PoF.com / Plenty of Fish
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For approximately a week during the dates of approx 12/8-12/16, I attempted to use PoF. I am a very educated, well spoken woman with conservative photos. Although I am not a conservative, I wish to give background into who I am. As someone who is quite tall (over six foot) and cisgender, I receive the worst emails and messages on other sites as well, but right out of the gate was asked ot be a domme, I was solicited for sex, and was confused to be a transgender woman by both a transgender woman and a ciswoman. This is not what my complaint is for.

While I am a ciswoman, and believe in egalitarian for everyone--everyone all women hae rights, I mentioned in my first and second profile that I am a ciswoman, quite tastefully, and that I am not a transgender woman, although at 6'2" am getting confused for one. While women are women are women, I received messages from both cis and trans women thinking I am transgender due to my stature.
So I very eloquently stated in my profile first off, that I do not like the words cis and trans as the first time I hear them, they are to denote configurational isomerism in organic chemistry when describing the position of functional groups on alkenes (super nerdy, I know) and that the words cis and trans are being used to discriminate against marginalized people --which is wrong!
I did not violate PoF terms of service in any way, would never send any disgusting emails like the ones I receive, and yet, twice, immediately after account creation, with nothing in y profile at all that violates their terms of condition, they are auto deleting my profile.

The only thing that can be ascertained as the second time I did not even send more than a message to someone i was talking to stating "sorry, my account was deleted" is that PoF is discriminating because I used the words cis and trans in my profile to identify who i am regarding my own gender identity, which is sexual discrimination and a violation of my civil rights.

I will be reporting this to a higher authority

To whom it may concern,

I wrote an email on the 1st December and sent it to [protected]@pof.com to make a complaint to which I am still awaiting a response, what I sent is copy and pasted below:

I write this email due to an account being activated with an amended version of my username and my personal details being falsely used with malicious intent.

I am currently going through a divorce and my estranged husband has created an account (ceridukey2) to maliciously scold me and has re-written a short bio of me which is a deformation of character, there is no need for such information to be used on a public site.

Please with immediate affect remove account: ceridukey2 from existence from your site.

Are you able to advise how long this username has been active for?

In case I need to take further action on my estranged husband I have also copied in my matrimonial solicitor who is aware of the situation.

Please find attached screenshots of the fake account for proof that it is active and as such causing me upset and anguish.

I would greatly appreciate a reply to my email: [protected]@hotmail.com to advise what course of action has been taken.

Many thanks for your help and assistance in this matter.

Kind Regards

Natasha Ceri Duke

The folks at [protected] hacked me, tried to extort money and a credit card number from me and continued to access my computer without consent and went places in my computer without knowledge as they would black out my screen till I shut off my computer. Then they continued to call my phone to yell at me that I was rude because I wouldn't let them continue their hack.

Dear pof.
I am now looking into what can be done. I will start with the internet police.
My account was compromised when I lost my last phone. The tech at your 800 number from somewhere like the philippines, china or somewhere used and made me install three different programs.
Only one worked
He then got me into my account so I could re set my password but would not I repeat not let me.
I attempted to reset it and I never even got a confirmation in my gmail account. This very one I signed up for a free account with.
He then told me I needed to give him a payment of 3.99. I told him I had a free account he said I needed to pay that. I told him in america that's extortion. And a felony offense.
He then continued to black out my computer. Note he said he needed to use a program and login to my computer and take control or he wouldn't let me in my pof account.
So with him going crazy in my computer he continued to black out my screen so I couldn't see what he was doing. He made me go to two different email accounts and log in while he watched which shows him my pass codes. I told him I had sensitive information on my computer and I used to work in the area of law and I did not give him permission to black out my screen. So with four witnesses in the room I was finally forced to just disconnect my computer.
Well when I turned it back on, low and behold there he was trying diligently to get back into my computer. That is hacking also a felony in america.
I need to have my entire account erased and eradicated from your data base. I will also find your main company and write a cease and desist. If every thing in its entirety is not entirely removed from my profile to include my images I will employ an attorney and file suit. Not to mention every agency I intend to report you to.

Barbara shields

Cc: depart of consumer affairs consumer fraud division
https://www.ic3.gov/
Federal bureau of investigation
United states department of defense.
Usa today newspaper
Fox news
United states office of the president of the united states

Honestly, on this website I met a couple of people I liked, only I had to pay for talking to them. Well, they didn't ask me, the website did.
But my complaint is not about that. My account was hacked and someone started sending dirty messages to everyone on this website. It's such a shame.
I wrote to CS, but there's still no response. I don't think they care, but I would like to stop this mess and delete my account, I don't want pervs to use it.

Hello,
username "ReelSteel2017" has stolen some of my photos I uploaded on my facebook and is using them as their own on POF. I only came to find out about it when whoever this person is tried to message my friend. I do not have a POF account nor do I want to have one so I could not log in to search for this user and report him. please assist in resolving this asap.

Thanks

The website needs to be shut down. The users on there are doing nothing but using the site to physically and emotionally abuse and cause harm to the very small percentage who are actually looking for true relationships. There are individuals on there lying about their true intentions, dating multiple people and spreading stds. The creators of these sites are no better than the users.

