Yes, I remember seeing the 'chance meeting' organisers as well. There was also an organisation in germany which arranged fake muggings so you could 'rescue' your ideal girl from the bad guys. It got shut down and a good thing too.

What this is all symptomatic of is that there is a large population demographic of men who lack the nerve to just go up and say 'Hello'. I made a friends-only post the other day which touched on how confidence is sexy, and these are all services for men who lack confidence and thus don't get any. Seems it's a growth market.