I have been in this game off and on for over 20 years now. Being in it so long I have been ripped off, scammed, tricked a few times over the decades. Although when I was 21 or 22 I kinda got good revenge on a scammer and her pimp/boyfriend.
in 96 or 97 I responded to a City Paper ad. Lets remember its 1996 so the internet wasnt really a big thing. Long story short a girl who describes herself as a Pamela Anderson look alike (everyones ad said that back then) had an ad. I call set an appt, she is staying at the Vista downtown (now doubletree still i think). So I go in and she is actually pretty attractive. I give her the money and like 30 seconds later she hands it to someone outside the room. I didnt think much of it. She then goes into the bathroom and answers her phone. All of the sudden I hear "Oh my God what happened, You're telling me the truth, Ok Ok etc...." Like stuff indicating something is wrong. Right then and there Im 99% sure Im gonna get scammed. Sooooooo I look in a nightstand drawer, empty liift up the mattress a bit.... Bigger envelope so I shove it down my pants. She comes out and says "Omg my Mom went into the hospital and I gotta go, I owed that guy money but "I promise" to give you a free session tomorrow. I say ok, I hope she is ok and hightail it out of there. Get on the elevator, put my hoodie on inside out (changing it from blue to red, the guy never saw me) I get outside and then to my car in a nearby garage.
So now my phone rings so I answer and she says "hey its so and so, my mom is ok, false alarm so come back and because of the trouble ill give you $50 of the 125 back. I say im already on my way home no thanks. So as she is talking I open this envelope and inside over $1200 in cash and of course a bag with a big old white rock and both their drivers licenses (Florida). She then says "I have a friend here at the hotel too, she is so cute and you can have a 3way with us and I could stay as long as I wanted. Again I say no thanks........ Then a long pause...... Guy gets on the phone "You better bring my shit back". I say "It sucks to get ripped off doesnt it" He then assures me he has friends at the phone company and in LE that will track my phone to get my address but the only issue with that is I didnt have credit at the time and I got a prepaid phone that wouldnt even track to me because its cash (a new concept at the time). I told him to do his worst.
Well the money I kept and the big rock of whatever it was I flushed (never wanted to be involved in drugs). The following few days They called me and tried to trick me pretending they were another provider saying things like "You called me the other day and Im running a special today" I pretended to fall for it and asked them to do outcall. Sent them an Apt complex i knew of in Wexford, they call when they are close and I know they are really there because they are telling me landmarks etc.... As soon as they park I say "Do you think Im an idiot? Have a nice drive back". Lol well thats my good and probably only redemption story.