You've probably found us through Craigslist. Here is what you need to know about the recent agreement between law enforcement and Craigslist adult service ads.

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1. Any information you give to Craigslist can be used against you. Craigslist has agreed to work with the DAs of 40 states to help them arrest people for prostitution. This means that when you purchase an ad on Craigslist's adult services section, your information (your name, address, and any other information your credit card has about you) will be given to authorities on request, and the authorities may use that information to help them arrest you for prostitution.

2.  You may not even be committing or advertising prostitution, but your ad will make you suspect and can get you arrested. Police may contact you via your Craigslist ad, and try to set you up and get you to admit to exchanging sex for money. If an undercover police officer asks you what he gets for $300, and you give an answer that includes anything relating to sex, you may be arrested for prostitution. Please check your state's prostitution laws to make sure you are not breaking any of them, and learn why even if you are not breaking them you should be wary.

3. "Entrapment": An undercover law enforcement agent does not have to answer you truthfully if you ask him or her if they are police officers. This is a big myth, and you need to know the truth. Police lie all the time to arrest people, and it is perfectly legal. However YOU can't lie to police officers. Please learn more about "Entrapment" here.

4. You may be at higher risk of a police encounter if you advertise on Craigslist's Adult Services section. This is what you need to know should a police encounter happen.

4. Your best bet to avoid trouble if you are arrested is to choose to remain silent and request to see your lawyer.

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NEWS

Craigslist to crack down on prostitution ads

By PAT EATON-ROBB – Nov 6, 2008

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Under the watchful eye of law enforcement in 40 states, Craigslist pledged Thursday to crack down on ads for prostitution on its Web sites.

As part of Craigslist's agreement with attorneys general around the country, anyone who posts an "erotic services" ad will be required to provide a working phone number and pay a fee with a valid credit card. The Web site will provide that information to law enforcement if subpoenaed.

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