Review of Plenty of Fish: Don't (Scammers-Fake-Catfish)
Thumbnail of user cynthiaw1935
1 review
20 helpful votes
February 6th, 2023

I've been on the site for many months. I made a mistake at ever going on this site. Black men create profiles and pose as white men in the pictures. They create a white mans face and list them under African American.

I'm not opposed to dating outside my race but not on that website. They are dishonest and it quite obvious, POF doesn't staff enough people on their own to stop this. You end up doing the work for POF should do in removing fake profiles. They are 16th on the list of dating sites for a reason. You couldn't pay me to use this site.

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Overview

Plenty of Fish has a rating of 1.93 stars from 2,911 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Plenty of Fish most frequently mention fake profiles, customer service, and real world problems. Plenty of Fish ranks 716th among Dating sites.

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    356
  • Shipping
    77
  • Returns
    86
  • Quality
    353
Positive reviews (last 12 months): 3.5%
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  • Very very disappointing experience and customer service experience.
  • From foreign nationals to outright fakes who want your phone number or email at hello.
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Top Positive Review

“William Christopher Sheene 53”

Broken h.
10/26/23

Total deadbeat, going through a divorce, only looking for a woman go help him pay his bills. Separated married to a drunk bipolar wife in a rehab center. First date insinuated that his wife is breaking their lease and he needs help paying rent at his sister's and the 1800 rent that he owes to the landlord! Ladies throw this dead fish back! Bald, fat and broke!

Top Critical Review

“Bruno Poirier POF member - beware very dangerous man”

Lana K.
3/26/24

I met Bruno 3 years ago. He has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and narcissistic tendencies. He mentally and physically abused me and was charged with 5 counts of assault. He also verbally and sexually abused me and treated me with complete disrespect. This man is very sick and dangerous. He appears to be charming and friendly but he is not. Please ladies do not engage or get involved with this man He will hurt you and destroy you. I added his profile picture from POF.

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Thumbnail of user lanak80
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
March 26th, 2024
• Updated review

I met Bruno 3 years ago. He has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and narcissistic tendencies. He mentally and physically abused me and was charged with 5 counts of assault. He also verbally and sexually abused me and treated me with complete disrespect. This man is very sick and dangerous. He appears to be charming and friendly but he is not. Please ladies do not engage or get involved with this man He will hurt you and destroy you.
I added his profile picture from POF.

Bruno Poirier very sick and dangerous man
August 30th, 2022
• Previous review

I met Bruno Poirier on POF(Profile name: Bestdude009) he is mentally ill - schizophrenic and bipolar. He verbally and physically abused me. Called me names such as: ugly single mother, dirty whore, nasty slut, $#*!, loser... he also physically hit me and sexually abused me. He wanted to share me with other men and do gang bang. Last time he hit me the police is now involved and he was charged with assault. Be careful of this sick man he is dangerous.

Tip for consumers:
Avoid talking to Bruno Poirier ( Profile name: LovelyFrench) he is very sick and dangerous.

Thumbnail of user johns15156
1 review
3 helpful votes
February 13th, 2024

I've absolutely no idea what the men are like but the vast majority of women are out of shape and look at least twenty years older than what they claim to be (and that's being polite).

Underwhelming and depressing were my immediate thoughts of this unfriendly dump.

There are also an incredible amount of fake profiles which seem to overwhelm the people moderating the site.

This site is free but you get what you pay for in life

Tip for consumers:
It's full of people who look like they're extras from the movie Deliverance

Thumbnail of user ashleyf928
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 9th, 2024

Pof is just full of single moms who all can't wait to tell you their children will always come first, but they expect you to make them your top priority and be happy to settle down with another man's children. If the children are that important why aren't they still with the father?

There are Lots of people who can't be bothered to say anything, apart from how they can't see likes or how time wasters need to keep away.

I don't want to give it even one star. It's full of dreadfully classless people

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Tip for consumers:
Full of forty something women who still think they are twenty one all saying they want prince charming to rescue them

Thumbnail of user restinpeaceorly
1 review
10 helpful votes
January 4th, 2024

This site is horrible. Lots of fake accounts and scammers. I have no problem calling it out or reporting. I'm the one who gets penalized because they close my account and don't even say why. So some scammer gets mad at you and reports some stupid lies and they believe it? They need to get their crap in order and do a better job at stopping the fakes. I don't recommend this awful site

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Thumbnail of user jpp69
1 review
17 helpful votes
November 14th, 2023

If you sign up be prepared to see 'CAN'T SEE LIKES MESSAGE ME' virtually all the time as an introductory headline

It never enters their tiny mind that everyone else says the same. It never enters their head to pay for the site. Surely if you're that determined to find the man of your dreams you'd be happy to pay a few quid.
Can't see likes is just really lazy and unoriginal.
My take is that It's full of immature time wasters who thrive on gossip drama and narcissism

Avoid

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Thumbnail of user anonymousa1912
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 21st, 2024

I have noticed that 90% of the men on POF is 50 years old, come on men put your current age you will stand a better chance of finding someone, be honest some looks like great grandfathers but they are 50. This site is very disappointing looking at all those exposed tattoos and shirtless men. Ladies you can do better I came on this site to see what was available but to my surprise there was nothing. This site is like a box of chocolate, you never know what's inside. Good luck ladies.

