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The overall reputation of Ashley Madison is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, primarily due to the prevalence of fake profiles and perceived scams. Many users express frustration over the high costs associated with the platform, which they feel exploit their desire for genuine connections. While some customers report occasional success in meeting partners, the overwhelming sentiment is negative, highlighting concerns about financial exploitation and inadequate customer support. Despite its established brand presence, the company struggles to address these critical issues, leading to a lack of trust and a recommendation to avoid the service.
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Absolutely horrible site. Very costly for men to use. Many many many fake profiles. And just as many scammers! I'm single and thought I'd try it. Nothing but scammers/extortion tactics. Do not sign up for membership. A total scam through and through. I wish I could leave ZERO stars.
January 2nd 2024
Fake profiles and fake emails to get you to keep hanging on. They'll send you emails saying she's interested but they don't respond or look at my pictures for so many tokens and the pictures are the same as her profile pictures. No one responds unless they're trying to sell you something. I could have gotten a good hooker for the money I wasted on this site.
April 4,2024
I have been on Ashley Madison since October 2019.
Tim F.'s review is 100%.
Received a reply to a message. Then, after a couple messages back and forth. She admitted that she never sent the initial replay!
I've heard every excuse possible. Trying to use up credits and/or send funds all over the world.
Take your chances!
There are so many fake profiles on Ashley Madison.
I have forward several to their review process and some then disappear just to get reposted with a couple minor changes.
The fake profiles are even posted on several different locations with just about identical content.
AM obviously have no review procedure for new listings.
Be very selective of which profiles you waste your credits on. I have managed to be refunded some. But, not all for sending to fake profiles. And I have been on this site for about 18 months.
If you open a new profile, you will be inundated with fake messages to waste you credits, try sending you to other fake sites in which to harvest your information and charge your credit card.
Updated July 4,2022
I always suspected that AM was sending out fake messages so they could sell more credits. Now, last week I received a message from a prospective girl. I sent a reply and she writes back that she never sent a message!
I've been on the site for several years now and yet have to make one connection. Where I've been on another site and have had three connections. One going on for a year and two going on the six months.
AM isn't worth the time, effort or money.
Good luck!
It's a SCAM guys! Fake profiles created. Texted around 20 females and just 1 responded, even she seemed to do time pass.
AM just asks to upgrade the profile with discounts timely.
Lost a lot of money on this. I have thought to delete the App.
This by far is worse site nothing but scam girls from Europe and Russia go figure scam legit people don't waste your time you be ask to go to what's up with crazy area code from liberal state like California be careful then will ask you to open account with Skype ask for money spoke with customer service the don't care from different countries as well not in USA don't do it
It's like all the rest of the BS Dating sites, all they do is play you along and screw you out of more and more money. Total Fraud! You would have better luck at a local bar and you will spend far less money.
This site has become nothing but AI bot made fake profiles. They are easy to spot if you know what to look for, Guys don't waste your money chatting with a computer! They often include pics of gorgeous woman that would have no reason to be on AM.
Less and less for your money. Just now started limited winks to 3 a day when it was unlimited. This is without notifying current subscribing clients in any shape or form. This should be investigated by the FTC!
Don't forget just a short time ago they allowed themselves to be hacked and lost all your personal data to people who published it online.
I entered the site once and I made the mistake to enter twice. My geo location is Europe. Scam #1. The fee to buy credits so you can send message is fake. When you enter the pay page the fee is augmented with a hidden Mobile Activation fee (19.99€). Scam#2. Almost 99% of the profiles are fake and I received (intentionally) messages from non-existing persons. Scam#3. Anytime I send a reply message to a what appeared as person and added my email, I was charged by losing credits but the mail was never delivered. These are my real life experience so I prevented others of not entering in this site at all.
I joined this site and was charged 87.00 18.99 for mobile app that I did not want or need but it's no choice I sent 4 messages 4 and I was then asked to purchase more credits A COMPLETE SCAM RIPOFF
Fake profiles and fake emails to get you to keep hanging on. They'll send you emails saying she's interested but they don't respond or look at my pictures for so many tokens and the pictures are the same as her profile pictures. No one responds unless they're trying to sell you something. I could have gotten a good hooker for the money I wasted on this site.
