[8] In August 2007, MyLife described its website as the sixth most popular social networking site with 28 million users,[9] while a 2008 article in the Los Angeles Times criticized the company's "aggressive marketing approach.

[12][13] The suit also accused the MyLife of false solicitation by offering monthly memberships and then charging member's credit cards at the annual rate.

[14] The class action accused MyLife of spamming contacts improperly gathered from the address books of those visiting the site.

[15] Investigators found that MyLife was tricking consumers into giving the company their personal identifying information, and later their money, through false and misleading ads.

[18] MyLife agreed to a court judgment under which it would pay $800,000 in penalties, plus $250,000 in refunds to customers, a ruling referred to as "the first major prosecution of an online business for violations of California's automatic renewal law".

[21] In the complaint the company is alleged to have violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and used misleading billing and marketing practices.

Additionally, the lawsuit mentions that the company deceived consumers with "teaser background reports" which made false claims of information about arrest, criminal, and sex offender records.