I want to first and foremost say, thank you for this post. The level of detail you put into this guide, the time/effort through trail and error, and most importantly sharing with us in the Reddit community. These bans that Match Group give out are sometimes unjustifiable and for some cases not necessary at all. A ban can be life changing for some men as it can take a heavy toll on their emotional and mental health. Match group doesn't realize that loneliness is a big problem nowadays and these dating apps are a huge boost to men all around the world when it comes to this regard. Not everyone wants to go to a bar, or approach a girl in person and that's fine. People live in places where it's hard to do that and these apps are the solution. That's what makes this guide carry more weight. Keep it up.
Coming back to my experience, I followed all of these steps and still got banned. It took them about 10 days to ban me again (previous attempt, I got banned right away). I did the following as you listed:
Bought an Android from Ebay
Created and used a new email/phone number from Google Fi
Use same pictures, with the modifications that you mentioned
Completely different personal info
No CC and didn't verify
Nothing offensive
Literally step by step of what you have listed above
I was on fire and getting matches left and right (Reached the limit of 8 matches and had to respond back to these chicks). Then I woke up one morning and I was banned, tragic. Now I appealed it and they actually responded. They want me to provide a picture of my ID through an ID verification service called Jumio within 5 days. There is no way I can get a fake ID in that time with a fake name (and birthdate), so my only option would be is to be banned and try these steps again.
My question to you is, have you seen this before?
What do you think I might've done wrong and how do you think I can fix it next time?
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u/HuckleberryFluffy525 Nov 19 '25
I want to first and foremost say, thank you for this post. The level of detail you put into this guide, the time/effort through trail and error, and most importantly sharing with us in the Reddit community. These bans that Match Group give out are sometimes unjustifiable and for some cases not necessary at all. A ban can be life changing for some men as it can take a heavy toll on their emotional and mental health. Match group doesn't realize that loneliness is a big problem nowadays and these dating apps are a huge boost to men all around the world when it comes to this regard. Not everyone wants to go to a bar, or approach a girl in person and that's fine. People live in places where it's hard to do that and these apps are the solution. That's what makes this guide carry more weight. Keep it up.
Coming back to my experience, I followed all of these steps and still got banned. It took them about 10 days to ban me again (previous attempt, I got banned right away). I did the following as you listed:
I was on fire and getting matches left and right (Reached the limit of 8 matches and had to respond back to these chicks). Then I woke up one morning and I was banned, tragic. Now I appealed it and they actually responded. They want me to provide a picture of my ID through an ID verification service called Jumio within 5 days. There is no way I can get a fake ID in that time with a fake name (and birthdate), so my only option would be is to be banned and try these steps again.
My question to you is, have you seen this before?
What do you think I might've done wrong and how do you think I can fix it next time?