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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 9, 2013

    I canceled my account within 3 days of joining Match.com and followed up with an email requesting a refund. I could not call the customer service line as they are only available Monday-Friday CST. I called the customer service line today and was told I live in one of the states that does not have a refund policy. There is nothing they can do. I asked for a supervisor. I got a floor supervisor, who reiterated there is nothing to be done. He said he could connect me to the corporate office. He placed me on hold for 8 minutes, then came back on saying it is against their policy to transfer any calls to anywhere. I requested to speak to a managing supervisor and he stated again that there was nothing to be done. Oh, he did offer to extend my subscription. Why would I want to extend it when my desire is to cancel?

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 5, 2013

    I signed up for 6 months. There was a guarantee that if you aren't in a relationship at the end of those 6 months, they would give you 6 months for free. I met a few people on Match (none that really caught my attention). Still, I communicated with almost all my matches. Nothing came of it. A man's profile ended up on my login page. It said he was very interested in me and I should message him ASAP. I did and he was totally not interested. I contacted customer service several times to have his profile removed from my login page, as every time I saw his photo and how much Match said he was really into me, it was a stab in my heart that he was totally uninterested.

    Customer service never responded. My six months ended. I asked for another 6 via the free deal. Not only did I not get it, they never even responded. I think the only way I could have gotten customer service to do anything is if I had sent them a message saying 2 jumbo jets were about to crash into their building. I keep getting Match stuff. I'm totally uninterested. They did a piss-poor job of matching me with compatible people; 6 months of me responding to almost every match I had, without success; and they were reneging on a guarantee. Now I tried to tell them to stop sending me junk email. They gave me a link to contact their customer service team, which takes me right back to the page that told me how to contact the customer service team. Okay, they're virtually "uncontactable." Screw them. Use OK Cupid instead.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2013

    I thought it would be nice to subscribe to Match.com after just calling off my wedding. So I made an account and less than 24 hours later, I realized I probably will not be using this right now. I called to cancel and get a refund, and they don't give refunds. Totally blew my mind. What business doesn't give any kind of refund? You can clearly see I have not done a thing to my profile and haven't connected with anyone. I explained that I thought I would like using it, but I realized maybe it's too soon to jump on this site. This was my first and only time I will ever sign up to Match.com. They make it sound so nice as if they want to help people but that it's a computer generated system. They don't care about anything but money, and that is pretty obvious.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 1, 2013

    On Tuesday, March 19, I signed up for a 6-month subscription to Match.com. I paid online with my credit card. I set up my profile and indicated I was only interested in meeting women that lived within 100 miles of the Asheville, NC vicinity. I received a couple of messages, within my profile, from women who were a match and interested in me. I was under the impression these women were living within the parameters I requested in my profile. In fact, I had deep and personal conversations with each of them. This has started after I signed up.

    However, I discovered this morning (3/22) that one was living in Nigeria and the other in Ghana, both in Africa. Then I discovered that each attempted to solicit money from me by Moneygram overseas. They claimed to be in need of money. The one in Nigeria had been texting and calling my cellphone on several occasions. I had to call the local Sheriff's office to complain. Then I called the merchant and spoke to Shandel, a representative. I explained my circumstances and politely requested a full refund since I only had been a member 3 days. She refused. I even asked if I could be charged for one month, which was one of the payment options. She still said no. I asked for a manager, Heather, and explained my situation, and was again denied the refund. I asked for her manager and was transferred. While on hold after a 22-minute phone call, I was disconnected.

    I called back and asked for Heather's supervisor. The corporate office answered and, again, would not refund me. I asked for a supervisor again and Amanda came on the line. I explained my situation and she denied the refund. I asked for her superior, Chris, but she refused to transfer me to that person. I told her I was being harassed and she mentioned there was a fraud/security department handling those types of matters. When asked to transfer me to that department, she refused. Finally, I had to contact my bank to file a dispute for the charges.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 26, 2013

    I was a three-month subscriber with Match.com. I let the auto renewal process go on for another three months. During that next term, I clicked the auto renewal box so that it would not renew. Unbeknownst to me, I was still being charged for my email services but the add-on services were dropped. This is six months later. As soon as I went on to my profile to see what the billing specifications were, the following day, the profile was not accessible.

    I then called up Match.com. The customer service agent was very robotic in reiterating the renewal process which I was already well-informed. With no solution, I decided to not continue the conversation with the poor lady and called the following day. I managed to speak to a manager after getting the same runaround from that customer service but not without her informing me that the same answer that I got from her would be the same answer I would be getting from her manager - and then I was placed on a brief hold.

    The customer service agent from the day before had written in her notes that she was the one who canceled the subscription for me. That was not true; the subscription had ended five days prior to the conversation between her and I. The wording on stopping the renewal process is as follows:"Cancellation of subscription" - the next step is - "Do you want to confirm the cancellation of your membership," all of which can deter any customer who has paid their money to cancel if they are in the middle of courtship and a term of subscription!

    The wording is such as to scare the customer from continuing the process. I was not deterred from continuing the cancellation process and accessed the box where auto renewal can be turned off but it did not work. I do not want my money back because I had used the services and wanted to continue to use the service, but they were unable to come to a resolution to this ridiculous play on words and disservice to their customer. By the way, the manager also stated at the end of his rebuttal that I can email corporate but that I would be getting basically the same answer from them. Hence I am not the only one who has ever complained and it is their legal right to continue conducting business the way they are.

    Such arrogance! For these reasons and that this distastefulness of their service, I will use another service and speak truthfully about my experience with the sheer mention of the company, Match.com.

    P.S. You can find this write up everywhere I may be able to post it.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 25, 2013

    I signed my aunt up for three months on Match.com and they auto renewed the account twice without me knowing. I called and they said all their subscriptions auto renew and that they could not refund the money because the account was accessed. I used to help my aunt search and email people because she was not computer savvy, so I know they were not being truthful. When I asked for records of emails when she used the account, they said I would need a subpoena to get those emails because they delete after 30 days.

    I asked them, "So you'll take my money but she can't access her account info that you are saying she use?" The supervisor by the name of Cameron, who would not give his last name or op#, said, "I'm not saying that. I'm saying you will need a subpoena to access that info." They took $160 off my money and my aunt cannot even access her so called emails as proof that the account has not been used. Lame, bad service, rip off, liars. Lame dating service. This is Match.com's profile. Don't date it!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed March 24, 2013

    I met some interesting people. I signed up for the three month service and planned to just let it lapse. Every time I checked the subscription status page, it did not mention that it would auto-renew. I went one day into a new period and it auto-renewed. In their FAQs, they say it's for our benefit so that we don't get cut off from communicating if it ends unexpectedly. That is why some services could warn you a day before with warnings such as “your service ends tomorrow”. That's not an excuse to auto-charge people for a renewed subscription. I emailed them about it several times with no response. Clearly, if the policy was designed for our benefit, they would make it quick and easy to undo the auto re-subscribe. I will follow up and try to call them soon, but they should just answer questions especially since it's been over a week, and I'm pretty sure they said I'd get a response in 24 hours. I do feel that I was screwed out of $60 on the auto-renew.

    When I see their ads talking about “try for free”, that is totally bogus. You can set up an account, but you can't message anyone. It's basically useless until you pay. In the meantime, you get all these emails saying “women are interested in you”, “X number of people have viewed your profile”, etc. just to draw you in. The one Stir event I went to was good. There are a lot of interesting people on the site, although you will have to wait through a lot of girls who don't answer messages until you find them (guy's perspective).

    Match is basically a shotgun approach to dating. It gives you 10 matches a day and a few random connections such as “you both like dogs” or “you both want kids someday”. You have a chance to meet interesting people, but it will still take a bit of work. The first two girls I met were interesting and accurate to their profile pictures. The last one actually looks better than on her profile and is pretty awesome to hang around. The business method is dishonest, but it doesn't need to be avoided completely. Just be aware of the auto-renew and make sure they don't keep charging you. As you proceed through the site, just be open-minded and don't expect too much. I will update this if they give me my money back, which I doubt.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 23, 2013

    I signed up for Match and paid by credit card for 6 months. Within three weeks, my log-in did not work. I finally figured out how to email customer service. I did so. They then sent an email that said my account was terminated and referred me to their written policies. They gave no reason for termination. The policy says they do not have to give a reason and they can do what in their discretion they wish so you have no rights. They are behind a blacked out, steel curtain pulling your string. I have asked them after out for over $200 to refund. I have asked them to say why the account was canceled. After reading these reviews, I expect them to say nothing and be hard nosed. Their cancellation of me was very brutal and without any cause at all. Do not pay several months dues; you may lose your money!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 22, 2013

    Western Union money transfer is the worst company. The employee mostly do not know what they are doing. The managers do not solve anything. They stayed 7 days with my money still inside the company without communicating with me, lost customer's information and disabled the guest account without request. I stayed 3 hours on the phone with them trying to send money without resolve. The employee who answered the phone has an accent so strong that other countries become impossible to understand. Others talk on the phone so low that we cannot hear them. Well I sent money to Brazil for 10 years in the same company for lack of option, but I would like to know other companies that do the same work.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed March 20, 2013

    I bought a 3-month membership. I stated on my profile, Photos only, no motorcycles. Don't camp. I didn't check off camping as an activity. The stir - it said for members and it was misleading; it seemed free but they charge for every event! I got motorcycle, camping - no photos as many of my matches they matched me up with. I called them after the first month to cancel. They said that because I responded to one email, they refused to give me back my money! I responded to a guy that wrote something x rated and felt he should know that he will be reported and he has a fake profile (good honest sweet man)!

    I will never do the online thing again. I am happy on my own, with my friends meeting men the good old-fashioned way - while out and about - face to face. I thought match would be something more deep, getting to know someone first, and having a lot in common already - I had nothing in common with the men they randomly sent me! It's a scam!

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    Installation & SetupPrice

    Reviewed March 12, 2013

    After a year on and off this site, they are now charging me a $2.99 activation fee on top of their $34.95 price for a month. When I asked if they can waive the $2.99, they flatly said no. Now that they are a billion dollar company, losing a customer over a measly $2.99 was not big deal to them even if the economy is in the dumpster. That's what happens when you get greedy. I deleted my entire profile and moved on. Also, they have more spammers than other sites. This site is not worth the money.

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    Customer ServicePriceOnline & App

    Reviewed March 11, 2013

    The service is overpriced, and they have poor customer service. I used it in less than 3 business days only to realize that I wasted my money. I didn't want the subscription or another day but would never even get a portion of my money back. They should have lemon laws for internet-based services. You can't realize how terrible the site is until you use it. It’s corporate greed at its worst. If you don't mind burning your money, go for it.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 4, 2013

    After joining up with Match.com last year, I wished to God I had never done so! Around August last year, I emailed them to cancel my subscription and remove my profile. The months went by and I was still getting selections in my email box, most of which were not compatible with my criteria. I sent several other emails after that, repeating my requests but there was no response. Not one word did I hear back from them. The last email I sent in, maybe December 2012 or January 2013, I demanded they do what I asked threatening to report them. Still there was not response. Then on March 1st this year, I was horrified to see that they were still debiting money from my account!

    I was furious and rang the bank straight away. The thing that has enraged me even more is that I have not been able to even send a free wink, let alone email and I was the least bit curious about. They were taking my money but I was unable to use the service. Every time I tried to log in - as according to my bank account I was still a subscriber(!) - the subscription page came up on the screen. The other thing I have noticed is that I have received several winks in my private email box(!) from men I have never seen before.

