New regulations about changes to authorised push payment scam claims are going to make it easier for people to claim a bank transfer was a scam.
Do you think this will increase the number of clients trying to claim chargebacks?
Potentially, but they would have to prove they didn't receive the service. A client of mine was recently scammed by a sex worker (he sent the money via bank transfer and she claimed she didn't receive it) and the process for recovering the money wasn't straight forward. He had to show all text message exchanges with the girl and where she text him claiming she didn't get the money, so wasn't going to provide the service. It also had to be reported to the police, via the bank. I feel scammers wouldn't want the police getting involved!
To protect yourself, you can accept bookings via adultwork and use them as proof the person booked a service and any aw feedback they leave. Only issue is that the bank may opt to have you close down the account due to being a sex worker, so a better way is to get the person to mark the payment as a gift.