Saw someone last night and he apparently couldn't find the money he had withdrawn for our meeting. I agreed to him sending me the money via BACs and watched him adding in the details and amount but never saw the confirmation screen.

He sent money at about 6.30pm from Barclays mobile banking, I'm Natwest. Money still hasn't arrived. At the end of the booking I had been getting suspicious (but do know it can take some time) and he rang up Barclays and put them on loudspeaker but kept going off loudspeaker and on loudspeaker. It all sounded from the phone call that it was pending etc and they told him it would be there around midnight (on loudspeaker).

Having looked online I can see worst case scenerio is end of next working day for payments made after 5pm the day before.. but wanted everyones advice... usually it comes in instantly or within 2 hours I have found in the past. Do you think he's mugged me off? I have the feeling he has as there were several things that didn't add up that I didn't piece together till thinking about it now.

Could he have reversed the payment after I left too?
I so wish I had enforced cash now

I accept bank transfers but make it clear the money has to show in my account first.

I sometimes have to log out and in to see its there.

I don't accept them. I don't trust those types.

Cash or no service!

Bank transfers cannot be reversed. You don’t even have to give your name. Just sortcode and account number.

If this was a young Black guy with a runner's physique, he did the same to me in March. I foolishly trusted him as I'd seen him twice before. Fucker.

Please dont even trust these guys just take cash up front .
Why give them any personal details of yours ? 
If your left feeling worried that you won't be paid its no guarantee they are sincere even if they say they have done it .

Any time i have a client ask if i can take bank transfer and the words do not worry i can do it in front of you it is an instant NO chance.

First of all do not want them having any personal details and secondly most of the time it is a scam if they cannot be bothered to draw out money from a cash machine then that says a lot anyway.

It’s just my observation but it just seems like recently bank transfer scams have become more common! I know they have always been around but Ive had a spike in those asking to transfer funds instead of plain ol’ cash. Works for some, lots of people I know accept it. But like others say, until it’s in their account they don’t accept the booking.

Always take the cash first!!!


It’s going to be a lesson learned if you don’t get this cash.

This lady won’t be receiving this money, Unfortunately. I say that because false hope is a bitch. I’d bet next weeks wages on it.

Mirror that's a great idea, take the money as an Amazon voucher. I spend shit loads on Amazon!

The only reason I accepted my guy was because I'd seen him multiple times before. He's a fucking idiot because he knows how good my service is and now he's never gonna get it again.