# OnlyFans sued by users for alleged fraud **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 2, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528 "2025-04-02T16:57:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/1 "2025-04-02T16:57:26Z")
Apparently the 2 men became suspicious that the attractive models they’d contacted were not actually chatting with the gentlemen. So the guys launched a class-action lawsuit. Imagine having your job be to chat with people all day on OnlyFans. > **[OnlyFans Sued After Two Guys Realized They Might Not Actually Be Talking to...](https://www.404media.co/onlyfans-sued-after-two-guys-realized-they-might-not-actually-be-talking-to-models/)** > > A class action complaint claims OnlyFans is allowing fraud on its platform by letting models use agency chat service to talk to fans. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/2 "2025-04-02T17:10:39Z")
Is that really any different than calling a phone sex/976 number? I doubt you’re talking to the actual person you saw in the commercial or on the billboard in that situation either. Also, seeing one of the names listed as “J Fry” (like Phillip J Fry) made me wonder if it was an april fools joke. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/3 "2025-04-02T17:13:42Z")
This would make more sense if I knew what OnlyFans was and what a “creator” is in that context. I read the entire article, but it assumed the audience knew that stuff. It would also make more sense if they included any info about who pays how much to who for whatever the service is. Some days geezering is hard work. Or at least perplexing work. 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/4 "2025-04-02T17:15:54Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > This would make more sense if I knew what OnlyFans was and what a “creator” is in that context. I read the entire article, but it assumed the audience knew that stuff. It’s a way for creators and content consumers to interact with each other in real time. It’s commonly used for, what is essentially, live/interactive porn. > **[OnlyFans](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=OnlyFans&useskin=vector)** > > OnlyFans is an internet content subscription service based in London, England. The service is popular with sex workers who produce pornography, but it also hosts the work of other content creators, such as physical fitness experts and musicians. > Content on the platform is user-generated and monetized via monthly subscriptions, tips, and pay-per-view. Creators are paid 80% of these fees and earn a yearly average of $1,300. The company launched a free safe-for-work streaming platform, OFTV, in... ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/5 "2025-04-02T17:19:18Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > what a “creator” is in that context In this context, a creator is the person you’re looking at on screen that’s creating the content you’re consuming. Just like anyone that has a youtube channel is a creator. MrBeast, Adam Savage, Linus from Linus Tech Tips, The Slow Mo Guys, Jerry Rig Everything, Rhett and Link etc etc. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/6 "2025-04-02T17:22:52Z")
Thanks all. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/7 "2025-04-02T17:24:26Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > The Slow Mo Guys Thank you for making me think of them filming porn. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/8 "2025-04-02T17:32:41Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > s that really any different than calling a phone sex/976 number? I doubt you’re talking to the actual person you saw in the commercial or on the billboard in that situation either. I would say that it is different. Those ads do not claim you will be talking to the model in the ad. If the content creator explicity promised that she would personally answer messages or use phrasing to make subscribers think she would even without making an explicit promise, then they have a case. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/9 "2025-04-03T04:28:08Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Also, seeing one of the names listed as “J Fry” (like Phillip J Fry) made me wonder if it was an april fools joke. I was thinking the same when I saw [Two Guys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Guys) in the headline; they’ve been gone for ~~years~~ decades now ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/10 "2025-04-03T10:27:55Z")
It’s one of those situations where I suspect the defendant is likely hoist by their own rhetoric, even though their rhetoric was implausible. Only the gullible would fail to realise that some girl with a five digit following could not possibly be doing all her own messaging with her customers personally. But having read a brief summary of the claimants’ case including quotes from OnlyFans’ own marketing material it seems like they could have a case because that material heavily emphasised personal connection. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/11 "2025-04-03T12:01:19Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > This would make more sense if I knew what OnlyFans was and what a “creator” is in that context. I read the entire article, but it assumed the audience knew that stuff. Here’s a long and acrimonious thread here that centers around OnlyFans: > [@How do we feel about teachers fired for posting homemade porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-feel-about-teachers-fired-for-posting-homemade-porn/994614): > > Maybe you’ve seen this story or one related to it. I’m honestly not sure where I stand on this. On the one hand, adults have the right to free expression, and to make money by any legal means they like. It shouldn’t be anybody else’s business if someone wants to make videos of themselves having sex and share them online. On the other hand, you don’t have to be a prude to see where it might be more difficult to teach middle-schoolers if they’ve seen your online sex videos. Lots of jobs have ru… ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/12 "2025-04-03T12:26:53Z")
