that leaves a paper trail, unless of course they are out to scam them, which is just what seems what happens.

 
Stick to cash, especially for a first time encounter.   Once you get to know a person well, and they suggest some kind of electronic transfer, then maybe it is OK.

I know a lot of legit girls are now requiring deposits, and I can understand their reasons, but there are way too many scammers out there, and there is no way I am leaving digital footprints in this game.

I would only give cash apps for deposits for well know providers or SB which I have seen before  
The cash app scams are usually from snap chat from girls advertising that they require a deposit then delete the account

There is a girl I think I originally saw on Tinder, named "Sara Miller" who posted her Snapchat on her Tinder profile. I added her and she posts ads on snapchat every once in a while. Every time I contact her she says she is in Somerville and will do outcalls. When I say I'm interested, she asks me to send the total amount to her via cashapp. I tell her "no, how do I know you are legitimate". She says all of her clients do that and she sent me a screenshot of someone who sent her $450. She is very attractive and posts videos and pics every once in a while and looks like she is actually in the Boston area (unless she faked that on Tinder and has an account for every city). But no way am I sending her $300 up front especially when she has no reviews, and 0 presence online outside of her snapchat. 100% a scam. I'm tired of cashapp scams. They seem to almost everywhere these days.

Paying a deposit saves lives, your grandma won't die for the 3rd time, you won't get a flat tire, and unofficial research also says paying a deposit greatly reduces your chances of catching covid-19. You can save your grandma by paying a deposit.  

Most deposit thefts happen due to lack of research on the gentleman's part, usually from just looking at pictures, phone number then immediately calling without doing any further research. If she has an active social media (like Twitter), professional website, reviews (though not all providers allow them), is p411 verified, and has been around for some time you are highly unlikely to have your deposit stolen.

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I too have noticed that many ladies are now asking for deposits.   I take a very skeptical view towards this.   For one thing you never know if the meeting will happen.   Even if they are a legitimate provider with reviews, P411, etc...  things happen and there is no guarantee the meeting will happen.   First off there are all the client side issues (schedule conflicts, sickness, etc...) that may or may not be reasonable grounds for cancellation, depending how far in advance you give notice and the specific circumstances of the meeting.   However if you've paid a deposit, the option to cancel w/o a financial penalty is significantly limited, and I'm reluctant to give up this flexibility.   In addition, there are various provider side issues where they want/need to cancel and then you have to take the risk of getting a refund or try to reschedule for some other time and hope that the new meeting happens.   I've seen this a few times recently.   There are several women I've reached out to , all legitimate, who ask for deposits (I declined) and then have cancelled their trips (announced on Twitter).   I'm assuming they handled all the deposits they had already collected in a responsible manner, but I don't really want to take on the hassle and risk of their refund policy.   Finally there is the issue of leaving electronic records of the encounter.   Unless you are paying a deposit in cash or via a gift card (purchased in cash) there are electronic records which can (and most likely will) come up if you get into legal trouble.   I've had some experience in this area and know how bad things can get if there are payments in your accounts that can be traced back to providers.   I say stick to cash or other untraceable means for all payments in this world.   If you don't a bad situation can be made a whole lot worse.