There is a provider I am going to visit next week. We had a very short chat over text.

Best case:   She is a good provider with little to no concern for her personal safety.   Seeing such a person may not involve any great risk, or could somehow ensnare you into something dangerous if you hang out with her enough.

For example; how did you find her? Does she have reviews? What's her review history like? What does SHE mean by "VIP?" Without knowing any of this, no one can give you any useful advice.

Young lady who had a few reviews. Well established so she knows the game.
I threw a Hail Mary , last minute and she responded, we met and had a great time.  
But my intro was well laid out and I explained my deal. So she felt comfortable with that so..🤷🏻‍♂️

One provider told me that she does not screen anymore.  Because she is under the impression that LE does not arrest providers in her area anymore.   She goes by her gut feeling. If a guy arrives early or late she will not see him.

She may have a booker and you unknowingly booked with another provider who uses the same one.

You're missing quite a few steps.
Me, Her, Me, Her ... "Ok, see ya."
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Me: What's your location?
Her: I'LL NEED TO SCREEN YOU FIRST.
Me: What's your room number?  
Her: You'll need to send me a deposit first.
Me: ...
Her: ...  
Me: Hello, I'm here, in the lobby. Room number?
Her: [crickets]
Me: Am I too early? Room number?
Her: [ghosted]
Me: Are you OK?  
Her: [NCNS]
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You might encounter some other surprise the day of your meeting.
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I remember one of my pre-FOSTA-SESTA experiences. I pre-screened several days in advance. The morning of the meeting, I called when I was 15 minutes / a few blocks from her hotel.  She asked me for a lot of personal info. I said, "I already screened with you earlier this week. [email and phone calls] You said I was approved and we were good to go." She said, "That was my mother. She didn't tell me. I'll need to see [VERY personal info list]." I had already secured my valuables before heading to her hotel so the meeting was canceled.  
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There's got to be more to the story.  
Niagara Falls! NIAGARA FALLS!!!

If you're a gamblin' kinda guy.

She has 33 reviews and the reviewers have posted lots of reviews for other providers. I did a little more due diligence, and contacted some of her recent reviewers, and so far one has responded saying it was the same...no screening.  

I don't know about other ladies but I have access to a system that tells me everything I need to know about you. It's also about how you present yourself. I know within minutes of talking to someone what type of person they are but I have a degree in the brain and human interaction. As for the lady does she have reviews, social media, website? Have you googled the number or email to see what comes up? Does the information match? As long as the person you are talking to has not been demanding a deposit then it's probably not a scammer. As for Po po they don't set up long range appts usually they do same day stings and put up an ad that is too good to be true. As for safety for myself doing a background check on The Long Island killer would have not brought up he was killing escorts for several years. He would have come up as living a normal life as an architect on Long Island.

When has a reviewed provider turned out to be le? Ive been on this site 22 years and have never heard of this.

Chicago area, if I recall correctly.

Why don't you just post her name and reviews here, so someone who has seen her can way in?

way in should definitely weigh in.  

When did that happen?  

on someone unless you are positive, especially MrFisher.  If you follow his posts for a couple of years, you can tell when he's putting us on and when he's serious.  This was a serious post.  

Something very similar happened in the Denver area when cops busted a couple of girls and then got them to let them use their P411 accounts to entrap Johns. But it's the only time this happened.

In 2017, the Feds raided the US offices of EROS. They hauled away boxes and boxes of info. EROS was down for around one day and then back on line as if nothing happened. There has been a lot of speculation that the FBI might try (did try? has tried? is trying? will try?) to pressure Providers to assist LE in some circumstances.  
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So far, I don't think any such cases have been reported but I'm not sure how we would hear about it anyway. From a Provider? "Hi, I just helped LE bust a couple of guys but don't worry. They sealed my records in exchange for the help so my record is clean and I'm back in biz! Come and see me. Send a photo of your driver's license to me at ..."
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http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/ter-general-board-12/its-very-true---932376
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/ter-general-board-12/re-you-might-want-to-ask-the-fbi-for-your-money-back-956307
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion-boards/ter-general-board-12/you-should-google-homeland-security-raids-eros-991366