surprised to see the title of this topic, u called these women as talents? brainless...

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China woman to S';pore date on first meet:
Let's get married now
She offers another S'porean, a finance exec, 43, the same deal
August 27, 2006
WITH her silky-smooth complexion, long black hair and slim figure, Qili (not her real name) could have any man she wanted.
But she wanted more than 'any man'. The woman from Liaoning province in China wanted Singapore citizenship.
Like many of her peers, the diploma-holder wanted to strike it rich in what she saw as the land of opportunity.
So three years ago, Qili got herself a student pass and and a one-way air ticket to Singapore.
Once in the country, she ignored her student status and found herself a job as a cleaner.
She also approached a matchmaking agency to find her a husband. But the agency could not provide the kind of man she wanted.
Speaking to The New Paper on condition of anonymity because of confidentiality agreements with clients, the agency owner said: 'She had big eyes and gentle manners. Although she put down her age as 33, she looked like she was in her 20s. But she was also secretive about personal details and answered our questions carefully.
'She specifically wanted men who were aged 50 and under, with a stable career and earning more than $3,000 a month.'
WANTED FAKE MARRIAGE
But one sentence she said put the owner off.
'She said she wanted a 'fake marriage' to get PR status here, and was willing to pay me and the man to do it. I told her I couldn't do that.'
Undaunted, Qili returned to the same agency a year later and told the owner that she was sincere about finding true love.
This time round, she would accept a man under 60 and did not specify a minimum salary.
'I accepted that her aims might have changed over the year, so I set her up with a 36-year-old auditor.
'But after their first date, he came back in a huff and scolded me for setting him up with a woman like that.
'He told me Qili offered him money to marry her immediately. I questioned her about it, and she said she was joking,' the agency owner recalled.
Believing her, the owner then set Qili up with a 43-year-old finance executive. But the same thing happened.
Qili was then told there would be no more matches.
Other agency owners said Qili's is a familiar story that they've heard time and time again.
Mr Jansen Ong, owner of Life Partner Matchmaker, said he knew of agencies that 'specialise' in setting up such unions.
He added that it was mostly ageing blue-collar workers, looking to earn easy money, who are roped in to seal the deal.
'I have turned down several girls who called my agency to say they are willing to pay me to find a man for this purpose. The practice is quite common,' Mr Ong said.
Ms Kelly Jiang, owner of Fate Marriage Agent, said she has also met a few women like that.
'They are quite honest about it and just ask 'Do you do quickie marriages?' They claim they are single or divorced, but when I ask them for their divorce papers, they say it's in China.
'I tell them the divorce certificate serial number or personal identification number is enough because we have a branch in China that can verify their marital status.
'And I never see them again,' said Ms Jiang.
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12 jailed in last 2 years for sham marriage corruption
TWELVE people have been jailed for between four and 12 months since 2004 for marriage scams, according to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau records.
At least four more sham marriage cases have been heard in court since then, including the one we reported on page 2:
A 58-year-old bankrupt arranged for a friend to marry his Myanmar girlfriend so she could stay here.
Lin Yami paid Ye Defu $200 to marry the woman, 33, who arrived on a fake passport.
But she lived with Lin. They were caught after two years on 8 Feb this year and all three were jailed and fined in June. Ye for three months and Lin for ten months.
The woman will be repatriated after serving her 16-month term and barred from returning here.
Painter Loh Jun Lee, 53, was jailed eight months and fined $10,000 in May for arranging a marriage for a China national karaoke hostess. He took $10,000 from Zheng Li, 32, for arranging to marry his friend on 18 Aug last year. He paid the friend $1,000. Zheng was jailed six months.
Cambodian Khuch Hay, 28, was jailed six months in April for arranging a sham marriage between her Vietnamese tenant, 24, and a Singaporean man.
Chia Kang Meng, 56, received $2,000 to marry Duong Thi Thuy Van in May 2003. Van also paid him $100 to $400 each time he accompanied her to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority to extend her stay here.
Both were jailed 10 months in March.