    How can it be that anyone can wink at me when my profile has been unavailable for at least 6 months? Because I live in Australia I do not even have the satisfaction of ringing these mongrels and blasting abuse at them down the telephone. Something needs to be done about them. I don't know where to go or who to make a complaint with. Otherwise, I would have great delight in exposing them and their evil, dirty behavior.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2013

    Do not give them your billing info. The so-called free trial is a scam and they ended up charging me telling me because I opted for the 25 percent off option should I decide to stay. It cancelled my 7-day trial. I tried to cancel and they had already charged me. I got the same runaround as all the others here. The people on here are the worst. Most are non-paying members who can’t even see, let alone read and respond to your letters. The blocking is a joke as the creepos can still see our every move. They have the rudest customer service. The will send you the same matches over and over that do not meet any of your criteria. I have read the same thing over and over once I Googled them after being ripped off! Someone needs to file a class action against them.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2013

    I purchased a subscription for my daughter, who signed up on the account. After a few bad dates, she stopped using the site. Since then, I have been auto-renewed twice. I missed the first auto-renewal in August but caught the one just the other day. They refunded the one from this February but would not do anything about the one from August. Buyers, beware! Make sure you cancel your account to avoid getting ripped off. Boo to you Match.com.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2013

    I signed up for a free three-day trial on Match.com. I filled out the minimum information and posted no picture. I viewed a few profiles over the course of 2 days and never logged back into the site. After three days, Match.com billed me $35.99 a month for the next five (5) months. I didn't know this because they sent me no emails stating how much, and the billing was through my Paypal account which I rarely view. When I found out, they refused to repay any of the money, with the exception of the last payment which was one day old; I could have disputed this with Paypal anyway. They refuse to even give me complete access to their crappy site, despite their records clearly showing I never logged into the site beyond the three-day trial period. It’s a complete and utter scam. They have horrible customer service, and in my opinion, a clear intent to cheat, deceive and rob people.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2013

    I was convinced by friends to sign up to Match.com as they appeared to be legitimate. However, after a short time and a couple of horrible dates and then endless emails from people I was not interested in, I decided to cancel myself from the service. I was auto renewed as I work and missed the cancel date, but my profile was supposed to be hidden. Little did I know it was not. I found this out 10 months after I had thought it had been removed. I met a gentleman on my own without the help of Match.com. We had been dating for about 9 months when someone he worked with that lived in another state saw us together and informed my boyfriend that I was on the dating service when I was not any longer. He did not believe me and what was a wonderful relationship has now ended because Match.com did not remove me from their site when I had requested 10 months ago.

    I went back on to try to make sure it was deleted and there it was, but it was stating it was hidden and that no one could see it. This is not the case either as I found out when I called Match.com and was told that even though I had cancelled the service and my profile was no longer active and supposedly hidden from view, I found out that it still showed my profile after all these months! I was very upset and called the service. The customer service representative was extremely rude and made lots of excuses and tried to state that even though I cancelled and removed my profile from view, it was still able to be viewed. She interrupted me constantly and made it seem that it was my fault because I did log back on to try to disable it several times and it would not remove my photos or profile until I called and threatened to sue them.

    Then for the first time, she stated she was going to remove me from their site. If I do find that I am still on their site after requesting it to be removed yet again, they will be hearing from my lawyers!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2013

    I signed up for Match.com. Based on the criteria I put in, they sent me a slew of matches that had none of the criteria which I selected. I expected a few to be erroneous, but not all. I put in a particular ethnicity and not one of the matches had that ethnicity. I started getting a slew of emails from persons I was not interested. Within 18 hours, I wrote to Match.com requesting a refund. No response. I then wrote again at 24 hours. No response. I said okay, they are probably closed. The following day, I responded to two persons who had written to me. I then went on to call Match.com and again asked for a refund. I was then informed that I could not get any money back because I used the site by sending two emails.

    I informed them of all the preceding acts. I asked to speak to a supervisor, who didn't listen to a word I said but offered to change my match criteria. I then informed them they were in contravention to the civil code as I had 3 days to request a refund (not sure if this is true or not, but I googled it). They then said that I was based in Canada, so it had nothing to do with them. I told them that was not the case as they were a corporation registered in the US. I urged them to return my $50 as it is a relatively small cost to them or keep it and pay much more in loss of reputation as I will not stay quiet and I will complain on any and every medium that will give me a voice, in addition to researching my legal rights on this matter. The $50 is far from the issue as much as I feel robbed, like I wasted my time and suffered immensely poor customer service.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2013

    I decided to try Match.com because I was moving from SC to WA and I wanted to meet new people and go on dates. I uploaded recent and many photos of myself, my friends, family members, and even my dog that I adore. I wanted to take advantage of the six-month guarantee deal so I decided to email a handful of women with an introduction bursting with quality and sincerity. I spent a good fifteen to twenty minutes on each email. I had received zero responses from the recipients. I went ahead and pried into my curiosity and used the good ol' Google search engine to see reviews and chances of hits on this website and now regret even subscribing to this dismal, yet highly lucrative website.

    It was then I had decided to do an experiment. What I had done next is randomly winked at nearly fifty members on the website. It could be that I am incredibly unattractive or completely boring in my profile, but I highly doubt that. I disbelieve almost every person contacted wouldn't have been interested in something as simple and humanly as a conversation. Not only had I done that, I went ahead and sent out about twelve, quickly written emails to see if I would receive a response. The result of all the activities I had done is I received one email where I have yet to determine if it is an authentic person, one wink from another member who I let know I was not interested in, and I have sent a total of fifty-one winks, to fifty-one different members. I received two likes, and when I clicked on that link, the two members who liked me, were practically non-existent, as their profile box read, Additional profile information unavailable.

    Surely, there is something fishy here. I do acknowledge the fact that there are real people on this dating website, as I am typing this right now and see my profile in the public, but I highly doubt each individual in here is a real person who has signed up. There are many women that are highly attractive and borderline model-material with bouncy and likable personalities. I would have to suggest that, like many fake dating sites, a number of these profiles are abandoned or even fake for the main focus to lure in new customers. Match.com has done a tremendous job to advertise and take advantage of people interested in finding a true match. And for that, I sarcastically applaud them. I have yet to see a stir event be posted. Seattle, WA is a very populated and popular city, why wouldn't Match.com stir up more events with the various members they have in their database?

    I mean wouldn't that be even more lucrative? But I believe they are patiently waiting for more customers to cough up the money and sign up onto their website where they will have a specific quota of active members. Save your time and your money and simply go to free websites and make a better effort on your own part to make yourself available and social. I learned my lesson and the six-month contract was quite a significant amount of money.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2013

    There are so many fake accounts and they send the same "daily matches" over and over. The few guys I did chat with were clearly looking for flings. Also, I have noticed that since signing up, they don't send emails telling me when someone has flirted or sent emails like before I signed up (I guess they have my money now). I wish I had spent my $80 on a new pair of shoes! I see complaints about them charging your credit card after you cancel; they will see some kind of crazy if they did that to me.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2013

    When you try and quit, they will put your account into “recurring charges status.” When you call to quit, they put you in "IVR hell loop." They never send you billing emails so you won’t know you’re being charged. They are experts at fighting your bank if you go to do a chargeback. They make it nearly impossible to quit.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2013

    Don't sign up for stir events for speed dating. It is a joke. Very few people attended. It is not balanced, too many guys and there is no refund if you are not satisfied or change your mind. In my case, the latest one I signed up for I had to attend a last minute funeral and they would not refund me the fee. Just don't sign up for these events and you will be be better off. There are other ways to meet people.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2013

    I was automatically renewed after 6 months on Match.com. When I called, I was told by two different people that I did not qualify for a refund because I had sent a match email out after the expiration date. I told them that I was not notified that my account had renewed and if I had been notified, I would have immediately canceled my subscription. They still refused to issue a refund. After threatening to file an FCC complaint, they finally relented and issued a full refund. I think it's totally unfair and misleading for Match.com to charge and only refund when they are threatened with an FCC complaint.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2013

    90% of the profiles are fake. Most women have free accounts, so they cannot respond to your emails. Match.com sets up fake accounts to lure men in to buying a subscription. If they charge your credit card, they will refuse a refund. I had to spend hours working to get my $95.95 back. Not worth the effort. You can use free dating sites and actually get messages from women. Stay away from Match.com.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2013

    I signed up for Match.com in July and used it regularly but did not email too many people. Towards the end of the 6 months, I started checking into the requirements to fulfill the 6-month guarantee extension. I used their guide that informed me how many emails I still needed to send to match their requirements. I fulfilled their requirement, but to my surprise, I was still charged a renewal subscription. When I called them to inquire why, they claimed that their system showed I did not send enough emails per month. My contention that their guide did not differentiate went nowhere. They refused to refund and refused to follow up on my request to check into it. I am now filing a dispute with my credit card company.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2013

    Probably the worst site I've ever joined. I met a few guys for a meet up or a date and all of them were awkward to say the least. One guy was clearly gay. I think he was looking for someone he can prance around so his peers will not think he was gay. So many awkward men. I've never encountered such weirdos in my life. The men seem to have this life on the internet and so many lacked social skills. Very horrible experience with Match.com. Many of the guys were liars for no reason even when I was clearly not interested. Also, they would write multiple times and view your profile as if they are stalkers.

    In addition, I cancelled one full week before subscription ended (was only on there for 6 months) and guess what? They renewed my subscription and automatically withdrew from my bank account! When I called the same day to let them know what happened and to refund my money, they would not refund it stating I hadn't cancelled it. I was so furious I told them to delete my profile and that I would never again use their services for anything or advise anyone make or female to use their site. Two words: Never Again!

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2013

    This is the second time this has happened to me. Shame on me. I thought it was an oversight the first time. After cancelling the automatic renewal, they will go ahead and bill again and again. This is an absolute scam, and they need to be stopped. I see by reading other complaints that they are in the habit of doing this. I asked them for a refund, and they said they couldn't because they issued me a refund in the last 6 months. This happened to me both times that I tried this website. I cannot believe it is "accident", as it is not an isolated incident. I cancelled the automatic renewal days before my subscription ran out, and they put charges through on my account. How can they get away with this? I would appreciate any help that I can get, as this seems to be their ongoing practice.

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    Price

    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2013

    I cancelled my subscription 2 weeks prior to my subscription end date. I was sent a confirmation email in which it stated that they would not charge me in the future. I decided to check to make sure I was not billed and found that they had charged my credit card without any authorization! They charged me almost $70 without notifying me or even telling me that they would be billing me. I never received any indication that they had renewed my subscription without my authorization even if I had not already cancelled my subscription. I would not recommend using this site for any reason as they obviously have unethical business practices. I have contacted them directly asking for a refund. I have filed a dispute with my credit card to get the money refunded and I will be filing a complaint with the BBB as well.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2013

    I signed up for Match.com for its 6 month subscription, and it's a total ripoff. There was no response from women at all, even the ugliest one. How can that be? How come I get responses on OkCupid (which is free) and no response on a paid site?! 90% of the profiles are fabricated or ghost accounts. I asked the customer service to refund my money, and they refused. Finally, I had to go to PayPal and file a complaint. I got my full refund today.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2012

    I recently joined the 2nd time in over a year. What was I thinking? I joined 4 days ago. I sent over 100 emails to women in different states and got zero responses. The profiles are 90 percent fake. They all have women posing with a baby, one with friends at a club and a beach picture. They all lived in 3 different states but recently moved to my area. Some even have the exact same wording in their profiles, which tells me the company created these fake profiles. They said I could not get a refund even if I used it for an hour. If I emailed 1 person, I get no refund. They are there just to get as many suckers as they can. 6 to 7 million profiles are dead or fake with no users. It is automated from the computer system.

    I think I am going to sue them for fraud and stealing my money. I am tired of the corruption. I went to meet a woman and now they took 48 dollars. They will hear from my attorney real soon. I swear they are going to pay. It is principle. Do not go to that site for any reason. It is a total scam! The customer service guys are trained to keep you on as long as they can, feeding you lies. Sad! The CEO is a snake. They already have lawsuits against them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2012

    I joined Match.com for one month. That month is not expired yet. It says there is something wrong with my account and won't let me log in. What is wrong with my account?

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    Reviewed Dec. 14, 2012

    They charged my credit card double after three months introductory rate without any notification. When I complained to my credit card company, Match refused to issue a refund credit. The jerks I spoke with representing Match were complete **.

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    Price

    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2012

    Match.com Rip-off - I got totally screwed by this service. They automatically renew your account and if you access it afterwards, they will not refund you any money. I thought it would just run out, but oh no, they have that auto-renew feature. Little did I know when I went to go erase my pictures so they were not floating around online that would destroy my chance to get $60 back. They refuse to prorate a refund or only charge you for the next month or anything like that. Additionally, all the people on this site are the same ones on the free sites. Don't use this service, you will regret it!

