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Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
I stupidly took out a contract with this site. Deciding I did not want to continue I looked to see how I could unsubscribe - finding no way to do this I rang my credit card company and told them to deny any future payments. i am now receiving threatening emails. Pay or we will send the debt collectors round. I would sign up to any action being taken against them They are indeed a scam. i am though also concerned - can they send a debt collector round? I was attracted by the academic idea - I am an academic! I might block their email address now. How could I be so stupid not to check them out before joining. I agree with all the comments above. Somehow they need to exposed.
Jill
Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
Sara that is exactly what they have said to me too. can you let me know please what your lawyer says. I think I am in the same situation as you. i have not heard any more since the warning but if I do then I too will go to a lawyer.
Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
I am writing under a pseudonym in case AS are watching! I joined up on a trial offer. When I realised it was a scam I tried to cancel my automatic renewal but was unable to so I alerted my credit card company and asked them to block their request for more money. Since then I have had several emails and letters first of all from AS themselves, then from a debt collector in Germany (I live in the UK) who then because I did not pay passed it on to another debt collector in the UK. They also emailed me and I explained why i was not paying citing all the reasons people have given above- eg fake photos, not academics there, no possibility of cancelling membership etc etc. Since then I have heard nothing. My advice to you all is to write one email explaining your reasons for not paying - ie that the site is a fraud and list the reasons why you say that it is fraudulent and then send nothing more. Keep all records in case. There are enough of us here to provide evidence now should anyone be taken to court. If you are taken to court come here and we will provide you will evidence and I would hope you would do the same for me!
Review: Avoid the Academic Singles scam!
Hi Katy. I have had this too. I was advised by a lawyer to simply state why i did not owe any money (and you can get some ideas from what is written here and see my comments above). After hearing from a credit company they then sold it to a debt collector who also contacted me. Again I simply stated why i did not think i owed anything and I have not heard anything since. That was 4 months ago so I doubt I will now. So my advice is that if you do hear from a credit collecting company simply tell them as briefly as possible why you do not think you owe the money - say as little as possible. They may then send it on to a debt collector - send the same email to them and then ignore them. Hope this helps - feel free to ask if you do not understand. I have written this quickly as am busy but happy to come back again!!