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Backpage this person using my photo to post on escort page which is totally damaging me and my reputation

Post ID 5751038
Posted april 5 12:53
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Phone number on the post : +[protected]
Posting title :young hot just arrived
Name on post :monica

Im reporting this for using photos of innocent people who causes damage on my image and reputation. False advertisements should be prohibited

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Backpage - providers in massage section.

What is going on in the Massage section, that all providers (Prostitutes) are posting there? This destroys the real therapists posting! Nasty photos in there! Please, take whatever step that is necessary to protect the legitimate Licensed Massage therapists. Please You gotta remove or restrict these ads these posts out in the Massage section! Here is an...

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Backpage dating women-men

I call a girl on dating [protected] Her number for her ad is [protected]. When I got to her house she ask me if I would take her to the store. She got in the car on her way to the store she kept rubbing her hands all over me. She told me I had to paid for her services. I told her I wasn't interested. At one point she turn her back to me in the car and then threw something in the back seat which I found out later was my wallet somehow she got a whole ofmy wallet.. When I stop the car at the store. She got out and ran to another car that was waiting for her and took off. When I realize my wallet was in the backseat all my money was gone $210 dollars was taken out of it. I was told this isn't the first time she done this. So I'm asking please take her off backpage so no one else gets Rip off by her.

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Backpage dating service. women-men

I answer an ad on your dating Women-men in Ithaca N.Y her number is [protected] when we talk on the phone she was real nice. So she told me her address. I went to her house she came out said she didn't want to stay there. So we drove off she told me let's get a motel room so we went to Hotel Ithaca I pull up out front she told me to wait there she would go in and fine out the price for a room. She came back out said it was for her and the room would be $173 so I only had two 100 hundred dollars bills on me. So I give her 200 dollars she said she would be right back. I waited 15 minutes she never came back. I found out She went out another door. She stole my 200 dollars and I'm sure she did this before. So please take her off your dating Ithaca ny page so no one else will lose money.

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SmokeyRobinson
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Oct 24, 2017 6:57 pm EDT

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Backpage rental classified frauds - new zealand police file

Hi

I am a police officer in wellington, new zealand dealing with a fraud complaint relating to classified rental listings on backpage. For reference, file [number removed]

The victim in this matter was defrauded over a thousand dollars. I had a look at the current listings and the suspect for the matter appears to still be listing bogus listings to defraud people.

For example:

Post id: 3765552 newzealand
Post id: 3849707 wellington

These listings have the same photos and but are different cities and are an obvious scam (Under-priced). There are many other similar listings that appear to be from the same suspect.

Can you please remove all classifieds created by this user and block her from creqting new listing.

The details I have for the suspect is

[name removed]
Email: [removed]

Also, I would like to request account details for this user.

The classified ad in relation to the matter i'm investigating was posted 21 october 2016, 7:53am (Guessing new zealand time) and titled "$170, 1 br, adorable fully furnished one bedroom apartment !"

If you can find this, are you able to provide the ip address used and pass those details?

If there is some sort of information request form I need to complete, please advise.

My contact details are:

[removed]

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Backpage backpage escort service

Good day. I believe Backpage is a very useful advertising platform and I know that you cannot effectively screen or control the intention of every prospective client and what is posted, regardless of the measures you put in place prior to advertising. However, by allowing persons who who access your ads for whatever reasons to voice their complaints about your clients, who use your service to advertise illegal practices, is a commendable strategy to eliminate bad clients. I must inform that some female, posing as Escorts are using your service to extort money from men. One in particular goes by the name of Seleena and operated out of
the North York region, 65 Forest Manor Toronto (the exact address can be edited out if you wish). Her telephone number is [protected]. She will agree on a service and when its time to deliver, she doesnt, and if you insist she will threaten to call the police or call her associate nearby to intimidate you and throw you out, without returning the money.

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Backpage scamming money and fraud

This escort from saskatoon backpage under the number [protected] is a fraud and a scammer. I had ask her in prior text message what I wanted and she agreed to it. When I got to her hotel at the 4 points sheraton hotel I texted her I was there. She texted me the room number 422 and I went up. As I entered her room she asked for how long and I told her 30 min, so she immediatly took my 180 dollers. She told me to undress then she started yelling and screaming at the top of her lungs. Telling me to get the #### out and if I didnt leave she was going to make up a story that I hit her and tried to have sex against her will. I said give my money back but she proceeded to yell so I left. After leaving she kept on texting me saying that I was abusive if I went to the cops

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dave1212
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Jan 21, 2019 3:06 am EST

That sux, but yea you can get a hotass girl for under $200. You just got a bad one. I paid $80 and she was nice, had a major booty (firm too btw) and she took it and i was happy and i never saw her again

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Crissy Cross
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Mar 27, 2018 3:40 pm EDT

dude WAKE UP you think you will get a woman like a model for 200 bucks ... those are fake pictures stolen from the net..

