| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 7:45:21 PM | I belive most of the profiles on those pay sites are stale... while they try to suck you in with claims of hundreds of thousands... even millions of "profiles" I would suspect that fewer than 20% are current and of that percentage, fewer than 5% are actually paid members.... And of that 5% who who do pay, only .0001% might be suitable or want to contact you."... you can't get back to them anyway....because both of you have to be paid members.. totally useless. Finally, they probably don't want anyone to connect; that wouldn't fit their buisness model would it.
Think about it and do the math... signing up and paying is a total waste of money.
Match, Yahoo, lavalife, true, eharmony... all total scams. | |
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Joined: 11/10/2005
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| I KNEW IT!!!
Posted: 11/19/2005 7:47:23 PM | I refused to signup beyond their basic package because I suspected this was happening. I was suspicious because none of the profiles I got 'contacted' by were close to complete. The About me stuff read like it was adolecent fantasy and NONE of the secondary interests were filled out.
Many other sites out there that do this, and a lot worse at it too. | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 7:49:20 PM | | I had a profile on both match.com and yahoo personals and i found that this has happened to me on both of the sites. I thought it was quite a coincidence that I would get winks and emails from very handsome guys, and then receive an email about a "wonderful" offer to join at a reduced rate for 30 days. If I kept my "free" profile and tried to wink or flirt back -- suddenly these "wonderful" guys were no longer there! I now wish I would have kept the emails and winks, just to see what happens. As far as dating sites go, I agree that you have to take everything with a grain of salt. So far, I am happy with POF. I've had some nice chats with people and hopefully will continue to do so, as I continue my search. | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 7:51:59 PM | I was talking to a guy off lavalife who had some sort of association with a number of personal sites... he specifically asked me if I had ever been a member of these sites because he didn't want his employees knowing anything about any of the girls he was in contact with... and then continued on to indicate that the people there screen emails and such. Sounded a bit shady to me so I bailed....
Interesting though that Match.com and Yahoo Personals are the ones being investigated... I think that all of the pay-per-use sites should be also...
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Joined: 4/28/2005
Msg: 105 | |
| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 7:54:04 PM | seems like things are catching up with the dating sites .... i always wondered why right before subscription went out...i got all kinds of winks on match.com...
not gonna renew either...
I just want my money back also...basic
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:02:46 PM | | WHO CARES? THE COURTS SUCK AND SHOULD LEAVE DATING SITES ALONE...IF ANY ***hole WAS TO SUE ME FOR STUPID THINGS ON THE COMPUTER, HE BE LOOKED AFTER. SAME WITH THE COURTS, THEY SHOULD BE LOOKED AFTER....AND DONT THINK IT CANT BE DONE...ITS A JOKE, THIS WORLD WILL SUE FOR STUPID THINGS...GET A LIFE YOU STUPID LAW MAKERS WHICH ARE BREAKERS...OR GET OFF THIS PLANET | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:13:17 PM | I had placed an ad before the pay service. It was really great. But as soon as the pay service started it changed from night to day. Even with the members that they had. Also had notice with things that were non-paid services then becoming paid service it had seem they made things become more and more of a need to get these service to solve problems like getting spam in their email. I have not used the email in over 6 months and the other week I had gone on the site and found over 1,000 emails in the spam section. That why I don't use nor trust Yahoo anymore. They got too big and too greedy for their own good. Like so many other websites. | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:31:50 PM | I think they deserve to be sued for all they have .
I was a memeber with match.com for 1 month and I think it was one of the worst damn dating sites
I have ever been with and yahoo isnt any better(yahoo sucks) .I had an account set up with them and I didnt get one response with them either .
I think they should be sued and all the idiots who work for both companies should be canned ... I hope they all are found guilty and they all loose their jobs over this ...
I feel that I have alot better luck on the free dating sites then those that I pay for ...
Keep up the good work PLENTYOFFISH.COM .
Thank you
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:33:25 PM | I don't answer any of the pay sites. I came to POF because it was free. I will NOT pay to find love and happiness...I'm not that hard up!!!
The best thing about joining POF is all the friends I've made.....friendship is a great thing, and we shouldn't have to pay for it. And if I find more than friendship, well "hey", thats even better lol.
I had once joined one of those sites with a free subscription in order to talk with a friend of mine, but then I kept on getting winks and couldn't view them without a paid subscription. So I just closed the free account. Why would I pay to read emails from a site when I can get plenty of emails for free in POF?
Thank you POF for being true to the word "FREE" !!!  | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:38:18 PM | All the bashing going on I'd like to say at this time -
Yes there are sites out there that have sent the fake emails and IM breakins- Thats why they want you to post your IM information when you sign up for their "free" services. (And who told you anything was free). Fooled me once ... but I've wised up.
In the meantime, I have used Yahoo to great success. I have met 2 ladies who originally contacted me and they were as adverstised. I have had to and from with several others that are still at the wink stage, and yes one just accepted my IM contact today. I've never been "propositioned" by what seemed to have been a Yahoo scam other than a couple of "african seeking american stud" type scams.
As for POF - I just had a wonderful afternoon with a lady who contacted me on within days of posting my profile. And I don't even have a picture. If it wasn't for POF I would say to everyone - You Get What You Pay For.
I think that all this success with online dating referals is due to a simple profile which is honest and on sites which have the calabre of users that Yahoo and POS have. And I am part of the demographic with far fewer choices (aging boomer - smoker). Hope everyone else has the choices and success that these two sites have provided me. Yahoo is cheaper than all the other "free but pay" sites and I am finding POS has a great deal to offer even with a tad smaller universe of potential contacts.
