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Reviewed April 12, 2017
I have been a subscriber to Match for years without incident. I was charged $197.54 and when I looked at what I was paying for was shocked to find I was paying $57.94 for nonmembers to respond to me for free. No way to contact Match about this so I inquired via American Express about this amount. Only saying I did not recognize this charge. I have been locked out of my account since. All Match will say is my account is cancelled. So much for customer service.
Reviewed April 11, 2017
I wanted to cancel Match before they renewed me for another 3 months for these horrible matches that they send you and not making any connections. I went online to my account and canceled my subscription. They said "sorry to see you go" and that I could still use the site until my subscription was up which I did. I stopped logging on and then I went to my credit card statement and they charged me $80.97 for another 3 mths. I called them and they said I never canceled and if I did I would have received an email stating that. I didn't know that I had to speak to someone to get that. Called my credit card and filed a dispute. After a few weeks I received a letter from creditor stating that Match said I never canceled and since I did not have that email they couldn't help me.
So I figured since they got my money I'll use the site until my 3 mths is up. Match blocked my account... no access. I was pissed! Last night I called my credit card dispute dept and got someone very helpful who told me that this is what Match does. If you file a dispute they get angry and punish you by locking you out of your account. How are they allowed to get away with this??? Credit card company can't help. She told me to call Match and ask them to unblock me so I did but they told me there was a 60 day waiting period. What? So many they'll let me have one month of the 3 mths I paid for already. This has to be illegal! Do not use Match… this site is a fraud.
Reviewed April 10, 2017
I signed up for Match.com and within 24 hours CANCELLED. They inform me they will not refund my money despite my cancellation within 24 hours. Under the law, they cannot do that. This is FRAUD. I see thousands of similar complaints. DO NOT JOIN MATCH.
Reviewed April 8, 2017
I joined Match about an month ago with high aspirations because the website looks so slick and is well known! Before I even paid for an membership my inbox was covered by supposedly pretty women that had interest in my profile. This was before I had even posted an photo. What an complete joke! I've investigated this site and there are very few real profiles but mainly fake profiles and photos that the staff there e-mail to current and future prospects and customers just to provide them false hopes and to keep the money rolling in!
This site should be shut down by the authorities. They do absolutely nothing to stop international scammers from posting fake photos and profiles to lure unsuspecting victims to send money. I don't know which is worse the scammers or Match. I guess they are both doing the same thing. Just scamming people. Shouldn't this be considered an form of terrorism if an American company promotes overseas scammers preying on the finances of Americans and otherwise? Very, very unethical company. They should be shut down!
Reviewed April 8, 2017
Created a no fee profile and was checking it out, The site constantly hits you up to be a paid member. So I bought a membership for 3 months. Then you get pelted with ads for other dating sites and the opposite gender - older mature ladies. I am a gay guy looking for guys to date. The site sends me emails from women. More spam: then 3 hours for customer service. Then It's such a time waster and no real contacts so I try to cancel it - site refuses with like jumping thru 15 messages. asking if you're sure you want to cancel - What?? Then all these messages asking you to re-activate your account. It's like a bottomless pits of spam - the site is very very old and clunky and does not allow you to edit anything until you've done it like 3-4 times. Do not give these people any money. It's like a giant BS scam of fraud.
Reviewed April 7, 2017
They send me emails of supposedly a couple interested women. I decide to give it another try and of course all of a sudden these women disappear or do not respond. Pretty much sure there is a little bit of intentional fraud going on with Match.com. I have done it off and on for years and never met anyone. It's a ridiculous joke and I am now done permanently. They are not worth my time even if they were for free. I would rather do POF.com which is free although never worked as well.
Reviewed April 7, 2017
I am a savvy dating shopper. I teach how to use dating sites. (I found my successful relationship through another site). Match did not honor my requirements. I would have given match 2 stars. However, I terminated my membership about 9 months ago. After repeated contact attempts, I still can't get off Match. I dislike being used as a "Stalking Horse". I believe Match is violating the terms of our contract. I will not waste more time with letters or calls. Match is using my profile as false "bait". It also makes me seem inconsiderate to anyone who may contact me. (I am attractive, interesting and received thousands of responses -- partially because my requirements weren't followed). By indicating that I am still available, Match is also being unfair to other users. By keeping my profile active, the agreement has become a lose-lose proposition and false advertising to all. KINDLY HELP GET ME OFF OF MATCH.
Reviewed April 6, 2017
STAY AWAY from Match.com. I signed up for free service and 3 month subscription was given itself and money taken immediately from my credit card. I called, emailed multiple times. I cancelled within 1/2 hour of finding out $$ had been charged. They have ZERO customer service and they DO NOT refund ever, even if it's their fault. Worse company I've ever dealt with.
Reviewed April 6, 2017
Note that when Match states free trial they are referring to a limited access. You can see people however will not be able to speak to or get replies from anyone. WORTHLESS... You will notice during your trial that you will receive likes and people interested in you however most or all will be phony and provided by match representatives or perhaps a mystical entity since Match states that they do no such thing. The best part is that you will only know that you received interested persons however will not be able to read what they have to say unless you subscribe/pay. It's only then that you will find out that these interested parties are NOT AVAILABLE.
The final fun that you will have is when you try to ask for a refund and find out that reaching anyone to talk to is like asking for GOD himself to speak to you in person. The best that you can hope for is to simply cancel your subscription which only mean that you will not automatically renew. You still lose the months that you prepaid for. What a way to feed off of people just trying to find love.
Reviewed April 5, 2017
EVERY DAY, I get Winks, Interests and Likes from fake profiles that are phishing scammers. Almost always, it is some 'Glamour Shot' photo of a young woman, and immediately, in their "In my own words" portion, they include a thinly disguised email, spelling out things a certain way, or abbreviating, to avoid being detected by Match.com's 3rd rate security systems. It's a phishing scam, or some other seedy enterprise, but I'm too observant to fall for it. I shouldn't Have to be. I'm a paying customer and would prefer to send Match a bill for all the time I waste having to weed out the fake contact on their site. I shouldn't have to weed out 10 phishing scammer fake profiles for every 1 actual human behind a profile.
I immediately block and report each one, supposedly to help Match.com out. Usually within a few hours or days that profile is gone, but it has been replaced, basically, but 10 more popping up in its stead. It's a constant flow, from what I can tell. I've looked up scammer and phishing issues regarding this site and it is rampant. There are many fake profiles and photos that somebody (for all I know, Match.com themselves, create to drum up business) uses to contact (in various forms, with the Winks, Likes, Interests, etc) currently paying customers like me just to provide them false hopes and to keep the money rolling in -- and/or to obtain contact information 'offline' outside of Match for the sake of whatever scam is underway.
This site should be investigated by the authorities. They seem to do little to preclude scammers from posting fake photos and profiles to lure unsuspecting victims to make contact for whatever nefarious business ensues after that. Since I don't fall for it, I haven't fallen down that rabbit hole. Do women get these as much as men? I'm just curious. I'm wary enough of Online Dating as it is, and Match's lack of regard for these phishing scammers and time wasters has me... irked, and somewhat dissuaded.
I could pay $50-$60 more to have my profile be visible only to those I chose to have contact with, but I have a feeling that dovetails with their business plan to Not discourage scammers a little too much. Convenient for Match.com, no? I'm not going to pay to mitigate the lack of security on this site; being on a site where I should expect to only encounter real humans behind the profiles should be part of the basic package. To be fair, a couple nice ladies have contacted me on the site, and I may meet with them sometime, but the ratio of fake scammer contact to real person contact is about 20:1 so I have wasted way too much time on the site just weeding through stuff, and my time is worth money, the way I see it.
Reviewed April 5, 2017
I have just gone through what others have complained of with billing cancel and no refund. I did what I was to do and not be billed and was billed anyway. I argued and was hung up on with a "you have your sub. til Oct." I don't want it. I went on there one time. I want to start a class action suit. But need help on how to go about it. Anyone interested please let me know or if you know how to go about it. They are thieves.
Reviewed April 4, 2017
They do not work with consumers. They automatically renew your subscription each year. Nowhere does this say on the website. When I called in to get this taken off. They informed me I must cancel before it renews. I cancelled 1 month after renewal and I don't expire until 2/2018. I can't use it even though I am paid up until then. HOWEVER, the website is also terrible. Definitely go to another dating site. NOT MATCH.COM.
Reviewed April 4, 2017
The unfortunate thing about Match.com is that if you cancel your subscription before it's up there is a chance they will bill you for the next cycle. Make sure you cancel and also get a confirmation of your cancellation so you have a better chance a getting a refund. They didn't let me get a full refund after canceling before the subscription. They said they had no record.
Reviewed April 3, 2017
I canceled my account with Match a month in advance of the subscription ending. All notifications and emails were stopped. All pics and bios removed. They purposefully put pitfalls in your system to justify stealing money from people's accounts. Mind you this was fine without asking for a refund of the unused month for the service yet when the subscription ended they stole money from my account and refused to refund it using the lack of confirmation email from them as justification. There may be other dating sites out here that don't operate like this one do. I won't lump them all as negative. I will say never use Match, you will regret it.
Reviewed April 3, 2017
So called "Undercover" does not work as what they promised. When I was "undercover", I saved profiles who immediately knew I saw their profiles and saved them. That totally violated my privacy and broken what Match.com's promise on that product's description. And it has the most terrible customer service. Acted like robot, did not understand my questions and reply with a standard pre-written statements. It is the most ridiculous product and service. It charged customers for a service that it did not deliver. That is called robbery!!!
Reviewed April 2, 2017
More hookers or scams than a street corner. More of those in daily matches giving out email or phone numbers than new (real) matches to see. (In my own words) Part of profiles the same words over and over again. One is a social butterfly but was not always the case or more comfortable with a glass of wine in front of the TV at home. Many different ones but all the same. Canned answers telling you to report issues and when you do you get the same answers (report the issue) or were getting better and catching the scam sooner. REALLY?? 37 POSSIBLE SCAMS IN ONE DAY. Different face or no face with same own words and/or with a emails in picture or profile of how to contact them if the match email does not work for their needs. GOOD LUCK.
Reviewed March 31, 2017
I was a member last year. My profile was hacked and pictures changed. I cancelled my subscription. I thought well I will try again and to no fail I was hacked the second time. I changed my password to something off the wall so it wouldn't happen and it did. They refused to give me a refund.
Reviewed March 31, 2017
At this point free apps have more features than Match.com which seems stuck in the early 2000's with their interface; it's a crap site… They shouldn't be charging what they do. It's like they stopped making an effort a decade ago and are still billing at today's rates. Also, I called customer service which is out of India somewhere since apparently your profile is set up with auto-renew from the get go and they don't credit your account... they keep your money after you realize it. These scumbags are making way more money than they should because of that auto-renew feature and they won't refund you.
Reviewed March 31, 2017
I knew two weeks in that I was not satisfied and wanted to cancel and be refunded due to the following:
2. They manipulate your photos even after approving them for primary use, they can change them to additional use only hours later. Then even going so far as to pick which photo the site wants as your default image.
3. Too many married members.
4. Lack of compatible matches.
5. Their non-refund process, they do not disclose that they will not refund you.
Reviewed March 31, 2017
In the same way that it's easier to get married than to get divorced, it's much easier to sign up for this nightmare than it is to cancel service. Be sure to follow the windows of time that you have to cancel and/or stop auto renew. Don't miss them, or you're in for another 3-6 months. The service itself was superficial and the dating people I met were too. Very, very negative experience.
Reviewed March 30, 2017
I was member @ Match.com dating site, this morning I was made aware my account was hijacked and another woman's photo and info was in my account. This is very disturbing! And a breach on contract. Anyone please be aware!!! I've furthermore closed my account and denied access to my credit card.
Reviewed March 30, 2017
I joined Match about an month ago with high aspirations because the website looks so slick and is well known! Before I even paid for an membership my inbox was covered by supposedly pretty women that had interest in my profile. This was before I had even posted an photo. What an complete joke! I've investigated this site and there are very few real profiles but mainly fake profiles and photos that the staff there e-mail to current and future prospects and customers just to provide them false hopes and to keep the money rolling in!
This site should be shut down by the authorities. They do absolutely nothing to stop international scammers from posting fake photos and profiles to lure unsuspecting victims to send money. I don't know which is worse the scammers or Match. I guess they are both doing the same thing. Just scamming people. Shouldn't this be considered an form of terrorism if an American company promotes overseas scammers preying on the finances of Americans and otherwise? Very, very unethical company. They should be shut down!
