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Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
Do NOT join this scam site! I joined for an initial one month for $19.99. Did not check my credit card statement until 2 months later to find they had charged $79.90 and $194.70 plus international transaction fees. I sent an email. They said I should have received confirmation of payment and because I didn't attempt to cancel that was my acceptance. Hey if I got a confirmation that $79.90, let alone $194.70, I would have been straight onto this. I don't expect to get my money back but it annoys me that they can do this. I brought up the fake profile pics and they said that profiles with a "placeholder picture " get more responses than those with no profile pic. Well DUH!!! I'd click on a photo of a good looking man over a blank one anytime!
Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
Lili, you have to write a cancellation on paper, scan it then attach to an email and send it to [email protected]. You must include your name and email address and reason for cancellation and must be signed and dated. They must receive it at least 14 days before the next renewal date or they will charge you again. They will send an email confirming cancellation and the date your subscription will be valid to. Mine was supposed to be valid to 20 April but as of yesterday I cannot login. Thieving bastards!
Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
Academic??!!! Most of the 'real' pictures appear to be men who wouldn't know how to spell the word! Remember there are no minimum requirements to join this site. Academic my a***!!.
Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
This dating site is an absolute con!! I am now receiving messages from men who claim to live in my city. They all have the religion "christlich". The photos do appear to be of normal people as opposed to the models in the 'place holder' photos. I replied to these men's messages by asking them to call me. As expected they didn't. Except for one. He rang me last night but I didn't answer, I wanted to see if he left a message. He didn't. I texted a message back but didn't get a reply. Today I turned off my caller ID and rang the number. It took a while to start ringing and then it had some very fast dialling sounds, I assumed it was an overseas call. No answer. Tried again. This time he answered! Very quietly. I asked who this was. He said "Michael " which was the name on the profile. But he had an African accent and sounded exactly like you would think one of these scammers would sound like! I told him I was awake to his game and would be reporting him and the website to the police etc. he hung up on me.
Surely there must be someone we can go to as a group. Is it big enough for current affair? Or the ACCC? They've scammed me for a weeks rent!