Biggest load of expensive Bullshit ever. Paid a fee, then was charged again on automatic renewal. Be very careful that is switched off immediately. I don't believe I spoke to one genuine person. Loads... See more
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Met a real scammer - Iris Fischer - who kept me going for ages then the small request for amazon cards which I did not pay, then apple gift cards, then a chunk of 15k to pay a debt - reported to Ill... See more
Paid the exuberant price to sign up, actually matched with few women and got chatting to one. We met up for a coffee (I'm recently out of a long marriage), she was still in a stagnant marriage, I was... See more
Although this site is more for people who are in a relationship already I’m a single man and found the most wonderful single woman here and I’m so grateful for that opportunity. Isn’t it funny that... See more
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A discreet and confidential extra marital affairs dating service for women and men
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Scam within a scam
I'd signed on and dig in the site to understand if the women are real or just bots. Within 2 months, I received tens of messages that I can't read , of course conveniently because I was not a paid member and tons of profile visits and gifts.. As soon as I paid for 6 weeks of membership , they dropped like cut with a blade! I'd replied all the messages, none of them came back. I have send tens of messages noone returned.. So obviously they were all bots and human operated fake profiles just to entice me to pay! After 2 weeks I've asked for a refund of remaining 4 weeks of my membership. I was refused over and over , I'd send lots of messages to admin and their service centre, all came back negative. So it's a scam within a scam just to get you pay more and more...
Site still tries to dupe you, just be wise to it
Heads up so you know how this site works:
The object is to get you (i.e. men) to pay for membership.
If you join for free, then fake profiles will contact you immediately, with 'virtual kisses' virtual gifts and other trite nonsense in an attempt to get you to pay to read/reply to these messages. Once you pay, these fake messages dry up rapidly, popping up only occasionally in the future. How do you know a profile is fake? Conversations are inane in the extreme, involving dull and pointless chat. They never talk about meeting, and the staff operating the fake accounts are so bored replying to you they'll occasionally repeat themselves on different profiles, giving themselves away.
So is the site totally a scam? Well actually no. Most (maybe 70%) of female profiles are genuine, but like traditional dating, if you're a bit of a loser then you'll struggle here, just like you'd struggle on a traditional dating site.
I've used the site very successfully, but it's a bit hit and miss; you're relying on a woman (who is inundated with messages) seeing your message, and you then ticking all the boxes on her list. Many women have, shall we say, 'optimistic expectation' as do I'm sure the men do, further narrowing the odds.
In summary, it is possible to meet women if you're willing to pay for membership, but if not then don't join the site.
This is one of the many dead ends
This is one of the many dead ends, cul de sacs of the internet, where folk with little or nothing to do with their lives come to act foolishly. Most men will drive themselves into poor mental health by pursuing women here. Women don't need to be here, those that are come with a raft of issues.
Poorly managed, poor systems
The site seemed ok-ish as much as I could see for half an hour, just that I couldn't use it.
I made an account and by next day it wouldn't recognise the password. Tried to re-set the password several times but the new passwords generated by them wouldn't work either. Then tried to make another account but the profile was rejected several times as 'scammer'. Emails sent and nobody replies, nobody answers the phone either..
Is it managed by just one person who sits behind a remote control and watches the telly?!
This site is a SCAM!
I have created two very different profiles on here and I appear to be getting the same views/messages from the same fake profiles.
Absolutely no way would I part with my hard earned cash just to be scammed.
All of the fake profiles appear to be written by the same person as they follow the same thread and structure. If you do not believe me have a browse…just avoid putting your card details in.
A pleasant surprise (or surprises)
Feeling excluded and deprived after losing my wife last year, I thought I'd give this site a go. Being over 80 years of age I did not expect much, but to my surprise I was contacted by numerous ladies, two of whom were only 22 years of age!
I only left the site after being diagnosed with a serious cardio-vascular problem and handed sombre medical advice. Thank you I.E. You made an old man briefly happy.
Buyer beware
Buyer beware. This site will take automatic payments without explicit authorisation. They claim that when you sign-up initially this is approval for future payment. However, the details are buried in the small print on the sign-up page and they do not provide a way to switch-off recurring payments via their site and you must instead call them directly. This is a total scam. You have been warned!