Reviewed March 30, 2017
I signed up for Match.com. I thought I was signing up for one month for $31. When I paid it it said I paid $131 instead for six months so 10 minutes later, I went to site where it said cancellation of your subscription. Fill that out and send it back to them which I figured would take a few weeks to get my money back because I get instantly take it out but it can't be instantly put back in which is convenient. But three weeks later, after never using the site other than just check to see what it said on the site and I said reactivate subscription so it was inactive, I called to find out when it will be put back on my credit card. Lady on the phone told me to go on the site and see what it says to tell her.
So I went back on the site and still says reactivate so I called back and the lady put me on hold to check my account and after all this half hour 45 minutes on the phone they finally tell me there is no refunds which how convenient. Nowhere did I see it said no refunds and why would you have a cancellation button if you couldn't get your money back. So I paid $131 for 10 minutes of having the app. Worse experience ever had. If somebody canceled if description that it said it was only for a month but now they tell me at six months it's actually ridiculous. Everything I read is completely different with they got. Never ever use Match.com.
Reviewed March 30, 2017
I met somebody on Match.com. Everything was going pretty good then he was trying to call me out of $4,035 and next thing I knew because I wouldn't send the money off for him he's ready for my picture all over the Internet making threats and everything to me. I contacted, she report it and he had a proof. They had a hard time understanding me as if they was all for it or some didn't understand any English very well.
Reviewed March 29, 2017
Auto renew your credit card without notification. Send you emails from people who aren't real and have deactivated accounts the next day. Constant spam email every time one of these fake people supposedly contacts you.
Reviewed March 28, 2017
I reactivated my account yesterday, after 6 months, and paid for a 3 month membership. Fake profiles and bogus pictures! Some are same fakes last time I was a member. There's been a fair amount of hacked profiles as well. Scammers who need to be shut down.
Reviewed March 27, 2017
Match.com won't let me talk to a manager and refuse to refund my money. I turned off auto-renew months back and my subscription just renewed. They say they have "no record" of me turning it off. I asked them when my last login was, and they say there is "no record" of that either. Seems like they only record what they want, then charge people without their consent. BEWARE!
Reviewed March 27, 2017
I signed up with Match.com on a Thursday, checked out the matches they picked out for me, received 3 emails from women who were "writing on behalf of a male friend", and decided this was not for me and that I was not really ready for dating again, being a recent widow. On Friday I asked for a refund and was told that because emails were sent (I emailed these women and a man back telling them I wasn't interested), I wasn't eligible for a refund. I went back and forth with customer service to no avail. In fact, they told me to enjoy the remainder of their subscription. I find this absurd and feel I was ripped off. I also felt many of the "matches" were fake and that this company has no compassion or regard for peoples' feelings. Shame on them. There has to be a better way! DO NOT SIGN UP WITH THIS COMPANY!
Reviewed March 25, 2017
I used this site about 13 years ago when, apparently, it was still reputable. Now I can't wash the sleaze off fast enough. I intended to sign up on a month-to-month basis, but the site is so confusing I accidentally signed up for the far more expensive package, which was nearly $300. I realized I'd made a mistake when I got the confirmation, so I immediately canceled, thinking I had voided the transaction.
When I saw the charge on my credit card I called customer service. They said the best they could do would be to turn off auto-renewal, which meant I would still be stuck with that huge charge. It was only after I threatened to contact the Attorney General's Office -- the only regulatory body with actual enforcement power -- that they finally agreed to refund my money. Now I get spam emails every five days asking me to rejoin. This is the behavior of a predatory business. I've since read that it's facing class-action lawsuits. I encourage anyone who has been ripped off to file a complaint with the Texas Attorney General's office, where the company is headquartered.
Reviewed March 25, 2017
I had deactivated my subscription weeks before the end-date. After the end date I realized that I still had access to some features (but more limited than when you are a paid member). I thought it was to keep me there and entice the opposite sex. I checked my credit card after a few days and realized that they had renewed my membership. I admit that I did a mistake, and was not attentive to receive the confirmation email saying "we are sad you go... " This is their trick. If you are busy forgetting to check your email, they will renew your membership and later on they will ask for the confirmation email. Not having it, you are done and you've got to deal with it. I have images of my account showing that my account status had changed but nobody from Match.com listened to me. Just be aware of their tricks.
Reviewed March 22, 2017
Subscription auto renewed and I was only given $175 out of a $288 renewal fee and this is within a 48 hour window of being notified of the charge. This is extortion in a grand style when you consider the number of people who sign up and get caught in the process. Do not sign up unless you like giving money away.
Reviewed March 22, 2017
It seems like Match has a bunch of fake accounts. I bet they create accounts or even copy accounts from other cities to make their product seem more useful. I tried sending a bunch of winks. There seemed to be some type of auto reply system because there was around 5 type of message templates that they used. After sending messages a majority of them did not reply. I also tried sending personal messages to about 70 individuals, in which only 12 of them actually viewed their message. Either match.com keeps old inactive accounts, or they purposefully set up those accounts to dupe guys into signing up for the $60 membership. I wish I could have my money back. I think someone needs to take match.com to court and sue them.
Reviewed March 21, 2017
Match.com are a bunch of losers and hope they go to hell. I have paid for 3 mo membership. Never again. They have figured out a way to call the dating site a cool name, start a new website with a new name and then scam people. This seems like their business motto. I think if I was to sign up on multiple sites, the profiles would be the same. I made a mistake. DO NOT sign up for match.com especially if you are an average looking guy like myself. Spend the money to take a nice lady out instead. Match preys on victims like us because they know it's hard for us to ask women out in person.
Reviewed March 21, 2017
I created an account from a link on FB. Then I couldn't get back into the site because there was an error on my email address that I wasn't aware of when I created the account. Because of that, I was never able to use the service. I tried to cancel the service and delete the account right then and there. There was no Customer Service number. So, I called my bank and asked them to block that service from making any more charges on my account. Then, about a month later, my account was charged another $40! I was finally able to find a customer service phone number after I emailed them and the girl on the other end refused to refund my money, was rude to me, and then hung up on me!
Reviewed March 20, 2017
They tell you that if you don't find love in 6 months, you get 6 months free. So, I jumped through all the required hoops to get the additional 6 months and thought I had the next 6 months free. It is just a scam to keep you from cancelling your account so they can sign you up for another 6 months at their most expensive rate. I immediately cancelled my account and they said it is cancelled after 6 months, but I am on the hook for something that I am receiving no services for. How is that legal? It is stealing. Someone needs to get a class action suit against them going.
Reviewed March 18, 2017
They continue to bill for poor service. In 2016 I got billed every month AFTER I quit for 4 straight months! Once I was billed twice in a month. I called and at first they denied that they billed and when I pressed them and provided the details the rep promised a refund. Never got it. Then the next day I got billed again. I finally had to close my account and open another one.
I find other dating sites more or less satisfying and they don't steal from me. Some of them even free. Match has been sued for setting up fake dates right before the billing cycle ends and is a known headquarters for sex offenders. I believe the company is run by criminals and felons and am considering filing a complaint. I believe this company should be investigated and those involved with it should be locked up. Most people seem to brush off these concerns but this is the ONLY company which seems to have these problems. Good luck to everyone out there who are considering doing business with them.
Reviewed March 17, 2017
I joined a few days ago and got sucked into 6 months 60$. The first few days a lot of interests coming and got a few messages. Out of all the messages one responded once and just disappeared. The others, would click interested and lo and behold: their profile is hidden! Also no picture profiles and got contacted by foreign people that probably aren't women. This is classic scammers they aren't weeding out. I'm angry I got scammed and may just report this site to the Secret Service about foreign scammers attempting to scam. Enough is enough with this!
Reviewed March 16, 2017
I was encouraged by a co-worker to join Match.com as she did years ago and found her now husband. Anyhow, I thought I would give it a try. I signed up for the free trial but like others could not read the messages that were being sent to me and there were a few so I decided to join. Paid 135 for a full year. Next step fill out all vital info, upload pics, and wait for pic approval. My pictures were approved and everything seemed to have been working. I text one person back stating I just joined and was getting familiar with the site. The next day my account was locked and the error message on the login screen stated, "Your account has been deactivated. Check email for Match communication."
I did not receive an emailing explaining why my account had been deactivated so I sent an email to Match explaining that I could not get on and explained the message I received. The tech person responded and said he would turn it over to the appropriate department. I then received the most BIZARRE message from Match. This is nuts... "Please know that due to our Terms of Use your Match account has been terminated. We believe this action to be best for our member community." LOL, OMG, and every other acronym. This is hilarious. If you see me you would be ROTF, as I always get great compliments on looks and personality. I should be guarded, not those fake people I have read about in other reviews.
Anyhow, so I respond to the email once again as the message gave no explanation as to why my account was terminated, only to read through the terms and conditions, basically figure it out!! So then I call Customer Care because this is all too strange. The lady on the phone asks me to check my email as they just sent me communications about getting a court order in order to obtain their reasoning for terminating my account. OMG, I could not make this up!! I have to go to court for them to release why they discriminated against me is basically what I am gathering here. Please people do not waste your time, effort or money on this site. At the bottom of this page you will see them advertising. Don't fall for it. Their reputation has changed for the worse and this is a prime example.
Reviewed March 13, 2017
Match.com has been the worst nightmare in my life since my husband passed. They have more phony profiles than you might imagine, and to put the icing on the cake, some woman hacked my account and took it over. I tried to log into my account, and got an error message that my account was locked. This woman had contacted several men, and got one of them to give her his telephone number. The emails came to me, so I called him to let him know what was going on. He and I talked for about 30 minutes, and I then sent another email to Match. (The first email was the "Why is my account locked???")
Both emails got the same canned response. I cannot find a way to get to something with a pulse. My subscription runs out in 12 days, and I had it set to NOT automatically renew. If she found her way into my account, she can change that. Having been a victim of identity theft in the past, this has me quite freaked out. If I don't hear from a human being at Match by noon tomorrow, I will be contacting an attorney. I don't see how they can legally lock you out of your account and not talk to you at all. How do I know that the slime ball who hacked me isn't in there having a field day???
Reviewed March 13, 2017
I have to say I used Match back 2011, had a really good time with it. Now fast forward to 2017 and it has become a fake profile spam heaven. I get about 5 fake profile likes a day. I end up having to screen fake profile for Match and I'm pay member. I have used free dating sites and never had this much fake spam profiles. I took a screenshot so you can see. Don't use it.
Reviewed March 10, 2017
I am very dissatisfied with Match.com. I would not recommend anyone to waste their money to even bother signing up. In the beginning they introduce to you the different plans/subscriptions and the price for each of them. Then if you decide on going with the cheapest plan, they have their fine print bs that they use to rip people off. With them knowing that majority of young people are not going to read fine prints, what they do is they automatically withdraw money from your account after the one month you originally signed up for.
Now, if I wanted a expensive subscription that's going to last me 6 months etc, I would have chosen that from the beginning and not go with a one month subscription, which is what I expected to get and not them resubscribing me and taking my money on their own. They are a bunch of thiefs. Then they wont refund you your hard earned money or make you speak with a manager etc. Not to mention all the same people on the free sites are on there so therefore, you might as well stick to the free sites. For whatever reason you decide on paying money to meet quality people that's looking for something "real" because you cant find that on the free sites. It's no different on match. And all those good looking people they advertise is another bs.
Reviewed March 9, 2017
I recently had numerous amounts of emails from this dating website telling me that if I join this dating site I would get the first month for free. Initially I logged in, put in all my details and photo-essays, and I over the next few days a had a lot of likes, interests, and messages, but I was not allowed to see or read these interests and messages unless I subscribed which apparently first month was for free so I subscribed and automatically $169 was taken out of my account on iTunes which I'm disputing of course. But the odd thing is after this so-called membership was finalized I have no likes, no interest, and no matches as opposed to these daily likes, interests, and matches I was getting everyday when they wanted my money. Scam alert+++. Don't be fooled by these scumbags.
Reviewed March 8, 2017
I should have taken the advice of my friends, and from the countless reviews both listed in the App Store and from many sites online. Absolute waste of money. If I could give it zero stars, I would. One of three things has happened to me and will probably happen to many others: You receive messages from others who you are CLEARLY not attracted to. I thought Match.com would weed out these people based on my set preferences, but I guess not. Not the worst issue though. (However, I did read that there are A LOT of fraudulent profiles so beware.)
Out of the hundred messages I sent to the gentleman I was attracted to, maybe only 3 responded. Keep in mind most of these gentleman seemed mutually interested as they either liked one of my pictures, "winked" at me, favored me, or checked off they were interested. No, I did not expect to hear from every gentleman I messaged as I'm sure some didn't share the attraction, which I certainly don't take personal... but I didn't expect to hear back from SO FEW men. Ridiculous. I've heard the part of the reason is that most people don't pay for a subscription so they can't respond. If that's the case, maybe Match.com should be members only, so this doesn't happen and get someone's hopes up. Anyway, I digress. Finally, out of the couple gentleman that did respond, they only sent one or two messages then you never heard from them again.
