
During my membership, I started seeing a pattern on accounts coming and going, including the one that interested me, and how they were written. There was also a pattern at home towns which made no sense; in one case, the town's name had been changed and they used the former name from an obviously older map. In other cases, details were blatantly wrong (one said they didn't eat pork for religious reasons, but their stated religion was not one that prohibits any food, let alone pork)--I believe most the profiles were written overseas using Wikipedia, old atlases and other.
So, I started emailing almost every match. Not only did I not get a reply, the majority became disabled by the next day; one within the hour.
My conclusion is that match.com is a scam; well over 80% of the profiles are fake and/or reactivated cancelled accounts.
During my membership, I started seeing a pattern on accounts coming and going, including the one that interested me, and how they were written. There was also a pattern at home towns which made no sense; in one case, the town's name had been changed and they used the former name from an obviously older map. In other cases, details were blatantly wrong (one said they didn't eat pork for religious reasons, but their stated religion was not one that prohibits any food, let alone pork)--I believe most the profiles were written overseas using Wikipedia, old atlases and other.
So, I started emailing almost every match. Not only did I not get a reply, the majority became disabled by the next day; one within the hour.
My conclusion is that match.com is a scam; well over 80% of the profiles are fake and/or reactivated cancelled accounts.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2014/05/13 11:50pm
By: Anonymous (Richard)
Personally for me it was. Met a lot of women there. And one very special one whom I married.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2014/07/07 07:20am
By: erica1
Yes its a good and a genuine website.Personally speaking, I have a met a lot of good men through match.com who were truly gentlemen. Spent a real good time with them.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2014/07/07 05:04pm
By: Anonymous (Jack)
Not worth it at all...like others stated, most of the women's profiles are fake and just put there to get us guys to spend money on the site. Of the ones that are real, they are usually piggos that are using pictures from when they were in high school or someone else. I guess they figure a guy will fall in love with the personality and then later overlook the filthy smelly whale of a body that they have. Most of the dating sites are all the same as this one. Hell, one "person" I actually met from Match turned out to be a guy. No thanks to the sausage! I only have two things to say to Match......SUCK IT!
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2014/07/09 08:35pm
By: Anonymous (Rob)
Coming from someone that has spent the past 15 or so years off and on web dating sites, match seemed to be another site that gets flooded with fake profiles in lump lots. There are real girls on there, I met a few, but in general its hit or miss pending what your after. I was on there a full year having not met a single person in the first six months, so the next six months was free. Thats right, not a single meet in six months. By no means am I a hideous chud (in fact I was a model and am still in very good shape) but again, zero meet ups in the first six months. I am very keen in weeding out fakes and still see the old pictures and recycled profiles from 15 years ago being used regularly. Like any online dating site expectations are set very high on both sides as it always comes down to what is seen in a couple select pictures. It seems on the side of the girls, expectations are set so high that Mr Perfect wont get a reply. The way I ended up getting replies from girls I was interested is was by humor. If two people dont share the same sense of humor, it just wont click.
I should also add many of the fake profiles were easy to spot as a majority of the pictures were used on zoosk which is a whole other can of worms website.
Match like any other date site has a host of fake profiles, but it is indeed full of real profiles just the same. Just keep in mind these girls seem to have some higher mind set expectation.
I should also add many of the fake profiles were easy to spot as a majority of the pictures were used on zoosk which is a whole other can of worms website.
Match like any other date site has a host of fake profiles, but it is indeed full of real profiles just the same. Just keep in mind these girls seem to have some higher mind set expectation.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/01/12 01:48am
By: Anonymous (Taken advantage)
Match is the biggest pool of scam in the world...... Don't trust any of it!!!!!!
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/01/12 11:55am
By: Anonymous (eric)
no ...........a big load of scam shite site ,full of Nigerians and Ghananas using photos of women and men to scam innocent punters out of large sums of cash ,if they can ,so you can waste weeks and months chatting with fakes
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/01/20 06:44pm
By: Anonymous (Former match user)
Match is one of the world's biggest lies ever known! If you do have any money left??? Save it!!! This site is FULL of people trying to take your money!!!! And match does nothing to protect against it!!!
