★ Avoiding Escort Scams: Common Tricks Revealed

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Who are these hackers and why you should care?

There are very bad people out there who will steal your username and password, then log in to your account, and post lots of scam entries, then leave you holding the bag.

Some will use your photos and your name, but will show their own email and phone number.

Some will keep your phone number, thus having you answer calls from all over the world and possibly getting your phone number blacklisted.

List of most popular scams

They are smart, but you are smarter

Remember:

We don't reach out to you out of the blue.
We expect you to reach out to us.

  1. We never threaten to block your account
  2. We don't call and don't send text messages
  3. If your account was reported, we don't warn you about that
  4. We don't write to demand that you change your email address
  5. We don't invite you to log into video calls, and neither do your real clients
  6. We don't use link shorteners like Bit.ly or TinyURL or similar
  7. There are no "alternative settings"
  8. We never write from Gmail, Hotmail, Live, etc – any free email service
  9. We have only two domain names: skipthegames.com and skipthegames.eu

Keep reading to find out what to watch out for

We NEVER send out text messages. Did you get a text message to your phone number, saying that it's from skipthegames? The text is a fake one.

These scammers will try to get you to go to a fake site that looks like our site, and have you login there, and then steal your email address and password.

Scammers are also sending emails to people, in some cases imitating the names of our staff, and the text of our emails.

Scammers will use email addresses like skipthegames23@gmail.com or skipthegamesstaff@gmail.com or support@skiptheqames.com (look at the q in that name instead of the g).

Our emails only come from skipthegames.com or skipthegames.eu

Please pay attention to the website you are on. Our site domain is skipthegames.eu or skipthegames.com. NO OTHER NAME.

Here are some examples of fake text messages:

Unfortunately, these scammers are constantly changing their phone numbers. We also cannot stop them, since their communication goes directly between themselves and you, and you need to have your number available on our website for potential clients to contact you.

Examples of fake skipthegames domains:

  • skiptheqames.com ✖ FAKE ← Note the q instead of the g, this one is very tricky
  • skipthegames.top ✖ FAKE
  • skipthegames.us ✖ FAKE
  • skipthegames.info ✖ FAKE
  • skipthegames.club ✖ FAKE
  • skip-the-games.com ✖ FAKE
  • skiptheigames.us ✖ FAKE
  • skipthaigames.com ✖ FAKE
  • skip-thegames.com ✖ FAKE
  • bit.ly/[a string of letters and numbers]

WE ONLY USE 2 domains: skipthegames.COM and skipthegames.EU.

This is what you want to see in your browser's address bar:

Log in to See This Photo Scam

  1. Someone will call you and tell you that your photos have been used without your permission
  2. If you ask for a screenshot, they will say they cannot send you a screenshot and that you must log in
  3. You log in to a phishing site
  4. You lose control of your account

Can you name all the red flags here?

I can hear you naming them, just let me write them down after you:

  1. Skipthegames.com never calls or messages you
  2. Skipthegames.com never sends you a link to login
  3. Skipthegames.com may ask to verify your photo, which you will then send in an email. Again, no logging in required
  4. The bad guys refuse to send you a screenshot, even though they are, allegedly, looking at the webpage they are telling you about. The reason they cannot send you the screenshot is because they are NOT looking at any webpage – they are busy trying to scam you
  5. Skipthegames.com and Skipthegames.eu are the only domains names we use. Check domain names carefully in incoming emails, texts, and all links!

Log In to Save Your Account Scam

  1. You will receive a message talking about alternative settings
  2. The message will contain a threat that your account will be blocked in X hours
  3. The message will say "log in to activate alternative settings

Why this is also pure BS:

  • We don't need you to log in.
  • There are no alternative settings.
  • We don't send bit.ly links.
  • We only use Skipthegames.com and Skipthegames.eu. Even 1 character difference (like skipthegamcs.com) means it's a phishing domain.
  • If we believe that an account needs to be blocked, we block it without a warning.

Friend In Need Scam

You will receive a text message or an email that says something like "I am also a provider, but have issues with my account, post for me, I'll pay".

Why this is pure BS:

  • We sort all honest issues within a day or two.
  • If you post for someone you don't know, it is YOUR account that will suffer the consequences, not theirs.

Log In to Check This Map Scam

This scam aims to steal not only your Skipthegames account, but your Google account too. Here's how it works.

You receive a text that says "Are you close to this location? http://innocent-looking.map/q340525".

You click the link. On the next screen the popup says "Login with Google" or "Login with your Skip account".

If you enter your Google or Skip credentials, your account is pretty much gone.

GOOGLE WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO LOG INTO THEIR SITE AGAIN. YOU ARE ALREADY ALWAYS LOGGED IN.

SKIPTHEGAMES WILL NEVER ASK YOU TO LOG INTO A VIDEO CALL OR TO LOG INTO A MAP.

Be careful with every link you click. Google Maps is maps.google.com. Skipthegames is skipthegames.com or skipthegames.eu and not a single character different. For example, sklpthegames.com is fake.

Don't log in with your credentials to websites that you never saw before. Close the browser and block the contact who sent you this link.

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