Tuesday 5 October 2010

Escort agency scams

Some more Google research has highlighted a scam! It makes perfect sense, of course, that wannabe hookers would be a prime target because let’s face it, most of us are going into it for one reason and one reason alone: we need money and we need it fast. When you’re desperate you’re more likely to make quick decisions without thinking them through. That’s clearly where these scammers come in. I have stumbled across three of them: Adorabelles, Moonlight Encounters and Diamond Companions.

Having looked at these other sites with stunning women being offered up at £2-300 per hour (sometimes less, very rarely more – not even the alleged porn stars with their amazing bodies and beautiful faces seem to smash the magic £300 top pay barrier), I was obviously surprised to see “£600 per booking” but went ahead anyway and contacted Adorabelles, the first one in the search results. Oh yes, they have clearly done some SEO for their sites, because they are right up there in the top results. So I submit the same stuff as before, but there are no references to services or my sexuality this time.

Within an hour, I get a call back from a woman who introduces herself as Lindsay. She asks about my availability and repeats basically what I’ve already read on their website: I can expect a couple of bookings a week and each booking pays me £600, of which I get to keep every penny. Why? I’ll tell you why: all “companions” are required to register with them and this costs £251, but because they don’t want anyone to be out of pocket they will only ask for the registration fee once they have a firm booking for you. Lindsay says she's sure they'll have clients queuing up in no time. 

Sure enough, less than an hour after the first phone call, there's Lindsay back on the phone again and she has a booking for me. It's confirmed and it's for Thursday evening. Of course, now I need to register. And part with £250. I humour her and tell her to e-mail the banking details to my Kim e-mail. She does. By this point I have of course done some more Googling and the search results are awash with reviews on this "agency" as well as the other two aforementioned. 

Yep, they are scams. They tempt wannabe whores with incredible earnings, then once you've paid their fee, you'll hear nothing more of them... And of course the "confirmed booking" never existed in the first place. I wonder how many desperate girls/women have parted with money they couldn't really afford on a promise they'd have it back several times over within the space of a few days.... 

It's obvious once you've looked at a few escort sites like I did. Sites like Adorabelles are aimed completely at the wannabe escort, listing the peaks, what to expect and how to register with them. For potential clients? You can't even see the "companions" like you can on the website of any escort agency worth its salt. And of course, WHY would someone part with £600 when they can get a girl with catwalk model looks for half of that price at these other agencies? It's funny, Lindsay even asked me if I had any food allergies! Hilarious. I couldn't help but play along for a while just to waste their time for a bit. 

So anyway, any fellow about-to-be courtesans out there - watch out for these sharks. 

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