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/01/24 12:04pm
By: Anonymous (ted)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3336011/Lonely-heart-duped-1-6m-dating-site-conmen-armed-copy-pick-artist-bible-Game-posed-wealthy-divorced-engineer-trick-handing-money.html
it works for scammers and fraudsters
it works for scammers and fraudsters
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/05/27 04:48am
By: Anonymous (Junyo)
I used match.com - and it worked for me - all you do is spend time on your profile and send out polite messages - no lewd stuff immediately - then once you have a connection - you meet up in a public safe area -
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/05/27 05:48pm
By: Anonymous (Mark)
like any large dating site, as long as you complete your profile with photos and a good description, then there is no reason why it won't work. Sign up on a site pretending to be a woman and look at the guys photos, they all look sad or hard nuts, not surprising no women message them. then they blame the site .... idiots
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/06/20 10:43am
By: Anonymous (eric)
yes it works very well for nigerian scammers who seem to find mugs galore but not genuines
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/07/10 11:48pm
By: Anonymous (Attractive female Match user)
I'm new to dating and when I say new I mean I haven't dated since 1996 due to marriage & kids. I also gave myself adequate time to recover from divorce. So yeah I'm green so to speak. I should point out I've never used any other dating sites and never looked up how to write a profile nor did I read ridiculous rants about the site being fake or phony.
What I discovered on Match.com was refreshing. I got a lot of "never read a profile like yours" and many men poured their hearts and souls out to me. I couldn't help but think that if this were back in the day (I'm 47), the messages were like receiving a 2-5 page hand written letter. So I never had any issues with thinking it was a hoax or fake by any means. I was even asked to be on a Match.com commercial due to the amount of traffic I was generating. I believe I was asked due to the time and effort I put into my profile. That being said, I can understand how many naysayers might think it's a scam due to Match leaving old profiles up. Here's the scoop on that: I don't specifically blame Match for this. When I found my first true match and we officially started dating, he thought I put my profile back up! I'm an honest person and asked him to show me. It came down to me not properly unsubscribing to the site. And yes, there's a few extra stupid monotonous steps that an amateur or anyone for that matter can easily miss when taking down a profile. So if one doesn't take the extra steps to completely delete their account, up goes the profile without the actual person being "active." So I get how many people get frustrated with the site.
My opinion? I think Match is worth the money if you take proper time and thought into writing a sincere profile, personalizing it with current interesting photos and don't flake out and write some phoney baloney ass profile. And for the record, we can tell if you don't feel like writing much or its fake. If you skimp on us, we pass on you. Remember that.
I do have some hints and tips for guys but it's simply MY perspective. I'm fairly intelligent but Im also quirky and out there at times.
There are certain catch phrases I automatically say no or pass on.
For starters, remember Match.com is for ALL AGES. That's why we state our ages on the site, right? I joined at age 44. I'll add that I've been an athlete all my life, I teach yoga and eat very well for performance. I Receive a lot of "no way are you over 40" & things of that nature. Unfortunately, I get several messages from guys that are way too young or old for me. After trying to date a couple guys younger than 35 it only reinforced more how much I didn't want to date out of my age bracket! I personally find 5-7 yrs max above or below my age too much for me. My new saying is "If your mom wouldn't approve, I don't either. Lol. And on age, if a guy says he looks/acts 10 yrs younger than he really is I eliminate that person. I'm looking for quality not the fountain of youth. Even worse is an older guy that's been pulled like pork via plastic surgery. I can only assume they're too self centered/conscious about the aging process or follow a poor diet and/or exercise plan, therefore not right for me. So be yourself men! Act your age. Look the best you can for your age and see what happens! From my experience, the men that claim to look younger than they truly are tend to have narcissistic personalities or are lacking elsewhere (and yes, I'm well versed in psychology).
I also won't respond to anyone "seeking a partner in crime." Who came up with that phrase anyway? Our freedom as Americans is incredibly limited as it is no matter how you slice it. That's why the rest of the world hates us. Duh. Claiming you'd like to live the life of a criminal is not sexy or appealing unless potential partner is a criminal herself. Just say no to crime!!!
Now let's cover profile pics. Be f****** original already. Bathroom pic? No thanks. Flexing with shirt off pic? I'll pass. Guess what? Us women are not the visual creatures you men typically are. Leave your shirts on and leave us wanting more. The best pics are those that show what you're like in the most mundane ordinary or extraordinary moments of your life. If you wear a suit every day, post a pic of that along with a silly one, perhaps from childhood. If you're an animal lover post a pic of your iguana. If you're a true clutz, don't hold back. Show us.
I guess the bottom line is whatever you give into the universe you too shall receive. If you don't put your heart and soul into it, use a bit of humor and a touch of humility, don't expect the same or any response back. It's that simple.
In the 3 yrs I've used Match I've fallen in love twice and learned more about those things I personally wish to work on in order to be truly happy. I know it sounds corny but happiness does start within. Don't go into this dating process expecting a miracle. Keep an open mind. Dont be afraid of stepping out of your comfort zone and date a variety of individuals. If anything, you'll learn some rather interesting things about yourself that will further your chances of falling in love or meeting your soul mate (s)
Good luck & remember people tend to rant when things don't go so well. I'm saying otherwise. But this is, indeed, the Internet. Do what you'd like with my positive experience. I'm an optimist at heart.