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Backpage flagged

Ive been a backpage member for over 6yrs Ive had one add flaged yrs ago and recently every add ive posted has been flagged I sent emails. Wanting to no why they keep flaging me and still no response each post cost me 20.00 for it to be flaged roght after posting. I should be credited sense no one wants to tell me why they keep flaging me My adds are up to code so are my pictures and for all the xxx post out there nobody seems to be flaging them. Id like some answers and well my 60.00 put back on my account.

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East Coast USA Girl
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Apr 30, 2017 2:01 pm EDT

The same thing has been happening to me for months - I'll post the exact same ad multiple times, and then randomly one of them gets removed. I'm following all rules and ToS. I guess we can take it as a compliment, because apparently so many ppl fear us as competition that they flag our ads, lol.

But seriously...when I first began posting to BP, they would always return my messages within a few hours. Now, I can't get them to respond to ANY message I've sent them over the last few months. As soon as I spend the rest of my credits, I'm never posting to the site again, unless they fix this. It's theft, it's a scam, it's illegal, and I hope more people start hearing about this.

In the meantime, I'm only spending $2 on each ad, and instead of having it automatically moved to the top, I post a new ad myself. It's a pain and we shouldn't have to do it, but at least if I have an ad magically removed, I'm only out $2.

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costinha1977
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Mar 14, 2017 2:39 pm EDT

Did you get any reply from Backpage CS? I also have problems with some of my ads, i sent several emails to Backpage CS and up till now, nothing from them. They are a scam!

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Katrina Vanderveen
, US
Feb 26, 2017 5:10 am EST

URGENT PLEASE REPLIY URGENT PLEASE REPLY URGENT!
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Please route this to customer service and systems administration.

I have had several of my ads flagged maliciously. You do not have a grievance or appeals process for flagged ads. Why not?
You're stealing my money! You are providing a service that ANYONE can cancel without any type of merit, filtering or evaluation that would allow you to recognize malicious flags.

YOU ARE STEALING MY MONEY!

I want every ad that's ever been flagged back into my account. I should not have to pay you money because you have a flawed system.

EIther you have a really horrible systems admin, who is lazy, or you are stealing my money!

Darling Chloe

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costinha1977
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Mar 14, 2017 2:40 pm EDT

Did you get already any reply from backpage customer support or did they solve your problem ? Im into the same situation, sent several emails but up till now, nothing from them.

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Backpage an escort scam

An escort. Posting with this number [protected] has false services and is scamming... Claiming she works for an agency. She has fake pictures on the ad.. And texts you her services and after she gets the money she absolutely cons you with no such services and when confronted about it says she wasn't the one texting me and claims it was an escort agency... The pictures are not her in the ad.. She tried to get you in the shower so she can go through your pockets of your jacket... I refused a shower I know this scam..

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Dec 31, 2016 7:15 pm EST

I would like her ad removed so no one can be conned ... She charged 140for half hour and 200 for an hour once money is in her hand she backs out of all she agreed to after she gets your money ...then tells you it was her texting you it was an agency. [protected]. Diamond is her name. I asked for my money back and she refused and I was angry but left because those kinds girls can make up anything and end up extorting or having false accusations on you .. I just want her ad removed ... Money is hard to come by these days and they have no right extorting money ..thanks for your time

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Backpage terrible service

Backpage is by far the worst company out. Don't ever, ever give them your card number, because they will randomly charge your card for no reason at all, especially when you don't give them permission to do so. They will run it to it's lowest dollar and not give you a single answer why. Good luck with trying to get help from their customer service - don't even think it really exists. They do not care about their customers, period. All they care about is their stupid greed, like the pigs that they are.

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Reviewer17040
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Feb 21, 2016 10:01 pm EST

[protected] and e-mail is amandabradley46@yahoo.com ..."Amanda" never intends to show for appointments; texts later claiming she suddenly needs added security measures like work e-mail (how in the hell are you suppose to send an e-mail from a work domain on Saturday night hours before an appt time?), linkedin information...then moments later cancels the appointment. Something very fishy with this person's ads.

