I wanted to make a submission here warning girls about some of the popular methods men are using to scam women on MGF right now. I posted a similar warning in the GOB after noticing a huge number of scam attempts lately, but my blogs were removed and I was banned from posting, even though I did not specify any username or break ToS in any way.
Here are some specific things I've noticed that women on MGF should be wary of:
-- Scamming through escrow. This has become really common. The guy offers to buy content, a combination of pics/vids, but only sets up escrow for pics. He is hoping that unsuspecting girls will send the pics through escrow and send the vids directly to his profile. He then rejects the escrow, keeping his money and running off with any content sent directly to his page. Support blames the woman for being naive and does nothing about this.
-- Guys with multiple, similar profiles. I have seen quite a few instances where a man made several accounts with nearly identical usernames, often substituting a lowercase L with a capital I (they look identical with the font used on MGF profiles). They keep money on one profile, usually so they can set up a fake escrow, but they message you from one of the other accounts that they created to get free messages.
-- Any request to send content or go on cam before receiving payment. There is just no reason to do it. Honest guys will pay first every time. Way too many girls are being preyed upon by freeloaders who promise to pay later. Sometimes they make up sob stories about their credit card being blocked/frozen, etc.
-- Men that have been on the site for months (or even years!) and have no ratings. Frequently, the case with these guys is that they only exchange one or two messages with you, or only communicate through live chat. They beg for freebies and/or harass models, knowing you can't give them a rating unless they have contributed.
-- Attempts to weasel in dirty chat without paying. This seems really common with a lot of the "submissive/feet/piggy/etc" guys on MGF, and a lot of models might be unaware what they're up to. They like to get on live chat and talk to you about their fetish. It may not seem like dirty chat to the model, but these guys are time wasters getting off on telling you what a loser they are or asking what size feet you have. Alternatively, some guys will ask for graphic descriptions of your vids. They almost never turn into paying customers.
The sheer number of scammers and freeloaders on MGF in recent months, along with the fact that I was punished for trying to warn other girls, has resulted in my decision to close my account as soon as possible. I would encourage any models reading this to do the same.
For any girls still using the site, here are a few ways to avoid being scammed or having your time wasted:
-- NEVER SEND ANY CONTENT UNTIL THE MONEY IS IN YOUR FUND OR A LEGITIMATE ESCROW IS IN PLACE. This is so important. Honest guys will pay first, every time.
-- Check the dates that profiles were created. If you ever notice that a guy is talking to you from two profiles, that is an immediate red flag. If a guy has been on the site for months/years and has no ratings, block him or proceed with caution.
-- Do not feel like you need to spend hours chatting with a guy to sell a cam show or content. A lot of men on the site want you to "earn" their business by "getting to know them" before they'll spend money on you. Some guys really will turn into loyal contributors after you build a friendship with them, but those guys understand that this is a job and will buy content or cam shows without wasting your time first. Any guy demanding something for free, including your time/friendship, is a freeloader.
-- Watch out for seemingly innocent chat that could potentially be free dirty chat for the guy. Guys who are serious about things like foot worship and financial domination will contribute for your time to discuss those things with them. Do not verbally abuse them, tell them how you will dominate them, describe your feet/body/etc to them in detail, or engage in any graphic conversation for free, unless you don't want to get paid for it.
-- Be aware of how bad the rating system is. If you block a guy, your rating disappears from his page, so it is useless to leave bad feedback and then block the guy. Many girls are afraid to leave bad feedback because the guy can then come to your page and give you a bad rating in retaliation, which will NOT go away even if you block him. Most guys on the site have 5/5 star ratings. Many of them deserve it, and those guys are great. Others, however, only maintain a good rating because girls are afraid to leave bad feedback, their feedback doesn't show because they blocked the guy, or the guy abused them without contributing so they were unable to rate him. Some "submissive" guys have bad feedback because they ask for it, making it impossible to tell whether they are actually useless time wasters or if they wanted bad ratings. Even if a guy has tons of perfect ratings, always use your better judgment.
Hope this helps some girls avoid being ripped off by having their time and/or content stolen from them. Keep up the good work with this blog!