Every single message requires credits including replying to someone that messaged you first. There is no monthly plan to let you do as much of whatever as you want. It is all nickel and dimed until you're blue in the face. It's a total scam and there are so many other options that are way better. The quality of women wasn't any different than other dating sites. Stay the F away.
A total rip off, you would have a better chance to find a woman at gay bars instead of here. You pay for the site and then pay again to send messages.
Very unfortunately, im writing this. First it cost you around 5 $ for each message you are sending...imagine. Great place if you want to spend your money...Second you even wonder if the profile are real...because you stop getting answer after you message someone...don t do the same mistake as,e...please stay away from ashley madison...enjoy life!
I signed up for ash mad like 3 times bought 5 times 50 credits and I got a total of 3 responses back all 3 wanted to talk on Google or snap all pretty and pretended to wanna meet but when it was d day no one showed up or had excuses and to top it all off all 3 wanted money from me so you know it's scammers sorry but your site really sucks
Review all the one star reviews and I experienced most of it too. Something's additional to this scam site is; their female scammers literally cost you money to find out if they're scammers. 90% are. Three weeks on here and spent $300 no meetings and no messages in Orange County. Woman will send "collect messages you pay for 5 credit and 9 out of 10 times, it was them literally telling me they're not interested. Also, cust service sent me a contract paragraph about their refund policy and said, it was my fault I messaged fake profiles on their site. Profiles would disappear after spending 6-12 credits to respond to fake profiles. If they're all fake, how should I know what fake looks like.
This site is down more than it is up. Their IT people must idiots and the reliability of the info is sketchy at best. I'd look somewhere else.
I purchased credits to see how well the system works. I would hot list and flirt to see if I got a reaction. I got a response and used up credits replying, only to find it was a bot. The person had not been online for the last 48 hours. Again I got a message which sounded legit from someone who had been on line, so I replied. Instant bot message came through and never heard back from her. Don't waste your money on credits.
They charge 9$ per first message. For nothing! Not 1 normal reply! Only bots. They just want u to keep on buying. They just tell u - keep on trying. Each try is $9. There is nobody on the site. NOT 1 NORMAL REPLY - NONE!
They will sell you very costly coins. And you are charged for every attempt you make to contact a female ( first contact you loose 5$). Send a hi to the same message you are charged $5. The female ( mostly a bot, and once a while a scammer) replies a hi. You again pay to read her msg. In the end just to know it's a bot or scammer you loose 30$>>that too for a bot. Lol. Save yourself the embarrassment..
All i can say is " thank god I didn't fall for the scam and buy credits"
Hundreds of winks and " collect mail". I've spent enough time on dating sites to know this is not normal behaviour. I just don't get that sort of attention.
Mail is free for women, why are they all sending "collect" mail?
And why are 99% of the women who pretend to want to talk to me from the U.S.? I live in Canada.
Just another site to make guys think with their $#*! and whip out their wallet.
The site has mostly fake profiles. Probably bots or AM employees stringing you along just so you keep wasting "credits" aka money on messages. There might be some real profiles on there but few and far between. I was on there a few years back before THE GREAT HACK and they were good sort of. Quality of women if there really are any has gone down and it's just a waste of time. Go somewhere else. There buisness model time has passed.
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Answer: Kind of expensive because they charge by credits. There are cheaper solutions (vm, saphrina, some aff sites)...
Answer: Well, basically you purchase credits and you spend them every time you message someone...
Answer: This site is free for women, which i believe is a big problem. That is why many "professionals" join and try to make you join other sites, cam sites, etc. On sites like vm, saphrina, etc women usually pay as well which is good for the quality of the female profiles. But i guess if you are a woman you should rather join AM.
Answer: The question shouldn't be is it real, but is it worth it. If even one man/woman managed to have an actual affair through Ashley Madison, you could say that it's real. If for every 1 real affair/hookup there are 100's or 1000's of fake users to slog through all the while you're giving them your hard earned money... does that sound like it's worth it?
Answer: If it walks like a duck, and sounds like a duck what is it? Going to church has gotten people laid more than Ashley Madison.
Answer: Bill, this website is not owned by Ashley Madison. If you need to contact them you can call their toll free number 1-866-742-2218. Good luck!
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