Despite the verification of all published advertisements, which our team carries out every day using Implio software provided by Besedo, it may happen that some unsuitable ads are mistakenly screened by our moderators. Thousands of ads are checked every day and, given these volumes, there may be a margin of error.
Always put your safety first by reading the ad texts carefully and being wary of those that ask for personal information or payments before the meeting.
Below are some of the most common fraudulent behaviours reported by our users.
The advance payment scam
If you notice that the same girl is advertising in multiple cities and does not explicitly offer a video call service, report the ad immediately. The advance payment scam involves the scammer requesting small sums of money for trivial things such as taxis, trains or a deposit to book the meeting.
You are asked to top up prepaid cards or make bank transfers in order to get more information about the meeting or other services. The problem is that once the payment has been made, the “girl” disappears and blocks your number.
The result: wasted money and time.
Advice: never give out your personal details or money before a meeting or to people you do not trust.
Another type of scam is ‘blackmail’, which can take three forms:
Blackmail by an "escort"
Threat of legal action
The "hitman" scam
Blackmail by an ‘escort’
The "escort" you contacted threatens you, saying that if you do not pay a certain amount of money, she will publish your telephone number on a website linked to sex or defamatory ads, so that you will start receiving calls and messages from other users until you go mad.
This is unlikely to happen on SimpleEscort: every advertiser is required to verify their identity before publishing an ad through the Incode identity verification platform. This usually discourages scammers from acting maliciously, as unlike many other sites, they cannot hide behind the anonymity that the internet often provides.
The threat of legal action or a “government fine”
In the second case, a mysterious lawyer or other figure threatens you with legal action for fanciful reasons with the only purpose of extorting money. Or, you receive a “fine directly from the government” for contacting an escort. Be wary of the veracity of these messages: lawyers and the government do not write to you on WhatsApp about such important matters.
The ‘hitman’ scam
You receive a very long message from an undefined individual who introduces himself as a ‘hitman’. The message explains that the hitman knows you have contacted several escorts and behaved inappropriately towards them.
You are then asked to reach a financial agreement as compensation. If you do not agree to pay, you and your family will suffer serious physical harm, if not certain death.
The threats are often accompanied by violent photos and videos. But you should not be intimidated or deceived by these types of messages, which are obviously fake.
In all three cases, you should avoid paying. The first thing to do is to report the advertisements from which these scams originated to us, whenever possible.
Immediately afterwards, depending on the degree of insistence or “perceived danger”, report the numbers from which you received the calls to the relevant authorities.
For privacy reasons, we cannot share the personal data of the scammer with third parties, not even with the victim who has been scammed. However, we always cooperate fully with the police and, in general, with the authorities who request such data from us.