This website gives the impression that they charge a big membership fee (£119 for one months membership for men) because they have a large number of married women on their website who are looking for illicit affairs outside of their marriage. Unfortunately, once you have joined, you discover that it's just like any other dating website. Full of hoaxers and rip-off merchants. The problem is, the website awards gold membership to female members free of charge. This leaves their whole system open to massive abuse. They claim to have a lot of traffic on their website, but most of this comes from the guys who have paid their £119 and a much smaller amount from the hoaxers and cheats who have got onto the website free of charge and are pretending to be the the married women seeking an illicit affair.
IT REALLY IS A SCAM AND A FRAUD. There are a few genuine women on the site...the ones who look normal and not like your average supermodel (shopped photos of Naomi Campbell/Gisele Budchen etc but not Kate !!!Moss!!!) or porno star with huge pneumatic breasts! Funnily enough when payment is due you suddenly get a whole load of messages from Miss Supermodel/Pornostar hinting they would like to date you hooooooo!!! The promoters of this site are sufficiently clued up to bank on no-one wanting to call out their SCAM due to embarassment factor. Don't be. Stick it to em!
My advice to any guy thinking of joining is DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!
Had always been a bit cautious about…
Had always been a bit cautious about dating sites due to previous bad experiences, but decided to take the plunge again and very glad I did on IE.
Didn't get the impression that there were a lot of bots, communicated with a number of real people and very rapidly met someone that I have connected with.
Cons - there is a disparity in males having to pay for membership, the membership options are limited and it is costly, but otherwise very pleased.
I hesitated at first before joining but I have met some lovely people (both men & women) All genuine people.
There are some crazy people on the site but you can spot them pretty much instantly.
We’re in a crazy world, it’s very normal to have crazy people around, the site is not an exception!
It takes time and effort to meet the right person. There are plenty of genuine men and women on the site.
I’m not surprised that those who are moaning at the cost of subscription, didn’t find someone. It’s very logical. Is it not? 🤔
I don’t need to pay, which is great. But if you’re so bitter about women not having to pay but men do, your best option is to go on Tinder.
I’ve been with my IE for a year now, the experience is amazing.
He would have paid 10 times if needed to have what we have now. Btw, I’m 40, in great shape and have my head screwed on. My IE can’t believe he has found me. He’s an amazing guy.
It does work very well, obviously not everyone is as lucky.
But there’s no luck without time and effort!!
The site does exactly what it says!
I can’t thank it enough. I’ve been so much happier since I joined last year.
Keep up the good work.
I've been on and off IE for a few years…
I've been on and off IE for a few years now and I have mixed feelings about it.
Finding oneself in the position of resorting to the internet to find a solution to your situation is unfortunate, whether you're a man or woman. I've generally found it quite entertaining and even slightly addictive! It's possible to waste hours on line chatting to people.
I've had many dates be with many types of women of varying ages, and I suspect most of them are probably fairly promiscuous. Its maybe the pot calling the kettle etc but STD would be my major concern about the IE community.
When you sign up, it's fairly obvious IE scams your mailbox to get you to sign up and I feel that verges on the fraudulent. However, there are many genuine profiles and I have managed many dates, personally. Being honest and realistic is important. If you seek multiple encounters, I think IE is potentially very useful, providing you're not too fussy. It's a mixed bag of contestants.
If you want truth, honesty and commitment, that might be more difficult to achieve. Many women have multiple profiles which allows them to check the market while giving the impression they've come me off line, and many are seasoned at dipping into IE for yet another fling.
As long as you know that's what is likely to be going on, you can while away many an hour chatting to women and meeting, providing you keep an open mind and have realustic expectations of your own pulling power.
Scam site packed full of fake or…
Scam site packed full of fake or inactive profiles.
Almost every message I recieved over 6 months was from a woman who (allegedly) lived 200 miles away and wanted a chat pal. All but about 4 of the others wanted me to sign up to an alternative site which you also have to pay for.
I also sent out almost 100 messages. Most of these were never even read by the recipient.
One good thing about the site. You report a fake profile and it is removed.
Leave it alone and try to be happy with what you have. That's what I am going to do-which, in mth case, is married celibacy.

