Artimus K.

OYOY claims to be a dating/friendship/social bla blah site open to virtually everyone from all or most countries.
It's apparently a spin off of its sister site DATE IN ASIA (DIA).
Yes, it's free. The site itself runs okay with very few tech issues. But that's where it ends.
I was actually a casual user / member for about one year maybe?
I'm a male and can say that the female members are predominantly Asian ladies and primarily from the Philippines.
Sadly, the site Owners take no responsibility for what goes on in the site. It appears to be run by a small team or possibly even One person only. Advertising appears to be the main revenue stream.
Initially the site was okay, very quiet and has SHOUT rooms / unmanaged forum type rooms that people can use to Stream music or general chat etc.
Most Members also appeared genuine except for the NIGERIAN/GHANAIAN etc scammers that infiltrate most free Dating sites, and who believe they can impersonate blue eyed blonde American Airlines Hostesses. Soooo funny!
Anyway, a huge problem seemed to infest the site most recently during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, beggars, scammers and online prostitutes and Cam show girls have taken over.
Another strange New scam appeared also. Somehow, fake profiles are being created using stolen pictures of Asian ladies. The profiles claim to be Philippines or USA members. The WhatsApp numbers they provide actually correspond to that country.
Apparently, a Google search will provide details of how these scammers HIJACK real phone numbers and where these hijacked numbers can be purchased. YES IT'S REALLY HAPPENING.! How do I know? It happened to ME!
HOWEVER, these scammers never take VOICE CALLS, or will play stolen pre-recorded videos, without sound, to fool their victims, and simply claim microphone problems.
I actually enjoyed luring them offsite to a social media app of their choice until they provided payment details for their victims.
Usually PayPal, bank accounts from unsuspecting 'mules', but also Gift cards and even Crypto. I managed to report a few via a reporting channel.
Sadly, my membership was brought to a sudden halt.! Without warning I received a ban notice while chatting with a friend? No explanation, no real method of redress, and some childish attempt at explaining how accounts are banned through their electronic detection methods and COMMUNITY REPORTING. What a joke!
I have read every word of this sites terms and conditions, and can say without doubt, that I definitely did not violate any of their ridiculously worded 'rules'.
It's a shame, because I had made REAL online friends, and I was dragging serious scammers away from potential victims.
STAY WELL AWAY FROM OYOY!

With totally pathetic sites like this, setting up a Account is relatively easy. Removing it is almost impossible. You'll never know.!
Try adding a picture. Depends on moderators I guess. Some are accepted, others not. Why? Who knows. It's when you access the site when the shock hits you. Other members pics clearly inappropriate, out of focus, photoshopped, scanned images, etc. How did these get thru? Then you might get asked for a picture verification. Pose in rediculously stupid ways to upload and hopefully get accepted. But why you? Your pics are perfect! How do all the dodgy pics make it thru?
Then you try to search. I'm a guy. WTF? Absolute rubbish starts bombarding your inbox. Fake arse scammers! Not even good ones. Dumb as dog turds. How they make money is beyond me? Probably are commissioned to send you to paid CAM girl sites, Porn sites, Sex workers. Try searching Indian ladies. You'll see what I mean. Do a simple Google search on the pics. Yep. Stolen from Instagram, Catalogues, FB etc... You name it, they're pillaged from everywhere and anywhere.! Don't be surprised if you are confronted by a picture of your own beautiful Mother.!
Key indicators of fraud: pictures, profiles that make no sense and don't match pictures, pathetic grammar, immediate requests for your email address or other social media apps (where unsurprisingly they have their cams switched OFF!) Don't give them anything!
Their reporting system doesn't work. OBVIOUSLY! It's not meant to. Don't bother using it or dare think about complaining. It's your ticket to having your account deleted without warning. Try complaining via Site Admin and or so called moderators, who are wrinkled old ladies and probably volunteers. They seem to work by a script. Ignore or flick all or any complaints! They quite clearly have no idea about the mechanics of the site they are moderating. They are setup and planted into these roles because of there personnel ignorance and 'dumbness'.
So Mingle2 keeps ticking along and ripping off innocent victims in many ways.
Which organizations are capable of putting a stop to this, I don't know.
Keep a very wide berth from this site!

Just to get a NORMAL picture approved is brain draining! Their so called simple picture upload process is mind numbing and rediculously inaccurate. Your pictures will get rejected over and over again, but o members approved accounts display pics clearly against site policy? Okay, finally, I'm in. Crazy bright orange warnings start appearing during chats. Check the text,. Clean all the way through!
Algorithms gone crazy.! Treat adults like kindergarten kids! Dumbest site creators /managers in this field. Then, out of the blue, can't log in. ACCOUNT CLOSED with no explanation or warning? No way to dispute. Serious contacts lost. They should be sued for causing emotional distress.