I would rather have liked the title to mention B&S - BS rather than only of fake pics... B&S - BS includes Fake Pics but also the case when the Pics are real but were taken 10 years ago... Then you meet the actual girl with 20 pounds over...
95% of Ads on 123 or Backpage MTL are B/S - BS.
BS = Bull Shit which is when the Pics might be real (or not) but in addition, the service announced are not offered... (GFE in ad but not gfe at all. Or GFE included in ad, but GFE is extra in real...)
Now, with experience, I can spot Fake ads a mile away... And I use Tineye and Google Image to check when I'm not sure...
Still, I will get burnt once in a while... But a lot less than 2 years ago.
Even the VERY photoshopped pics of girls for me are often B&S. Many Asian Agencies are using this. I bet than many times, it is not even the real girls...
I've got burnt many times with Asian Agencies... Because really diff than pics, and BS service.
I don't do business with asian agencies anymore... Unless a GEM is discovered and reviewed...
hopefully, most advertizers on merb, (not talking of asian agencies) use real pics... Some are not very up to date sometimes (Girl heavier) and some BS (service not as advertised), but a lot more reliable than Ann123/Backpage ads...
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