Leolist scams and spams getting ridiculous

poonerboi

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It has gotten to the point I don't even want to bother logging in . As soon as I do, I get a bunch of "chat" requests telling me to reply on tindarhookups. Come on Leolist! Is the extra money really worth the potential loss of the legitimate users?
 

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Leo List has now taken over what Backpage once was. When Leo list first came onto the scene it was great. Seemed pretty legit. Now, fake ads swarm it with desperation or ones who look unhealthy - crack. Personally, I don't bother with Leo List. The chat box below scans right across the nation. Meaning, you chat up someone and find out they are in Toronto. Meaningless if you are in Vancouver at the time.

For me, it is Perb & Twitter only.
 
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Pretty_Priya

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From the ladies' perspective, Leo List is a disaster, also, and they've started to ask for ID when we post ads, so I predict more and more legitimate SPs will start to move away from LL.

In my experience, the best ad platforms are PERB and Twitter.

If you're new to Twitter, try searching for hashtags such as #Vancouver, #YVR, #Escort, #Companion, #Courtesan, #DinnerDate, #GFE, #PSE, etc.

There's a new ad platform emerging called Tryst. Apparently it's run by a group of Australian sex workers, and it seems to be picking up steam. I'd be curious to hear if any gentlemen or ladies on here have tried it, and what you thought of it?
 

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It has gotten to the point I don't even want to bother logging in . As soon as I do, I get a bunch of "chat" requests telling me to reply on tindarhookups. Come on Leolist! Is the extra money really worth the potential loss of the legitimate users?
put your "status" on invisible or offline..problem solved
 

poonerboi

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Back in the day when it was erslist and they had the ersbook feature it was great. I met some awesome ladies via the chat that I would never have met otherwise.
 

NEbaD

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I really can't understand why so many people have problems with leolist.

Are there a lot more scams & spams following the closure of CL & BP? Absolutely. But they're oh-so-easy to spot. It's a mild annoyance having to weed through them, but honestly it's no worse than catching a few red lights in a row, which is to say it's just a little bit time consuming.

Fake ads, unsolicited messages, honestly we were lucky to have it as good as we did as long as we did, given the nature of the industry. This is ez pickings for hustlers, so just... Be aware.
 

Sphubby

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A awesome feature if ever done on LL would be an Ignore/hide button. When logged in and hit the button you never see that ad again.

Would make it much more convenient to hide all the obvious fakes and B&S's and concentrate on the legit ads and new comers. I know I would probably have over 50% in the hide list at a minimum.

Keep yourself "invisible" in chat to cut down on the spam messages. Don't think anyone actually uses the chat other than to annoy others.
 

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And yet more incentive for Canadian workers to set up their own entry level advertising site.
 

sensualsixty

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Priya seems to be so well informed on so many topics. Had a bit of a problem finding Tryst. It comes up as Tryst.link It looks classy, but does not have many from good old BC (yet). I did not check out the fees, but it could be a winner for both buyers and sellers.

sensualsixty
 

jamasianman

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What about vipfavours? It keeps popping up ob leolist and has some ladies that are not on leolist.
 

Abbott_

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$ infestation $

... Are there a lot more scams & spams following the closure of CL & BP? Absolutely. But they're oh-so-easy to spot,
... It's a mild annoyance having to weed through them,
... This is ez pickings for hustlers,
... so just Be aware.

They be weeds in the flower bed.

If anyone was running LL_Biz, how much would they spend on ass veracity ?​
 

poonerboi

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What about vipfavours? It keeps popping up ob leolist and has some ladies that are not on leolist.
Just discovered a new one called happyendings.cc. So far it has 94 vancouver escorts. And they have a "certified" feature as well.
 

islander1-1

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Pretty_Priya;1 There's a new ad platform emerging called Tryst. Apparently it's run by a group of Australian sex workers said:
Interesting ... I had a look... BUT Unless I am mistaken we are not in South America. It is spelt COLUMBIA.... not Colombia. Reminds me of a time a cpl of years back while traveling in Oregon I think it was, a local there spotted my plates and said "Wow your a long ways from home, British Colombia is somewhere in South America."
 
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