At the beginning of September I got an email from a bottom-feeder who takes money from escorts to write fake reviews. Naturally, I replied with a blast of “How dare you!”, “Don’t you know who I am?” and “Fuck you, you fucking fuckwad, I wouldn’t need fake reviews even if I wanted to be on TER, which I don’t.” The reply? Unctuous flattery about how the offer was only open to the best, most “upscale” girls (in which case, why do they need it?) and pretended offense that I would claim this unethical scam was unethical. At the time, I bitched on Twitter but decided not to give the sleazebag business by calling attention to him. But a few days ago he sent me his “offer” again, and this time I really blew my stack and promised to call attention to this. Here are the highlights of the email, with his contact info and a lot of repetition removed.
Saw your ad online and wanted to tell you that you look beautiful. I want to give you best reviews out there with top rankings. My approach is proven to help you make more money, attracting new clients, by Sharing positive experiences. Placing you above the competition…I write TER and Eccie reviews. We never have to actually meet, That’s it! The stories I write are full-detailed and believable…Will do as many as you want from various profiles. You can even write your own and I will post it for you…I will not post for new providers, or any TER profile I deem to be skeptical [sic]…Please do not ask me for TER Handle’s [sic] I post from to read my review’s [sic], it is a breach of my security and my clients [sic]…I charge $150 for 1 or 2 for $275. Paid via Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum only. I will not discuss any other form of payment, so please do not ask…time lines for posting up to ten reviews will be outlined safely, as not to draw attention from TER support…Don’t wait this rare opportunity won’t be here much longer…If you do not agree with this service please do not respond, also please do not post this to Twitter. Too [sic] all the Grumpy Girls over at FCKTER, FCKP411, & Escort Union PLEASE get a fucking clue, NO ONE wants an UNREVIEWED PROVIDER. Stop fighting the very system that keeps us all safe. I don’t work with anyone who isn’t known in our community, and would never jeopardize the safety or the security of the referencing system that is widely used by everyone…this is 10000% discreet and confidential…
Reviews don’t keep sex workers safe; they keep clients safe. But even that’s not true any more, considering that prosecutors are now using reviews as “evidence” of “promoting prostitution” (i.e. pimping). And given TER’s policy of not removing demonstrably-false reviews (including this dude’s, unless this is a total scam, of course), the system can actually harm escorts by allowing enemies to plant fake bad reviews to hurt her business, and by allowing cops to write fake reviews so as to establish credibility with which to infiltrate our community. I haven’t allowed reviews for a while now, and I’m not alone; many ladies don’t any more, some for reasons I’ve already mentioned and some from a general distaste for the whole thing. Guys, there are better ways to select an escort than buying into a system which can be gamed by bottom-feeders like this dude and used by pigs to destroy your life. And ladies, please don’t enrich scum-suckers in hope of gaming a broken, abusive, increasingly-dangerous system.
