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Unethical company that scams people
February 19, 2025

Unethical company that scams people: A small world steal your data and send you lot of spam, only for the good of cheating people: stay away!

Date of experience: December 27, 24
Gabriella M. A Small World Rep
8 months ago

Hi John, ASMALLWORLD does not steal any data or cheat people, and we have a very clear privacy policy. All users can unsubscribe from our newsletters.
Please get in touch with us at our support address should you still be receiving unwanted emails, so we can resolve the issue for you!

Best wishes,

Gabriella
ASW Member Services

India
1 review
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Scam of bunch of Techies and part timers
February 17, 2025

They barely have people in their events. In coffee conversation, they don't have coffee just Tea and fries denied staff to provide that while is already charged in ticket. Clubbing multiple events of book reading, discussion chai pe charcha etc due to less participation. After clubbing then we have 4 people.

Try to sale and lure you for Speed dating, barely have girls. Once you denies their speed dating, they rudely cut you off pretend they don't know you.

Date of experience: February 17, 2025
Gabriella M. A Small World Rep
8 months ago

I think you have confused us with another company. ASMALLWORLD does not and has never been involved with speed dating nor do we host any events of this nature.

New York
1 review
3 helpful votes
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STAY AWAY
February 23, 2024

Not worth the time or money. Very little value in their services and their customer service is the absolute worst (particularly Sofia in member services). I tried to cancel my membership before I was charged for another year and they fought me down to the minute of when I logged in saying that I didn't log in in time to cancel so they would not refund my money and reset my membership date for 2 days after my cancellation. On top of it they also blocked access to their app from the time I cancelled it so I paid for another year and then couldn't use it! Worst company ever and I hope they go under.

Date of experience: February 23, 2024
Nadine B. A Small World Rep
over a year old

Hi there, this doesn't sound consistent with our policies so I would love to try to resolve this for you as we provide refunds up to two weeks from charge date. Our system is unable to charge a renewal fee if the user has cancelled the membership. Please write to us at support so we can look up this issue and find a solution. Members often cancel their accounts without realising that means cessation of service but if you have paid for your membership we will absolutely rebuild the account so you can use it until the current membership term expires.

Washington
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Potential Fraud
April 3, 2023

Beware when you sign up for a "free" membership that they collect a bunch of your personal information as well as your picture. Later they can reject and block you for no reason and use your information you dont know how.

Very suspicious and strange organization.

Date of experience: April 3, 2023
Nadine B. A Small World Rep
over a year old

Hi Yulia, we comply fully with GDPR requirements - just get in touch if you would like to exercise your right to be forgotten and delete all your data from our systems.

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Germany
1 review
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Lack of service
December 21, 2022

Asw is bang on time when it comes to invoicing the fee. If you cancel your subscription before renewal is due, you cant access anymore your account, although you paid for the full year. This means you cannot download anymore the invoices you already paid and if you write to their support email, even after a week no reply. Recommendation: stay away from Asw. Not worth a Dollar.

Date of experience: December 21, 2022
Gabriella M. A Small World Rep
8 months ago

Hi Pascal, looks like there was confusion between "cancel your subscription" and "terminate your membership." If you simply cancel your subscription, you can continue to use your membership until it expires. If you choose to terminate your membership, which, from what you wrote, it appears you did, your membership is terminated with immediate effect.
Members have the option to turn off or on their automatic subscription payments without terminating their memberships.

South Africa
1 review
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A good app yet people who run it are worse
August 30, 2022

Took a trial thinking i will pay for premium, i was block with no reason. I think people who are running this app have no business sense good luck to them we will see

Date of experience: August 30, 2022
Greece
3 reviews
6 helpful votes
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ANOTHER FRAUD!
July 12, 2022

AFTER THEY BLOCKED ME WITHOUT AN APARENT REASON... I WROTE THIS EMAIL:
I didn't had any plans of renewing my subscription to your BS site. You did a big favor to me!

Because your site is nothing but a big bubble filled with nothing but air! (and not even hot) You sell seaweed for silk ribbons!

Half of profiles are fakes and scams... the rest are some "gold diggers" that are trying to find rich guys in order to "escort" and "entertain" them and the rest of them don't even bother to login anymore!

As for your events i would be more than surprised if more than two people will attend to them! If they ever take place :D! !

Cause my little 'small time crooks'... High society and the international Jet set doesn't need a BS site to connect with one another!

Bottom line... you should change the label of your site from ASW to ALOBS (A lot of BS)

Goodbye and good luck with your fraud. You will need it!

This is a site for stupid narcissistic people who like to think that they are superior. If anybody pays 5000$ for this $#*! is probably disabled!

