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I know that many scams are out there and everyone needs to be very careful! Just never send money. But.........I met and married a beautiful Russian lady that is more than I could have ever dreamed of. I went to Vladivostok last October after emailing and talking on the telephone for several months.  She came here on 12/23/01 and we were married on 2/27/02. She is  intelligent, hard working, sexy, gorgeous and we are very happy together. 

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Marina Ivanova (Volgograd, Russia)

Hey guys, It looks like Ekaterina Strelkova or Katya is back using a different name.

Hi, I'm a 51 Y.O. American also wanting to find a Russian lady. I'm self employed and live near St. Louis, Mo. I first met Marina on Aug. 30th when she emailed me from Friend Finder. I wish I had found this site earlier because she got me for $1,810.00. I have found her on pages 67, 70, 77, 80, 82, 85, and 87 on the black list. But, I didn't find this site untill today. I have emailed her today telling her I was going to take this matter to the highest authority in both countries if I have to, which I will. She emailed me back saying she would return the money, but we shall see. I noticed also that she is no longer on Friend Finder, her user name there was decent1973.  

Letters:

First Letter 

I ASK, THAT YOU WROTE to ME ON MY PERSONAL ELECTRONIC ADDRESS DECENT1973@MAIL.RU Hi. Me name Marina. I, not when to not write in the Internet and I very much to worry. I live in Volgograd city . I was born in this city and lived all these years. To me 28 years. My growth 168 sm. my favourite colour dark blue. In me a good body. I not when any love and close man. I have no any children. If I to find present male I to prove that I is very honour. I very much to want it. I to want to write concerning me directly. I to work in hospital. I to work the dentist. I have finished university and at once to begin to work at this work. It - interesting work. Me to similar. But in Russia is combined to find good work. Here small salaries. But I to try to work and to receive the salaries. I have reflected rather much what to write the letter. I live with mine the mum in an apartment, that to us has from my father. It has died three years back. It was very complex, when it has died. Now we live with mine the mum together. My mum has told, that I should find love. I spoke it that mine familiar to find love in your country. She me to understand. She has told me that in Russia very bad by him existing love and existing the Man. I understand, that I owe to find love. I very much to worry when to write to you this letter. I to see, that my girlfriends to find love in your country. I think that to me also to help the god to find it. In free time I enter in cinema and theatre. I to visit church it is a lot of. I do not smoke and to not drink vodka. In the Man of Russia it is enough to use vodka and preparation . IT IS AWFUL !!!!!!!!! I not ????? such love. I hope that you to understand my letter. I am valid very much to want to find existing and strong love. I to not have the brothers and sisters. I one in family. My daddy spoke, that I the very beautiful Woman and that I shall be happy. Now when to recollect it I to roar. I very much loved the father. I to apologize, if you it is bad to understand my letter. I am valid very much to worry when to write to you it. I will be included into church and to ask the god that I to find love. I to write to you the letter and I hope you to understand my feelings. I to want only existing love. I to not want in love in game. I to write only for the serious attitudes. I ask, that you have understood me, and I ask, that you wrote to me the answer. I very much to require in existing to the Man. I to find you and I think in us, there there can be good attitudes and probably more. I shall wait for your letter. I shall do photo, and I shall try to you to send it if you to me to answer. I shall finish my letter. I shall speak with the mum that I to do first step, that, which will find existing the Man. I think, that she will be very pleased for me.Sincerely yours Marina. P.S. I ask, that you have entrusted to me. I to not want in love in game. I already adult Woman to play in love in. It I to speak from my heart. 

I sent her an email back telling her that I would buy a round trip ticket for her that she could pick up at the airport and here was her response.

