HippiePersonals.co.uk review

HippiePersonals.co.uk is an online dating site which claims to be completely dedicated to pairing up hippie singles, in the UK. Although the idea of catering to such a specific, and long-gone community, seems a bit far-fetched. However, we decided to give the site a chance, and put it through a thorough test. The landing page is rather ridiculous in the way it presents hippies. The girl shown, looks like she came out of a cheap erotic film, from the 1980s. As for the boy, he seems to be waiting for his swimming lesson. So, it does not look very serious.

Registration is “free”, but our review reveals that it is quite pointless. Users must take out a renewable paid subscription, if they want to contact other members, which is basically the point of a dating site. In our experience, these premium subscriptions are a dangerous scam. This fraud is operated by FBM Online Connections LTD, which is a company registered in Bromley, in the UK. This operator is notorious for this type of subscription rip-off, and they run many similar dating sites. They should be avoided.

Hippies are nice, are they not? And harmless, too. Perhaps this is the idea behind the HippiePersonals.co.uk scam. You short-circuit users’ distrust, by making them believe they are entering an honest site. We did find a presentation text on the landing page. But it is utterly useless. It fails to provide any useful information about the service, such as, the number of members, or the subscription prices. Therefore, we searched online for past users experience and feedback. We quickly found numerous negative reports from previous users. They complain that they could not delete their account, nor connect with customer service.

Sadly enough, this is a common practice by FBM Online Connections LTD, the company operating this scam, from Bromley, in the UK. They are indeed known to reject or ignore termination requests. Furthermore, all the profiles are fake. Consequently, users will never meet anyone on this website. They will be wasting their time and money if they shell out a premium membership.

Excerpt from the GTC (as of 06/12/2022)

The Company does not use or condone the use of fake profiles or bots. Despite the Company’s efforts to timely investigate all reports of any individuals who may utilize falsified profiles or bots, the Company cannot guarantee the Service will not be misused by others. As noted elsewhere in these Terms, the Company cannot and does not undertake to verify the validity of any information provided by users of the Service.

Fake profiles and subscription rip-off

It is stated in the Terms and Conditions, that HippiePersonals.co.uk does not use fake profiles. But at the same time, it says that the company does not undertake to verify the validity of any information. Anyway, this statement is clearly contradicted by the negative reviews of members, who have had bad experiences with this website. The use of fictitious profiles operated by moderators is rather systematic. Their goal is to seduce users and lure them into taking out an automatically renewing subscription. Later, they will find this very difficult to end.

Misuse of personal data

FBM Online Connections LTD, also seems to take some liberties in the use it makes of its users’ personal data. In addition to stealing money from their users, the company disposes of their personal data as they see fit. They use the information on other platforms and share it with other shady companies. Unfortunately, in the case of a legal dispute, it is likely that legal action will be long, costly, and probably inconsistent. We therefore strongly advise against registering on HippiePersonals.co.uk.

As our review shows, HippiePersonals.co.uk is a sneaky subscription rip-off run by, FBM Online Connections LTD, from the UK, which is a disreputable company. It is not the first time we have come across this operator. They simply replicate the same scam. All the profiles displayed on the site are fake. They are controlled by human operators, or chatbots. They lure users into subscribing to a premium membership that is virtually impossible to terminate. This site cannot be trusted and should be avoided.