What's the point of escorts posting fake pics

[jcmiami1]

There seems to be an influx of fake pics and fake profiles happening in what is considered the "gold standard" of gay escorts - Rentboy. Seriously what are these guys trying to prove - attention, childish mind games, etc? They're morons cause they can be reported and also a "bait and switch scam" can be both reported and written about on here. I just don't get it.

[Erid]

Sometimes people are afraid (or do not want to) to confront and end up paying the escort and leave

[caliguy]

There seems to be an influx of fake pics and fake profiles happening in what is considered the "gold standard" of gay escorts - Rentboy. Seriously what are these guys trying to prove - attention, childish mind games, etc? They're morons cause they can be reported and also a "bait and switch scam" can be both reported and written about on here. I just don't get it.

I think they do it because they can. The excuses I've heard is " he's so good looking I really didn't care". Apparently, it's only an issue if the guy isn't someone they find attractive.

[Scorpio]

I think they do it because they can. The excuses I've heard is " he's so good looking I really didn't care". Apparently, it's only an issue if the guy isn't someone they find attractive.

 

No, plenty of reported cases here, where they still followed through with the appointment when they didn't find them attractive. A lot of people think with the little head and then complain with the big head later.

[jcmiami1]

What's crazy is these guys are setting themselves up for failure...so if escorting is their income basically escorting is a sales job - they are deceiving potential clients and thanks to forums like this - word gets out fast.

[coriolis888]

There seems to be an influx of fake pics and fake profiles happening in what is considered the "gold standard" of gay escorts - Rentboy. Seriously what are these guys trying to prove - attention, childish mind games, etc? They're morons cause they can be reported and also a "bait and switch scam" can be both reported and written about on here. I just don't get it.

 

 

What's the point of posting fake pictures?

 

Because escorts who post fake photos get away with it, that's why.

 

Rentboy being the "gold standard" is a joke. An escort I know who has advertised on rent boy for at least a year could not get rentboy to remove another ad of a bogus escort who stole the real escorts photos to advertise in a different city.

 

Even after the real escort sent Rentboy a copy of his picture i d and receipts showing that his ad has continuously been on rent boy, Rentboy would not remove the bogus ad.

 

The fake ad finally expired after one month and it is now gone, last time I looked.

 

I have seen lots of bogus ads on rentboy.

 

Rentboy is in the business of selling ads. If rentboy gets too "authentic" and verifies ads, rentboy will lose lots of bucks. Rentboy is a business, for goodness sakes.

[whipped guy]

One guy I saw years ago used fake pics in the NYC market so his former BF (also an escort) would not know that he was escorting. When he traveled, the rest of the country saw the real deal. I could not imagine that the ex would not eventually put two and two together.

 

When, I first saw him he looked better than his pics so I did not complain thinking that they might have been old pics. However, he did explain things during out initial meeting. Still, it did bother me as did some other aspects of our session. I came clean with him about all the things that troubled me. Eventually he changed his pics and made good on the other aspects of his services that bothered me as well.

 

Ironically, he disappeared for a while. When he reappeared he used his authentic, but by now outdated pics. However, he had morphed into a shadow of his former self. I had requested that he wear some leather gear. He didn't. When I made him put it on it literally was falling off his now not exactly beefy body. Our final session was not a love-fest. I should have walked out, but I was horny. However, I did get some sweet revenge that made it all worth while.

[MiamiLooker]

However, I did get some sweet revenge that made it all worth while.

So, what did you do? Inquiring minds want to know. At least this nosy one does.

[buckguy]

They're looking for quick money. If they're lucky, they will make a decent amount of money before someone complains to the website.

[jcmiami1]

So, what did you do? Inquiring minds want to know. At least this nosy one does.

I agree it sounds "harsh" lol

[bigvalboy]

So, what did you do? Inquiring minds want to know. At least this nosy one does.

+1

[Irtwo]

When I made him put it on it literally was falling off his now not exactly beefy body.

