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November 23, 2005
Match.com Gets Sued
Online business has no face. This makes I difficult to seek vengeance on people and companies that bend you over and take what they want from you and give you little in return. It turns out that a group of people have decided that’s exactly what was happening to them and they’ve decided to do something about it. A class action lawsuit filed by attorneys on behalf of Matthew Evans in Los Angeles claims that Match.com employees are paid to go on dates with subscribers, send bogus emails and winks to stop people from canceling when their membership is coming up and allow them to read emails so that the employees can adjust their approach to the customer to assure the most success.
Match.com has said the suit it baseless and is vigorously challenging the lawsuit. You can read a little more on the story here. I have no clue what proof they have that this occurred but for me, what matters is the belief that it could occur. I’ve worked with some dating sites and I know they’re shady. One site in particular spent close to a year building profiles before it launched and it’s one of the largest sites in its niche now – and that’s only a few years after launch. Shady business does go on. As a single, you need to be prepared to face the fact. I’ve had nothing but great experiences over my four years online but I’m cautious and I think I know what to look for. Make sure you do, too, before you punch in your credit card number.
Posted by cup1d666 at November 23, 2005 10:24 AM
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Shady sites and shady people are all the more reason when considering a date that you run a background check on the person in question. Even semi-legitimate postings may contain an attractive profile that is marginally accurate at best. Let's face it, whether we want a relationship or not, with work and other activities, too few of us have a lot of time to waste. And wasting it in what turns out to be an uncomfortable to agonizing prelude to what you hope will be a relationship is the greatest waste of all. All that work, and you end up disappointed. No one, I would think, needs to practice being disappointed. So check out the online dating site. Don't be afraid to ask for references. Don't be afraid to check out the references. And when you do find someone you may like to meet, check them out before you date them.
Posted by: Corra at November 29, 2005 6:09 PM
yahoo, match, eharmony, etc, the cat's out of the bag.
For years match.com boasted about 5,000 people signing up with them daily. How many of those are fake?
When yahoo was accused of posting fake profiles, their dating site became inaccessible for several days. They probably needed to pull the fake profiles off the site.
eharmony is another site that most people are unhappy with.
It's probably high time we support the Free dating sites. www.oasisoflove.com, and a few others are phenomenal. With free dating, there would be no motivation for fake profiles. All the big companies are motivated by greed.
Posted by: RAA at December 16, 2005 2:19 PM
I'm opposed to background checks for reasoned presented in my published article: http://www.oasisoflove.com/2/articles.php?id=8
There's more to it than meets the eye.
As for match, their name should probably be changed to "watch the con", not "match dot com".
Now Match is saying that they've gotten the employee to sign an avidavit that she was never and employee. Yeah right.
Isn't that too easy. If anybody brings up an allegation against a giant like Match that seriously damages its reputation, do you really believe that all Match would do would be to get the person to sign an avidavit? No way, it'd be more like suing the pants off that woman.
The case of her signing an avidavit just means she's been bribed with a few millions to keep her quiet. Scams will never end. Support the free sites: oasisoflove.com and end the greed.
Posted by: RAA at December 18, 2005 7:51 PM
match.com??? Thieves they are!
They banned me for no good reason and would NOT tell me why. They stole my cash basically.
Do NOT give match.com ANY money EVERRRRRRRR
They are evil and arrogant and full of fake IDs and nigerian scammers
Posted by: motwonlover at August 10, 2007 3:04 PM
Wow, I just got ripped off by Match.com this evening.Led me to believe I was using a trial period, then charged my cc. I called and asked for a refund, and was told "No Refunds!My friend cancelled her account with them, and they started sending her emails telling her she had received 5 new emails from men. We later found out that it was a trick to get her to pay for another subscription. The emails were the old ones that she already viewed. She also lost out.
Don't trust these people. They must be very desperate for customers
Posted by: jazzgirl at October 12, 2007 9:43 PM
Match.com is a rip off.. they have taken all of their basic functions and are charging seperately for them..
I was a member and used to be able to access my acct via my cell phone with IE (Internet Explorer)web browser.. one day they blocked my access and said that theyt are charging 4.99 a month now to use your cell phone. F*#K them! I spent 50 minutes talking to 3 different people about this. Every rep told me the same thing.. "our market research found that people like to access their acct from their phone so we are charging for that service now".. F%#K THEM! They lost y business.. I filed a fraud complaint with my CC company and got my money back.. You cant take away service after signing a contract and then charge extra for that same basic service.
Posted by: Jim at November 9, 2007 12:31 PM