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2012

    I cancelled my account in Nov 2011 over the phone. Since then I have been charged 3 times $119.54 through PayPal. I just noticed that today and got a refund for the last period. Their policy is one refund/year. They have no trace of my cancellation, but they could tell me that I haven't used my account since Nov 2011. Meaning, I forgot to cancel but I am smart enough to remember to not use the system after I cancelled it! Seems like a scam. They make money on people not checking their account carefully and can slip some charges until the consumer starts noticing them. The site wasn't even worth $59 for the 6 months trial period, but they still managed to squeeze $239 over one year period with their scheme. Stay away from them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2012

    I did not feel Match.com was worth the cost, so I canceled my subscription. Despite canceling the subscription, it still auto renewed. When I called to have the amount refunded, I was told they cannot make exceptions if more than a month had passed, and even though their record showed I did not use the service, the charges could not be removed. The supervisor told me she was just as upset about their policy as I was, but did nothing.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2012

    Match.com did an auto renewal on my account for 6 months without notifying me before or after they charged it. I hadn't used my account for over two months and had forgotten to cancel it. I called 3 days after they charged my credit card for the renewal, and they were refusing to refund my money for the six-month period of $110. I quoted the New York's General Obligations Law 5-903 to them and asked if their supervisor was aware of this law (I live in New York). This statute requires that a vendor in any "service, maintenance, or repair contract" with an auto renewal clause gives its customer written notice of an auto-renewal at least 15 days, but not more than 30 days, before the cancelation deadline; otherwise, the auto-renewal provision is deemed unenforceable. After I quoted this law, they promptly changed their story and told me they would issue a refund. Match.com should be sending notifications of upcoming charges to ensure that their policies are ethical and legal. Hope this information helps someone else avoid their auto renewal scam policies.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2012

    I joined Match and was a member for a year. I met someone then cancelled my subscription and shut down everything. I made sure that there was not any Automatic Renewals and that was in March 2011. This month ( in November), I just happened to check my Bank of America account, which I rarely use and there was a debit for $68.97. When I called up the bank, they said that Match had been taking out money for a year. I was so upset. I did not rejoin like they said. If I did then, why was not there any emails to me? I received no notification at all.

    I was very angry. They said that they do not do historical refunds..Oh my God! They have a term for their ripoffs? I still have not seen the refunds yet. I do not recommend Match due to the "No Notification Policy" of informing you of a new renewal. Do not join Match!

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    Price

    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2012

    Match.com takes the money and runs. Do not give them credit card information without opting out of their automatically renewing your membership. They charge whatever amount they wish to your account without permission. Beware of Match.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2012

    I was sent an email stating to call this woman who was available. I texted her first. When I did, this woman was married and she never had an account with Match.com. We both are filing complaints and have notified the police. I also signed up for $19.95 and was charged $119.95. I requested my money back but have not had any luck getting it back. They will not respond back.

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    Reviewed Nov. 7, 2012

    I signed up for a 1-month subscription. After the first few weeks, the type of people who were contacting me was just not my type. So I hid my profile and cancelled my subscription back in September 2011. Just by luck, I went to the bank today to check some recent charges on my account and I found out that match.com had been charging me for the past year. I hit the roof. I called match.com and they said that they have an auto renew feature. I told them that I cancelled the service, so why did I need the auto renew? They told me that I agreed to it when I signed up. Needless to say and after much fussing and yelling, they only refunded two months’ worth of charges. I'm pissed. I asked if they were auto charging me for my "convenience", why didn't I get a monthly e-receipt like I do for my other electronic subscriptions? They couldn't answer this question. If this was a legitimate practice, they would send you an e-receipt every month, which they are not. They want to fly under the radar as much as possible to get as much as they can before the charges are realized. Is there a class action suit? If so, I'm signing up.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2012

    Match.com charged me after I had canceled my account during the subscription period and closed my profile. Yet, I was charged for three years. After I adjusted my account, I double-checked a few days later as a precaution. I didn't see any charges when I would periodically check my bank account, so I had no suspicion. I will admit, I suffered a close call with online banking and have been afraid of accessing account information on my computer. I kept getting emails telling me to join, so again, I had no suspicions.

    Then on Friday, I decided to look at my account on my phone application and luckily the charge was up on the queue and I saw it. I called them first thing the next day and they could only credit me one month. I asked to speak to the next person in charge and she forwarded me to corporate who only gave me 18 months back. I told them that it was unacceptable, that their operator even told me that they may not have any indicated, because I closed the account during the subscription period and not at renewal. I told them that I even completed their damn survey on why I no longer wanted to subscribe. Last year, I purged my email of all the junk I didn't think I needed and have no emails to show for.

    It is clear the Match chooses to have predatory practices where you are opt into services and know there are people who won't check right away. This is ridiculous that they said they could not see any attempt at me canceling my account, but in the same conversation say that about my timing of cancellation and also that they have no way of monitoring utilization. This is bogus! How does a website that is looking at connecting people together not know how people use their site?

    I received a form email regarding my complaint to corporate and it left me even angrier and sick to my stomach. This is unacceptable customer service and shows how they regard customers. This is a lot of money for a service that I didn't even use, and I include the period I was actually intending to pay for.

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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2012

    Match.com charged me after I had canceled my account during the subscription period and closed my profile. Yet, I was charged for two months after that. Seriously? I happened to check my credit card and found the charges. My emails received the standard boilerplate response and no reply after my 2nd email to them. One of my friends had a similar experience where his account was suspended after two weeks of a 6-month subscription because Match claims he had been rude to one of the women on the site. This woman was 24 years older than him with three kids and my friend was 24. When he replied to her saying he was only interested in women with no kids and that this woman was too old for him, she probably got upset and reported to Match. And the nerve of Match to suspend the account and keep all of his 6-month fees. This site sucks! Save your money folks and don't waste time on Match.com. If anyone is pursuing a class action lawsuit against Match, count me in!

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2012

    I opened my profile a couple of days ago. When I tried to subscribe today, to my surprise, I learned the fee jumped to $31.99 over night! I checked with my friend who opened his profile 3 days ago and his fee stayed unchanged (with significantly fewer views displayed). It is a deliberate move to encourage people by displaying high number views/winks and then put the fee higher! This is outrageous practice, also discriminating users to access services. In this circumstance, I did not subscribe and will keenly share it with other bloggers on the forum.

    Before I post it publicly, I offered match.com to explain the situation but did not hear from them. The reason I turned to paid dating portal was in pursuit of more ethical approach and genuine experience. Because of the data manipulation, I’m concerned whether users on match.com site are actually genuine persons, or merely automated avatars just to drive the sales higher! Very disappointed.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2012

    This site is full of scammers. I have been asked for money by subscribers several times. I see the same members posting under a different username, and when I identify them to Match, it takes days for them to remove them.

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2012

    I signed up for a 6-month Match membership. I fulfilled all the requirements. At the end of 6 months, I did not get my free membership. They charged my Visa card for another 6 months, and when I protested the card, they closed my account. I have contacted customer service and have gotten nowhere.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2012

    I registered at Match.com half a year ago and paid by my credit card. And then I found this kind of online dating is not suitable for me, and I closed my account. I got an email from their representative that I will not be charged again. But this September, I checked my Discover Card and found a $12.98 bill from Match.com. I got angry for their irresponsible way of doing online business.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2012

    I deactivated my account after the first month of which I knew I was going to pay the $39.99 thinking that would end my subscription. I am one who doesn't pay close enough attention (that has since changed after this) to what is going out. I see they have deducted the $40 per month for the last three months after deactivating my account. I asked the guy, "Now, why would I pay for something I am plainly not wanting and have deactivated?" He didn't have an answer, though he did say his company policy was to only credit the last month's fee and he said he is stepping out of company policy by crediting me back two months. (They owe me for a total of four.)

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2012

    I just signed up to Match.com and had an issue downloading the mobile app. This is when I discovered they seem to go out of their way to avoid any means of letting their customers contact them. I can't find a contact page, email address or phone number anywhere. There is no support whatsoever except a pathetic FAQ with set questions and answers that do not cover the issue. Any company that treats its customers with such contempt is not worth using, let alone paying to use! They're just after your money and nothing else.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2012

    I had used Match.com periodically. Today, I found out that apparently I had a second account open through them. I had no idea this account existed but of course was still being charged. It is clear to them that I haven't logged into this account since the day I allegedly signed up; 11 months’ worth of charges. Yes it is partially my fault for not checking my account. But then I remembered that I had lost my credit card 5 months ago and they contacted my bank instead of getting my authorization. I went through all my emails and haven't received one email from them since last October. I guess as long as they have my money they don't care.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2012

    I have been on and off Match for a number of years. Much money wasted. I met only one man in that period of time, who I had a relationship with that's now ended. Most recently, I rejoined for 3 months. On a daily basis I reset the "who's viewed me" button, out of curiosity. One day it said I had 23 views, but under who's viewed me, there was only 1 new picture. So where were the other 22? I haven't so much as gotten any interest so I decided to end my subscription again. In all fairness to Match, in the past I have not had any problem with cancelling a subscription. But the next day, I received 6 winks and 2 emails, all of which when I clicked on them were men who were no longer available. Coincidence? I think not.

    Question is, were they ever available or is this more of the same that I read of Match creating fake profiles? I believe it and knowing my own experiences, I know that a lot of the lawsuits have merit. This is where I think the site is deceptive. I let them know but no response. I alert them when I see a man with more than one profile and generally nothing is done. I also alert them when I see an email address in the profile. Hey, I've even tried that myself but the Match police got me. I know that we subscribers have valid complaints. Let's get off of these dating sites and put our money to better use.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2012

    I signed up for this service and was not happy within days. So I tried to cancel and they don't even have a number on their website. When my bill came, I was charged $102.84 when I only tried the monthly for $15 per month. I have emailed the company and there was no response. This site is unbelievable and they better refund my money. I will be sharing this experience with everyone I know.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2012

    I am very angry and upset with match.com. “It all starts with a date.”' It all starts with a scam - more like! I cancelled my subscription 2 months into a 6-month subscription costing me $77.94 as I had found love. But I found it on my own, nothing to do with match. The site told me I’d cancelled and would not be charged again. Around the 17th of September, I checked the site to make sure my profile had been shut down - it hadn’t! I then pressed ‘suspend profile’ and a message said I may still be charged. I was concerned but I’d already cancelled so I was sure I wouldn’t get re-charged. I went to the bank to double-check, and lo and behold, $77.94 was taken by match.com.

    I called to say I was unhappy and in a relationship (no thanks to match) and certainly didn’t want to be online for another 6 months and would like a refund! They said I needed to contact a supervisor at the refund department that I could find by pressing 'help', but there is no email for them or way of contacting them. The man I spoke to said it was unlikely I would get one however. I feel robbed by the site, how dare they take the money without consent over and over again and make me feel like I am lying about having already cancelled! If I brought a jumper that wasn’t right and so took it back to the shop, I would get a refund. Why can I not have a refund from a site that stole my money for a subscription I clearly don't want/need or will use! I think it’s disgusting!

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2012

    They keep my profile up even though I cancelled. I cancelled my subscription over 7 months ago as the only response I had received was from a sex predator claiming to be a Christian. Match.com still has my profile up. I get responses from people thinking I am a member. They refuse to take my profile down and it is difficult to explain to men I date that I am not active on that website. It is false advertising and a deceitful, unethical practice.

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    Price

    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2012

    What a joke this site is. I paid with credit card. My experience is that I am unable to get on the site and I guess they will continue to charge me. I want a refund and will never return to Match.com.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2012

    I can't get into my account. It's says to go to this website. I have paid to be on that website. This is so unprofessional. I want my money back.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2012

    I read Ellie's comments below and felt compelled to also share my own story. I joined Match.com in UK and found that I was inundated with responses. I was plagued by a man from Welwyn, London who claimed to be a devote Catholic and his emails soon turned into sexual innuendos and also he made it clear that he wanted sex on our first date. He told me he wanted to marry me (this is after the 4th email), and that he wanted me to move in with him. But his messages then purely concentrated on wanting to have sex with me. It was clear, very clear he was after only one thing. This was all done on the match.com email site and there was no policing of these sexually explicit emails even after complaining to match.com.

    He claimed he was 55 years old and was a property developer and a big man in the village. I was shocked and appalled by some of the things and the sexual content in the emails he had sent. I told him that I had come from an abusive relationship and told him to stop the shocking emails. However, when he saw how upset I was, he agreed that we would meet up and take it from there. Reluctantly, I agreed to meet him at a bar/hotel in Nottingham. However, when I turned up, it was clear that this man was in his 50s and was very old and not as his picture represented on his profile. After seeing him from a distance, I was disgusted and decided not to turn up.

    I then sent him a message and told him that I thought he was too old for me. However, when I got back, he would not take rejection and tried again to meet me. He told me again he wanted sex with me. I decided to report it to Match.com and he is still on the website now. The match team did not do anything to remove this man from the site but I think he is sexually harassing and abusing women. He brags that he can get sex on the website 7 days per week if he wanted to. I decided to immediately remove myself from the site.

    Ladies, beware. This man is only after sex, he claims to be the perfect gentleman and will say anything for sex. Despite complaining on numerous occasions to Match.com, no one did anything about it. I felt very angry and disappointed with the Match.com team and moreover that there is no policing of these emails, etc. How can Match.com not do anything to protect vulnerable women?

