SCAMMED BY 24-CARAT ESCORTS LONDON

[AngryAndy]

I am writing this post in extreme anger at being scammed by the escort agency named 24-CARAT ESCORTS in London.

This is their website. External Link/Members Only

I had hired a girl, Lindsay ( External Link/Members Only ) in the wee hours of 28 December 2014 at Travelodge Royal Scot London for 1 and a half hours' of companionship in my room. The fee quoted in total was 200 pounds. I made the payment upfront as usual before the punt officially started, however before I made the payment I had gone downstairs to the hotel lobby to withdraw extra cash. Normally this is no big issue, as hotel guests are pretty much free to do whatever they wish, and I had been entirely discreet with my escort hiring. However Lindsay took the time that I was not in the room to smoke in the hotel toilet, and as a result when I returned to pay her fee in full, before anything even started (we were still fully clothed and entirely uncompromised) hotel security suddenly came knocking at my door demanding to be let in.

They found her cigarette butt in the toilet bowl of the hotel bathroom, and as a result both of us were hauled downstairs to the lobby. I protested that I was a non-smoker, however Lindsay admitted to being a smoker and to smoking in the toilet without my knowledge. As a result, I had to foot a 150 pound fine to the hotel, and while I was footing the bill Lindsay took the chance to escape in her car which was all the time waiting outside the hotel by saying "I'm going to get my driver inside to help me out". After everything happened I made at least seven to eight calls to both Lindsay's mobile phone as well as her boss at the agency. Initially the boss at the agency was helpful in finding out what happened, but after the third call they blocked my number and Lindsay blocked mine as well. I knew they blocked my number because I called them with an alternative number and they were prompt in picking up as if business was as usual, until I berated them over the phone for trying to avoid compensating my lost money for what was absolutely nothing at all. Barely ten sentences spoken between me and Lindsay, no undressing no nothing, and everything went south the moment hotel security raided my room no thanks to her smoking illegally when I was not present.

I am posting this punt review as an angry negative against this agency. I know I am unable to seek criminal recourse for such a scam happening, thus the only thing I can do is to warn everyone here about what happened to me, as well as to avoid this company at all costs. 350 pounds this entire episode cost me, I probably will never punt again for the rest of my life.

[AngryAndy]

So an update. Two hours plus from the whole catastrophe crashing down, I'm well and truly resigned to having lost that 350 pounds in full. Agency has blocked my number, escort has blocked my number, so it's zip a big fat smiley-faced middle finger in my face from 24 Carats.

24 Carats, I hope you rot in hell and get crushed by whatever mobster out there your unfortunate boss offends. And as for Lindsay, a big FUCK YOU to you as well. I've never been so outraged all my life when it comes to punting. Rolling with bad experiences is one matter, when something like this happens anybody would be forgiven for wanting to go Liam Neeson aka Taken 4 on the agency's ass.

AVOID AT ALL COST, SPREAD THE WARNING.

[handyandy]

Jesus what a nightmare, everyone should know by now that hotel rooms are non smoking rooms, they usually have a sign up in the room, is she thick, can't she read?
The only lesson to be learnt here is to have the cash already so you don't have to go to the atm and have the wg out of you're sight I suppose but then again you weren't expecting her to be so stupid.

Put a review on her page on their site detailing what happened, they probably won't publish it but you may feel a little bit better as you type it, e mail them expressing you're disappointment, they may not reply but keep us informed of the outcome.

You did the right thing posting here and warning others.
 

[handyandy]

Ok just looking at their site and I notice they have an ebony escort Chanelle, formerly Linzi of Maxes Angels, who was sacked from Maxes for smoking weed in her room! A client complained to the agency of the smell and bam she was gone.

So yeah, that's two thick as shit escorts they employ

[AngryAndy]

Latest update. Apparently the rude receptionist that blocked me was different from the first one that took my initial complaint. Just managed to call the agency again, this time the right receptionist took the call and she has been most helpful. The girl has just told me that she is coming back within an hour to return my punting fee, as to the smoking fine I don't expect any compensation, but if there is any given its of course a bonus.