What I discovered on Match.com was refreshing. I got a lot of "never read a profile like yours" and many men poured their hearts and souls out to me. I couldn't help but think that if this were back in the day (I'm 47), the messages were like receiving a 2-5 page hand written letter. So I never had any issues with thinking it was a hoax or fake by any means. I was even asked to be on a Match.com commercial due to the amount of traffic I was generating. I believe I was asked due to the time and effort I put into my profile. That being said, I can understand how many naysayers might think it's a scam due to Match leaving old profiles up. Here's the scoop on that: I don't specifically blame Match for this. When I found my first true match and we officially started dating, he thought I put my profile back up! I'm an honest person and asked him to show me. It came down to me not properly unsubscribing to the site. And yes, there's a few extra stupid monotonous steps that an amateur or anyone for that matter can easily miss when taking down a profile. So if one doesn't take the extra steps to completely delete their account, up goes the profile without the actual person being "active." So I get how many people get frustrated with the site.
My opinion? I think Match is worth the money if you take proper time and thought into writing a sincere profile, personalizing it with current interesting photos and don't flake out and write some phoney baloney ass profile. And for the record, we can tell if you don't feel like writing much or its fake. If you skimp on us, we pass on you. Remember that.
I do have some hints and tips for guys but it's simply MY perspective. I'm fairly intelligent but Im also quirky and out there at times.
There are certain catch phrases I automatically say no or pass on.
For starters, remember Match.com is for ALL AGES. That's why we state our ages on the site, right? I joined at age 44. I'll add that I've been an athlete all my life, I teach yoga and eat very well for performance. I Receive a lot of "no way are you over 40" & things of that nature. Unfortunately, I get several messages from guys that are way too young or old for me. After trying to date a couple guys younger than 35 it only reinforced more how much I didn't want to date out of my age bracket! I personally find 5-7 yrs max above or below my age too much for me. My new saying is "If your mom wouldn't approve, I don't either. Lol. And on age, if a guy says he looks/acts 10 yrs younger than he really is I eliminate that person. I'm looking for quality not the fountain of youth. Even worse is an older guy that's been pulled like pork via plastic surgery. I can only assume they're too self centered/conscious about the aging process or follow a poor diet and/or exercise plan, therefore not right for me. So be yourself men! Act your age. Look the best you can for your age and see what happens! From my experience, the men that claim to look younger than they truly are tend to have narcissistic personalities or are lacking elsewhere (and yes, I'm well versed in psychology).
I also won't respond to anyone "seeking a partner in crime." Who came up with that phrase anyway? Our freedom as Americans is incredibly limited as it is no matter how you slice it. That's why the rest of the world hates us. Duh. Claiming you'd like to live the life of a criminal is not sexy or appealing unless potential partner is a criminal herself. Just say no to crime!!!
Now let's cover profile pics. Be f****** original already. Bathroom pic? No thanks. Flexing with shirt off pic? I'll pass. Guess what? Us women are not the visual creatures you men typically are. Leave your shirts on and leave us wanting more. The best pics are those that show what you're like in the most mundane ordinary or extraordinary moments of your life. If you wear a suit every day, post a pic of that along with a silly one, perhaps from childhood. If you're an animal lover post a pic of your iguana. If you're a true clutz, don't hold back. Show us.
I guess the bottom line is whatever you give into the universe you too shall receive. If you don't put your heart and soul into it, use a bit of humor and a touch of humility, don't expect the same or any response back. It's that simple.
In the 3 yrs I've used Match I've fallen in love twice and learned more about those things I personally wish to work on in order to be truly happy. I know it sounds corny but happiness does start within. Don't go into this dating process expecting a miracle. Keep an open mind. Dont be afraid of stepping out of your comfort zone and date a variety of individuals. If anything, you'll learn some rather interesting things about yourself that will further your chances of falling in love or meeting your soul mate (s)
Good luck & remember people tend to rant when things don't go so well. I'm saying otherwise. But this is, indeed, the Internet. Do what you'd like with my positive experience. I'm an optimist at heart.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/09/11 05:25am
By: Anonymous (David)
Whether the profiles are real or not, I think about it this way:
When I joined just recently, with a free account, I started getting notification emails, saying "someone is interested in you", "you sparked someone's interest", etc. pretty much straight away. Cool, sounds great. Then I click on the button in the email to see who they are.
Result? SUBSCRIBE to see who liked me! Seriously? Subscribe to send a message I can understand. But not letting me see WHO it is, so I can actually decide if I want to subscribe is, in my mind, seedy, unethical and scammy right there. Big red flag right there.
