Illicitencounters Reviews 325

One of the better married dating sites. Yes there are a few bots from the company to keep the unsuccessful interested. I set up two accounts for fun to test this and got exactly the same messages from the same supposed users on both, but you soon get to spot them. Yes it's pricey, but you know that in advance so don't like it - don't pay. It does auto-renew but then so does my breakdown cover, if you have half a brain cell you will work out how to turn that off. In amongst the rubbish I have met several very genuine people, some I ended up meeting others I didn't but they were real I assure you! If you aren't having any luck it's probably your approach / messages/ profile etc. don't blame the site if you're no good!

I have used this site for several years. Lots of ups and downs but generally it works but you do have to be patient to find those rough diamonds in the mountains of coal. If you take your time and are as honest as you can be in your intentions you can find someone.

😂😂😂 where do I start.

Don’t bother with the site it manipulates you.

I think I first joined around 5 years ago. Was great met a wonderful woman. Affairs are never long term, but everyone I have met through IE has been super.

Anyway 5 yrs ago it seemed a legitimate site. To be clear, women only get membership through messaging men… so you’ll get very vague messages for that sake. And the amount of men will far outweigh the genuine ladies.

My alarm bells wrang again this time around. Because of consistent wording on messages that had no relevance to the conversation. So it made me feel that manipulation was underway again.

Chaps don’t bother with your subscription. £200 is a lot to lose for nothing… and they’ve done bugger all to make the site any better.

Ladies hold your head high and remember there are real people on the other end. Decent guys are quick to understand this so won’t sympathise with your woeful experience

AVOID AVOID AVOID. Full of scammers and escorts. If you do sign up make you you cancel straight away so they don't keep taking your money. And you have to message them to cancel, they don't make it easy

I initially posted my profile on ‘Illicit Encounters’ without paying to read/send messages. For eight weeks, i received around four ‘Alerts’ (new contacts) per day. Unfortunately, the senders were either in the wrong location for me, or the wrong age group.That wasn’t helped by the fact that women don’t have to pay to use the site and that attracts all sorts of nutters. Eventually, I amassed a handful of contacts and finally paid to read/send messages. As if by magic, my ‘Alerts’ instantly stopped and my existing contacts didn’t engage in any meaningful dialogue with me. Conclusion: An elaborate and well-conceived rip-off! Don’t get suckered into this site.

It is probably the only site that where I have found real people. OK there are lots of fake profiles and a few scammers but lots of real profiles.
The chat platform is a little old and sometimes goes on the blink but it works.
Always best to chat there for a while before going to a dedicated chat platform.
The one thing that I realised is that dating is really hard and people are real choosy but I spoke to lots of real people and met a few but chemistry is not guaranteed and you do get stood up just like you might using any site.

Only way to cancel subscription is by a convoluted opaque route. Contact IE when payment taken asap but they refuse to refund payment Site relies on subscriber inertia and imho is a scam. Do not touch with a bargepole

Im not sure why there are any negative reviews, the auto renewal is so easy to cancel, theres tons of members in the same situation as me, this site is great does exactly what it says it will do.

As a balding man in his fifties, dating sites aren’t exactly my forte. I’ve tried a couple before and after giving IE a go, it definitely felt like one of the better, and less risky, sites around. That said, it was a hard slog. The first time I upgraded, it was a total waste of time and money but that was probably down to me and the desperation I oozed in the messages I was sending. (I’d like to apologise to those women now who received any of my messages). Second time paying for a membership was slightly better and I did at least get to the coffee date stage a couple of times. Finally the third time I paid up, I met a fantastic lady and in the six months since we started to get to know eachother, I’ve come to realise just how unhappy I was in my homelife. So for that reason, I felt I needed to give IE some credit for the service they do provide. Meeting thiw woman on IE has been one of the best things to ever happen to me in the last 25 years. That said, I hope to never have to use them again 😂

I really like this site. OK, it's a bit pricey (for men, anyway), but then again, you get what you pay for. Once signed up, put some effort in and you'll get results. It takes time and patience, but it works.

Gripes here about fake profiles and shady business practises are unfounded. I've only some across one so far, and that was, if you like, 'ethical spam'. I reported it just now and they've already given me a support ticket. I imagine they'll get back to me tomorrow, it's late here.

As for the auto-renew business, that's all laid out in their FAQ. A simple Google search will find it, and do bear in mind that this practise is common in the industry (yep, I've been around).

So, in summary, an excellent, well run, and well targeted site, full of quality people (and a few lemons). Once you've found your feet, you won't want to go anywhere else. As for me, I have a hot weekend lined up, can't wait.

And just to be clear: I'm not affiliated in any way. Just a happy customer.

All good with this site. It is what it says and you will need to work at it but with endeavour and trust you can get results. As with all things it takes time. I had a lot of fun and would come back again just don't tell my wife!

Site OK, full of fakes but the odd one or two genuine. But beware of auo renewals. Site states they don't store your credit card details, makes you feel secure you are not going to be ripped off. Their 3rd party who handles payments stores your details and when you sign up the auto renew option isn't prominent, there is no option in the account to tell you you have auto renewal and payment just continues.

Has succeeded in wrecking my marriage. I wasn’t on it. My wife was.
Absolutely disgusted….!!

Site advertised as free and yet to do anything at all they want extortionate amounts of money. Total rip-off and received the usual barrage of 'people' trying to contact me within seconds of joining. Avoid at all costs, because it will cost!

This is my 3rd visit to IE.
It's been great getting to know people and fun meeting them too. I was looking for that one special (extra) person, but actually made some good friends on the way.
Thank you to the IE team for providing an excellent service.

This company does not bother to reply to problems of access to the site despite repeated requests. There are many bogus accounts.

Disappointing outcome.
I wasn't aware it was a subscription service,
needless to say no advance notification of monies taken from my account.
No interest on their part sorting out the problem once it had occurred.
Stay away, it is a scam

Sign-up is free and you'll get lots of initial attention with profile views, messages or gifts, but men can't read or reply to messages without joining, after which all the attention dries up.
A lot of the female profiles appear to be auto-written, which is off-putting and tells you very little about these individuals, their circumstances and what they are looking for.
It's expensive - I paid £199 for a three month membership, which appeared to be a one-off. However, the small print says that they'll auto-renew (£99 a month) anyway unless you contact them.
With a bit of effort it is possible to chat and meet people, but the site is clunky/dated and IE just seem to be out to make money.

Rip off and be warned (unlike me).

Firstly, you will get messages as soon as you create a profile. The messages will soon dry up.

The moment you consider cancelling or voice any issue to admin, messages will start coming through again.

There are definitely admin operated accounts to keep you hooked to the illusion that women are responding/messaging you. These accounts are pics of attractive women with pixelated faces (always) but never a private gallery. Also their responses don’t always tally up with the messages received and go silent, until you kick off about cancelling your membership.

There are real women on the platform but 30% want a sugar daddy. Most of the rest are distinctly mid (self described chubby etc…) but spoilt for choice with male users so only entertain you if you a top 10% in looks on the site (tall etc…). A proportion of users only exist to troll you, soaking up the validation that 100s of DMs provide them and objectively rude/have no interest in actually engaging with a man.

I tried to get a refund. Even only a partial refund 2 days in to using the site as a premium user after realising but was denied.

I’m considering doing a chargeback. But in summary be warned, if you’re in the UK and can make it past the fake accounts and seemingly admin operated accounts, if you’re not a bloke that gets looks from women when you walk down the street, just don’t bother. Also if you happen to be an ethnic minority, especially don’t bother.