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• Pavlova Irina Alexandrovna (Sergach, Russia)
• Ulia Gracheva (Yokshar Ola, Mari El, Russia) 
• Veronica (Kanash, Russia) 
• Yana Krasnitskaya (Yaroslavl; Russia)

Pavlova Irina Alexandrovna (Sergach, Russia)

Hello. I am a single man of 43 years, I was contacted by this person through Yahoo Personals in January. Myself and (Irina) began a long correspondence over 30 emails. She sounded like a nice enough person. I sent her some flowers for valentines day and she never got them, The flower shop emailed me and said that she needed to phone them to get a good address, I sent the email to her and I assumed that she did contact them because they sent another email saying that there was no one by that name at that address, I figured that I had given them the wrong address or something like that. She never admitted getting the flowers or a letter I sent to the same address. I gave her the benefit of the doubt. On Feb. 19th the letter started off with my name but on the last line she said "I love you DAN!" I was really thinking something was wrong so I started checking all the websites and I could not find a picture of her or any letters that were word for word. She said later that she had asked someone a word for darling ! Ok I believed her ( I kick myself now!!!!) Anyway as the days went by she was trying to get a visa and a passport to come here , I was expecting her to ask me for the money ,but she didn't. On Feb. 26th she asked for $504.00 USD she said that she had borrowed money and had pawned her jewelry to get the other half for her Ticket here. It was on a SATURDAY. She had emailed me a copy of her Visa and Passport and given me the flight info. I tried to check the websites and I finally went ahead and sent the money( Like an Idiot !)Hold on the story does not end here. She sent me more emails saying that she was very grateful and trusted me now 100%, She even called me for about 2 min , I only got 3 words in and then the call suddenly ended. I really thought she was coming .Then on mar 5th the day she was to fly out she emailed me and said that she needed $410.00 USD for terrorism insurance and that the money would be returned to her once she arrived in new York. Well I tried to find anything that would say if it was or was not true. I couldn't find anything so like a fool I sent the money !. (I hate myself) But I did email her copy of the visa to the US. Embassy in Moscow and they told me that no one had applied for a visa with that name. I wanted to shoot myself because by that time the money had already been picked up!. Then on the day of her flight she sent another email which I received after I went to the airport and verified that she had not been on any of the flights.( Just to make sure) the email said that she needed another 300.00 USD to show to the officials before they would let her leave the country. I told her that I would be unable to get the money to her and that's the last I heard of her. However, I did email President Putin and provided her email address and the details of what had happened. I informed President Putin that they could catch her if they traced anyone who checked that email address in the next few days. My hopes are that they did catch her because I emailed her back and said that I had the money for her and I have not heard anything back for a 10 days now. I also created a report with the FBI and gave Putin the Case # along with the Western Union Transfer #'s. I have also sent a request to the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Russian Federation. I will probably never hear anything back from them but it was worth a try. I think it is really sad, Even though the visa and passport are fake she keeps the lie going. It seems to me that there is a group of girls she runs with and one is in the picture with her. The flight scheduals were from www.expidia.com. The passport and visa show a different picture I think I have seen this picture on another listing. I also believe that these people look at these websites to get new ideas for letters. i just think that playing with someones heart is a terable thing to do. I have other pictures also. Charles

Letters:
So Here are some of the pertinent emails to post: Here is the one I recieved through Yahoo personals from "your_beatifull_lady" On 01/02/2005 07:29 pm EST, "your_beatifull_lady" wrote: 
Hi. I am very happy, that I write you. Because I have seen yours profile on a site yahoo. It very much nice for me. And I very much hope, that you will answer me soon. Also I want to congratulate you on Happy Christmas, and in the future with Happy New Year. I want to tell you, that in Russia the New Year, is the very large holiday. And the people are engaged in purchase of gifts, preparation of food, and others. And I very much hope, that you will read my message and will answer to me soon. Because I shall be very happy to begin with you this acquaintance, in this remarkable holiday Happy New Year. Please to write me on my email: simpliy_a@mail15.com. I very wait for your letter. P.S. You can see my photos here: http://simpliya.mail15.com/photo/. Bye

