Secret Benefits

Lots of beautiful women but I'm suspicious if there is a kick back to the girls for getting you to message them or unlock their private photos (nothing special). Smallest credits package is 200 credits for $89 (about 45 cents per credit). 10 credits for unlimited messaging to a user or to open private photos. Do both and you're out 20 credits (or $9). Women message you and when you reply, you never hear from them again. Some will converse a basic sentence until you also open their private album and then you never hear from them again. One was kind enough to reply and even agree for a date to meet, and then disappeared. May be they are just looking for a billionaire but there must be some type of incentive to get guys to pay to read their generic/general message in the meantime.
UPDATE:
Shortly after this review was posted, Liz from SB Support contacted me with some possible explanations for low response and tips (I wasn't aware they even had support). SB also credited me my last purchase and encouraged me to give it a little more time. Rating is updated from 1 Star. May do a follow up to this one.

"The recipe is simple. Lots of cute girls will contact you regularly with short messages, like"hi, hun" or "what's your hobby?"

You send a reply, they grant you access to their secret photo album. All of these clicks cost money.

At no point did I ever get a real response, always just trying to get you to buy more credits.

I'll bet the positive reviews are plants or bots"

Ok, that was my original review. The company, to their credit responded quickly in an honest manner that suggests that they are legitimate and not some overseas scammer. They refunded my money and even gave me more credits to try the site further. Because of their good customer service, I moved my rating from 1 to 3 stars.

THAT SAID, my experience thus far with lots of credits... I quickly fired off 20 messages to women, a mix of ages and stages in life, ALL of whom had previously sent me a message. No cold calling from the blue. I got 3 responses that seem to be from real people. I think. Of those, one has actually written back and forth to me, likely not a bot.

So what can you expect? It is likely going to cost A LOT MORE than you thought to make contact with a real woman. It is possible that they are sophisticated scammers, knowing that I've been critical, or it is possible that many of these women are either not real or just not very interested. What I think is most likely is that these women are being coached to behave in a way that increases value to the site. Send a one word message to a many SDs as possible, whether interested or not. Take one picture and make it a secret album and give them access first. Be coy.

It's likely going to cost you a lot to find a connection. I am pushing through with it to try to prove to anyone reading the review that it is or isn't a scam. If I do in fact meet a real person, I will update my review to 4 stars, not 5 bc it really is a very expensive version of similar matching sites.

More to follow.

Will

Almost sure the girls are fake except by very, very few. The most beautiful and young certainly are fake either paid by the site or put by the site itself. Remember, the site is overseas.

Str8 up best site among a few of these sites I tried in the past 2 years. I can usually open a chat with a cute babe and get something out of it worth my time 6 out of 10. My trick is going for the 7's and 8's, much easier that way.
I also tried SD and SA with some luck as well. I prefer to avoid the monthly charges.

The first chick I went out with from SB was a crazy loony bird and I was concerned with what I got myself into.

This summer has improved with the women I've met. Maybe they just needed some sun after this winter lockdown that I think everyone was feeling.

I like the interface of the site and the support is decent in response time despite not having a phone line or live chat feature.

I met Marta on Secret Benefits a few months ago and she's exactly the type of woman I wanted to meet.
I have been dating SB ladies off and on for a couple of years but I want to make this work long term with Marta so I'm deciding to take down my profile.
SB is a great dating website. Thanks, Michael.

If you are single this is for you meet me in granite city Illinois in West granite or meet me at lennys

Overall good, but most girls will not reply to your messages, which you have to unlock with credits.

Lots of love to SB for helping Tommy and I find each other. He's an amazing man and I truly don't know what I would do without him. Trippy to think we live in the same area and could have crossed paths many times.

All these reviews are likely written by the fake profiles on there. You buy credits to talk to people and share and access photos and every convo will end the minute you respond. Been on SA for two years and was hopeful with this one because of the video verification. Helpful hint. If it's a name with a number behind it, it's likely a fake profile. If this review helps one person not waste their time, it will be energy well spent.

Oh, PS, have had great success on SA. This isn't the answer.

I really enjoyed chatting with girls on secretbenefits!
Customer support was really helpful, it is going to become my favorite dating site!

A potential SD keep trying to lure me out of state along to a bar in a hotel. It was highly suspicious so I reported him, less than 48 hours later I am banned. Didn't notice for a few days as I don't log in everyday because to put it bluntly you ain't gonna find anything worthwhile on this site. When inquiring about it they said I broke TOS and that for privacy reasons they cannot tell me more. First of all there is no such privacy laws preventing someone from finding out info about their own account. Companies use this excuse when they're committing a suable offense and don't want to get sued. They prioritized a paying subscriber over the safety of women on this app. IF YOU ARE A WOMAN DO NOT USE YOU MIGHT GET ASSAULTED AND THEY WILL BAN YOU

Edit to add: Someone asked if they tried to pay me off to remove my review, the answer is no. I've not had any contact with them since right before this review was posted.

Hello, I'm a 41 year old single Indian-American. I would like to share that I started a profile on Secretbenefits and like my experience using the website so far. It's good that you can have a public profile for others to see and be able to search freely before needing to buy the credits to open chats. It gives you a good look before to make a decision if there are good options for you.

I would simply like to share that after 4 years of struggle as a single mom I finally found a SOLID REAL-MAN and if it weren't for finding SB, having faith, and taking the leap with John, I would most likely still be struggling in a very bad space. Don't get discouraged girls! There truly are good ones out there!
Maybe you can find one on SB too!

Site intentionally does sketchy actions to overcharge men.
The cheapest plan is $59 for 100 credits. They charge 10 credits to initiate contact, 10 credits to view private photos, 10 credits to share your private photos, when typing a message the system auto places a selection box to charge you 10 more credits to boost a message, sketcky, so for $59 you maybe can fully interact with 3 people. People I am convinced are fake or computer generated. You don't have any activity until you buy credits then alof a sudden you have messages to read, that may just be "Hi". Don't waste your money.

I was on secretbenefits.com a couple years back. Not much action and forgot about it.
I came again recently and it's a whole new candy shop. Way more beautiful young women meeting my search criteria and I've been scoring some fantastic dates lately. Whatever they changed they are doing right.

Joint owner over 3 months, not one date set up. Most girls will replay with one-lines. Short to get you to spend your credits. Most of them will not replay back. Try to set up meeting, but most girls live outside the area they advertise. This a total scam I lost over $250 on buying credit. The company is base oversee.

The reputation for Secret Benefits is good so I took a chance and really enjoying it so far. Guys have been very chatty and proactive in messaging me back fast and usually asks me for a date.

I have not spent a dime to utilize the site or on any dates with men from here.

This website has served me well. I've made several new guy friends and a couple of hot love affairs along the way. I always stay safe and in control and their support is very proactive in respondíng to any concern or issue but you need to email them as they don't provide a hotline.

Ok, well, I tried to do SB one by sharing my good experience using their website. I recommend men focus on the realistic women and you're more likely to have success.