I didn't bite, so a bit later, I get an email saying someone has emailed me! Well that sounds good, doesn't it? It shows a pretty photo, so I click the "read now" button. Result is the same - SUBSCRIBE to read the message!
Now think about this, it's very important to know. I need to subscribe just to read a message that someone else had to subscribe to send. That means, if I do subscribe to send a message to someone, THEY CAN'T READ it, unless they ALSO subscribe. That's not just unethical, but downright nasty.
And the kicker is, Match.com does not even show you who is a subscriber and who isn't. That means I have no idea who is able to read a message that I send. It is obvious, just from that, Match.com is designed mainly to screw people out of money.
So personally I don't care if every profile on there is real, I'm not going to participate in a system so unethical that it won't let someone see who likes them, or read a message sent by a paying member, and not even display who is a paying member and who isn't. Nothing about Match.com is fair to the users.
That's my 5c. I just think it's a disgusting way to treat users, end of story. They deserved to be boycotted.
When I joined just recently, with a free account, I started getting notification emails, saying "someone is interested in you", "you sparked someone's interest", etc. pretty much straight away. Cool, sounds great. Then I click on the button in the email to see who they are.
Result? SUBSCRIBE to see who liked me! Seriously? Subscribe to send a message I can understand. But not letting me see WHO it is, so I can actually decide if I want to subscribe is, in my mind, seedy, unethical and scammy right there. Big red flag right there.
I didn't bite, so a bit later, I get an email saying someone has emailed me! Well that sounds good, doesn't it? It shows a pretty photo, so I click the "read now" button. Result is the same - SUBSCRIBE to read the message!
Now think about this, it's very important to know. I need to subscribe just to read a message that someone else had to subscribe to send. That means, if I do subscribe to send a message to someone, THEY CAN'T READ it, unless they ALSO subscribe. That's not just unethical, but downright nasty.
And the kicker is, Match.com does not even show you who is a subscriber and who isn't. That means I have no idea who is able to read a message that I send. It is obvious, just from that, Match.com is designed mainly to screw people out of money.
So personally I don't care if every profile on there is real, I'm not going to participate in a system so unethical that it won't let someone see who likes them, or read a message sent by a paying member, and not even display who is a paying member and who isn't. Nothing about Match.com is fair to the users.
That's my 5c. I just think it's a disgusting way to treat users, end of story. They deserved to be boycotted.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/09/11 02:04pm
By: Anonymous (bert)
if you do a search some guys in the uS were organising legal action against the company behind match
lots of nigerians on there taking women for large sums of money posing as military people, again do a search on news.
lots of nigerians on there taking women for large sums of money posing as military people, again do a search on news.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/09/24 11:30am
By: Anonymous (len)
theres an ever growing list of nigerian gents who are now residing behind bars for fraud so it sure works for them.large sums of cash were claimed for some crazy excuse
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2016/10/21 05:44pm
By: Anonymous (Newby)
I think it is absolutely the bomb. If you can find a recent in focus picture or two that does NOT make you look like a zombie extra. Plus you can write a coherent sentence then you have a pretty decent chance to at least get a number of dates with women who are interested in meeting you. The quality and quantity of women I met has been astounding. The only thing I am going to say is please please please be realistic in your expectations, if you are a broke overweight 50 year old guy who rents an apt. and takes transit just leave the the young hotties alone. They find you annoying as heck.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/03/31 06:06pm
By: Anonymous ( Joe the Guy)
I too am considering match & wonder why it may work when the other sites have brought me just a modicum of success. I am not surprised that in general, not 100 %, men who have experienced it speak negatively of it and advise to avoid registering or register but temper your optimism about it. Women, on the other hand, can tell you it works & you will meet plenty of new people. Some may tell you that they met their lover/ husband on match. This is not a mystery. On dating sites men outnumber women in droves. Men write and hope for replies that more often than not, go unanswered. A lady could whip up a profile in 30 seconds, put up any photo she wants, & just watch the results roll in. This holds true if they are mediocre looking. If they are quite attractive they will need to hire a secretary to manage the multitude of communication that they receive. This gives them a built in excuse about it being too overwhelming to respond to the men that have messaged her.
Now, if you are the alpha male, or can portray this image, you may do quite well. Being tall and appearing that you wield power & status are major attributes on a dating site. You see, 97% of the ladies feel they are entitled to such a male figure and the rest of the guys are fodder to be dismissed.
Good luck and as Larry David would say, " Curb Your Enthusiasm." If however, you are female, with reasonable looks, let the good times roll.
Now, if you are the alpha male, or can portray this image, you may do quite well. Being tall and appearing that you wield power & status are major attributes on a dating site. You see, 97% of the ladies feel they are entitled to such a male figure and the rest of the guys are fodder to be dismissed.
