You're silly. So anybody asking for a deposit is a scammer or out to blackmail people?
By the way, what details are they going to blackmail you with? A deposit can be sent via PayPal, and PayPal can be set up with a fake name and punting email, so she gets no details at all.
Also, I reckon most guys have the common sense to figure out which profile is likely to be a deposit scam.
One of the problems I have with PayPal is it leaves a banking footprint, Infact any money transfer does. For me it’s cash up front and if that’s not good enough then I go somewhere else.
I don’t go along with this idea of paying deposits for a paid fuck for many other reasons. It’s an hour of time (and whatever goes on in that time). I’m not hiring a yacht, house or vehicle where damage may be incurred. Why does a SP feel she has more to loose than a Punter if the arrangement doesn’t go through?
Anyone that goes down the route of paying a deposit for fucking cash is foolish and just encourages it to continue.