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AnastasiaDate

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AnastasiaDate Reviews Summary

AnastasiaDate presents a mixed reputation among its users. On the positive side, many customers appreciate the platform's user-friendly design, effective matchmaking capabilities, and responsive customer service, with some reporting successful connections and relationships. However, significant concerns arise regarding potential scams, misleading pricing practices, and the authenticity of profiles, leading to feelings of distrust among users. Customers frequently express frustration over perceived financial exploitation and difficulties in canceling subscriptions. Overall, while the site has facilitated meaningful connections for some, skepticism about its legitimacy and value remains prevalent.

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Australia
4 reviews
58 helpful votes
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Connection to escort activity
December 14, 2018
Updated review

I was recently advised that multiple girls listed on the AnastasiaDate and related sites are also involved in escort activity organised through mafia links. This included working as escorts and paid travel companions in Europe and resorts, and well known places for escorts such as Monaco. Be very careful who you contact. These are not people who will genuinely care about you. Their interest is in just your wallet and bank account.

Date of experience: December 11, 2018

I have been doing a little research into the online dating business in Ukraine. Apparently, based on information available online, the people who run AnastasiaDate (and all of the sites in that group) have full knowledge of the scams run by their partner agencies and take no action. AnastasiaDate continue to purchase profiles. Rarely, if ever, are refunds given to the men defrauded and no action is taken to remove false profiles until they are publicly exposed, even when the organisation has been advised that the profiles are fake through complaints.

This information would indicate that AnastasiaDate continue to be knowingly engaged in activity that supports fraud on a massive scale. It would also appear that they make no reasonable attempt to stop it, nor do they refund most customers who are defrauded.

It seems that the only reason AnastasiaDate is interested in complaints is to: 1. Remove obvious scams outside of their normal contacts 2. Provide information to help develop internal protocols to stop the women being found out so easily. AnastasiaDate issues protocols to its contracting agencies to ensure women on the site behave in a way that will prevent potential problems and to ensure they do not give away information on their social networking profiles. It has been said that AnastasiaDate purchases profiles in the full knowledge that the profiles they buy are not genuine and the agencies they purchase them from are corrupt and fraudulent. Apparently there is no recorded instance of AnastasiaDate terminating the contract of a provider agency. Many of the agencies are small businesses that will then sell profiles they have collected to the bigger players in the market.

It also appears that many of the agencies in Ukraine have links to organised crime. Some of the funds that comes from this activity goes to Russian mafia organisations, some goes to Ukraine and Donetsk mafia figures (one of the owners of AnastasiaDate is a well known Ukraine crime figure), and some goes to funding the separatists in east Ukraine. So these agencies are in effect traitors to their own country.

On this basis it is very hard to see how AnastasiaDate can claim it provides a genuine environment for men to find a partner. By using AnastasiaDate for entertainment (as it clearly is very unlikely to help you find a wife) you are continuing to promote this activity.
AnastasiaDate appears to receive an unrealistic number of positive reviews from customers' on review sites, but there are many more genuine sounding negative reviews. They tried taking some review sites to court claiming they were using fabricated, negative testimonials but the cases were thrown out. I guess it is pretty clear why.

AnastasiaDate is one of multiple sites within the group. The partner sites for slavic countries are:
Russianbrides.com
Eurodate.com
Dating.com
Yourtravelmate.com
Yourchristiandate.com

If you communicate with any person on AnastasiaDate, then you should check other dating sites for their listings as well. Their profile is almost certain to be on multiple sites simultaneously. AnastasiaDate states that the women on their sites do not authorise listings on other sites but this appears to be untrue. Generally these listings on those other sites are apparently verified using IDs and interviews, much the same as the claims made by AnastasiaDate. I recently checked one person on AnastasiaDate and identified they had listings on multiple sites:

1.AnastasiaDate.com 2.RussianBrides.com 3.Dating.com 4.EuroDate.com 5.YourTravelMates.com 6.GoDateNow.com 7.RomanceCompass.com 8.VictoriaHearts.com 9.LoveSwans.com 10.MatchTruly.com 11.VictoriaBrides.com 12.Valentime.com 13.UkrainianCharm.com 14.NatalyDate.com 15.J4L.com 16.BravoDate.com 17.Charmerly.com

This level of activity would seem to be more about generating an income rather than finding a partner. So with AnastasiaDate, it could be said that you have an operation with a business model that is apparently designed to support fraudulent activity. It seems that their anti-scam policy and complaints area are simply there to help them to fine tune their practices so they do not get caught.

Based on the information I have been able to collect it appears that pay by letter and pay for chat sites are generally fraudulent. Many times you will not even be in contact with the person on the profile but instead dealing with a translator'. The girls or translators' are paid for each minute of chat and for each letter. They also receive benefits from gifts that are sent. Protocols are issued that give instructions on how to write letters, how to engage interest, and rules on how frequently they should respond to their contacts.

If you choose to have contact with profiles on AnastasiaDate then you need to try to verify that the person is genuine. It will cost you plenty of money and chances are the contact can always claim that there was no chemistry after a while.

Do your own research if you do not believe the information I have listed. It is not so hard. And if you have gone to the effort of earning that money in your bank account, then it seems like a waste to give it away to people who specialise in exploitation, deception, fraud and corruption.