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:42:00 PM | Wow, two more pages of replies since my post just a couple of hours ago. Thanks for the links. I wish there was something about it on the more mainstream sites like cnn, fox, cbs, etc.
I'm loving POF more and more. Freedom of speech does appear to be possible here. (Unlike those other services) I thought that my earlier comment might be censored.
I don't think these services should double dip by taking money from advertisers and consumers. It's the same way I feel about cable. Don't charge me to watch commercials.
I have an idea. Open up and/or keep your free Yahoo personals account. When someone contacts you, you can reply with a detailed email. Tell them to meet you here at POF! I don't know if Match will allow you to reply with unlimited text or not, so I can't offer any tip there.
Some people say, "You get what you pay for." Others say, "The best things in life are free!" | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:43:01 PM | | I know one site that does it more then all of them out there...www.ashleymadison.com For those who know what that site all about...all of the chatters on that site are paid employees...they sucker you in for money...i know someone that works for the company as a chat girl...just thought i would add my two cents on this matter. | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:52:31 PM | | I knew that match.com was sending out phony winks and e-mail. It was obvious. Anytime a subscription was due I would receive phony winks or an e-mail and then NEVER heard from any of those people again. Also, match.com did not tell its members that it would automatically delete any e-mail addresses that you tried to send to members when you contacted them. The e-mail would appear whole in your mailbox, but in the member's you contacted it deleted the info. Proof that they were hiding what they were doing. I set up a phony profile and e-mailed myself to document the fraud, and I had been correct all along. | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 8:55:05 PM | | I'm not suprised. I came to that conclusion months ago when paying for another site. Amateurmatch.com is another bullshit site. They load your inbox before you pay, then you pay and nothing. You write to the so-called matches who wrote you the day before and nothing. Then you cancel and the day after your membership ends the messages magically returns. If there is a lawsuit for this nonsense then add amateurmatch.com to that list . | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 9:03:46 PM | I am so proud of whoever it was that finally decided to do something about these people !
I also had similar incidents with match & yahoo...
In fact it happened so often that, now, I don't even bother to check with either site when the "someone's interested in you " emails come in.
until tonight, I never realized that these sites were also using MY NAME in order to send out these fake interest emails ............. TO people I never even heard of ! I just never thought about it. That really makes me angry!
POF is the ONLY site that has done exactly what they said they would do from the beginning. No fake winks - no fake someone is interested in you emails.
Think about the tremendous tool we have at our fingertips every time we connect to the internet. The information is limitless, never before has there been so much knowledge available to so many, so easily........ and therein lies the problem. How do we keep the cheats & sneaks from ruining it for everyone else?................................................... Somehow this problem seems familiar !
oh yea
sounds like a page out of my past.
I would be interested in getting involved in this class action. If we allow this type of online fraud to continue, we may as well just give them our pc's too... because in time, the information online will be void of the imput of reputable people............... scary thought | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 9:04:14 PM | i know someone that works for the company as a chat girl...just thought i would add my two cents on this matter.
Finally...I asked if anyone knew a employee of one of these dating sites.How long have they worked there, also are they well paid??? Is there a high turnover??. Now the next question.Does anyone know an OWNER or manager of one of these dating sites?? | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 9:11:45 PM | I believe it is beyond bad business to lure people into thinking they have found a special person,just to seek gain. This goes into corruption the same as money laundering or other such actions. Pepole who use match services normally are either in a sparsly populated area,new to the dating scene,or are entitled to their privacy-to use their emotions in such an abusive manner deserves a class action suit. I personally have had bad experiances with both mentioned companies myself.
A person is a bit shy to start off with,and something like this only makes it harder for them to make other attempts,as they would rightly feel they were being abused or taken advantage of in a vulnerable position.
Money is only good if you earn it,if you have to cheat others to get it,you deserve whatever you get. Let's hope that the courts will hold the individuals accountable, as well as the corporate structure that allows or even encourages this deceitful practice.
If you operate a public service,be it for profit or not,you have a responsibility to assure no harm or falseness is done. | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 9:17:23 PM | | Actually, there are other sites that I've heard of who use the same tactics on their female population. A friend was a member of a pay site and she bought a medium-level membership. She was often solicited with emails from really hot sounding guys, or perfect matches, who were at a "standard" level, for which she would have to purchase a "standard" add on to her membership to allow interaction between the two... What a joke! | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 9:23:03 PM | | I think your wrong about the "all guys thing". I was offered a free trial for a site called 'true". I had to fill out a lot of info before it said how much it was once the free trial was over. It was rediculously expensive, so I quit right there, but they act like I'm a member. I've had more winks and guys wanting to meet me from that site , than pof and yahoo combined. I knew this had to be B.S. I never even finished filling it out and posted no picture. None of these respective men ever wrote an email. It was always flirts or winks. Of course they were doctors and lawyers as well. I think this is just so wrong! I'm not that desperate or lonely, but I guess there are people out there that would fall for this. | |
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| Class action against Yahoo Personals and Match.com for fraud
Posted: 11/19/2005 9:25:05 PM | | I totally agree, there was a repeated trend of increased winks and very short emails each time I cancelled my email subscription with both Match.com and Yahoo Personals. I had suspected false winks and email activity was taking place to fraudulently solicit subscription renewal. | |
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