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BlackPeopleMeet has a rating of 1.4 stars from 439 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about BlackPeopleMeet most frequently mention credit card, customer service, and fake profiles problems. BlackPeopleMeet ranks 684th among Dating sites.

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Top Positive Review

“Found my mate”

K J.
9/2/20

After rumbling through a few profiles, one stuck out with a question... Do I work for transit? Lol Talking to him was like having a twin sister, we clicked instantly with our personalities, interests in same things, etc. Sometimes you gotta be patient and the right one will find you.

Top Critical Review

“Fake Profiles”

Ann H.
10/26/24

Don't waste your time on this site. All these paid clients have the same old storyline. Save your money, their stories are so similar, their photos are fake, they lie to get the you paying for a subscription. Do your homework concerning this site and most men live hundreds of miles from your location.

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Thumbnail of user wanicad
Texas
2 reviews
17 helpful votes
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August 31st, 2013

NOTE: The deal you sign up for ($14.99 a month for 6 months) will be billed as one lump amount!

Not really user friendly and honestly Plenty of Fish (a FREE dating site) is 1000 times better than this site with true compatibility tests and even an APP for you phone.

I cancelled my auto-renewal right away as after only 1 day, I am no longer interested in navigating this below basic website that I paid for - JUNK!

Thumbnail of user wandao1
Florida
3 reviews
23 helpful votes
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January 1st, 2015

This site is a waste of money. First off, I was stupid enough to pay to join this site, then the quality of men on there leaves a lot to be desired and I found that out the same day I joined. Then I deleted my profile and requested a refund. That was on the 25th of December and the 23rd when I joined. I have yet to receive a refund and it's 01/01/2015. The kicker is, since it was obvious that they had no intention of refunding me, I tried to go back to the site, (keep in mind, when I joined on the 23rd I paid for a six month membership, it would not let me reactivate my membership. It stated that I needed to call their number and speak with a representative. I have been calling for almost a week and no one answer the phone! So, I would say, keep your money because it is not worth the hassle!

Tip for consumers:
Don't waste your time or most importantly, your money!

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Thumbnail of user anthonys2597
Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
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November 27th, 2022

This is my second time giving glad for people need a chance it hurts when somebody is seriously looking for love and you run across all fake pages I don't plan on staying on a fight 8 months who to God has for me is for me and this is not it I read this zero Stars.

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If you seriously looking for love you don't want some computer putting in words for you and then you want to be sure that it's some real person that you're talking to totally disappointed sign seriously looking for love

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Thumbnail of user reneeg
Maryland
5 reviews
43 helpful votes
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May 8th, 2011

Same as 'Black Planet'. It is the worst site to look for dates and or meet people. The individuals are fraudulent, ask for money, and wanted to have a perverted conversation. Don't understand how these sites are still operating. I've reported the individuals and they are still on the site. I am nolonger on any of the dating sites. Becareful and alert with the site.

Thumbnail of user tym134
Pennsylvania
1 review
6 helpful votes
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October 8th, 2017

I see a lot of horror stories on here but I also hear a lot of horror stories from "Traditional Daters"... BPM is what you make it... just because it's online dating that doesnt guarantee a Magical Experience... but in my case, IT DID! It can for you too... wishing you much love & happiness!

Thumbnail of user maryamm2
New Jersey
1 review
23 helpful votes
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March 12th, 2015

I called and canceled service with Black People Meet in Jan. 2013. They continued to bill my credit card as of Jan. 2015. I couldn't understand why charges were on my credit card. Low and behold its them still billing and now the credit card company is giving me a hard time. I tried to reach Black People Meet, no success at the *******920. Sent a certified letter and I will never deal with them again, and will be canceling my credit card as they are giving me a hard time about canceling service. Never again. M Muhammad

Tip for consumers:
Don't use it!

