The Dallas Dating Company Elder abuse and ripoff! Dallas Texas

My 83 year old widowed patient was cold-called repeatedly by this company for years. Due to loneliness, she went in for their presentation. She was hot-boxed by their staff for 30 minutes. They promised her access to several attractive men they called "wealthy, retired professionals and business owners." She was forced to sign numerous documents without being given time to read them. The promoter held them in front of my patient and said "sign here and here." She was charged $9409.80! The promoter lady said good-bye and was immediately unavailable.

My patient got to the parking lot, saw the charge and read the paperwork. She found there would be no refund for any reason, because the sales promotion was "services" already rendered. She tried to cancel the contract, immediately. The receptionist could not do anything. The promoter would not come to the phone. When she got home and accessed their website, she found all the men they showed her were "not active" on their dating site. That is called a "bait and switch" con. My patient called back many times and was never able to speak with the promoter.

I have read the contract. This company is completely protected in their scheme. The men shown may not be available. The presentation and sign up is their service and not refundable. This place is a complete rip-off! This type of scam should be illegal. There would probably be many more complaints if older people knew about this site. Many complaints go unreported due to embarrassment. The elderly people do not want to look desperate or incompetant to their families.