Illicitencounters Reviews 

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

To be fair for men it's not cheap but there are a lot women on there. Not come across prostitution, and there are scammers on there who will blackmail you if you give them too much info, but there are a lot of genuine women on there, looking for a relationship rather than a quick shag. Yes you do have to work at it gents, sending out 30 messages you may get 1 reply.
It's the best of a bad lot in my opinion.
If you're after quick sex, go to a brothel. Majority of these women are in a stale relationship and they need excitement and something in addition to just sex.

I previously left a review for this site but in the main it was based on them not taking the offenders (really inappropriate and misogynistic) off the site. I'm not going to retract that as I have just had another experience and said man is still floating on the site! However I did start to read other reviews and whilst I cannot comment on the payment side of things being a woman I felt compelled to write about and review my own personal IE experience.

I have been on/off IE since 2006 and have a couple of really successful long term affairs in that time. It is fair to say that I have had over 100 dates in that time and spoken to hundreds more! Therefore I feel qualified to give an opinion on the men who write about being unsuccessful and then blaming the site!

The men who never get anywhere (unless you want a super quick shag when passing) are those who send copy and pasted 'efforts' to all and sundry. Those who are barely capable of writing more than 2 words. Those who want to enter into a sexual conversation. Those who spread themselves too thin that they're almost skeletal and finally those who are too pushy.

I've had men ask me out for a date after 2 messages. Well, IE would be a full time occupation if I said yes to those!

There have been many IE success stories. I know because I am one, but not only that I've heard countless stories during my time on here from men who have had fantastic experiences and long term affairs if that's what you're seeking.

The disgruntled men need to take a good hard look at themselves because unfortunately therein lies the rot.

This is a genuine review from a genuine woman who has no affiliation to IE.

On a lasting note I almost died from laughing when I read one review which said that the site was full of 50 something saggy women. Happen that there are many men (a lot younger too!) that quite happen to like! Each to their own and all of that! Personally I feel that some of these men would be a lot better off spending their hard earned cash in the local massage parlour where communication is at an all time zero...

Total scam website. They take you money and use bots to chat to you. You will never meet a genuine match on this website.

Been using IE on and off for a few years. It's hard work but with persistence you can find genuine people. I've had about a dozen or so meetings in my years of using the site. Some of those are just one meeting and some have gone on much further. For us men, you have to work very hard, continuous messaging. And being able to cope with rejection as well as being ghosted. It's infuriating at times, but exciting when you find somebody who wants to meet up. Sifting through profiles is exhaustive, and the site doesn't help, as search filters could be better in my opinion.

Total scam and waste of time. Only chatters and no meeters. AI bots and probably fat blokes in India only asking questions about you and never answering your questions, also never wanting to meet.

Messaged about 50 women, all the same.

Full of scam profiles and profiles that are online all day every day...some across years. As soon as you sign up you will be peppered with contacts and these will, mysteriously, disappear about 48 hrs later. The whole thing feels very scam like

As with so many Adult dating sites, this one is best avoided imo.

Within minutes of signing up, you'll get bombarded with invitations for sex. The vast majority of these 'people' don't exist, of course. They are (I suspect) generated by the site to get your interest and (of course) money.

The majority of the 'real' women on offer are prostitutes. Now, I've no problem with this as such, but it's the dishonesty that gets me. Maybe there's some 'genuine' people on here, but finding them is like trying to find a grain of sand in the desert.

I’ve used this site several times over the years – it used to be much better (3-stars), now it’s just bad for many reasons:

Fake profiles run by IE – profiles with ‘boob-ish’ pictures that randomly mail as soon as you sign-on when you’re an unpaid member. Pay your subscription and they all mysteriously disappear. I also suspect that some members that you may correspond with are also on the IE payroll (then become ghosts when it’s time to renew).

Limited search and filters – despite lots of profile criteria, you can only search on county and age. Some counties can take 2 hours to drive across and there is no filter for those looking for same age – this makes it look like there are lots more potentials available than there really are.

Monthly charging model – after a week you have probably attempted to contact every female in your area, possibly met someone – so what’s the point of being there? (also be careful you don’t get caught by their sneaky 'cheaper' 3 month offer when you subscribe, I did and they wouldn’t refund me)

Profile builder, for those that can’t bothered to write one, is just pathetically laughable – blank profiles would be preferable (or just force members to write one)

Flirt Forum… basically an old style internet forum with really old content.

The whole thing just feels tired – basically a small-ads page with a mailbox – no location search, no chat function, nothing that makes you think ‘ooh that’s good’.

I would challenge the claimed gender split - the numbers don't seem that equal, females claim to receive high volumes of messages. Many have been on there years, many use it for social networking rather than dating.

But this is married-dating, no-one really cares or has any sympathy for marrieds looking for extra (who are you going to complain to?). AM is also rubbish but it’s preferable to IE – to cost is more manageable and the UI / UX is better.

I cancelled my subscription significantly before it was due, it's a waste of my time. I will never use this site again.

Well guys if you are serious on meeting a woman you will on here , it’s a lot of patience that’s all , Good luck.