Thumbnail of user cees2
Oklahoma
1 review
20 helpful votes
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September 15th, 2019

Horrible App, Fake Profiles & Steals Your Money If You Want Renew They Block Your Access. They are pissed because after you been on for a period of time you began to realize you are not communicating and the profiles are old and fake. This is a truthful recent experience and when I tried signing in it stated access denied. They will be turned in because I had another week in a half!

Thumbnail of user constanceb
Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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February 22nd, 2011

I openned an account and then two weeks letter my information was accessed or used by the blackpeoplemeet administrators to fraudently use my information to open additional accounts. I was blocked out of my original account and when I reported it to BlackPeopleMeet for resolution, the resolution they offered was that they would cancel my account and they'll let me know within 48 hours if I can be reimbursed? The people I spoke to could hardly speak English, so I don't even know if my credit card information can be re-accessed again! I ended up having to cancel my credit card!

Thumbnail of user myral66
California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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June 26th, 2023

I met my husband over 15 years ago on Blackpeoplemeet. We were both over fifty. We have been happily married for thirteen years. Our journey is the best love story ever!

Tip for consumers:
A lot of time you don't know what we want, But if we think about it we do know what we don't want. Always look for those qualities that you have and that you admire.

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Thumbnail of user gigij2
Illinois
1 review
9 helpful votes
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June 11th, 2019

I want my $ back cancelled several months ago. Have not received any emails from them and was last on the site Jan, it's June and they are still billing me. Rip off company

Thumbnail of user calig3
Oregon
1 review
15 helpful votes
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May 9th, 2017

A bunch of losers, liars and old fat men on this site. I saw an ex on the site claiming he was 51 when he really is 58. LOL... loser. I'm about to start naming names so watch out!

Thumbnail of user leew822
New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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January 31st, 2023
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Many of the negative reviews of BlackPeopleMeet aren't about the website at all. Many are the same complaints you will see on ANY dating site: fake profiles, insincere people, poor demographic choices, etc. MATCH dot com is one of the most popular dating sites yet when I was there, they sent matches that were several states away even though I SPECIFICALLY INDICATED that I wanted to stay within a 20-mile radius. Or, people will complain because they didn't find someone compatible and again, that can happen on any site. Billing issues are a different situation. I've only recently rejoined after many years away from the site so I can't speak to shady billing practices, but so far I've had no problems. I met someone there several years ago that I dated for quite awhile. This time around, I've communicated with a few potential matches but remains to be seen if it will work out in the end. My point is: approach ALL dating sites with an open mind, common sense, and most of all, be PATIENT.

Thumbnail of user hollyw89
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
14 helpful votes
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July 22nd, 2018

This site is nothing like it was back in 2014, where i can only assume it gradually got the reputation it has today and that's why people left it; allowing it to resort to today's fraudulent practices.

Half of profiles are empty. Of those filled out, they have one of the same three generic openings, which i took screenshots of and will list here. They begin with:
1. "I am am educated guy and so would like to be with someone who is the same. I also like to paint in my free time..."
2. "I usually know what i want and do my best to get it. I'm a hard worker..."
3. "Having a sense of humor is important. I laugh at myself all the time. I went someone who lives life to the fullest..."

In the last two days, I've spotted over 12 profiles the say the exact same thing. Efforts to get an explanation from the site administrators have gone unanswered this far.

Additional complaints include their selection choices, which are plain terrible and don't even make sense for the city I'm in, but an investigative site informed everyone that BPM doesn't allow you to remove you're profile, keeps all your info after you cancel, and even distributes your info across shared sites (People Media), so it may be they threat copied profiles are former members not even interacting with you anymore.

Lastly, beware your subscription and account renewal, which is automatic but they recently gave users the option to remove, tough they literally trek you the opposite. Beware these unauthorized charges on your account. All in all, a scam.