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Backpage backpage does not make posting guidelines clear, then bans from editing

I am livid. I am a dominatrix for a living... A non-sex performing, law abiding, safe sane and consensual bdsm player who advertises on the "domination and fetish" section of backpage. I've tried to contact bp numerous times and never heard so much as a basic response. I have been banned from editing my ad several times - typically ads that I paid to have reposted 26 times - because I used a word I had no idea was banned and that in no way implied illegal services. This impedes my ability to update customers and get business - I am paying for the ad, I should get at least a polite reply. The last one was the kicker. I used the term "small wee wee" in reference to small penis humiliation - this is not illegal - it is not illegal to humiliate someone. I would have had no problem taking it out of my ad - but there is no banned words list, there is no way to know what is banned and what isn't. Apparently the word "double" is banned (I use it in the context of double domme sessions, I assume it was banned because of a sexual practice). My website is also banned from being linked to, even though it is much more mild than other sites i've seen linked - no sex, no nudity - I have to link to my blog, which is inconvenient as hell. I am really angry. First it was limiting ads to 500 *characters* which doesn't even give the provider the chance to say she doesn't offer sexual services or what she does and does not offer... Only enough room to write a couple of sentences. Guess what? That's an escort thing, not a domme thing - a domme is happy to give you *all* the information, straight out, and answers your questions - while escorts offering an illegal service write one or two line ads because they don't want to incriminate themselves.

I don't appreciate being treated like this. Backpage is one of the main places people look to find others to fulfill their fetish and bdsm impulses or needs - and quite honestly at this point the vast majority of ads have been banned from being edited which hurts both the clients and the honest hardworking dommes trying to make a living. I don't appreciate being equated with an escort or a hooker. And I certainly don't appreciate a company that is getting my money to post ads not even being courteous enough to provide a list of banned words or inform me that a word is not okay to use instead of preventing me from updating an ad I bloody paid for.

Anyone who wants to look down their nose at me for my profession or think that my opinion means nothing - it's not about that. This is about customer service and fairness. If backpage doesn't want our business, get rid of the section - it's really as simple as that. Stop screwing up legitimate law abiding providers and actually *read* the ad and realize the implied meaning instead of doing a search of keywords and banning any ad that has that word - not all uses of the word "double" mean double penetration, and not all uses of the word "wee wee" indicate that there is something involving contact with one in the ad. Though on that note, cbt is technically legal. Cbt does not mean hand job, trust me on that.

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Henry Coleman
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Oct 21, 2023 3:48 am EDT
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Love to hook up hit me up 🤙

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Whitney Scot
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Dec 07, 2022 1:13 am EST

On sunday 11/27/2022 I deposited a coin of $10 in my 9backpage account and till now it has not been showing on my profile this is my gmail

Whitneyscot4@gmail.com

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favian mcelroy
louisville, US
Nov 13, 2022 3:46 pm EST

Alicia white r alicia baby , age 28

phone [protected]

Aliciawhte0906@gmail.com

post , nov 6 2022'

this female is scammer and has commited fraud and false adversiting, plus several other crimes.

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Angel1504
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Jun 09, 2019 7:52 am EDT

I do not want my pictures on back page and I'm not saleing my pussy for no money I hate the guy that did this to me and he think it is cool but it's not and then He put my address

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Henry Coleman
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Oct 21, 2023 3:49 am EDT
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Good morning

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Emerado Tejada
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Feb 25, 2019 1:46 pm EST

What up with a friend with benefits

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Taje Steward
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Jan 22, 2019 5:51 pm EST

I purchased $300 worth of Bitcoins and sent it to the onebackpage and did not receive my credits I want my credits back on my money back

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Jamie Dominguez
, US
Nov 12, 2018 8:58 am EST
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I sent 75$ money order over three weeks ago and haven't gotten property credit for it. Can you please find out whats going on?

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Cindy1184
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Nov 11, 2018 5:03 pm EST
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I have been charged for reposting today, 7 March 2017, and my posting has NOT been listed.

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Keyonia Cheeks
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Nov 05, 2018 2:23 pm EST

Someone made a post about me stating that i was looking for someone to have sex with them with naked pictures and I want it down asap this is embarrassing. I'm getting phone calls and texts from all different men. I did not give anyone permission to post those pictures or make ad.

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Love girl
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Nov 04, 2018 12:20 pm EST
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Yes there are women and girls still being traffic through this website on the woman to men side I urge that this side of the web site be taken down immediately

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Backpage False Advertisement

If I can save ONE person the $130, I've done my job. This is a total set up/scam. The massuese looks NOTHING like the picture. She's easily in her LATE 40's, overweight, weathered. The gal who answered the phone sounded cute, bubbly... The gal that opened the door stutterer and sounded NOTHING like the girl on the phone. I was totally bait n switched! I should have guessed... SAVE YOUR MONEY!

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