Awful waste of time and money. You will sign up as a free member to check out the site, get lots of attention, messages and annoying virtual gifts. But once you pay and become a full member just wat... See more
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All the 'women' I spoke with at length eventually asked me for money. The platform is full of scammers. What's more, the platform doesn't make the auto-renew obvious and you won't know it's there unti... See more
Was planning to revisit dating after partner died but usual sites tinder etc didn’t appeal - and some sites are over the top! IE provides a very happy medium and the assistance on offer to construc... See more
Only 350 female members online at night for the whole UK. Do the geography and math - very few active members indeed. IE send out fake messages to give the false impression there is interest when th... See more
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A discreet and confidential extra marital affairs dating service for women and men
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United Kingdom
- support@illicitencounters.com
- www.illicitencounters.com
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Illicit encounters success
I’ve been on this site a few times over the years and it never fails. Unfortunately some men are very dubious as to whether they are talking to a real person, a scammer or a Bot 🤖 which is understandable I suppose. I would definitely recommend illicit encounters if you are missing something in your life. Happy hunting ladies x

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The site is a completely fake site
The site is a completely fake s !
Same thing happened my membership ended then I started getting messages almost every day ! Once i signed up again to read my messages everything stopped all the same robots or AI that sent me messages, never interacted again or engaged with some long never ending conversations! They are all fake accounts and I’m pretty sure they must have something to do with the business as once you stop or membership expires then you start getting lots of messages they are all just money making site
I am vehemently disappointed because when my membership ended , I got sent an email discount to renew which I did but there was nothing mentioned about reoccurring payments ! They’ve just taken another membership payments which I have contacted the admin and her reply was you should have clicked non reoccurring payments and I am like I paid for 3 weeks why did you not contact me first if I’ll like to renew ? So it shows I’m not getting my money back .
Guys be warned it’s very fake

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Worth Persevering
It’s difficult to summarise this quickly, as its a tricky area to navigate.
The IE site allows women to join for free and men to subscribe, I imagine that’s to control the balance of searches.
There are genuine people out there seeking a connection but with a range of motivations. I think the majority of IE users are looking for a slightly more involved interaction than a quick hook up for sex alone, there are other sites for that!
Most members seem cautious and particular so the important thing is to be polite and persevere and you will probably then be successful.
Website is a tiny bit clunky but generally works well and you can quite easily narrow filters to your preferences and also get daily matches generated by the site.
My impressions are it’s a safe, well run site with likelihood of success if you keep searching for that good match.
The site is a scam full of fake…
The site is a scam full of fake accounts. And women that are there a rude and all looking for the same man.
Absolute Joke!
I will NOT be using this site again. Got sucked into paying for membership but did not meet a single woman. Barely any responses to my messages and those who DID reply just wanted to complain about their partners. Total waste of my time and money. Avoid.

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Full of bots
Ah yes, the classic: ‘I want everything for free, but also complain if I don’t get it.’ We limited browsing because some people treat IE like Netflix – endless scrolling, no action.
Turns out affairs work better when you actually talk to someone, not just window-shop.
Just got the above as a reply from an earlier review. The thing is I've paid and signed up over a dozen times and found it great. The reply you sent ( posted above ) just goes to show how little you think of your customers. Not a smart reply from you was it.
Whitewashing
Got a reply from IE . Whoever wrote it should be in this Starmer government such was the obsfucation, whitewash and completely ignoring the criticism that women don't pay and thus "have no skin in the game"
I assume some guys are inarticulate but most like me try to be engaging in their messages . But this IE reply underlines my criticism - if you are a guy be careful where you splash your cash with IE
Sanctimonious SCAM SITE
Before putting my money down I was getting lots of views and messages, some ladies views my profile 20+ times,
But once money is paid all the viewing stopped and message frequency went right down,
The profile that viewed me 20+ times never replied...
So far, its been a total waste of money, there may be real people on this site, but I suspect I've been scammed....
...another week has passed...no profile views or messages all week, this site is DEFINITELY A SCAM !
(...And sanctimonious replies to my review...! )
After 6 weeks...my subscription has ended, I am not interested in renewal, I wasted my money, there must be better options?