Anonymous

Thumbnail of user bobb2245
1 review
6 helpful votes
January 10th, 2024

This site is the bigger Scam ever.
When you sign up, you get 50+ views and Likes within 24 hours…then, as soon as you pay, everything stops.
I see profiles with images from 2008 on here….utter BS!

The point of this site is to keep you clicking and on here to make them money.

SCAM!

Tip for consumers:
SCAM site!

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Thumbnail of user mrb515
1 review
5 helpful votes
January 23rd, 2024

Do not use this site! Too many issues to list, the worst of which is their practice of auto renewing.

STAY AWAY!

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Thumbnail of user h.pg
1 review
8 helpful votes
March 31st, 2024

The females on POF all seem to believe they are princesses. They will only reply if you have the 6/6/6. Six figures in the bank, six feet tall, and a six-pack.
The hilarious thing is that they are the exact opposite of what they demand.They're short, distinctly average,and out of shape.

They'll be on this site forever because their standards are totally unrealistic.

Tip for consumers:
Should be called Plenty Of Tattoos

Thumbnail of user jackm1786
1 review
8 helpful votes
January 13th, 2024

I've never seen so many single mums, fakes and unattractive women in my life.

It's full of 2s who think they are 10s

I've never seen so many overweight women with tattoos and no personality who act like they're a great catch.

If you saw them in a bar you wouldn't go near, yet online they act deluded and childish. Online dating is a waste of time

If you do find a decent woman she'll be sent that many messages by simp thirsty men that she'll be totally overwhelmed you won't get a reply.

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Thumbnail of user grayf9
1 review
6 helpful votes
February 2nd, 2024

There must be at least an 90% ratio of men to women, which means you'll be competing with thirsty, desperate men all the time, and that renders it pointless. Secondly, there's very few decent women on there anyway. Even the very best online would only be classified as middling offline, and the rest are truly mediocre. The one thing they're all extremely good at is being demanding, picky, and immature.

Do they not realise that demanding someone over six foot tall is utterly insane? Especially when they're only five foot three

Ps what's with all the tattoos, large oversized glasses and nose rings?

Tip for consumers:
It's the equivalent of scraping a barrel

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Thumbnail of user gr240
1 review
13 helpful votes
November 21st, 2023

I've never seen anything like it. I'd rather be single.

The women are not attractive; they are all out of shape, mostly single parents. They all seem to be aged between 35 and 45, yet they look a lot older.

If that's not bad enough, they don't even seem like pleasant people; they all come across as having chips on their shoulders; they're borderline illiterate; and they seem to have no filters.

Tip for consumers:
Full of fakes and cast offs.

Thumbnail of user amanteknight
1 review
11 helpful votes
November 7th, 2023
Verified purchase

Total waste of time, and lures from notifications someone likes you start coming in and requests to meet and likes. Once you pay to respond theres crickets as its obviously Bots to trick you into membership.
This is why there is a mandatory 3 month fee for 66.00 as you will find out its worthless. No refunds.

Tip for consumers:
A quick buck scheme.

Thumbnail of user dannyd475
1 review
5 helpful votes
April 3rd, 2024

I nearly fell off my chair with laughter at the entitlement in the profiles on that site
Everywhere I looked large women with even larger chips on their shoulders demanding you have to be minimum six feet tall to get a reply and if they don't reply you're just not their type hahahahahaha. I couldn't breathe with laughter

The women are so bad they should be grateful to get any interest, the fact they think they can be picky tells me all I need to know about this site. Not for me. Good for a laugh though

Thumbnail of user pianoman1749
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 4th, 2024

Wanted M4M matches 33% of them were Female, sent snips of the profiles or':Recommended Matches, no action take and when I canceled the photos and were still there, meaning no room for new and correct matches.I also cancelled to avoid a renewal and the remaining month of access was also cancelled. I feel taken and wonder if there wasn't a homophobic aspect to this. My headline was specific and stated that while I respect everyone's' right to have their life as they need, I only wanted CIS (M4M) matches. Very very disappointing experience and customer service experience.