Essay about this business model, for anyone interested. Link NSFW, given the subject matter. > **Summary** > > [How Onlyfans Took Over The World - by Aella - Knowingless](https://aella.substack.com/p/how-onlyfans-took-over-the-world) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/13 "2025-04-03T12:27:34Z")
Yep. there are now fancy terms for people who post crap on line. “Influencer” is another popular term. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/14 "2025-04-03T12:39:42Z")
Somewhat related- Decades ago, a game called Guess Who came out. The television ad for it was misleading. Most kids who saw the ad thought the faces in the game could move and speak. The faces in the game are just stickers. I don’t remember whether this resulted in laws being passed or if the toy and game industries voluntarily added disclaimers. But after the public outcry, disclaimers appeared in commercials ‘Some poses require hand support’ ‘Multiple sets used’ ‘Toys do not actually walk and talk’ Before the internet, The Publishers’ Clearinghouse Sweepstakes was a big deal. The entry sent to consumers was deliberately designed and worded to make it seem like your chances of winning greatly improved if you bought at least one subscription. The odds were actually the same whether you subscribed or not. The company lost a class action suit over this. Again, I would say the exact wording and design of the promotional materials and the contract are vital to the case here. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/15 "2025-04-03T13:10:54Z")
Here’s a version not hidden behind a “subscribe” prompt: > **[OnlyFans hit with class action from two men who say they weren’t talking to...](https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/onlyfans-lawsuit-class-action-impersonators-b2725842.html)** > > M. Brunner and J. Fry of Illinois say creators they subscribed to were employing agencies to “impersonate” models Earlier class action complaints are pending: > Five OnlyFans users filed separate[class action complaints](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cacd.935040/gov.uscourts.cacd.935040.1.0.pdf?ref=404media.co) against the parent companies last July over “chatter scams,” with the case set for trial in 2027. Which appears to be the same sort of thing as what prompted this thread: > **[OnlyFans Lawsuit Alleges Subscribers Unknowingly Talk with Paid ‘Chatters,’...](https://www.classaction.org/news/onlyfans-lawsuit-alleges-subscribers-unknowingly-talk-with-paid-chatters-not-actual-content-creators)** > > A class action lawsuit alleges OnlyFans has deceived subscribers who, unbeknownst to them, communicate with paid chatters, and not actual creators themselves. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/16 "2025-04-03T16:35:21Z")
Why is OnlyFans the defendent instead of the creators? It sounds like the agencies these creators use are third party entities not affiliated with OF. Does OF assume liability because they collect the payments? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/17 "2025-04-03T16:49:05Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Why is OnlyFans the defendent instead of the creators? The suit filed last year alleges “massive breaches of confidentiality” and “[blatant violations of] many of its platform rules and policies,” among other things. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/18 "2025-04-03T18:18:23Z")
Yeah, I don’t get that part. Did OnlyFans say that only content creators would be chatting with subscribers? What are the rules and policies that were violated? And how did OnlyFans breach confidentiality? ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/19 "2025-04-03T18:24:18Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > And how did OnlyFans breach confidentiality? I could be wrong. If they lead subscribers to believe their messages would be read by the porn actress in question and only by her and they were actually read by people at a sub contracting company, that could be what they are complaining about. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528/20 "2025-04-03T18:31:11Z")
I agree that that’s the likely breach of confidentiality, but is it OnlyFans that is saying the messages would be read only by the creator? I don’t think I’ve found some secret way to absolve OnlyFans of responsibility; there are probably good answers to my questions. I’m just curious what those answers are. On the surface, it seems like the individual content creators are breaching confidentiality and deceiving subscribers. There must be something in the OnlyFans Terms of Service that is placing the responsibility on them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onlyfans-sued-by-users-for-alleged-fraud/1016528.md?page=2)