So it doesn't work for me. Maybe Match works for others, I don't know. But that's not the worst thing. The absolute worst thing is their customer service. I could care less that I didn't have any luck with this site, I'm just utterly disappointed in the company. I called Customer Care and they firmly stood by their b.s. refund policy, meaning simply put, they won't give you one no matter what. Their product clearly didn't work for me nor has it for many others, so they should at least provide some sort of refund, even if only a partial one, instead of screwing people out of their money. Like many have said, this is how they earn their money. Not by providing a great service and product for consumers, but by baiting people in to use their site and then taking their money without any hope of refund! What a shameful way of marketing!
I've lost almost $60 for a membership that I won't be using because it doesn't work for me. I can't do anything about it now other than to use my experience to heed warning to others. Best of luck fellow online daters. You're better off going with a free dating site and hoping to find the rare gentleman who's not just looking to hook up. LOL.
Reviewed March 8, 2017
So I did OkCupid and POF for years and I figured... whatever, Match charges a lot of money so people must be serious... I was dead wrong. Immediately upon signing up I found out that all the profiles I was looking at were robots. They didn't even try to conceal that fact. The very first day on Match I got 11 likes, of those 11 likes I got cat fished 4 times. The others were all automated and didn't have anything on their profiles.
Match.com uses a third party affiliate to create accounts to lure in people. They steal massive amounts of pictures and somewhere in the Philippines there is a warehouse full of dirt poor Asians creating accounts on computers built in the 90s. This website is a complete and total waste of your money, and honestly someone should sue them. They misrepresent themselves as a leader in online dating, when they are not. Save your money. Go to POF. I've met 4 people who got married to people from POF. The general consensus is that Match is trash. Read my review, read the other reviews, and make the right decision. I know being alone hurts, but being alone and $70 poorer feels worse.
Reviewed March 7, 2017
This website should be condemned immediately. That is how bad the spam on this site is. And to boot, customer service rep didn't even care one iota. I asked to speak to management after he said he can't help me, and he denied me, The nerve of them to take my money and refuse to refund me after my account was blown up by fake accounts. Classic bait and switch. Stay far, far away from this dating site.
Reviewed March 5, 2017
I signed on in 2011 & every time I put the age group: 20-40, the website would switch it to over 50, because I was 51 at that time. I sent Match.com an email about it & they closed my account overnight & issued a few refund & stated that: "A man your age would obviously be better off with someone older than you!" I have never been married, no kids, no family. That is what a dating site is for. You put your parameters in & it is supposed to give you what you are looking for. A total screw-around. A rip-off.
Reviewed March 4, 2017
Signed up for Match for 2 months and within 10 days removed my profile! 9 out of 10 contacts were scams or young women trying to lure you away from match! Complained to match twice and nothing. They did not care about the problem! Pathetic service and their ads are totally bogus! When a site has to warn you about sending money to scammers they are providing a wide spectrum and customers to dishonest people!
Reviewed March 3, 2017
Match.com is full of romance scammers. My fault, I fell prey to one with an elaborate story that cost me more than $60,000. Others just wanted one night stands. Still others complained when I wouldn't drive 30 miles for a pizza because I had had one glass of wine and did not want to risk drinking while driving (this was followed by a vicious text breaking off the relationship). Match.com has been a complete nightmare that has affected my mental and financial health. Stay away!
Reviewed March 2, 2017
Best thing to do is to avoid signing up at all costs. They have purposefully structured their website, business and small print to make it nearly impossible to unsubscribe. Their contact details are hidden and can only be found by reading through the FAQ's. Automatic renewals can only be cancelled by actually phoning them and can't be cancelled while an existing subscription is still active. So if you try and cancel on the day of expiry it is too late because the renewal has already kicked in and you are bound to pay for another 6 months.
The site is designed to hinder busy individuals from being able to unsubscribe and luring them into continuing to use their site as they have to pay for the additional subscription period anyway. I can only describe them as modern day criminals who have found a way to steal from individuals legally. The site itself is quite user friendly and there's quite a lot of activity on there so for those who can afford the time they may be able to find on there what they set out to look for.
Reviewed March 1, 2017
After a breakup I signed up for this website and never even really used it. I believed I had cancelled the account shortly after I had opened it, but was told the account would remain open until a certain date. I never logged onto the website or used it all since then, until today. I learned today that I was charged for an additional 6 months and could only receive a partial refund, so I still had to pay $50 for something I haven't used in months because they like to hide things in the fine print. This company is horrible. You cannot find a phone number and even when you do they're rude, they don't give a damn and they just thank you for calling and hang up on you. A HORRIBLE BUSINESS!!!
Reviewed March 1, 2017
With having no luck... the site is a paid ** site. If you looking just to hook up this is the perfect site for you. This site has no substance. So my account gets hacked and they tell me I gave my password to someone else. I advised that it was not the case. A completely different person information came up when I logged in. When I contacted customer service they had me on hold so long it was ridiculous. This is worthy of a lawsuit. Customer service is terrible.
Reviewed March 1, 2017
I have been using Match for over a year now and I was blocked for no reason. I received an email it says that I violated the terms and conditions. Tried numerous emails to find out what exactly I did wrong and I did not receive an answer. Finally they sent me this stupid email. "Good morning, We received your inquiry requesting information about your Match account. Due to our privacy practices, we cannot disclose specifics about any Match account, including your own. If you wish to obtain additional information, a valid subpoena, search warrant, or court order directed to Match is required. Until we receive a validly-issued subpoena we will not be able to provide the requested information and will not respond to future submissions." TOTAL SCAM! THIS HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND TOO.
Reviewed March 1, 2017
I joined Match.com with intent of meeting someone. I was confronted by 6 different scammers in one day! I contacted Match.com immediately to report the incidents. I was told they would investigate these allegations. I asked for a full refund and was told they do not give refunds! Make sure to read all the disclosures before you become a member, and beware many fake profiles on these dating sites.
Reviewed Feb. 28, 2017
Well, I foolishly tried again 2 years later hoping that their site had improved for one month. What did I get? What I got was time wasted and about $40.00 taken out of my bank account. Who did I meet? People who had stolen identities from other people and people falsely claiming that they were people that they weren't. I got a little suspicious about the first person I met because they said that their income was over $150,000 and they did not know how to spell or write a sentence. I did a reverse image search and did document to match the fraud. I also contacted the person whose picture and identity that was stolen. That person was also using a dead person's identity. I also documented this to Match. Did they thank me? No and they refused to refund me after I was on that site for a few days.
I decided to check it out again this morning just to make sure that what I perceived was correct. What did I find? Another man that had two profile using the same picture, but with two entirely different profile content. Both claiming the same picture (Jokie (a jokester right before our eyes) and John --both 74) and it was all a lie. I contacted Match chat again and asked them why in the heck they take people's money without checking the person's identity or doing a background check on the person. Guess what? They don't care. I asked again for a refund and they said no.
This company is all about grabbing your money, not caring about you actually meeting a real person. Being entirely insensitive about protecting those who pay them, and ignoring real complaints. I researched and did all of this and was still charged $40.00 for one month. No thanks. They should be taken off the internet and banned from television. It's all about deception. Luring people in that are single and vulnerable and then taking their money and giving them emotional grief.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2017
I went online and canceled the subscription BEFORE the end of the 30 days and even though the website stated that the account was canceled, they billed my credit card anyway. When I got a notification that someone had sent a message to me (as in a potential match) AFTER I canceled, I clicked on the link in my phone app (that I hadn't deleted yet) only to see that my account was still active. I then called Match and told them that I had canceled two days before the 30 days and they stated that they always send a cancellation e-mail if the account is canceled. They did not send one when I canceled online. They accused me of lying about the cancellation.
I contacted my American Express card and refuted the charge only to have Match.com send a notice back to AMEX stating that I "used" the service after the cancellation date (which is the only time I actually accessed the service when I received a message alert and hit the link in my phone app) when I realized that it wasn't canceled. I called them and told them that they did not send a cancellation e-mail. AND as you can see on this ConsumerAffairs site... I'm not the first person they did this to!
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2017
Called to cancel the next day after signing up noting that they adv. you could cancel anytime. Not true you can only cancel the renewal. Cost me $ 227.00 and no refund. A great business for a senior to get shafted by. I wouldn't mind paying for a whole month or even a quarter but to get stuck for the whole year, not nice people to do business with.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2017
After having absolutely no luck on this dating website for months I gave up, and decided myself into accepting the fact that I had just paid for 6 months of membership. When I went to cancel my subscription I was informed that my account would remain open until my 6 month membership was over. So, I just left my account open. I had no idea that without any notification (email, message on the website, etc.) they would just charge my card for another 6 months when my initial membership expired, but of course they have this stipulation tucked away in their Terms and Conditions, which nobody reads. For this I am at fault. However, how dare anyone even think about taking my money without asking for it, or even informing me that it was about to happen. I believe this to be a scam, and extremely shady billing practices.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2017
Site has legitimate members but terrible membership renewals! Be very careful when you "deactivate your profile". Common sense says if you deactivate it you are no longer using it, but Match will still bill you for renewal. This is where you discover they are not a reputable company. If my XM radio renews at an astronomical rate, I can cancel, pay the pro-rate for a day or two and get my money back. Not so with Match. They will charge you $119 for 6 months, tell you they have a no refund policy.
After some arguing they will agree to "generously' refund 5 months membership and credit you back $69. They have raised they're one month rate to $50 a month!!! In order to rip as many people off as they can. I told them not to issue a partial refund as I will get a full one through my credit card company which I did. I did meet a great girl through the website who is now my girlfriend but I will not recommend site due to the shady renewal policy. Btw they don't send any sort of email prior to it renewing, they just charge your card.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2017
They tell you they will give you a free trial. But I should have seen the red flag. Nothing is ever free. I tried not even 24 hours and did not like it. I wanted to cancel. They said since I looked at the site I had to pay. It's a scam and a rip off.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2017
90% of all communications in my first week as a paid subscriber were from free fake fraudster profiles. I requested that Match.com stop forwarding free profile contacts to my account. They did not do so. This industry needs regulation to ensure a minimum expected level of safety when paying for subscriptions to their service. Know that if you choose to subscribe to Match.com you will be bombarded with fake fraudulent profiles, and get charged handsomely for the opportunity. Just say NO.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
This company is SO MISLEADING! They have no scruples & they do NOT care about their customers. I thought I was getting a few free days... but no, was charged for an entire 3 months. I only received inappropriate messages... messages asking for my personal email & phone #... when I complained their response was "sorry... nothing we can do... refunds NEVER given". I contacted them 2 days after joining!!! It wasn't like I was trying to get weeks for free!!! UNACCEPTABLE!!! DO NOT SIGN UP FOR MATCH.COM.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2017
I was a member of Match.com about two years ago. I actually met several current female friends (strictly only friendships), and so I stopped using their service for a while, as I was too busy just enjoying the friendships of the new people I met. Then, over the past two weeks, I tried to open my last account with Match... and received a message that I had been removed from their service because I had "violated their terms". "What?", I asked myself. So, I ended up starting a new profile (paying another membership fee), and once again, within only a few hours, I was blocked from their website for "violating their terms of agreement".
I wrote to their customer service and asked to speak to someone, personally, over the phone, because I wanted to know exactly what terms of agreement I violated. A customer service representative replied and gave me a 1-800 number to call. The person I spoke to at this 1-800 number was a foreigner answering from a call center outside of the USA, and she could not tell me why I was dropped from Match either. So, very little did that help. I have once again written to customer service at Match, and this time, they never replied.
Folks... My advise to everyone is to STAY CLEAR AWAY from Match.com. They have become a rip-off scam, getting people to provide them with credit card information to sign up for their website and then immediately dropping you from their service. Now, I'm monitoring my credit card daily to view if I have any strange charges to my card. You DO NOT want to have to deal with these people, and go through the same nightmare. TERRIBLE!
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
Very unprofessional and suspicious billing activities. My account was hacked. There was no representative that got back to my email. Then I call and am on hold forever to find the reps. Didn't even have real names. They assured me I would not get billed again and I did. They claim I accepted their offer when I did not and they are fully aware someone got into my account. When asking to speak to a manager I was told they didn't do that. They also don't follow their guarantee. Lousy shotty company that has national recognition but back door policies and very unethically run!
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
Waste of $$$. When I went to the app online store I read the reviews for Match.com and they were all terrible. But my friends suggested I try paid subscription. Supposedly they knew people who met a few years ago on the site and they had great success. So I paid for a three-month subscription. After the first day I wanted to cancel but I was not able to get in contact with Customer Service. They have a Customer Service tab on the actual app and website but no one ever responds and I am not even sure if they truly have a department.
