corndog

So, I ran across this ad: https://rentmasseur.com/branc
 
There were all kinds of red flags: it had just been posted, it listed three cities (Santa Fe, New Orleans, and Ft. Lauderdale) simultaneously, and google image search linked the photos to a guy in Brazil who's facebook page (and real name) was easy to find.
 
Faced with a little boredom, and a fair amount of curiosity, I decided to engage. I've got some apps on my phone that provide free "burner" phone numbers which are great for fishing expeditions like this one (Apps are TextFree, TextMe and TextNow). I, of course, was also secretly hoping that this hot guy was for real.
 
The first number I texted him from was a 504 area code, which is New Orleans, one of the cities listed in his ad. At this point, I was giving him the benefit of the doubt and when he immediately asked if I was in New Orleans, I said yes, and asked him where he was. "Downtown" was his reply, which is conveniently generic, but a little odd since, in New Orleans, we don't usually say "downtown," we say "the central business district" or "the CBD." He quickly followed up with a specific hotel address which is, I believe, the exact closest hotel to the center point of New Orleans on a map.
 
I had discovered the real name of the guy in the photos, so I asked him "Are you really (real name here)?" That shut down the conversation.
 
Less than a day later, I decided to try again, but this time I was already quite sure he was a scam artist and was just trying to learn more. I used a Florida area code this time, and started by inquiring about his location. "Downtown" he replied, vaguely. "Ft. Lauderdale?" I responded, and then he quickly provided a specific hotel and address: a Hampton Inn very close to the geographical center of Ft. Lauderdale. I wanted to waste a little bit more of his (or her) time, so I started asking questions about the services and activities offered. For each question, I was given the answer that he thought I was looking for. Since he would never actually meet, he could promise the world. I asked for more pictures, nude pictures, etc. All were forthcoming, but, of course, in the nude photos, you couldn't really tell whether it was the same guy.
 
Once I had convinced him that I was really horny, I asked if he was available now--he was. I told him I would take a quick shower and be there within an hour.
 
He was sure he had me hooked, so then he drops the bomb: He asks if, on my way over, I could stop at a Walgreens, CVS, etc. to pick up some iTunes gift cards for him. He specifies that he wants one $100 card, one $50 card, and I can pay him the remaining $50 in cash. "OK," I reply, "I'll take a quick shower and head over."
 
About 45 minutes later, I texted him that I had arrived at his hotel. As I expected, he told me to scratch off the cards and send him pictures of the codes. I searched google for images of iTunes gift cards, which were easy to find, but of course they were already redeemed, so they didn't work for him. I knew that I'd taken this about as far as I could, but I sent him images of more (worthless) cards just to waste as much time as possible. Surprisingly, he was very slow to give up, and kept asking me to send "real" cards. Then, ironically, he seemed to get mad that I was trying to fool him with fake cards.
 
The next day, I decided that I was in Santa Fe, NM. I texted him with a new number. Again, I started by trying to suss out his location. He was evasive, just claiming to be "downtown" and turning around the questions so that I would name the city. Once I revealed that it was Santa Fe, he immediately texted me an exact location, just like before. I was impressed that he had traveled from New Orleans to Ft. Lauderdale to Santa Fe within the course of about two days!
 
Once again, I offered to come right over, and he was immediately available! And then, the same pitch for iTunes cards, and in fact, the same specific request for one $100 card and one $50 card and $50 in cash. Since I knew he was going to ask me to send pictures of the codes, when he did, I asked if I could just give them to him in person, and said "don't you trust me? I'm an honest guy." He said that he needed to see the codes. I asked "what if you don't show up?" He said "I'm honest in my job." So, apparently my assurance that I'm an honest guy didn't cut it, but I was supposed to accept his honesty without question. It was all a game, but I was really hoping he'd play better.
 
I sent him the exact same images that I'd sent the day before. Oddly, he didn't seem to recognize the images, or realize that I'd put him through a similar exercise less than 24 hours earlier. This makes me wonder if this isn't an individual scammer, but some kind of organization that is staffed like a call center, perhaps in some far-away land.
 
At the end of this, once I knew it wasn't going much further, I asked him how he was able to be in New Orleans, Ft. Lauderdale, and Santa Fe in such a short time. He responded "I can travel over there for service." He seemed to be implying that he could just bop over to any of these places on a moment's notice. To me, this is another clue that he's in another country, perhaps a small country, so he doesn't understand that you can't be in Ft. Lauderdale one moment and Santa Fe a short while later.
 
So, what's the point of all this? Mostly, I suppose, a waste of my time. But, I think it helps us all to understand the patterns of these scammers who are out to victimize us. Hopefully, it goes without saying that you should never send anyone the codes from gift cards. And, maybe, just maybe, if we waste enough of these crooks' time, they'll find some other targets and leave us alone.

