The Traveling Pack is Back on the West Coast

[Despardo]

Much discussed previously on this thread and spinoffs of this thread:

 

http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/this-traveling-pack-has-me-concerned.108007/

 

New guy Zack--about half the reviews are very negative and say the pictures do not match (what a surprise,) and other reviews say they are outdated. Three positive reviews are from the same person.

 

https://rent.men/zackthomas/reviews/

 

And of course, our old friend Sean Andrew. Check out the reviews. Same pattern.

 

https://rent.men/Seandrew/reviews/

 

And here we go making three for three with Roccorenzo. Positive reviews are from the same reviewer who liked Zack and Sean. Other reviews are less than glowing.

 

https://rent.men/Roccorenzo

 

Major scam artists! Always $300 college age, well endowed, attractive straight guys traveling more or less together. Problem is that the client never knows who will show up at the door. It could be the guy pictured, but more often not. For more details about how this troupe operates, check the related threads. Buyer beware!!!

[BabyBoomer]

I wonder why this pack doesn't delete their negative reviews like other fraudsters?

 

~ Boomer ~

[SteelFan]

I unwittingly contacted Rocco (https://rent.men/Roccorenzo) earlier today offering to fly him over to me for a weekend, he said yes but told me I would need to wire him $3500 beforehand, I was considering it but then I read this thread. Thank goodness too. Just for curiosity sake I asked him to send me a 3 finger selfie. This is what I got:

[+ azdr0710]

ha!.....they aren't even keeping their pictures straight!!......thanks for that @SteelFan !......gotta say, though, that three-fingered Rocco does look just as good.....

 

but that money request is a notorious red flag, of course.....watch out, everybody!!

[Despardo]

I wonder why this pack doesn't delete their negative reviews like other fraudsters?

 

~ Boomer ~

Competence has not been their hallmark up to now. The reviews are "mixed" but the sheer number of really bad reviews is impressive. Perhaps RM has a limit on how many negative reviews they are willing to delete. I am surprised (OK, not really) that RM is still willing to post their ads. Perhaps RM has decided that it will be happy to continue to take their money, but not willing to sanitize their reputations. Who really knows?

[+ saminseattle]

@Despardo--Thank you for the update, it’s good to keep up-to-date on these guys. And thank you @SteelFan for the 3-finger selfie picture, which I believe is new. It makes me wonder if this is really one of the guys, or if they’ve lifted this selfie picture from someone else just like they apparently have with their other pictures. @dutchmuch is probably the expert on this, but perhaps it’s more reliable to ask for a selfie with a paper with the day’s date instead of a 3-finger selfie? @Truereview and I discussed this awhile back (posts #34 and #35 in this thread: http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/responses-when-you-ask-for-a-3-fingered-selfie.114461/).

[marylander1940]

Much discussed previously on this thread and spinoffs of this thread:

 

http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/this-traveling-pack-has-me-concerned.108007/

 

New guy Zack--about half the reviews are very negative and say the pictures do not match (what a surprise,) and other reviews say they are outdated. Three positive reviews are from the same person.

 

https://rent.men/zackthomas/reviews/

 

And of course, our old friend Sean Andrew. Check out the reviews. Same pattern.

 

https://rent.men/Seandrew/reviews/

 

And here we go making three for three with Roccorenzo. Positive reviews are from the same reviewer who liked Zack and Sean. Other reviews are less than glowing.

 

https://rent.men/Roccorenzo

 

Major scam artists! Always $300 college age, well endowed, attractive straight guys traveling more or less together. Problem is that the client never knows who will show up at the door. It could be the guy pictured, but more often not. For more details about how this troupe operates, check the related threads. Buyer beware!!!

 

Is this the Jason Sparks mafia?

 

It's hard to keep up with them.

[Samfoslom]

they are advertising on RM now to appear in Sacramento on/about Aug 14

[+ dutchmuch]

They may have a new entrant, Jake Taylor

 

https://rentmen.com/JakeTaylor

[+ azdr0710]

Is this the Jason Sparks mafia?

 

It's hard to keep up with them.

 

they are not related to the Jason Sparks group....I had decent luck with a couple members of the Sparks traveling troupe a few months ago.....

[marylander1940]

they are not related to the Jason Sparks group....I had decent luck with a couple members of the Sparks traveling troupe a few months ago.....

 

Got it, a different pack...

 

I'm glad you had a decent time with one of his slaves, hopefully because of you he wasn't kicked off the tour and left on the streets.

 

He feeds his 'escorts' (aka lost homeless youth) drugs and pimps them out on the road. If they don't make enough money, they are dumped off and not let back on the party bus.

 

Jason's asked me to tour with him before. He's quite the business man - which is dangerous when you consider escorts and drugs are involved.

 

Am I the only one missing Xander?

[+ saminseattle]

I'm glad you had a decent time with one of his slaves

 

To be fair, while there have been allegations of questionable conduct, very few of us have any first hand knowledge from interacting with Mr. Sparks or this group. From post #19 in this thread, http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/jason-sparks-live-tour-phoenix-az.112387/#post-1074437, I gather that @azdr0710 performed what he felt was reasonable due diligence to ensure that the particular situation involved consenting adults who could ethically be considered responsible for their own decisions. I am not in a position to second-guess him. Rumors can be exaggerated, claims can be mistaken, and allegations can be false. Having said that, I do believe that in a largely unregulated world where true exploitation and abuse are known to occur, responsible community members should take reasonable steps to ensure that they are not inadvertently furthering exploitation, particularly if there is reason to think that some kind of below-the-radar coercion may be happening.

