'I EMPTY MEN'S WAL LETS FOR A LIVING!'

After swapping a desk job for a career telling strangers to send her money, this internet hustler has made millions

- Words: Jean Jollands. Pictures: Queen Alexis. Alexis' surname has been changed.

When Alexis Smith* first searched the internet for "side hustles to make extra money", she could never have imagined just how lucrative her next gig would be.

Leaving her career in advertising, the 34-year-old is now a financial dominatrix, with "slaves" across the world who get their kicks simply by sending her their cash.

Queen Alexis the Baddest, as her clients know her, says the income she's made has led to a luxury lifestyle of flash cars, designer clothes, shoes and handbags.

"One slave gave me $26,500 over a seven-week period, which is the biggest amount I've received in the shortest time," she says. "I bought a top-of-the-range MercedesBenz in cash thanks to what another slave paid me over a two-year stint.

"More recently, one bought me a designer bag that cost $4000. I could never imagine going back to a boring desk job!" She reveals that some of her clients are "obsessed with feet", so they'll buy her designer shoes.

Even as a little girl, Alexis has always had an eye for the finer things in life.

She says, "I'm an only child and my parents spoilt me whenever they could afford to. As a teenager, I created a Tumblr page with photos of all the designer stuff I dreamt of having one day.