POF doesn't seem to care when users report specific users. Why have a place to"report user" when the complaints are not addressed? I know several people who have reported and blocked buttersocks, and nothing is being done. Especially when you are an upgraded member, someone who is paying money to use the site. I have decided to address my issues on social media.

I did not authorise an auto subscription! Thither more the was 3 days left on my old subscription! I don't even use the friggin site and you have stolen £38 from my credit card without my permission! Which has sent me over my credit limit and landed me a £12 charge so I expect a £50 refund!

I am totally pissed off as the £30 that was left on my card was supposed to be for food for my family meal tonight as I get paid tomorrow and now we are all [censor] over because of this. I have since deleted my profile. I'm truly disgusted I want a reply right now! As I need to get my money back to provide food for my family!

Simon

There is a man on plenty of fish Canadian site user ID is idunugal, Who just attempted a scam with my daughter.

This man who called himself Daniel Chandler Wilson told my daughter he was an architect working in Manitoba would be back in Calgary at the end of November to celebrate her birthday with her.

Then this man texted my daughter and said he had to go To Turkey to settle his father's estate subsequently he asked my daughter for help and to send money.

This was clearly a scam thank God my daughter didn't have money to send him please look into this on your site

This individual is lying about his background. He is married, is NOT retired
military, and has an extensive history of domestic violence/assault. He
stalks women on your website. He has had multiple accounts on POF in the last few weeks/month. Usually listed under [protected]@yahoo.com or
[protected]@gmail.com, or [protected]@yahoo.com

He is located in Gulf Shores, Alabama

On Saturday early morning 18/11/17 I purchased what I thought was £1.69 token but instead u took £16.69 from my card and I can't afford that I knew I couldn't I wouldn't have done it if it was stated clearly. So now it's made me overdrawn and I will get charged for that. I would like that money refunded back to me asap
Yours sincerely
Tanya millard

BIGsurprize aka Gerald Ledford is a married man who says he's separated. That is a lie . Plus he is a federal felon who cannot be on social media... I know this because I am his wife.. His probation officer is Derrick Cooper and he is in the Davenport Iowa office.. He has had a sexual affair with Blu Geenz who lives in East Moline Illinois.. She knows he is married and has continued the affair.. I hope someone kicks him off this sight.. Also be advised that his probation officer will be notified of his activity on this sight...

Hi, I am submitting this complaint because someone is using my phone number on plenty of fish.com. I do not subscribe and do not want to subscribe. They are illegally using my phone number and I am getting calls from a lot of people and want this to stop!

My number they are illegally using is [protected]. Please take down this phone number off the site or tell them to change it or I will contact authority for this to stop!

WHy is there a policy allowed to exist that disenfranchises males only. If it leads to bad behaviour it should be banned entirely and not just for one gender. Their help page:

https://www.pof.com/HelpCenter/helpCenter_faq.aspx

... has the following excerpt:

Private Images?
Only females can send private images. This feature was removed for men because of nudity.

Suspected cheating as he's done it to me before. Sure enough looking4u201360 profile with a charge to POF on his credit card he left visible for me to see... we live together. He's filed a fraud with his credit card stating that he never charged it. Coincidentally I'm sure. Anyways his profile was taken off 1/2 hour after me bringing it to his attention. Not sure this info is of importance to you. Just real crappy. Oh and he definitely is seeing someone he met on there. I'm sure she doesn't know he has a girlfriend.

I currently have a protection order against my ex. He has recently contacted me on hear and stalked my profile I now can not find his account on hear he has vanished. I need to know what's happened as he is court ordered not to contact me or search for me on any given sites. His name is wynand Maree. Goes by Wayne maree.
Wayne maree has a warrant for his arrest, has a dvo and faces criminal charges due to the severity of the assault. He is a danger to females. This man has found me on your app and I need to no why he has blocked me or what hass happens.

The member Stlcardinals1980 profile is a married man. He also has many lies on his profile. He has cheated many women on this site, so his profile needs to be kicked off for good... his email is [protected]@gmail.com so if you ever see this email he should be banned. This man is a good sweet talker and he just wants to get in your pants. He is actually 37 years old, married and lies about where he lives and everything about his life.

I do not have an account on pof or any other dating site. I have been notified by a number of people that my pictures are being used on a fake account. That account name is candymae81
I would like this account deleted immediately please. The information on that account is completely false and the person does not have my permission to use those pictures. I would like to be notified when it is deleted at [protected]@yahoo.com
Thank you in advance,
Jennifer bryant

My profile/account keeps getting removed for no reason. I don't know if it's just a glitch or if somebody is purposely requesting to have me removed over and over again. I have not posted nudes or used any inappropriate language on my profile or in my messages. Frankly, I have used this dating app on and off for over two years and have seen several profiles/pics that should have been removed and never were. I'm very frustrated with this situation and would appreciate it being resolved. All I am trying to do is find a connection with someone using your app/website, which is the purpose of it.
Thank you.

Hi
I am an upgraded customer and every time I go on to Meet Me I am so disappointed as it goes to Belfast and the North Shields and I am in Renfrewshire Scotland,
It has been very disappointing as I am an upgraded customer and I get about a few meet me, s and then there is none .
This is disappointing POF . I would like to be looking for a relationship near paisley and this is why I upgraded, if this is the way it works then I shall be cancelling my POF account .