Hi mine sole Bill. I have received your letter. I to want to tell that it is love. I to understand that my heart belongs only to you. You mine Male, and my love belongs only to you. I have told mine the mum that I am happy with you. She is glad for me. She transfer you hi. I to want you to tell very important. I not when to not speak it earlier. I to understand that my heart belongs to you. I now that this beginning huge love. I ask you to not break my heart. My love all to you. You only mine Male. and in my life will not be whom more except for you. I am glad and I shall ask always god that you to find.  But I have tears of an affliction rather our meeting. I know all to come in your country. I to want to see our eyes and to speak much about love. But I to you to want to tell that I to learn rather my arrival in your country. I should it do in mine the country. I can do it in tourist firm. If you I shall permit me all to do for ours meeting. I know it from mine familiar much.  I to want to tell you. I know that I can do this all only in Russia. I can not receive the ticket from you. I should it do here. I have rest in October. If I shall begin my registration now I can be at you in a beginning of October. I to apologize but I really to have tears of an affliction. I to not have that to do it. I to not have money and I to not have reliance that you really to want it. I simply very much to roar now. I to want be near to you and I to want you much to speak in eyes. I shall wait your letter and know that now I to roar because of it much. I to want be with you and it is the truth. On always yours Marina. P.S. I to see your photo. It is very beautiful. A thank to you. You mine Male, I to want be with you !!!!!!!!!!!!  

I was very ignorant about visas and didn't know at the time that it was almost impossible for a single Russian women to get a visa and enter our country. I started reading up on visas and thats when I started to worry. Plus after I sent her the money I noticed that her letters got down to only 3 or 4 sentences. Here is the last email I got from her today, after I told her I would get my money back, one way or another

Hi Bill if it is possible you so to name. I have written to you the letter it rather is of an awful mistake. I to want to ask you. As I can you deceive if I have given you my home address in city Volgograd. I do not understand you. I ask you to understand me. Who that to be engaged in it. But they have taken advantage of my photo. Why you do not want to understand me. Me have informed that will borrow time to return your money. If you still to want it I ask you to wait. I shall return you all back. I to not want problems. It is an awful mistake. I shall complain too. I did not know that what that the people to use my photo. I shall understand with it. I shall return you all. I ask you to wait. You receive the money. I to not want your money. If for you this main that you will receive it. I promise. Marina. City Volgograd. I gave you real my address. I shall tell by mine the mum about it. It is awful  

Here are some more photos of her that I haven't seen on this site. I just hope it helps someone. Bill 



Natalia Leuhina (Syktyvkar, Russia)

I am a 36 y/o single american male and I thought that this would be helpful to the black list. I have attached a copy of a letter from the lady I am corresponding with. Notice the similarities to Irina Kamaeva (Syktyvkar,Russia) which is listed on the black list. She responded to my add I had with Neodates.com.

Letters:

Good day, my love Todd. How are you? I am o'k. But I miss you so much. Regarding my English it is still one of my hobbies. My University gave me a lot of possibilities to study English language. I had even participated in a couple English language conferences in the field of economy problems. Sometimes we had visiting lecturers from abroad reading lectures in English. Up to this moment I try to read books in English. But honestly I do it more sledom now because of the tasks' overload. I will be happy if you can come here. And I want to come to  you. Today I had serious conversation with mum. She does  not have any objections if I would go to USA. She wishes happiness to me. I had long conversations with her about you. She says that if you write such letters you are a good person. But she is still a bit prejudiced about the possibility of deceit. But I love you and completely believe you. There is a firm in our city, which deals with visa registration. They charge 315 USD. It is unbelievably high for me. But it is so! Visa is arranged during 1 month. I know also that there is à governmental visa department. They charge a bit less money, however such visa is prepared from 0,5 to 1 year and it is not yet known how it will work. My girlfriend recently visited Australia and she told me everything how to receive visa and to prepare for the flight. I'll tell you everything about this. You just have to  listen me carefully.  I am very glad that you want to see me. I also dream about this. I want to be with you!!! I understand that a lot of money is necessary to travel to you. And once again I'll tell you that the visa to refer to is B-2. I do not know why I became so crazy about you. I think that it is the man about which I dreamed all my life. I'm so inspired with our future meeting that I cannot find a place for myself anywhere. 315 dollars are necessary to buy visa. This visa is valid for 90 days. We after all will have to come back to the issue of visa. Believe me now I collected all information. I am very grateful to you that you help so much to our meeting. I want to tell you that money is better to send on system Western Union. This system is very reliable and money transaction is carried out within 15 minutes. Here is information how to send money here: GUTA BANK LENINA, 47A SYKTYVKAR 167982 RU Natalia Leuhina After you will send money here the bank will tell you ten figures and you should inform me about them. I know that our relationship is under construction for trust. But we should trust each other without trust we simply cannot exist. My mother's sister works in Moscow in an airport. Mum called her today and spoke to her. Write me please what airport you will come to and then I'll tell you about the air tickets. The ticket for me will be with the discount due to my aunt. Many times I asked a question to myself: Why in this world everything depends on money? I consider that money is not the basis. The most important is when people understand each other. I can live without money. But I strongly want to arrive to you and money here is necessary. So it is obvious that money were separating us. I have a big desire to meet you, to embrace you and to kiss you. If I would have money I'll immediately arrive to you. Money is just a temporary paper. But human relationships are built forever. Now I understand that love is a strong feeling. I am glad that I have found this feeling. When I open the mailbox and see there your letter it is becoming easily on my soul. When I read it my heart blossoms. I want to sing with happiness. I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!! Your Natalia.



