How to avoid boyfriend scams

Red flags to watch for

• Being hurried into paying before anything is written down, or asked to send money to someone's personal account, a gift card or crypto
• Vague or evasive answers about safety and verification
• Any hint of sexual services — a sign of a different, riskier industry
• No real profiles, or photos that seem fake or stolen
• Refusal to meet in a public place first

Paying before the day is normal — pressure isn't

Almost every booking service takes the money before the date, and this one is no exception: a Boyfriend Agency booking is paid in full when you confirm it. Treating that on its own as a scam signal would rule out most legitimate services, so it is worth knowing where the real line sits.

It sits around the payment, not on it. Terms you can read on the site before you pay. Money that goes to the agency against a written confirmation, rather than into someone's personal account, a gift card or crypto — the rail itself is not what makes it safe, because payment here is accepted by PayPal, Wise, Skydo or cash in person, and it is the published terms and the written confirmation doing the work. And a refund window stated in advance: ours is seven days, so seven or more days before the date you can reschedule or cancel for a 50% refund, and inside seven days the fee is kept. If a provider can't show you those three things, or the answer changes each time you ask, the amount doesn't matter. Walk away.

What a trustworthy service looks like

Verified boyfriends, clear written boundaries, public first meetings, transparent pricing, and a team you can ask questions of. If a provider ticks these boxes and answers plainly, you're on safe ground.

If something feels off

Trust your instinct and walk away — you never owe a booking that feels wrong. Pay the service through its own channel rather than a person, meet in public, and tell a friend your plans. Safety first, always.