InterPals.net has a rating of 1.3 stars from 142 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with InterPals.net most frequently mention fake profiles, language exchange and genuine people. InterPals.net ranks 371st among Forum sites.
Interpals.net is a siteful of perverts and scumbags who treat women like free prostitutes. No use wasting time on that stupid site. My friend got scammed there and that bastard is no longer active but he might have created another account which is easy as pie. Many users set a false country as their home and hide behind fake photos. They are notorious liars who would do anything just to get laid via Skype. Maybe 15 year olds find it funny. I certainly do not.
I don't work for Interpals - which I will no doubt be accused of by the end of this review, but as a site user who has used the site for at least 10 years, I need to set anyone straight who has just read the reviews below. This is a GREAT site for meeting others across the world. I have met several people off the site. Of course it didn't work out with all of them - just as through the years you don't hold on to all of your friends offline either. But I'm happy to have met them. The 'warning' that there are a lot of Ukrainian and Russian women on there - well what the hell is that supposed to tell anyone? It just so happens those countries are huge and internet usage is high among the populous there.
Also, to whoever said the site owner has "been accused of hacking into people's accounts" - well whoopee do. "Been accused" is absolutely meaningless, and of course, conveniently no source whatsoever is quoted.
Yes there are a lot of fakes on the site, as there are on all sites like this online. This is not some new phenomenon. Also there are a lot of amorous men - well there's a shocker - have you been down your local nightclub on a Friday night lately?
But that's why they invented a "Block" button - which is very effective. I wonder if the people criticising the site have been using the internet for more than a few weeks, because the simple fact is, if Interpals was a 'scam site' or not legitimate: a) it would not have SO many hundreds and thousands of users from just about every country on Earth and b) instead of being around for at least a decade, it would have been DEAD years ago by now.
How is it a scam site when I am now meeting up with my Polish friend who I met off there and who I now consider a proper friend? Or the American woman who came over to meet me? Or the other friends I have now on WhatsApp, and others still that I've had Christmas cards from. Does all of that sound like a "scam" to you...? Use the site for whatever purposes you like - mostly for friends, and if you're honest about yourself, if you don't hide away, and if you make sure to put photos of yourself up (not putting photos up will cripple your chances of getting friends on there because everyone will just assume you have something to hide), then you will have success - because I certainly have had.
I have been using interpals for 7 years and there are a lot of disgusting guys on that site, but if you block them, and their countries, you can find some good friendships. You can also chnage your settings and privacy. For example, receive messages for only a certain age group, region, country and sex ( just females only)
Apart from getting 200 messages from scammers and perverts, there were maybe about 5 people who I thought were normal. From that 5 it reduced to 0. One guy befriended me telling me to watch out for the perverts- he ended up being one of them himself trying to entice me into cybersex. Anyone who seems 'normal' are not really- they were weird, lacked humor and rude. I think anyone normal leave this site and it attracts social rejects of society who are a bit weird. Overall this is not a site to find people with substance. It's a waste of time and i'd rather not have more stress in my life.
I highly recommend NOT to sign up for Interpals if you're looking for language exchange. This site is full of idiots, perverts and scammers who just seek temporary fun and want to take advantage of a woman with their ridiculous compliments and lies. I created a profile with an intention of practising my english and german, learning french and italian and possibly making some friends, but didn't get much chance to practise or learn, most of the time I'm blocking men who want to lure me to Skype or get my Whatsapp. They are cunning scammers who claim they want to practise languages too, but if you ask them to show you what they know they start making excuses or write single sentences with a translator and insist you give them Skype Viber or other messenger so we can "practise" there... It's all one big SCAM. I don't get any profits by using Interpals, my list of blocked users is the biggest proof.
This site is horrible. Been a member multiple times and found that only fake American profiles write to you. This site is owned and run by a guy that was already found to be accused of hacking into member profiles and stealing their identity. I decided to test the validity of the site, firstly. Creating a normal profile of myself I hardly got ANY people to view my profile and probably 98% of those who viewed it were fakes. Then, I created a "female" profile to see what would happen and instantly got overloaded with 100 views within the hour ALL of which were either fakes and scammers or perverted men saying how gorgeous I was. It's also interesting if you notice how many members DO NOT update their profiles or fill out the profile. How many can not spell proper english ect. There is also an abundance of Ukrainian and Russian women on the site which is suspect. The moderators there seem to care very little about the scamming that goes on there. Another drawback is I believe my computer had been infected many times while using the site. This is NOT a legit site and would not trust it in any way. Stay away from this site unless you want your computer hacked, or become the victim of a scam or false identity. There are WAY too many red lights for this site to be legit. Be warned.
This site is a watering hole for male sexual predators from all over the world. If you are an attractive woman with your photo posted you will be bombarded by male members that will try to lure you into doing online chat via Skype or online messaging to try to take advantage of you for free online cybersex, soliciting for money, or sexting. Women are at a definite disadvantage on this site. Best solution is DO NOT post your photo on this site on your profile.
This will help to weed the useless chafe looking for a free thrill on the internet.
I get stonewalled, no communication after 3 to 6 messages. There is much sexual harrassment and it's basically turned into a cyber dating site, even a cyber sex site.
A friend of mine told me give them another chance this Christmas. I tried to make friends with some men and women. The women often act very abusive and catty (my experience) and the men are often married and looking for outside companionship without letting me know until we have communicated more than once.
I find that extremely disturbing.
The last person I talked to there was married with a daughter and did not write me after 5 communications. He got me all hooked on him (grooming and befriending) and then dumped me. I suspect that his wife caught him; this has happend before on another site, too.
Please try another site and be careful. Especially if you are underage.
Review update 1-19-17
This is an online penpal site that connects people from all over the world for the purpose of learning different languages firstly and secondly to meet new friends and even form relationships.
There are thousands of people on this site from many different world locations such as:
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
Australia/Oceania
South America
This site even offers online chatting so that one can chat with different people from different countries as well.
One can even choose if one wants to keep in contact with friends either by snail mail or by email. This site really is a fun experience as well as a learning experience and if you are interested in meeting nee people and making new friends as well as learning about different cultures and new languages then here seems like the place to do it.
Answer: You are not alone... a bunch of incompetent mods are there who are highly biased. This is while women have been given free hand to misuse "Report" button. If you don't agree with them you get a ban/flag!
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