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A Foreign Affair has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • A Foreign Affair

      7320 N Dreamy Draw Dr Ste 200 Phoenix, AZ 85020-5362

    • A Foreign Affair

      7227 N. 16th Street #240 Phoenix, AZ 85020-5239

    Business ProfileforA Foreign Affair

    Online Dating Services
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.8/5stars

    Average of 20 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    14 complaints closed in last 3 years

    7 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    This company offers international dating, international visa's and finance services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    A Foreign Affair has 2 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • A Foreign Affair

        7320 N Dreamy Draw Dr Ste 200 Phoenix, AZ 85020-5362

      • A Foreign Affair

        7227 N. 16th Street #240 Phoenix, AZ 85020-5239

      Location of This Business
      7320 N Dreamy Draw Dr Ste 200, Phoenix, AZ 85020-5362
      BBB File Opened:
      9/30/1996
      Years in Business:
      29
      Business Started:
      3/1/1995
      Business Started Locally:
      3/1/1995
      Business Incorporated:
      6/25/1997
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Foreign Affair International, Inc.
      • Columbian Women
      • Worldwide Data Link, Inc.
      Business Management
      • Mr. John G. Adams, President
      • Mr. Ronald W. Redburn, Secretary
      • Mr. Kenneth Agee, CTO
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. John G. Adams, President
      • Mr. Kenneth Agee, CTO

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. John G. Adams, President
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (602) 468-1119
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Website Addresses

      Industry Tip

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      Customer Complaints

      14 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      05/03/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      In March 2024 I scheduled in person meetings with two women at a cost of $400.00. I was charged three times for this and have asked for a refund of the $800.00 overcharge. Additionally, one of the meetings did not take place resulting in an additional $125.00 refund being owed. After several attempts to recover the expected refund amount of $925.00 I have only received $400.00. While I have not yet committed to litigation to solve this problem, the lack of customer service from this company is making litigation the likely route I will go. Litigation is totally unnecessary as they have already identified the problem as being on their end. This was admitted in correspondence with *** who handles most of the refunds.
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      Customer Reviews

      20 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Rob G

      3 stars

      05/24/2024

      This seems like it might be a good way to meet a nice woman in a foreign country but I have a couple of suggestions for the company:-Allow the women to look at mens profiles from their own devices at home and contact who they are interested in instead of a matchmaker sending an intro letter from women who know nothing about the man. At least then the man knows the woman has seen his profile and has a genuine interest.-While I am sure there are many beautiful women on the site, the pictures look like they are mostly taken by photographers affiliated with the company and appear heavily filtered in both the face and body areas. Most of the women even in their 50s appear to look like super models and I am sure this is not the reality. I understand the women are trying to look their best but a much less filtered photo will give men a much more realistic idea of what they look like. Just a couple of ideas from a man on improving the customer experience.

      A Foreign Affair Response

      05/28/2024

      Women have the ability to view the profiles of male clients if they so choose to do so with the help of their matchmaker, but one of the main motivating factors that leads foreign women to our services are the matchmaking services they receive. The vast majority of women using an online dating service or even social media are often inundated with unwanted communications at the least, with unsolicited graphic photos or messages at the most. Foreign women entrust the matchmaking teams at our company to pair them with male clients who align with their stated relationship goals, which separates us from most other dating services on the internet.In regards to the photographs on our website, matchmakers motivated to attract potential male clients to their foreign female clients take measures to make sure the ladies look their best. This often includes but not limited to arranging professional photoshoots, professionally going through the image in photo software. As modern smartphones and teleconferencing platforms have built in face filters to soften features, such a practice has become a common part of society when people put their image on the internet. If clients have genuine concerns that a photograph may be unrealistically altered, we always invite them to reach out and we will investigate the matter on their behalf.We appreciate the feedback, we're committed to improving customer experiences and are happy you decided to share yours.

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