Surprising how you can get such a perfect storm. Fingers crossed that it ends in a better fashion. Keep you guys posted. But one thing for certain, it's best to stay away from Travelodge for punting purposes, especially if you need a keycard to access the lift lobby.

[GorillaWarfare]

The girl has just told me that she is coming back within an hour to return my punting fee, as to the smoking fine I don't expect any compensation, but if there is any given its of course a bonus.

Keep us posted. Hoping the girl comps the session for the inconvenience.

[AngryAndy]

The minimum compensation I'm willing to accept is the 200 pound fee paid. The receptionist was nice enough in negotiating with me to let go of the 150 pound fine as the girl has had no earning all night (something about increased police actions). I'm not a huge dick so I'm willing to chalk off the fine this once, but the receptionist had also mentioned that management will definitely be notified of tonight's incident. So I consider it a fair deal.

(I must be one of the nicest punters ever lol.)

[AngryAndy]

Final update. Successfully collected the fee back. Still lost the 150 pound fine, but considering what happened the entire night I'd call this a relatively good ending.

Can someone please change the rating from negative to neutral? Promised the receptionist that I'd at least not leave a bad name for them here online as most of it was just due to horrendous timing and sheer bad luck and stupidity.

[LL]

The review is of the girl too. Don't forget she stole your £200. You had a shitty experience and you're still out of pocket to the tune of £150. That would be a negative for me
Anyway what rating you put in your review is entirely up to you and actually not really all that important as the readers will form their own judgement and subsequent rating based on what you've written in the review itself.

[GMontag]

Sorry for the terrible experience!
Have used 24 in the past. 4 girls, 2 were excellent, 1 became so much a regular we started seeing 'off the clock'. She no longer works there but we keep in touch and sometimes even   stays overnights when I'm in London at no charge.
Other 2 were horrible experiences that put me off trying 'new girls' with the agency. One thing I found in common with all of them is that they all smoke. I smoke as well but it's their insistence on smoking before, during and after punts that always struck me. Tbh the girls are usually on other harder drugs as told to me by the one that became a regular. The  smoking just is something to hold the craving they have.

[AngryAndy]

If it helps me be more objective, the girl didn't exactly "scam" me of 200 pounds, though her tardiness in regaining contact to return the money leaves much to be desired. The toilet smoking debacle was entirely her fault, but beyond all this and the rude stand-in receptionist I would say that 24 Carat has slightly gained my respect in their effort to rectify the situation once they really got around to it. Probably won't patronise them again anytime soon. But that has more to do with the fact that I won't be coming to London for a while now than because I plain didn't like the girl. She was quite an okay-ish conversationalist,  so hopefully I've been objective in my final analysis here.

But of course, I leave it up to you guys to decide. Getting two shots for an hour's service for a hundred quid is not necessarily half bad by market competitive standards. That's a fair admission of approval for their price structure.

[LL]

But of course, I leave it up to you guys to decide. Getting two shots for an hour's service for a hundred quid is not necessarily half bad by market competitive standards. That's a fair admission of approval for their price structure.

Well in theory it's good value but in reality and based on your own experience - they didn't deliver.

[Bigus Dickus]

You should have told the hotel to poke their £150 demand up their arse!

I think £150 is excessive and beyond your control. I'd write to them and complain about the over the top way they dealt with the situation. Mention trading standards as you think the charge they imposed was unfair and excessive. I'd also mention reviewing your stay on the many hotel review forums that exist such as trip advisor.

They might give you some cash back. What do you have to loose?

I don't think you can change your review just because the agency are worried about their reputation. They blanked you I bet until you mentioned your review in here.

This site isn't here to use as a bargaining chip when your punts go wrong. It would have been nice if you had contributed something on here before you got yourself into a bind with the agency.

I think admin should keep this as a negative as the agency and the girls actions were appalling!

