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Ashley Madison Reviews Summary

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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Luxembourg
3 reviews
9 helpful votes
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I'd estimate 90-95% fake profiles and con artists on AM. Fakes and bots are used to make you deplete credits. Con artists make money by blackmailing and ruining your reputation. Either way, AM is dangerous and useless. I did not find what I wanted, I didn't even get close to it. Basically I just wasted my money. My experience with AshleyMadison was horrendous. After wasting tons of credits I hooked up a real woman but she turned out to be a con artist and an experienced blackmailer. She nearly ruined my life. Don't play with fire guys!

Date of experience: December 28, 2021
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ashley Madison is MOSTLY FAKE SITE. If you are a man don't waste your money! Real women like me are trying to connect with you but we get blocked by the company so they are just taking your money! They block my account everytime a guy sends me their info. If you are a man don't waste your money! Real women like me are trying to connect with you but we get blocked by the company to waste time and just take your money! They have blocked me like five times since I've been on there bcz guys send me their info. I have gotten like four emails saying my account is reinstated but I still can not get into my account. I think they do it on purpose to buy time so the guy pursues another person... I get so many men saying hello but if I'm blocked they just wasted their credits. Bull$#*! website. DONT EVEN TRY.

Date of experience: December 27, 2021
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I joined Ashley Madison beginning of December. Earlier this week I purchased credits and Mobil access.
When I signed off I 183 credits and payed for mobel access in full.
Next day I signed on I had no credits and mobel access.
They just took my money and in return I got nothing but the bill.
I've tried to contact them at Ashley Madison. Com but it says there contact us feature doesn't work.
Don't use this service there is no way to contact them, it's a scam.
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Date of experience: December 23, 2021
Colorado
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Total rip-off
November 21, 2021

The profile of the woman I was hoping to meet up with was totally fake and she quit communicating with me after receiving $360.00 dollars from me on green dot prepaid credit cards. I feel so stupid that I didn't pick up on what was happening. So if u see these 2 pics on Ashley Madison stay away. The prepaid cards we're supposed to be to get onfido clearance instead it's fraud just wanting money from u.

Date of experience: November 21, 2021
Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I Tried very hard, this is just a money taker place, not saying there are better places, but this one DID NOT WORK as they said it will PERIOD. STAY OUT

Date of experience: November 15, 2021
Maryland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I used AM during my divorce one Doctor tried to demand I come to his come Two hours from are I live and get this he rates me as nite good he spent night drunk and walking around an Embassy as though Zi fell for his meds I took train home and he claims as they all do he has an open marriage do Why did he put. Tux picture on profile with her bad in it in Picture. It is pathetic that one even tried to lewer me to his country cabin with disposed college girlfriend he was trying to re date so dad but it was sexy to tie and Peggy him but the basic sad demand and totally nerd facto is to much I was in military as rx spouse so please guys up your game and Do not try to force s skii weekend when you can not pay for s can when your date does not want to be in car with drunk.So not Zi want to play but listen the military guys I dated in past had game not little boy cheap games and bragging they live in, 2.5 Millon dollar home. Clue take a bath and do not put on s designer shirt to cover dad Body oder
O was tired of hearing how there wives would not have sex I felt like s therapist and they Said they did not want hooker but tried to demand I go home with them three dates sex on one.and you criss dresser I hope you ate better behaved
I love cross drsdorys they have game
So many sad men and so much time do not treat this like s brothel and s tip buy dinner and get to know date. I hate men who act like boys before bedroom and the drunk demand date has to go even for PhDs!?

Date of experience: November 5, 2021
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have been attracted to the site by its rather "good reputation" and it turned to be a total disappointment for me.
After using it for a month I am absolutely sure this is a 90% scam. The rest 10% is covered by "professionals" in the field of "dating".
Many if not most of the conversations are probably computer generated, not initiated by real people.
And, believe me, I had a very reasonable expectations, was not looking for a twenty years younger beauty, not even five years younger one. And I am not ugly person at all.
And the most frustrating thing was this fake responses from some kind of a "smooth operator".
Total waist of money and time.
Even one star would be probably too much to give.

Date of experience: November 5, 2021
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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It's a scam
November 2, 2021

They have fake profiles message you, to get you to spend your credits. Definitely a rip off. Stay far away.

Date of experience: November 2, 2021
Ohio
4 reviews
8 helpful votes
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This is full of bots posing as women. They double charged my credit card and have no answered a single email request to correct. I actually asked for my money back within hours of signing up for the site because it was so painfully obvious that it was a fake sight. I have been ignored for weeks now. So now I'm letting my credit card company battle Ashley Madison. This will be a huge mistake. Stick with reputable sites such as Match.com or even Plenty of Fish for free.

Date of experience: October 30, 2021
New Mexico
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I was on AM 9yrs ago. Back then there wasn't as many escorts or catfish online. I did find several honest to goodness ladies online and had a long term affair with one of them.