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2012

    I joined Match.com in March 2012 for a month but found they have an automatic renewal on the account "for my convenience". I immediately went to cancel this and received an email from Match confirming this. I then reconfirmed this and got another email from Match accepting the cancellation of the renewal. I later extended my membership for another 5 months until 19th Sept 2012. I have received no notice from Match.com of their plan to charge me for another six months, nor advice as to how much this will be, but by chance I found out today that the site is trying to renew my membership, despite my cancelling the auto-renewal twice!

    How is it that these companies are getting away with this disgraceful practice? What other businesses in this world, apart from those on the net, get away with simply charging again for the same product, without notice, without getting the buyer’s approval or without even advising on the charges involved? I can see people get scammed on the net by dubious websites from Russia or the Philippines but frankly for a site as big as Match.com to do this is shoddy third-rate business practice which makes it just as bad. Shame on Match.com. Buyers beware, go elsewhere.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2012

    I disputed that I had not turned off my automatic renewal. I remember specifically turning it off. However, Match charged me anyway and they will not refund my money.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2012

    I joined Match.com in UK and no sooner was my profile loaded, I was inundated with men. It was like ants around sugar. In addition, there were many men on the site and one in particular from Welwyn in London, UK who tries to coerce you into having sex. The emails that were put on the site from this man was so sexually explicit that he made it clear that he wanted sex as a condition of meeting. This man was on the face of his profile a responsible man and supposed to be a 55-year-old gentleman, who ran his own business. He turned out to be nothing more than a sex pervert who was clearly not using the site to date but made it clear that he could get sex on the website 7 days per week. I reported this man as a concern but he is still allowed on the site even now.

    In addition, there is nowhere on the Match.com site to report things anonymously and blocking a person from your profile does not work. This man was very keen to get my personal details so he did not have to respond on the site. However, after all the emails I received from him on the site, I soon quickly realized that this man was after one thing only and that is sex. Match.com is not policed for sexually explicit content in emails that senders send to each other on the site; consequently, the senders of the information should be reprimanded according to the company's guidelines. Match.com needs to police this carefully. When I made a complaint about this, the sender was not banned from the site and to this day, he is still able to operate and to be sexually explicit to women. My friend recently experienced the same thing from the same man on the same site. Ladies beware.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2012

    When I try to enter Facebook to interact with friends, I am forced to land on Match.com and cannot access my Facebook account. My business depends on being able to access my social media and interact with whom I choose!

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2012

    I was signing up for Match for one month and submitted membership in error, which showed as 6 months. I immediately called my bank and within two minutes, Match had withdrawn the funds. I called customer service explaining the situation and that I only wanted one-month subscription. They refused to refund and told me it was my problem. Also, having written to over 50 women, I have had one response and it leads me to believe that as many profiles to whom I have written are cancelled, non-existent and no longer online. Match has not deleted these profiles, which caused great emotional strain.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2012

    They make consumers go through hoops to do anything and they put your privacy at at risk. If you sign up for the six month guarantee and meet all the requirements, the next six months is not automatic and it is not immediately obvious that you need to call them to get it. If they offer it and you meet the requirements, you should just get it. Blocking does not work entirely. These people can find you. If you cancel your profile, it really does not cancel. There needs to be an option to obliterate and delete your information from the site if you want that. They are not consumer friendly at all. Alerts need to be implemented to warn people about auto-renewals, six month guarantees, and other account maintenance items to prevent problems from occurring. And then add that non-paying public individuals can gain access and view your information. That's not what I paid and signed up for.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2012

    The site is a scam. If you want to just give away $35, then be my guest - but I wouldn't recommend it. First, they send you matches based on your questionnaire. Yes, they give you potential matches (most of which do not have full memberships nor have they been online in months). So that was a turn off. Secondly, you get matches emailed to you every day - mostly the same ones with 2 or 3 different people. Okay, at that point I was like, "Heck with this." So, I went to cancel. Well, you have to go through so many pages just to cancel. And when you cancel, you have to go back again and delete your profile. Match doesn't do that when you cancel membership, so what does that say about "potential dates"? I went to cancel and then I got flooded with emails from Match about returning and telling me about the 11 people who just viewed my profile. I guess what I am saying is: scam. And when I asked for a refund, I was redirected to an automated service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2012

    Match.com in the UK is a complete scam. I have been a member of different payment websites over the years (not just dating websites, movie clubs, etc.) and found that Match.com online cancellation process is really confusing and very hard to cancel. Therefore after you think you have cancelled, you may find that they will continue to charge you. In my case, this was over £100.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2012

    My credit card was charged every month for 11 months. I receive my pay on this card and use it a lot so I didn't notice the $35.99 a month. When I found out, I was told by the credit card company to cancel the card. I called Match.com about the charges, but since I didn't have an account (no kidding) and had not enough sense to write down the old card number, they could only find the 2 most recent payments. They refunded these. I was then told to get the authorization number to these transactions.

    Several weeks later, the paper statements from the credit card company appeared. I found charges. I called to get the authorization numbers and called Match.com. I was left on hold for a very long time then disconnected. I went through this for 2 months. I set it all aside. 5 months since the first refund was given to me, I reached Match.com's corporate office. They plainly say I have waited too long to get the refund, as if the delay changed the fact that I was wrongly charged.

    I should have filed a police report like the credit card company said. I felt this was absurd since Match had obviously admitted guilt by the first 2 refunds. $359.00 was what I lost by believing that Match.com was a company that handled things sensibly and honestly. I took hours and hours of my time, my phone calls, paperwork, etc., to retrieve the information they wanted and got brushed off by corporate. Disgusting, flimsy, shoddy way to run a company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2012

    I used this dating site and met a wonderful man. We dated for 3 years and recently ended things. I logged onto my old profile considering joining again; I decided against it. Days later, a friend emailed me and asked if I was "**" as it was my pictures. I did a search and they were right, it was all of my pics and most of my profile; there were several new things added. I contacted Match through customer service and asked them to remove this profile at once. I even gave them my phone number to verify information. They never contacted me or took the profile down. I emailed them again last night. This makes me so angry. I would like to know who hijacked my profile and why Match.com won't take it down.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2012

    Bad dating site. What a scam! Do not even join this site and never hit the subscribe button because they will say you are paying from PayPal for a one-month subscription, but end up taking a full year. Then when you try to cancel, you can't because the cancel link button mysteriously stopped working. They also get a hold of your credit card number (from PayPal, I'm guessing) and use that after you've already cancelled with them 3 times and tell PayPal not to let them take money out. Then it goes on your credit card and because of their ridiculous "no refund" policy, they'll refuse to take it off and cancel your match account. So in the end, they get your money and you are left with nothing. This is ridiculous.

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2012

    Do not waste your money on this site. Most of the profiles belong to ghosts, unpaid members who can't respond to your winks/messages or even view your profile without shelling out $30 or more to re-subscribe. This is why other reviewers are reporting such low response rates. To make matters worse, their customer service is non-existent at best and villainous at worst.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2012

    I joined Match.com in January 2011 under the premise of “pay for 6 months and if you do not find someone, you can get the next 6 months for free”. (This is what they advertise, but with very specific stipulations.) I thought that I did get July-December 2011 for free, and not till I called today did I find out that was not the case. I was then renewed again in January 2012. When I noticed in July 2012 that my credit card was charged, I called on August 18, 2012 to inquire as to why yet again I was not issued the free 6-month guarantee. I was told that since I did not exercise the correct procedure in July of 2011 (calling within the 7 day 6 month anniversary period to request a 6-month-free) that I missed this offer and was automatically renewed for another 6 months - and I was now on an automatic renewal process. As of today, Match.com would not give me July-December 2012 for free (because I once again did not follow their 6-month guarantee process) and refund my charges of $126, nor would they issue me a refund from 8/18/12 -1/3/13. So, I have now paid Match $504 for the past 2 years when I should have only paid them $252. I realize that I cannot undo what happened in 2011, but I do feel that they should be refunding me $105 which is for 8/18/12-1/3/13.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2012

    “Match.con” is filled with fake profiles, marketing profiles, annoying people, insane people, ugly people who think they're attractive, and so on. “Match.con” is disgusting, should be closed down, and all assets should be returned to all the consumers it has ripped off.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2012

    I posted my profile for two days, received "winks" and emails from men at least 20 years younger looking for an "older" woman to "take care of them." Every response was from someone either out of the country or on the other side of the US. Not one response came close to "matching" any preferences I entered. I canceled immediately but Match will not refund. What a scam. Match.com is a ripoff!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2012

    Match.com, I hate them. Yesterday, when I signed up for Match.com (huge mistake) and I just paid for 6 months (over $100); I had found after 5 minutes that my profile was completely deleted! Yes, without any explanation. And the money was gone already to the Match bank account. How nice huh? I wrote an email to their “customer service” and I got an automatic reply: "We understand that you have a query regarding deleting your account. Before you delete your profile, you will first need to ensure that you have cancelled any further payments." This totally doesn’t answer my questions to them! I doubt someone even read my email! I am just so mad! Please someone tell me where do I have to call or write, as I am not going to leave things like this! I paid for nothing! And nobody seems to care from Match.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed July 30, 2012

    I activated an account on January 30th, 2012 for a 3-month subscription of $59.97. At the time of activating the account, I agreed to an automatic renewal policy and in order to prevent the renewal, I would need to cancel the account. The account was set to renew on March 30th, 2012 for an additional $59.97, so I used the online "Cancel Subscription" feature to cancel my account and avoid the additional billing. I also changed my profile settings to make my profile "Hidden" to not allow other users to find my account. I received an email from another match.com user on July 27th, 2012, which prompted me to question how a user could contact me if my account was cancelled and hidden. I logged into the website and found that my account was still active and visible.

    Upon further research, I found that on May 5th, 2012 my credit card was billed a renewal fee of $59.97. The billing was processed after the online cancellation and was not on scheduled with my account terms (three months beginning on January 30th). I spoke with Jenna using the match.com Customer Service online chat service and was informed that because I had successfully received emails to my account, I did not qualify for a refund. I asked for the date of the renewal billing notification email that was sent to my account and was informed that match.com does not send billing notification emails. Jenna processed a cancellation to my account. I then contacted Elaina at the match.com Customer Service call center and requested to have my credit card information removed from their database, to prevent any future billings and to protect my personal information, and requested to have my email address put on their Do Not Contact list.

    I was informed that I would continue to receive some advertisement emails and that they did not have a Do Not Contact email list. This is not in compliance with the CAN-SPAM act. The Council for Electronic Billing and Payments recommends that a notification prior to the billing and a confirmation of the billing after it has been processed as a business best practice, which match.com is not following. The online cancellation process did not work online and was deceptive to the consumer that it was successful and would stop any future billing. I requested a refund to my account, to have my information removed from their database and to be removed from any future email communication. I am taking action by filing a charge back with my bank and a complaint with the BBB as my attempts to resolve the issue with match.com were unsuccessful.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed July 30, 2012

    I stopped my membership about 3 months ago, mainly because the site is a joke and I feel like there are many fake profiles on there to keep people hooked. However, even though I "unsubscribed" to the emails, I still receive them, which go directly to my spam folder now. Recently though, I was going through my spam (which in some cases, good email goes there rather than my inbox) and I found an email from Match.com where the subject line says "13 men have viewed your profile this week." I'm a man searching for women, not men, first of all. Secondly, I got an email a few hours after that in the spam folder where the subject line reads "Oops, 13 women viewed your profile this week." Are you serious? Do they have drones sitting at their desks sending these out and one of them screwed up? I don't get it. Anyways, another red flag for me is that I have clearly stated in my profile that I do not have a membership, so don't bother messaging me. I have seen at least 50 messages come through from the site. My guess is this is how they get you to sign back up, saying someone emailed you, so now you need to pay $30 to read it. Biggest POS site I've seen online. Avoid it at all cost!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 27, 2012

    I get recurring billing for over a year after proper cancellation. This is pretty simple. Match.com is ripping people off regarding recurring billing. The language they use in their call center is consistent with what AOL was doing to make things almost impossible for customers to cancel recurring charges.

    1. They said "I did not cancel properly", even though I called their call center and asked that they remove my account.
    2. They could not provide accurate information about last logged in.
    3. They could not provide accurate information about my last contact with their call center.
    4. They could not/would not provide a refund beyond my last billing cycle.
    5. They could not/would not provide a cancellation notice by email.

    6. They could not/would not provide a mailing address where I could write to an actual person or department to get support.

    It is a crazy business.