In two weeks my paid subscription will be over and it has been the same since day one terrible. They make you fill out a multiple-choice questionnaire to see what your preferences are when you're looking to date someone (what you're looking for in a partner and what you are not looking for in a potential partner). It's a waste of time since you are completely matched with what you are not looking for in a potential partner. In my Preferences I stated I am looking to meet a guy who does not smoke and 95% of my matches are chain smokers. am seeking to meet someone local and they match me with people who live minimum two hours away. 50% of the people I am match with either have hidden profiles or their profiles are deleted. 75% of match is 50 or older.
2% of the people want to actually meet you. 98% want to be text buddies or they just want you to send pictures with the excuse they can't see your pictures well. WTH? I have tried to contact Match for the last 2 1/2 months and I never get a response and they refused to contact me. This is the worst app ever and it left a sour taste in my mouth - thanks to Match online dating sucks. Beware it's a rip off for $98 when you're paying for a service and you're not receiving it and on top of that no customer service exist. Do not buy. It's a scam.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
Tried Match.com for two weeks. Everyone that responded was fake. Mainly Nigerian scammers. They all had local profiles even local phone numbers. After a few times chatting I noticed their grammar was terrible and all loved me by the third day. I used a scammer search page and found they were using stolen pictures. This service is a JOKE. I wasted 3 month subscription to this service.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2017
I signed up and got nothing of what was said I would get. I completed the profile and all I get is matches that are for what I said I didn't want. Called customer service. Got told no refund, because I am not eligible for a refund. I am not allowed to speak with a supervisor. I was hung up on twice. I have never seen a more unprofessional company, a company that doesn't go with what they have contractually stated they would do. Will NEVER do business with them again, if you can even call them a business.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2017
Deceptive and dishonest, time for a class action lawsuit. You will hear this with amazing frequency here. I'm complaining about the misinformation given to users about ongoing payments charged by Match.com. I was not informed that I was continuing to be billed. They refuse to give refund, and will not always cancel on the phone. I canceled and a year later they are continuing to bill me. They will not send emails to notify about the recurring billing. I called to cancel and a year later, I discovered billings buried in my statements. The bank requires stop payments to be three days in advance for stop payments. This is sneaky, unethical, if not theft. Where is the class action suit?
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2017
I am not happy with Match.com. The website is mainly dating scammers and they do not screen or care about it. They will automatically renew your membership even if you cancel your account. I highly recommend Zoosk instead.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2017
Horrible Security Features. Too many scammers!!! You talk with someone 2 weeks and they will ask you to send money to Dubai. I love our military but they will swarm you with messages, they just need someone to talk to. If you call customer service they couldn't care less and will NOT refund your money!!! Do not pay them for 6 months because if you are not satisfied they will hang up on you if you demand a refund. STAY AWAY FROM THIS DATING SITE!!!
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2017
I have been on Match.com for a couple years with no dates or promising leads and I decided to cancel my subscription. Match.com ignores these cancellations and keeps charging my PayPal account monthly. I can hardly believe that this is a isolated phenomena but rather a routine procedure with them. So be careful when you give them your payment information. They are hard to get rid of. Does anyone have a actual mailing adress for these thieves?
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2017
This site is horrible. A member complained about me, and I was always a perfect gentlemen to the members. I called customer service to complain and they totally ignored me. My account was shut down and they would not refund my money, I was so upset that another member could make a complaint and there was absolutely no explanation given to me. Don't waste your money on this site!
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2017
Match.com allows non paying members to view, like, wink, and make you their favorite. While you Pay and they don't. There are "private members" that will be interested in you but since they are "private" you can't respond back. They allow people to NOT have photos but will deny paying members photos if they aren't in them. Paying members should be allowed any photo if they aren't obscene!! This site is a waste of money. Okcupid is FREE and has a better setup.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2017
Littered with scammers. Out of 81 people I had been in dialogue with 28 were removed by Match as 'inappropriate profiles'. The daily 'shuffle' of people were a mix of the following: out of my age range, nowhere near where I live, no photo and in some cases no information. You are eased into joining Affinity before realising it is another £40 per month (approx.) to join. Customer service not overly interested in sorting the complaint. All in all, a soul destroying experience.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
Guys, do not use Match.com. They are scam. They do not even have a manager to talk to when you ask them if you could talk to one. I signed up for 6 months which they claim they charge you monthly 19.99 which is not true. They charge you all at once which comes down to 107 US so 140 CA since I live in Canada. I thought no big deal, it's ok. I had signed up monthly before so I wasn't sure how they do the monthly thing but still, I got a little concerned. After a couple of hours I called them and asked for refund. The representative goes "ok, let me see your account first, oh, you have opened the emails and sent one too, so I can't give you a refund." I said not even if it's within a couple of hours? I am charged even more than 100 US because I live in Canada. Her response was on her end its 107 US.
She basically charged me 107 US for a couple minutes of use. That's terrible!!! So I asked her if she could change it to a monthly subscription then, she claims that I used it, she goes "nope, can't do it, that's the policy". What a way to make money eh? I had to hang up on her as I could not stand her robotic, cold, sick, vampirish, voice on the phone. Shut down my profile cause of that experience. I sent them a review that I had not paid charity for a while, so I consider this as one. Hope you will be able to pay your website expenses with it. They give themselves a lot of integrity on the website which is the big first false impression. Don't trust that guys!
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2017
I called to cancel my subscription and they will still charge me an extra month even though my subscriptions expire the following day. Her excuse: it's already process. If you are looking for a date site go to eHarmony, way more professional and honest.
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2017
I was signed up a few years ago used my credit card!! 2 years later I'm looking over my bank statement I find Match did an auto sign up for 98.99. I've been in a relationship for nearly 2 years!!! I've called them. They did a fraudulent charge to my credit card and refused to give me my money back, saying I never canceled my subscription. Well I did cancel it! Be very careful!! I smell crooks. Match has turned greedy. Pretty sad they take the way of bottom feeders. Has anyone else had issues like this???
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2017
Interesting. As soon as my subscription {money} ran out I started getting all these "You're her favorite", "Someone just sent you a message" etc... Only problem...over a month before my subscription ran out I made my profile unable to see sooo who are these women and how and why are they contacting someone, me, they have never seen or read anything about???
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2017
Match.com is deceptive in not communicating that at least 40% of their profile are actually inactive or users have deleted accounts. The profiles continue to be shown on the sites although many users are not longer active. Also, be very wary of their pricing scheme as there are hidden fees for canceling your account.
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2017
I've been on Match 6 months. I would never recommend to anyone. I never got replies. I did get a few scams. I was charge 6 months in the beginning when it was suppose to be a 7 day free trial. I was also promised the 6 month guarantee if I did not find or meet anyone in 6 months. I did everything they said required to get it the guarantee and I lost most feature after my 6 month that I paid for ran out. I also got a lot of messages like over 50 at the last min of my trial. Then to view them it wanted me to pay another 6 months. Most people would call that misleading, give all the message like that, or even a scam.
Truly not 50 plus people wanted to talk to me the min my paid trial ran up. When I paid I didn't even have 10 reply in 6 month so be aware. Their advertising on tv or radio is BS and just make a lot people feel rejected or ignored. Worst site I've ever been on. POF has free feature. It not so good either but at least you don't pay to get nothing. Match.com no stars for me or thumbs up.
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2017
I joined Match.com and another national online dating website on the same day. I used the same photos and bio on both sites. I initially used the free version of both sites but had to upgrade on Match.com to see emails (which were free on the other website. In the past three months I averaged five responses on the other site to every one response on Match. That's right, a 5 to 1 difference!!! I decided to cancel Match and followed their instructions until the process was completed on their website. However I did not receive an email confirming this but then I wasn't really looking for one not knowing I had to have it.
They auto renewed me and when I called regarding this charge the next business day, they refused to refund me my full amount. Instead they said they would give me a "one time courtesy" refund of 30%. This is a total rip-off for a site that charges for what other sites provide for free. Here's something to think about, they pay millions of dollars for all their slick media ads and they are still losing out to other online dating sites. There's a really good reason for this, bad value for the money and extremely poor customer service.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2017
This company will continue to charge your credit card even after you disable auto-billing, and they will refuse to give you a refund. I highly recommend that you not do business with this company. Use another site or cancel the credit card that you're using to stop using this site's services. The worst.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2017
I subscribed with Match.com for 30 days however on 1/17 I went online and cancelled my subscription (renewal date was set for 2/06). I went through the cancellation process and selected my reason for cancelling (I met someone). I submitted the request and receive a notice that the acct was cancelled. I thought no more or the site until today. I happen to check my bank acct for a salary deposit and notice a withdrawal from match for $36.99 on 2/06. I immediately called in only to have a offshore rep tell me she couldn't assist me because they were having technical issue. I was advised to go online to use the customer service chat to get assist. This made no sense to me being the system was down how would connecting with CSR by phone or via chat make a difference.
I contacted CSR via chat twice and was provided no help at all. The first CSR stated it was more than likely a tech issue and it didn't go through but policy states they can't provide refunds for any reason lol. So it's their fault but they will not take responsibility for it. The second CSR I chatted with I gave her a 1/19 cancellation date just to see if I could catch them in a lie. I again explained situation only to be told I couldn't get a refund for any reason oh and that the reason I didn't get an cancellation via my yahoo acct is because my 1/17 cancellation was not imprinted in their system. I asked her how did she know my actual cancellation date if I indeed hadn't cancelled? The CSR didn't respond back. I informed them I would be reporting this to BBB and that a claim has been submitted to my bank to retrieve funds that were taken unauthorized.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2017
I cancelled my subscription to Match.com, however they continued to charge my credit card. Since you have to do it on their site, they will continue to charge you until they are threatened with action. They charged my card two months past when I cancelled my account. I had to contact my bank and have them intervene to get them to stop. I'm sure they do this to a vast majority of their unsuspecting clients. A class action suit should be filed against them. People beware.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2017
This onIine service is bad news. I received about 40 responses. More than half of them had no profile available. So I had very little information about the individuals and did not want to communicate with someone that I knew nothing about. Most of the others were out of state. In my profile I said the person should be within 50 miles. I also received responses from people I did not contact. One wrote back to say her account had been hacked. I called customer service to get my money back. I was told that since I used the service already there would be no refund. I told the customer service guy to remove my credit card. He said he would not. I asked to speak to his supervisor. He refused. I eventually hung up feeling very ripped off. $119 down the drain.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2017
Match.com is not worth the price. They charge for EVERYTHING. You get 12 "matches" a day and each day the number of selected matches that do not have a profile set up or any pics is at least 1/4 of the "perfect matches". I paid for three months of service. After two weeks I could see that this was a horrible waste of money. Very limited choices, very old members. You have to pay to be seen in prime searches. They try to sell you profile writing services. "Tips" for success all cost extra. I asked to be released out of my membership after 2 weeks. I offered to pay the premium charge for one month and have the overage refunded. No dice. They told me "Too bad. We have the money and none of it will be refunded." POF provides more choices, options and members with pics and profiles for NO CHARGE. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2017
The free trial is not free. They ended up charging me for 6 months and would not refund money. Very deceitful and dishonest. Horrible website, even when I was using (what I thought) was seven day trial, I blocked a very persistent person and they were still able to send a "chat message." I really didn't like that, felt uneasy that I was unable to block someone.
Reviewed Jan. 31, 2017
I had allowed my subscription to lapse and I know I went through a process of cancelling my subscription, knowing the auto-renewal issue. I found a permanent partner via e-Harmony (which is a brilliant site by the way) and I had been in that relationship for 18 months when I noticed a payment of £77.94 taken out of my credit card account (that I used to subscribe) which looks like a 6 months subs. Now, given that my previous subs had finished more than 12 months before, this is quite obviously an odd event. Match would perhaps say it was an error. I know what I think, a very good way to raise massive amounts of cash flow capital. Please don't get involved with Match.com, they're just another bullying big company preying on the likes of you and me. And they were ineffectual in what they purport to do. E-HARMONY is the way to go.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2017
I am very dissatisfied with my experience with Match.com. Initially, I tried to cancel my service. My laptop broke so I tried to do this from my phone. I tried both within the app and by visiting the website. I was bounced around and ultimately unsuccessful. Then, I noticed a charge on my checking account. I called the number listed immediately and spoke to a representative who informed my account had automatically renewed and this was the renewal charge. I informed I didn't want my account to be renewed and wished to cancel. The representative informed it was too late to do so. I asked for a refund and was told this was not possible because the system wouldn't allow it. I informed I never requested automatic renewal. Apparently this was pre-set.
