The big scam agency thread

[princess_]

Hi

I am looking for some advice on whether any body knows if Scarlets World Escorts (http://scarletsworldescorts.co.uk/) is a scam?

my boyfriend signed up to them about 4 months ago and paid a sign up fee of ?350 he was told he had two clients wanting to book him but had to pay a deposit of ?1500 which he paid! he has heard nothing since and keeps getting fobbed off when he calls them.

Do you have any advice on what to do if this is a scam?

Thanks

[Lady_Lust_XXX]

Sorry to be the one to pass on the bad news but if ANYONE has to pay ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY to an agency IT IS A SCAM. 

I think you will have realised that now though if you have read the rest of this thread though.

Sorry your bf has been fleeced for such a large amount of money but dont expect to see any of it again. 

[xw5]

It wanted money in advance, so yes, it was.

It pretended there was a significant market for straight male escorts, so yes, it was.

It wants money off clients just to see who's available, so even if it weren't, it'd be crap.

Normally, victims lose nearer to the ?350, but they must have thought he was particularly gullible to ask for ?1,500 on top of that. It's almost certainly vanished, but it would be worth talking to your local Trading Standards department. How did he pay? How did he find them? If it was via an ad, tell whoever published it.

[princess_]

Thanks for your responses...

The reason he paid so much money upfront was because his friend told him about the agency and said he had signed up and had 5 bookings within 6 weeks so it seemed trustworthy.

He paid the money into their bank account which has the account name ' J L C Marketing'

[Lady_Lust_XXX]

I hate to ask but was this 'friend' trustworthy?  He couldnt be part of the scam, could he ?

I've never heard of a guy getting ONE booking from an agency never mind 5 in 6 weeks.

Sounds very suspicious to me though normal for agencies.

[joehannis]

has anyone heard of deep blue escorts? i want to know if they are a legit company they have a company reg number, which links to a larger deep blue media group, which on their site they claim to be a part of. But i am still not convinced. can anyone help?

[strawberry]

Quick google and there you are;

http://www.canyoutrustthem.com/index.php?go=details&id=27039


If they require a large upfront fee, then they are a scam.

Looking at their own website it seems they think there is a market for straight male escorts, this also screams scam (or at best wasting your time).

[MissPretty]

I did fall for smething like this for 250 pounds and never got a single job they promice me i would get jobs from 600? i just had start escorting so i fall for it.

[SarahJane]

Hey guys,

Im new to this, after a friend started escorting and found it quite rewarding i thought i would have a look into it and maybe give it ago? I have signed up with a agency called Diamond UK, and have paid them 190 pounds to set up my profile and get things started. I am feeling increasingly concerned now i have done this i have been very stupid and naive and may have been conned out of this money and they may have no intention of doing anything with me? Does anybody know anything about this agency or have experience working with them? Need answers ASAP so i can figure out what to do! :/

[EmilyJones]

Hey guys,

Im new to this, after a friend started escorting and found it quite rewarding i thought i would have a look into it and maybe give it ago? I have signed up with a agency called Diamond UK, and have paid them 190 pounds to set up my profile and get things started. I am feeling increasingly concerned now i have done this i have been very stupid and naive and may have been conned out of this money and they may have no intention of doing anything with me? Does anybody know anything about this agency or have experience working with them? Need answers ASAP so i can figure out what to do! :/

If anyone asks you (the escort) to pay them cash up-front, they are 99.99% likely to be a scammer. I'm afraid you've almost certainly lost your money. Read through this whole thread from start to finish to get a good idea of how scammers tend to operate.

Escorts must always take cash up-front from clients, in order to avoid being ripped off, but no genuine agency takes money from escorts until *after* the booking has taken place. Escorts are, unfortunately, the ones who have to constantly be on their guard!

[strawberry]

I think I've found the Diamonds site, and it's not very impressive.

An agency is supposed to provide back up and arrange bookings for you, how can they do this when they are covering the entire country?They also say their Escorts are "hand-picked". No offence to the people with profiles on there but it just looks as if they take anyone on who is willing to fill in a form and pay their upfront fees. They look to me like an advertising site and unless they come up in a google search for your area you are going to get nothing from it, without your own phone number relying on them to field enquiries I suspect you won't even get that.

[cristina2913]

Hi I have decided to join the Escort industry as I need to pay for my Masters Degree somehow.

I have been browsing around the net but I am not sure who to trust, everyone asks for Membership fees, professional pictures,etc...
Is this normal?
I do not fancy getting mugged off and ending more broke than I already am!

Anyone can forward me any good agencies?
I would like to start doing "Companionship" at first just to break the ice a little.

I need a mentor

Lost little Lamb

[xw5]

I've moved your question here, because

a) Anyone asking you to pay before you have cash in your hand from a client is a scammer

b) Because there is only a tiny market for non-sexual escorting, all the 'agencies' pretending otherwise are scams.

If you don't think you can have sex for cash, start thinking of other ways to make money. If you could, have a read of the main saafe.info site and a browse of threads here. Anything you're still not sure about, ask away.

[pandora]

I got the usual spiel from someone claiming to have 25000 hits a month on his site looking for escorts in Kent.  Wading through the diatribe, (I was a bit bored), he then asked me for a one off fee of ?199 to advertise on his amazing site. Obviously no chance.

Supposedly on the first page of google, "if I google escorts gravesend (im in Maidstone)", I load up a page covering the whole of Kent with  one fake lady, one agency and an army of "male escorts". 

His site also manages gentlemen4u, where for the minimal sum of 9.99 a mth you can have thousands of women booking you for social functions for ?100 an hour.

If you are bored in the snow and I am, have a look at [removed] escort.  I am rushing to book him, hysterical!!! And no cock pic either.

[Aliya]

Lol. Just checked him out.    Claims to have many years of experience.....    do let me know how you get on. Might book him also.....