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    Staff

    Reviewed July 24, 2012

    Apparently, when you sign up with Match.com, you agree for an automatic renewal that automatically charges your credit card on file without any notification. How many people out there intended to cancel or let their Match.com account expire and it automatically renewed? They are making a ton of money on a service that is no longer wanted. I think a class action lawsuit is in order. I would not be at all surprised if Match.com automatically has someone (probably a fictitious person) contact you when you cancel your account, just so you join again. As you know, you can't see what the person says unless you are a member. I would love to talk to an attorney regarding a class action lawsuit against Match.com.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed July 23, 2012

    Match has changed for the worse the past few years. I am divorced and ready to date again. I am a good looking 40 year old woman looking for a local guy age 35-45. Ladies, turn your IM's off as almost everyone is out of state and probably an out of country scammer. I managed to block the out of state emails but cannot stop the out of state winks. I blocked all the IM's and just looked up that 11 out of 12 user accounts are gone. That means, they were scammers. The vast majority of my legit followers are 50+. There appears to be no way to hide your profile from men over a certain age. Vast majority of users are 50+ year old men. If you are paying for a service, you should be able to control who sees your profile. So far this site is a total joke. A few guys I know that have used it are pretty sure some of the ladies they were communicating with were outside of the US, possibly Russian. 90% of the men that have contacted me are 50+ and/or out of state. Match needs to take control of their website again and get rid of the scammers and allow people to block age groups or people that do not fit their profile from contacting them. So far I have traded several emails with one guy who seems ok...the rest are total losers.

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    Reviewed July 16, 2012

    I signed up for a 6-month membership with the guarantee that if I didn't meet anyone appropriate, it would automatically renew with no charge. I met so many playboys, scammers and flakes that I burned out at the 5-month mark and "hid" my profile for a couple weeks. The next month, I tried again hoping to meet someone decent. Match automatically renewed for another six months charging me $119. When I complained, they said because my profile had been hidden for two weeks out of the six-month period, the 6-month guarantee had been nullified. They said it was up to me to stop the automatic renewal on my account page. However, this is untrue as I went onto my account page and there is no way to stop the automatic renewal. If their slimy conduct is legal, it should not be.

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    Reviewed July 13, 2012

    I met a guy on Match.com and after 4 months, he needed to go to Malaysia on business, and when he came back, we were to get married. He got over there and things were more than Michael expected so he needed a $1,000 till he got back, then another $1,000. Then finally, he came home but he needed more money. I didn't think much about it then supposedly he was at the airport and had a heart attack and was in the hospital for 2 weeks. Now, he can't leave. They kept his passport because he couldn't pay the bill.

    I informed Michael I had no more money. He was going to have to do something himself so I gave him my credit card so his client could put money1910 on it and he did. After I sent the money to him, they put $2,000 more on it. Four days later, both amounts of money was returned to the bank, no funds. I met him on Match.com. I filed a complaint with them. They came back with they had no one by that name. I had him saved in my favorites and he just disappeared off the site. How can that be? I saw his profile on the site and that is how I met him.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2012

    I am sick of Match.com’s pop-up ad on my email page! Actually, the photos do make me sick. I have tried to get rid of it and it will not stop. Please help!

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    Contract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed July 7, 2012

    I discovered a charge from match.com on my credit card statement. I briefly had a profile with the site years ago, but canceled it. When I contacted match.com, they said it was an "annual fee," and said I "authorized" it when I signed up, according to the agreement. There must have been one or two previous "annual fees" that I was unaware of (I closed the account in 2010). Had I not discovered this one, this could have continued indefinitely. I find this practice highly unethical. There must be countless unsuspecting people who are getting charged. I have not used the service, therefore I should not be paying for it. Furthermore, when I canceled the account in 2010, that should have been the end of it. So far Match.com is refusing to refund the money.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed July 7, 2012

    I met someone back in April and try to cancel my account. I was told that it would be cancelled in July and no more payment would be taken from me. I checked my bank account and found out that Match had charged me for another three months. I tried to call and talk to the supervisor named Jonathan; he wouldn't give me his last name, only the letter **. After talking to him, I was refused a refund and he said that I would be signed up until October now and there was nothing he could do about it. My advice to all is never use Match.com. It's a scam for them to make money.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2012

    Waste of time and money. I wasn't thrilled about trying online dating, but due to moving to a new state and working many hours at a new job, I really didn't have the time to meet people in the area so it sounded like a good idea. I joined the site and found many women in my area that had similar interests to mine and was excited to start emailing them. After writing to 5-7 different girls a week, I never even got a response from one. This went on for 6 months. I only ended up talking with one girl who after going on one date, was bored to tears with (I think she did a lot of drugs, she was like talking to a wall). All in all, I felt the site as a whole was a scam due to my "daily matches" being people that never respond to any of my emails. When I would get a wink, it would be from an obvious scammer profile asking me to go check out their webcam or something dirty.

    I've always been a pretty positive guy, keep myself in shape, not too bad looking and most of all, I've always been pretty confident in myself. Match.com however made me miserable and gave me very low self-esteem since I couldn't even make a connection with anyone on there. It's not like I was sending creepy emails and was trying to find people to hook up with. I really just wanted to meet new people in my area and hopefully find someone special. I found neither. The last two months I was on, I barely had anyone check out my profile.

    So when it came time to renew after 6 months, I declined and felt it was time to cut my losses. Of course, wouldn't you know as soon as I wasn't paying my profile, just amazingly was now being viewed by many women a day, my profile views were now more than ever! Funny how that works? Of course, this leads to Match.com telling me I could see all the women that were viewing my profile if I pay again for the service. Sorry, I'm not stupid. Don't scam me Match.com. To play on people's emotions of finding happiness in relationships that way is just sick. Just like everybody else, they're just trying to make a buck. Don't believe the hype.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed July 5, 2012

    My sister met a man on your site just over a year ago called Roger. They got talking via emails and phone calls. She told this man Roger everything and he told her that he was a business man working in Africa and has a daughter age 5 or 6 in a boarding school somewhere in the UK. He asked my sister for money and she told me what he wanted. I told her, "No, do not give this stranger any money." She did not listen to me and gave him a large amount of money (over $4000). He said that in the beginning of June this year that he will be back in the UK and will give her all her money back that she lent him. My sister has not had an email, telephone call or letter from this person. This is not the first time I have heard of a man taking money from a woman on Match.com. I know over people that this has happened to and have read about it in magazines and in newspapers.

    If ever find out where this person is, I will be getting the police and a solicitor involved so my sister can get her money back and this person will be behind bars for life, regardless if he as a kid or not. This man lied to my sister and took money her; he needs to pay it back. My sister has heard nothing from this man. She doesn't know if he is dead or alive. All I want is for him to give her back the money that he promised her.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed July 5, 2012

    I signed up to the 3-day free trial, cancelled on the first day and yet was still charged for a 6-month subscription. I emailed customer services who promised me a refund yet I never received it. Then I found this email address ** which is the email address of one of the managers. I demanded a refund from him and threatened reporting them to Trading Standards etc and, lo and behold, I received an apologetic email within 30 minutes saying that the refund was not processed due to error on their part (yeah right!) and I would now receive my refund shortly. So, if you're having trouble with them try that email address! Hope this helps.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed July 4, 2012

    Match.com ad that is ran on the Pandora site - This ad is very aggravating and I noticed I am not the first person here to be complaining about it. If they have to run an ad, does it have to be flashing on and off and constantly moving which is obviously designed to interrupt people? It makes it almost impossible to use the website. Rather than attracting someone to Match.com, it would discourage someone from using that service anyway if they cannot be more reasonable in the type of ad they run.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed July 2, 2012

    Firstly, Match.com’s ads show up when I stream Pandora, which is annoying in and of itself. The ads, however, are for finding single women ages 30 to 39! Well, now I am offended. Why does Match assume I am interested in women - of my own age no less?! Age 30 to 39? That better be the combined age.

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 28, 2012

    I’m very sad and disappointed to report that there appears to be a lot of scammers now on Match.com. I've been on before and not had this problem, but within the last 3 days, 3 different requests from men clearly not in this country, but with perfect profiles, all single dads, looking for women from 45-63. They all want to communicate outside the site, and it is very obvious that they are not who they say they are. This is very sad and I am closing my account because of it. Match.com is no longer safe.

    I am surprised by the venomous note someone previously left about women not being stupid and not worthy of dating, wow, really? She or he sounds very unattractive, at least inside. It's really too bad that this has happened to Match. They seem to do a good job of getting rid of the scammers when you report them, but can't they screen better up front? I guess if enough people drop the memberships, they will clean it up.

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 26, 2012

    You people are all idiots. No wonder you're all still single. How stupid do you have to be to not read what you're agreeing to before you enter in your credit card info? And then you're surprised when you can't get a refund after you use it. Like can you return used toilet paper to Walmart and expect your money back? Or open a DVD, watch it a couple times, decide you don't like it and bring it back to Best Buy? Of course not, duh. It's the same principle. Just because you don't take the time to read what you are agreeing to does not entitle you to a refund. As far as the scammers on the site, if you seriously send money to someone you've never even met, that's your own fault for being so incredibly dumb. The fake profiles are easy to spot. They're usually gone within a couple hours anyway. Just ignore them and move on. I've been on Match for 4 months and I've never, ever had any problems. I've met tons of great guys. Obviously, there's just something wrong with all of you people and nobody would want to date you in the first place.

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    Staff

    Reviewed June 18, 2012

    Friends and family said to me that I needed to help myself and my dream man would not just land on my front doorstep. So I joined Match as I only heard about the positive matches. I chatted with numerous people and then got scammed and did lose money. I realize now that 3-4 other male profiles that made contact with me were probably one of the same and they got information from me to get to know me better.

    Then came the guy who I had just about everything in common with, right down to playing Scrabble and we hit it off. I really thought I had met my soul mate but I was only taken by the devil himself. Handsome antique dealer, living in DE and then his sculptures from England, worth a fortune were being held by customs so he flew there and was straightening it all out when he was robbed. I didn't fall for this but when he shot back instantly that it wasn't funny and he lost his bracelet/chain his parents gave him prior "to their death" and they were the only reminders he had left. Since he was wearing them in one of the photos, I did fall for it at that time. The name used was David ** (**) and he had already sent me photos, but prior to sending any money, I wanted proof he was who he said he was and "against his better judgment and fearing identity theft", he sent me a copy of his passport, photos matched up along with DOB and birthplace.

    He got a good chunk of money but 2/3 was sent back to me as a fraud block appeared on the account (thank you Lord). Match was sent a complaint and they did refund me 100% of my money but I believe this piss ant to still be on match.com preying on other Christians who are compassionate and caring. Yahoo was also sent a complaint but neither site blocked them and they still roam. This scammer supposedly lived much of his life in France when his parents passed. After I was scammed, he phoned (wanted to make amends) and he sounds Nigerian to me. I believe match makes a bulk of money from the scammers and it was cheaper to refund me vs. me telling everyone on the site about my experience. Shame holds people back from telling their story, but that is precisely how I got taken and I won't allow the embarrassment/shame to keep me from sharing.

    I've shared with the media, Yahoo contacts and groups I am involved with. If I spare one the pain and loss I experienced, it is worth it. This fool still contacts me but I figure as long as he's pestering me, it takes away from someone else's time being scammed. He claims he sent one wire back to me and professes his love for me and he doesn't realize I know why my funds came back. He wants to discuss this and surely ask for it to be resent. It will never happen. He must use disposable cells and he's using a different US number now as it is blocked from caller ID. I thank my VP at SunTrust Bank as she is the one who finally got through to me and helped me get 2/3 of my money back. That was nothing short of a miracle with the days that had lapsed.

    As a Christian, I believe everything is used for the good of those who love the Lord and if my speaking out helps bring this to an end, I'm grateful. I registered my complaint with IC3.gov and other sites and learned that millions leave the US each year and some of the funds are to support terrorist groups. How do we get mainstream media involved? It needs to end!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed June 18, 2012

    I started out as trying Match for free and was curious about the other various emails I was getting in my inbox after my free week ended. I'm very social and would prefer to meet people in person, but a few friends had successful dates, so I thought I would give it a shot. I signed up for the 3-month service (as it was recommended) and at the end of the three months, I set an alarm on my phone to cancel the membership. So I logged on, took whatever information I needed off of it, then proceeded to cancel the membership. As it turns out, I set my alarm for a day late (obviously, this was my fault), but since I logged in and sent an email, I was flagged. I called customer service and let them know that I set my phone with the incorrect date (one day late and nothing more) and they told me there was nothing they could do and I still had to pay the full amount of money.