Olena Yanovichkiev, Ukraine

I am 37 yrs. old, single male, resides in Detroit, Michigan, u.s.a. I received a response to my ad that I have posted on match.com from tuchka@talkmatch.com In the first letter, I was advised by the sender (Olena) to send my replies to a different email address. here is the initial letter she wrote:  

Letters:

Hi! I liked your photo and your describtion. I'd like to get know you better. I hope you won't mind and it will be a good beginning for good relations. I hope we both will be pleased with our communication. Anyway, i think we can try:) I will be looking forward to your reply. Now i would like to tell a few words about myself. My name is Olena. I am 25. I live in Kiev, Ukraine. I am going to graduate from the Insitute of foreign languages soon. I am future interpreter. I live with my mother and younger sister. I am joiful and optimistic person. I lead an active and complete life. I have different hobbies. I hope you will be interested in our relations and i will tell you more about it in our further communication. I am waiting for your reply on my email-adress: sikvoya@ukr.net When you reply to me, i will send you my photos and tell you more about myself. I hope to see some more photos of yours. With hope, your new friend, Olena.

our communication went on for approximately 3 weeks, she writes that she is graduating from a university & majoring in foreign languages, & future translator, she has one 12 yrs. old sister, & a mother that work as a teacher from morning until late night.. she also have a very sick aunt. she claims her aunt needs her help to do work around her house. her father left when she was young of age, & she had to raise her sister. she is looking for romance & she finally found it? (me). she cant wait until her coming to be with me, she is willing to come to visit, but has no money for the tickets & she can get a student's discount from the dean's office at the university for 40% off the regular price, special price for students.. i sent $750 to  (Olena Yanovich, Kiev, Ukraine, 89 Kotelnikova str., apart. 72 )thru western union, for tickets, U.S. visa & a bit above of what she needed out of my good heart. she provides me with a number & asks to call her at a certain time that she gives me. i sent the money one time, but she has asked me for more few days later for the customs clearance. i was alerted by that & decided to check few web sites for scammers & guess what.... i found her pictures on the black list.. here is the last letter i received from her & that was on Sept. 16, 2002 

