An honest question for people who want to meet up and have a good experience, for a moment or a long time: How are the "scams" hurting this?

Please refrain from "Dommes be like. . ." or "Clients be like . . ." We all want the same thing: For us to be matched well and have a wonderful time in the dungeon. I provide a price to have such an experience, and you accept it or not.

The problem arises from people stealing pictures and then dommes having to prove themselves. Some dommes overextend themselves and are unable to fulfill obligations. The problem is also with the internet; anyone in their mother's basement can harass dominas worldwide.

Here we are.

What scams have you seen and avoided? What scams did you fall for, and now you are afraid?

For me, I have owned Domina.com for over 20 years. I have had my Twitter account for 15 years. I have used a vanilla payment processor for 5 years with no charge-backs. How can I present that so people trust me? I feel we are not trusting each other when everything about BDSM is about trust.

Tell me. What are the scams out there and how can we connect better?