40sMeet.com.au review

40sMeet.com.au has a detailed landing page that appears mysterious. There is little going on, and the members that are displayed are just a couple of hazy profiles. Here is what we discovered from our research on the platform:

Hot chat moderators

Based on our experience with online dating sites, using chat moderators to encourage users is a popular tactic used by scam operators. The likelihood of being so fortunate as to meet a real person on this site is extremely low even though the site contains some genuine profiles. Apart from having a fake chat service, fake profiles are used to draw visitors in and encourage them to stay on the website longer.

Alpha Internet Services GmbH acknowledges using so-called animators to improve user engagement and provide entertainment by conducting minimal contact. Moreover, users can’t meet in person with these chat moderators. Using this service is pointless and a waste of time because users cannot be guaranteed to meet their matches from this site in real life.

Excerpt from the Terms & Conditions (as of 15/01/2024)

The user/member is also aware that 40sMeet uses so-called animators to motivate users/members to communicate interactively. These are real people. However, the member is aware that he cannot meet the animators in real life. Both users and members can contact the animators at any time, either write to them proactively or get contacted by them to communicate with them through the website. The member is also aware that contact through the animator in the form of a visit may happen in the first days after registration, when the contacts could be low.

Risky subscription

This website uses an automatic rebilling system. If members do not cancel their membership before it expires or do not sign an extension agreement, their subscription will automatically renew. For a 3-month subscription, users need to cancel 4 weeks before the subscription expires. On the other hand, a 6-month subscription requires users to cancel their memberships 6 weeks before the subscription expires.

In addition, consumers must verify in writing that they have discontinued their subscriptions and provide documentation. Users only become aware of the auto-renewal much later when using 40sMeet.com.au. The cancelation process also takes too long to complete, and users would still be charged when the subscription automatically renews. Members who opt for paid services may unknowingly be subjected to a subscription rip-off by this automatic renewal system. This operator wants to take advantage of unaware members who’ve yet to learn of this policy. Any reputable site would allow members to cancel their subscription any time they felt like it.