I signed up for Ashley Madison, the infamous dating site for infidelity, and I was bitterly disappointed
- Ashley Madison users are sharing their real opinions about they site
- The infidelity empire once boasted over 37 million users before it was hacked
- Now, people on the web are branding it a 'scam' and 'waste of money'
Ashley Madison users are dishing out scathing reviews about the dating site that is at the center of a soon-to-be released Netflix documentary.
It was launched in 2001 as a dating site for spouses looking to be unfaithful and told those who had tied the knot to embrace infidelity, becoming known for its tagline, 'Life is short. Have an affair.'
More than 37 million unfaithful spouses took the bait and created a profile on the site in hopes of getting tangled up under the bedsheets with another married stranger.
The site's success came crashing down in 2015 after it was hacked. It has since rebuilt itself, but it seems that it couldn't go back to the infidelity empire that it once was, with users now claiming it's a 'scam' and is filled with 'fake profiles.'
![Ashley Madison users are dishing out scathing reviews about the dating site, which is devoted to helping married people cheat on their spouses](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817543-13413409-image-m-154_1715633237757.jpg)
Ashley Madison users are dishing out scathing reviews about the dating site, which is devoted to helping married people cheat on their spouses
![The site came crashing down in 2015 after it was hacked. One of the people whose details were made public by the scandal was YouTube star Sam Rader, who is pictured here with his wife Nia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817757-13413409-image-a-155_1715633272314.jpg)
The site came crashing down in 2015 after it was hacked. One of the people whose details were made public by the scandal was YouTube star Sam Rader, who is pictured here with his wife Nia
Plenty of users have flooded the review site Trustpilot to share their real thoughts on the site as an explosive docuseries recounting how the service ruined marriages prior to being hacked is set to be released on Netflix on May 15.
One person wrote: 'There are a lot fewer real women here. I met one woman about 3 years ago and we dated for a while. I've come back to see lots of scammers, sugar babies or dormant accounts. [It's a] shame.'
Someone else added: 'I've given Ashley Madison one star because I can't give it zero stars. Profiles are all either bots, scammers or phishers. Just after harvesting your money. The scammers are easy to spot as they want to get you off there as quickly as they can.
'Phishers just want your pictures, passwords, and then disappear. Bots can be spotted by the personal details. I mean, weight 35kg, and yet carrying a few extra pounds?
'They want to know all about you, see your private pics etc., but never view your profile. Just avoid this site. Spend your money on a good night out instead.'
One user even referred to Ashley Madison as a 'cautionary tale' and warned people about the cost.
They wrote: 'The app works well but not in the way you'd think. It is designed for one purpose, separate men from their money, and it does that exceptionally well.
'For personal reasons I downloaded the app, set it up and quickly discovered it was not free. It's not possible to use it for free except to look, looking is free but the illusion of touching is… expensive. I won't say "there are no human females on the site." It would be nearly impossible to confirm one way or another.
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817309-13413409-image-m-129_1715632962053.jpg)
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/14/16/84817307-13413409-image-m-72_1715699577614.jpg)
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817315-13413409-image-m-131_1715632978505.jpg)
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817303-13413409-image-m-132_1715632989583.jpg)
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817299-13413409-image-m-133_1715632999351.jpg)
![](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817291-13413409-image-m-134_1715633007628.jpg)
![Many users have taken to the site to detail their opinions on Ashley Madison as they branded it a 'scam,' and claimed there weren't real women available](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84817301-13413409-image-m-135_1715633016659.jpg)
Many users have taken to the site to detail their opinions on Ashley Madison as they branded it a 'scam,' and claimed there weren't real women available
'However, if the pictures and lies are to be believed I've talked and flirted with some of the top porn stars in the business over the last nearly month of time. Also, for the bare minimum membership that I purchased, $150 doesn't get you nearly as much as you might think.
'You could blow through that much in a single evening trying to find someone real to talk to. The site it geared to fleece you and that's as nice a term as I can use. 99 per cent of the contacts I made on the site were fake users likely whose job it is to "death by 1000 cuts" your credits bye bye with winks and likes and other nonsense.
'From what I learned, women accounts are free, men pay for everything. The impossibility that you find an actual match before you run out of money and credits, well to quote the hunger games, "may the odds be ever in your favor." You're better off playing the lotto. This site might have been legit once upon a time but not anymore.
'I will give Ashley Madison credit for doing at least two things right, they will refund credits spent on accounts that turn out to be bogus, the other thing they do right is once you spend credits to talk to someone you can chat with them cost free from that point forward.
