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- on Sun 21 Mar 2010
- 01:40:33 AM UTC
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You state that eHarmony "is an online dating site, but they claim it is not." They have recently had advertisements on UK television channels and they make it clear that they are an online dating site. You also claim that they post fake profiles, which is a serious allegation that you might have to prove if the company decides to challenge you in Court.
Although I have never had any dealings with eHarmony, it seems highly unlikely that any UK television company would allow advertisements from any business that gives access to "scamming noobs from Nigeria", especially given the strict laws in the UK regarding advertising standards.
I suggest that you take steps to amend or delete this thread and any potentially libellous comments that you might have posted, otherwise you could find yourself having to prove your allegations in a libel case. Since eHarmony can afford substantial media advertising it is reasonable to assume that they can afford the Lawyers to bring an action to protect their reputation, and in UK libel actions it is the the loser who ends up having to pay the legal costs as well as any compensation.
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- on Sun 21 Mar 2010
- 12:52:51 PM UTC
seen things advertised on TV that are Scams
If you are in the UK, did you report those scam advertisements to the Advertising Standards Authority? The ASA have substantial legal powers to take action against scam and untrue advertisers. You are right not to take any adverts at face-value but that is not the same as calling then outright scams.
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- on Sun 21 Mar 2010
- 02:15:41 AM UTC
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- on Sun 21 Mar 2010
- 09:51:17 AM UTC
re: eHarmony.com
eHarmony is an online dating service designed to make "introductions" for a sizable fee.
Many complaints about their unethical practices, search google for eHarmony complaint
If you go to BBB online you'll see an "A" rating with 1198 complaints logged with BBB in the past 36 months; that's just over 1 complaint per day for the last 3 years (1.09...) Remember, not everyone files an online complaint with the BBB so albeit the reality is they get much more complaints that BBB can list.
BBB references TrustLink and here's the page for eHarmony:
http://www.trustlink.org/BusinessProfile.aspx?ID=2...You'll also find that eHarmony subscribes your account for magazine subscriptions, if you do not select the one you "want" they send you Maxim (maxim.com). They use m2mags.com which redirects to: bluedolphin-magazines.com It's difficult to stop the magazine subscription because it's technically not eHarmony.com sending you the zine and you really don't have an account with m2mags.com You just get charged later for magazine subscription renewals...
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- on Sun 21 Mar 2010
- 01:07:35 PM UTC
eHarmony might be unethical...
eHarmony might be unethical but that is not the same as an outright scam. Since I have never had any dealings with eHarmony, and never want to, I am not particularly interested in their business model. However, the OP made certain allegations about eHarmony that are plainly unsubstantiated allegations. I can accept that the OP might have had a poor customer experience of eHarmony, and if so then s/he has every right to draw that to the attention of WOT users but s/he does not have the right to make the sort of accusations that could be construed as libellous. Apart from anything else, making unsubstantiated allegations only serves to reduce the reputation (in my eyes at least) of the OP.
None of the other postings in this thread provide any evidence to support the OP's allegations, although there is clearly plenty of evidence to cause people to be wary of getting involved with eHarmony.
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- on Sun 21 Mar 2010
- 07:49:44 PM UTC
Unsubstantiated
Unsubstantiated - not substantiated; unproved or unverified
After searching eHarmony complaint like g7w said, the claim that Zammy67rocks2 makes seems valid to me.
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- on Sun 21 Mar 2010
- 08:30:45 PM UTC
Unsubstantiated
After reading many of the reviews on TrustLink it is clear that eHarmony are not a good company, and the reviews certainly describe some very unethical, if not illegal, practices. However, the claims that Zammy67rocks2 makes, especially with regard to "fake profiles", and "scamming noobs from Nigeria", are not substantiated by any of the many reviews that I read.
The "fake profiles" are not actually fake but are discontinued real profiles, which is a cause for concern and a very good reason for not getting involved with eHarmony. There is still no evidence of "scamming noobs from Nigeria" in any of the reviews. The poor customer experience described by so many of the reviews in TrustLink is definitely a good warning not to get involved with eHarmony but those reviews do not validate the claims that Zammy67rocks2 makes.
Since at least one of the reviewers on TrustLink seems to know that eHarmony employ Lawyers to stay just about within the law, it is rather tempting fate for Zammy67rocks2 to make such allegations. To say that eHarmony is a bad company would seem to be truthful but to claim that "fake profiles...fill up 3/4ths of E-Harmony's website" and "you'll get scamming noobs from Nigeria trying to get all your money" is perhaps heading into the realms of libel.
The OP provides a very good example that WOT users need to be very careful about what they write, and how they write it. It has been noted in previous threads on this forum that WOT users should not allow anger to mar their postings. It is best for all if WOT users can refrain from making unwise angry statements and restrict their comments and postings to passionless facts.
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- on Thu 25 Mar 2010
- 10:49:35 PM UTC
All my stuff is true, jazspeak
Since this is a dating site, fake profiles and noobs from Nigeria are everywhere. I was not angry when I made the post. I read many user comments and found that most of them were red.
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- on Fri 26 Mar 2010
- 01:14:30 AM UTC
I Don't Disagree
I don't disagree with the very obvious fact that eHarmony.com is a very bad site, and quite justifiably red rated.
If you have "stuff" that is evidentially true then I would suggest taking that evidence to the media, both Television, and Press. Indeed, I noticed that eHarmony on UK TV are giving the address eHarmony.co.uk, and if they are connected to eHarmony.com then your evidence could be very useful to the UK Advertising Standards Authority, and to Nominet, who are the legal registry of all .co.uk domains.
Why is eharmony.com green?
It is not a very good site. In fact, I rated it all red, because of the fake profiles that fill up 3/4ths of E-Harmony's website. It is an online dating site, but they claim it is not. It's rare you'll see the same results advertised. Mostly, you'll get scamming noobs from Nigeria trying to get all your money. So, please make this site a orange at least, but I would think red is the best one
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