 

Lol... that is sad.

[nynakedtop]

I hired a gentleman off of rentmen.com who put up phony pics... It was the first time I had to deal with such a situation and my coping skills simply were not up to it. I had traveled rather far to his location, and when I met him I was (to put it mildly) disappointed. But yet I went through with the encounter hoping that perhaps hidden talents were there to be discovered. (They were not...) I remained a gentleman, though I did pay less than the originally agreed upon fee, which he did not contest.

 

After that, I simply stopped hiring for a bit and found my recreational needs otherwise. But I am far far more careful these days. Should the situation occur again, I will probably me for confrontational -- a stance which does not come easily to me. Unfortunately, I pitied the perpetrator more than I should have I guess. My loss. His bad.

[whipped guy]

So, what did you do? Inquiring minds want to know. At least this nosy one does.

+1

 

OK! Let's just say that along with some sore knees the guy not only got an earful, but a mouthful as well... and I got a smile on my face!

[Tonyko]

"ARE YOU THE GUY IN THE PHOTOS?" Simply asking that is sometimes all it takes ;-) Some WILL admit it if asked outright but claim to be "just" as hot and offer to walk away if you're disappointed etc, and SOME will even send you their REAL pic which, for reasons many have stated above, they don't want on an escort ad. But yah most will lie cause they're no where near as hot as the fake pix and hope you'll just go thru with it out of neccessity :-)

[thickornotatall]

There seems to be an influx of fake pics and fake profiles happening in what is considered the "gold standard" of gay escorts - Rentboy. Seriously what are these guys trying to prove - attention, childish mind games, etc? They're morons cause they can be reported and also a "bait and switch scam" can be both reported and written about on here. I just don't get it.

Have you read my posts and the note I sent and received from Rentboy?....I was very much to the point and always ask if the person I am speaking with is the person in the ad//and are your photos accurate as of now?.....The Rentboy I hired chose to lie.....I called him on it and we did have an altercation....he tried to steal from me...I reported the entire scenario to Rentboy......the could care less in my opinion....To add insult to that...some members here have berated me and cl;aimed I am silly....and site the BS Caveat Emptor platitude....when the get scammed or robbed or worse....Caveat WHAT? BTW he was shocked that I called him out and I took most of my money back.....he did manage to grab some back...but in the end he had wounds to lick....

[+ LAdude424]

I hired a gentleman off of rentmen.com who put up phony pics... It was the first time I had to deal with such a situation and my coping skills simply were not up to it. I had traveled rather far to his location, and when I met him I was (to put it mildly) disappointed. But yet I went through with the encounter hoping that perhaps hidden talents were there to be discovered. (They were not...) I remained a gentleman, though I did pay less than the originally agreed upon fee, which he did not contest.

 

After that, I simply stopped hiring for a bit and found my recreational needs otherwise. But I am far far more careful these days. Should the situation occur again, I will probably me for confrontational -- a stance which does not come easily to me. Unfortunately, I pitied the perpetrator more than I should have I guess. My loss. His bad.

 

I have pretty much had the exact same experience, sad to say. And. More than once.

[nynakedtop]

Sorry but not totally surprised that others have had experiences not unlike mine -- I so much want to be exceptional!!

 

I erred on the side of compassion thinking that someone must be in pretty dire straits to behave in such a way. I do think that is still very much the case,but I wish they could act out their drama in a less abusive WYoming to members of my community.

[+ azdr0710]

I recently asked a new faceless (in the ad!) rentboy dude for some face pics...instead of sending me some, he told me to google (insert his REAL NAME here!) and I'll see what he looks like.....jesus, practically his entire life history was opened to me......called him later and I said ,"Hi, (insert real name)"....somewhat startled by this, he listened to me tell him how to be more careful and that he should be careful with his phone number, too!.....

 

just had a great meeting with him last week!....