I asked to speak to a supervisor or management and was told this was not possible. I asked for the complaint department and was told again, there was none. During my conversation with the rep, I could hear other employees in the background mocking what I was saying. The customer service I've experienced with Match, to date, has been extremely poor. The billing and renewal process is misleading. I also do not believe the system will not allow refunds.
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2017
I have a current account with Match however my account has been hacked twice. I contacted them the first time and they were somewhat helpful. I recently contacted them again and their response took over a week. They sent me a non-personalized email indicating that my password had been changed but no temporary password was sent. The next email was an invalid screen name, invalid email address and incorrect birthday. I have also had a member who was a stalker make me his "favorite". When I contacted them regarding this, all they sent was their script. I contacted them again and was told (through the script) that they were doing all they can to keep me safe. I also recommend PlentyOfFish or another site. Do NOT waste your hard earned money and time on this site.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2017
I paid 60$ US for a 3-month subscription and after only 1 week they deleted my account without any reason. I called the support team to know what happened and they told me they are not able to tell me what happened exactly and why my account was removed. Be careful guys, it can happens to you anytime. I thought Match.com was credible but they are scammers. I'm very disappointed.
Reviewed Jan. 27, 2017
I have been online dating for about 3 years now after my divorce. Match, Ok Cupid have been the two that I use. My account has been compromised three times and it has been a nightmare. I cannot talk to a supervisor, never get any refund and the person that took control of my account was sending out 60 emails a day. I felt bad for the people that were contacted and the employees at Match just thought it was normal operating procedure. I spend most of my time apologizing to members that have received false emails from my account, 60 a day according to Match. PLEASE STAY AWAY!
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2017
In September of 2015 I subscribed to Match for one month. I was aware that you had to cancel the subscription before the month was up. I did online mistakenly. I didn't however receive confirmation and I found that today that I was supposed to. Hence I have no proof of canceling. Assuming I canceled, and not knowing I was supposed to get a confirmation email about it and after meeting someone I thought nothing more. Until today. The bank kindly informed me that Match had drawn from my account since October. $180.00 later I called and disputed the charges but they didn't care they were under no circumstances giving me my money back.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2017
I have joined this site previously (5 years ago) and rejoined thinking it renewed and better. Not so, at all the same old faces/pictures. Asking you to pay for everything regarding communication with the so called picks. They proclaim mutual picks but if I filter I did get men 20 years my senior. The pictures are old, I mean old and the men are stale. What an incredible waste of time and money. They should not guarantee anything. I did a month and that's it. No way spending any more money with them. And oh yes watch the FAKE profiles. Too many to keep up with.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2017
I got talked into a 6 month membership and checked my bank account 3 months in and noticed they had taken $36.35 without my consent. When I called they said I must have "accidentally " hit a button for an additional add-on. NEVER did that! She refused a refund and refused to let me talk to her boss. NEVER AGAIN! SCAMMERS!
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2017
The site itself is good and works as it is created. You message people, they can respond and what goes on after that is only in the control of the human beings behind the screen. With anonymity is the opportunity to be who or whatever you want to be. You can lie and conceal your real self and con anyone. You can be a great conversationalist, with a successful career, a great parent, and even sound like a decent person as you type up a great profile and post pictures of someone you want to look like or maybe pictures of yourself 10+ years younger. Match.com can't control a person's morals and intentions. I have met too many people who fit the above profile. I have become disenchanted with the premise of online dating and suggest that we get up and get out in the world and meet people the old fashioned way!
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2017
Buyer Beware. I have been on and off Match.com for many years and have never had a bad experience until now. Their site is NOT SECURE. Yes, you will receive MANY erroneous profiles but there is a very high risk that your account will be hacked as mine was. And when it was, Match.com was no help at all. Their response was to change your password. This tells me that this is a common occurrence for Match.com. In fact, it all started when I received an email with a link. I did not click on the link, but logged into Match.com and replied that I do not click on links. The member emailed me back that his account was hacked and he did not send that email. Match today is not the Match of yesterday. YOU WILL NOT have the same experience that you had in the past. You will block and delete more than you will ever respond to.
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2017
"Hey come join the party". When actually, it should be "Hey wanna a good fisting, we'll charge you the most and you probably might not notice." They come up on Facebook, again, making out that they really want to help. Do they book, they prey on lonely people. Their brand and format disgust me. I haven't been with them for eight months, look the way I still feel about them. Don't fall for that fake image they give out. They con you into thinking that there are all these gorgeous girls waiting meet you "it's really easy". It isn't at all and there aren't.
Not my words but, I am a handsome man who's interesting and witty and I struggled to get a date on this site. If you're looking to get **, then Match is for you. I'm not talking about sex with someone you like, I'm talking about corporate **, it hurts and it costs. They willfully let corrupt party's use their site for financial benefits. I'm talking about gorgeous girls sending you sexy msgs and images, luring you to just shaft you, in a bad way. All this kind of behavior upsets me.
I'm not wealthy man, this can also be a huge problem in the dating world - no money no honey! So true in the western world. As you can probably tell, I am handsome, moderately poor and bitter. If you are lonely and want to meet someone, choose your dating site carefully. Maybe ask about or look at reviews etc. Most of them will leave you feeling lonelier and poorer when they are done with you. You could just ask that lady out for a drink... go to a brothel or play a solo symphony!
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2017
Match.com seemed to me like a more grown-up version of Facebook. I felt most of the dating pool just wanted to flirt and hide behind their computers and not pursue any possible relationship. I think the dating candidates were not as high quality as could have been, I've gotten much better action from Craigslist than Match.com.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2017
Despite five messages to Customer Care plus a phone call nothing whatsoever was done about this problem, nor did I ever receive the courtesy of a response. Here's sample. "Hello Tech Support, This is the second time in a few days I've been unable to log into my account. For some reason I was able login from a different computer about 30 minutes ago. I would like to get an explanation as to why these login problems are recurring.
There is another problem of a much more serious nature. Messages have been sent from my profile to a woman I was definitely interested in saying I was not interested. This seems to go beyond the scope of simple hacking and that some of the messages I did not send have subsequently been erased! And I do have the captured dialogues to show this has been happening. As far as I know, I don't have privileges to erase my own postings nor would anyone who simply broke into my account. I'll happily furnish the captured dialogues and am interested to know what you think may be happening. I've changed my ISP and match passwords to something unique which has never used elsewhere."
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2017
Match.com misled and misrepresented the subscription offer. They posted an offer to subscribe. I chose the 3 month option for $71.97. When my credit card was charged, they billed me for the 6 month subscription of $131.94. Even though I immediately, the same day, contacted Match.com support by telephone, they replied that there was nothing they could do to adjust my account. My contact with Match.com support was not to cancel the account but to get refunded the overage amount they charged, which I did not authorize. The manner in which Match.com chose to handle this situation made me feel that the financial transaction was more important to them than the integrity of their brand and in maintaining high customer service standards. As a result, I chose to immediately close my account.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2017
Stay away from them. They have their policy regarding auto billing/renew of your account buried in their terms of service, and they refuse to refund even the day after you find a new charge on your credit card. It looks intentional to scam money from people that just want to try it for a month.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2017
Called MATVH customer service to cancel my membership. I was not to happy with resort of MATCH!! They been charge me (3) month in my checking account and (3) month in my checking. I call customer service to talk to a supervise and they told no. How do these people stay in business? This is a SCAM.
Reviewed Jan. 17, 2017
This company has the worst customer service representatives I have experienced! In the year or so I was active with the company, after my first phone call experience, I always dreaded calling them for questions or concerns. The calls I made were related to the overcharges after a renewal or the way the previous customer service rep had treated me w/ utmost disrespect. Every time I called to ask to speak to a supervisor or a manager, they were never available. I believe that's how the company saves money and keeps their overhead low, by not hiring supervisor/managers and train customer service reps to be aggressive and rude to the point a member dreads communicating w/ them.
I have had enough of this company and mistreatment! I hope someday soon, enough evidence is found for the way they rob people out of money and rude service. I will be more than happy to be a part of that lawsuit. In the meantime, I will WARN every single person and use every social media I can to voice my opinion about this awful company who preys on single people and uses "singleness" as a commodity to steal/get more money out of them. Needless to say, I won't be using their service in my lifetime again!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2017
I remember when Match.com was called Matchmaker.com back in the day when internet dating was just getting started. I liked the fact that the service was a business based out of Dallas, Texas. Other dating sites started to emerge like EHarmony and Plenty of Fish etc. I was like so many others, by thinking that if you paid for a membership versus a "free" one, that the quality of people would be better. Wrong, wrong, wrong!
After being a long-term Match member, and giving them plenty of benefit of doubt, I no longer will subscribe to their services! The membership prices are ridiculous for the service you get (none). The quantity and quality of men are nonexistent (especially for my age group, which is 50). This last time I was off the site for 2 years, then came back on to only discover some of the very same men on there! The men that were advertised as being on Match would have their profiles hidden and unhidden from view.
With any online dating site, you will have scammers and fake profiles, however, the amount of them on Match was ridiculous! I would report them to Match, and their profiles would remain active. When you would reply to potential matches with a polite, "No thank you", and they would get mad and send horrible messages, I would report them to Match. Their profiles would not be removed for inappropriate behavior.
Match allows men to post inappropriate pictures. I saw men mirror selfies where they zoomed-in on their crotches or butts (they did have clothes on), again I reported them but nothing happened. Men were allowed to post pictures with their phone number or e-mail addresses on them (this way they could receive messages without becoming a paid member). Again, I would report them, but nothing would happen. All pictures are suppose to go through a review process by Match. I doubt it!
Match allows members to be separated, and yet they advertise themselves as, "The #1 dating service for singles." Yeah right. The last time I checked separated (even legally separated) IS NOT SINGLE! You are still married, duh? When signing up, your choices are: Never been married, Divorced, separated, and widow/widower. I have been divorced for over 30 years, I would think there needs to be a category for that... How about, "Single again after many years"... hahaha.
The final straw for me was a billing issue. In order to become a paid member (if you aren't a paid member you can only send "winks" and will not get messages and cannot send messages to other members). The only way I could become a member was to sign up through my ITUNES. I did so. When I became unsatisfied with Match services I called them. They told me they could not do anything since I paid through ITUNES (again I had no other choice). They e-mailed me a link and the link no longer existed. I called Apple and in order to speak to a real person (all billing inquires redirect you to e-mail), I had to pretend to have a technical issue. Luckily Apple was more concerned about my dissatisfaction than Match and gave me more than I had hoped. I thought I may only get a partial refund or my 6 months, and in fact they gave me a FULL refund and apologized for my bad experience with Match.
Save yourself time and money. Go to a free dating site like Plenty of Fish, spend some time on your profile being very clear what you want and who you are looking for, post recent pictures, and make sure to spend some time exchanging e-mails and then text and phone calls before meeting your potential date. Never give any detail private information, especially in the beginning, and always meet them in public spots (for awhile). Do not give them your address, have them pick you up, or give them detailed private information about you! Internet dating can be dangerous. Maker sure to protect yourself!
