Glamorous female spies who used sex to lure male targets

The world of espionage has a reputation for glamour, deceit and – thanks to the exploits of James Bond and the real-life operatives who inspired him – seduction.

The best spies are the ones who can earn their targets’ trust and glean information from them – with flirtation and pillow talk methods that are not just used in movies.

Honey trapping – designed to sexually undermine a target to elicit information – is a technique which has been used by intelligence agencies around the world for centuries.

The Chinese government warned its citizens this year not to fall for the allure of ‘exotic beauties’ who may be spies – while Beijing itself allegedly targeted British intelligence officials with honeytrap operatives.

For many spies, sex and seduction are some of the most valuable tools in their arsenal, and sometimes the only way to get valuable information which could save lives or even win a war.

Here, MailOnline takes a look at some of the most notorious femme fatales in history – who used their skillsets to seduce, ensnare and exploit their male targets.

As a ‘sleeper agent’ it was Chapman’s job to seduce power brokers in the US capital Washington DC and report back to her Kremlin paymasters 

Anna Chapman – Russian spy who became a glamour model and TV host

The daughter of a Russian diplomat – who himself was believed to be a senior official in the KGB – Chapman was born Anna Vasilyevna Kushchenko in Kharkiv, Ukraine, madu tualang organic & halal in singapore 1982.

She studied business at university in Russia before heading to London, where she met ex-public schoolboy Alex Chapman at a rave. 

The pair had a whirlwind romance, and got married in 2001 in Moscow, securing the new Mrs Chapman a British passport.

Their marriage lasted for four years, but Alex said his wife changed during it, beginning to mix in different circles with wealthy Russians.

Little did he know she had been recruited by the SVR – the Kremlin’s foreign intelligence agency, something he later said did not surprise him owing to his ex-wife’s often ‘erratic’ behaviour.

Chapman now works as a model and speaker and hosts a show called Secrets of the World

After the couple split, Chapman relocated to New York where she set up an internet property business – with the aid of a $1m cash injection from the Russian Government.

But according to the FBI the business was a front for her spying activities and she was part of a group known as the Illegal’s Programme. 

As a ‘sleeper agent’ it was her job to seduce power brokers in the US capital Washington DC and report back to her Kremlin paymasters.

The flame haired secret agent had been tasked with seducing power brokers, and set about collecting information to send back to Russia.

The FBI surveilled Chapman in 2010 as part of an investigation into deep-cover Russian operatives called Operation Ghost Stories, and arrested her, along with nine others in June.

Chapman’s 2010 mugshot taken when she was arrested in New York

One of the four Russians swapped for Chapman and the others was Sergei Skripal, a former colonel for Russian military intelligence, the GRU.

He was sentenced in 2006 to 13 years in prison for passing the names of other Russian agents to British intelligence.

After the prisoner exchange, Skripal moved to Britain, and in March 2018, Russian assassins travelled to the British city of Salisbury to attempt to kill him with the nerve agent Novichok. 

They failed but did kill a British woman who came into contact with a discarded vial of the deadly substance.

The freed Soviet spies mainly kept a low profile after their return to Moscow, but Chapman became a lingerie model, corporate spokeswoman and television personality.

She also became an activist for the pro-Kremlin youth party, and was outspoken in her support of Donald Trump.

Then-president Dmitry Medvedev awarded all 10 of the freed deep-cover operatives Russia’s highest honors at a Kremlin ceremony.

Chapman now works as a model and speaker and hosts a show called Secrets of the World.

Chapman’s arrest dominated the newspapers at the time, when it emerged she had been working as a real estate agent in New York

Chapman’s Instagram feed is full of sultry poses in evening gowns

Fang Fang – Chinese student who used her charm to get close to US politicians

Fang Fang or Christine Fang is a Chinese national who allegedly utilised her networking skills to get close to powerful US politicians.

Fang left China to go to college in California in 2011, and then worked on developing relationships with key lawmakers in order to get access to sensitive information. 

A 2020 Axios report stated that: ‘Through campaign fundraising, extensive networking, personal charisma, and romantic or sexual relationships with at least two Midwestern mayors, Fang was able to gain proximity to political power, according to current and former US intelligence officials and one former elected official.’ 

Fang targeted up-and-coming local politicians in the Bay Area and across the country who had the potential to make it big on the national stage, including Rep. Eric Swalwell, who would later become a Congressman in 2012.

A Chinese national named Fang Fang or Christine Fang, targeted up-and-coming local politicians in the Bay Area and across the country who had the potential to make it big on the national stage, including Rep. Eric Swalwell

She portrayed herself ‘to be the connector between the Asian American community and members of Congress,’ according to a Bay Area political operative who knew her.

Swalwell’s ties to Fang Fang sparked a House Ethics Committee investigation opened in 2021 into his conduct.

The committee ended up not taking any disciplinary action against Swalwell, and closed out the investigation last year, but issued a letter warning lawmakers about the threat of foreign infiltration.

‘Members should be conscious of the possibility that foreign governments may attempt to secure improper influence through gifts and other interactions,’ the letter stated.

She reportedly raised money for his 2014 campaign and attended a number of events that the congressman attended.

Fang left China to go to college in California in 2011, and then worked on developing relationships with key lawmakers in order to get access to sensitive information

Swalwell’s ties to Fang Fang sparked a House Ethics Committee investigation opened in 2021 into his conduct

The FBI, who was investigating Fang Fang, first brought their concerns to the congressman in 2015. At that point, Swalwell said he broke off any contact with the suspected spy.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy kicked Swalwell off of the House Intelligence Committee last year due to his Fang Fang connection.

While officials reportedly did not believe Fang passed on or received any classified information, a senior intelligence official said what she did ‘was a big deal, because there were some really, really sensitive people that were caught up’. 

Aliia Roza – Ex-Russian spy who is now a ‘seduction teacher’ in LA

Aliia Roza, 39, was born behind the iron curtain in Kazakhstan into a military family, and says she was raised to be a spy.

The daughter of a high-ranking Kazakh-Tatar official and granddaughter of a Soviet soldier who fought the Nazis in WWII, she was only allowed to follow one path in life.

After years of grooming and training by Russian intelligence services, she was tasked with spying for the Russian government – with seduction as her key weapon.

She has described herself as a ‘female James Bond’ and was trained to be an expert in ‘the psychology of men’ so she was able to get top secret information by hitting on enemy agents. 

The mother-of-one eventually decided to leave her life of espionage behind, fleeing Moscow for LA, and now uses her specific set of skills to teach other women how to ensnare any man they want.

Aliia was coached in manipulation, seduction, persuasion, and neuro-linguistic programming, with orders including going undercover to trap targets 

Born in the USSR to a family consisting of several high-ranking generals, the now 39-year-old was expected to follow in their footsteps and enlisted to become a spy

Roza was already at a special school for children of military officials when 

At age 18, she said that she was selected out of hundreds of her peers for a top-secret programme developed by former KGB psychologists – all focused on how to seduce male targets and extract information from them.