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Could be a European thing.

Caution here too! This forum is becoming influential, which is great news, but the downside is that it's attracting scammers and "influencers." Always consider the source and his reputation. If you see a new profile praising a masseur or an older profile habitually praising masseurs that get negative reviews from others, that is actually a bad sign. I recently blocked a recent profile that recommended a scammer that I regretted hiring. I should have checked his activity and reputation, things are pretty obvious in retrospect.

Reviews on RM and MF tend to be useless garbage. Yeah, there are some honest ones but fake ones prevail IMHO. Reasons to be extra careful: (1) too many rave reviews obviously written by the same person, especially if the profile is recent and (2) profiles that have been around for a long time and have no reviews. As far as new profiles, they could be a better bet if they are genuinely new, but there's always the risk of them really being old, just under a new name, and these are toxic. It's always a good idea to ask this forum whether someone recognizes them, but you may not be alerted on time. Also, avoiding new guys who charge a lot, especially if their pix reveal modeling aspirations, is a good idea. These are the most important "use your big head" situations. 😅

JohnCA on RentMasseur RENTMASSEUR.COM View my profile on RentMasseur.com Busted. It turns out he has a profile on RM with another home location listed. I'd so stay away.

One more: staying in dumpy motels & rentals when traveling. I was just about ready to book with a new masseur visiting central FL when he sent me the address earlier today. Yikes! I don't even know what/how to respond. I am not into fancy downtown hotels because parking is usually a bitch and the masseur needs to come down to get you up to his room, but come ON! A decent looking house or hotel/motel with plentiful parking, not something sketchy like out of a movie.

Back in the Tampa Bay area, I strongly recommend avoiding. Always be skeptical about frequent national travelers without a permanent base, or an obviously fake one. Unless you see rave reviews here of course. Regional travelers repeatedly and frequently visiting smaller markets can actually be a good bet. It could be a sign of loyal client base.

Maybe the "hey I am back in town" messages mean that the market is refusing to support these rates? BTW, I never tried his services, I just inquired about them once and didn't pursue because I thought the rate was too high. I didn't tell him that, I just thanked him for the reply.

Another bump, it's curious nobody has tried him yet 🤔

Yikes, what a story! As if we needed more reasons to never-ever pay deposits, we now have another one: The account may have been hacked! WOW! Cheers and best wishes to all, this was a valuable lesson, thank you for sharing! It's also nice to see how things get clarified and taken care of when the community comes together.

I should have seen it coming when I pulled up to a cheap motel. He is a trained masseur, he ran the clock while I was face down, and then pretended that there was a misunderstanding, despite our texts which were perfectly clear. I was so disgusted by the demeanor at this point, I didn't want anything to do with him, I just left what I thought was reasonable for a regular massage and left. I always go by the rule that you can't wrestle with a pig without getting dirty. I figured the last thing I needed was some shouting match or worse with a piece of trash in a dumpy motel. This forum is my outlet to alert others, and I feel sorry for all who are unaware of it. MF & RM get paid by the advertising masseurs, so of course they'll take their side whenever they plausibly can. I deleted my MF account long time ago when they deleted a review I left. I am not sure what else I or this forum could do to stop these scammers. But maybe not more is needed, staying in cheap motels and defrauding a diminishing number of people as the word gets out seems like a pretty miserable life anyway. I' d love to hear some thoughts and ideas, though. Way worse than the waste of money is the waste of time and the fact that it ruins your day.

I am so sorry to hear that, how big was the deposit? If it's any comfort, I'd prefer to lose some $ in that way than to waste even more $ plus time on a scammer like this who promised a sensual massage and then pretended we had a misunderstanding. https://www.masseurfinder.com/massage-therapists/47634/ Just posted on another thread. The point is that as unpleasant as your experience was, it could have been worse. You are doing the right thing by sharing your experience here and, indeed, you may want to alert RM or post a negative review there. Actions should have consequences, these scammers need to be put in their place.

Another straight or confused Eastern European scammer. Promises all kinds of things and then delivers nothing pretending it was all a misunderstanding. Looks like they are increasingly based out of Miami instead of New York. Stay away.

I'd be so done with him, he is exhibiting a mix of weird and lame, which is never a good sign. Always remember to use your big head.

The latest review suggests you should also make sure MT & nudity are part of the deal if you would like them as well, I wouldn't assume they are included.

Honestly, I am not a big fan of this subforum, the original post was about masseurs and I think it should have stayed there. We are mixing apples and oranges here, it's a little difficult to follow.

Do we have any info on this masseur? Coming to central FL soon, could be real hot, might be real good too? Any info greatly appreciated! https://www.masseurfinder.com/massage-therapists/47634/

Often but not always in my experience! One of the reasons this forum is so precious. 😉

If it's too high I don't respond (this is usually when I ask on rentmasseur via message) or simply thank them. I don't want a massage if they think they are doing me a favor. If enough customers do this, maybe they'll get the message and lower their rates next time in town?

$200 an hour is an absolute max for me, and for that I would expect a top notch experience based on multiple great comments here and not (just) on masseurfinder or rentmasseur. Plus a masseur whose profile really gets me going 😉. And yes, I will leave a tip if he lives up to the expectations, this rate ceiling is just a matter of principle for me. Thankfully, I have several great options in central FL that are within the $160 to $180 range. I usually go for 90 minutes, paying $220-$260, which leaves space for a nice tip before I hit $300 demanded by a hot visitor who I don't know for sure is even real or has any skills. It's a no-brainer. I think that bargaining creates a bad vibe for the entire experience. Some masseurs offer lower rates on some days. Asking gently whether they offer those when traveling if you are lucky with the timing of their stay should be ok, though, IMHO.

It's a fair warning to all who care. I personally don't. It's an interesting question, would you go for a hot Christian conservative masseur posting all kinds of phobic shit if you heard here that he is sweet in person, delivers great sensuality, and is fine with nudity, MT, and more? I would. 🤣😆😆 PS The Volvo & Audi joke above was just that, in case anyone missed it. I should have included Porsche SUVs, sorry 🤣

Oh, God, he is kinda far from me, but now I am not sure I want to make that drive. I can forgive anything, but what if he drives a Volvo or Audi?

Bumping this, now in central FL. Anyone?

Something tells me this is a name change, which is typically a red flag, but let's see if we have some actual experiences. Now in central FL.

This could be an art form, especially if performed in a dirty room in a cheap motel. As someone else said, there are people willing to pay top dollar for this. 😅 Joking aside, and in addition to many valid points others have made, I hate it when they try to move the appointment when I am already in the car on my way to see them. If you don't agree, you risk getting a subpar experience because of the bad vibe. If you agree, you just wasted some time you could have used otherwise. This is another reason I avoid masseur couples who push 4-handed massages. I don't want one, and I know they may cancel if someone who wants it comes along, and the least they'll do is to try to move my appointment.

Besides keeping this thread going, I want to give him credit for his pricing of the therapeutic massage. Many guys list $160 or even $200, and you may be tempted to think that includes sensuality, but that's not the case & they like to pretend that these are normal base rates. Well, they aren't, and here we have a hot masseur proving it. Needless to say, please do let us know if there are breakthroughs on the sensuality front here! ;-)