A website that suggests various spas in the Triangle provide erotic massages and other illicit services is angering business owners and scamming men. Other men would visit the spa after hours or without appointments, and one claimed to have paid a deposit. Miller told him it wasn't to her business.
Most said they found the spa on the internet, so Miller asked to see the phone of one disappointed man who was about to leave. Instead of looking at Adara's website, she said, he was on a site called RubMaps. The site suggested Adara provided erotic services and provided a phony phone number from the area code in western North Carolina.
The RubMaps site acts as a user-generated review site for illicit massage parlors, stating that it's unaffiliated with any business. It requires users to confirm they are 18 or older, and users must register to see reviews of listed spas.
WRAL wasn't able to reach a contact listed on the site. The site includes listings and reviews for businesses across the Triangle, including 18 in Raleigh, 12 in Cary, 10 in Durham, four in Knightdale, three in Garner, two in Apex and one each in Morrisville and Clayton. A woman at one said she was unaware of the website, while a person inside a second location said the business was aware of RubMaps and had tried to get removed from it. Miller said she contacted authorities about the site in an effort to get Adara removed.
She said she's not sure how it happened, but Adara was recently removed from the site. Still, she increased security at the spa. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. WRAL Investigates Raleigh business owner says website giving her spa bad name, scamming men looking for erotic services A website that suggests various spas in the Triangle provide erotic massages and other illicit services is angering business owners and scamming men.
