SNOOKERED:  So chalk this one to newbie stupidity. Made appointment with provider from BP for an outcall. Pretty typical ad so I thought. Provider shows up, takes the envelop and have me sign a receipt and then tells me service is strictly restricted to providing date companionship and nothing more! So, the question is: Has anyone ever experienced this and how does one go about, when sorting through the BP ads, distinguishing this type of service from the other kind? In hindsight I guess I should have discussed the specifics/expectations during the brief phone call with the provider, but I thought the etiquette is not to. You know maybe I just got snookered.

This is a scam that has been reported in Washington DC, although I'm sure it is used in other places.  
The chick senses a newbie or nervous guy and gets him to sign her "receipt". She figures he won't make trouble because she has his signature on a receipt that he is not likely to claim is for sex.  It's not about whether you can see through the scam or figure out ways around it, it's about a scam that I've seen perpetrated on timid guys.

Bait & Switch...  ads with pictures not her own or seriously out of date or sends another provider

Runner or 'cash & dash'  Grabs the cash & bolts for the door.

Runner or 'take off' After recieving the cash, announces she left the condoms in the car, goes out to get them & runs.  

Runner After recieving cash, does not have condoms, you drive her to the store, she runs...

Runner After recieving cash, does not have condoms, you drive her to the store, you wait outside, she tells the clerk a story (coersion, pressure etc) is let out another door...  she runs...  

She promises/implies services which are withdrawn from menu after payment.  (This refers mainly to large scale changes)

The big switcheroo:  First review BBBJ, later customers CBJ.

Advertizes Reviewed:  Link to TER or other reviews.  Take the time to read the reviews.  Existance of reviews does not mean they are good reviews!  

Up sell:  She collects payment & suddenly services are extra cost.

The Banker:  Asks for cash advances or loans, sometimes to be worked off or repaid in cash... then refuses your calls or disappears.

The Deposit Ripoff:
There are exceptions where it might make sense to pay a deposit... like travel expenses or a large time block reserved (over night, weekend, an extended night of dinner & dancing). But in general, deposits leave you open to be ripped off. You pay the deposit & she suddenly becomes hard to reach or ignores you all together. There's no way to force compliance. You can't legally contract for an illegal act.

Thief:  When you are not looking, items or cash disappear.  

Thief:  Example from a recent review:  a BJ on the edge of the bed...   pants on floor...  she went through his wallet & removed all but $1.  He noticed the wallet was in the wrong pocket & looked around.  Found & recovered the cash between the mattress & spring before she returned & sat over it.  He got lucky...  undoubtedly others were not so lucky    

Scout:  After appointment your residence is burglarized.    

Blackmail
The provider finds out too much personal information about you, and threatens to post or give out your information to who ever (job, media, family) in exchange for money.

She seems legit, you are getting "comfortable" and all of a sudden some big ape is pounding on the door or busting down the door and you just want to get out of there with your life.
Robbery:  girl or her thug block your exit and you aren't allowed to leave unless you give them all the money you have in your possession.

Or the ones where she is stalling for time, you may be undressed but she still has her clothes on, she is doing a little dance, strip tease, etc, mostly dressed. Outside one of her friends is breaking in your car and stealing anything and everything they can find of value. The session doesn't actually happen, she's stalled long enough that you pretty much know you've been screwed, you go back outside to find your car's been broken into and she acts like she knows nothing about it. (I read a review on another site where this is standard MO at this girl's incall).

I also read a review the other day where the girl took the money and then went to the bathroom and locked the door, and didn't come out - the guy waited 4 hrs and she did not come out. (said she had a computer and phone in bathroom with her btw).        

Scammers are very slick... they have the moves all planned & can even be out the door before you can protest. There are some who should be on the Olympic track team! Many of the scams work best (against us) on out-calls to your home or hotel room. Place the donation well into the bedroom, not near the door so she has to get by you to exit.  

I should caution that it's illegal to actually physically lock someone in or physically restrain them... think kidnapping or unlawful restraint charges... Still we don't have to make ourselves look like an easy mark! This is supposed to be FUN! Again, well reviewed providers are the best bet for newbies & the risk adverse.    

These have been collected from the TER review boards...