Illicit Encounters Review April 2024

Signing up on Illicit Encounters takes up 7 to 10 minutes of your time. There are three steps before you get to fully explore the website.

The first step is the registration process wherein you need to provide your gender, the gender of the person you are looking for, your nominated username and password, email address (optional),  the country and county where you're located (UK or Ireland only), and the source where you knew about the site. You can either choose a photo from their recommended images during this step or upload photos later. In this step, you also need to confirm that you are over 21 years old and agree to Illicit Encounter’s 'Terms of Service’.

The second step is the first half in creating your profile. It is divided into three parts: your basic information (including your appearance), the kind of relationship you're looking for, and your interests. Only the first part is mandatory. It requires you to provide your birthdate, preferred partner's age range, marital status, hair color, etc. In choosing your marital status, you only have five options—married, living together with a partner, separated, divorced, or widowed. For the kind of relationship you're looking for and your interests, you only need to select one or more from the multiple choices provided.

The last step is the second half in creating your profile. In this step, you can see the 'General Information' section and 'Ideal Partner' section, wherein you have to describe yourself and your ideal partner. However, only the first section (General Information) is required. You have the option to complete your ideal partner's info later on. In the 'General Information' section, you can describe yourself by stating your hobbies, interests, work, etc.

Tip: Write more so you could attract more attention.

In this section, you also have the option to either write manually about yourself or use the profile generator. If you choose the profile generator, you only have to answer quick questions, and a profile will automatically be created for you. Once created, you can then make as many edits as you want. 

If you still can't figure out what to write, you can check out the tips on how to write a great profile located on the lower left of this section. Also, note that mentions of contact details, inappropriate language, and sexual references on your profile will not be accepted.

There are three ways how members can facilitate contact in Illicit Encounters, and that is through sending messages, sending virtual kisses, and sending virtual gifts. Sending messages in Illicit Encounters is free for women, but it is a Gold-membership feature for men. Men can send virtual gifts using IE credits, but women can send those for free. Virtual kisses can be sent for free by everyone, and it usually includes a default message with a greeting, the 'About Me' paragraph you wrote, and a closing statement.

Match recommendations are seen on the 'Matchfinder' page, wherein you can tweak how your matches are displayed.

Finding and browsing other members of Illicit Encounters are done on the 'Search' page. Search filters such as gender, age, and location are available. On this page, you can also search for a specific member using his or her login name. 

You can also view the members who are currently online on the 'Who’s Online' page. This page has gender, age, and location filters as well.

Profiles in Illicit Encounters do not feature enough details about the member, especially if he or she has not written an elaborative 'About Me' paragraph. However, note that all information you have provided upon registration can be shown in your profile, including your interests and 'About Me' and 'Ideal Partner' paragraphs. So make sure to fill those out well.

The profiles also show a display of gifts a member had recently received.

When you click a user’s profile photo, you will be taken to his or her photo gallery. The photos are organised in two galleries: 'Public' and 'Private'. Public photos are shown in thumbnails, which you can enlarge and view, while the private photos are locked. You need to enter the password set by that particular member to view those.

On every profile in Illicit Encounters, four contacting buttons can be found. These are 'Send Message', 'Send Virtual Kiss', 'Send Virtual Gift', and 'Add to Favourites'. The 'Block this Profile' and ‘Report’ buttons are at the very bottom of the profile.

Since members are not required to upload a profile photo, it is hard to discern if the profiles in Illicit Encounters are genuine. However, it is safe to say that fakes and scammers veer away from this website because messaging is a premium feature, and Illicit Encounters has a high membership cost.