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2017
My account was compromised and Match.come deactivated my account and they never informed me. I called several times and was unable to speak to someone in the United States. All of the calls go to Asia or Philippines or some other area, but not in the United States. Their customer care support want to reactivate your account, but will not refund and will not let you talk to any supervisor. I've hung up several times because I'm getting nowhere and have lost my patience dealing with them. If anyone can get a hold of the company in Texas please post contact number. I paid account through PayPal.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2017
No refund to the original 6-month charge if you send one message from your newly created account. When setting up account, all the prompts are public. You can only change the privacy settings for an additional $10 a month. THIS IS NOT conveyed until AFTER you set up the account. The message feature defaults to force the action. There is no way to contact Match to dispute except for the 800 number listed on your credit card statement. When calling, the representative can't locate the account and tells you to sign back in. I already deactivated so he said I needed to reactivate to get my member ID for him to assist me. The email from Match confirming my subscription has a link to terms and conditions. I can't view without signing back into the account. Consumers beware, there is no disclosure that I could find anywhere. I even viewed ratings to be an informed consumer.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2017
Do not trust this website, most profile are fake. When you try apply be membership before you spend money, you getting a few email, this girl that girl are interesting you. After you pay all email and wink is gone.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
The website is full of fake accounts and people who don't actually sign up. So when you waste your time looking at the people they are not even using the service or signed up to communicate with other people. Then when you decide that this doesn't work, you deactivate your account. But unless you deactivate and terminate the auto renew - Match will charge for the renewal AND when you realize they charged, even if it is the same day, they will force you to pay for a month even though you haven't been using it for several months. DON'T DO IT!! Use free apps or go the old fashion way, they are just trying to lock you in and take your money.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
This is the biggest ripoff. I was charged $140 for a website I never used. I never even uploaded a picture or used it at all and canceled because it was a waste of time and money. Before I know it $140 withdrawn and the customer service agent was rude and downgrading. Result - bad customer service, loss of time and money. Reporting to BBB.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
I tried to cancel my "automatic renewal" (put in place supposedly for my benefit) within a week of the renewal date and was only issued a partial refund. I have not been on the site in over a year, which they can see, and still I was not issued a full refund. It would be understandable if I had been utilizing the website. Their service is all about greed - not "helping others find love". Furthermore, the matches I encountered and pursued dates with on this site were only interested in hook ups. I was groped on 2 dates with 2 different gentleman and the other 2 dates with different gentleman were lazy and rude. This is definitely not a site to be associated with when it comes to finding love or a relationship of any sort.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
I signed up for the three month service, expecting a bit more than what it offers for free, however the site is certainly not up to what I would consider worth 68.00. I want a refund. What a rip off. Most of the people on there haven't even been on in months. I feel as though I just took 70 dollars out of my wallet and threw it into the fire. I've only had it for a few hours. I'm going to try their automated refund service tomorrow during the business hours.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2017
Buyer beware. Match is a company that by definition is morally bankrupt and worthy of a class action lawsuit. I tried them for a one month subscription and was very dissatisfied with my experience (most of the matches they send you are of people who are not active on their site). So I chose not to use their service anymore. Yet today I discovered that they automatically renewed my membership and charged my account. So I called them up today (same day I was charged) to get my refund and after waiting for about hour on hold with the resolution department I was told "they don't issue refunds for any of their subscriptions". So informed them that I didn't re-subscribe and that I had canceled my account. They shockingly still refused to give me a refund saying this is just company policy.
I looked up the law on auto-subscriptions and it turns out this shady corporation is in violation of California law (where I am based). Specifically California's Automatic Renewal Law, passed in 2010, which states: It is the intent of the Legislature to end the practice of ongoing charging of consumer credit or debit cards or third party payment accounts without the consumer's explicit consent for ongoing shipments of a product or ongoing deliveries of service.
In my case they didn't have my express consent and made no effort to get it or inform me that I was to be charged. Despite this fact this corporation continues to exploit unsuspecting consumers as part of their modus operandi. If you sign up with them you can expect that you will continue to be charged for an "auto-subscription" without your permission or consent. What's worse is their "customer service and dispute department" is bad joke that will waste over an hour your time on the phone only to find out that they will not issue a refund regardless of whether you consented to renewal or not. So don't be fooled and don't become a victim of their shady business practices.
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2017
Stay away from this site!! They charge your credit card even if you cancelled!! They charge me $69.00. When I found out 2 days later I called them for an explanation and they said they never received the cancellation and refuse to give me a refund! Thieves!! And they are rude on top of that!!
Reviewed Jan. 10, 2017
This is a scam! I called and requested that my account be closed back in 2014! I keep getting recurring charges on my debit card. I have called and requested my money back several times and they refuse. I have asked for my account to be deactivated and it is still active. Every time I call I get someone from a different country and no one is available to help with my refund.
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2017
I met several nice women. However, I am still single. I went on 6 dates with 3 different women. One was very intellectual, which I need in a partner. However, she was a large, not fat, lady but bigger than me. I stand 5'9", and weigh 140. Another one was a little overbearing, and the other was an Asian lady who wanted her residence card I believe.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2017
I was a long term member of Match.com. I renewed my membership a number of times without issue. However when I decided to allow my membership to run its course and not renew it, they changed my status from do not renew membership to Renew. My credit card was charged $58 US. I called Match.com customer service the very same day to tell them that I did not want to renew and requested they refund the $58 charge. They refused to entertain my request in anyway. They suspended my account even though I was paid up for the next 3 months. I have never been treated in such a sleazy and disrespectful way in my entire life. There are lots of other sites out there like eHarmony etc. that treat their customers fairly and with respect, Match.com is not one of them. STAY AWAY.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2017
I had a horrible experience with Match.com as I see many others have has similar occurrences. When I joined Match I quickly learned that it was not going to benefit me because all I got was creepy sexual messages. I paid for the 6 month subscription but stopped using it after about 2 weeks because of the foul messages I was receiving. I attempted to cancel my subscription and deactivate my account and believed I had done so but then I got another $160 charge a few months later. I immediately called and was not able to speak to anyone and wrote several service inquiries requesting that my account be deleted and that I receive a call or email back. I sent several messages and never got a response and found a number to call but it was an automated system with no option to talk to an actual human. FRUSTRATING!
I did all the I could and logged in to try to DEACTIVATE my account again and I thought I was successful but NO I get hit with another $160 charge a few months later! I finally find a number to talk to a live human and explain my situation and frustrations with the lack of follow up to my service inquiries. They transfer me around to dozens of people. TALK ABOUT OUTSOURCING LABOR TO INDIA, I was talking to people in India and having to repeat my story each time I was transferred and OF COURSE couldn't talk to a supervisor because they were all busy. I was told my only option was a partial refund. So I have to pay for 1 month of a service that I haven't used in over a year just because they are greedy and want their money.
I've tried to cancel multiple times with no success and to add a cherry on top Match.com's charge put my credit card over the limit so there's another fee I incurred. They say it's in the terms and conditions that they will never do a full refund but come on. This is just straight up wrong and sounds illegal. Meanwhile they have made over $480 on me and I used the service for only 2 weeks and spent the rest of the time trying to figure out how the ** to deactivate my account so that I wouldn't get charged anymore. Funny thing is I DID deactivate my account multiple times but apparently never got an email confirmation about it so they say I didn't deactivate it but I most definitely did.
All I have to say is it's bad business and even worse customer service and customer support. Not worth the money to just get creepy messages 24/7. To have no help or responses to service inquiries is just wrong and shame on this company for their "policies" and the way they steal money from their customers. Sounds like I am not the only one who's dealt with the same thing and gotten the runaround...
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2017
I cancelled my subscription upon renewal and they would not refund me in full. I am not using their service. They have outsourced their customer service dept which is horrible. I'm calling my bank to have the charges reversed. Use a different site than theirs. POF offers the same or similar profiles that are real and not fake for FREE!
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
During the free trial, it looks like there a plenty of profiles with nice people on the site. So you shell out the $60 for three months so you can actually message some of them. Only after the first month or so, once you've sent dozens of messages and had only four read, do you realize that all of the other profiles are inactive. At this point, it's too late because the subscription fee is non-refundable. So your option is to shell out extra money to give the other accounts the ability to message back, or just accept the loss. The site is a complete scam.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
Complete ripoff renewal process. I had cancelled the auto-renewal and had this in writing via email. Yet they billed me for renewal when my membership expired. After complaining they would not reimburse me. Avoid these people - complete ripoff merchants.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2017
I am glad I did not pay for subscription. I had joined a couple of months ago but found it rather irritating that you had to pay a subscription to contact someone. I also found it ridiculous that just for ONE month subscription it was rather high priced. NO thank you! I also found it quite shady that when you got a wink from someone a few hours later that profile would become invisible. That meant to me that those profiles were nothing but bots. I had thought about paying a subscription but I am glad I did not after reading the reviews from this site.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2017
Worst site ever. I've been inundated with scammers - fake profiles. They steal people's photos and info and pretend to be them. Wasting your time taking advantage of people's situation until they can ask for money to be mailed somewhere. I reported the many that contacted me in less than 2 days on the site, but Match refuses to refund anything on one year subscription that I just signed up for less than 48 hours ago - wasted my time and $217! Customer service keeps denying but won't let me talk to a supervisor. Just puts me on hold indefinitely. Keeps trying to get me off the phone and says supervisor not available. An hour on the phone and no supervisor.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2017
I bought a 6 month membership to Match.com through Apple iTunes. When I went to the match site to register, during the registration process the system froze and told me to contact Match. I contacted match and they told me my account was frozen for the safety of the membership. What? Having never been accused of a crime much less convicted nor having never been involved in online dating I was and still am sure they made a mistake. My name is not common so I doubt it was confusion. Match refused to give me any reason other than the safety of the membership. They weren't even very nice about it. Don't waste your time and money with these idiots.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2017
A number of years ago I joined match.com and subscribed to their 6 months membership. I was thoroughly disappointed with the number of people in my area using this dating site and joined plenty of fish (a free date site) instead. Six months after joining I noticed a suspicious transaction against my bank account. To my horror I contacted my bank to a certain match.com had taken another payment. When I contacted match.com I was able to prove I hadn't utilized their site for five months and the payment was credited. I had to argue this point as they were not prepared at first to give me my money back. It turned out I was suppose to cancel the subscription 24 hours after taking out my membership. They certainly didn't make this clear on their website.
I'm now 50 years old and finding someone to settle down with considerably harder than it was ten years ago. To this purpose I thought I would give match.com another chance as they've been parading their successes on television advertisements. This time I registered knowing what to expect and signed back in the following day to cancel the subscription. Knowing most people are aware of this scam Match.com have now made canceling your subscription as complicated as possible. Instead of ticking a box you have to read the instructions and scour the web page to find the cancellation option. To say the least it was very complicated. After you've cancelled they blast you with discounts to extend your membership. Why do they make it so easy to extend but so difficult to cancel?
I also notice the change your mind option is in plain view and very close to your inbox. So close you can accidentally trigger this option so they can take additional payments. This might explain why another ex customer who wrote a review still had his subscription taken although he canceled his membership. This business practice is so wrong and it's about time the authorities put a stop to it. The whole experience was stressful and I won't be using their website again. It's about time governments around the world started looking after the consumers that put them in power as opposed to corporate businesses.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
I have been a customer of Match.com off and on for over 5 years now. I recently received an email telling me that my account had been terminated without any explanation as to why. I attempted to contact them but was given the run around by their "customer support team." I was told that they would respond to my inquiry via email. Their response was as follows: "Due to our privacy practices, we cannot disclose specifics about any Match.com account, including your own. If you wish to obtain additional information, a valid subpoena, search warrant, or court order directed to Match.com is required." There was still one month left on my membership but what really bothers me is that this can happen to anyone. Has anyone else had this experience with Match.com?

Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
I cancelled my service for Match.com and before the end of my subscription period they blocked me from access to their site even though I was still paying for it. This is a violation of their customer agreement and I believe it is happening on a huge scale and is worthy of a class action suit by some attorney looking for a good case. They also are using my profile without my permission to attract new users and I am not being compensated for it. As a result, Match send me notes saying Ms. X is interested in my profile, but I cannot access her note unless I re-subscribe, even though I am fully paid until the end of this month. Match makes it difficult to cancel and uses many tricks to keep billing your account. Their customer service is also slimy. Beware. Match will bill you well after you die. So if you know of any good class action lawyers, Match is a great case. They are worldwide and are pulling these scams on many continents.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2016
GET A NEW DEBIT CARD if you have allowed them access to your debit card account. Once you do this, it will be as if your Match.com subscription no longer exist, you will not have very much access regardless of if your subscription was near expiring or not. However, at least you will have peace of mind that they won't be able to illegally charge your account. They are certainly FRAUDULENT!!! You pay for a subscription but you have very limited access. You can send messages but have to pay more money to receive messages. REALLY???!!! Not what I expected when I was subscribing to a dating site. RUN!!! Match.com is A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!!
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2016
I turned off automatic renewal and was still charged. They only refunded $34 of the $100 plus my account was charged. MATCH you are horrible. You are basically ripping people off and you know it. DO NOT JOIN EVER!!!
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
Extremely dissatisfied with the cancellation process. I signed up a 2nd time in December 2015 and cancelled online in April 2016, before my 6 months contract. I thought nothing of it until I called to check my credit card balance and see that match.com not only charged me June 2016 but also December 2016. When I called 1800-326-5161 twice, the first time I was told that they could not find any account for me and the agent disconnected the call on me. On my second time around I was told that they have no request for cancellation and as a one time goodwill move they can give me a partial refund of my December charge since I did not cancel online properly. I informed the agent that I cancelled and deactivated my account online in April but I never received any cancellation email.
