I agree completely,my Punting is at an all time low.
Its becoming increasingly difficult to avoid Bait and Switch and Romanians
I've lost count of the times I have confirmed a service is available by Text and prior to booking only to arrive & it not be available.
I've walked out of more punts in the past 12 months than I have continued with
I'm not being conned or ripped off
Problem with conformation by texts only is that you don't know who you are dealing with.
It may be a genuine WG who can't speak in english yet proficient enough to exchange texts in English!!
Most often, the scams are of this type, i.e. won't answer your call, yet will immedialtely text you back to say "text please". Personally, I may exchange texts, but I make it
obvious that I will not go ahead with the booking unless I've spoken to her. It's amazing how often I never get a reply after that.
Also, the pimps are well versed in sending punters on a wild goose chase, texting proper post codes for hotels and flats, only to then not answer the phone when you
get there and are trying to obtain the flat or room number.