checkout the e-mail address at the very bottom of the link

That's got to be nothing but all bad.  I'm bettin' it's like those stings we see on the news where they call you and tell you you won this really cool trip, car, house, sack of money, ___ (fill in the blank) and, no, you didn't have to sign up for the contest, a friend did for you!  DUH! If you're dumb enough to show up, they got you.

she looks hot but wants $$ for a massage,

but bust.com is real website that provides free email, so there's nothing fishy there except it's too funny in our context

-- Modified on 10/29/2003 9:16:21 AM

Yep, it's really funny in the context here and ok, it may be a real web sponsoring site but I think we're seeing Aunt elLE with a sense of humor. Way too much bothers me about the post and it sets off a lot of warning bells.  There are other threads here about "fake" posts by elLE and this one is realy suspicious where it says:

"...my daddy's stopped helping me so I'm looking for some affection..."

(from "faq's") "Can I call you? - Sorry, I don't give my number out under any circumstances. I'm more than happy to make a discreet call to your office."

"...your email and if I didn't respond to you, please reword your request. It's worth it...."

Nope, I don't think this one's such a good idea.  Like someone else posted before, if it smells bad is probably is bad.

Close look at the dates of activity on that website and it's another interesting note.

There's a lot that raises a red flag here.  Sure, LE might have a sense of humor in this context but "bust.com" is the web site for a magazine for "women who have something to get off their chests..."  It may provide email addresses, but this is too weird. In the end, these phrases in the site trouble me along with their translations:

site says: "...my daddy's stopped helping me so I'm looking for some affection..."

which translates to: we're not only looking for hobbyists by someone interested in kids

site says(from the 'FAQ's'): "Can I call you? - Sorry, I don't give my number out under any circumstances. I'm more than happy to make a discreet call to your office."

which translates to: you can't call us because we don't have a phone not linked to "the station"

site says: "...in your email and if I didn't respond to you, please reword your request. It's worth it..."

which translates to: please tell me what you want and what you're willing to pay and, please put them in the same message to make my job particularly easy

vigilanttt: dates of activity?  Where?

What's the big deal about a domain called bust.com?

I admit it's amusing, and perhaps even appropriate for a provider to use that domain for email, but the tone of some of your emails is suspicious, not amusement.

The mere fact that there is paranoia on TER SD nowadays merely reinforces that LE has finally achieved a major victory-too many are afraid that LE is lurking around every corner, or LE has somehow become as pervasive as the mafia in the "hobby".

It's time to get a grip folks. Yeah, LE reads the boards and they try and bust the ladies. And it's pretty apparent that LE also posts decoy ads to catch guys who are too stupid to do some basic investigation and use reasnable precautions.

But really, it's just another variation on the streetwalker/john stings. Male vice cops pose as Johns to arrest streetwalkers, and vice uses female decoys to pick up Johns for solicitation. It's just gone "hi-tech".

I agree that there's a mountain of paranoia on this board, but like the saying goes "just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean someones not after you" (I think that's how it goes). Personally, there are too many red flags on the add to even think about pursuing, but that may be just my level of comfort. Based on what some others have posted here, there are varying levels of acceptable risk.

Due to the risk involved, I would say that a healthy dose of paranoia/concern is not only recommended, but bordering on a prerequisite. The alternative could really ruin your day.

Go to bust.com
Look up the URL at netsol...it's registered in NYC
Ping the site, hosted by the same domain listed.

Looks like www.bust.com is real - the rest of the stuff is...

tracyplastic on AIM claims to be this [email protected]...
After chatting with her, she doesn't seem like LE....???

I chatted with tracyplastic too, we scheduled something but she never followed thru...

recently modified. Just something to note.

this could mean anything, taken together with the other information I certainly wouldn't go there.

-- Modified on 10/31/2003 3:05:52 AM

I emailed her on Wed 10/20. She called back that evening and made an appt to come to my place tonight 8am 10/31. She was a no-show.