 

[yorkshire123]

This site isn't here to use as a bargaining chip when your punts go wrong. It would have been nice if you had contributed something on here before you got yourself into a bind with the agency.

 

 

[niceguyjames]

happy to hear you managed to receive a refund on your booking fee. Thankfully forums like this you can share feedback and stories, ultimately avoiding the bad providers and reward the good !

[iPad3]

Final update. Successfully collected the fee back. Still lost the 150 pound fine, but considering what happened the entire night I'd call this a relatively good ending.

Can someone please change the rating from negative to neutral? Promised the receptionist that I'd at least not leave a bad name for them here online as most of it was just due to horrendous timing and sheer bad luck and stupidity.

Sorry am I missing something here, how can this possibly be anything other than a negative, this girl has esentially caused you embarrassment and grief during an evening where you had pure relaxation planned and then cost you £350 to boot. Only through persistence did you get some of your money back and you were made to jump through hoops to get that.

In my veiw the only possible way a neutral outcome could be achieved is a full refund and a free punt with a girl of your choice, would you accept this kind of carry on from say a builder or a mechanic in relation to their service?

[Bigus Dickus]

You could take her to the small claims court for setting the alarm off! Her actions have cost you money so it's an option to consider. Get some correspondence from the hotel, they will have some sort of written report and send it to the agency. Invite them to settle your claim. I doubt very much they would want their dirty linen aired in such a public forum as a county court!

You shouldn't be out of pocket for someone else's stupidity!

[niceguyjames]

You could take her to the small claims court for setting the alarm off! Her actions have cost you money so it's an option to consider. Get some correspondence from the hotel, they will have some sort of written report and send it to the agency. Invite them to settle your claim. I doubt very much they would want their dirty linen aired in such a public forum as a county court!

You shouldn't be out of pocket for someone else's stupidity!

I guess it depends where the liability rests, It's possible that the agency will look to mitigate this by saying it only takes an introduction fee and thus anything that happens or may not happen is down to the individuals invovled.

[tazman1002001]

Call them back and let them know you will settle for a freebie to cover the cost of the £150.....it's this girls fault and her arse should take a pounding for it...... I think that seems like a air compromise?

[handyandy]

Agree with ipad and others about this staying as a negative review, you didn't even get to fuck her and you are still £150 down, how on earth could that be a neutral?

Also agree with BigusDickus, the hotel were well over the top and the fee..£150 for a non smoker who proved he hadn't been smoking, the escort admitted it so she should have paid it not you.

The fact that she ran off then blocked you're number, she has treated you absolutely disgracefully, credit to the 2nd receptionist for doing her best to sort this out but seriously you should take BigusDickus good advice.

[Tjkooker]

Did I read that correctly.... You left her in your room while you went for cash? Where she went into toilet and smoked. That strikes me as unbelievably naive. She probably did too and decided to shaft you when this opportunity arose. Not defending the prossie as she is a thief but you need to protect yourself from this sort of situation.

[shagbambi]

This site isn't here to use as a bargaining chip when your punts go wrong. It would have been nice if you had contributed something on here before you got yourself into a bind with the agency.

I agree 100%.  You lurked on this site for some time, then used it as a bargaining chip to try and rescue your fucked up punt...

[AngryAndy]

Just to clarify a point, I only found this website the day this whole mess happened. If I had portrayed any sense of exploitation of this site as a bargaining chip I do sincerely apologise as it was not my intent. As to claiming a freebie, as of the moment I am not headed for London in the foreseeable future so going to such drastic measures, while justified, would hardly be exercisable. I would have done all the measures you all have so kindly suggested had I been a regular londoner visitor, but as it is I am a foreigner here in the UK on a student visa and it would be in my opinion counterproductive if I pressed issues to the point that the authorities get involved, lest it endangers my visa.

Still, I thank you all for the support given. I have had my naive moments regarding this whole unfortunate incident, and like I said it's entirely up to you all to decide if this is an overwhelming negative report. I simply choose to take this as a lesson hard learnt, and it was my choice to leave it be regarding the fine the hotel imposed ( it was in black and white and any guest would have been my responsibility anyway). Seeing as how heated the hate is laid on for this agency now. I'd say their loss in future clients is more than sweet justice for me.

