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    Angry So pissed @ this well known (escort) agency!!

    I'm not sure if this belongs in other work or what, but anyways there's a well known and (I thought) respected agency that I wanted to warn other girls about. I'll PM the name if you want it.

    What happened is I'm working with a great agency in LA that treats me like gold. Only problem is ... it's LA ... not a ton of work. They didn't make me work with them exclusively, so I thought I'd try working with another agency simultaneously that's supposedly very good.

    My first appointment for them was last week and supposed to be 2 hours and paid cash. I cancelled a same-day-pay modeling gig to do the appointment since it was going to pay more and I wanted to get started with this agency. Right before I do the appt., I get a text saying the client would be paying the majority on credit card. Um, ok. I went ahead and went through with it because at this point, I had stayed in town an extra day to do the appt. and had cancelled my paying job that day to do it. The guy was wonderful and the appt. was a breeze. He offered to pay me cash to stay the 2nd hour but wanted me to lie to the agency and say I left. I was really tempted since money is super tight and I could SO have used it but I sweetly told him no, I didn't feel right lying to them. So it ended up being just a one hour appt.

    I check out with the agency and ask when I can expect to be paid the remainder. Mind you, my other agency pays about 3 days following a CC transaction, which seems like a decent amount of time. I receive no reply. I ask again and hours later, receive a text saying I will not be paid the remaining portion for over a week. This already upsets me because it wasn't communicated I would have to wait that long OR that it wouldn't be cash until right before the appt. I don't usually accept CC appts. unless it's my regular. Mind you, they let me know the client sent "rave" reviews to them and loved me ... so you would think they would try to treat their girls a little better when they see I've definitely held up my end of the "deal".

    On to the next part: they require every goddamn piece of identification I think that I have ever owned (other agency did not require NEAR this much) and even though I've sent scans of my DL, Passport, Birth cert, bank information and my social sec. number, they start saying they NEED a tax form or something with my social on it. For god's sake. My family got foreclosed on last year and we moved in one helluva hurry. I was lucky to still be able to find my birth certificate. I don't know IF or WHERE a tax form might be. Probably in my old house or the trash by now!!

    So today is the day I am supposed to be transferred the rest of the money into my bank acct. and I text to confirm this is still happening. Instead I receive a text asking WHEN I will be sending my tax form. I reply and then ask again. This time, I am told payment will not be sent until I send a tax form!!! WHAT the fuck!

    I am sooo beyond pissed. I sent an email to the owner explaining that payment will need to be sent today as promised or I will not be sending a tax form or working with them anymore. I'm just PISSED because it's not a huge amount of money but it would make a difference to me! Money is tight right now and at this point, I would have made more doing the damn modeling gig than that stupid appt for them! I am worried they will just ignore me and never send payment! I should have taken the client up on the offer and stayed the extra hour for cash. No good deed goes unpunished.

    UGH. Sorry for the rant but if anyone wants the name of this agency I would gladly PM it to you! They are such bullshit.

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    Default Re: So pissed @ this well known (escort) agency!!

    WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!

    You gave SS# to an ESCORT AGENCY? No, just hell no. At most they would have needed a Dl or passport, anything else is NONE of their fucking business.

    I don't care if they'e servicing freaking Jesus.


    Black list them IMMEDIATELY.

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    Default Re: So pissed @ this well known (escort) agency!!

    I don't know much about agencies because I use to escort independently, but if an escort agency asked me for my social security number, and bank account info, I WOULD FUCKING RUN!

    Like I said I don't know anything about agencies, but I would be so suspicious of being asked that type of info, and I damn sure wouldn't give it to them. Why can't they just pay you? This is totally bogus to me, and I do not understand it. They sound like they will just take YOUR money, and run. They need a tax form? Wtf? An escort agency asks for tax forms? Someone please enlighten me! I never heard of that at all.

    I don't think I would be working for them, or anyone for that matter.

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    Wouldn't it be easier for you to work for yourself? You can do your own advertising, and keep all the profit, and save all these headaches. I am sorry to hear they are doing this to you. I don't like to hear about women being taken advantage of. It's wrong

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    UGH this is what I was afraid of! I feel like telling them, UH - You could steal my freaking identity or worse with everything I've given you! Hand over my fucking money!

    Sorry to sound so naive, but I didn't realize NO agencies needed that info. I thought they were just being super thorough (invasive) with all the info they "needed". I should've known better ... the first agency I mentioned didn't ask for any of that shit and they treat me SO well.

    @ BustyAmeera: You're right, and I'm trying to get started independently. Not to toot my own horn, but ALL of my clients have been extremely happy and I have softcore adult credits, men's magazine layouts, fitness and glamour magazine layouts ... I KNOW I could do well if I get it down correctly. I really enjoy escorting and genuinely like making clients happy! I think I'm cut out for this. My problem is that so many of the sites where you network/advertise/look up blacklisted clients seem to make you jump through hoops and lead in circles before you're accepted as a provider. I made a temporary website which I'd be happy to share with you in PM and submitted it to TER to be approved. I also posted a message in the LA forum on TER to introduce myself with a link to my website, although it didn't get a single response or email.

    I could use the same name I use in the adult entertainment biz to go independent and probably get a lot more work right off the bat from name recognition but I don't want to because ... 1) I do have a personal relationship and I want to keep the ability to "deny" that I escort if it ever comes up ... i.e. those are stolen photos, not me (Please no one lecture me on this, I know it's wrong to hide it from him), 2) I do not want the agency that treats me well to feel like I went behind their backs and am trying to steal clients or something by going independent. I just prefer to have an alter ego for escorting.

    Oy ... sorry for writing so much again. I would really love to go independent, there just seem to be so many roadblocks in place to keep fakers out but it also makes it difficult for girls like us who are legit.

