“Urgent need” guys with low rates... Legit or scam?

[+ 7829V]

Curious if anyone here has come across this kind of situation and what your experience was.

I was chatting with a guy on Sniffies who said he needed help paying rent and was looking for gen. I asked his hourly rate and he said full service for $120, and that he needed the money by 10:30 AM to pay rent. 

I was at work, so I couldn’t meet up anyway, but part of me was wondering if it could be legit… and another part was thinking it might be a scam or some kind of setup.

What stood out is that his pics seemed pretty normal, just an average guy, not overly polished or model-type, which actually made it feel more real.

Have you guys seen similar situations? Are these usually legit people trying to make ends meet, or is this a common red flag?

[Nightowl]

2 minutes ago, 7829V said:

Curious if anyone here has come across this kind of situation and what your experience was.

I was chatting with a guy on Sniffies who said he needed help paying rent and was looking for gen. I asked his hourly rate and he said full service for $120, and that he needed the money by 10:30 AM to pay rent. 

I was at work, so I couldn’t meet up anyway, but part of me was wondering if it could be legit… and another part was thinking it might be a scam or some kind of setup.

What stood out is that his pics seemed pretty normal, just an average guy, not overly polished or model-type, which actually made it feel more real.

Have you guys seen similar situations? Are these usually legit people trying to make ends meet, or is this a common red flag?

on Sniffies I’d be suspicious 

[+ Jamie21]

You dodged a bullet. His ‘urgent need’ would have resulted in you paying him full rate upon booking and then him disappearing. That’s what I think would have happened had you sought to book him. Don’t hire guys off Sniffies. They are either scammers or are downright unprofessional. You’ll get conned or you’ll end up disappointed. 

[mtaabq]

I’ll concur with @Nightowl and @Jamie21. With just about ANY hook-up app I’d be suspicious and you probably did dodge a bullet. It has been my experience that the “urgency” is part of the scam. (This I know from experience.) If you’re going to hire better to get referrals from CoM members and forums. 

[DMonDude]

Stuff like that can go either way. Absolutely could be a simple scam like others have said, or also could just be a guy who's not even a provider in the professional sense. Just some rando trying to make quick cash to pay his rent cause it's so much more popularized now to casually monetize your sex life. You very well might get some cheap action out of this guy but that has it's own bag of things to watch out for and that could go wrong. You might be opening yourself up to pestering "can you spot me $xx?" texts, funding someone's drug habit, opening yourself up to targeting if they get in a desperate enough financial or other situation, or otherwise getting dragged into their troubles. Speaking from experience.

[soloyo215]

7 hours ago, 7829V said:

Have you guys seen similar situations?

Yes, I've been told that they need haircuts for a job interview, food, rent, new sneakers, milk for their babies, car payment and find a stay to stay for the night, among other things. I've heard it all.

7 hours ago, 7829V said:

Are these usually legit people trying to make ends meet, or is this a common red flag?

No, they are not usually legit. It is a common red flag to me. 10 times out of 10, I get the whole story and/or the real intent by keeping the conversation going, and it's never legit. In my experience, quality providers don't do that (not right away, at least).