Long and short of this - I believe that this is a way of ripping off unsuspected subscribers and something should be done. This is not the first time Match.com has done this but in 2010 I was caulking it up as an oversight on mine and their part but not this time around. I think that we as ex-members should band together and file a class action lawsuit against Match.com and put an end to this unfair practice (let's see how they like to pay for service that have not been received). They need to stop taking advantage of individuals, as I can just imagine how much unsuspected individuals has been affected. As for me they got $350 Canadian for a service that was cancelled over 8 months ago. Let's band together and put an end to this.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
I subscribed to Match.com with the hope of meeting a companion. Two of my dear friends met their spouses through this dating site, and I was optimistic. I met a couple of incredible people, but here is where Match.com failed to protect me, as well as my children. I believe a simple background check of paid subscribers would have eliminated my experience. Also, I had ended my subscription after three months, but they continued to use my profile and pictures for over a year to mislead people who were genuinely looking for love. Match.com also failed to issue me a refund for the three month subscription. Listed below are my two dating stories from hell:
First relationship: Was a person not living within the 50 mile radius I had specified. We had mutual interests, and he offered to fly to my city. I only provided my telephone number. After a few weeks of conversation, and texting, he calls to tell me about his two sick and dying dogs (it's cancer). He wants me to wire $20,000 into two separate bank accounts. I play along, obtain all information, and immediately notify all applicable law enforcement agencies. He actually was living in Ghana. Match.com apologized, but said they have no way of knowing if someone is actually scamming a member, and refused to refund my membership.
Second relationship: A handsome, charismatic man who happened to work in the same field, we also had a couple mutual business acquaintances. I did a background check through Spokeo, and nothing unusual came up. After a casual month of dating, something made me question his background. I did another internet check, and found he was charged and convicted of Assault with a Deadly Weapon in 2004. It was that easy. I notified Match.com immediately, yet they continue to allow this member full access to their site, even after I provided the court records. Please be wary of this business. Do your own background checks. As for me, I plan on meeting my next companion at the grocery store. I'll take my chances.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2016
I was a member of Match.com for 2 days. During that brief period I was contacted by 3 different women trying to solicit money. One was from Russia and wrote me a sad e-mail telling me how she would relocate and become my mate. The other 2 were similar stories except both were from Ghana. Their stories were very different but they both 2 wanted me to pay for their relocation to become my mate. I signed up to meet a legitimate date and instead had my cell phone and laptop compromised by foreign scam artist. As for a refund, Match.com was willing to cancel my renewal but charged the full 3 months for 2 days of danger exposure to criminals. Match.com is as unscrupulous as the scam artist using them as a platform.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2016
They got my money... again. They rely on a shady practice of not telling you when your subscription is about to expire, and ready and willing to tell you "too bad". I knew if I looked up Match.com reviews I would find the same clog of frustration/anger with this site's shady practices of knowing that (A) life is some times a little hectic to know exactly when your subscription will expire and (B) not send you a notification tell you otherwise. This is a "feature" they say they do not currently have. Below is my So-Long to their "contact us" link.
Dear Match, Why do I have to put a reminder in my calendar about the auto-renew feature that Match has you agree to and will not refund your money once its happened? I just spent a half hour telling your C.S. dept they can have their feature, and join the rest of the world to send out an auto-reminder that they're about to be charged 75 bucks if they don't cancel.
This practice is shady. To hide your money funnel in your terms is not good enough, people. Email reminders is a known function of business as a courtesy to let them know they are about to be auto-charged if they do not cancel. THAT would be a courtesy I know most people to get behind. That you're concerned my emails to a possible date could be interrupted. If you were that concerned, you would put an AUTO REMINDER ABOUT THE RENEWAL CHARGE. Instead of getting a partial refund now of 19 dollars, I want you to have my 75 that you will never get again and use my frustration to tell all I know never to use Match. Never to sign up with a company that uses small print to hide their sneaky, no full refund policy, in their terms of services. Please be better than this.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2016
Within 20 minutes of joining I received almost a dozen likes and all of them were hot girls in their 20's. The problem with this?? I am a 55 year old guy. Not possible. Sorry. Check out ** quite an eye opener.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016
For the safety of members it would be great if this website offered the options for their members to review and vote one another. It would also be helpful if they provided background checks on their members. It would save people so much lost time and heartache. I contacted Match's Customer Service and they could not find a resolution for my experience. I dated for 8 months a man who greatly deceived me. He has two accounts on Match.com which are ** and **.
Ladies please do your research as I did but unfortunately towards the end of our relationship before dating this man. His name is David **, age 60 and lives in Algonac, MI. His employment is in Farmington Hills, MI for Avon Automotive and normally seeks out women in that area such as myself. He has been divorced twice and was abusive towards his ex wives as well as towards me which is why I left him. Please save yourself the heartache and do your research on anyone that you meet online. I'm so relieved to get out in time before things escalated.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2016
Used to be a good site. What's changed: If you have a free account, you'll probably notice your view count skyrocketing. You'll be getting "likes", winks, and emails but of course you can't see any of the users that are showing interest until you pay. Once you do, you'll notice that many of the profiles that were interested are now hidden or no longer exist. The emails, likes, winks, and views mysteriously slow down drastically. A large percentage of the female profiles appear to be fake. Pics are pulled off of various sites online and pasted into profiles. Match.com has been sued over this for millions. At best, they are looking the other way when fake profiles are posted. At worst, Match.com is posting them. Either way, it seems their business practices have changed since the last time I used them. They no longer verify content or pictures when profiles are posted which they used to do.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
Believe what other people are writing. I thought I cancelled my account online; I was careful to choose a 1-month membership, and after about 2 weeks of receiving absolutely horrible matches (men seeking men, women seeking women - I clearly indicated I'm a woman seeking man, "matches" that were WAY out of my preference range), I decided to cancel.
Somehow navigated the website, and thought I cancelled. I look at my CC statement 2 months later and see that I'm still getting billed by them. Then I call the number that was associated with the charge on my statement, and when the representative asked why I was cancelling, I told her, "honestly, match is for **." She verified my personal information, and in less than a total of 5 minutes on the phone with her, my account was cancelled (I hope). She assured me that I'll no longer be billed. I'll be checking, though. (Also, I asked for it in writing, and we'll see about that, too.) Seriously, don't use match.com. It's a total waste of money, time, and dreams. You'd have better luck finding "the one" at a seedy bar at closing time.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2016
I joined Match.com in September of 2016. The site never properly worked and I called in soon after joining to report the issue that I was having. They only gave me an additional 7 days. I spoke with a representative and asked about canceling the subscription. She told me that I had nothing to worry about and here it is after not using the site for the past 2 months they automatically billed my account for $88.60.
I am so pissed off right now and when I called two days ago they offered me half of the money back and now they only want to give me $25.06. I will never join any online anything and this site is a ripoff and fraud. They tried to get me to agree to the refund and I said no way because that was not enough. I am going to report them to the State Attorney General and every media source there is. DO NOT JOIN MATCH.COM. THEY ARE A RIPOFF AND FRAUD!
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
On December 16, 2016, I found that my Match.com account auto-renewed twice (in the months of July and October 2016) without my knowledge, consent, or activity on the site. I had signed up for a 3-month subscription on March 28, 2016 and my last login, at which time I thought I retired the account, was June 23rd. I was of the understanding that, unless an individual chose to renew, the account would close at the end of the billing cycle as most things do and believed I had taken the steps necessary to cancel further subscription.
I deactivated the account on my last login. I received no further communications or notifications from Match, so I was of the understanding that the service was cancelled. I have subsequently learned that only account cancellation prevents this covert automatic billing, which I am told is an "understood" thing when you create an account. Clearly, it is not an "understood" thing, as I was completely unaware I was paying for a service I was not using and to which I did not believe I even had access. You, as the consumer, receive no notification that you are being billed or that your account it still visible to others. This means that my account was still "active" online without my awareness or curation and that I was being billed for time that I was not using.
On December 19th, I was told by a customer care rep, Ed, that I would receive a partial refund for the October 5th billing of $80.89. He stated that the other contested amount from the July billing would need to be handled by Account services. That evening, I received an email rescinding all refund possibilities and stating that, while they were in the wrong for offering any refund, they would not honor the amount promised. During the December 19th phone call, I also asked that my account be completely removed. A secondary email stated that I would have full access to the account until January 4, 2017, something I had expressly asked be dismantled.
I have filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau of Texas and have requested a customer complaint form via mail from the Attorney General of Texas Office of Customer Protection as well as a consumer complaint check that should provide insight into how many complaints have been formally filed against Match. I have never been so lied to or robbed by a company. If someone had taken $160 from me in any other way, I would go to the police. When I asked for a corporate complaint number, I was informed that one did not exist. The email address I was given, "customercare@support.match.com" is the same one through which I've already unsuccessfully communicated. The service rep on 12/20, "Elmer", said that my only option would be to speak to another representative who was similarly "unauthorized" to offer or fulfill refunds (despite the exact opposite happening to me 4 days ago).
Even more interesting, when I asked for prior login dates today (Dec. 20, 2016), the date which had earlier been confirmed by "Ed" the service rep as the date I attempted to end my service was no longer on record. Additionally, a new date on which I definitely did not log in had been added. I believe this means they are tampering with the information on accounts in their favor as well. This suggests they are either not properly accounting for activity on their site or are accessing individual pages outside of the subscriber's use to make it appear that those accounts are more active than they are -- a deeply concerning idea.
The number you will find on the website 1-800-926-2824 only gives you call center representatives, no matter which option you choose at the start menu. The 866-889-9176 number listed on their corporate page automatically hangs up on you. While I have tried multiple times on different days and at different times, the pressing 0 for a receptionist at 214-576-9352 has yet to render any human contact. The phone number associated with the original charge on my account (800) 326-5161 similarly has yet to be answered by a human being.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
My subscription for Match.com was renewed without my authorization twice. The first time in June 2016. I gave Match the benefit of the doubt and thought maybe I had not followed the instructions properly. Immediately after I followed all the steps and was confident I had turned off the auto subscription but 6 months later to my horror Match had taken another payment off me on December 2016.
I called them up and made a complaint and they tried to say I had re-activated the account. I stated I hadn't and told them I would now make a complaint to the office of fair trading and would pursue a civil complaint through the courts. I also instructed my bank that a payment had been taken without my consent. Fortunately MATCH customer service agreed to refund the amount they had taken on the 17/12/2016 after I had complained on the 20/12/16. They checked my account and saw I had not used it.
I would advise anyone to turn off auto subscription but also delete the account way before your subscription is about to end. As you may log into the account and use it as you have paid for it but then an automatic renewal will be activated without your consent and then you will be billed. They will try and fob you off, do not stand for it!
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
I challenge anyone to prove me wrong. Match makes men pay to read profiles of 'supposed' real women, many just separated when men had to swear they were divorced, to male bash, complain and whine about men in general and their past demanding you fill in for that ** to be next husband and father with absolutely no chance at sex, physical love, love life all terms verboten! While you can count on political and news media 'phrases of the day' like 'no games', that's exactly what is going on.
When you first arrive you'll get some sexy woman who 'LIKE' this or that photo of yours. Before you can even email her thank you and say hi, she's already 'FAVORITED' you, which according to Match "don't let her go". You must like her back, favorite her back, only to find ZIP she's gone. Now she looks real because you liked and favorited her, but she's disappeared behind the "Safe Place" where Match will point out she still appears on your account under 'liked' and 'favorited' and it's your fault you're never online when she is again, and Match THEN uses women just like her to prove to you that they have real women men are getting someplace with.
As soon as you say, “Hey, wait a minute,” that's exactly what I did for this woman, but I didn't get anywhere, from then on in your complaints and concerns are redirected to a FAQ list that of course doesn't answer. BTW the Match answer for this is that you access her profile and click 'file a concern', except these files cannot be accessed behind the "Safe Space" to be 'filed as a concern'. I was only on seven weeks? But the last two weeks full time 24/7 thanks to the damn flu. So even when I did catch this or that 'favorite of mine' pulling the same thing on some newcomer, all she had to do was refuse to answer me. Worse, Match will KEEP sending you "We've selected her just for you", "You've been given the green light too" emails TO THE SAME PERSON THAT KEEPS REFUSING TO EVEN REPLY TO YOU SIX TIMES NOW. Worse, you get some woman complaining that you winked at her on a site that Wink is required.
Now then come these two guys. What the hell, a guy contacting me? Even as I’m thinking to complain why am I getting gay dates and no gals to Match, he starts typing in he's not gay, just reset his 'settings' so he could see how many guys there were in our region (200km) and ask if ANY of us had EVER gotten not only a date, but even an email, response even reply? I had to admit no but tossed it from my mind. Then some older guy says he's been here 2 years, and another he knows from our same town 161 days, and not a single date. As far as they know, NONE of the women claiming to be from our small town exist. Now when a woman claimed to be a teacher where I am, I had to take a second look. I even went back through the yearbooks. Nope. She and her entire family, grandma, pa, I’m a po widow, mother-in-law, grandchildren, children ALL someone else's or fraud. So now I'm suspicious.
