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Originally Posted by charlestudor2005
Brief thoughts:
- Nothing you see in an ad is going to determine that the poster is NOT LE--they can do virtually anything in the furtherance of enforcement
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Yeah, there are all kinds of "rules" out there about what LE does in stings/ads, some of them even contradictary. For example "LE always uses out of town numbers" or "LE always has local numbers so someone traveling is safe"
Or the quality of the writing (good or bad) isn't indicative of a trap. LE can easily CrAfT ***1*** oF tH000se aNNoYing Adds 2 SOOO tHEy FiT In (probably with some 60 year old male desk sargent as the copywriter

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Same with the content. LE can use vulgarity, nudity or even specific acts. In fact listing specific acts may attract an easier mark.
The best method I've found for ruling out LE is to ask her if she'll do outcall (even if you decide to see her at her incall). This isn't foolproof (nothing is), but it is much easier to execute a sting catching multiple johns by setting up in a few rooms in a hotel/notel than it is running all over town.
The other advice I'd have if you are hobbying locally is to scan the alerts on this and other hobby boards. When there is a bust reported in the news, take note of the "how" & "where" (in large metros, there are multiple municipalities and they will have varying interests in proactively working this) -- not to say methods won't change over time...