KinkMeets.com review

KinkMeets.com looks like a promising choice. What this website offers in its advertising is interesting. Its design is quite appealing too. On its landing page, we see a selection of profiles. These only show female users, which might seem promising to some. But we see things differently. This website seems only to target male users. It’s possible the profiles are fake and just used for advertising.

We found an information note on the landing page which lowered our impression of this site considerably. This website uses so-called computer-generated virtual profiles. A computer-generated virtual profile is a fake profile. So our suspicion that this site might use fake profiles proves justified. But we do not know whether this applies to all profiles. There might be some genuine profiles in the members´ pool.

It is of course a good thing that this admission is made on the landing page. But this doesn’t cancel out our bad feeling. This website claims to have more than 1.3 million active members. But how many of these are computer-generated virtual profiles?

The site operator is Flaming Head Ltd, which is based in Nicosia, Cyprus. This company is not trustworthy. On the internet, we found negative reviews about it which are borne out by our own past experience of it.

Yes, KinkMeets.com is a rip-off. This online dating website uses fake chat and is a subscription trap. Actually the use of fake profiles is admitted on the landing page. We read there about so-called computer-generated virtual profiles. We see this notification from two different perspectives. On the one hand, we appreciate the admission. This means users are able to know about moderation before registering. On the other hand, the note doesn’t explain everything. Ultimately its presence doesn’t affect our overall conclusion. This portal uses fake chat.

The note doesn’t mention fictitious profiles or bots by name. We believe there’s a reason for this. The operator doesn’t want you to know about moderation. To prove this, we did some research on the internet. We found a lot of reviews about this site there. Former users complained about a fake chat scam. Either some users didn’t see this note or they didn’t understand its meaning. Our experience leads us to assume the latter is the explanation.

Anyway, this website uses computer-generated virtual profiles for a certain purpose. The operator claims this is the entertainment of users. To entertain users, bots will contact new members. And here, the next problem appears. The bots take the first step. They actively start chats, but they won’t notify users that moderation is occurring. And fake profiles are not marked as fake either. Ultimately, users can’t be expected to realise this rip-off is happening while using the site.

Now the true purpose of moderation is not the entertainment of users. The bots and fake profiles are used to increase the operator’s income. Costs will ensue after registration. A user needs premium membership to chat. This is why bots encourage users to join conversations. Reading messages is free, but sending messages will cost you. Premium membership is not just expensive; it’s also a waste of money. This website is full of fake profiles. Real dates are not what it provides. You pay to be entertained.

Naturally, if users knew the real purpose of the site, no one would purchase a subscription. Premium membership is useless anyway. Moreover, we found hints of a subscription rip-off. All subscriptions on offer are renewed automatically. A user has to terminate his paid membership proactively and in time. If this doesn’t happen, his subscription is renewed again and again. And the operator seems to make sure the deadline for termination is missed.

Reviews on the internet speak of a complicated termination process. Letters of termination will be ignored or declined without reason. It’s a simple trick but apparently an effective one. Generally speaking, automatic renewal doesn’t have to be a bad thing. But this website is a scam with fake chat. Plus, the operator isn’t remotely trustworthy. This is enough reason to avoid the site. We feel automatic renewal on this site is really used as a subscription trap.

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Registration is free and completed easily with just a few clicks. On the landing page, we see the screen used to create a profile. This screen states (and we read) that we should join the site because it is free. Well, we assume this applies just to registration and not to using the site. Anyway, just a few details are needed to register. The process starts by asking us to enter a valid e-mail address, a password and our date of birth.

To continue, we have to agree to the terms & conditions and privacy policy. The terms and conditions include the communication guidelines, which prove more than important. This website is an entertainment service and uses so-called computer-generated virtual profiles. We know what this expression means. A computer-generated virtual profile is a fictitious profile. As this website is an entertainment service, it means moderated chat, for which ‘entertainment’ is a common euphemism.

It’s good that this information is provided on the landing page and during registration. But the note in question doesn’t explain the full scale of moderation. And fake profiles and moderation are couched in bland euphemisms. It seems the operator wants to keep what this site really does a secret. Anyway, we want to find out whether all profiles are computer-generated virtual ones or whether real matchmaking is possible.

After we agree to all the site’s conditions, we can enter further details about ourselves. We enter a username, location, our gender and the one we are looking for. It’s possible to register as a woman or man. And we can seek women, men or both genders together. We can then upload a short description of ourselves. But only five words are needed to fill this box. We entered five random words. Our self-description has no meaning at all.

The registration process is quite short. Well, this makes things easy and smooth. But too little information is provided. With a few adjustments, the quality of this site could be enhanced considerably. Making the short self-description longer would, for example, add to its value. The fact that we don’t have to upload a profile picture is not a good thing. In our experience, making this step obligatory would enable fake profiles to be avoided. However, this website doesn’t even ask for verification. We were able to use the site without verifying our new account. Actually this is a no-go.

After registration was over, we entered the portal. At first the website makes a good impression. We have a good overview of the site. But its design isn’t particularly appealing. There’s nothing special to see. The background is white and only a little colour is used. In our view, the design comes across as boring. However, the design isn’t really that important, especially since this site ensures easy and smooth navigation. Thanks to its very basic design, the use of the portal is intuitive.

At the top of the platform, we see its different areas: the profile settings and notification section. We receive a lot of attention from other users, which we will discuss more extensively below. At the top there’s a live camera section. But this isn’t part of this site. After clicking this button, we are redirected to another site.

