For any of the ladies who need help screening, you are always welcomed to send me a PM and I'll be happy to send you a copy of the step-by-step screening guide that I wrote down - this is the screening process that I've used for four years now and it's never failed to keep me safe... knock on wood.
When I was new to this universe I got sent on a number of fake outcalls. Who knows why they do it, but now I require a small deposit for outcalls that's put down after I've screened someone & set the appointment.
As for personal info - ladies, having someone send you a photo or a photo of an ID doesn't prove anything, as those images aren't hard to come by on the internet. I'm not at all comfortable receiving a photo of someone's ID - I don't want access to something that personal. I've even had guys offer to send me a photo of their ID and their credit card (more than once, astounding!) which was pretty surprising & quickly advised them against ever doing that again.
The biggest problem I run into with screening is gentlemen who want me to verify them based off of a whitelist or OKs alone - and these are sometimes several years old. I am happy check references as screening, but I need enough time to be able to do it and they need to be from within the last year. Unfortunately most ladies do not reply to reference checks which makes it a hassle for everyone. Often if they do reply it's days or even weeks later. Estimating here but I'd say on average, I hear back from ladies within two hours only about 20% of the time. A response within 15 minutes is extraordinarily rare.
My suggestion for the gents (from my perspective) would be that once you have enough reliable references it's probably best to contact the provider in advance for a pre-screening. This way, once you're ready to set an appointment, the details are already taken care of and neither of you need to get frustrated about being unable to verify a whitelist or OK's or whatever. If you are comfortable sharing some info, be very careful about who you trust with that info and what type of info you give out. Do at least as much homework on the lady you're meeting as she's doing on you; your safety is just as important.