I am making this review to counter the false claims by myriads of men that this a scam site and that all the profiles are fake.
I previously used this site 6 years ago and communicated with real women and met two. One of those I met in a hotel. I would have met more had my wife at that time not kept me on a lead.
Now divorced! A few days ago I signed up to the £60 deal (5 days) and am currently in touch with 3 women which look promising.
However - some qualifications to my recommendation. There are relatively few women using this service and the bulk of profiles are inactive. You will probably never find more than a dozen maximum online who live within 50 miles of you. The majority of messages you send will never be read. I sent 20 messages on my first two days and got back 6 replies. 12 messages still unread.
I thought I struck gold on the first day and had a car date arranged but she cancelled the next day. It happens.
But I have one special lady I am communicating with off the site and think it will go somewhere.
You will not get any women first contact messages unless you are super good looking. The only messages I get on this basis are from scammers. The messages you get prior to signing up will be from scammers. I think IE do nothing about this as they realise many men will sign up because they think there is interest.
OK - that is not good - but there are enough genuine profiles out there to make it worthwhile.
I am above average looks - tall, slim with dark hair and 60 years old. I suspect those men on here saying they never get any replies or interest so it's a scam are basically just not attractive to any women. To those men I would suggest an escort service. Sorry guys.
I would recommend you just go for the £60 deal as you can soon approach all of the local women in that time and get responses. There is no need for the 6 week deal at £140. Then maybe try the £60 deal again in 2 months. I had no issue contacting IE and cancelling auto-renew.
Expect to put in a lot of time and effort but I do believe it will be worth it.

COMPLETE SCAM AND WASTE OF YOUR MONEY! I tried and sent almost 50 messages to not a single reply ! There are bots Installed on profiles which will send you virtual kiss and try to attract you to stay online dreaming of finding your true love LOL. Wasted my money.

Avoid
The majority of the female profiles seem to be written by one person. This person will respond to some messages, string you along for a few exchanges, then for no apparent reason, suddenly you’re not their type. Even when you’re exactly what they say they want.
I’ve even sent photos of handsome guys (not me) as a test. They’re all not their type (which is a recurring expression) either.
It’s mostly written by one person, quite possibly a bloke, and designed to take your money.
Avoid.

This site is just so frustrating. The basic idea is good as there is obviously a market for this, but not charging women inevitably leads to many fake profiles, scammers and time wasters.
The site is extremely expensive for guys and most genuine women seem to be looking for younger men. If your over 55, forget it!

I can only parrot the 48% of reviewers that gave this awful site a bad review. "Do NOT waste your money!"
Yes, it is possible to meet a very few genuine women here but the site's operation is phoney and more than just mildly dishonest. The site itself is antediluvian and clunky; it's a shame, because obviously there is a market here. But because women are not charged, there seems to exist a high proportion of scammers and time-wasters, with men as the target (this is particularly true of the 55+ age bracket). IE could improve their act immeasurably by taking the simple step of imposing a small fee for women as well as men; this could be, perhaps, half that of their male counterparts. The problem for them is that then the ratio of women to men members would then drop dramatically. Currently it's purportedly around 300 (women) to 400 (men).
In reality it appears to be more like 50 to 400. And if you're male and over 55, forget it, because the ratio of women to men then drops far, far lower. And at that age, it would seem, you really are targeted by the unscrupulous.
I'm sure IE's response to this review will be a bland and disingenuous denial, which is their prerogative, of course.
Honestly? You'd be better off joining a local book club. Cheaper, more fun and with better odds of finding someone to have an extramarital fling with.

There are some genuine ladies on this website and I managed to meet some of them with a little degree of success......... BUT!!

The number of fake profiles trying to lure you into signing in is very off-putting. The administrator is, for obvious reasons, not whiling to change that and this says a lot about the people running this website.

The website itself is very basic and they don't have a phone app. And "For God Sake !" it doesn't even have a chat room....What a joke!

Another thing, there is an ridiculously big number of inactive profiles that the administrator doesn't even bother to delete.

Finally, it is so frustrating to see that this website could work much better for the benefit of the users (both men and women), but the administrator just don't care.

Two stars!!...and I'm being generous

DO NOT GIVE THIS SITE YOUR MONEY.
As others note, this site is exploitative and dishonest. The typical scenario is one of the many (obvious) fake profiles generated and run by the sites administrators will message you to try to lure you in to buying a subscription. These subscriptions are then sneakily auto-renewed (“oh but we clearly state it in our terms and conditions”) and then you’re stuck for another month.
The numbers on the site are minuscule and despite what people say, the chances of finding someone real and in your area are slim.
Don’t waste your money here.

An obvious scam. Put a search in for my home county and became clear respondents didn't know the county they lived in! I responded to dozens of likely fits and not a single response, not even a sorry but no. Only response I did get appears AI generated. Don't touch with proverbial bargepole.

I found a lover ! After investing some time myself in a decent prpfile and reviewing some profiles, its clear who is serious on this site. This really helped me find my lover. Thank you IE