So, I ran across this ad: https://rentmasseur.com/branc
 
There were all kinds of red flags: it had just been posted, it listed three cities (Santa Fe, New Orleans, and Ft. Lauderdale) simultaneously, and google image search linked the photos to a guy in Brazil who's facebook page (and real name) was easy to find.
 
Faced with a little boredom, and a fair amount of curiosity, I decided to engage. I've got some apps on my phone that provide free "burner" phone numbers which are great for fishing expeditions like this one (Apps are TextFree, TextMe and TextNow). I, of course, was also secretly hoping that this hot guy was for real.
 
The first number I texted him from was a 504 area code, which is New Orleans, one of the cities listed in his ad. At this point, I was giving him the benefit of the doubt and when he immediately asked if I was in New Orleans, I said yes, and asked him where he was. "Downtown" was his reply, which is conveniently generic, but a little odd since, in New Orleans, we don't usually say "downtown," we say "the central business district" or "the CBD." He quickly followed up with a specific hotel address which is, I believe, the exact closest hotel to the center point of New Orleans on a map.
 
I had discovered the real name of the guy in the photos, so I asked him "Are you really (real name here)?" That shut down the conversation.
 
Less than a day later, I decided to try again, but this time I was already quite sure he was a scam artist and was just trying to learn more. I used a Florida area code this time, and started by inquiring about his location. "Downtown" he replied, vaguely. "Ft. Lauderdale?" I responded, and then he quickly provided a specific hotel and address: a Hampton Inn very close to the geographical center of Ft. Lauderdale. I wanted to waste a little bit more of his (or her) time, so I started asking questions about the services and activities offered. For each question, I was given the answer that he thought I was looking for. Since he would never actually meet, he could promise the world. I asked for more pictures, nude pictures, etc. All were forthcoming, but, of course, in the nude photos, you couldn't really tell whether it was the same guy.
 
Once I had convinced him that I was really horny, I asked if he was available now--he was. I told him I would take a quick shower and be there within an hour.
 
He was sure he had me hooked, so then he drops the bomb: He asks if, on my way over, I could stop at a Walgreens, CVS, etc. to pick up some iTunes gift cards for him. He specifies that he wants one $100 card, one $50 card, and I can pay him the remaining $50 in cash. "OK," I reply, "I'll take a quick shower and head over."
 
About 45 minutes later, I texted him that I had arrived at his hotel. As I expected, he told me to scratch off the cards and send him pictures of the codes. I searched google for images of iTunes gift cards, which were easy to find, but of course they were already redeemed, so they didn't work for him. I knew that I'd taken this about as far as I could, but I sent him images of more (worthless) cards just to waste as much time as possible. Surprisingly, he was very slow to give up, and kept asking me to send "real" cards. Then, ironically, he seemed to get mad that I was trying to fool him with fake cards.
 
The next day, I decided that I was in Santa Fe, NM. I texted him with a new number. Again, I started by trying to suss out his location. He was evasive, just claiming to be "downtown" and turning around the questions so that I would name the city. Once I revealed that it was Santa Fe, he immediately texted me an exact location, just like before. I was impressed that he had traveled from New Orleans to Ft. Lauderdale to Santa Fe within the course of about two days!
 
Once again, I offered to come right over, and he was immediately available! And then, the same pitch for iTunes cards, and in fact, the same specific request for one $100 card and one $50 card and $50 in cash. Since I knew he was going to ask me to send pictures of the codes, when he did, I asked if I could just give them to him in person, and said "don't you trust me? I'm an honest guy." He said that he needed to see the codes. I asked "what if you don't show up?" He said "I'm honest in my job." So, apparently my assurance that I'm an honest guy didn't cut it, but I was supposed to accept his honesty without question. It was all a game, but I was really hoping he'd play better.
 
I sent him the exact same images that I'd sent the day before. Oddly, he didn't seem to recognize the images, or realize that I'd put him through a similar exercise less than 24 hours earlier. This makes me wonder if this isn't an individual scammer, but some kind of organization that is staffed like a call center, perhaps in some far-away land.
 
At the end of this, once I knew it wasn't going much further, I asked him how he was able to be in New Orleans, Ft. Lauderdale, and Santa Fe in such a short time. He responded "I can travel over there for service." He seemed to be implying that he could just bop over to any of these places on a moment's notice. To me, this is another clue that he's in another country, perhaps a small country, so he doesn't understand that you can't be in Ft. Lauderdale one moment and Santa Fe a short while later.
 
So, what's the point of all this? Mostly, I suppose, a waste of my time. But, I think it helps us all to understand the patterns of these scammers who are out to victimize us. Hopefully, it goes without saying that you should never send anyone the codes from gift cards. And, maybe, just maybe, if we waste enough of these crooks' time, they'll find some other targets and leave us alone.