Good luck and as Larry David would say, " Curb Your Enthusiasm." If however, you are female, with reasonable looks, let the good times roll.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/04/04 11:32am
By: Anonymous (jed)
they all use the ''somebody is intersted in you '' bait to hand over your card details ..they you find out all the intrested hot babes just vanish and you are left with an ongoing bill for no dates ..their problem is to get you hooked good and proper to keep bashing your card month after month ,and stop you leaving ..then you have to cancel your card as its the only way to ditch them/.. like dogs dooos on your shoes
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/05/07 06:17pm
By: Anonymous (Colorado)
Match is definitely a scam. Loads and loads of fake profiles. I made the mistake of joining. Now, to set it straight and to get an understanding. I date many women and have no real problems finding dates. I was just trying to find something to help me pick a person with enough comment interests. I am getting plenty of "winks" and "someone is interested" notices. These are fake only to lure you in further. Just try to get to any of those and you get "profile not available". Sent a number of nice emails worded very nicely and get no response at all. From any of them where you have every interest you note in common. You WILL get the pop-up saying "Guarantee they will see your email". What do you suppose they want there? You guessed it. Money. Constant pop-ups suggesting you "do this if you want to get anywhere" with a dollar amount attached to it. Is it a scam? It absolutely is. If you are a male and confront them with it in an email to their office they will ignore it and blacklist you. There are no refunds and they will not let you decline auto billing without removing yourself from the site even if you are only a week into it. Beware, Senior People Meet is the EXACT same site only an age separation. Same exact policies and format. Absolute money scam.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/05/11 02:10pm
By: Anonymous (Marc)
For me match.com was OK but few chick meet there wanted to get married, one was in the early 30s and desperately wanted to be "her men", so closed account there longer time ago
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/05/13 01:21pm
By: Anonymous (bazza)
they spend a fortune on TV ads but dont get taken in..only use free sites like tinder
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/08/30 02:46pm
By: Anonymous (Jane)
I found the whole Match dot com experience painful. I took the bait and paid for membership after being told I had messages but couldn't access them unless I was a member. The messages were from profiles that were hidden once I joined. Let me preface this review by saying that I went into this with eyes wide open and was honest in both the profile and pictures I posted because my brother joined the site 10 years ago and took out a lot of women, spent lots of money to wine and dine them and some of these women were fat and had posted old photos, misrepresenting themselves. He was on the verge of giving up when he was invited to a free neighborhood potluck by a nice looking woman on the site and now they are married. Go figure. So I posted current pictures and although I am chunky, I am not grossly obese and look grandmotherly or like an older school teacher (I've been told). Maybe men thought I wasn't sexy or attractive enough. I don't know. I was just trying to appear like a normal woman in her late 50's. Got a lot of scammers. I did a reverse check to see what the other women were posting, and there were so many women who were obviously more attractive than I and if I were a man I would not have looked at my profile twice either. But if they took the time to read my profile they would have seen that I am a good catch. I own my home, have been a licensed medical professional for 25 years, am stable, etc. etc.
I just don't understand why they have people click on the checkmark that says they're interested, but the men who did this did not follow up on it. When I followed up on their interest in me, only two responded back. One man was 70 years old looking for live-in help with his 15 year old daughter and the other looking for help with his children too. No thanks. After 17 years single and sexless, and finally getting the children up and out of the house, I was looking for some good times. Very frustrating experience.
I just don't understand why they have people click on the checkmark that says they're interested, but the men who did this did not follow up on it. When I followed up on their interest in me, only two responded back. One man was 70 years old looking for live-in help with his 15 year old daughter and the other looking for help with his children too. No thanks. After 17 years single and sexless, and finally getting the children up and out of the house, I was looking for some good times. Very frustrating experience.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/09/04 07:10am
By: Anonymous (al)
you cant be sure if the attractive women are actually Nigerian men fishing for suckers and that handsum gents are actually Nigerian men looking to scam women who are vulnerable..
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/12/10 06:41am
By: Anonymous (Mr Mystery)
I'm sure it has some users who have had success but It also has algorithms that send multiple emails suggesting people are interested / looking / messaging etc which are not genuine.
As an experiment I created a blank profile with nothing on it; no picture, no personal ad and I received 10 emails within a day stating my profile was hot etc etc. Why would anyone be interested in a blank profile??
I did the same for multiple dating sites and all of them use this automated deceit to some extent. I then checked who owned/hosted/created the websites and it appears the same companies own multiple sights and share profiles and tactics.
If you are interested in dating I would suggest you create a new email account and be very careful about using an existing credit card.