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Better than I thought it would be
Easy to create a profile
Lots of guys messaging you, majority of them pleasant and easy to chat too!
After being on there for a month, I’ve met a great guy and we see each other regular.
Pretty awful experience
Pretty awful experience. Lots of initial chats but the vast majority hardly ever go beyond that and the ones that do are the people no one wants anyway - you soon find that out. The women who are on there for free are just talking to all and sundry.
Also a lot of the profiles are made up and are fictitious. They try to hook you in with messages from these people who don't exist.

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Successful if you behave well
This is the second time I've used IE. I would say it's been very successful.
I feel a lot of luck is involved such as who is searching at the same time you are but if you are in decent shape and have a good personality, you stand a good chance at meeting someone!
Great experience
Was planning to revisit dating after partner died but usual sites tinder etc didn’t appeal - and some sites are over the top!
IE provides a very happy medium and the assistance on offer to construct a profile is excellent.
Found a whole array of possibles and probable friends. The site does come up with the right suggestions tailored to your specifications.
Highly recommend
Beware or scams and extortion attempts
The subscription model means men pay and women have free accounts. It means there are hundreds of fake accounts of people trying to take your money. Either with a scam or worse bribery once you share photos. Twice ive had a member use my photos to search the internet and find my entire Facebook profile despite using a fake name. They then pasted my real name and wife's name into a chat to show they could contact her if I didn't pay them. Very scary for what is meant to be discreet service.

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Men - beware of auto-renewal subscription
I joined IE a couple of months ago after reading an article about the platform. After a couple of days finding my way with reaching out to potential connections I engaged in some really fun chats and met up with a few women - initially with no real offline spark, but hen I met my perfect match and although just at the start, will hopefully lead to a long term affair. Thank you IE.
But, to the other men out there, watch for the auto-renewal of their paid service as there is notification prior to the monthly renewal. I tried to cancel on the day of renewal but was too late and IE were not prepared to provide a refund despite no intention of using their service in the upcoming month.
Very productive site for women members.
I have had a lot of first dates with very nice men. Some second dates and now I'm dating regularly with one man. Obviously I have had a lot of messages that I could not read ɓecause of time and already chatting with a few at a time. I know this can be hard for the male members who join. But they need to have an interesting IE name and an eye catching subject to their initial messages to get women to pick theirs to read, and then want to reply.
I also really like the Flirt Forum. I read comments and sometimes initiate contact when I see sensible or funny comments.
All in all, this is my 3rd time on the site. I would recommend it to other women who want a certain kind of friendship with an IE.

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You get out what you put in
You get out what you put in. If all that you want is a guaranteed quickie then this isn’t the site for you. But if you want to have a lasting affair, and if you’re prepared to put in the effort, then you will find a lot of other people who want the same. Top tip? Engage on the forums. Apart from anything else, you can be sure that the people on the forum are real - and you don’t even need to pay to engage with others in a similar position, looking for similar things, to you.
If you’re prepared to make an effort then I can’t recommend this site highly enough.

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Certainly gone down hill
I’ve tried it a few times and this was by far the worst. I’ve had to report several users to get them removed for either trying to get you to log into other sites and unfortunately worse trying to get you either to send them vouchers or one user which was clearly a prostitute targeting for business and asking money for sex.

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Sorry, but no.
This website designed to part the unwary from their money. I get frequent messages from 'members' that I am not convinced exist. So many photos are clearly fake, it's not funny.
I specifically put in my profile for local people only. Clearly, their geography is poor. They don't know that London is about 300 miles away from where I live.
Their profiles are clearly all written by the same person.

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Total scam
You generate a male profile...you are absolutely inundated with messages which you have to pay to read. you then sign up and pay and the messages stop immediately. nearly all female profiles are seemingly online all day long...almost nothing about the site feels genuine
Update: having spent many more months on this site than they realise, with different accounts and usernames across different years, my experience has always been the same. I think the vast majority of male users will recognise it. And the number of scam profiles I have reported has been very high. And they know this. Yet deny it. And how’s that for a professional response from them! 😂

Reply from Illicitencounters
absolute sham site
absolute sham site, minimal to no replies from 40 odd messages sent, then as soon as you end your subscription, as if by magic the emails begin trickling in lol
the only messages you'll receive will be from scammers after money.... don't bother with this scammy joint

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