First letter
Hello Charles. I very much happy read your letter - it is very good that you attracted me. I hope you have a good mood today as i am. I think that you have good rest in this weekend. I to think that at you in USA all familiar as well as in Russia congratulate each other on holidays write cards, send congratulations by mail, call on the phone. The large pleasure that you to answer me so is quicly. I hope that now I shall receive your letters each day and shall write to you each day. I would like learn much about you. I hope that it will be easy to us to communicate with you and we shall be honour with each other. I am the girl which to not love to deceive, walk around. My parents have brought up me and I nothing can do it with this))) If to speak honourly, sometimes it it is a little to prevent me, but I to think that is my good quality. I to think so because in my life there were no many bad people. Probably when the man sees, that his interlocutor is honour with him, and itself can not be honour to him to become difficultly to speak with this man. It is disarm him. And in further this man would not be desirable to be in such situation any more. But it only my opinion, and I to not apply for true. But I to trust in that what i to think. Ok. Probably I already to tire you slightly? Today there was a very warm weather. It is in the first such warm weather in this winter. Today when we with my girlfriend went in cafe, we passed through the main area of our city, and we have seen that all ice figures have thawn also kids with sad eyes go around of the large friable heaps of snow. Warmly as in the spring (about 0 C) But I to think that it not for a long time and will coldly again soonly. I to not love crude weather. And today it such. Already it is possible to start up the ships in brooks, and the heels on footwear fail in friable ice and to move really difficultly. Today it is possible to feel that the people not so such are weakened as three or four days back. Working week for all tomorrow begins. I am very glad to this, because already has become miss for colleagues and children. Tomorrow there will be a good day. Today I to have very good mood, because now in my life the very important man has appeared is you. And I very to value our friendship. Though certainly we few more to know each other, but I we shall hope that to communicate with you each day through the letters.For me it is very important. I want to know as far as important it for you. Whether carries away you it? What you wait for in the future? I hope I has liked to you. It would be desirable that the interest was mutual and alive. I very much would like that our New Year's acquaintance proceeded long. There can be you will think that I naive, but I simply would want that it will so. I to want to speak you about myself that you are better understand me and to know What I want. I am attracted in the man with wisdom and experience. to me very much to like when the man is self-assured and in the acts is reputable. Certainly I to not love the self-confident men which have emptiness in the heart. I know that all people can to be mistaken. Someone is more someone less. But if the man can recognize the mistakes, it means that the man can make much in the life. I to want that my man will be gentle. But when it is necessary strict. I want that for him be very important in this life to create family and to bring up children. The ideal men are not necessary to me. Also I to want that we had with him general purposes. And we could speak themes. To discuss questions, interesting for us, it is free. I to want that my the man be a quiet and did not spend the nerves on trivialities is too means that such man will not be a panic and to experience because of trivialities. I to want that my future man could estimate my tenderness, my love, my care. I to want that he never forgot what good I shall make for him. I frequently notice that the people very quickly forget good and very long remember bad things. The nature of the people is those. But if to understand it, it is possible to do differently. I always was the happy child - probably it in my genes. I never grief long time. And when I became more senior I began to understand that some people not such happy as I. Notwithstanding what they to have more in the material plan than I. Their families were the richman but are not happy. I began to ask the parents why so there are also they answered very wisely my children's questions. I am very grateful to the parents for that they have given me. I was the very happy child. And now I do not despond and I believe that my personal life to be adjusted. Differently can not be. Sometimes I little grief, that at me while was not present the favourite man, but I understand that soon all will vary. Now I to understand that earlier I did not reflect on it as to think of it now. That I really to want to change in the life - I to want to love and to be favourite. I want that in my life the family - family which we has appeared we shall create together with my favourite man. Now I shall finish to write. I to write this letter about one hour. Now I shall come back home. To take a shower. Then I shall include music and I shall dream of the future slightly. I to love different music. I very much to love Sting. Me very much to like simply beautiful and talented music. I not so to understand styles. I to know that now there are a lot of genres. But I to think that it for the professionals. I simply feel and I decide to like me this music whether or not. I shall hope very much to receive your letter tomorrow during a lunch break. I very much hope that you to understand even half that that I has written. Because I am not so sure with my English )))) Bye Your Irina. Irina