[Tjkooker]

Just to clarify a point, I only found this website the day this whole mess happened. If I had portrayed any sense of exploitation of this site as a bargaining chip I do sincerely apologise as it was not my intent. As to claiming a freebie, as of the moment I am not headed for London in the foreseeable future so going to such drastic measures, while justified, would hardly be exercisable. I would have done all the measures you all have so kindly suggested had I been a regular londoner visitor, but as it is I am a foreigner here in the UK on a student visa and it would be in my opinion counterproductive if I pressed issues to the point that the authorities get involved, lest it endangers my visa.

Still, I thank you all for the support given. I have had my naive moments regarding this whole unfortunate incident, and like I said it's entirely up to you all to decide if this is an overwhelming negative report. I simply choose to take this as a lesson hard learnt, and it was my choice to leave it be regarding the fine the hotel imposed ( it was in black and white and any guest would have been my responsibility anyway). Seeing as how heated the hate is laid on for this agency now. I'd say their loss in future clients is more than sweet justice for me.

So your an illegal immigrant pretending your a student so you got a student visa..... Less and less sympathy for you.

[AngryAndy]

No goddammit I'm not an illegal immigrant. I am actually legitimately here in the UK for university. I don't get what's your insinuation here for, but it's nice to know that i get bashed for no reason by people who could know less..

[peter_bungee]

So your an illegal immigrant pretending your a student so you got a student visa..... Less and less sympathy for you.

i don't think his post implies that in any way, he is worried it could lead to sending him back, but that would not happen imo as you are still entitled to recourse to the law even on a temporary visa. 

Even if he has used this site as a bargaining chip, it still warns us what this agency is like.

[AngryAndy]

You know what? I feel like I've written this report for nothing.

I'm not a hardcore punter. I've never used this website before everything happened today, this was the first forum that popped up when I searched online for London escort complaints and reviews. I usually do one or two punts whenever I visit different cities, just to get a taste of how things are like. I had a good punt earlier before Christmas, but of course given that I didn't know this website back then I naturally did not write a review.

So am I entitled to criticise and write a negative review only if I have had written a positive one before? Just to prove I'm a real guy and not a troublemaker? God knows whatever happened was real enough. All the recourses that everyone has said here are perfectly logical, and trust me if I were a local Londoner I would have pursued this to the death and not stopped till I got the agency run down to the ground. The only reasons why I did not do so is because one, I do not live permanently in London, and neither do I even travel here often. What is the use of securing a free replacement punt when you don't even know when you might be returning? I did press the agency to compensate me the fine on behalf of the girl as well, but I relented in the end because the receptionist who handled things expertly in the end managed at the very least to get my 200 pounds back and I did not want to press my luck any further when I was about to leave London in 4 hours. And hate on the agency and the girl all I want (and all you guys want), but I cannot fault the second receptionist's handling of the whole matter, only that I wished it was her right from the beginning settling matters.

Sure it was a rubbish punt. And I'm 150 pounds short for it. I choose to take it in stride, and warn all of you here that 1) beware of wild-card girls who act in risky manners, 2) Learn from my amateurish mistake of leaving her alone (even though she didn't take any of my valuables), and 3) DON'T EVER USE TRAVELODGE FOR PUNTS. I'm glad that most of you have had sympathy for my experience, but it is very hurting and demoralising to know that some here seem to want to construe my post as either a troublemaking post, or take the chance to bash on me not pressing the issue to the death. It is not my responsibility to post here to warn all of you about what happened to me, and neither did I even consider using this platform as leverage to pressure the agency to compensate me. I don't play rough with people unless they do so without repent, and thankfully with the second receptionist they have shown every bit of remorse regarding how the incident was handled. Last I heard from the receptionist they were about to bring up the incident with their management, so it is out of my hands to comment and neither do I wish to care about what happens afterwards.

