Remember the day when you could go on Craigslist and go into the “Casual encounters” and find someone to hook up with? The internet is a big place where people can gather to talk, play, share and hook up, but when a site gets bigger and bigger, the crazy people start coming. Take Philip Markoff for example. Sound familiar? Philip Markoff is also known as “the Craigslist Killer”, where he lured a 26 year old massage therapist named Julissa Brisman to a hotel room then murdered and robbed her. Hookers are scared that this would happen to them, so they moved to a relativity unknown corner of the internet – Xbox Live.
Confused? Example time. Have you ever gotten a message on XBL with something along the lines of ‘all mods and weapons 10th prestige lobby 1600 Microsoft points’? The sender is most likely a pimp. 10th prestige means Virginia, the tenth US state, where she is located. ‘All mods and weapons’ on the other hand, is code for “anything goes in the bedroom”, and “1600 Microsoft points” is code for how much she is worth – $160. The pimp controls the gamertag and game, while the hooker has all the fun, if you catch my drift. They usually play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1 or 2. They go into the recently encountered tab and befriend the people the pimp recently played with, if they accept they send the message.
In a talk with one of these “Xbox hookers” (as they are called) named Jenny, “it is much harder for law enforcement to target prostitutes on the gaming network. Gamers have their own language and are typically savvier. Xbox Live gives me access to hundreds of thousands of horny gamers. We can get paid via Pay Pal or Microsoft Points it makes things so much easier to move money”.
Sounds smart, but also sounds really stupid. You never know who you are playing with, so the pimp may run accidentally into a cop. Times sure have changed.
Online Prostitution Moves From Craigslist to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on Xbox’s Microsoft Live [TMR Zoo]
I think I’m going to go buy more Microsoft Space Bucks.
what….the….hell. How is this more safer? They have sex for MS points?!? REALLY? I…dont…WTF is going on man?!!
Who ever thinks that this is how it happens I am sorry are dumb as shit. I get that these whores want a new service but moving from Craigslist to XBL is not any safer. They still have to meet these people, so yes you can still get killed you sluts. I would have to say there are more creepers on XBL then on CL.
Also these “Code” words are fucking dumb. How many people on XBL are going to think “Oh yeah, 10th prestige, that is the 10 state in the Union.” People on XBL are stupid and won’t know what the hell that is code for. Also, then what is the code word for states like California, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii? 50th Prestige level? FUCKING stupid.
I don’t think this really is an epidemic like the source article is saying this is. Also, I like how the prostitutes are scared of getting robbed or murdered. Part of the job ya whore, you don’t want that to happen. Here is an idea, DON’T be a prostitute.
I don’t know what to say about this, so Ima say Fantastic.
Wow that is pretty strange I could only imagine a kid taking their parent’s credit card to pay for this.
you know you would
Absolutely but shes gotta have the xbox cam lol.
but its SUCH low quality! you’re better off waiting for Kinect