Hiya ,

Im new on here. I worked as an escort  a few years ago for a friends agency but then tooka break and  went to college. Trying to get back into escorting and proving to be anightmare.

So far all the agencie sI have tired so far have bene rude saying  they want pse..toned honed page 3 size 6 with no blemishes.

Hmmmmm  okay re my scam question. has anyone heard  of classyescort girls? they got back to me and seemed intersted in my photos asked me sot sne dmore. They ahve rung me to aks questions and for statistic. But they want me to pay 300 pounds for a photoshoot.

I know it says on here thye cana sk money for photos and they do ahve a website up and running. but I am still sceptical? Seems like a ot of money when they are going to take comissiona  and  Ihave had  cheaper quotes elsewhere

What Amy said,

Also one thing you could do if a company wants you to do a photoshoot through them is to tell them you have your own professional photos, which you would like to use. If they are genuine they should be happy to use them for your profile, jf they insist on you do thier photo shoot I would be careful.

Welcome and good luck.
xx

I found an agency called perfect partners through parttimejobs-uk.com, and they have taken a few of my details as well as some photographs, and require a registration yearly fee of ?299. Now that is a lot of money for me, apparently I have a booking set up which will earn me ?600, but in order to do this I have to part with my money first, 24 hours before the booking.
I am dubious as so far I have tried to gain some written advice and reassurance, however my emails have been replied to with "it'll be better if I phone you".
They do sound very professional, byt the testimonials on their site can be found at other agency sites. I have asked for a registered business number and some written reasurrance but the booking is for tomorrow and I am due to pay today.
Do I part with my money with the prosppect of earning the easiest ?600 of my life? Or do I proceed with caution and miss out on what might be a great opportunity?
Help!
x x

It isn't great opportunity, and you won't earn ?600. You will lose ?299, which is a lot of money by anybody's standards, particuarly when you may as well set fire to it.

Read this, and this.

Just looking at the contact details in the terms for that part-time jobs site, he can?t even remember his name   by the end of the paragraph.

Secondly, as you say they wont put anything in writing, so what happens if you do ignore everybody here and pay, your shafted, as you can?t prove anything was ever said.

Just reading of other scam organisations that operate in EXACTLY the same way, why do you  feel this could be any different?

And to finish my annual post  Why not suggest if this client really wants you, they take your fee out of the commission, and see how many excuses they give you why they cant, ill bet they have at least 5.

I emailed to ask for the registered business number and confirmation in writing as I'm aware that the dealings so far have been by telephone and kim the "agent" has been incredibly reluctant to write anything in an email.
I have alarm bells going off so thank you for confirming my concerns.....I think I will keep hold of my ?299. Are there any professional escort agencies out there at all? 
x x x

Are there any professional escort agencies out there at all?

Oh lots. Have a look on the various 'punting' websites to see who is advertised / being reviewed on them.

This does not guarantee they will be interested in having you join them, and many do have an extremely narrow view of what a successful escort looks like. (Or perhaps, a realistic view of their own inability to market properly someone who doesn't fit their own stereotypes.) But given that you have experience it should not be impossible to find somewhere if you want to work for an agency.

I emailed to ask for the registered business number and confirmation in writing as I'm aware that the dealings so far have been by telephone and kim the "agent" has been incredibly reluctant to write anything in an email.

This is not the test of being a scam or not. There are loads of genuine agencies which are not registered companies, for example. This is not surprising, as the people running agencies are behaving illegally, controlling prostitution for gain.

What genuine agencies do not do is demand money from prospective staff before they have cash in their hand from a client. This lot did and it proves, despite everything else that they said, that they are a scam.

By the way to be legal escort agencies are actually 'employed' by the Escort otherwise they would be prosecuted for pimping. So on this basis the agent is in your employ and should be doing everything they can to get you what you want - i.e. obtain and get you to a booking,  I would suggest pointing this out to them since they working this  as if you are  the employee and henceforth are commiting a crime...........

Sorry I should have qualified that a little better. Agents will often quote that line themselves and of course other employment agencies do not charge fees upfront - it's up to them to do the promotion before they get their pay.