    I told them I would even switch to a one month instead (as it was my mistake, I expected to pay some money). No one could do anything. Everyone I spoke with was very nice and I'm sure they were just doing as they were told, but the company itself is 120% rip-off. They make it very easy for you to get screwed over. There are no notifications at the end of your subscription or that you are about to be charged again. This is very misleading and personally, I am appalled that this is legal business practice. If your credit card is about to be charged for money, there should really be a transaction verification or some sort of electronic signature that you want this service to be renewed. But unfortunately, that's how they make their money. If they were actually a credible dating service that was successful, they wouldn't need to con people out of money this way. But again, shame on the customer for not checking on this date every single day and for expecting to receive some sort of notification that their credit card is going to be charged again.

    I haven't used the account since April, when this whole situation ensued, and in fact, it has been deactivated since then. No activity whatsoever. I called today to make sure I was not going to be automatically renewed, turns out it's a good thing I did because I would've gotten charged again even though I don't even have the account activated. As someone who also works in customer service, I've dealt with angry customers before or people who have had a bad experiences with products we sell. This is normal. But part of a good customer service experience is being able to give that flexibility to your customers and providing give and take. Match.com does not have any of those qualities. While I can respect a company for protecting themselves, simply looking at the history of your customers from your own database provides a pretty detailed account of what the user is doing if anything is shady. Errors or mistakes happen, but obviously, Match.com doesn't care about that.

    If they really cared about their customers and making them happy, they would be somewhat accommodating but apparently, taking your money trumps good customer service practices. As a dating website, it's nothing special and does not live up to the hype. No matter where you go, you have to put in an effort and can't wait for attractive people to just find you since you're listed on a dating website. Luckily for me, I had all good experiences in terms of the people I met or talked to, but it's not because of Match.com. This could be found anywhere and it's about how you present yourself. I didn't go on any dates with people they recommended to me and this only verified that it's not about a website. You can meet someone anywhere and not have to pay x amount of money to do it.

    Save yourself the time, frustration and money loss. Like I said, Match.com is nothing special and chances are, even if you're shy, live in a small town or work in a small office, you have friends. Utilize that resource. At least you know your friends aren't going to take your money and I'm sure they wouldn't let you go out with someone that would be awkward or take you on a bad date. Just don't even try this company, it's not worth it.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2012

    The first week I was on Match, two con artists contacted me. I am savvy enough to know what to look for due to my knowledge of people, so no harm came to me or my finances, except for the money wasted on Match. I closed down my profile after one week and did pay for 6 months. I hope this can be a lesson to someone else. Match is international and all kinds scam artists know what to say to women who are lonely and need external appreciation to feel good.

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    Reviewed June 12, 2012

    I was contacted by Match.com several times and on January, I had subscribed a one month service from them. The company offered me a discounted price if I subscribed for three months or more, but I declined the offer and subscribed just for one month by paying the highest amount. I had called right away to cancel it. However, when I checked my Discover account, I found out I was charged for six months.

    I called the company right away and was told even though I signed for just one month, I will be charged continuously if I do not call and cancel the service and have a cancellation confirmation number. However, they can see from my account, I did not access the Match.com for the last five months and could refund my money to me. When I checked my Discover account a month later, they refunded me only $34.99. I called back and explained the situation, and I was told again they cannot refund the whole amount.

    I am complaining this to FTC. First of all, the company offers a subscription for 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and a year while the monthly charge is the highest; however, they continue to charge you even though you called and canceled the service until you have confirmation # from them. The company clearly sees the consumer activity and confirms the length of service they have provided. However, they keep charging consumer with a false pretext claiming they do not want to interrupt the service. It is not possible to have a service without the consumer accessing the account. I kindly ask FTC to take action on Match.com's charging scam. Thanks.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2012

    I have received mostly scammers' winks, IMs and messages since I signed up, 4 to 6 per day. Right away, they ask for a Yahoo address, or send me a link to look at their "photos". Yesterday, 6/8 2012, I received a dozen or so messages from a site called OurTime.com, first time I had ever heard from them or about them. They had my photos and profile from match.com, and my credit card info, the same credit card I used to sign up for match.com! Today, Saturday, I received a notice that they would be automatically billing my credit card $19.95 to "renew" my subscription. I called match.com. They at first denied they were connected, then admitted OurTime was "affiliated" with them. I asked for a supervisor. She denied they were affiliated, said I must have signed up for the account. She gave me their customer service # and informed me they are closed on weekends! This is criminal!

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    Reviewed June 8, 2012

    I was charged about 90 pounds for a Match.com subscription. I am sure I cancelled it and I haven't used this page for ages. I wrote a complaint to Match.com and I got the answer: “After looking into our database, I can confirm there is no payment history on your Match.com account and indeed it has been suspended. However, after further searches on our database, I have found an account on our sister site MatchAffinity.com. You do have an active account on this site with a subscription. Unfortunately, the automatic renewal was not cancelled on this account; hence, that is why you were being debited. Please be advised that suspending an account on Match.com does not cancel any automatic renewal. Also, your Match.com account is not directly associated with your MatchAffinity.com account. These two sites are on separate databases; therefore, the cancellation needs to be made separately. Please note your Match.com profile is suspended and not deleted. Therefore, once you log in with your username and password, your account will become active.”

    And I was sure I cancelled my MatchAffinity page and it is written free to review your matches and I never paid for two pages. It was a free account, but somehow I was charged for Match.com because I had a free MatchAffinity page! And they refuse to refund. If I need to delete the Match.com page, I have to log in. But if I log in to my account, I will become active!

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    Reviewed June 4, 2012

    Somebody hacked my profile on Match.com and put something inappropriate in my profile. My password was strong and I never access the site on a public computer. Match.com customer service said, "Sorry for the inconvenience, but it doesn't look like your account was compromised." They said they have to approve everything on the site but when the customer service reps looked at what was added, they gasped. They told me they removed the comment 4 times yesterday and that I needed to change my password. I looked today and the comment is still there. Not only that, but I feel violated.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2012

    6-month guarantee: what they never bother to tell you is you have to complain to them during the last week of your membership or you're not eligible and then you'll get billed if you continue. This should be in neon lights not an "Oops, we forgot to tell you to read the small print" notice.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2012

    What should I tell you? I got charged automatically for another three months, no notification, nothing. I never intended to subscribe further. Then I talked to Sarah and someone called Stephanie on the phone, basically telling them that this is a typical scam and that they should read this. I asked twice to be put through to their manager; twice I was put on hold. Both times I was told that the manager will tell me the same thing. I am just one of the many here; the same story, the same dissatisfaction. Do not use Match.com!

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    Reviewed June 1, 2012

    I joined Match.com towards the end of February. Now that it is May, I would have thought Match.com would have contacted me to renew since my time was almost up. Nothing, no communication nor alert. I went to look on the site today to see when my subscription ends since I hadn't received anything. Lo and behold, I found out they charged my credit card for a 3-month subscription renewal without even notifying me. I contacted their 800 number and the rep was very nice, but explained that there was no refund allowed and that they had a no-refund policy. I then asked to speak to the supervisor who was absolutely no help and, to be honest, rude. She refused to give me a refund, even though it was one week into the new subscription.

    I even told the supervisor I didn't mind paying for one month since it ran over, but I didn't want to pay for 3 months since I'm going to be out of the country July and August. Why would I pay for something I can't use? Nothing. She didn't budge. She said, “Sorry, it states all over the website that we auto enroll.” I sternly suggested that they need to notify their customers prior to charging their credit cards and that the company is clearly ripping their customers off. So I canceled my subscription and she stated that it is canceled. I definitely will not be recommending Match.com’s scam to anyone.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2012

    I signed up for 6 months subscription and I received a discounted offer a few hours later. I called and spoke to supervisor Miranda. She would not honor the offer, even though it was only a few hours between sign up and when they sent the 25% discount. This seems like bad business to me and I want others to be aware. Why did they send the email about the discount at all? Certainly, they knew I would not be happy about such trickery!

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    Reviewed May 30, 2012

    I had signed up for Match.com back in February 2012. I haven't used the service for over a month. I made them aware that I do not want to renew the service and want my money refunded. They told me they don't do courtesy refunds. I made them aware I was only paying for the 3-month term and will not do an ongoing renewal for 6 months. Also, they do not let you know ahead of time that they are not going to be billing you, which is really sneaky. I spoke to a lady by the name of Rita in their corporate office and she said they will not refund my money, but only remove my profile. This is a crooked and an unfair business practice. To get free money from me for a service, I have requested them to cancel ahead of time.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2012

    Just so you know, the British branch of Match is just as bad. I had a 6-month subscription and as I got fed up of people who I'd blacklisted and hidden but still contacting me, I called a few of them names. Without warning, my account was closed with no way to contact them other than an expensive number I had to find through Google. They are now refusing me any details about these messages and who took offense (as I will prove they were harassing me first). Customer services didn't phone or email me when they said they'd do both etc. I'm now looking into the small claims court as $60 is a lot of money to me.

    Then in a strange twist of fate, I got an email today from Dating Direct telling me I'd breached their terms and conditions! I admit, in a form filling frenzy, I might have joined this free site but I certainly haven't used it ever or had any warnings from them about vulgar messages. They are obviously something to do with Match, but how can they close my account because Match have?! The story continues.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed May 18, 2012

    At the end of March/beginning of April 2012, I went onto my Match.com account and deactivated my "auto-renewal" option, because I wanted my membership to end at the end of April (which was the end of my billing cycle). I went through the form/questions about why I was leaving and got a screen saying my membership would not be renewed and that it would end at the end of April. I believe I had the option to print the page, but I do not have a printer. I trusted it would be taken care of.

    Then recently, I got an e-mail from another Match member, which was strange since my membership had ended. So I clicked on the link and it took me right in, which implied I still had a membership. I did not communicate with this member or any other (even though Match claims I've used my account, which is a complete lie, and I assume can be proven by a computer expert).

    I immediately sent an e-mail to customer service stating everything I mentioned in this message. I was told "It appears emails have been sent from your account, which makes your account ineligible for a refund." This is a complete lie. I have not communicated with anyone since the second or third week of April. I believe people are being scammed. Not only that, but I was told a blatant lie about sending e-mails from my account. I am happy to turn over my computer to have the information retrieved, because I believe Match is purposely taking advantage of people who are unable to print the form saying their billing cycle would end.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed May 18, 2012

    Do not pay for match.com nor their profile writing services. The profile writers do an awful job. The site is 90% scammers. Match.com's customer service is bad, and they will not refund your money!

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    Reviewed May 15, 2012

    Refusal to cancel service - I am continuously being billed $50.97 after I submitted the online request to cancel my membership.

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    Reviewed May 10, 2012

    I somehow accidentally signed up for 6 months vs. the trial membership. When I realized it 3 days later, I called and asked them to fix it. They told me they couldn't and that I was stuck. I tried to participate in Match.com, but I really couldn't get into it. Less than a month after signing up, I called and asked them to cancel. They said they would close out my account, but would not refund me any of my money. I offered to pay for one month, but wanted to be refunded for the other 5. No luck. Most contracts you have 3 days to get out of, but not Match.com. What a rip off. It’s so sad there are companies like this trying to beat people out of some money. The least they could do is refund me 5 months.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 8, 2012

    I wanted to meet ladies but didn't want to have my picture out there for all the world to see. Yahoo Personals allowed you to have a hidden profile that would be made available to the ones you contacted, but not visible to everyone. Match does not allow this. If you have a hidden profile, the ladies you send an e-mail to have no way of seeing your profile. The ladies will not respond if they can't see your picture and can't see your profile, having only an e-mail to respond to, and none of them will respond to just an e-mail message without knowing more.

    In addition, be aware that if you make a change in your profile, Match will change a profile from hidden to visible. When I contacted a customer service representative and asked why my preference was violated, they said it was because they want to have as many profiles visible as possible. Incredible! They override your stated preference because they want to. Match is not an ethical or trustworthy company!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 6, 2012

    I joined Match.com on approximately 04/09. I canceled my membership in 07/09. I called and spoke to a male rep who said that my account was canceled and there was nothing further that I had to do. Apparently, he did not cancel it because I have been charged $107.94 every six months since that time. I became aware of this today and called your 800 number. I spoke to Nick, who put me in touch with Miranda, who put me in touch with Kelvin. Kelvin told me that the best he could do was refund three payments for a total of $323.82. I got the impression in speaking to him that somehow, this was my fault.

