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Getting back to escorting, but
I feel like getting back into escorting, and got my first possible customer. Unlike other customers, this one demanded that I sent him a picture of my face so he could use it to run some form of background check on me. In the three years (on and off) that I had done this, I had never seen a guy asking such an odd request.
I don't send them pictures of my face for other reasons (for example, being stalked or easily recognized), but I had never heard of customers doing this.
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I'm not an escort, but my WTF meter is going off. I say if your gut is telling you to run, listen to it. You can never be too cautious. How is he supposed to run a background check without any of your info?
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Yeah, I lose a lot of potentials because I don't show my face but my safety and comfort is always first.
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He went off about "I need to make sure you are not batshit crazy or are a criminal". I didn't have to run: he cancelled the appointment because I was not going to accept such request. I'm almost sure no experienced escort will fall for this!
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Jay12, I totally appreciate that you don't want to show your face for privacy, because that's what I do. If you're going to take reviews, you can always ask someone to write up in a review that you're very pretty (and that you won't be disappointed, something to that effect). Then you can link the review(s) to your website to allay any fears they may have. Alternatively, you can write up review snippets and put them on your website as opposed to having a profile/reviews out on TER that you can't control.
No matter what, just make sure that the faceless pics you *do* put up look as good as possible (aka professional shots, not selfies). Your volume may not be the same as someone "out there", but you'll at least have greater peace of mind.
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How is a picture going to solve a background check? That's lulz.
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After only a tiny bit of research, you can find out a hell of a lot about somebody with a picture. Facial recognition has come a long way.
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Maybe he simply wanted to know if you are pretty enough and trick you into sending a pic. Seemed innocent enough to him, but not to you.
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^ I just find it amussing how many guys assume that I'm new to this simply because I stopped doing it for almost a year and just recently resume escorting.
I removed ALL facial pictures of me that are available online (Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
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Jesus, don't let this guy get to you.
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Will a guy really see you without seeing your face, newbie question yeah but i have to ask
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^None of my clients see my face in pictures and I get clientele.
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Originally Posted by
Jay12
^ I just find it amussing how many guys assume that I'm new to this simply because I stopped doing it for almost a year and just recently resume escorting.
I removed ALL facial pictures of me that are available online (Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
Sorry. I know and assumed nothing about you or your situation. I was responding only to the OP with a suggestion.
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DiscoLEMONADE
^None of my clients see my face in pictures and I get clientele.
Do they get to see an image of you with face blurred or no image at all?
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Sounds like he wanted to find out your info, like real name. Google allows you to do this if your photos are online.
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Kellydancer
Sounds like he wanted to find out your info, like real name. Google allows you to do this if your photos are online.
That's why I removed all my face pictures. Any picture of me that's available online, has my face either cut off, blurred, or black out.
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Pocahantas
Will a guy really see you without seeing your face, newbie question yeah but i have to ask
Absolutely, I never show my face, and I've only ever had one guy even request it. They understand the need for privacy, and if they don't, they're probably a headache of a client anyway and you don't want to deal with their BS.
Some girls I know put a yellow smiley face over their face - blurring software can easily be unblurred by similar software if someone is determined, so it's not really the safest. I just cut all my pictures off at mouth/nose. They can still see you smile and it's plenty to go off of.
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*Never* send a face picture, you don't know this guy from Adam. I don't send clear face pictures even to my regulars. As for potential clients that want "more pictures" apart from those on your ad, direct them to your web site. They're wasting your time otherwise.
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Originally Posted by
Jay12
I feel like getting back into escorting, and got my first possible customer. Unlike other customers, this one demanded that I sent him a picture of my face so he could use it to run some form of background check on me. In the three years (on and off) that I had done this, I had never seen a guy asking such an odd request.
I don't send them pictures of my face for other reasons (for example, being stalked or easily recognized), but I had never heard of customers doing this.