Next guy makes me laugh. Profile says something like 'sally, 5'0" 90lbs, blond hair blue eyed Asian but his pic is a big ** guy. So I click on him. A couple of hours later a beep on the computer, even as he's going over the same thing, clank, we're cut off. He was asking the same concerns. His belief that Match was a COMPLETE SCAM. He supposedly knew one of the actors paid to pretend to have been a successful match. Our screens kept freezing. Nothing we typed was being saved. Last I saw he was trying to give me an email address then we were cut off. When I linked him again, I got the message "The account no longer existed, possible violations of Match principles." Ya, no doubt.
God I hope he's here someplace and says hi. I'm the guy. We should be able to corroborate something but you know what, never will. As long as they remove the laws we had for over a thousand years back to bloody Vikings about innocent till proven guilty, defence, proof and all, Match is WORSE THAN HITLER AND STEINEM. You're male so you're automatically guilty as long as it is gender related. Women never lie. We don't have to tell you squat why we're BANNING YOU AND STEALING YOUR MONEY. I ** you not, might've been my last day going through a brand new bunch of gals 'picked out for me' all liking and favoring me. Oh joy oh joy. What an unexpected boon and surprise eh? And there is this new account. Now you want proof of some feminist conspiracy just to male bash beyond none of the women willing to even suggest the possibility of 'physical relations' even after a lifetime of service?
This new fairy tale is this 'modern woman' amongst Match men 'intimidated by her empowerment', 'no good men after like 15 years looking?' goes to sperm bank, has baby, but now wants to try it with a man. He has to 'man up' to be a celibate husband, life-long soul-mate, to donate his sperm to bank, not even through intercourse, apparently so this time she can name him in both alimony as 'couple' and 'child support'. Now get this, not just for HIS kid, but the other one too! In her own words she says that since having a baby, despite a 'fantastic 24/7 live in nanny', it's harder to pay for the 'life from which she's become accustomed to'. Traveling the world, cruises, and all, the baby such an 'unexpected' encumbrance, so "NO GAMES, LOOKING FOR A REAL MAN TO MAN UP. BE A REAL MAN. COMMIT TO POSSIBLE LIFE LONG SOUL MATE, BEST FRIEND, AND FATHER TO NEW CHILD. NO POSSIBILITY OF SEX"... Come on, I had to laugh and say something.
Now ask someone who's been on or studied Match if I'm qualified. I've communicated with over 300 profiles (Match calls women, I now join the other guys who laughably crossed lines to ask... scripts), in less than 2 months. I've got 50 'favorites', 16 'she gave you the green light too' 'don't let her get away', AND NOT ONE SINGLE DATE, NOT ONE REPLY, RESPONSE OR EMAIL. NOT ONE. BUT I HAVE BEEN EXPELLED FOR NO REASON TWICE! No I didn't re-apply under a different name, first time when I was warned to delete all my pics and information before I was banned I found they’re-registered me'. This time I note that didn't work.
Now of course I'm pissed off at losing six months and my credit card company warns even more with Match, which I’d never heard of before, might be just her personal opinion, that you might have to change credit cards altogether to stop them from continually billing you, as she pointed out, if they believe they are above the law about why they can take money then kick you out, that's their state of mind. But seriously, some lawyer, some consumer affairs, some legal entity in the USA at least, Canada would just call all the men dissatisfied with such a 'sexist' enterprise as seeking only heterosexual relationship as misogynist, YEAH EVERY PATHETIC CANADIAN POLITICAL PARTY WHO ALLOWED WOMEN TO HAVE MEN PERMANENTLY LABELLED ** JUST BECAUSE SHE 'FELT UNCOMFORTABLE' EVEN IF THEY NEVER SAW EACH OTHER.
BUT COME ON AMERICA, LAND OF LIBERTY, JUSTICE AND LAW, THE STRONG AND BRAVE, SOMEONE DOWN THERE HAS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I ** you not. I came across this Chinese girl looking for an American husband online who claimed she worked for the fraudulent sex sites like Tinder and Match, you know, 'guaranteed' real in person hook-ups for sex with someone in your region, instead just shills for **, fan sites and 'webcam performances' you fools can see for absolutely free recorded on ** or anywhere else in just 2 or 3 days anyways. According to her, her entire 'office' included one gay guy and six former strippers now out of work.
Now here's the kicker, they are blatant frauds, yet even they have their ** email/chat you back over and over even if only to stick to some script or try out some bot program, right up there with old Atari artificial intelligence, but guys see ** and that's enough. No no no. It has to stop. THESE SEX FINDER, FLIRT AND SEEMINGLY EXPONENTIALLY MORE ARE ALL SAYING WHEN COPPING OUT, "Well Tinder and Match do it, we just copied them." So for Monty Python's sake, one of you, some of you, some department, some lone lawyer wanting to make a name for herself, just some lone individual American, take it to the courts, UNVEIL THIS **.
EVEN IF YOU CAN'T GET ME MY MONEY BACK IN SOME CLASS ACTION SUIT, THIS HAS GOT TO STOP!!! Anyone, yes no maybe? Anyone know who I can contact? Any petitions we can sign? Please gods tell me this site isn't another Match fraud itself, just to double sweep the victims. Please and thank you for your time and consideration.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2016
Signed up for a free trial, and the profiles I received during this period were never contacted, nor did I access my account in months before the free trial expired. On December 13th, 2016 my credit card was charged $73.00 Canadian. They offered me a $22 US refund which is equivalent to one month subscription. In Canada, this is called negative billing and is illegal. I realize that I do not live in the US and am therefore not protected as a consumer. However, the only acceptable solution to this is a full refund to my credit card. As I read many reviews about free trial users being exploited, a class action suit should be filed on our behalf.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
I joined Match.com and paid $70.00 for three months. I set my parameters that I was looking for a woman who lived within 20 miles of me. Instead, I was constantly getting "member" emails from women who lived overseas looking for a ticket to the USA, or women who had a free membership and were offering themselves as escorts. These escorts had free memberships where they couldn't correspond, yet they would put their email or text number on their profile picture to avoid detection.
I called and complained about the practice and lack of screening four times (after being on hold for 30 minutes plus each time) and after the fourth time I finally asked for a refund and was denied. Disgusted, I changed my profile from serious to ridiculous (saying I was unemployed and living in a pop up camper with my Mom) and still I was constantly getting solicited by foreigners or pros. Somewhere or somehow, someone must have complained about my profile or my response to emails I received and Match.com cancelled my remaining membership with no refund. I never used profanity of sexually explicit language and never violated the rules of conduct. I was cancelled and told that if I wanted an explanation I would need to serve them with a subpoena issued by a judge. Think twice before joining Match.com.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2016
I signed up for 3 mo. at $19.99/mo. - after giving them my credit card info I was charged $119 - difficult to contact them and no response - just signed up 20 min. ago. They are F'n A's - they should be investigated.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2016
I thought I'd try Match.com. I joined while I was searching and trying my chance to meet my dates. I was added to favorites lists of woman... I said great. I looked at the user names. They were at least three separate groups with three to four of each of them with exact username with exact wording and exact profile list of what they searching for and only difference was the woman's heads??? FAKE accounts. I asked for full refund and they refused my request. I found at least 10 fake profiles. The sites riddled with them... I told them I would like a full refund or I'm going to Consumers Affairs.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2016
I signed up for Match.com yesterday for what I thought was a free trial. I did not like the site and wanted to cancel this morning. THERE IS NO WAY! They make it impossible to get out once you're in. There is a cancellation link, BUT there's no way you will get your money back. (Free trial or otherwise). My original reason for signing up was not necessarily to find romance or a partner but to find someone to chat with online without risking connecting with a criminal. I discovered that in order to chat, you have to fork over more money in addition to the original membership charge.
The Match.com site is a big joke and the joke is on those of us who believed it was a reputable business. Once they get your credit card information, you're locked in and no way to get out. This tells me they know upfront that most people will be disappointed with the "service" they offer. It's not as if I've been using their site for weeks and tired of it. I only signed up LAST NIGHT. I will tell everybody I know about their sleazy business practice.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2016
Horrible, they match on gee they both like movies, big deal! I read it is connected to a company that makes fake profiles of men who do not exist seeking to scam women out of money. I found the name I was given after he said he was flying to Brazil yada yada, saw widow, no family, German enough similarities. I searched 411 on my cell see Ojai, CA, so I call after I block my number and "text message email is not available".
A few mins later he texts! I say was wondering how you are and where? He does not give location and goes into lost my wallet need money. I decide to play along but say "sure send me the address", he needs it to his account, so I then say I was rearend today and have a fractured a rib can leave hospital tomorrow... He begs and begs for help ($) and I say good drugs intentionally misspelling... He texts me front and back of passport. I say that's not my Michael who am I texting? He sends a pic of the gorgeous man I think I'm texting. I text "call me right now", a few minutes later my cell rings = bad connection, African man's voice. I play along and he's trying to fake an accent. I say "you're NOT Michael. Michael is German. You're African". Still pretending to be drugged. He hangs up, I block his number.
As far as matching people for dating, NO not even close, no one monitors the profiles. As a cultured woman like myself is not interested in guys with shot guns, pickup trucks, seriously, I felt the ones who contacted me were all DESPERATE! They sent matches based on single item like you both like movies, never based on CORE values. I will not recommend this site except as avoid due to scammers.
I cancelled my account yesterday and I am glad I listen to that inner feeling and searched info and found it. He uses name Guy's name Michael ** DOB 11-10-1962, weight 180cm height 72kg... Santa Barbara 93101. Cannot manage to get your system to accept my paypal receipt. A few days ago he'd sent me a pic of that same gorgeous guy in a suit at work, whom I'd love to meet but I deleted it. So owner Match.com May I have a refund please?
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2016
When you initially sign up as an unpaid member, you begin receiving "winks" or "favorites" or messages from users, but you can't see what those messages are or even see who they're from until you've shelled out for a paid membership. Unfortunately, as other reviews have covered in detail, there are a vast number of fake/scam accounts. Those fake accounts are used to wink or message or favorite you, generating a wealth of email traffic indicating real people are actually interested in getting to know you, making you want to spring for a paid membership to find out who these people are. Only after you've paid do you find out that 90% of more of that traffic are from fakes/scammers.
What's so frustrating is how utterly simple it would be to implement even the most basic of identity verification to weed those out, but of course, they won't do that because the scammers actually generate business for them. I tried convincing a CSR to give me a refund, but once you've sent a single message using your paid subscription, you become "ineligible for a refund". They don't even try to argue that they didn't cheat you in the first place.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2016
I'm on this website right now, in another tab within Chrome. I'm literally trying to edit and submit a new profile bio I wrote earlier this afternoon. Instead of just approving my profile bio, the staff working right now behind the scenes I guess, is literally going in, removing ENTIRE sentences from my bio that I've written, and submitting/approving an alternate version. What. In. The. Holy. Heck? What is WRONG with this business/website? I can't even just be myself and write what I want within reason. Nothing I've written is out of the ordinary or breaking any TOS rules. I'm disgusted with this site - even more so that I paid for it. Clearly, they have people working in the background that don't speak English properly and/or can't comprehend humor and sarcastic wit. Moreover, the fact that they go in and "re-edit" what you've written just feels VIOLATING and dirty.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2016
Called to cancel Auto Renewal! AVOID MATCH!!! Called customer service and was told I was billed for next 3 months. I told them I haven't used the site in a month and didn't want renewal. No prorate and no refund! I was told that if I initiated a complaint with my financial institute they would block my card from future use on the site and delete my account. Really? After numerous replies was told to maximize my subscription time until it ends. These idiots acted like I didn't exist but my bank card did. What a scam! I never had a question answered just the same. It's too bad and my fault attitude. How do these people stay in business. They obviously need the money and have to resort to these immoral tactics. This is what the world has come to! Beware!
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2016
Be very careful giving this company your business. I read many reviews prior that stated you will have difficulty cancelling your membership and will have your membership re-billed and automatically renewed without your authorization. I signed up for a 3 month membership. Approximately 3 weeks prior to my membership expiration I went on the site and went through the cancellation process. I naively believed my membership was cancelled and would not be re-billed and renewed automatically. I should have contacted them to verify my membership was cancelled but I really didn't think that would be necessary. I was wrong. Sure enough my membership was automatically re-billed. I called Match and their customer service reps are very non sympathetic and impersonal. They basically re-read the terms and conditions in the fine print and refused to refund my money in full. They offer a partial refund only.
In my case they charged me $50 for one additional month where I initially paid $73 for 3 months. It is very difficult to navigate the site or navigate through the membership cancellation process in order to ensure you won't be re-billed. I can guarantee I went on the site and went through the cancellation process, to the best of my knowledge my membership was cancelled. I have read other reviews and seen numerous people complaining about the same issue with this site.
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