    When I called in July of 2009, I was told that the account was canceled. I received no more emails from your company. I feel that I should receive a full refund on all of the charges as this problem was brought about by your rep, failing to cancel my account as I requested him to do. I had assumed that Match.com was a reputable company when I first signed up. Please contact me on this matter.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed April 28, 2012

    Multiple profiles of the same person - Haven't even been on Match more than 3 days and I get a ''wink'' and it was from a fairly attractive girl. We began talking, and I really liked what she had to say. We seemed to hit it off well, I was kind of shocked that a girl as beautiful as she was, is now talking to me. And she seemed too good to be true. What she was describing about herself was, basically in a nut shell, everything I was looking for. The next day after she asked if I had yahoo messenger, I go back to really look over her profile and all I get is ''This profile is unavailable'' or something to that degree. I didn't think a whole lot of it at the time.

    We continued to talk and get to know each other, seemed to be a lot alike. I was enjoying getting to know her. Now it's about 2 days after having met her, I go back on match.com to see if I had any other emails or things of that nature. Well, I noticed a feature that's called ''who views me,'' and start going down the list and who do I see? This same girl, except now she's using another profile user name and it states she's from a state way off from where she claimed to be from. And neither California nor Iowa, are near Georgia which really begged the question how she found my profile when it seemed Match was all about proximity. In other words, unlike some other websites, where you might get matches from all over. Match.com seemed to generate more so in your area unless you entered a different zip code, etc.

    I mention this to ''her'' and she acts like she's shocked someone is using her pictures etc. I explain my genuine concern about this. Having thought of all these telltale signs, I began to assume she wasn't who she said she was, or from the location on her profile. She quickly tries to ''cheer me up'' and change the subject. And then she asks if I'd like to see some ''sexy'' pictures of her. I'm a little thrown off, still at that time if I was being set up or not. I was leaning towards the idea that I was. We had discussed my faith, in that I'm a fairly devote Christian. Regardless, I figured maybe these were just bikini shots or her in a hot dress or something to that nature. And then I'd see different pictures to help detect if she was someone real or not. So I said sure. Then (under yahoo messenger) I began to receive nude images of a woman's vagina, about 4 pictures in all. I was very much thrown back, not expecting something like this. Not that I haven't seen a woman's vagina before. Just that I hardly knew her, or her me. Yet here ''she'' was exposing herself in provocative up close pictures.

    At that point, I really felt something wasn't adding up. I then started to put the pieces together. Her English was often bad. She was from a completely different state, based on her profile. So I really don't know how she came to find me, then a duplicate profile viewed me. I just couldn't believe on a famous dating website like Match.com they would allow scammers to take advantage of their paying members' trust. Here we are, putting ourselves out there, vulnerable as we were already, and a member starts to communicate with someone else believed to be another member who was a real person capable of having a relationship with, and you allow us to be victimized like that. I can't even begin to tell you on how many levels that's wrong.

    As far as my ''dream girl'' goes, I've told her I need to hear her voice to feel comfortable and be able to ''trust'' her. I'm playing along with the game, trying not to make it too obvious I've caught on. I told ''her'' she could even call using a blocked or private number, I just needed to hear her voice. So I'm really in hopes this scum bag scam artist call, girl or guy, I don't care. As soon as they call from any number, blocked, private or open, they're busted. I have a software on my phone that allows me to trace (unblock) any number. So I'll know their number and where they're calling from. She kept giving the excuse ''her'' phone wasn't working right or some BS like that. I played along, and got ''her'' to finally agree to call. Shortly after they (he/she/it) signed offline. I doubt very seriously I will get that call.

    Both profiles are now ''unavailable'' conveniently. She was using the name ''Sandra **'' and 31 years of age. So guys and girls, stay cautious on match.com if you're still a paying member. I am, but this is a one time and over deal. I'll make it my goal to tell every one I know about these scams. Oh, and she said she didn't have a Facebook. That should have brought up red flags. What girl in her 20's or 30's isn't on Facebook?

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    Reviewed April 23, 2012

    I am not a Match.com client and I keep getting nasty requests. I get at least 20 requests from women from your clients. I, however, am not a client nor am I at all interested in you, **! I received an email that says, "Do you want a girl tonight?" I will be sharing each email with law enforcement as it is not just disgusting, it's a legal matter when you are constantly harassed and even more when it's sexual harassment!

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    Reviewed April 22, 2012

    Stop sending me 5 times a day about your new **. I never sign or contacted your site but for over a year, you have been a pain in my **. I am very in love with my husband for 25 years.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 21, 2012

    I signed up for Match.com and ** from Canton, GA sent a vicious email to my profile. He posted no picture and apparently is afraid to either mind his own business or sign his name. No former correspondence, just a threatening angry man emailing women at whim. I have other friends on here who have also gotten misogynistic emails from ** and Match.com will not delete his account or warn him. Out of fear of safety for my kids, I have contacted the police as well as Match.com. Match.com says they will block him but won’t delete him.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2012

    On the Match.com main page where you sign up, it states I am signing up for 3 months and may renew after 3 months. According to them, if you read further into the pages, it says they will put me on an automatic renewal. Nowhere on the main sign up page does it say that nor, do they notify you of the charge coming up. I am a single mother of 3 who can't have people putting me on automatic renewals without me checking a box. It would be one thing if I checked a box for that and it would also have been nice to be notified after 3 months of the renewal coming up or even the renewal charge going to be deducted. And then the ** about the 72 hours, it could be credited back in seconds. This is crap and I'm so angry.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 12, 2012

    Follow-up regarding 4-11 Complaint - After days of no response, Match.com today emailed me that a partial refund had been approved and processed. I replied that after receiving no response for days, my credit card company had already initiated a disputed charge refund and asked them to cancel their transaction. I also noted that it would have been nice if someone had ever let me know that they were working on my request, especially after being told twice that no refund was possible. It would have also been appropriate to contact me to discuss whether or not the amount of this refund was acceptable to me. I wanted to follow up here so hopefully, other people will stay on this company to do the right thing.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed April 11, 2012

    I joined for six months on 3-18. On 4-3, I found that a man that had engaged in threatening behaviors at work toward me and others was also a member and that he came up as a member that lived within 20 miles of me. I was terrified at him being able to see my profile or photos. I emailed Match.com on 4-4 to see if they could simply block him from seeing me. They were unable to do so. Since I was too scared now to use the site, I canceled my account on 4-5 and asked for a refund. I was told no. I explained the circumstances again. I was again told no.

    They replied they were sorry I had met someone unpleasant on their site, suggested I call the police and gave me forms to fill out so they could do an internal investigation, along with instructions for subpoenaing information. I was floored. It's real clear that they had not read what I had written as I had not met this man there. I again explained what happened and asked for a supervisor to please review my plight. No response. I then sent another polite (honest!) note indicating that since there was no help forthcoming if I could I please have their corporate address. I received no reply to that either.

    I found the name of their parent company and emailed them for the address or email to contact Match.com President, Mandy Ginsberg. No response from them either. After filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau in Dallas, TX (their HQ), I read the comment below noting that another complainant here had their credit card charged back. I called my credit card company and they were happy to help me! I will file another complaint with the FTC so they are aware of how unethical these folks are. I was more than willing to pay for a month or two in the interest of goodwill but with no one answering you. It sure doesn't leave much room for negotiation. Astounding that they appear to care so little for us consumers. I would never again do business with this company but hope that others have a better experience.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2012

    I have emailed match.com and requested that they stop contacting me. They continue to pop up every time I access the internet. I would like this to stop because my wife thinks I am shopping women online.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed April 6, 2012

    About one to two weeks after emailing someone on Match.com, he was asking me for money as he "had lost his debit card" and was out of the USA and trying to get back. When I reported it, I was told there was nothing they could do about it. I had to change my email address, so I sent the changes to them. Several weeks later, they sent me a registration notice of a change of username and password and it is not my information. It is the private information of a guy that lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. Since they sent me the incorrect information, I cannot send or receive emails on the Match.com website.

    Who received my private information and for what purposes might that person use it, given that I read there are many scammers using Match.com? Contacting them is challenging. I had to send multiple emails in order to get them to respond to the scammer issue and the same thing this time. Multiple emails and they have not responded. There is no Match.com phone contact that a person can call with concerns.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2012

    No matches. I met at least 2 men on match.com. They both had to travel in their jobs, what a laugh. They get your confidence and ask for money to get home. They always run out of money on these high paying jobs. I think match.com needs to screen people a lot better to make sure they are the real people who they say there are. I never send any money. I would never do that.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed April 4, 2012

    This morning, I received an email from Match.com with the subject line "Inappropriate email(s) sent". The email goes on to say there was correspondence sent from my Match.com account which violates the Terms of Use agreement. Match.com requires a valid subpoena directed to Match.com, LLC in order to obtain additional information. After logging on to my account and reviewing my email and sent box, I found nothing inappropriate. I need to know what was sent from my account that was inappropriate. I have never sent inappropriate emails. I might need to file a defamation lawsuit against Match.com. But first I need a valid subpoena, and I could use legal advice.

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    Staff

    Reviewed April 2, 2012

    I became aware of fraudulent activities on my debit card on Saturday. I had spent 1 hour at my local bank trying to get to the bottom of the charges. It turns out someone had gotten a hold of my debit card number and the individual set up an account with Match.com, in which my bank flagged it because it looked odd.

    I spoke to 2 different representatives from Match.com, the last person let me know that match.com will refund me the charges within 72 hours and that there was nothing they could do. They will "flag" the respectively match.com account as fraudulent and stop the further billing. The representative's advice was for me to be more careful. She sounded so indifferent to the issue at hand. It was a "no big deal".

    I cannot begin to tell you how upset I am with the individual that stole my account number as well as match.com. The representative basically told me "oh well..." this sort of stuff happens all the time. I cannot believe that a thief was using an account to date innocent people. The representative hid behind the "privacy" rule and that she could not disclose the obvious thief's information because of privacy. Are you kidding me! Where are the victim's rights? How can this happen to innocent people and the thief is protected by the "privacy" rule.

    Match.com's representative sounded indifferent to the matter. For all the subscribers to the site, please be careful as to who you are dating. It appears that anyone can steal others’ information and set up an account if they simply know a few pieces of information.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 27, 2012

    I was solicited for a trial period, which I took. When the trial was completed, my screen added several new areas. One word "reactivate", which I did not understand. I pressed it and apparently, that activates a 6-month membership at $130+. I immediately went in to cancel, twice, to be sure. I also sent an email to their customer service area advising of the error and instructed them not to charge my account. I thought I was covered. It was over a weekend and I was not able to see a charge to my account until today, 03/27/2012 of $130+. I was able to reach a customer service rep, who although being pleasant, was firm on not crediting my account back.

    After a long conversation, she agreed it was an error, but was only able to credit back down to a one month membership plus some premium charge she indicated was on the membership. I spoke to her supervisor, same story. I am a widower and can not really afford these charges, but I now have to live with error and lesson.

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    Online & App

    Reviewed March 26, 2012

    I am constantly getting pop-ups from this website on my Yahoo Mail site. The only reason I accessed their website was to find a contact number to tell them to get lost. But there is no such number or no means to contact them. I am considering changing my email address. Get lost Match.com!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed March 23, 2012

    I met this guy on Match.com. His profile indicated that he lived locally, but in fact, he lives in the US, San Francisco. He travels to where I am for business. He also indicated that he was 40, but in fact, he was 50. He also told me that he was single and had no children. His entire profile was a lie. I did a background check on this guy on intelus.com and realized there were multiple lies on his profile. I reported him to Match.com so that his profile can be removed because there were too many discrepancies in the information he provided. He then returns on Match.com and this time, "He definitely wants kids", his location is incorrect and he is still lying about his age, etc. I reported him a second time. He then returns again a third time with a different username.

    I called Match.com and they told me that they can't do anything about the situation because they only look at the "username" and deal with the "username" alone for the issue. So basically, if this guy was a rapist or sexual offender, the user can come back again and again on the website even if Match.com checks their current Match.com predators with the sex offenders list as they say they will. Do not bother giving your hard earned money to Match.com because anyone can put a fake profile and Match.com will not do anything about the issue. On their "report" item, the following reasons one should report a user: User is not really in the location stated in the profile, user asked for money or tried to scam me, user attempted to sell me merchandise or services, user's overall profile just doesn't add up.