Thumbnail of user bobc74
Pennsylvania
1 review
8 helpful votes
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September 16th, 2015

I decided to try BPM since people nowadays have an ear phone in their ears and don't talk. I regret from the start. The website give me a discount $11.25 for the month, oh yea what a lie? That LIE was bigger than America. After I made my payment it cost me close to $16. Don't trust them. I already paid, can't get my money back so I decided to use the site. Well was the greatest. Profiles just pop up with no picture saying they like my profile, my picture and give me some number to text, this happen several times, but i sense it all look like a scam, spam. I saw this girl and i say I'll try talk with her, little response with nothing to say besides."How is your day"? Most of these women who are not spam, scam are fat and ugly and call themselves(CURVY) its ridiculous. Is better if I went to the club, get tipsy with my money rather than paying this fake $#*! BPM. I believe these females on this site looking for BAD BOYS who will lie, disrespect them, abuse them, use them. Good men please stay away. Don't waste money, time and energy.

Thumbnail of user anomy
Pennsylvania
1 review
9 helpful votes
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August 27th, 2014

Listen I can't help but find this site racist, spreading an idea that black people are less likely to fall in love with someone white. When I saw this commercial I was a little surprised

Thumbnail of user th3683
Michigan
1 review
42 helpful votes
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January 29th, 2014

I feel this site is better for African American women compared to others. Yes you will find yourself attracted to some individuals and to each is own but when you have men constantly throwing themselves at you in a sexual manner It's annoying. You Should follow your heart and also take your brain with you. Be careful giving contact information out right away. Most guys that are truly into you will be patient and wait. Compared to another site I found that most white males who claimed to date outside of their race were only curious. Most of them looked at African American women as sex experiments. They will tell you right away that they like big butts and some from oversea are worse. They already know that they have no desire to date/marry outside of their culture. Some use these sites as playgrounds with no intentions of developing anything more then a fling.So I returned back to bmp no one is perfect and yes you have people who are full of crap but I would rather take my chances here instead of a site with men pursuing a fetish. This is spoken from someone who married outside of her race with a child from that marriage. All I can say is be safe on any site and use common sense hope this helps someone.

Thumbnail of user debras29
California
1 review
26 helpful votes
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October 9th, 2014

Watch out for bushwacker505. He is a narcissist, totally absorbed in self. He is the center of his own universe. And people are things to be used, an object. Once he has no more use for you, he is gone. He is a liar on his profile, he's 62, married, and dangerous. His true colors will appear. He is an on-line predator who meets good and decent women to use. He is known to have been on numerous dating sites at the same time, using another name: blackpeoplemeet, blacksingles, match.com; blackchristiansmeet; ourtime, and christianmingles to name a few. This is a warning ladies. Please beware. He may say he's a pilot instructor (NOT), owns a boat, RV (NOT), houses/property (NOT). He goes by the name Gene, Eugene, Lawrence and various other alias. Dont' become a victim. Signed, Your guardian angel.

Thumbnail of user johng148
Texas
1 review
24 helpful votes
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July 4th, 2014

It sucks. They take you money and will not refund it for any reason. Plus most od the women are stuck up and want you to be like them. So I say date yourself.

Thumbnail of user mikep467
Florida
1 review
16 helpful votes
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September 19th, 2018

Another dating scam app with a bunch of shallow women, who most of them I suspect are paid impersonators, all thirsty for internet validation.
What a big, fat waste of time and money.

Thumbnail of user inezh17
Ohio
1 review
3 helpful votes
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July 25th, 2022

I met my wonderful future husband on this site. I had to go through some "wrong" ones for 8 months. I was about to give up. He is amazing wedding spring of 2023!

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Thumbnail of user stephaniec398
South Carolina
1 review
7 helpful votes
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January 23rd, 2019

I signed-up for an account to look around and get a feel for the site before committing money for a subscription. I posted one picture- a head shot. Two days later, I decided to give it a try and was going to purchase a subscription. I uploaded a new photo - also a headshot in accordance with the site's policies and two days later it was still pending, so my profile had no picture. I sent an email to customer service and got back an automated reply saying that if the FAQs didn't help, I should respond to the email. I did that and never heard back, so I went onto the site to remove my profile only to find a message that I could not access my account and to try again later. Two days later, I still cannot access my account and they have the nerve to send me an email telling me I should upload a picture on my profile. I. Can't. Even. With this site and if I could have given it less than one star, I would. Stay away!

