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By: CGsmith

Review:
I am new to TN and went to local office. It has been down hill from there, and big money lost- after the interview and signing- realized huge mistake when I went home and looked up- scam- I am on endless ridiculous conversations and realize this comp is a huge market that rips everyone off. I am so sorry I wasn't wise enough to read every word of there conned unethical contract- It will take a while- but I will do everything I can to legally make this right- they are heartless and only out for your money--No elove- should continue to deceive a rip people off.

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By: asiandude

Review:
I'm very leery about japancupid.com's verification process. They want a photo copy of a passport, driver's license, or something official. Copy of passport? This is a fast-track method of having one's identity stolen. Lost American passports typically sell for about $18k on the black market. Terrorist organizations reap the benefits of having formatting information to be sure. Please do not surrender any photo copies of any official documents. Even eHarmony doesn't ask for this kind of information.

Pros:
Unsure.

Cons:
The site is based in Queensland Australia, it's called Japancupid.com, and they require passport information(or sensitive), and they're main office for correspondence is linked to a P.O. Box. Sounds great. t(-.-)t

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By: Richard

Review:
I inadvertently posted this as a comment too.
Foolishly I paid money to join this site. Suddenly all the woman who had supposedly expressed interest in me didn't respond to my messages. I am very suspicious about some of the advertisements. I believe some are real, but the others have been planted by the operators. Given the high prices I cannot even advise trying it out. Having lived in japan as well I can say that the majority of japanese girls aren't interested in gaijin. The ones that are tend to be a little crazy or have some other issues that have meant they have to try and find a gaijin (foreigner) as a last resort. This is a broad stereotype and of course there are exceptions. Don't believe that in general there are lots of hot japanese woman looking for foreign boyfriends. Another problem is they nearly always want to go back to Japan in the long run. Can't believe the bullshit message from the site operator saying that because they are in Australia it is OK. Like there aren't any crooks in Australia. Certainly there is no government regulator that is going to go around and audit them to make sure they aren't creating fake profiles, and sending fake messages of interest.

Avoid this website

Pros:
Some genuine profiles. Certainly some of the older woman on the site who aren't especially attractive are unlikely to be fake.

Cons:
Fake profiles, and fake messages. Overpriced. Inflated member numbers, many of the "members" haven't logged in for years. Dodgy privacy issues. Seems to be no way to delete your profile and photos.

By: Paul Mason

Review:
Used this for a while and it's not all that great and is rather limited. Many people don't actually pay to use it at all despite all the bumph that you may see on the net.

It is expensive and a con

Pros:
None

Cons:
Just wants you to upgrade your membership to talk to people many of whom are fake so buyer beware

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By: Annie

Review:
We understand your concern however we can assure you that our dating site is legitimate. Our site is owned and operated by CupidMedia Pty Ltd.

CupidMedia Pty Ltd is our company name. Our business has been operating since 1999. We are an Australian company are therefore subject to strict rules and regulations which govern how a company may operate. These rules and regulations are similar to US or European rules and regulations.

We would like to assure you that we do not pass anyone's email address, name or confidential information to any other companies. Our Privacy Policy confirms this, and can be viewed on our website (Afrointroductions.com/Privacy.cfm). Australia has very strict laws protecting private information with substantial penalties for companies which break these laws. We adhere to all laws relating to the running of our company.

You can also verify our status by logging on to our site, clicking upgrade membership, then select PayPal as the payment method. (PayPal is a large US Company which is owned by eBay. They can also process credit card payments for us). After you enter your member number and membership length you are transferred to PayPal and you can click on the link which says "International Verified" which will then confirm our status and indicate the number of people who paid us using PayPal.

To find out more about our company please feel free to visit our website: CupidMedia.com

Pros:
On AfroIntroductions.com we take the following actions and measures to minimise a member's exposure to scams and fraud:

* Delete any profile believed to be non-genuine.

* Provide a feedback form for members to provide information about members who ask for money or profiles they are concerned about.

* Provide extensive information regarding how to avoid being scammed in the "IMPORTANT: Sending Money" section located via the main member menu.

* Email all new premium members with a copy of the information contained within the "IMPORTANT: Sending Money" section.

Please feel free to contact us again if you have any further enquiries.

By: Alyaa

Review:
On behalf of Muslima.com, we would like to apologise to all of you who may have had a negative experience on the site.

Unfortunately, it is extremely hard for us to verify the real identity or intentions of the members as most dating sites do not require any form of formal identification to register and most members use their private email address to communicate with members. It is very sad that a small minority of dishonest people will make such a negative impression of our site, as the vast majority of the members registered with us are honest.

We do our best to remove these people from our site, deleting any profiles showing dubious photos or information, as soon as we see them, however we also rely on our valued members who kindly report to us any suspect or fake profiles they find on our site.

