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Arizona
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Scam Scam BIG TIME I only started to talk to two girls and both of them were trying to scam me for hard earned money! One was claiming she went to Indonesia and she was suppose to buy precious stones! And told me she was robbed of her advance money to these people! And then she was asking me to help pay for her lost money! But HELL NO I called her out as a scam and she could go to HELL! And my next girl I met on there was even slicker she told me her parents died in a car accident and she was taking care of her grandmother that had lung cancer! And she was going to Kenya for a fashion show with her kid! And right off the bat when she gets there she lost her wallet in a taxi cab, and when i told her to call me she said she would but her next text she said she lost her phone! But still texting from that phone really a piece of work these people! I'm sure it is a ring of scammer's! And here is the kicker she was clamming that she was from Norway and had pictures of a Blond girl, and she called and talked to me and left a message on my phone sounded like a Asian Girl! SCAM SCAM ALERT! DON'T USE BADOO PERIOD!

Date of experience: January 5, 2015
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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They have mostly scam profiles and sex workers. Badoo will block you and keep the money you paid and not give a good reason.

Date of experience: November 7, 2022
New York
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Watch out!
October 23, 2015

Badoo has Sex Offenders on their site. This company is not interested in trying to keep their site safe.

Date of experience: October 23, 2015
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Not really good site
November 17, 2017

I've been on badoo now for a few months and got nothing out of it seems like a waste of time and money

Date of experience: November 17, 2017
Badoo H. Badoo Rep
over a year old

Hi Phil!

We're very sorry to hear about this.

We'd love to hear more about your experience. Please do not hesitate to send us a message either on here, Facebook or Twitter (look for Badoo Help) and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. We really value our users' feedback and will use it to make Badoo better for you.

We look forward to your comments!

Florida
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Stop charging
January 26, 2021

Stopped card after I asked badoo to stop charging me. Buyer beware, they keep taking money after I told them to cancel premium.

Date of experience: January 26, 2021
Badoo H. Badoo Rep
over a year old

Hey Stephen!

We are sorry to hear this. Unfortunately unlinking your card is not the same as unsubscribing to the service.
Please do reach out to us on@BadooHelp with your registration details and we can look into this for you.
Hope to hear from you soon.

-BadooHelp

Sweden
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Fraud
June 17, 2020

If you don't pay for their "service" they call your account "fake account" and you are done you can not access your account no matter what.

Date of experience: June 17, 2020
Badoo H. Badoo Rep
over a year old

Hey there,

It sounds like your profile has been blocked on Badoo!

This can happen when our moderators find that your profile is in violation of our guidelines. We ask all of our users to follow the same rules which helps us to keep Badoo a fun and safe online environment. If you're unsure what our rules are, you can find them here: badoo.com/guidelines.

However, if you believe your profile has been blocked by mistake, please get in touch through a private message to let us know your registered email address or phone number (including country prefix) and we will double-check this decision for you.

We hope to resolve this soon!

- BadooHelp

GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Crap site
June 27, 2021

Invisible users, Fakes and $#*! boys galore. Just 100% pure users and wankers. Do not bother with it.

Date of experience: June 27, 2021
Badoo H. Badoo Rep
over a year old

Hey Mary, we're really sorry to hear about your experience on Badoo.

We do not tolerate rude or inappropriate behaviour on Badoo. If you ever feel uncomfortable, or experience any negative comments or behaviour, please do report this to us and our 24/7 moderation team will investigate immediately. You can also reach out to us at badoo.com/feedback and via@badoohelp on social media to speak directly with our support team!

- BadooHelp

Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Only fake people
December 11, 2015

Please be careful with the military some Nigerian black guy wants your money they used the pictures of the military they good to play you

Date of experience: December 11, 2015
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Scam
August 28, 2020

Big scam. When you only sign up you have dozens messages from "real" people but after you purchase membership you have nothing. Very tricky service

Date of experience: August 28, 2020
Badoo H. Badoo Rep
over a year old

Hi there Ray!

Thanks for leaving a review. Badoo is actually free to use! When using Badoo for free, we let you know about other users who have taken an interest in your account and want to chat, this is to let you know that your profile is gaining traction and plenty of views! Of course, we do also have some optional paid upgrades, but it's totally up to you if you'd like to purchase them or not. Millions of our users enjoy using Badoo without paying a penny!

If you'd like any more information or help with Badoo - feel free to reach out to us directly via badoo.com/feedback, or on social media@BadooHelp, with your registered email address/ phone number so we can locate your account.

- BadooHelp

North Dakota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I received an email receipt for a payment to Badoo's premium service for $59.63 that I did NOT sign up for (knowingly anyway) This was the only alert that I have ever received regarding a Badoo paid subscription, because if I had received an alert like this in the past, I would have resolved it ASAP. At first I thought it was a scam email since I would never pay for a service of this type, or any app for that matter. After some research I realized the charge was legit. I contacted customer support just to be told that per Badoo's 'terms and conditions' they could not refund my payment, even though I was only five days into a six month subscription. This is rediculous. I have never encountered a company that would be so inflexible as to refuse someone a refund under these circumstances. Charging someone's card without alerting them FIRST and then refusing to refund their monies is as much robbery as a picked pocket. The customery service replies were prompt, if not satisfactory, I will give them that. If you create an account with Badoo BE WARY AND BE SURE TO LOOK FOR ALL PRE-CHECKED BOXES OR AUTOMATIC CHARGES. I will be contacting my bank to dispute the fee. Additionally, I just looked back thru my card history and I was charged in January for the same service! For this fee I recall getting NO email, and cannot find one in my email history. Wow.

Date of experience: July 21, 2020
Badoo H. Badoo Rep
over a year old

We're so sorry that we were not able to refund you on this occasion, David. Certain payments can be refunded on Badoo, however as per our Terms, and as was explained to you, we cannot refund these types of payments. We do understand that this can be frustrating but encourage users to read the T&Cs upon subscribing to Badoo Premium.

Thank you for your review and we hope that at least you are able to enjoy the rest of your current paid period with us.

- BadooHelp

Overview

Badoo has a rating of 1.3 stars from 582 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Badoo most frequently mention fake profiles, credit card and phone number. Badoo ranks 501st among Social Network sites.

service
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value
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shipping
22
returns
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quality
87
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