I was surprised to find that there is actually a completely legit male brothel in Sydney. I don't know where they advertise, but I found them by googling. The experience was completely professional, legal, and pleasant. If their website doesn't provide enough information for you to decide who might be suitable, I'm sure they would be very helpful and accommodating if you contact them. Here's the link: http://www.knightcall.com.au

I saw him a few years ago and found him to be cold and detached. Not a terrible experience, but not something I would repeat.

Have been to both Ft. Lauderdale and Montreal many, many times. No nudity in Florida. Plenty of it in Montreal. If I had to pick one over the other (assuming that I can't do both in the same year), I'd definitely go to Montreal during the summer. And as a bonus, the exchange rate has been really good lately.

I think that it worth taking a moment to let this sink in: Current science is telling us that PrEP and U=U are significantly safer than condoms, which I think we all consider the tried-and-true gold standard.

Yes, I gave up as well

Extremely hard to book, and extremely unreliable! Over the course of the last two years I’ve gone through the interminable texting with him three times. He finally booked all three, and only showed up once.
 
The other two times - including last night - he sets a time. As the time approaches texts start to flow in from him about his being late...ultimately it becomes projected arrival over one hour later and one of says “cancel”.
 
Frustrating....especially since he set the arrival time for last night to HIS preference! I’m done with him, his numbers deleted/blocked.

He's terrific, extremely hard to book

And then there's Prince Alberts... I've always worried that I'd chip a tooth.

And then there's Prince Alberts... I've always worried that I'd chip a tooth.

Rob and Alex. The exotic Latino couple in Orlando

Condoms are less safe than PrEP. Both are the safest course.

I love NYC; really I do. However, I'm kind of irked that the original poster, @ilovejockstaps, and also @fm0322 both seem to assume (like many New Yorkers) that it is the only place in the universe. The original poster seems to assume that when he mentions "Living Fresh" that readers will know that he's talking about a spa in New York City, and then @fm0322 attempts to clarify by mentioning the intersection of two streets while never mentioning what city we're talking about. This is just about as helpful as saying "it's that place over by the Duane Reade."
 
I hope no one will take this teasing criticism too seriously, I'm not trying to pick a fight, but is it unreasonable to ask that we all should spend just a moment considering whether our posts are going to make sense to readers before clicking the "post" button?
 
(And, thank you @Tarte Gogo for the helpful clarification.)

I had him come to my place, so I can't comment on his incall situation. I haven't been able to find his ad on rentmen, but I'd be interested in going further if that's an option. When I meet a masseur who obviously takes his work seriously, I'm hesitant to make the first move; it feels disrespectful to assume that a quality masseur is a sex worker.

Of course we do...because it IS the only place in the universe....that matters.
 
Paris....is just a village where they designs our clothes....
Hong Kong...is the town where we get cheap shit made....
Tokyo....is where our sushi chefs come from...and they never go back....
London...is a local suburb where our plays get their out of town run.....
LA...is where they make our movies.....so we tolerate their vapid behavior....
And Chicago...like all the rest....just wants to be New York!
 
Yes....we’re narcissistic self centered bitches....and loving it!
 
“Bet you’d live here....if you could...and be one of us!” - The Go-Gos

What/where is "Living Fresh?"

Of the amount of times I have had sex near/in/on these things, it resulted in a UTI more than half of those times. When symptoms first appear, to be safe I let everyone know (within a reasonable window of contact) they might need to be concerned. By the time I get the results and tell them "false alarm", it's already caused them and their recent partners stress and doesn't bode well for me socially or professionally...
 
I do not want to wait for test results before putting that info out there, so I decided it's just better to avoid these scenarios. There is always somewhere nearby to have fun.

Some additional food for thought...
If a massage (consensually) evolves into sex, and a condom is part of the equation, there is a very good chance that oil-based massage products are going to be used as lube or at least left over as residual from foreplay. Condoms with oil-based products is a big no-no.

The income from Uber/Lyft is deceptively low. At first, it sounds like you can make decent money, but once you do the math and consider the cost of gas, maintenance, and the wear-and-tear you're putting on your car, the equation is quite different.

I ran across one guy who had Bounty paper towels on his list... I was tempted to anonymously buy those for him.

The idea that you can do exercises to target fat in a certain area is a fallacy known as "spot reduction." It doesn't work.
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot_reduction

I ran across one guy who had Bounty paper towels on his list... I was tempted to anonymously buy those for him.

The income from Uber/Lyft is deceptively low. At first, it sounds like you can make decent money, but once you do the math and consider the cost of gas, maintenance, and the wear-and-tear you're putting on your car, the equation is quite different.

I ran across one guy who had Bounty paper towels on his list... I was tempted to anonymously buy those for him.