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> Sounds like credit card fraud to me. Bots using stolen cards to scrape OF content. Also easily verifies that the number works before attempting a pricier purchase.

I’ve subscribed for one month to two different creators just to check the content. Neither was interesting enough to maintain a subscription. I don’t think the described behavior sounds nefarious.




The part that they delete their account immediately afterwards?


Buyers remorse after purchasing pornography? I don't know why you're surprised.


Or regular embarrassment, or I don't want to "get in" to onlyfans, just this one time then I'll delete.


I suppose that hinges on what "a lot" means in that comment. If it's "a lot" in absolute values, that's very plausible. If it's "a lot" as a percentage, OnlyFans would have to have a high rate of account closures.


OK, I asked. "A lot" is about 20%.


Perhaps to avoid unintended rebill or make it less likely for a loved one to discover it.


Probably a combination of being a subscription model with auto-renewal and people regretting wasting money for this type of content.




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