[marylander1940]

To be fair, while there have been allegations of questionable conduct, very few of us have any first hand knowledge from interacting with Mr. Sparks or this group. From post #19 in this thread, http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/jason-sparks-live-tour-phoenix-az.112387/#post-1074437, I gather that @azdr0710 performed what he felt was reasonable due diligence to ensure that the particular situation involved consenting adults who could ethically be considered responsible for their own decisions. I am not in a position to second-guess him. Rumors can be exaggerated, claims can be mistaken, and allegations can be false. Having said that, I do believe that in a largely unregulated world where true exploitation and abuse are known to occur, responsible community members should take reasonable steps to ensure that they are not inadvertently furthering exploitation, particularly if there is reason to think that some kind of below-the-radar coercion may be happening.

 

@azdr0710 showed up, the guy looked like his pics and had a good time, at least that's what I've read from what he said.

 

I'm sorry but everything I've heard about Jason Sparks and his business practices makes me stay away from him and hire guys who at least appeared not to be "pimped".

 

to each his own, if half of what Xander and others have said about him it's true, I'm shocked he's still walking on the street.

[+ azdr0710]

To be fair, while there have been allegations of questionable conduct, very few of us have any first hand knowledge from interacting with Mr. Sparks or this group. From post #19 in this thread, http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/jason-sparks-live-tour-phoenix-az.112387/#post-1074437, I gather that @azdr0710 performed what he felt was reasonable due diligence to ensure that the particular situation involved consenting adults who could ethically be considered responsible for their own decisions. I am not in a position to second-guess him. Rumors can be exaggerated, claims can be mistaken, and allegations can be false. Having said that, I do believe that in a largely unregulated world where true exploitation and abuse are known to occur, responsible community members should take reasonable steps to ensure that they are not inadvertently furthering exploitation, particularly if there is reason to think that some kind of below-the-radar coercion may be happening.

 

thanks for that very important concern, Sam.....

 

talked extensively with the two guys I met from Sparks's group.....asked somewhat-pointed questions to see what the deal was with them and the group.....they didn't seem doped up or threatened....free to leave the traveling caravan anytime they wanted, I think....they were very honest, it appeared, and I left feeling fine.....admittedly, these young-ish guys may get recruited with dreams of big money.....the truth, of course, is somewhat less than that.....

[+ quoththeraven]

@Despardo--Thank you for the update, it’s good to keep up-to-date on these guys. And thank you @SteelFan for the 3-finger selfie picture, which I believe is new. It makes me wonder if this is really one of the guys, or if they’ve lifted this selfie picture from someone else just like they apparently have with their other pictures. @dutchmuch is probably the expert on this, but perhaps it’s more reliable to ask for a selfie with a paper with the day’s date instead of a 3-finger selfie? @Truereview and I discussed this awhile back (posts #34 and #35 in this thread: http://www.companyofmen.org/threads/responses-when-you-ask-for-a-3-fingered-selfie.114461/).

 

I don't see what good a three-fingered selfie does. Something more like a proof-of-life selfie, such as someone holding up a newspaper with the day's date, is much more useful.

[+ azdr0710]

I don't see what good a three-fingered selfie does. Something more like a proof-of-life selfie, such as someone holding up a newspaper with the day's date, is much more useful.

 

yes, very good suggestion, QTR.....

 

but, in this case, I think @SteelFan was only trying to show us that the dude in the three-finger selfie picture looks entirely unlike the dude of the same name in the ad!!....oops!.....(is that right, steel?)

[Steve9332]

I love how the dude has his left hand up in the selfie, and you see the palm of his hand and he has a pinkie where the thumb should be....

[Despardo]

I love how the dude has his left hand up in the selfie, and you see the palm of his hand and he has a pinkie where the thumb should be....

Holy shit! He wears his right hand on his left side! Someone needs to read Photoshop 101. I thought the picture looked shopped, but I didn't catch the obvious. Didn't think anyone could be that stupid. So this guy in the picture (not the one pictured in the ad) isn't real either? This is becoming downright comical.

[BabyBoomer]

So this guy in the picture (not the one pictured in the ad) isn't real either? This is becoming downright comical.

 

Correct. The guy in the ad doesn't have the tattooed pec.

 

~ Boomer ~

[philly cheese]

Correct. The guy in the ad doesn't have the tattooed pec.

 

~ Boomer ~

 

And the pics on RM for https://rent.men/Roccorenzo are a totally different guy than in the past.

 

Except for the n i c e cock shot.................

[philly cheese]

And the pics on RM for https://rent.men/Roccorenzo are a totally different guy than in the past.

 

Except for the n i c e cock shot.................

 

Body shots uploaded July 27............cock shots uploaded February 10. Come on.

[stop]

ha!.....they aren't even keeping their pictures straight!!......thanks for that @SteelFan !......gotta say, though, that three-fingered Rocco does look just as good.....

 

but that money request is a notorious red flag, of course.....watch out, everybody!!

 

what do you mean its not the same guy? they are only 10-15 years apart in age, one is missing a huge tattoo on his chest and the other one is missing the roid veins...they look exactly alike.

[philly cheese]

what do you mean its not the same guy? they are only 10-15 years apart in age, one is missing a huge tattoo on his chest and the other one is missing the roid veins...they look exactly alike.

 

Oh, shit. Aren't we so old that that we can't tell the fucking difference???

[Despardo]

Today, I reported all three to RM as scams via the "report scam" button. I posted a link to this thread as "proof."