  In this paper, we describe a new type of online fraud, referred to as
'eWhoring' by offenders. This crime script analysis provides an overview of the
'eWhoring' business model, drawing on more than 6,500 posts crawled from an
online underground forum. This is an unusual fraud type, in that offenders
readily share information about how it is committed in a way that is almost
prescriptive. There are economic factors at play here, as providing information
about how to make money from 'eWhoring' can increase the demand for the types
of images that enable it to happen. We find that sexualised images are
typically stolen and shared online. While some images are shared for free,
these can quickly become 'saturated', leading to the demand for (and trade in)
more exclusive 'packs'. These images are then sold to unwitting customers who
believe they have paid for a virtual sexual encounter. A variety of online
services are used for carrying out this fraud type, including email, video,
dating sites, social media, classified advertisements, and payment platforms.
This analysis reveals potential interventions that could be applied to each
stage of the crime commission process to prevent and disrupt this crime type.