My final time emphasising this: make what you will of this review. But please don't keep making posts criticising my lack of aggressiveness in getting my own back, or make very hurting insinuations about my status as a student here in the UK. I have nothing to prove to anybody, but I will not suffer having my integrity called into question, especially by people who have had thousands of posts and dozens of reviews and thus see themselves as being a step above the rest to judge and adjudicate. Scam or no scam, this is one agency that is probably best avoided for the time being, as well as for you punters to take notice and take extra precautions when punting in hotels in London.

(Sorry for the long rant, I had to get this clear once and for all. And if an "illegal immigrant" can write such good English, then perhaps you yobs who think I'm really some alien here in the UK should be getting worried...)

[yorkshire123]

Who's pissed of AngryAndy 

[GMontag]

You know what? I feel like I've written this report for nothing.

I'm not a hardcore punter.......

Hey Andy. I think everyone can see your pain.
One thing about this site you will really need to understand is you are always going to get a wide range of opinions, from the outright cynical to the arrogant to well meaning sympathy. All I would say is keep up punting, take the advice you find useful and just do what makes you happy.

[LL]

Who's pissed of AngryAndy 

 
With a name like that perhaps he only signed up to post this thread and didn't have any intention of hanging around to post anything afterwards. 

[JamesHey]

So your an illegal immigrant pretending your a student so you got a student visa..... Less and less sympathy for you.

Nowhere is it implied the guy is an illegal immigrant.

[Tonyleung]

Nowhere is it implied the guy is an illegal immigrant.

... but he is a bit of a pussy for wanting to change this review to neutral

[Andrew Sanderson]

So your an illegal immigrant pretending your a student so you got a student visa..... Less and less sympathy for you.

What makes you think Angry Andy is an illegal immigrant?

[JamesHey]

... but he is a bit of a pussy for wanting to change this review to neutral

Separate points really, but yes.

[Cornish sub]

The minimum compensation I'm willing to accept is the 200 pound fee paid. The receptionist was nice enough in negotiating with me to let go of the 150 pound fine as the girl has had no earning all night (something about increased police actions). I'm not a huge dick so I'm willing to chalk off the fine this once, but the receptionist had also mentioned that management will definitely be notified of tonight's incident. So I consider it a fair deal.

(I must be one of the nicest punters ever lol.)

Well tough shit on the girl, she cost you £150 through no fault of your own. If she couldn't afford to pay it back to you in cash she should've paid you with services instead.

[Cornish sub]

If it helps me be more objective,  the girl didn't exactly "scam" me of 200 pounds, though her tardiness in regaining contact to return the money leaves much to be desired. The toilet smoking debacle was entirely her fault, but beyond all this and the rude stand-in receptionist I would say that 24 Carat has slightly gained my respect in their effort to rectify the situation once they really got around to it. Probably won't patronise them again anytime soon. But that has more to do with the fact that I won't be coming to London for a while now than because I plain didn't like the girl. She was quite an okay-ish conversationalist,  so hopefully I've been objective in my final analysis here.

But of course, I leave it up to you guys to decide. Getting two shots for an hour's service for a hundred quid is not necessarily half bad by market competitive standards. That's a fair admission of approval for their price structure.

Yes she did, as soon as she made the decision to 'get her driver to help' and promptly left with your money, leaving you to sort out with hotel security the mess left by her selfishness/stupidity. The fact that she's since returned it is irrelevant.

[Old monk]

My bullshit meter is on red alert!!
Firstly, ive been in trouble for smoking in a few rooms in my time, but not once have I been dragged down to reception by security.
Secondly, fluffy educated fucker that I am, im quite proud of my written English, but here we have a supposed foreign student writing essays without a spelling mistake, a colloquialism or even bad grammar. He's a student so being educated is one thing but you can't write like he has unless it's your first language, and I don't mean American English either.
Frankly colour me sceptical.

[Tjkooker]

What university??? Bongobongo university? I bet you spend your "study" time cooking curry in an Indian restaurant... Ok maybe I watch too much telly like border patrol.