Just now, I was on for about a month. I chatted with several real ladies, met 2 that really seemed good at first but ended up being very strange and I had to cut it off. The last straw was a catfish, but it was very apparent that it was fake. LOTS of young escorts peddling their wares on there now.

You have to be careful because AM has hidden fees that will be charged unless you opt out. Quite a few traps like that.

If you are really serious about finding the perfect match, it will take lots of your time and credits (money). But I think most will find someone if you are not really picky.
Remember, those of us on AM are cheaters, liars and not the cream of the crop, lol. Beware of scammers, catfish, fakes, etc.

Date of experience: October 28, 2021
New Mexico
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scammers
October 13, 2021

The site is a joke. People have evolved very far in the art of manipulation. Save yourself some money and just go to public places!

Date of experience: October 13, 2021
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Don't do it
October 10, 2021

As a woman, you get banned for giving men your contact info…. Which shouldn't that be what the site is about? No… because they want men to have to pay for every message that they send. Therefore, women aren't going to get back on the site once banned after just ONE day, so why would men want to waste their money on there? Because no woman is staying on that site, we don't need to.

Date of experience: October 10, 2021
Wisconsin
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Women are fake
September 24, 2021

I've heard and read that most of the women profiles are fake. I tried a free subscription to try it out, and of course I received a decent amount of "replies" on my profile. After a couple months of that I bought the minimum amount of "credits" for interaction with these women. I've used up half of my credits sending messages and haven't received a single text message from a supposedly interested woman. I would avoid this site if you are a guy. Women are free, so they have nothing to lose.

Date of experience: September 24, 2021
Maryland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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My ex romance scammer had 3 of her on AM
September 16, 2021

1. There are not as many women on here than you think.
2. AM uses fake ads to make men spend $9-$14 credit
3. If woman is more than 12 years your junior she's a scammer.
4. If she is super attractive she's a scammer and chances are she is a porn actress stolen pic. Janella Jensen she is a real stage name and real life scammer, ut makes money off lonely men. Danger, I did research and paid private eye.
If you are over age 40, especially over age 55 stay off dating sites. You have no SMV to offer ladies. Go to bunny ranch.

Date of experience: September 16, 2021
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scam
September 14, 2021

This site is a scam. I have been on for less than one week (joined 9/2021) and have received communications from several obvious bots: - 1) bots that say, "send a message and photo and I'll decide if I'm interested," even though I have a robust profile and lots of photos; 2) bots that have canned garbage that obviously shows that no human read my profile; 3) even a bot that used the very same model in another account with an almost verbatim profile. What a joke! I've cancelled and can only hope that AM only conned me out of $60 for the initial 100 credits. Someone should sue these sleazebags.

Date of experience: September 14, 2021
Missouri
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Terrible
September 14, 2021

Made the profile yesterday, Had a date literally today, went to see the details and my whole profile is gone and it won't tell me why nor can I even contact tech support DURING THE DAY. It made me miss my first date today with someone I REALLY liked and won't even tell me why it deleted my profile. I've been doing this lifestyle for years and avoided AM cause the media coverage but now I know the media was right. Ashley Madison is terrible and their tech support doesn't even exist. Just look up another site rather than even trying with Ashley Madison.

Date of experience: September 13, 2021
Ohio
1 review
2 helpful votes
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So many fake profiles
September 4, 2021

The price they charge, the minimum price, is way too overpriced. 1/10 are real, true women. Complete rip-off. Avoid this site. Any other top dating sites are better than this one. A very poor functionality on the app/site and support is a complete joke. One could guess that the support employee(s) are too busy creating fake profiles. Not to mention your normal catfish and people that want you to "send photos" through the chat feature which serves one purpose, to take your "credits" that you use for chatting with real people. If someone wants to see your pictures, you profile picture and the link embedded takes you right to it. Seems obvious this is all a cash grab for this poorly operated company. Just stay away from it.

Date of experience: September 4, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
12 helpful votes
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This site doesn't care one bit about getting people together. I am a girl and they suspended me because I wasn't staying on the site "long enough" After talking with several guys for a day or two, and we BOTH decided to hookup, I was suspended for giving my email or phone number to them. They want 100 % of your conversations on their site ONLY so they can charge more money!

Date of experience: August 31, 2021
Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Total crap
August 27, 2021

This dating site is a total waste of time and effort, most useless dating site I've ever come across, it's expensive buying there stupid credit system just to talk to mostly scammers. Absolute garbage site. Save your money and find a more respectful dating site. I gave 1 star simply because there is no 0 star

Date of experience: August 26, 2021
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Their major profit center is scammers, which they do nothing to stop. Don't waste your money or time. Easier to flush your money down the toilet. Help center are not helpful - a parasitic app and administrator's.

Date of experience: August 21, 2021

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