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    Default Re: So pissed @ this well known (escort) agency!!

    astarisborn, you have every right to be pissed off. i don't know about you or anyone else, but one of my main reasons for getting into the escort was for the money. The money, and being my own boss! I am not in it anymore because it's just not something I like to do. I can no longer see myself doing it as long as I have this webcam, and phone to cam, and be a pso! But I don't knock anyone for what they decide to do.

    Don't beat yourself up, and be careful with these people! They just seem too shady to me. If you do a search of Malaya Taylor on this forum, you will find a hell of a lot of good tips for indy escorting. You can definitely make this money on your own.

    Have you thought of camming? It is also another great way to be your own boss and make a good income from your home. Maybe you are already doing that. If not check out some threads here on camming, and what sites are the best to work with. So far Streamate has become my favorite cam site. Good luck to you!

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    Default Re: So pissed @ this well known (escort) agency!!

    Thank you Ameera! Yes, I've read Malaya's posts and memorized them like Bible verses. LOL. She definitely educated me.

    I have tried camming but only on some sites that I now see are known to be very low traffic. I will definitely look into Streammate! I enjoyed camming but it wasn't making me hardly anything on the site I tried before.

    Thanks so much for the kind and thoughtful replies. I appreciate it so much. <3

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    Your welcome. Definitely give streamate a try. The traffic there is too amazing to ignore lol! I'm so glad for all the posts here about that site.

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    btw, let me just say i didn't mean to make you feel worse than you did.

    You have a good head on your shoulders hun and prove that by wanting to learn better ways at the industry. Stick around on the board and up that street smart businesswoman savvy we all know is there.

    And stay sharp.

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    How many escorts have tax forms lying around?!? Come on, wtf. I'm so mad for you reading this story hun, I can't believe this!

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    Ummm ... wow... clueless much ? (not the op) Will explain in just a few minutes.

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    I literally had to open a page in word to reply to this. YOU DID NOTHING WRONG (for the most part)!

    I worked with an agency like this in the past. In fact, It was the first and ONLY agency
    I ever worked for. The customers paid with cash there was no rule that they couldn't pay in cash
    BUT the majority of VIPs paid with Credit cards. American express to be exact so we had to wait a week
    later to get paid our credit card appointments. All I gave them was my ID and yes my ss number.

    Legitimate well ran agencies will ask for your social security number when dealing with customers that
    pay by credit card. This is not a scam. It is NOT rocket science ladies.. this is just how this works.

    However I will say this. I was never ONCE required to send in a tax form. I immediately went independent
    after working with this agency because I wanted to keep most of my money and not worry about this credit card
    bullshit.

    My advice to you is to LEAVE THAT AGENCY and go independent! It doesn't cost much to go independent. There are posts on sw with escort
    resources that will guide you if you're trying to make the move to indy escorting. Good luck and don't beat yourself up and move on.

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    Hey btw, I don't mean to say that all escorts don't pay taxes. I know many find it possible through legitimate businesses and totally respect that. But also it's so fucked up the government still makes it illegal and so risky, that they don't deserve any of your profit anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by laurcon View Post
    Hey btw, I don't mean to say that all escorts don't pay taxes. I know many find it possible through legitimate businesses and totally respect that. But also it's so fucked up the government still makes it illegal and so risky, that they don't deserve any of your profit anyway.
    agree!

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    Thank you ladies! They FINA-fucking-LLY deposited the remaining money in my account last Friday, but the bank has still not released half of it to me by today. Grrr. Then they had the audacity to ask for the tax forms again and ask if I would go see one of their "VIP" clients in London for 12 hours for $2,500. I gave them a very rude and direct NO. I'm sorry, but I am not flying my cute ass across the country, across an ocean and into ANOTHER country to spend 12 hours with a broke "VIP" when I could make that so much more easily and quickly here. Are they crazy?! Am I the crazy one? That amount seems soo incredibly low for such a long, involved trip. I wouldn't even accept a 12 hour appointment here in my own town for that amount.

    Oy okay! Enough complaining from me. I am off to research and get my indy self working. BuhBye idiot agency and big thank yous to all you lovely ladies!

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    Quote Originally Posted by astarisborn View Post
    Thank you ladies! They FINA-fucking-LLY deposited the remaining money in my account last Friday, but the bank has still not released half of it to me by today. Grrr. Then they had the audacity to ask for the tax forms again and ask if I would go see one of their "VIP" clients in London for 12 hours for $2,500. I gave them a very rude and direct NO. I'm sorry, but I am not flying my cute ass across the country, across an ocean and into ANOTHER country to spend 12 hours with a broke "VIP" when I could make that so much more easily and quickly here. Are they crazy?! Am I the crazy one? That amount seems soo incredibly low for such a long, involved trip. I wouldn't even accept a 12 hour appointment here in my own town for that amount.

    Oy okay! Enough complaining from me. I am off to research and get my indy self working. BuhBye idiot agency and big thank yous to all you lovely ladies!
    Rotfl @ 12 hours for $2,500 for a date in London. You're dealing with complete idiots. Go indy or find a new agency!

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    If it was 2,500 pounds, then I would say consider it (that's about $4k at the current exchange rate). And if the agency has your SSN, then they really shouldn't need any more tax info from you.

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    ^ I agree. But it was dollars, unfortunately. I actually told them I would consider it for exactly that amount ($4,000) ... funny coincidence. And I also agree that if they have every single piece of identifying info I own including my social, they really don't NEED it on one of my personal tax forms ... which I don't have anyways. LOL. So there. Thanks for all the input ladies! You really helped me put my mind to rest, I was beginning to think I was crazy and they were being perfectly logical.

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    Fuck yeah, 4k? a date in London? See ya later America! LOL

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