Date of experience: July 12, 2022
Illinois
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Used to be easy to send but not anymore
October 28, 2021

I have worked with this company for years and they were accommodating but now they need way to much information, bank statements, compliance forms, driver's license and now documentation of recipient. No longer a company to rely on.

Date of experience: October 27, 2021
Gabriella M. A Small World Rep
8 months ago

I believe you are confusing us with another company. We offer travel services and products to our community and do not, and have never, required bank statements, compliance forms, drivers' licenses etc.

Spain
1 review
6 helpful votes
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You can cancel your registration, they delete your account and, taking advantage that you provided your credit/debit card, they will charge you and unless you cancel that card for fraud, they will charge again and VISA will wash their filthy hands. This is a fraud.
DO NOT GET IN THE TRAMP: A SMALL WORLD only sells ego for nothing. You pay for being in a supposed platform with zero interactions. Useless for all purposes: dating, business, traveling...
Useless.
Dont let them fool you and steal your money. Trust me. I lost 100€ to nothing after I cancelled.
Criminals behind swiss laws.
I WILL RATE IT AS NO STARS IF IT WAS ALLOWED

Date of experience: July 29, 2021
Finland
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Don't waste your time and money
July 6, 2021

Sad ripoff. I was hoping for more but you are better off in booking a club holiday. Sadly I can't recommend.
I think the first idea was good but its just old, dusty and not cool anymore.

Date of experience: July 6, 2021
Illinois
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Do not bother
May 3, 2021

I was a member in Chicago. There was a clique there led by a female who would not let "outsiders" in. And the only requests for "meetings" I received were from men - and the vibe was definitely "looking for one-night-stand".

Date of experience: May 3, 2021
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Lies / false promises
December 8, 2019

I signed up to this site years ago just after the Swiss ceo took over (I think Patrick is his name, I'm swiss myself) and they advertised that they'll provide a trip for the members to st. Kitties the carribean island completely free for all members. Needless to say, said trip never came to to fruition, it was never mentioned again after I signed up for the membership, and my email inquiring about it was completely ignored, yet around 10! Years later I still receive plenty of spam emails from them even after I unsubscribed from their mailing list.

Date of experience: December 8, 2019
Ukraine
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Rebill scam
September 10, 2019

All you need to know is on this page https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/specific_search/asmallworld

No events in my new area but they screw me on rebill.

Date of experience: September 10, 2019
Canada
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Most boring people I have ever met
February 15, 2019

As reviews below mentioned they will charge you without notice. But thats not the worst thing. I was a member for a while whilst living in Toronto and also attended get togethers all over the world. This network attracts the most insecure, bland people who have personalities of ping pong balls but are pretty wealthy. Every event is the same, boring stupid small talk, no substance, low self esteem, no charisma. Bunch of snobs really with nothing to say.

Date of experience: February 15, 2019
Malaysia
1 review
8 helpful votes
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SCAM SCAM and SCAM
December 16, 2018

This service offers nothing and take your money without authorisation. Unfortunately i didnt pay with credit card so i couldnt report fraud! A day after they took the money for my membership I asked them to return it and cancel my annual membership and they said no. They automatically checked automatic renewal without my agreement. They are fallen company that's why they make money on this credit card scam!

Date of experience: December 16, 2018
Singapore
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Not worth your money
November 27, 2018

Nothing exclusive. Anyone can become a member and people I met at their events were as ordinary and boring as random people you meet at random bars. Don't waste your time and money. And yes, they do charge without notice and deactivate your account without explanation. And the customer service refuses to refund and even accuses you of making a complaint. I argued back very logically by pointing out how unprofessional they were and eventually they gave me back my money. It took me some time though. I immediately deactivated my credit card for just in case.

Date of experience: November 27, 2018
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Horrible people
September 11, 2018

A site for a bunch of elitest $#*!s who look down on normal people. Hopefully some serial killer will infiltrate the site and wipe some of them out.

Date of experience: September 11, 2018
Egypt
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Utter scam. Avoid at all cost
June 8, 2018

If you want to give you financial information to a company that continues to take unauthorised payments with no warning in exchange for access to a hollow, vacuous community run by scammers, sign up to ASW today.

Date of experience: June 8, 2018
GB
1 review
12 helpful votes
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It lost the overall quality and trustworthy. Plus once you are a member they will take money from your account renew your subscription without notice - an automatic renewal disable function is not an option on the website. I asked for a refund few days later and they denied. It's all about money...

Date of experience: April 3, 2018
Germany
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Today a big spam wave is going around the world, seems to be one of the last efforts of ASmalworld to get more popular, since they did not succeed since many years... sad.

Date of experience: March 20, 2018

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  • 2016 0123456
  • CH, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Founded in 2004