Thumbnail of user maryanns287
1 review
5 helpful votes
December 28th, 2023

I was extremely disappointed in Plenty of Fish. I paid for this app yes I was so dumb. The scammers came through by the droves. First they kept asking me to get back on Whatsapp, Google Chat and my email. I quickly learned that is very common for scammers. When I felt comfortable talking we exchanged numbers texting and talking. Now I found that 4 out 5 were false identity and blocked them. The one who put it over the edge was I had texted, talked and eventually met a couple of times. After the last time we saw each other I just knew something was really off so I did my own research. This man not only went by a fake name on POF, he said he has been divorced for 5 years of which was a complete lie. Ladies he pretends to be a real cowboy and yes he is good looking. Don't fall for it! P.S. He lives in the San Bernardino mountains.
Well now I'm off POF and all dating sites. Being a widow just makes me appreciate my late husband more. Ladies be careful!

Tip for consumers:
The fact that there are so many married men using fake names and complete fake lives! I have learned more than I ever thought possible and not in a good way!

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Thumbnail of user marvinp177
1 review
15 helpful votes
November 1st, 2023

I've never seen so many one parent families in my entire life. All telling you how their children will always come first + how you must impress /make them laugh. I didn't see anything of what they would bring to a relationship

Also ridiculous number of narcissists with nose piercings on there.

Add in the fact there's probably 500 men for every woman and you'll see what a total waste of time it is. The people on there are truly horrendous yet seem to think they are deserving of a prince charming.

Thumbnail of user chuckb391
1 review
4 helpful votes
March 19th, 2024

I stupidly paid for a month. I'm glad it wasn't longer.

My review
I can honestly say I've never encountered so many people with issues in my life. It's just riddled with ignorant egotistical people full of their own self importance.

There are way too many messed up people on POF; it's terrible. I sent nothing but polite messages and got some of the nastiest replies I've ever seen.

Honestly, please don't waste your time. You'll be dealing with people who lack kindness and social skills. If they act this poorly online, can you imagine what they are like in real life?

I had a lucky escape.

There is a probably a nice woman on there somewhere but I didn't find her in 30 days. GL finding her

Tip for consumers:
Horrible place

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Thumbnail of user harryw572
1 review
4 helpful votes
April 6th, 2024

If you're a three out of ten you should go for the same in a partner or maybe a bit higher at the most

The problem is on the pof the women who are 3s and 4s all expect to get a man who is a nine or a ten. It's absolutely insanity. They don't want a good man like they claim. They demand the perfect man of the dreams

Most don't seem to have a personality either and are either unemployed or are dog walkers yet want a man with a great job and who makes them laugh.

Thumbnail of user alicen17
6 reviews
11 helpful votes
November 13th, 2020

I just want to find someone to kill time in lockdown, however always meet scammers. That is a good way to make scammers more active.

Thumbnail of user loriw37
3 reviews
5 helpful votes
March 7th, 2024

Please do not use this site as it promotes slavery in Asia. It is well known that Asian gangsters employs slaves for the massive amounts of romance scams on this site.

Tip for consumers:
Promote slavery

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Thumbnail of user callumr24
1 review
3 helpful votes
March 5th, 2024

POF is a great example of the quality of person you get on a free dating site.

Most of who can't even be bothered to fill out their profile properly and just whine that they can't see likes. Why on earth would I be interested in someone who is too lazy too fill a bio out?
I would say 90% of the site's users are unmarried mothers

Other traits include being unhealthy, covered in tattoos, having bad teeth, a lack of humour, and a lack of class. You are dealing with terrible people who bizarrely act like they're Cindy Crawford in her prime! The entitlement and delusion is hilarious

If that's not bad enough, they all expect to find someone 6 feet tall and with no baggage!

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Thumbnail of user danl656
1 review
11 helpful votes
July 21st, 2021

Fake profiles, mail messaging problems, support problems, delays and glitches in page changes, support does not respond, don't pay them money,,, you will be sorry... they should be class action sued for breach of contract...

Tip for consumers:
cancel asap or you will be sorry

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Thumbnail of user dianam1703
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 20th, 2024

There are so many scammers on there. After talking to a guy for one day he already had the nerve to ask for a gift card for his son. Then he called me and hearing his voice. Low and behold no Italian accent

Thumbnail of user justinp878
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 7th, 2024

Everyday I got "want to meet you" notifications, I would break the ice and send a message that never gets read or answered, then I noticed by checking the women's profile, that they had not even viewed my profile,but "want to me me"...
Same thing with likes, everyday, "viewed and liked", I would send a message, it never gets answered.
Then there are the pictures of women, same picture, but different profile names, different "intents", different ages, different cities.
POF is garbage, try it if you do not believe me, you will after a few days or couple of weeks.
Do not waste your time or money on this site.

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