I signed up for Ashley Madison, the infamous dating site for infidelity, and I was bitterly disappointed

Users of Ashley Madison are giving scathing reviews of the dating site that is the focus of an upcoming Netflix documentary.

It was launched in 2001 as a dating site for spouses who want to be unfaithful and told those who had tied the knot to embrace infidelity, and became known for the 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 sheets with another married stranger.

The site’s success collapsed in 2015 after it was hacked. It has since rebuilt itself, but it appears it can’t get back to the infidelity empire it once was, with users now claiming it’s a ‘scam’ and filled with ‘fake profiles’.

Many users have flooded the review site Trustpilot to share their real thoughts on the site as an explosive docuseries that tells how the service destroyed marriages before they were hacked, which will debut on Netflix on May 15.

One person wrote: ‘There are far fewer real women here. I met a woman about 3 years ago and we dated for a while. I come back and see a lot of scammers, sugar babies or dormant accounts. [It’s a] shame.’

Someone else added, “I gave Ashley Madison one star because I can’t give it zero stars. Profiles are all bots, scammers or phishers. Just after you harvest your money. The scammers are easy to spot because they want to get rid of you as quickly as possible.

‘Phishers just want your photos and passwords and then disappear. Bots can be recognized by their personal data. I mean, weighing 35kg and still carrying a few extra kilos?

‘They want to know everything about you, see your private photos, etc., but never look at your profile. Just avoid this site. Rather spend your money on a fun night out.’

One user even called Ashley Madison a “cautionary tale” and warned people about the costs.

They wrote: ‘The app works well, but not as you might think. It’s designed for one purpose: separating men from their money, and it does that exceptionally well.

‘For personal reasons, I downloaded the app, installed it and quickly discovered that it was not free. It is not possible to use it for free, except to watch, watching is free, but the illusion of touching is… expensive. I won’t say, “There are no human females on the site.” It would be almost impossible to confirm one way or the other.

“But if the pictures and lies are to be believed, I’ve spent the last almost a month talking and flirting with some of the top porn stars in the business. Plus, $150, for the bare minimum membership I purchased, doesn’t yield nearly as much as you might think.

“You could break through so much in one night if you tried to find someone real to talk to. The site is aimed at corrupting you and that’s a fancy term for me to use. 99 percent of the contacts I made on the site were fake users, probably whose job is to “kill your credits by 1000” goodbye with winks, likes and other nonsense.

“From what I’ve learned, women’s accounts are free, men pay for everything. The impossibility of you finding a real match before your money and credits run out, to quote the Hunger Games, “may the odds ever be in your favor.” You’re better off playing lotto. This site may have been legit once, but not anymore.

“I give credit to Ashley Madison for doing at least two things right, they will refund the credits spent on accounts that turn out to be fake, the other thing they do right is once you spend credits talking to someone , you can chat with him at the cost from then on freely.

“As long as you understand that the person is probably just trying to scam you or lure you to another site. Ashley Madison is no longer relevant, there are no real people looking for what they are selling, which is real contact with real people. ‘

Another veteran user of the site told people on the Internet to stay far away from Ashley Madison.

‘I’ve used this site a few times over the years and have always met someone after the first week. I decide to try this site again after not using it for about five years. And it’s really gone downhill. Nothing but bots and scammers. I don’t think there’s one real woman here. I’m glad I only get the credit deal they offer when you first sign up because it’s definitely not worth the time or money,” the user wrote.

Someone else added: ‘The app sucks and isn’t real. No one on the site is real. The first AI fake. Do not waste your time.’

Another person commented: ‘Stay away it’s a big scam. Ladies send you a message asking for contact and then suddenly disappear. What a scam, this needs to be investigated and removed.”

As Netflix prepares to release the docuseries, YouTube star Sam has admitted he couldn’t sleep and was ‘super nervous’ ahead of the release of Netflix’s show about Ashley Madison in which he and his wife will appear – seven years after the website dedicated to cheating was hacked and his name was on 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 again…. We’re coming to Netflix‘, on Saturday following the release of the trailer for Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, and Scandal.

The lovebirds admitted to being part of the docuseries, while Sam admitted he hadn’t been able to sleep thinking about their story.

“I haven’t been able to sleep the last few days, it’s been tough,” he revealed

The couple explained that they first received an email about the Netflix docuseries in February 2022 before telling viewers that they had shared even more about their journey in their upcoming book, which will be released on May 16.

The trailer for the three-part docuseries Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies, And Scandal was released on YouTube on Thursday and will stream on May 15.

“I love being a father, I love my wife, it was a beautiful marriage, but it was also monotonous,” Sam said.

“I remember seeing an ad. “Life is short. Have an affair.” That sounds intriguing.’

The trailer was then cut into clips of other couples using the site and Ashley Madison employees.

“Ashley Madison was ahead of his time,” said one woman, who was not named.

Another man – who appeared to work for the company and was present 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 went to trade shows, they said, “Who’s your biggest competitor?” And I would say, ‘The Bible.'”

A second woman stated, “I thought it was a great idea, go to a site and you can tell this stranger your deepest, darkest desires.”

“I signed up with all my real information, which was clearly a stupid decision,” Sam said.

Meanwhile, company employees noted that “safety” was becoming a bigger issue – adding that they were “concerned” about it.

“Ashley Madison was a cash cow and then suddenly we got hacked,” one employee said.

In 2015, hackers calling themselves the “Impact Team” stole 32 million data records from the extramarital affairs site.

The hackers demanded that the site be taken down, which did not happen, and as a result, the names of everyone involved in an affair became visible to the public.

Marriages were destroyed as a result of the leak, as were lives; the prosecutor in Florida was forced to resign and a pastor in New Orleans committed suicide.