As an experiment I created a blank profile with nothing on it; no picture, no personal ad and I received 10 emails within a day stating my profile was hot etc etc. Why would anyone be interested in a blank profile??
I did the same for multiple dating sites and all of them use this automated deceit to some extent. I then checked who owned/hosted/created the websites and it appears the same companies own multiple sights and share profiles and tactics.
If you are interested in dating I would suggest you create a new email account and be very careful about using an existing credit card.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/12/10 08:02am
By: Anonymous (bill)
one well known name owns 12000 date sites allegedly..so devious operations are endemic .as they multiply like rats to snare punters
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/12/15 04:51am
By: Anonymous (alan)
Quote by: Anonymous
Match is the biggest pool of scam in the world...... Don't trust any of it!!!!!!
a hub nigerian scammers cleaning out bank accounts of the gullible punters
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/12/27 10:51am
By: Anonymous (x-mas present)
Really everyone...
It all is so complex ...talking about it accurately could take a lifetime, as the digital industry changes, advances at the speed of light.
In the end...it's really just simple common sense, especially if you read any and all terms and conditions on everything.
NO CRAP.. NOTHINGS NEW UNDER THE SUN, YES, EVERY SINGLE SITE, DATE OR NOT, BUT ESPECIALLY DATE SITES, ARE SO FAR PAST SICKENING SCAMS IT'S UNSPEAKABLE. SIMPLE..THEY FEED OFF YOU'R LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN TECH SCIENCE, AND MUCH MORE. AND, PREY ON OUR SIMPLE BASIC HUMANESS OF DESIRE AND COMPANIONSHIP.
And..when you read posts from a tiny few that claim it worked for them, OMG, 'think" about that!
Against 25 years of countless billions of people worldwide that post every year their experiences in accurate detail, to the contrary, (and it worked for three? LMAO).
Don't suppose they would like to name themselves, and prove it, do ya think? ( Gee, duh... Anyone could have posted that bull.. like date site admin, or family, friends, or paid to do so.)
If interested in two detailed, informative, accurate date site info..( which most all are connected people, in one way or another, like, they rent, use, share servers and much else, trade employees off, buy and sell into, out of other "investments" they attempt to make money off of...it too is endless, as the insatiable greed for money has always been endless, since the dawn of mankind ) I posted ( first time on this site) , with the same author name over 12/25/17 and 12/26/17 two posts.
Tells, what I do... and tons more.... though, it has not yet as of now, been reviewed by staff here ( still holidays).
I direct you to those, only because, no sensein typing all that out over and over.
Go to the home page here, and key in 'Match blocked me' in the search bar/field. Then see the dates I mentioned, and author name. Though, now that I think of it, the first one, on x-mas eve, I did not think I would post anthing more on this site, seeing how sporadic the users are, so it has anoymous in author name, and x-mas- present in my text, but nevertheless posted back to back, first one 12/25/17 .
It all is so complex ...talking about it accurately could take a lifetime, as the digital industry changes, advances at the speed of light.
In the end...it's really just simple common sense, especially if you read any and all terms and conditions on everything.
NO CRAP.. NOTHINGS NEW UNDER THE SUN, YES, EVERY SINGLE SITE, DATE OR NOT, BUT ESPECIALLY DATE SITES, ARE SO FAR PAST SICKENING SCAMS IT'S UNSPEAKABLE. SIMPLE..THEY FEED OFF YOU'R LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN TECH SCIENCE, AND MUCH MORE. AND, PREY ON OUR SIMPLE BASIC HUMANESS OF DESIRE AND COMPANIONSHIP.
And..when you read posts from a tiny few that claim it worked for them, OMG, 'think" about that!
Against 25 years of countless billions of people worldwide that post every year their experiences in accurate detail, to the contrary, (and it worked for three? LMAO).
Don't suppose they would like to name themselves, and prove it, do ya think? ( Gee, duh... Anyone could have posted that bull.. like date site admin, or family, friends, or paid to do so.)
If interested in two detailed, informative, accurate date site info..( which most all are connected people, in one way or another, like, they rent, use, share servers and much else, trade employees off, buy and sell into, out of other "investments" they attempt to make money off of...it too is endless, as the insatiable greed for money has always been endless, since the dawn of mankind ) I posted ( first time on this site) , with the same author name over 12/25/17 and 12/26/17 two posts.
Tells, what I do... and tons more.... though, it has not yet as of now, been reviewed by staff here ( still holidays).
I direct you to those, only because, no sensein typing all that out over and over.
Go to the home page here, and key in 'Match blocked me' in the search bar/field. Then see the dates I mentioned, and author name. Though, now that I think of it, the first one, on x-mas eve, I did not think I would post anthing more on this site, seeing how sporadic the users are, so it has anoymous in author name, and x-mas- present in my text, but nevertheless posted back to back, first one 12/25/17 .
