I've wasted roughly $300 on this "scam". I've learned via familysearch.com that I have a Black ancestor on my maternal great-grandfather's side. On ancestry, I could trace my roots to Ivory Coast/Ghana and Nigeria. So, I thought this would help me learn what roots where I truly came from. My results were vague, only giving me a Native American result. I'm not happy. read more

I paid $300 for a test to get my results prior to going to Ghana for Year of Return. They didn't arrive. After 6-7 months, the company let me know that they lost my sample. They ended up losing my sample twice. I have no confidence in my results because after I finally received my results, two random strangers on Facebook (Facebook group) posted that they received the same results as me. How convenient!!! What a coincidence!!! DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! THIS IS A SCAM! read more

I had already gotten my DNA results from 23andMe, but African Ancestry claimed to be different and better. In addition, it is a Black owned company and I wanted to support them. I should not have bothered since they had no interest in supporting me! Though the $299 USD fee covers shipping and handling, that is only within america. So, if you are external to america, expect to pay to ship the kit back to america. If I had known this ahead of time, I would not have purchased the kit. Since I already incured extra fees! A return postage paid label should have been inside the kit, but a return label was not sent with mine. When I contacted the company they told me they would send me a label. That information was incorrect, so they emailed me again saying I have to pay for shipping and handling back to america. That information was not on their website, nor was it in the kit. I asked that they absorb the cost for shipping and handling because that information is not stated anywhere. They claimed that it is on their website but when I asked them to show me where it is, they did not respond. They refused to work with me or meet me halfway, therefore, I elected to return the kit, unused. It cost me $33 CAD to return it, plus they charged me $22 USD for shipping and another $25 USD to restock the product, and I am sure restocking must have been extremely laborious, not! So, I paid $100+ CAD and have nothing to show for it, other than my disappointment and rage!!!!!!!!! Bottom line: this company is by and for Afrikan americans only! If you are not in america, do not bother with this company unless you do not mind paying the exchange rate which for me was $1.387 CAD for every USD dollar. Dealing with this company has left me with feelings of resentment and rage! If we cannot trust and rely on our own, we are surely doomed! Be warned: once again, if you live outside of america, I do not recommend purchasing this product! read more

I give it a 2 because of the results I received. I did this test more so to see what tribes my ancestors are from. I had the understanding doing a paternal test may not have accurate results because slaves were raped so my lineage may not lead to Africa. But to just have Portugal. Results are too vague. Especially with the cost. Black people in America already don't have any way to know where and who we come from as far as the mother land is concerned. This DNA test is misleading. Even 23andme and ancestry told me my lineage is from Nigeria. read more

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I place an $800 order for the family package. This included results, certificates, and shirts. I received my results, but almost a year later that is all. And I have been battling back and forth with Shirma L. Henry through email for months. It's to the point they blocked emails from me. This is a scam and I'm trying to figure out currently if it's the BBB or someone I can go to. Please, if you're looking at this, read all the reviews. They are all terrible for a reason. You will get robbed and the way they handle business, I doubt if my results are actually real. I will have to just accept that I was robbed. I don't want that for my people especially if you don't have the money to blow away. read more

AFRICAN ANCESTRY - (www.africanancestry.com) ... MISLEADING, * WASTE OF MONEY, POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE and an * INSULT TO YOUR INTELLIGENCE. Similarly to Nick P & Cass H, I signed up for a Paternal ancestry test The results were VERY similar, VERY Suspect and VERY WRONG. Like Nick P, I was interested in finding out more about my African ancestry. Prior to this test, I took the 23&Me test https://www.23andme.com and the Ancestry.com test https://www.ancestry.com/ In addition to this, I have documented proof of a Slave Emancipation Registry from a National Archive to establish my African ancestry from my father's side. Hence, like Nick P., I was interested in finding more detailed information, so I sent in a DNA sample to Africanancestry.com for a Y chromosome analysis i.e. father's side or PatriClan. African Acessatory purports to have amassed the biggest library of African genetic data and is, therefore, able to specifically and accurately identify DNA from the Continent of Africa. They analyzed my DNA and approximately 8 weeks later, sent me a VERY flimsy certificate & brochure saying I had ancestors from Spain and Portugal ???? This was without equivocation ... PURE BS.... a FRAUD of the Highest Order. I don't use these word lightly considering the valuable service this organization claims to provide, not to mention the High price point relative to the other Genetic testing services. I contacted African ancestry ...with Evidentiary documentation and contradictory evidence. What I got from African Ancestry was nothing short of Attitude!!!!!.........(you could hear their eye-balls rolling!!!!) including & not limited to dismissiveness from Dr. Kittles. This was the Good Doctor's response: We reported the correct result for you. You have a European Y chromosome. You took a Y chromosome test from us, and we reported what we saw. Please check your 23andme Y chromosome result and then get back to me with an apology. Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Me: No .....Dr. Kittles, you owe ME an apology***** [Parts of my E.mail To & From Dr. Kittles]: ............................................................................................ Dr. Kittles: I am going to repeat myself, kindly refer to my attached PDF Your test contradicts the facts of my father family & history as per National Archive History records including 23&ME results.......... I kindly ask to have my results looked at again, to re-tested or a refund. The PDF I submitted which includes the 23&me results and documents from the .....national archive which contradicts your findings. Thank you ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Rick Kittles; We reported the correct result for you. You have a European Y chromosome. You took a Y chromosome test from us, and we reported what we saw. Please check your 23andme Y chromosome result and then get back to me with an apology. Rick ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 To: dnadoc@africanancestry.com Cc: ntaylor@africanancestry.com read more

