Thanks, for the good info.
Yes. There are a Lot of bogus ads, out there.
In some cities, it's Eros the worst. In others, CityVibe is worse.
Nothing bogus, about you, Logan.

There are going to be a few reading that thinking...

..... "that seems like a lot of work". Not really if you're gamed out of 300, 400, 500 plus dollars even just once.  Those steps takes few minutes tops.

Good for Newbies Board

This could be very helpful to many newbies at the Newbies Board.

I saw a repost of this and posted the following reply. I may get blasted for disagreeing with a well respected member of this board but I know newbies do search the boards for info and even old posts come up... And it is just one of the several points mentioned I find inaccurate - the rest are very good advice.

Not to be argumentative, but the reverse phone search is not an accurate indicator.  My own posted phone numbers come up as landlines but I am most certainly legitimate, reputable and have ALWAYS been independent. I have also had clients whose phone numbers came up as landlines but have seen with my own eyes the number rings to their cell phone. There are so many options for phone service nowadays, including forwarding, etc, that the practice of determining a person's legitimacy based on the type of number they use is old school and antiquated.