The members´ area is well organized. We see all members divided into different categories. There are users currently online. Elsewhere we see all new members and so on. All in all, the profiles in the members´ area make a good impression. We see a lot of sensitive content. This of course looks great. But we recalled the short note on the landing page. So we checked a few profiles and read the communication guidelines. It transpires that all profiles are fake. This website is an entertainment service and not a dating site.

The goal of the platform is not to find the perfect match for you. Instead you will be entertained by bots. The fake profiles are controlled by bots. Fake chat operators are not employed. But the bots are a solid substitute. They will initiate contact with us. A bot will take the first step in instigating a chat. This is one problem. The other is that they will not make any admission about the use of moderated chat. So they will not identify themselves as chatbots. Nor are the fake profiles labelled as fictitious content.

We received three messages right after we registered. The more time we spent on the site, the more obvious the scam became. Generally speaking, receiving an unrealistically large number of messages right after registration is a clear sign that something is wrong. This was especially so in this case. We did not provide one single piece of useful personal information in our profile or even verify our account. Actually our account looks like a typical fake profile. With a profile like ours, it is even hard to elicit any response on reliable sites.

Here, we were literally spammed by the bots. Their messages contain erotic fantasies. This is how a new member is pressurised into making a purchase. Costs will arise for chatting. This is the intent of moderation. The bots and fictitious profiles are used to lure new members into a trap.

Extract from the terms and conditions from the KinkMeets.com website. Current status of the terms and conditions as of May 25, 2022.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, by and throughout your use, access and interactions to and with the Services and related content, You may interact with content generated by, or with the assistance of, automated online accounts (“Bots” or “Automated Profiles”), where none – or substantially none – of the actions and posts of that Automated Profile are the result of, or arise in connection with, a natural person’s profile or otherwise User Content. We further represent to conspicuously mark all such Automated Profiles, assuring that any interaction with an Automated Profile shall be carried in a manner strictly compliant with the Bolstering Online Transparency Act, where applicable, disclaiming any other liability arising thereof. You further acknowledge and agree that, other than posts and content generated by Automated Profiles, We have absolutely no control over the nature of any User Content.

Registration is free. After it is completed, a new member receives free basic membership. This kind of membership allows users to do quite a lot. We were able to see all the profiles. At first, some profile pictures were not displayed because they show sensitive content. But this screening function can be switched off in the profile settings. And free basic membership made it possible for us to visit each profile on the site. This is not at all beneficial since we could do this even with an unverified account. This portal has faulty data protection.

Paid premium membership is needed to send messages. Free basic membership allows users to read messages. Well, this would be great except that the messages we received were fake. Bots are used to increase activity on the platform. They encourage new members to chat to entertain them. But this is not their real goal. Their messages encourage new members to purchase premium membership.

Premium membership is of course a waste of money. This site uses fake chat. There is no chance of meeting a real match here. On this site you pay to chat with a computer program. However, there are three options for premium membership. Premium membership for one month costs 29.95 USD per month. Then premium membership for three months costs 19.98 USD per month. Finally, premium membership for six months costs 16.66 USD per month. Payment can be made with a credit card or a Major Brand Gift card.

In general, the rates on this site are quite high. Considering the fact that this is just an online entertainment service, we can only recommend that you don’t spend any money here. We’d like to emphasise this advice especially since we found reviews alleging a scam with a subscription trap. On the internet, former users refer to a difficult cancellation process. This is a major problem since all types of subscription will be renewed automatically if cancellation isn’t effected in time.

According to reviews on the internet, the operator is well-known for this trick. By the way, this operator runs numerous other dating sites. All its portals are unreliable and basically a rip-off. As we see it, the signs show a clear picture. The subscriptions are a trap. We have several grounds for believing this. First, the site uses fake chat anyway, which means an extra subscription trap on top of this is not hard to believe.

Second, there is only one way to retain paying users on this site: this is a goal that can only be achieved by trapping them.

Sooner or later, everyone will realise fake chat is used. But even if a user reaches this understanding, his subscription will be renewed anyway. Our third reason is that the operator is notorious for this kind of rip-off. We have already reported on other sites run by this company. The trick with the subscription trap is in effect a hallmark of this operator.

The online dating platform KinkMeets.com is a rip-off with fake chat and a subscription trap. There is only one positive aspect of this site. The use of fake profiles is admitted on the landing page. But even this admission doesn’t change our overall view. The note does not call fake chat by its name. Fictitious profiles controlled by bots are styled computer-generated virtual profiles. Moderation is not admitted at all. This is why fake chat is such a problem here.

But fake chat is just a tool to lure new members into a subscription trap. Costs will develop for sending messages. The bots will encourage them to chat without mentioning anything about moderation. If a user makes a purchase, the trap will snap shut. All subscriptions available require active termination by the user within a prescribed deadline. This shouldn’t be any problem in principle. But in practice the operator makes termination difficult here.

Letters of termination will be ignored or declined. In any event, the deadline will be missed again and again. Additionally, legal steps against the operator have a very low chance of success. The site operator is Flaming Head Ltd, which is based in Nicosia, Cyprus. That is a common hotspot for scammers. And the site operator is notorious. On the internet we found a lot of negative reviews about this company and its methods.

Flaming Head Ltd
Antoniou Pavlidi 29
2323 Nicosia
Cyprus

support@kinkmeets.com

Here you can find the FAQ (Questions and Answers) for the dating website KinkMeets.com

The website makes a good first impression.

This portal uses fake chat and is a subscription trap.

A free account allows users access to nearly all features. Paid premium membership is needed to send messages.

No, all profiles are fictitious. Reviews on the internet share our view here.

Yes, bots control the fake profiles.

To cancel your premium membership, please contact customer support.

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