Man spends up to $1,000 to 'test' escort service he found on Locanto: 'The call girls on the platform are fussy'
A man wonders why escort services are allowed to advertise online after he spent up to $1,000 to "test" one he found on classified advertisement website Locanto.
Stomper Eric said he came across the platform while looking for a "licensed social escort service".
To be clear, while the business may be registered, it cannot be "licenced" as an escort service.
The Stomper said: "Since it was there, whether legal or illegal, I tested the personal service it offers. It offered call girls from A Hotel Joo Chiat and A Hotel Dickson. They call themselves Monroe Club.
"Do the police know about this? They are everywhere at Orchard Road from Hotel Supreme to Mercure Singapore on Stevens at a much higher price compared to those in a budget hotel. And they move from one hotel to another to avoid suspicion and the authorities.
"This was obviously operated by a well-organised syndicate."
He said he spent up to $1,000 on the escort service and griped: "It doesn't offer good service as described on the platform. Their service is worse than the licensed Geylang brothel girl.
"The call girls on the platform are fussy with many do's and don'ts. They are mostly from lndonesia, Vietnam, China and some from other countries on social visit pass. They are part of a huge syndicate with an international network."
The Stomper asked: "Why they are allowed to actively engage on a public platform in Singapore? I have doubt that the authorities are not working on this area.
"It's cause for concern that Singapore has become a place where this sex service is easily available and for those paying taxes in Geylang to run a legal brothel, but these syndicates avoid paying taxes while running a movable brothel from a hotel to the public housing estate."
The Stomper also claimed he was scammed on Locanto.
He said: "The most absurd and unbelievable is the platform is offering all kinds of services. This range of services is a cause for concern. Some offered a dating service for sugar mummies, but it was a scam.
"I have been scammed by paying $500 to join as a member to get a sugar mummy."
On Oct 29, a 20-year-old man was ordered to undergo reformative training for at least six months after posting an ad on Locanto as a 19-year-old female sex worker and cheated three men out of $800 in total.
Under the Woman's Charter, a person who uses a remote communication service with a Singapore link to offer sexual services by a woman to another person in return for payment shall be liable on conviction to a fine up to $100,000, imprisonment for a term up to five years or both.
A "remote communication service" means any website, web service or Internet application; any service using a messaging system; or any other kind of electronic or other technology for facilitating communication.