[AngryAndy]

My bullshit meter is on red alert!!
Firstly, ive been in trouble for smoking in a few rooms in my time, but not once have I been dragged down to reception by security.
Secondly, fluffy educated fucker that I am, im quite proud of my written English, but here we have a supposed foreign student writing essays without a spelling mistake, a colloquialism or even bad grammar. He's a student so being educated is one thing but you can't write like he has unless it's your first language, and I don't mean American English either.
Frankly colour me sceptical.

Clever intuition. English is indeed my first language. As it commonly is in many countries in the world that used to under the British Empire. No sense divulging my nationality here since its irrelevant, but yeah, you pretty much hit the nail on the head about my language usage.

As for being caught smoking in the hotel I have no idea how it happened to the girl when according to you you have been regularly doing so without being caught. Maybe that night I was really unlucky since it was a weekend and the hotel had extra outside security present after midnight. Previously in the week they were undermanned during the night so I don't imagine they would have so aggressively pursued matters.

[Cornish sub]

My bullshit meter is on red alert!!
Firstly, ive been in trouble for smoking in a few rooms in my time, but not once have I been dragged down to reception by security.
Secondly, fluffy educated fucker that I am, im quite proud of my written English, but here we have a supposed foreign student writing essays without a spelling mistake,  a colloquialism or even bad grammar. He's a student so being educated is one thing but you can't write like he has unless it's your first language, and I don't mean American English either.
Frankly colour me sceptical.

Not so sure about that, Old Monk, he uses 'wee small hours' in respect of the time he booked her. I'm sure that whole phrase is colloquial, so not something a foreign student would know to use. Conversely, though,the word 'wee' points to him being Scottish, which does indeed make him foreign. 

[AngryAndy]

What university??? Bongobongo university? I bet you spend your "study" time cooking curry in an Indian restaurant... Ok maybe I watch too much telly like border patrol.

Your bigotry bull meter, dear sir is off the charts. I'm inclined to put you down as a troll. So therefore, following the creed of handling people like you, DON'T FEED THE TROLL!

[AngryAndy]

Not so sure about that, Old Monk, he uses 'wee small hours' in respect of the time he booked her. I'm sure that whole phrase is colloquial. The word 'wee', though, points to him being Scottish, which does indeed make him a foreign student. 

I didn't know that my colloquialism was Scottish in origin! You learn something new everyday lol. And nope, I'm not from this part of the world, I'm a 16 hour flight away from home.

[Tjkooker]

Please don't refer to me as sir! It reminds me of those call centres on the subcontinent.

[Cornish sub]

I didn't know that my colloquialism was Scottish in origin! You learn something new everyday lol. And nope, I'm not from this part of the world, I'm a 16 hour flight away from home.

Wee dram, wee bairn, wee Jimmy Krankie; there you go, 3 more uses with a Scottish leaning for the word wee.

[AngryAndy]

Wee dram, wee bairn, wee Jimmy Krankie; there you go, 3 more uses with a Scottish leaning for the word wee.

  

[Cornish sub]

Please don't refer to me as sir! It reminds me of those call centres on the subcontinent.

Whose operators always happen to be called John, Dave, Michael or some other such decidedly non subcontinent name.

[CatBBW]

You left to get go the money, leaving her alone in your room. Did you check your possessions when you got back??

[AngryAndy]

You left to get go the money, leaving her alone in your room. Did you check your possessions when you got back??

Yes. She had also told me to take my valuables before leaving, so I'm pretty sure she was not looking to swipe something off me.

[iceraider]

Fucking students have too much money if they're punting once or twice a month.

[Mr Farkyhars]

Not so sure about that, Old Monk, he uses 'wee small hours' in respect of the time he booked her. I'm sure that whole phrase is colloquial, so not something a foreign student would know to use. Conversely, though,the word 'wee' points to him being Scottish, which does indeed make him foreign. 

Have you never heard of the Scottish contribution to the British Empire?