I can't recommend one, because I have no idea what the situation is there.

If I wanted to know I'd approach it from the point of view of a client and see who's advertising in my local papers / what comes up on a Google search (but beware the 'escorts wanted' ads!) / look on the client message boards for reviews ('field reports') for my area.

If you can't find any agencies that way, how are real clients going to do so?

hi all

only just discovered this forum but it has already saved me...i was just about to sign up to escortopia.

i am a male escort looking to work in the south-west of england...the forum seems to suggest that i won't have much luck, can anyone give me any advice?

i have had a look at the list of agencies in my area and will try calling them but i would really appreciate anyones help or advice

thanks

epstein

ps has anyone heard anything about 'ideal escorts'?

Advice? Don't go into male escorting. There never was much call for it. And in this economic climate there's even less call for it now. Us ladies are feeling the pinch ourselves. But that's just my advice as a woman. Why don't you google a couple of male escorts with websites and drop them a line for some advice.

Is there anyone who could recommend an agency for a black female im 24 and i live in the London area.

Hooray for not giving the scammers money!

Provided you understand that escorting almost always involves being sexual with clients, you have a wide choice of agencies. London has hundreds, even if some of them are different names for the same operation.

See above and elsewhere for the basic advice in drawing up a shortlist to approach.

You can find out whether an agency is genuine or not by checking for the things I wrote about here: http://www.saafe.info/main/index.php?topic=385.0

Once you know that an agency is genuine, it's harder to work out if they'll look after you or not. One things to look for is if they want to meet you in person, that's a sign of a professional operation (provided they don't then ask you to take your clothes off or give someone a blow job!).

A good agency should confirm the location of a caller by checking their landline matches up with their address or by calling them at their hotel. They'll then want to hear from you when you've arrived and collected your fee, and again after you've left to confirm you're ok and get feedback on the client. If there have been any previous issues with a client, they should let you know.

You could ask them about their procedures, but of course they could lie. My advice is unless you have a reliable recommendation, sort out your own security precautions until you get a feel for the agency.

If you tell us where you're based and if you're a niche escort (eg mature), someone might be able to give you a recommendation. We don't have many agency girls here though so you might need to find out yourself by trial and error.

Well, I think you're making a very foolish choice. This is a very common scam which has been practiced for years and years, targeting people looking for various kinds of work from telecommuting to escorting. This isn't like investing in the stock market or making a bet on a horse, it's like putting ?300 on a street cup and ball game. You will get nothing for your money, guaranteed. I just received an email from someone who says she registered with them a month ago and has got no work and no answers when she calls them.

Richard Branson didn't get where he is by throwing money at anyone who told him what he wanted to hear!

I suppose you could use the argument that people often use to explain why they play the lottery even though they know it's 'a tax on people who are bad at maths': "I know I won't win the jackpot, but I'm willing pay ?1 for the dream". Except in this case the cost is much greater, the chances of winning are lower, and the dream isn't as good.

Escortopia is not the most believable agency. The most believable ones are the ones that have been around for years, follow established legitimate business practices, and have reports from clients. Unfortunately they don't employ men, but there's a very good reason for that, they won't make any money finding work for men!

Hi,

Im going to try escortopia-fuck it! If they take my money then thats what god wills!

I will tell all how i got on.

Out of all they agencies they seem like the most believable. 'Hey you don't get any where in life without taking risks'- Richard Branson

Why, after all the advice that's been given about escortopia would you still want to give them such a large chunk of your hard-earned? If you're going to quote Richard Branson then at least think about whether or not he got rich by not following good advice.

Please do tell us how you get on and how many clients you get although if you get many unfortunatly I will NOT be beliving you after all the advice that has been given here you will still be paying them (in my eyes) a large amount of money

i'm sorry but I smell a rat ....

Rat paella probably, as this is one of the group of scams run by people in Spain.

The reason I say it'll be zero is that their scams involve you paying hundreds of pounds for an ad that only you can see! They say it's published "on the members section of the website", but I have never seen any victim say that they can see other victims' ads.

If they could contact each other, it'd enable them to get together and for obvious reasons, the scammers wouldn't like that.