r/reading • u/periperisalt • 2d ago

Received this unsolicited message. Please be careful out there. Have reported as spam

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His message gives me the creeps, made worse by the fact that he has a two yr old Reddit account with 1 karma, no visible posts or comments, and no evidence of an actual photography portfolio. He’s approached us as strangers who expressed an interest in a walking group, not modelling or photography. The escalation from wildlife photography to portraits to BDSM and bondage is alarming to say the least. The repeated reassurances that there’s “no pressure” and that the first shoot doesn’t have to be kinky. It feels like he’s introducing a sexual interest under the guise of something relatively innocent. He could very well be genuine but there is nothing in his message that establishes credibility. Please be careful everyone

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u/arthurmauk RG4 - Caversham 2d ago

Thanks, banned.

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u/_Potato_Cat_ 2d ago

I am 96% sure this is a man I used to work with, as he asked me the same thing back then. Creepy bastard.

Thanks for letting us know!

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u/Olliebass95 2d ago

What's the tea!

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u/ManicPotatoe RG4 - Caversham 2d ago

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u/Fickle-Sandwich6242 2d ago

Using “females” as a noun is usually a pretty big red flag indicator, and this loser further proves that theory!

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u/MelonsUNITE 2d ago

Yeah this word is all I needed to see to know it would be some weird shit. Didn’t even bother reading the rest

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u/Fraccles RG30 - Southcote 2d ago

Especially if you want to take photos of them.

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u/PerroAtomico 1d ago

His post is basically the storyline to "you're gorgeous" by baby bird

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u/Edie_Starbright 2d ago

Hahaha nice try mate. "I just want to take pictures of girls out in nature maybe with some hedgehogs but progressing to being securely tied up maybe with the hedgehog. Only if you're comfortable. We can lose the hedgehog." 😂😂😂

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u/Dark_Foggy_Evenings 2d ago

I think you’re all way overreacting. Wtf is wrong with meeting a stranger in a secluded place, few snaps of a moorhen & then, if you’re comfortable with it, getting your tatas out for some no doubt tasteful shots?

Honestly, this generation…

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u/Sea-Check-9062 2d ago

Claude write me an introductory message making me sound normal and unthreatening....

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u/CriticismAccording71 2d ago

surely not the admirable pipe username to back it up 😭😭

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u/Legitimate_Swim8110 2d ago

Ha ha this got me to. Looking to pipe.

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u/chloe4562 2d ago

“the first shoot doesn’t have to be kinky at all” what a generous soul.

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u/Rich-Reason1146 2d ago

So outlandish it makes me think the fetish is in sending the message and shocking people. "I see you're interested in nature walks, can I take photos of you in bondage gear? Don't worry, we'll build up to it." How could that ever work?

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u/DPH996 2d ago

Yeah, warning people to be careful actually just feels a unnecessary - I can’t believe for a moment that people read the bit about photography and skip over the bit about tasteful BDSM, I mean… what a freaking leap

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u/periperisalt 2d ago

I meant be careful because some people may actually be inclined to meet people like this. Not everyone has a danger filter

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u/DPH996 2d ago

I know what you meant, but really, you think people wouldn’t spot this 20 miles away in the dark? I really struggle to believe anyone would be tempted by this?

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u/periperisalt 2d ago

I shared this with a private group and someone there believed it was a genuine harmless request ….

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u/DPH996 2d ago

I say this in the kindest way possible, but that person genuinely needs help if they can’t see the very obvious danger in that message

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u/Edie_Starbright 1d ago

Bless. Are they a little bit simple?

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u/FHMemeManager 2d ago

Even their username is creepy af

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u/MadMilkman90 2d ago

I doubt that pipe is admirable.

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u/yeahwell_mlgb 2d ago

Got this same message as well! Ugh.

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u/Cassiopeia_shines 2d ago

🤮 vile. Thank you for reporting them and to the mods for banning them. Sorry you had to receive such a disgusting and unwanted message.

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u/BandicootOk192 2d ago

When i first started reading, I thought "this isnt so bad" and then it just got worse and worse 🤣

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u/pootling_1976 2d ago

Well....that escalated 🫩 !!!

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u/ciaoholaa 1d ago

Just when I thought people can’t get creepier

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u/J9SnarkyStitch 2d ago

I read this and immiediatly thought of the song Ampersand

I wonder if this method of courtship

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u/pr0ph3t_0f_m3rcy 1d ago

I wonder if he's an Admiral with poor spelling.

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u/pulledporktaco 1d ago

Creepy as hell at least all the red flags are on full display

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u/Due-Parsley953 1d ago

That is extremely creepy.

Red flags flying out of each and every corner kind of creepy.

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u/odd-34 2d ago

nearly did lol

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u/Ok-Employment471 1d ago

They live among us.

What a creep. Do they think this actually works on "females"

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u/_-undercoverlover-_ RG1 - Central Reading 2d ago

I used to model when I was around 14 to 19 and the amount of creeps who use photography as a cober to try and groom you into bdsm is sickening. What a creep! They think we are this naive? And stupid? 🙄

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u/5ylenc3 2d ago

Umm... I don't actually know what to say... I only know that I want to support you and confirm that not all men are like that. That's pretty disturbing and I hope you don't think any less of us. We're really not all like this. What the hell... 🫥

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u/One-Willow-4843 2d ago

I'd report this to the police personally

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u/--pisang-- 2d ago

Don't get me wrong, it's creepy as f**k! But he didn't say anything criminal.

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u/One-Willow-4843 1d ago

It's called grooming and it's predator behavior.

Never said he did a crime. I'd still report it.

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u/johnmc8789 13h ago

Is the op underage?

If not....its not called grooming at all

Not defending the indefisable but there is unfortunately no crime here.