AfrikaansSingles.co.za review

AfrikaansSingles.co.za appears to be a website for South African singles and claims to be the friendliest dating portal ever. It specializes in three different niches. Once on the landing page, users can choose between a section for “singles,” “naughties” or “golden oldies.” The platform was created by Venntro Media Group LTD, a shady operator from Slough, England. Once we saw this, we knew we shouldn’t expect much from the website. This company has created a series of scams that will leave you chronically unsatisfied and empty your pockets at the same time.

The landing page features an image of a playful couple, and it introduces users to the three sections on the portal. If you don’t speak Afrikaans, it can be a little difficult to find the English version, but it is there. The “naughty” section is the only one displaying a visible warning, showing it is exclusively for people over the age of 18. Either way, our experience revealed that this is a phony website with the same subscription rip-off being offered to 3 different types of people.

AfrikaansSingles.co.za is a dating website for South Africans operated by Venntro Media Group LTD. This British company has been developing this type of scam structure over and over again under different names. In this case, it acts as a dating site that is geared toward three types of people: those looking for a hookup, seniors, and people in search of something long-term. No matter which one you prefer, you would get offered a dodgy membership that is best to avoid.

Useless free features

We created a test profile for this review. We wanted to see how far we could get with a basic account. Apparently, it is possible to send messages to other users for free. The problem is that no one will be able to read it or reply to it unless we upgrade to a premium membership. In other words, there is no point in getting a free profile. Furthermore, the platform looks extremely bland and so do the profiles. There is nothing appealing about this platform. Even the interface itself made us yawn.

According to the Terms and Conditions, the accounts that we could browse through all use reusable concepts from similar scams. These belong to either Venntro Media Group LTD or an associated company called Woowise LTD. Ultimately, this means that it is a fake chat service where nobody is really present in the members’ area. Getting a date here is absolutely impossible. Therefore, a membership is worthless. We also suspect that it may be difficult to call it quits once users get on board. According to our experience, such dodgy operators specialise in conveniently disappearing.

Excerpt from the GTC (as of 28/11/2023)

You further acknowledge and accept that other members of the Service that you may view and communicate with via the Service may have registered with and accessed the Service through a number of different web sites. These websites may include all those operated by Venntro Media Group or any subsidiary of Venntro Media Group including, but not limited to, Woowise Ltd, in accordance with the classifications described below.

The Site is an entertainment service. Your use of this service is entirely at your own risk. You should exercise at least some degree of caution in evaluating what you see when involved in internet communication with people who are unknown to you (such as when you are using message services) and be aware that people may not necessarily be who they say they are and that people may provide information or behave in a way that is unreliable, misleading or illegal.

By using this service you accept that any member profiles, messages and communication may not be genuine.

Online reputation at risk

We found some other concerning paragraphs, particularly in regard to the users’ privacy. It looks like the company will take advantage of our information and use our images for their own purpose. That means that they will certainly copy our profile photo and use it on any other rip-offs in their network. We’ve seen multiple examples of these shady methods after years of writing these reviews.

AfrikaansSingles.co.za markets itself as a dating website for three types of South African singles: seniors, younger singles, and those in search of a hookup. All in all, this is simply the latest subscription scam by Venntro Media Group LTD, from England. Whichever option you choose, you will just end up using a fake chat service that is filled with phony profiles. There is no point in getting a membership as this service cannot possibly help you get a date.