It is a condition of membership that all people truthfully complete their profile information and the vast majority of people do abide by this however as you can appreciate, it is impossible for us or any other internet based dating site to verify the identity of the people who use its service. However, our company takes extensive measures to prevent non genuine profiles and prevent fraudulent behavior on our sites. These measures include:

* Deleting any profiles believed to be non-genuine.

* Provide a “report abuse” feedback form for members to provide information about members who ask for money or profiles they are concerned about.

* Provide extensive information regarding how to avoid being scammed in multiple locations on the website, including the member mail system and profile pages.

* Use third party, world-class fraud prevention technology

* Have a dedicated fraud prevention team

If you have encountered a scammer on Muslima.com we would really appreciate it if you could report to us any profiles (with their membership number and any relevant evidence) that you believe are not genuine so we can immediately investigate the situation and take appropriate action.

By: Loonatikjenn

Review:
If this company gets your phone number, they will call you endlessly, without
regard to the FTC Do Not call List.
Dont let them have your number.

Cons:
They annoy you unmercifully.

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By: Chris

Review:
I am writing this review in hopes that other potential "members" will research this company prior to signing or paying anything.

My unfortunate situation is partially my fault for not reading all the fine print before agreeing, so I am hoping this review will prevent others from making the same mistake.

The bottom line is: you need to protect yourself. This company is more interested in making a profit than satisfying its customers (of course!). Unfortunately, there are a lot of people who seek these services at lonely, desperate moments in their lives, and eLOVE is trained and ready to capitalize on this.

I encourage all potential members to READ THE FINE PRINT before committing to anything. eLOVE will not refund anything or allow you to cancel a contract. PROTECT YOURSELF.

Pros:
If you can afford to pay several thousand dollars and the matching algorithm works out for you, I guess this is the right service, though probably no better than something less pricey or even free.

Cons:
Employees are trained to pressure you into putting down any amount of money at your initial interview.
My advice: don't pay anything or sign anything up front. Take a few days to think about it. They are as desperate for members as you are to meet somebody. You can change your mind and sign up to be a member, but once you do, you are legally bound to them and they will take advantage of this.

Customer service is poor. If you have a complaint, you will need to voice it long and loud before you get a response. It took me 2 months to speak with an actual person about concerns with my contract. In the meantime, they just kept taking my money each month.
My advice: Don't expect that the member services actually want to help you. I was threatened with legal repercussions when I expressed dissatisfaction with the contract I signed. This company stays profitable by collecting money from people who are not interested in being members but were manipulated into signing what they are lead to believe are non binding contracts.

Despite what your interviewee tells you, you will NOT be notified each month prior to having a membership fee charged to your credit card.

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By: Ted

Review:
Met an ultra-hot girl on this site, and we were together a year! Seriously, people thought she was a model or something. We were both 24... and along those lines, you creepy old guys saying this site is "fake" need to wise up- I met 3 or 4 chicks off this site while I was in Japan, just because a few profile are fake and you occassionally get a message from them, doesn't mean the whole site is a scam... IT MEANS NO ONE'S INTERESTED IN YOU!

Pros:
Genuine girls on the site, privacy protected... seems to pick up a lot of shy japanese girls that don't socialize well (good luck finding a nice japanese girl in a bar). especially good for young guys living in japan temporarily. Don't assume hot girls are always fake- my gf had the sexiest profile on there and it wasn't tell I met her that I believed it was real!

Cons:
Like others said, some of the girls are kind of desperate or a little weird. Japanese girls by nature are usually looking for serious relationships... true some of them might just be looking for fun, but good luck finding 'em. don't get stuck in a relationship you never wanted in the first place... seriously, think about this guys.

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By: RK

Review:
I believe that there are legitimate members on Muslima.com (I am/was one) but in my opinion the site attempts to con them into upgrading their membership to Gold or Platinum using fake contacts.

I joined muslima.com and the very same day an attractive 28-year old Standard Member Sayra from France sent an interest. I responded with a mail message and then determined that being a Standard member myself, Sayra would not be able to read my email. However, just a few hours later, unexpectedly there was a new message from Sayra and her membership had been upgraded to Platinum. Interesting enough, however, since I am on another online dating site (and despite being quite the catch ), I am quite aware that things don't move quite that fast! So, I chose to do nothing and one week later I checked and Sayra's profile has been switched off. Another member yasmina from Edmonton, Canada then expressed interest and her profile became hidden shortly after. I received another contact from Aludra from France a Standard member whose membership status has now changed to Platinum (why wouldn't someone just upgrade to Gold, or not already be a Gold member?). Finally, I received another interest message from Valiya from the UK all within the span of 7 days.

The reason for concern is also that three of the profiles were of women more than ten years younger than me, outside my country of interest and didn't seem very discerning in what they are looking for. Common sense suggests that this is not reasonable

Hope this helps and good luck to those who continue with the site.

Pros:
Good detailed match information
Free to join
Appears to have several members

Cons:
Suspecting the legitimacy of the members
Site appears to use deceptive practices to encourage membership upgrade