As for the verification, it sounds like they are doing what BP and CL were forced to do when they made a deal with the state Attorney Generals. If you remember, BP and CL "promised" that they would only accept ads from those who had a verifiable credit card on file.
These advents are a damn shame because Escorts is probably the best resource for my part of the country. Unfortunately ECCIE hasn't penetrated (pun intended
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