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I paid for and received 2 kits, one for my husband and one for myself in Jan/Feb 2022. It is now April 2022 and I have yet to receive our test results. Tonight was the second time that I email their office with my inquiry. I will definitely follow up with a phone call tomorrow. If I had to do this again, I would not use African Ancestry. I paid $1,000 and thus far have received zilch! read more

Order the kit and was sent the men's by mistake and returned there produce witch they claims they never got back just so they can charge mea 20 dollar fee. Waste of time. read more

I signed up for a maternal and paternal ancestry test (sponsorers of Finding your Roots). The results were VERY suspect. The goal of the test was to determine my african roots on my mother & fathers side respectively. Instead the so-called certificate told me I am Native American. Since my mother is black, my father is black...making me black, this tells me that this so-called "company" is shady & on some B.S. I called the customer service to discuss but the lady QUICKLY told me that I had to speak to the present of the company but she isn't there-try back tomorrow. I called next day to get NO ONE on the phone. I plan to sue & post a complaint on the BBB if I see no resolution. read more

African Ancestry - African Ancestry-DNA testing - Home Health Care Near Me

Gets a 0. Paid way too much money to be told I don't have a African tribe on my mom's side with a piece of paper, then told my I could pay more to test my dad's side. No thank you, you got me the 1st time. I'm pissed. I highly do not recommend and I even tell my friends do not go to them, the cost isn't worth not knowing if they can tell you your tribe or not. Also they didn't even have my results when it was supposed to come. I had to keep calling them and it took an extra month to get to Mr. When I told my mom she said I told you it was a scam. The lady told me on the phone they go back 6 generations. Well my great grandmother lived to be 102, she was my everything. She told me about her growing and being raised my her grandmother which was my 5 generation back and her mother was black. So what white lady are they talking about on my mom's side???​ read more

I have used African Ancestry to trace my maternal and paternal ancestry. They are truly top of the line. Their product and packaging is superb. If I have any questions I always get someone to assist me and they are patient and professional. I highly recommend this company to any African American interested in finding out their heritage. This is the ONE you want! Bravo African Ancestry for being the first and the still the BEST! Special shout out to Kelly and Tammy! Thank you! read more

I used this service to trace my son's paternal ancestry about 15 years ago, and recently realized how good a job this company did when non-African American family members had DNA tests done by 23 And Me and Ancestry. At the time testing was more expensive than it is now, but you get what you pay for, and the mass marketing of genetic testing has not brought quality to the process although it has lowered the price. African Ancestry hires scientists who know how to extract DNA. As such you only need to rub a Q-tip inside your cheek, not provide a capsule full of gobs and gobs of spit as you do with the other services. The results are highly specific, also unlike the other services. Not only is the country of origin listed, but even the ethnic group (which given the artificiality of borders set in the colonial era seems more important to me anyways). It took a long time to get results. The first ones were inconclusive and the test had to be rerun. This tells me the company is not just randomly assigning a genetic background and sending out bogus information, as another reviewer has alleged, because if that were the case there would be no delay. There is no lengthy questionnaire of your personal medical data either to be sold. This is a professional, scientific organization not a marketing organization trying to upsell you and make as much money as possible off you and your data. read more

My mother is white and my father is Black. I have always considered myself Black and I was interested in finding out more about my African ancestry. First I took the ancestry.com DNA test. That test reported 42% African ancestry (11%-Ivory Coast/Ghana, 10%-African Southeastern Bantu, 7%-Cameroon/Congo, 6%-Mali, 4%- Nigerian, 3%-Benin/Togo, 1%-Africa North. That same DNA test reported 55% European ancestry. Among the European ancestry, 2% was from the Iberian peninsula, which I knew was from my father's side. So in my quest to find out even more information, I sent in a DNA sample to African Ancestry.com for a patrician analysis, an analysis of the DNA on my father's side of the family. So this company that purportedly has amassed reams of data and is able to specifically and accurately identify DNA from the Continent of Africa analyzed my DNA and sent me a certificate saying I had ancestors from . . . . . . Spain and Portugal???? Are you kidding me????? What a hoax!!!! I had plenty of African ancestry for them to find and they couldn't manage to do it. I doubt they actually perform any type of DNA test. I think these guys are using google to find out where surnames might originate and printing the info on the "Certificate of Ancestry" they send out. Don't waste your money on this!! read more

I wish I could give this 0 stars but unfortunately I can not. I ordered the matriclan test for $300 because I wanted to know what part of Africa my ancestors are from. I think its very important for everyone to know where they are from. When I received the "Results", they say its European and they give me a haplogroup. They don't tell me what part of Europe and the haplogroup is just a letter. They also show me my dna which was suppose to contain bolded letters I share with the haplogroup . However, I had no dna matched. I called their customer service and emailed both Gina Paige and some other man ( forgot his name but he is on their website). Yet I received no feedback, comments or even a return phone call. I definitely do not recommend this dna company and I will try my best to warn people about this company. read more