Screen, Screen, and  Screen some more! DO NOT see guys that won't give you a LOT of info. Don't merely accept a verification service, job info, or referral. LE is getting into a LOT of ladies' rooms, and making arrests. They are not all dumb CL bimbos either. If you get the feeling in your gut, that something, or someone is not right, do NOT book the appointment! If a guy won't give you ALL the info you ask for, or the info doesn't add up, or is fishy--Don't see the guy!  If the guy walks in the room, and is acting oddly, kick his ass the fuck out. LE is on the rampage right now. You are warned!

Right now there are busts going on in more than 5 major cities- NY, LA, Chicago, Boston, Minneapolis. Philly has been hot with LE,as have other cities.

Heed this message people, or be prepared for silver bracelets. I don't post this to scare anyone, but rather to protect both the ladies, and the gents. Let's all hobby smarter!  





-- Modified on 6/18/2008 6:51:26 AM

and we all need to be very careful but why would you use a silly alias to post this. That makes you less than credible in my opinion.

He/she sounds like Chicken Little running around claiming the sky is falling.

Screening is always a good thing, running around like a spaz never is.

He is a moderator as am I in D.C. (He is not in D.C.) I did not post the message but due to the negative feedback I feel compelled to offer an explanation.

Sometimes Mods use an alias because we all must be very careful about what we say on the boards. Mods' words carry a great deal of weight. Better to soft-pedal something than to scream "FIRE" in a movie theater. No reason to panic; just be VERY careful.

but his "soft pedaling" came across much more like screaming fire in a movie theater.

Reread the post, nothing soft about his pedaling. lol

I made clear I'm not trying to scare anyone. Busts are happening at an unprecedented pace, and many ladies do NOT screen adequately. Some ladies do virtually zero screening. Arrest #s have been exacerbated by the recession. Ladies are SO desperate for biz in some cases that they are taking ANYONE as a client. LE is increasingly becoming that unscreened, or UNDERscreened client. Use your heads. You are better off denying a client that may be LE than getting a few extra Benjamins in your purse.





-- Modified on 6/18/2008 10:30:04 AM

Do not merely accept verification service info, job info and referrals.  Not for nothing but for many those things represent the mainstay of good screening techniques.  If you have more info about the weaknesses of these common screening techniques in these latest rash of busts then perhaps that would prove to be valuable.  If not then kindly provide examples of what you feel are good screening techniques if those 3 things are not....

Just in Cook County, IL the Sheriff in an interview, said they could arrest someone every minute of the day if they had the resources.

In addition to screening, it's also wise to avoid craigslist.

-- Modified on 6/18/2008 8:39:07 AM

unusual circumstance...  they were in direct response to the robbery of a hobbyist who chose to go with a CL gal.... and in that particular sting... mostly CL gals were arrested.

On that particular night however, the cops actually managed to arrest one of the long time stalwarts of the Philly indy escort scene - a woman who was in her late 40s... married with three kids...  in short, a soccer mom.

What triggered this is that some escort from the CL pages Stupidly robbed a dude... not smart, and I have to say, having been the victim of a robbery during a tryst myself.... I ONLY carry enough money to offset the lady's rate... I also NOW remove my credit card and ATM card from my wallet - not that I do not trust the majority of ladies that I see, but hey, I was the victim once... and I laughed it off, but I did learn a lesson...  

so whenindoubt, I agree, as I have ALWAYS agreed - screening is not only a wise thing to do wrt LE, it also will help ladies NOT be victimized....  as I know that happens as well.  I provide ladies a way to screen me, so that they can see a picture of me prior to me showing up.... and if the lady does not see the dude in the picture, then the session is free!  BWahahahaha!!!  

But this is serious stuff.... folks can die if they do not screen the wrong guy... or the guy can die, if he does not do his homework... it is truly that simple.

hobby safe.

makes absolutely no sense to me. The advice to screen and be careful is good common sense but the information that their is more LE activity is not at all credible when an alias is used. An alias means anyone who gets a rise out of upsetting and scaring people could have written that.

The most likely reason is to soften up the johns for sting operations nationwide.

since i have been in this profession for some time now i have found that during election time the busts are always heavier.
in chicago when they had strip clubs on rush street and all suburbs they use to bust the clubs every election year without fail. same with the poker machines, u can see in local papers how many of the poker machines are removed from places because they pay when u win whereas for pleasure there is no payoff.
it has become harder to be sure of your screening because now the LE use business associates to verify employment.
they use a wife or girlfriend that works in the office and when asked for Joe Cop they answer he is out of office or would u like his voice mail.
i make sure i talk with him while he is in and that may not be the same day he wants the appt. but if i dont talk with him in his work place no way will i book him.
this is just my way not saying it is fool proof because there is no fool proof screening.

what a douche bag!