'Just as long as you understand the person is likely just trying to scam you or lure you to another site. Ashley Madison is no longer relevant, there aren't real people there looking for what they’re selling which is real contact with real people. '
Another veteran user of the site told people on the web to stay far away from Ashley Madison.
![The trailer for the three-part docuseries titled, Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, And Scandal, was released on YouTube. It's set to stream on Netflix from May 15](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84419905-13413409-The_trailer_for_the_three_part_docuseries_titled_Ashley_Madison_-a-117_1715632818274.jpg)
The trailer for the three-part docuseries titled, Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, And Scandal, was released on YouTube. It's set to stream on Netflix from May 15
'I have use this site a few times over the years and have always met someone after the first week or so. I decide to try this site again after not using it for about five years. And it has really go down. Nothing but bots and scammers. I do not think there is one real women on here. I'm glad I only get the credit deal they offer when you first sign up cause it's definitely not worth the time or money,' the user wrote.
Someone else added: 'The app sucks and is not real. Nobody on the site is real. The first AI fake. Don't waste your time.'
Another person commented: 'Stay away, it's a big scam. Ladies message you asking for contact then suddenly disappear. What a scam, it should be investigated and taken down.'
As Netflix prepares to release the docuseries, YouTube star Sam has admitted that he's been unable to sleep and 'super nervous' ahead of the release of Netflix 's show about Ashley Madison that he and his wife will appear in - seven years after the website devoted to cheating was hacked and his name was among the list of users.
On their combined YouTube channel, Sam And Nia, the couple uploaded a recent video titled, 'Our Lives Will Never be the Same.... We're coming to Netflix', on Saturday following the release of the trailer for Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal.
![YouTube star Sam has admitted that he's 'super nervous' ahead of the release of Netflix's docuseries about Ashley Madison that he and his wife, Nia, will appear in. Both pictured](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84565675-13413409-YouTube_star_Sam_Rader_has_admitted_that_he_s_super_nervous_ahea-a-119_1715632834490.jpg)
YouTube star Sam has admitted that he's 'super nervous' ahead of the release of Netflix's docuseries about Ashley Madison that he and his wife, Nia, will appear in. Both pictured
![The docuseries features the couple and appears to also have testimonies from other members of Ashley Madison and employees](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84419911-13413409-The_docuseries_features_the_couple_and_appears_to_also_have_test-a-118_1715632831321.jpg)
The docuseries features the couple and appears to also have testimonies from other members of Ashley Madison and employees
The lovebirds admitted to being a part of the docuseries as Sam confessed that he hadn't been able to sleep because he had been up thinking about their story.
'I haven't been able to sleep for the past couple of days, it's been rough,' he revealed
The couple explained that they first got an email about the Netflix docuseries in February 2022 before telling viewers that they had opened up even more about their journey in their upcoming book, which is set to be released on May 16.
The trailer for the three-part docuseries titled, Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, And Scandal, was released on YouTube on Thursday - and it's set to stream from May 15.
'I love being a dad, I love my wife, it was a beautiful marriage but it was also monotonous,' Sam said.
'I remember seeing an advertisement. "Life is short. Have an affair." That sounds intriguing.'
The trailer than cut to snippets of other couples who used the site and employees of Ashley Madison.
'Ashley Madison was ahead of its time,' one woman - who was unnamed - said.
![In 2015, hackers who called themselves the 'impact team', stole 32 million records of data from the extramarital affair site](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/13/21/84419865-13413409-In_2015_hackers_who_called_themselves_the_impact_team_stole_32_m-a-116_1715632795018.jpg)
In 2015, hackers who called themselves the 'impact team', stole 32 million records of data from the extramarital affair site
Another man - who seemed to work for the company and be on the site - said: 'The vision was to be the largest and only website for married people who wanted to have an affair. When I'd go to trade shows, they'd say, "Who's your biggest competitor?" And I'd say, "The Bible."'
A second woman declared: 'I thought it was a great idea, go on a site, and you're able to tell this stranger your deepest, darkest desires.'
'I signed up with all my real information, which obviously was a stupid decision,' Sam said.
Meanwhile, employees of the company noted that 'security' became a heightened issue - adding that they were 'worried' about it.
'Ashley Madison was a cash cow and then all of a sudden, we got hacked,' one employee said.
In 2015, hackers who called themselves the 'impact team,' stole 32 million records of data from the extramarital affair site.
The hackers demanded that the site be taken down, which didn't happen, and as a result the names of everyone who had been involved in an affair went up for the public to see.
Marriages were destroyed due to the leak as well as lives; the state attorney in Florida was forced to resign and a pastor in New Orleans committed suicide.