http://www.asiaone.com/Digital/News/Story/A1Story20090907-166244.html
Are you still talking about mail-order brides? That's so last
year. Welcome to the age of the online catalogue escort.
A website allegedly owned by a Singaporean escort agency
offers 22 women for hire in its online 'catalogue', complete
with statistics of each escort and the fees she
charges.
Featuring a simple, blog-like layout, the website offers
potential customers a choice of Singaporean and Korean models, as
well as 'girls-next-door' of both Singaporean and foreign
nationality.
The website describes the 'girls-next-door' as women who
do not qualify as models, but are nevertheless pretty and able to
offer good service. Escorts in this category include 'office
ladies' and students.
Customers wanting to engage the
services of these escorts must be prepared to part with a
significant amount of money, as rates start from $250 an hour for a
'girl-next-door' and can go up to $1,500 an hour for Singaporean
models.
The website also listed among its
escorts a 'commercial model' who works for well-known magazines
like CLEO and Her World. Her fee was the highest, commanding a
$1,500 hourly fee.
The website also stated that many
escorts are willing to offer 'overnight' services. The 10-hour
stays range from $1,000 for a Mongolian or Chinese escort, to
$4,500 for the CLEO model. Two of the escorts listed on the site
even offered to perform certain sex acts should they be hired
together.
Each escort's online profile
comes with at least three photos, a short description of her
character, her stats such as age, bust size and weight, as well as
her fees.
However, all the pictures are cropped such that they do not
reveal the models' face. The website states that it does this to
protect the identity of the women.
Those interested to engage the services of any escort on the
site are required to call or send a text message to a man named
'Charlie', whose Singaporean mobile phone number is listed
throughout the site.
Detailed information on the booking of its escorts and the
different payment and pickup modes are also clearly stated.
In the 'FAQ' or Frequently Asked
Questions page, the site states that customers who spend more than
$5,000 within a three-month time span or those who leave a $3,000
credit with the agency will be given 'Gold memberships' and are
entitled to certain benefits and discounts.
Repeat and frequent customers may
even be promoted to become 'Gentlemen Club' members, where
they will have access to special escorts such as FHM
models.
Among the models and escorts
available to the general public are a Eurasian model, a model who
is taking a part-time business degree and an Indonesian Chinese
secretary.