    In detailed report, they have listed: Harassing or offensive emails, inappropriate profile, inappropriate photo, married or other misrepresentation. But they actually don't care to know anything about the reasons why you are reporting. If the guy is married or he is not at the location he says he is at or if he sends you harassing emails, it does not matter! They will not permanently remove the offending predator! Their excuse is that they can only continue to follow a person via their "username". In other words, they will continue to let this predator on the site even if you report them based on Match.com's own criteria of inappropriate behavior online!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 20, 2012

    Match.com keeps sending harassing emails. For over six months, I have been getting dozens of emails from them per week. I have written to customer service to have them remove my email and stop sending this junk. They assured me that within 7-10 days of each of my requests that it would stop. Nowhere it is over six months later and they continue to come. I am not a member nor ever have been. I don't know how they got my email address and I want them to stop. I am sick and tired of dealing with this ** company and do not want their junk mail.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed March 19, 2012

    They take money from your card and refuse to refund, even if you cancel before the trial is up or even if you cancel period. You have to call several times over several months to finally get these idiots to comply. They never refunded the $120 they stole out of my account either. Rip offs! Once you cancel, prepare to continue getting 10-12 emails per day, as Match.com will never stop spamming you and the unsubscribe links do not work. They are violating federal law here. Join me in a class action lawsuit!

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    Sales & MarketingOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed March 16, 2012

    The website is hilarious. I have been winked, emailed, etc., and all lead to money scam. “Honey, I need your help. Send me some money to help with my job.” Or, “Honey, I want to make you my wife so that your donation will come from the heart.” No man is where he says he is from. He's a self- employed or entrepreneur. He's widowed at 50. Ladies, do you have any idea how many widowed foreign-born entrepreneurs there are in the United States alone?! We shouldn't need this website. I have reported, but it doesn't stop. The only thing the client service person said he could do was turn off the auto renew. I am looking into legal representation because this so feels like a bait and switch scenario.

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed March 16, 2012

    Fraudulent Billing - I joined Match and was also billed, without my knowledge and permission, to join another website owned by the parent company of Match.com. I tried not to do business with Match but they refuse to give a refund. In my opinion, this is a scam! Do not use them!

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    Reviewed March 16, 2012

    So, I thought I would give Match.com a try to meet someone. I joined for a 90 day membership. Then, for 2 weeks (a very frustrating waste of time) I gave it my best efforts. It was not going to be worth the time. So I called and asked them to bill me for the charge of a month, and credit me the difference. Nope! An absolute "no way" to give a credit but if I wanted to add time to my membership, "absolutely". Take yes, return unused, nope. I give this site a big fat "0".

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed March 13, 2012

    I signed up with Match. I started receiving winks and requests to chat. I would try to look at the profiles and they were 'unavailable'. Over and over this happened. I did chat with one person to see what he was up to. He was supposed to be from Ft. Lauderdale but said he was in Asia. What is going on here? Scam! I contacted Match and they had nothing to say and offered no help. This happened way too many times to be anything but a scam. I feel bad for the men and women who get caught up in these things. Doesn't Match keep watch on things like this? Never again will I refer or join this unethical site!

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    Reviewed March 12, 2012

    Long story short, there are thousands of complaints over match.com's auto renew policy and their refusal to give refunds when you have accidentally used your account after an auto renew went through that you were unaware of. Here's how to fix it: contact your bank or credit card company and tell them this is an unauthorized charge. Usually, the bank will credit your account until the issue is resolved. Then what happened to me was Match.com just cancelled my account and did not fight the fraudulent charge from the bank. I got my money back this way, and you should too!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed March 12, 2012

    I signed up for a 3 month subscription with Match.com last October (2011) and used it up to the end of the 3 month period but when I got my Discover Card statement, Match had charged me for another 3 month term without me subscribing for another 3 month period. Their customer service rep informed me that the auto-renewal, hidden at the bottom of their terms and conditions is to prevent "interruption of service", an answer that hides their consumer unfriendly tactics to sucker in their subscribers into renewals they never were aware of. I actually spoke with two Match customer service reps and got the same canned answers from both of them that it would be impossible to refund the amount charged for the additional 3 months because of the “terms of service”.

    I believe Match.com LLC is very consumer unfriendly at best and engaging in deceptive business practices. At worst, I suspect there have been many people with the same beef against this company, people like me who can't afford to subscribe to their service for extended periods. Match.com should offer auto-renewal as part of the subscription process where it can be easily seen, not buried within the fine print of their “terms and conditions”.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed March 12, 2012

    Match.com will not cancel your account unless you remember to ring up before a renewal starts. If you call up before your account is due to end and tell them that you want to cancel your subscription, they tell you it is too soon and that you have to call back. If you call back too late after the renewal subscription fee has left your bank account, they then see this as a new contract for six months and take three more payments out of my account saying that's what I have signed up for. What a complete con. I have had one and a half years of Match when I only originally signed up for six months!

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    Reviewed March 10, 2012

    Someone from New Jersey is using my email address on Match.com. Now my husband thinks I am cheating, but I was at work when the account was opened. I contacted Match.com about it and I have got nothing but men profiles so they don't care that they have put my marriage in a bind.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2012

    Match is a good site to find a compatible relationship, although their policies are absolutely horrible. When you cancel your subscription, they keep your profile online so that others can be tricked into believing there are more people looking than there really are. They also do not publish their phone number so that it is more difficult to reach someone.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2012

    My Match.com account has been inactive and hidden for two years. Tonight, my boyfriend sent me a copy of my old profile picture with the assumption I am an active or current Match.com subscriber. Despite my profile being hidden, the profile is still coming up in searches. It is almost as if Match.com stored my profile for 2 years and then suddenly decided to post my information to attract customers. Clearly, my profile should be hidden as I previously deactivated my account and made sure my profile was hidden.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed March 6, 2012

    Uses fake profiles, weirdos and spammers on Match - I joined Match.com in their gay dating affiliate network. Very unprofessional. I don't think they use active profile, I think I ended up emailing a lot of non-active members. Match.com uses cute, attractive boys profile as bait to get your money. They also have a very rude customer service center. A dissatisfied experience overall, do not join.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2012

    Unauthorized Profile Subscription: Someone signed me up for this company’s services without my permission. This was probably done because I am now in a long term relationship. I have used their service in the past with some success. It would have to be someone that knows me. If there is a way to red flag the combination of names and dates (my DOB is **), it would be appreciated!

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    Reviewed March 4, 2012

    I don't know why my account will be blocked after subscribing. I can't log in to my account anymore. What is wrong? Please let me know.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2012

    I thought I was buying a three month chance to see people and let them see me. However, they keep telling I have to purchase something else to do that. I want a number to talk to a live person about what I purchased and how does it work.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed March 2, 2012

    They renew your prescription without your consent and then it is apparently in the contract. I tried calling numerous times and could not get a hold of anybody. When I held for 25 minutes they finally attended to me. Of course, by then it was too late and against their policy to refund any money--even if I do not want to use their service.

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2012

    He wrote me love letters from a Yahoo mail service and Yahoo Messenger. He used the e-mail of **@yahoo.com, and a telephone number of **. Also, he stated that his home address is ** Oxon Hill, MD 20755.

    He said he was flying from home to San Diego to apply for a job with Unicef and hoped to be awarded a contract that would give him a position of moving items from place to place. I contacted Unicef and they said there is nothing in San Diego like that about Unicef and asked me to forward details about the impostor. So I sent them an e-mail which they wanted to research plus they wanted to notify Match.com about the scam.

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2012

    Don't join Match.com. They are thieves. I joined for six months only and they tried to take 64 pounds out of my account without my permission. Keep away from them. Don't give them your credit card details.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingOnline & AppStaff

    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2012

    I subscribed to match.com two months ago for three months membership and have noticed in the beginning that one has to cancel the subscription prior of the date of its expiry in order to prevent an automated renewal. I cancelled my subscription yesterday and received a confirmation from match.com that they will not, under any circumstances, automatically charge me at the end of my subscription. Good, I will make sure they won't.

    I chose to lose one month of membership because I have suspected that the website is a fraud. In the beginning, I was receiving numerous winks and instant message requests from people in US (I am in Canada). OK, I ignored them as I already knew it was a scam (I searched the subject). But interesting that that activity lasted just for a week. Then it stopped. Then, I received couple of winks from Ontarians and replied with the same. No response. Strange, I thought. Then I, after reading on other websites and forums about scam recognition, started to carefully examine profiles in my area.

    I found out that most of the profiles are probably fake or inactive. I was clicking on "view the profile" and expected that the opposite side will for sure view mine, even just out of human curiosity. No. Instead, I was receiving periodic lists of matches from "East York" members or from other areas, not close to my location. Weird. I live in close proximity to GTA and we, Torontonians, do not name our location as "East York" (East York is a small area in Toronto). So, I suspected all those profiles from "East York" as fake ones.

    Another weird thing: when I cancelled renewal, I started receiving again lots of winks from US and "East York". I was wondering, how random scammers who are not match.com administrators knew that I will not renew my membership and are about to go from the website? So, my inference that the administration themselves are scammers. In addition, I am a very beautiful woman. I am objective in it. I posted my best photos. It is virtually impossible that nobody was interested in me. In fact, I received couple of winks from supposedly real members, but I did not get any response when I winked back.

    I do not recommend anyone to use this website and probably any other as those crooks are just after our money. They throw random "matches" to your e-mail, send false "winks" and you think that you are some loser that nobody wants you. I want that class action law suit will teach them a lesson.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2012

    I want match.com off my computer screen - I am not looking for anyone, male or female. I am 66 and have had enough of it all. Please don't advertise on my email or facebook page. You pop-ups are annoying and distract me from seeing what I view as important. If you can't remove them altogether, then give me a little teeny x so I can keep the D--- thing from blinking on my screen. I don't want anything but for these intruding advertisements to stop!

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2012

    I emailed match.com and stated to them that I did not want the website to email me or show the photos next to the screen. They stated that I had to open the email and unsubscribe. Well, I opened an email and there was no unsubscribe button. I told them that they need to stop sending me the information since I am happily married and don’t need their stuff but still until today, I still get the emails and photos. This needs to stop or I will contact an attorney. I have kids that get on this computer and they don’t want to see this stuff as well as my husband. If you will not protect my rights then I will file a tort against them ****, aka Ticket Master, aka IAC-active Corp. and the owner as well, consumer affairs itself and who is in charge of. I mean business.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2012

    Match.com does not do enough to protect its members from scammers (scam artists working behind fake profiles). I made the mistake of posting my income and received 3-5 scam emails/winks per day. Even when my income level was hidden, the scammers did not let up. Match.com could easily block IP addresses and registration from Europe and Africa (where the scammers operate); but because the scammers are paying members, probably with stolen credit cards, they put profits ahead of the safety of their legitimate paying members. Note that free dating websites like OkCupid (which is owned by Match.com) and PlentyofFish block IP addresses from scammer havens and have much lower volumes of fake profiles compared to Match.com. But Match, a subscription service, is replete with scam artists. So the free sites operating on shoestring budgets can solve the problem, but the largest and most profitable dating website can not or will not. I'm pretty sure they ignore the problem because it makes them money.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2012

    I have been a continued customer to Match.com for many years, but I haven’t used the main site or the mobile app since Xmas 2011 and have been continually charge for the monthly app of $14.99. I contacted customer service to explain my problem to be told there is nothing they can do but to help me remove the auto renewal. This is a very complicated setup which I feel is a deliberate way of continuing to take money from the customer, regardless of the site usage. I explained I required a full refund for this unused time and the advisor was extremely rude and unhelpful. I ask to speak to a supervisor and the same attitude remained.

    I asked for his name and he would only give his first name! And that the customer services are based in Morocco! This all seems very suspicious and extremely unhelpful. As a valued customer who has spent a fortune on the site for many years I am left feeling that Match.com have not tried to help me in any way. This is a form of robbery and overall it seems to me that Match.com deliberately makes it extremely complicated to cancel an automatic renewal so as to keep charging and making money from their old clients/customers. Where is the justice in this? Help!

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2012

    The whole thing is a mock dating site. They set it up to make you think people are viewing you that actually aren’t there. Many are on there to get money out of you. It’s a joke and then they tell you, “Oh yeah, you can’t get a refund because you used the site,” but in actuality you’re not getting what you paid for if they are being deceitful. I think I should be refunded my five of the six months when I only used it for 10 days.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2012

    Immediately upon signing up, I received these bogus "winks". Most of the time, when I clicked on the profile, I would get a message that said "Oops - profile has expired", and that was only minutes after I received it. I am 61 and receiving emails from 50-year old "models". Please.... this is so fake. I called to get a refund, I even agreed to pay for the current month, but I wanted the other 2 months refunded. No way they said. How is this company still able to operate? Unfortunately, I only just noted that they were charged last year for illegally sending "winks". Wish I'd seen that earlier. Do not have anything to do with them. Maybe it's time to do a Youtube video!

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2012

    I cannot delete Match.com pop up from my welcome page. I'm happily married and I hate it. I think it's terrible.

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