SportyHottie.com review

SportyHottie.com is advertised as a platform for individuals who are looking to date someone who is into sports. It is designed for people who are physically active and are looking for a partner who leads an active lifestyle, and is into sports. Individuals can register on the platform for free, as long as they are at least 18. On the landing page, users are advised to give the website a try, and to find fit singles, nearby.

The platform is owned and operated by SportyHottie. This is an organization based in Hong Kong. In the platform’s Terms and Conditions, the operator acknowledges that they create fictitious profiles known as “staff profiles.” According to the Terms, these profiles are for testing the site. However, this is a scam tactic, because real users unknowingly chat with these fictitious profiles. Naive users pay a fee to chat with fake chat moderators, who are employed by the site, rather than engaging with the sporty members promised.

Therefore, SportyHottie.com is a scam and a rip-off. Users must also pay a subscription charge, to access the premium features. This subscription renews automatically, and members are only allowed to cancel their subscriptions at least 3 days, (72 hours), before renewal. The trick is to keep people trapped in a costly subscription, which provides no benefit to them.

Scroll down to read the details of our SportyHottie.com review.

The operator of SportyHottie.com, describes the site as a place where people who practice an active lifestyle can meet people with similar interests. The landing page gives a good impression, and the site could be considered a decent dating platform. However, our review of the platform showed that the site is a fake chat scam, and people will likely have an awful experience. This dating platform contains fictitious profiles which are operated by company employees. Users are also charged a subscription fee, which renews automatically. Below, is a detailed explanation of why we would not recommend this Hong Kong-based platform.

Use of fictitious profiles

The platform uses fictitious profiles called “staff profiles” which are managed by company employees. When we created an account with the site, we received many messages from such profiles, and they wanted to engage with us. We got this attention, even before we uploaded profile pictures, or provided more personal information. Therefore, users who are eager for attention, and unaware of the use of fictitious profiles, may not realize that this platform is a scam.

The following excerpt was taken from the Terms and Conditions

We do not guarantee that all profiles found in search will belong to other users, as we reserve the right to create profiles which are maintained and managed by our employees (“staff profiles”).

Subscription renews automatically

SportyHottie.com charges premium users a periodic subscription amount. Users can register for 1, 3, or 6-month subscriptions. These subscriptions renew automatically for the subscription period, unless the user cancels. However, the platform’s cancellation terms are not favorable to users. SportyHottie requires premium members to cancel their subscriptions at least 3 days, (72 hours), before renewal. This is a short cancellation window. So, this is a subscription rip-off tactic that the operator uses. They profit from users who may forget to cancel their subscriptions within this period.

Charges users to view texts

In our review, we found that users cannot read messages sent to them, if they are using a free account. The platform is a complete rip-off. This system requires users to subscribe to one of the available packages, to view messages sent to their inbox, from other profiles. Therefore, a free account has little value for users who want to send and receive messages from other profiles.

SportyHottie.com employs fictitious profiles. Such profiles do not belong to real people. They are operated by company staff. Users who prefer chatting with real people will not enjoy their experience on this platform. Moreover, the platform gives users minimal time to cancel their subscriptions. The payment terms are a subscription rip-off scheme. This takes advantage of users who forget to cancel their subscription within the assigned period. In addition, non-paying users cannot view messages which are sent to them.

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