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Blogs > Phineas1962 > Confessions

FTC Sues Paid Dating Site For Luring Users With Fake Profiles  

Phineas1962 55M
219 posts
11/18/2014 11:06 pm

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9/26/2019 10:52 pm
FTC Sues Paid Dating Site For Luring Users With Fake Profiles
FTC Sues Paid Dating Site For Luring Users With Fake Profiles

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed its first lawsuit against an online dating site on Wednesday. It accuses a British company, JDI Dating, with using fake messages and computer-generated profiles to trick people into upgrading to paid memberships.

JDI Dating operates 18 dating websites, including cupidswand.com, cupidswand.com,and cupidswand.com, People who created their free profiles would receive messages that appeared to be from members who lived nearby and wanted to meet. According to the FTC’s complaint, these messages were almost always bogus. The only way users could respond to that email was to sign-up for a paid membership of $10 to $30 a month.

“Adding insult to injury, users were charged automatically to renew their subscriptions often without their consent,” said Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection

As part of its settlement with the government, JDI Dating has agreed to change its business practices and refund more than $616,000 to customers. The company’s lawyer tells NBC News, JDI Dating has not admitted any wrongdoing, but is pleased to reach a resolution of the allegations.
sphxdiver 74M
21063 posts
11/19/2014 12:00 am

 Isn't it funny, the same thing happens here too !!

But they try to be more discrete about it though.


Phineas2005 55M
856 posts
12/3/2014 8:03 pm

 Don't worry I see a lawyer who wants money on the horizon here.


domeoveragain 53M
18 posts
10/30/2018 9:01 pm

 Or when they let you message someone even after they have signed off......hate that as well.....


Phineas2005 55M
856 posts
9/26/2019 10:52 pm
    Quoting domeoveragain:
    Or when they let you message someone even after they have signed off......hate that as well.....
True...so true...


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