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2017/12/30 05:49am
By: Anonymous (lindar)
Not so far for me. Been a member for 3 months and so far no dates and no promising contacts. Have quite a few views and winks and a few emails and contact with one man who turned out to be a scammer. He had things in common with me, an attractive photo, right sort of age, good profile - a professional etc. I gave him my email and he contacted me - saying he had left Match and would contact me like this in the future. I became suspicious when his messages became more and more effusive and his English got erratic. Then I found an email in Spam telling me there was money waiting for me - needless to say I didn't open it. His family name of Lief was in the email address! He also had the audacity to email me after this!
I have many winks from men abroad especially in France, from men young enough to be my son or even grandson. When I contact someone in my age group they do not reply.
Begining to wonder whether it is my age - 69 and they all want someone younger. My photo is attractive and recent and I feel I am an interesting person and have a good profile.
If this carries on I will not be renewing.
I have many winks from men abroad especially in France, from men young enough to be my son or even grandson. When I contact someone in my age group they do not reply.
Begining to wonder whether it is my age - 69 and they all want someone younger. My photo is attractive and recent and I feel I am an interesting person and have a good profile.
If this carries on I will not be renewing.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2019/01/19 11:36pm
By: Anonymous (Michelle)
Match is totally worth it!! I met my boyfriend of almost a year on Match.. He wasn't the first guy I met. In fact he was the 6th. But it was worth it. When we met we hit it off right away! We both felt very comfortable around each other and our families accept us. So if you are looking for your one and only don't give up! They are out there! Definitely try out Match!
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2019/01/20 09:56am
By: Anonymous (Bill)
I had a similar experience a couple of years ago. It took me a few weeks but I finally met someone. Unfortunately we broke up in the new year so I am out checking the different dating services. I was thinking Tinder at first since it is the one you hear about but after reading the review I think it is too young for me. I plan on trying my luck with Match again.
Bill
Bill
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2019/01/21 10:35am
By: Anonymous (ED)
Quote by: Anonymous
like any large dating site, as long as you complete your profile with photos and a good description, then there is no reason why it won't work. Sign up on a site pretending to be a woman and look at the guys photos, they all look sad or hard nuts, not surprising no women message them. then they blame the site .... idiots
your forgetting all the dead accounts of women who left without trace AND GUYS ARE JUST CHASING PHANTOM PROFILES. SPENDING CASH ON DEAD ACCOUNTS
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2019/08/15 10:21pm
By: Anonymous (Melbourne Lady)
All scammers.
Almost all the men who have contacted are unable to meet. They are all widowers and talk about love and trust in the first messages. They all want to get off site as soon as possible and have dodgy english. They are so obviously scammers that it's ridiculous.
Match.com should be ashamed of themselves, they are profiting from scamming and do nothing to to prevent it. I think they should be charged with collusion in fraud and theft.
Almost all the men who have contacted are unable to meet. They are all widowers and talk about love and trust in the first messages. They all want to get off site as soon as possible and have dodgy english. They are so obviously scammers that it's ridiculous.
Match.com should be ashamed of themselves, they are profiting from scamming and do nothing to to prevent it. I think they should be charged with collusion in fraud and theft.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2019/09/01 10:08am
By: Anonymous (Trink)
Match is only the second dating site I have ever tried. On a scale from 1-10, where 10 is the best, I give it a 4. The people and staff behind the site were great, but I couldn’t date them. The interface and ease of use was good. There did seem to be a subjective process on profile photos. I couldn’t use one where I had a hat on, but you could see my entire face; yet guys were able to use hats and sunglasses. You could not tell what they looked like. There should be a rule whereby photos should be within the last year. My profile pic that did get approved was two weeks old. I swear one guy used one from the early 80’s. When there’s only one photo, the profile photo, that’s a giveaway the photo isn’t an accurate representation. Also, I think the Summary should be mandatory with a minimum number of words. You want a good idea of who they are. I don’t care what company they work for. You can tell a lot more in the Summary. Plus, I was looking for spelling and sentence structure. I needed to know I could have decent conversation with this person and holiday cards wouldn’t just be “Love, [insert name here].”
As far as response, it was a bust. I’m very attractive, had a great Summary, college degree, interesting and impressive achievements in my life, and so on. I guess my lesson is to “dumb down” my information, which would be misrepresentation. I might have scared some away. I also had five photos. I think my point here is know the audience on the site you choose. I don’t care how big the fish you caught was, I wanted quality. I think my next try, after I wait a bit, will be like Elite Singles, or something similar. Best of luck.