Hi my dear and sweet Mike! Thanks for your letter, i was so worried when you didn;t reply to me. I am glad that you had a good weekend. I spent my weekend at my aunt's with my family. I am just back at home. Today in the morning i went to the Dean;s office at the Uni and bought the tickets for the 22th of Sept. I had the interview today at the Embassy. Now i will tell you how is everything was at the Embassy. At first i filled in an application form. It is a special form for people, who are leaving for USA by tour visa. It was not difficult, as the questions were easy. Soon after i finished it, i was interviewed. They asked me different questions. Everything was fine, but there is a problem. I hope we will solve it. While the interview i was told, that for me to pass the Customs registration and leave the territory of Ukraine, I should have some money in cash. I was given some info on this part. But i decided to know more details about it. So, soon after the Embassy I took the bus and went to the airport just to find out this info in details directly in the Customs of the airport. Here is the info I have got. For me to leave Ukraine, I need to have a sum in cash for customs declaration, it is at least 1000$. If I don't have such money, i won't be able to pass customs registration and to leave the Ukraine territory. As I was told it is connected with that problem of illegal immigrants shift from the ex-USSR, it is mostly young girls who move abroad, to the America and European countries. It is a kind of guarantee, that I'll have financial safety when I'm at another country. Each citizen should follow the law. I also was told that it is much more serious now, because of the tragic events in USA. I feel scared and I do not know what to do. I have already bought the tickets, the process of getting visa is going on. I will have one more interview on Wensday, the 18th of September and i will have to show the necessary sum of the money at the Embassy, at the Visa Department, before the interview. As far as i was told, my visa will be ready on the 20th of September, Friday. Honey Mike, I feel so awkwardly to involve you to my problems and for bothering you. I understand that you now should work a lot for us to be together and have a good rest then, I am grateful to you for everything for you have already done for me. I am really afraid that all these things won't let us be together, but I hope and believe that won't happen. We can't let it be so now, i even don't want to imagine to myself, that i won't come to you, moreover now, when everything is decided and we are on halfway to our meeting. Dear Mike, please transfer me 1000$ for this customs declaration, I promise that I won't spend a cent from this sum andI'll give you back this money as soon as you meet me at the airport, I need it to pass customs registration only and leave Ukraine. I will have to get this money by Wensday before going to the Embassy for the interview again. I should be completely ready. Now it is the only problem that should be solved and then nothing will disturb us. I understand that you have done so much for me. But, please, i ask you so much, give a chance to our love! I am really so worried because of all these problems, now even my mom is very worried. I believe that you won't leave me and in spite of all these problems we will be together. I want you to know that now it is the main thing i have in my life. There is nothing i can think about more. Our meeting is the greatest dream of mine. Please excuse me, but is not my fault, law is law. Honey, I beg you, help me, I am sure there will be no problem any more. I am scared that our meeting won't happen. If it happens, I will go mad. I have never had such problems, as i have never travelled before. But i am ready to overcome all the difficulties. I want us to be together very much. Honey, please, forgive me. I could know, there would be a lot of problems. I want to cry, but I try not to do it. I will try. Reply me as soon as you get this message, I should know what to do further. Kiss you tenderly, with love. Your Olena. 

Darling, i wish you knew how much our relations and our meeting mean to me. I have never wanted anything so much in my life. I don't know why, but it seems to me that my future depends upon it. Please, try to understand me. I have already told you that I am not looking for a way how to spend my vacation and have a good time. I really try to connect my future with it. it is very important for me. And what will be if i lose you now? I even don't want to think about it! Honey, please, reply to me as soon as possible. I can't wait to getting your letter. Dear, please, do not be upset. I don't want you to suffer because of me. I want to give you the best!!! 

in my closing, i have attached few photos of her, i hope this information will help keep new victims from being scammed.. if it is too good to be true, trust me it is... mike itani


Viktoriya Kalinina (Kirovograd, Ukraine)

I am a single male from the USA and I would like to report to you about a scammer from Kirovograd, Ukraine named Viktoriya Kalinina. She wasted no time in asking for money in her very first letter to me.I am sure she makes quite a good living from her requests from money to all of her victims. She has a profile posted at Matchdoctor under the name of Vika_02 and is 25yo. Her address is:
Viktoria Kalinina Geroev Stalingrada Str. 10 fl. 213 Kirovograd Ukraine 25029.

Please add her to your site as she is an obvious scammer. Sincerely, S. H. ( Scam Hunter ) PS- Her letters are enclosed below

Letters:

1ST Letter 

Dear XXXXXX. Thank you very much for your interest to me. It was very pleasant to get your letter and to learn about you. I know your country as I watch TV and also read a lot but I am not sure you know mine. I live in a very small town where there are not many men and it's difficult to meet somebody here for serious relations. I decided to use internet. But as my salary of a nurse is very little ( it's 30$ per month ) I asked marriage agency to help me. So if you are interested in our future relations I hope you'll help me to pay for mailing.  They'll send you my mail when I pay them for the service. With deep feelings of regard and warmth Viktoriya.  