Date of experience: December 2, 2018
Wisconsin
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I signed up about two weeks ago. While it is possible the women behind the accounts are real, I have noticed the site is designed to take money from you at every chance it can. In the two weeks I have received well over 2000 messages. Its a statistical impossibility unless the system is generating messages on behalf of the women or unless several of the profiles are fake. While some do find love and a wife from the site, many just find that they spent over $10k in chatting with someone they thought would be a good wife but ends up just being a model from an agency there to lure you in to spending more money. I have also noticed that several of the pictures repeat with different names and profiles. Anyone that opposes or calls the company out on their deception gets their account deleted. Women are also prohibited from giving any personal details out. Many of the messages are pre-written messages. It is also scripted to insert your name on the message so if you change your name on the profile, poof your greetings on the message changes, even past ones. It is sad that the lonely hearts scams are so lucriative. The creators of the site must be making a fortune scamming lonely guys out of their money by providing their communication service. In the last 5 minutes writing this review, I have received 13 messages on the site.

Date of experience: December 10, 2018
Denmark
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Best place to meet women
December 8, 2018

Best place to meet women, at least for someone who lives far away from them, at least at this moment. Planning a trip soon, so I'll try to arrange a meeting with the woman I've been talking to, but I'm satisfied so far

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
New Zealand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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The best site ever
December 8, 2018

The best site ever. Very easy to use. You need to pay small amount to register. I thought it was a scam but now I have nice girlfriend, beautiful girl. Hope our online relationship will survive and we meet each other in person soon. Thanks Anastasiadate.

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
Brazil
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It was a growing and learning experience! I have heard of people finding each other on websites like these before! I just never dreamed that it could be me!

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
Kansas
1 review
43 helpful votes
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Good news!
December 3, 2018
Updated review

I am very happy to report that Anastasia Date has refunded me for everything I had asked for. Although considerable time has passed, the representatives who worked with me have extremely courteous and professional, as well as very apologetic. I am a real guy, and as you can tell by my original reviews and updates, at one time very irritated, but I assure everyone this story is true.

My disappointment has turned into happiness, and I assure everyone that if you have truly experienced fraudulent communications on this site, their representatives will investigate and take appropriate action. Just follow the steps they ask for. I believe my story supports this statement.

Thank you Amar and Leah for your assistance!

Date of experience: November 30, 2018

There is hope...
September 20, 2018
Previous review

Well, after 1 1/2 years, Amar contacted me about my complaint. He apologized profusely, accepted personal responsibility for the lack of communication and promised me they will issue a refund. He seems sincere but so far there has been no refund. I am upgrading my rating to 2 stars at this point because of our ongoing communication. I am hopeful and will update again if things change.

Date of experience: September 17, 2018
Germany
3 reviews
26 helpful votes
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Just one short word: Svetlana: ID:: *******(Kiev) and Viktoria: ID: *******(Kharkov). 2 different women living 500 km from each other and who are not supposed to have any contact! But the Svetlana's letter was ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL to the profile text of Viktoria! Hahaha! Written by a hired Scammer as usually! Even the profiles are fake here, among thousands of other manipulations!

Date of experience: November 30, 2018
New Zealand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Anastasiadate.com has a lot of attractive women, with perfect profiles. Moreover all women I have had a chance to contact are really honest and true.

Date of experience: November 21, 2018
DO
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Its a good site
November 24, 2018

Its a good site I would use it again its a well thought out site and good service I really liked the constant updates that had been provided to me it kept things interesting I like this site

Date of experience: November 20, 2018
India
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I feel so lucky
November 24, 2018

I chatted with her for some months and decided to facilitate her to join me so anastasiadate.com gave me the necessary support and she managed to visit ever since that time I just could not stay a day without her I feel so lucky to have benefited and thats why the whole world must know.

Date of experience: November 20, 2018
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This is definately the best website I have used for online dating, and after many dates I found my current girlfriend. For those who are looking for love, this is a good place to start.

Date of experience: November 15, 2018
NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It was very easy to set up the profile and to use the app. Features of mobile App are fantastic. It also very affordable. I chat many people in short period of time.

Date of experience: November 14, 2018
Singapore
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Its a fantastic site
November 12, 2018

Its a fantastic site because it helps people, that lead busy lives, that chance to meet someone that could be absolutely amazing.

Date of experience: November 7, 2018
Singapore
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Amazing website!
November 12, 2018

Amazing website! I'm very thankful to Anastasiadate.com for meeting my stunning girlfriend! Less than year ago I didn't trust any kind of such online sites but now I see that it works.

Date of experience: November 7, 2018
NL
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My experience has been very positive and i have met a several ladies that were very nice. I would highly recommend Anastasiadate for meeting women who are seriously looking for a relationship.

Date of experience: November 7, 2018
Michigan
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Overall review
November 10, 2018

The site is too expensive. I beleive the profiles and women are for real but it is much too expensive. It is obvious that there is not enough men on this site when I get 100's of women trying to get together with me. I've had several women write me 50- 300 letters. These women want to be loved but there just is not enough men and (us) men are tired of spending too much money on this site.

Date of experience: November 5, 2018
Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This has been my most successful dating website. This site is easy to navigate. I've met lots of nice girls on here and have become friends with many of them off this site. I would recommend this site

Date of experience: October 28, 2018
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am a big fan of this site. I find the quality/quantity of women. I also love how interactive the site is in that you can participate. This site is a lot of fun, go for it!

Date of experience: October 28, 2018
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I love this site
October 24, 2018

I love this site, the women are beautiful. They are easy to chat with, as well I love video chat that gives the full impression how the person looks like. Nice place to surf while at work.

Date of experience: October 20, 2018
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I met the most wonderful woman who makes me feel worth all good things. She is beautiful inside and out and she is a true beautiful soul. Thank you for bringing me to my soulmate.

Date of experience: October 20, 2018

From the business

AnastasiaDate continually strives to develop innovative communication technologies that inspire global connections and facilitate modern love in the modern world.


anastasiadate.com
Founded in 1993
New York, New York