worldcoin.org Reviews 17

Scam to collect biometric data, they don’t deliver what they promise as a reward. Keep away and don’t refer anyone. Can’t believe this type of fraud is allowed publicly in the UK.

I'm not exactly sure what we're wrong.They won't tell me when I tried to contact support.They just said, oh, we've decided to deny you service.But we're not going to tell you why or how you how you did anything wrong , but you can still use our coin if you buy it well , they can s*** m* a**

🚨 World App referral program is misleading and legally questionable – read before you refer anyone

I want to share my experience with the World App referral program, which I believe is misleading by design and potentially violates EU consumer protection law.

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🧾 The promise: €40 per verified referral

World App advertised a reward of €40 per friend who:
• uses your invite code
• completes verification
• and claims their first WLD

This reward was clearly stated in the app — and is still visible there.
I referred multiple users who fulfilled all these steps. However, instead of €40 per invite, I received partial payouts like €4.99, €6.14, etc. — for each verified referral.

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🧩 The problem: Strategic ambiguity and evasion

When I contacted support, I expected clarification. Instead, I was met with a textbook example of strategic ambiguity:
• They never confirmed whether I was entitled to the full €40
• They never denied that the promotion was still valid
• They never explained why I only received partial rewards
• They never provided a timeline or resolution path

Instead, they kept sending scripted messages like:

“We appreciate your patience”
“We are working to improve your experience”
“Invites are subject to change at our sole discretion”

At one point, they even wrote:

“You may contact us again once you have consulted your local legal jurisdiction.”

This is not support. This is a deliberate deflection tactic.

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⚖️ Why this matters legally

Referring people to a €40 reward and paying out only €5 (without any explanation or criteria) is not just shady — it’s arguably a breach of EU law, particularly:
• Art. 5(1) of EU Directive 93/13/EEC – Terms must be transparent and predictable
• § 307 BGB (Germany) – AGBs must not allow unilateral modification of core obligations
• § 5 UWG – Marketing may not mislead about the nature or value of compensation

World App’s claim that they can “modify or deny referral rewards at their sole discretion” is a one-sided clause, and such terms have been repeatedly found invalid by European courts, especially when performance (i.e. referral activity) has already been provided by the user.

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🔄 The manipulation pattern

This is not just about broken promises — it’s about the systemic use of psychological manipulation to wear users down:
• Deliberate vagueness to discourage further pursuit
• Passive language to avoid responsibility (“the World Foundation has decided…”)
• Empty empathy statements to appear helpful without action
• Closing tickets without resolution, leaving the user in limbo

You’re left wondering whether you might still get paid… while in reality, support has washed its hands of the case.

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📢 My next steps
• I’m documenting this publicly
• I’m filing a complaint with German consumer protection authorities (Verbraucherzentrale)
• I’m consulting legal counsel on the enforceability of the promotional offer and the inapplicability of their T&Cs
• And I strongly encourage others to do the same — and share their experiences

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⚠️ Final advice

If you’re thinking about referring friends for the €40 reward, be warned:

You may be doing free marketing for a company that will quietly underpay you — and hide behind vague disclaimers when challenged.

Don’t trust the numbers you see in the app.
Don’t assume you’ll be paid what they promise.
And definitely don’t expect clear answers when something goes wrong.

I promoted the World App and shared it on social media, but they blocked my account and kept my money.

I believed in this app and even made videos to promote it. I shared it with my friends and helped many people install it. I trusted it.

But later, without any reason, they blocked my account. They didn’t tell me why, and now I can’t even access my own money.

I gave them my real name, passport, phone number, email — everything was real. I’m not a scammer or a rule-breaker. I’m just a poor man who trusted the wrong app.

This is not just bad service — this is injustice. They used my trust, then left me with nothing.

If you’re thinking about using this app — be very careful. What happened to me can happen to anyone.

It seemed like an interesting project, but the staff of that company is not professional at all. Customer support is zero. They offer work and when you complete the application, they never answer you. Furthermore, the use that they may give to the data collected from millions of people through iris scanning is not very transparent. Conclusion: I do not recommend Worldcoin and I hope that the government entities of the countries where it operates and that regulate the identification of people investigate this company!

This is the worst customer support I have experienced on the internet.they suspend your account for switching to a new device and the support never responds besides the Bot.People Should be cautious of this project especially governments Should protect their citizens from these kind of companies

Scam. After having scanned at the orb, they blocked me and my friend the access to the further grants. I wrote to their support and got an answer that they cannot restore me access and cannot disclose the reason why. That's it. Don't use them, and never put any money into the Worldcoin. They cannot be trusted.

Scam to collect biometric data

I signed up and after scanning my Iris my account was locked with a notification to message support. I did several times but only generic chatgpt responses for several months and no solution.