2ND LETTER 

Hello dear XXXXXX. Thank you ever so much fro your sincerety and your wish to help me. I do believe in our future relations. My address is  Viktoria Kalinina Geroev Stalingrada Str. 10 fl. 213 Kirovograd Ukraine 25029. If you want to help me through western union I should also know your full name your address and the sum. Have a nice day and take care. With deep regards Vika. 


Vlasova Olga Viktorovna (Murmansk, Russia)

Be warned, I am a 34year old man in Mexico and  I received a contact form Soulmates.inc, and something didn't sound quite right to me, she claimed to be writing from an internet cafe because a home computer would be very costly to her, but her mails tracked back to an ISP dial up provider, She says she speaks German and English, but not Spanish, my profile was in Spanish and she claimed it found it very interesting. By the third letter, she was deeply in love with me and desperate to know me, and when I searched for her name on the internet, I was sent to this blacklist. I was growing suspicious by this time because on her letters, she complained about how costly was everything, but she sent me 5 photos, all with studio quality that unfortunately I erased them by mistake, 3 of them she appeared as a blonde and on the other two she appeared as a brunette I suspect she's using photos from some Russian professional model. Her profile was erased by her on the time I received the 3rd letter, so now I can't attach a photo of her, a profile that will be the very image of innocence, a photo of a very thin beautiful brunette or blonde, but be aware that she won't answer most of your questions and any information about herself would be very vague, she lives with her mother and father and have no brothers or sisters. loves animals and children and "want to know you the man" Can be there on a couple of weeks or have a relative on Moscow that will help to  get the visa (although a Mexican visa takes 4 weeks to be issued to a Russian Citizen, because the decision on issuing the visa must be made at Mexico City and the passport for the visa must be sent from Russia to Mexico and back to Russia, her uncle was capable of getting it on the very moment. Also, she will ask you questions that you have already answered on previous mails, and also made small mistakes, on one letter, she claimed to be 24 year old, and on the next, to be 28. she is not very careful on keeping track of your info, she writes whit very bad English, maybe on purpose. Other info provided by her, is that she is a fashion designer and that are wiling to start working as soon as she arrives to you.  

She appears to use these alias: Ekatrina Anreevna Zharkova, Vlasova Olga Viktorovna, Olga Vlasova Viktorovna, Kate777 Olga017,  Olga917 or sliva3432,, most of her mail addresses will come form @yandex.ru but may change her screen name or free mail provider.  She asked me $500.00 to start arrangements on her trip, I'm following her game so I can get more info on her, I'm forwarding the letter I received with her information. As a hint, to receive a visa, she needs a round plane ticket, She told me previously that she had made all the steps to receive the visa , but not have the plane tickets yet.

Letters:

Hello dear Xxxxxx!!! Number of flight of the plane on which I shall treat I shall inform you as soon as I shall buy the tickets in Moscow . It will take place approximately on Thursday. So in target I shall be at you. I send you the data. I as have learned bank, in which is present a Branch of Western Union . its name  PROMSTROIBANK. It address: Russian Federation , city of Murmansk , street Vorovskogo, 5/23. Once again I repeat to you the data: My completed name Vlasova Olga Viktorovna My name: Olga My surname: Vlasova Number  of my passport: 8802 320245.  You owe that I have removed your money to send me your complete name,  complete home address, both telephone number, and main MTCN(Money Transfer  Control Number).   With hope yours Olga

She also may use this address: house 73, apart. 8 Riharda Zorge street Kazan 685000 or 420000

With  hope, yes, to strip you out of your money, she didn't took a penny from me tanks to this site, and the many mistakes she made on her letters, This woman has a dark soul, praying on lonely man, don't let your pride be bruised and help stop this cybernetic hyena! Even if confronted, she claimed to have been crying and to need to see you so you may know the truth about her, but also wants you to send her money.


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