Who we are
A national register
The National Ugly Mugs (NUM) register is an Australian based business that provides a free community service to any Private Escort (Escort) who has had an experience with a client (Client). An Escort can make a report about any good or bad experience they may have encountered with the Client. A Client includes a person or couple or fellow Escort providing escort services be it private, at a brothel or a massage centre.
The Escort simply registers with NUM and when they feel they have had a bad experience, or a great experience, they can report that experience with NUM (Report). The information submitted to NUM remains confidential including who made the Report. Only the Escort who made the Report can see the author’s name. The Escort’s Report setting out their experience is all that Members see. Reports are not made available to the public.
What we do
NUM makes Reports available to help other Escorts avoid problem Clients, and as an extension of the “word of mouth” warnings given by Escorts to each other. NUM enables an Escort to:
- Make a Report of an incident of harm or financial loss.
- Undertake a search, via the Client’s mobile number, to determine whether or not the Client has any historical Reports of bad or good behaviour.
- Undertake a search on an ad-hoc basis, or enable notifications to be sent to them when a Report is made by an Escort.
- For Escorts who to engage police and courts in their healing and justice-seeking, we support and facilitate their respectful and equitable access to these resources (see Police information).
NUM supports the right for Escorts to be able to meet with Clients in a safe environment as well as the right to:
- Self determination.
- Live free from violence.
- Live free from intimidation, coercion or exploitation.
- Work safely and to organise their labour.
- Legal and social protection.
Our aims
It is our aim to facilitate Escorts in safely accessing a confidential reporting service to:
- Report their bad experiences without fear of any repercussions.
- Undertake an anonymous search of a mobile number.
- Have live reporting of incidents.
Our values
Our values are a true reflection of what we aspire to be to the community and underpins everything we do for the Escort. At NUM, we deliver through those values. We hope and trust that the NUM values help the community by making it safer.
Disclosure
NUM makes no claims as to the accuracy or legitimacy of the allegations submitted by an Escort. NUM, subject to the Code of Conduct, does not initiate or undertake any inquiry into the authenticity of Reports.