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Ah the auto renewal again
Ah the auto renewal again, I've been in contact with a lawyer and a they advised me to alert them that you will do this and then proceed with the action. It's likely that a court will state that the company doesn't issue an alert to it customers about the renewal and as a result is breaching the customers trading rights. This is my next step

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Exceptionel service
I contacted support about a fake profile. That profile was removed within minutes. I am ver pleased with the service and IE as a whole

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The best affair site in the uk
I was on this site for 6 months last year, met a slim, beautiful lady and had a very short affair due to her family circumstances changing. I signed up again recently and after three months of being on the site, and meeting three different women, I'm having an affair again with a very attractive and intelligent lady.
I've looked at the other reviews (one of which is an advert for another site - take note admin) and I can honestly say that my experience has been overwhelmingly good. Yes you will find people on there who you won't end up meeting because they're not yet ready to take on the risk of an affair. I myself had worries and feelings of guilt initially - that's to be expected and it can take courage and a few months of being on the site to be comfortable enough to take that first step. People are at different stages of that journey and it just goes with the territory.
People do have expectations of their 'ideal partner' which may not mirror their own level of attractiveness, but that's just human nature. There are average looking, amazing looking, thin, normal, and plus size women on the site. It's a cross section of society so it's to be expected.
I have come across very few fake profiles, and the ones that did appear were removed by admin within hours. They're easy to spot anyway because you get sent a link to a very expensive site that is full of fake profiles. I've signed up to other affair sites and illicit encounters is the best of them all. Like all things in life you get what you pay for.
If you're a nice, well mannered and well meaning person you will find the person you are looking for. I can't recommend it enough

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A site for simps.
Disregard any 5 star review, they are fake.
This is now a simping site. Simping is where men are willing to hand over money to women without meeting. It might be for pictures or live cam wankoffs and such like.

Reply from Illicitencounters
Extortionate fees
Extortionate fees
Comic profile pictures
People that don’t exist
People that are to fare up there own rears
Stay away
Don’t be fooled

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I have found this site to be great
I have found this site to be great! As a woman I did of course get inundated with loads of messages however after chatting to most, it is really easy to sift through the time wasters and find the genuine guys.
I did find that a great deal of guys are very overweight and unattractive yet extremely fussy on a ladies size and looks!
I am slim and fit, look young for my age so definitely felt that I could ask for a similar partner, however always went on connection and personality first.
I have had two great affairs from this site and embarking on my third. My advice to the unattractive guys, is lower your standards. It's an affair.. not a relationship. So if your wife has gone off you, there is a good chance you have let yourself go!
Overall, I love this site and there are some great fun, outgoing adventures ladies on here who will rock your world so don't be so fussy and go for personality and connection!
Even the best looking people can become ugly through lack of intelligence and energy.. and the unfortunate looking ones become beautiful.
Perseverance is key on here but the discretion it offers is perfect.

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It used to be good some 15 years or so… Rubbish con now...
It used to be good some 15 years or so ago. These days, if you are into saggy, obese old women in their 50's then great; fill your boots so to speak. Of those, a lot of women just like the idea of an affair but never meet and just like naughty texts to cheer themselves up. The other very precious few genuine profiles/women are plain and boring, look size 16+ and demand the very highest in all departments from the men They typically demand tall, handsome, fit as a fiddle, (you know the score). "To be whisked off their feet and treated like a Princess" even though those women would happily pass as the Fairy Godmother.on a bad day. Deluded expectations and entitlement! Most men that are of their preference are happily, casually dating women half their age and with waist measurements half of what you will find women on the IE site. So to sum up, if you are into belly-busting boring women where it "Hangs like sleeve of Wizard", it's a great site! Now the site is terrible Now it's terrible. Masses of fake profiles. I decided to test and put on a profile of someone very short, obese, old and terribly misogynistic and living in the Scottish outer Hebrides... I have received over 50 messages from stunning women, mostly from London and Essex who have very engaging and detailed written profiles... All fake! What's the point?? £140 for that? They say they Vet profiles but they don't.. I've reported a known prostitute and even pics of a known Porn star on one profile and the answer I got from the admin team was, "Some women use a fake pic to give an indication of what they look like." Oh right, so when I put a photo of Brad Pitt on a new profile, I get banned but the fake women don't right? Don't waste your time or money, if you do you'll find not one of the 50 replies will return a reply, it's all just to draw you into spending another £140 for 4 weeks or 6 weeks special offer (yeah right!) Also, it's very hidden away on the site but find it or inform admin to immediately turn off membership auto-renewal if you do buy a membership, otherwise you will get caught out. ** Update*** Oh and by the way, the "Mr. Average" review is quite clearly written by a female member of the IE admin staff so don't be fooled by it..

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Not even deserve half star
Not even deserve half star
Run away from this site it’s scammer all profile fake they will send you a lot of messages and then when you pay they will disappear.
All positive reviews it’s there members don’t believe them at all save your money for something else than here.
I’m really regret to join this site .

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This site certainly keeps you alive
This site certainly keeps you alive. Lots & lots of delicious men to whet your appetite! Definitely recommend it to anyone thinking about joining. Very discreetly run so no problems with ‘leaks’! Had lots of fun 😁

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Worked for me.
Worked for me.
The hardest part is getting responses. The women on the site must get loads of messages. Once you get a response, it's straight to photos and then a yes or no to continue chatting.
I managed to arrange 4 meetings in the first month, and then embarked on a wonderful 1 year affair.

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