Thumbnail of user sheliaj4
Georgia
1 review
9 helpful votes
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September 19th, 2017

They say its free to brows right, i did for a minute so i decided to do the 1 month for 16.75. Afterwards i sstarte afterwards, all of a sudden men start hitting me up but i couldn't respond back. It would say upgrade to be able to read what they're saying. My thought was UPGRADE for what. If i wasnt going to be able to communicate why did i just pay 16.75. When just browsing is free. I called my debit card to check if they've taken the money and i got very upset to hear 2 payments pending. 1 for 16.75 and 1 for 3.99. What was the 3.99 for. So i called my bank and put a stop on it and now all i say is $#*! bpm because they are scammers and ppl yall need to call and put a block on them because they are slick and they will continue to take your money even after your time is up. They tried to take a extra 3.99 out of my account and for what

Thumbnail of user tendylj
Iowa
1 review
17 helpful votes
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August 3rd, 2014

My review pretty much echo the same as the other posters... this site is basically a place for the degenerates to hang out, a lot of the men have the audacity ( especially the ones who are physically challenged in the looks department or borderline $#*!ed) a list of demands of what they seek. These are the ones who can't even spell simple words, claim to make "x" amount of money and have a tribe of kids but have never been married. I hate come across as stuck up but you really would have better conversations with elementary kids. And the killing part of that is even the "seasoned" men are part of that group too... a lot of them like to start talking about sex immediately, You would think that the "silent response" or me redirecting the conversation would be a clue that speaking about explicit sex acts is a no-no. Well not to the saps on BPM some of them don't have a clue to what is considered a turn off... Like one member stated you will probably get much more benefits by investing your money in stocks instead of joining the site. It is a complete waste of time and energy... But if it's entertainment you seek then by all means join the site. You will viewing profiles of pot-bellied, corn row wearing, illiterate sex craved men.

Thumbnail of user lisas2178
Florida
1 review
6 helpful votes
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November 6th, 2020

Waste of time! The same people on there... Then when you do find someone you find interesting they're a freaking weirdo! Couples wanting you to join there boring sex lives FOH! Some of the profile pictures UNBELIEVABLE lawd of mercy lmao!

Thumbnail of user brittanys825
Arkansas
2 reviews
11 helpful votes
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March 12th, 2023

If you are a woman and you run across anyone named JT Mitchell or Mathew on blackpeoplemeet.com, stay away from them. JT Mitchell was a narcissistic con artist who claimed he was a DEA undercover supervisor agent. Yet when I checked his background, I discovered he gave me a phony name and birthday, and two phony addresses as no results matched my search. And his phone number was affiliated with a man who has a criminal history and run ins with the police. JT was also a womanizer and showed zero respect for women. He has a history of belittling and low-rating women and young girls in public and calling her out her name. He hated Everything about me: my appearance, the way I dressed, my personality, my glasses, the way I talked, and my hair. So he wanted me to basically change my appearance into something I am not because he didn't like how I looked. I ended all contact with him.

Then Mathew belonged to an extremist hate group so I didn't want to bother meeting him in person. He was also full of lies about stupid things so I blocked him, too. Save yourself emotional and mental turmoil and possibly personal safety compromise and delete your account on blackpeoplemeet.com and meet someone special the good old fashioned way In-Person and stay away from online dating sites. Your heart, mental health, and well-being will thank you later.

Tip for consumers:
Stay away from online dating sites. Most of the people you meet on those sites are not genuine and will lie about their age, hobbies, employment status, etc. Some people really go too far when they make fake profiles and post up fake pictures on the profile. Others online may already be in a relationship/married, yet pretending to be single online when in reality, they are finding someone to cheat on their significant other or spouse with. So it's hard to believe what people say on the internet.

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