As far as response, it was a bust. I’m very attractive, had a great Summary, college degree, interesting and impressive achievements in my life, and so on. I guess my lesson is to “dumb down” my information, which would be misrepresentation. I might have scared some away. I also had five photos. I think my point here is know the audience on the site you choose. I don’t care how big the fish you caught was, I wanted quality. I think my next try, after I wait a bit, will be like Elite Singles, or something similar. Best of luck.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2019/12/14 05:41am
By: Anonymous (David)
I have been a paid member, and have met ladies from the site.
I have since cancelled my auto repeat.
One really interesting feature is that when someone sends a message, you cannot read it, and the face is blurred out, but much worse is that, when you delete the message, the sender is then blocked. I can imagine the effect this might have on the sender. Being blocked is not a nice experience.
I have since cancelled my auto repeat.
One really interesting feature is that when someone sends a message, you cannot read it, and the face is blurred out, but much worse is that, when you delete the message, the sender is then blocked. I can imagine the effect this might have on the sender. Being blocked is not a nice experience.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2019/12/16 03:31am
By: Anonymous (jim)
if they offer womens photos after giving over card details they dont have any possible meets in your area ..a scam like many sites who use this trick... some areas just dont have any women subscribers ..some have many
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2021/12/03 10:37am
By: Anonymous (smith)
No match.com and plenty of fish are just knocking shops. They dont work.
They do not match up men as in my case that are suitable for me. God knows how they work it out, because it is way off.
I know some have been lucky on both sites but they are a rarity. Theres a lot of horrors stories to be heard from both men and women.
POF have stopped you reporting wrong with photos, be it close to the knuckle, cant see their eyes or faces, wearing masks or they are a famous person, and the men in my case main photo is them about 30 years ago!!
They do not match up men as in my case that are suitable for me. God knows how they work it out, because it is way off.
I know some have been lucky on both sites but they are a rarity. Theres a lot of horrors stories to be heard from both men and women.
POF have stopped you reporting wrong with photos, be it close to the knuckle, cant see their eyes or faces, wearing masks or they are a famous person, and the men in my case main photo is them about 30 years ago!!
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2022/07/20 06:46am
By: Anonymous (Sunny)
Be careful with Match.com. After you register and receive messages from interested people, you immediatelly are asked to pay subscription to be able to answer. After you pay the subscription, you unexpectedly loose acces to your account. And its completelly useless trying to get in touch with support team of match to find out the reason. They ignore and do not care even to sespond your application sent to support team.
And you either can not acces your account to delete it not to have it hannig on the site or edit it, no you do not know what actually has happened, whether it was deleted by match without any notice or some one else broken your account.
And you either can not acces your account to delete it not to have it hannig on the site or edit it, no you do not know what actually has happened, whether it was deleted by match without any notice or some one else broken your account.
Re: Is Match.com worth joining? Does it work?
Posted on: 2022/07/26 09:31am
By: Anonymous (ed)
(Reuters) -
The online dating company Match Group Inc really, really does not want anyone to know that it’s in a big fight with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the FTC’s investigation of a Match subsidiary that allegedly shared users’ photos with a facial recognition company.
The FTC filed a petition on May 26 to force Match to comply with a civil investigative demand for documents related to an alleged 2014 data-sharing deal between Match subsidiary OkCupid and Clarifai Inc, an artificial intelligence company. The FTC investigation follows a 2019 New York Times article asserting that Clarifai built its database of faces with OkCupid user photos supplied by an OkCupid founder who was also a Clarifai investor.
OkCupid and Match denied any commercial agreement with Clarifai in the Times story, but in 2020, the FTC demanded documents from the companies about the alleged deal. According to the FTC, Match responded with “blanket and sweeping” claims of attorney-client and work-product privilege. After more than a year of battling, the FTC filed its petition, asking the court to order Match to turn over 136 disputed documents.
The online dating company Match Group Inc really, really does not want anyone to know that it’s in a big fight with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the FTC’s investigation of a Match subsidiary that allegedly shared users’ photos with a facial recognition company.
The FTC filed a petition on May 26 to force Match to comply with a civil investigative demand for documents related to an alleged 2014 data-sharing deal between Match subsidiary OkCupid and Clarifai Inc, an artificial intelligence company. The FTC investigation follows a 2019 New York Times article asserting that Clarifai built its database of faces with OkCupid user photos supplied by an OkCupid founder who was also a Clarifai investor.
OkCupid and Match denied any commercial agreement with Clarifai in the Times story, but in 2020, the FTC demanded documents from the companies about the alleged deal. According to the FTC, Match responded with “blanket and sweeping” claims of attorney-client and work-product privilege. After more than a year of battling, the FTC filed its petition, asking the court to order Match to turn over 136 disputed documents.