[whipped guy]

I recently asked a new faceless (in the ad!) rentboy dude for some face pics...instead of sending me some, he told me to google (insert his REAL NAME here!) and I'll see what he looks like.....jesus, practically his entire life history was opened to me......called him later and I said ,"Hi, (insert real name)"....somewhat startled by this, he listened to me tell him how to be more careful and that he should be careful with his phone number, too!.....

 

just had a great meeting with him last week!....

It's interesting how some guys are an open book. They are usually the most sincere in the business. (Though some can be naive as well, if still sincere.) As one said to me, "Heck you know where I live. All it takes is a click of a button anyway." Interestingly, I really never needed to do that. Still, he knows my address so I guess it's a two way street. However, he is the only guy in whom I have had the trust for him to come visit me on my turf. So perhaps he knows more about me as well, and given who it is it would not bother me in the least.

 

Still others are overly cautious. I swear one guy recently thought that I might be a cop such was his reticence when he entered my hotel room and his reluctance to get things moving until he felt totally comfortable. I thought that I had hired a dead fish for a while and it unfortunately did not make a good first impression. Things felt so awkward at first that it made me feel uneasy about the whole encounter when I should have been experiencing the exact opposite emotion. He eventually opened up when he realized that I was just an ordinary client and things went well.

 

By the way the guys pics were real, and he looked as good or better than those pics. So there was no way in hell that I was going to throw him out even given his strange, overly guarded, and overtly restrained initial approach.

[BaronArtz]

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I recently asked a new faceless (in the ad!) rentboy dude for some face pics...instead of sending me some, he told me to google (insert his REAL NAME here!) and I'll see what he looks like.....jesus, practically his entire life history was opened to me......called him later and I said ,"Hi, (insert real name)"....somewhat startled by this, he listened to me tell him how to be more careful and that he should be careful with his phone number, too!.....

 

just had a great meeting with him last week!....

 

I had a similar experience. An escort I was interested in had an ad on Rentboy with a 'generic' stage name. He replied to my inquiry via email, which showed a first and last name in his email address, and a cell phone number. Of course, I googled the first and last name. The result: a portfolio of pictures on Joseph Smileuske's website, a FaceBook page showing his real life friends and college affiliation, the names of his parents, the profile of his parent's restaurant ... just about everything! It was all out there in the open. He told me a jealous girlfriend accidentally discovered his RentBoy ad (which showed only the generic name but his real pictures, including numerous face pictures), then posted a link to his RentBoy ad on his Instagram account ... causing him to close down his Instagram account immediately. In other words: nothing but problems caused by him being more than a bit naïve about internet privacy.

 

He was 'out' to his parents about his escorting activities (they were horrified), but not to his friends.

 

He retired in the Fall of 2014. He was forced to change his personal cell phone to a new one and managed to close down most of his ads. He cannot get rid of the Joseph Smileuske portfolio of his nude pictures (which list his real first and last name!). His pictures on the Joseph Smileuske website were copied on literally HUNDREDS of tumblr pages. He has no copyright to the pictures (!!!) and has no legal means to have them taken down. The other thing is this: he cannot get rid of the reviews written about him on this very website. While his profile pictures, email and phone number were indeed deleted in the reviews and the profile marked as 'retired', googling his 'old' cell phone number will STILL show a link to his reviews.

 

Needless to say, as he transitions into a professional career, him being careless about internet privacy continues to be a problem.

 

A long-winded intro perhaps. There is simply no excuse to post blatantly fake pictures. However, I totally understand it if somebody is guarded, not showing his face on a public website and disguising his name a bit. It is just ... prudent.

[HopkinsLad]

In this day and age of cellphone pics why don't folks ask for real time verification before they meet up?

[Steven_Draker]

It's interesting how some guys are an open book. They are usually the most sincere in the business. (Though some can be naive as well, if still sincere.) As one said to me, "Heck you know where I live. All it takes is a click of a button anyway."

 

That's probably because the escort haven't run into someone ill-intentioned or a stalker (yet).

 

"Once bitten twice shy"