Letter 22 <Sat Feb 5 03:17:54 2005>
Hi my love Charles!!! How are you doing today? I was very glad to see yours email today. I badly sleep, because I think of you much. I am asked to the God, that he has helped to make in real my dream. But I am too exited and worry. I think about, how my life has changed, after acquaintance with you. In my life deeper sense has appeared. I have feelings now, which for a long time did had to nobody. It is very important, What you and your parents, friends think of it?? I hope, that you understand me completely, understand my feelings to you.Thank you for your fotos. Today I write you in dinner.I so much want to tell you. All this days I think about us very much. I dream when we speak personally with you Charles. And I will wait for this moment so much how it is required but I want to see you as soon as we can do it. I love you Charles all my heart and I don't want to lose. I think we must use this chance which was given us by God and destiny. I want to hear you, to see your eyes, to feel you but I can't do it now because you are very far from me. I want to change it and I'll do all for it. I think we will be together very soon we must have a wish for it and I think we have it. Anyway we will be together because the most important thing in our life is love. I have it now and I'll give all for don't losing it. I trust you Charles I feel that you are in love with me and our feelings is coincide. It's beautiful, I thank the God for you, I find you and you find me in this world. The world is a big labyrinth and we found the way in it. I dream about our meeting every day. When I dream about it my heart really beats faster and I have the shiver in a body, it's beautiful, it's the love. All my girlfriends and my mother are shure that I love you Charles. I never get tired to say it to you: I LOVE YOU, I love you Charles, all my heart and soul. I want to be yours and it's true. We shall be together any way. Dear, I send to you very beautiful pictures. It only for you. Forever yours Irina. P.s. Tell me all what you feel about me please. P.S. I want to send you my address. If you want to send me something. And I want that you will send me the same information about you. Russia, Sergach, Sovetskaya street, 7, 23. index 607510. Pavlova, Irina, Alexandrovna.

Here's the one where she forgets to change the name at the bottom. Sat Feb 19 08:49:33 2005
Hello my Love Charles. How you doing? I recently have arrived from the parents. The mum will be healthy soon. She has caught cold slightly. She strongly worries about our relations. I have told to her, that I with you are soulmates. I have told her, that I have found the man very good and honour. I have told her, that I trust you completely. The parents are very glad, that I have found you. Everything, that they want - that I was happy. You see, I am one daughter at them. You understand? And I fink that the strong feelings can be found in any place in the world. If don't understand by yourself where - heart will prompt. The parents and my friends agree with me in this question. My parents are married 28 years and they always were happy together. Their relations force me to believe in the real love. Unfortunately, I could not receive your letter. The manager of cafe has told, that server have something problems. I hope, that maybe this letter will come to you. It is very interesting to me to learn about your feelings about me? I want that you have written to me. I think about you each minute, and I write you about the feelings, and dreams. I want to know about what your dreams? You may write to me about it? I would be glad to know about what you think. Today I have received easy a trauma my finger of my hand. But it is not terrible. I went to shop and when closed a door in shop has hurt struck a finger. Well that we have winter because I have omitted my finger in snow, and it has helped me. I remember myself small, once I have dropped to myself on a head a mother's vase and have broken it. I remember that was hurt me a head then my daddy, has given me ice and I put ice to a head.:) I write you one hand now. I very much wait when we may be together. I want to learn you better. I want that we could will meet faster. I very long waited for this moment in life. I want that we had wonderful time together. I want that we walked on street and you held my hand. I want to look in your eyes and to kiss you. I want that we had the happy future. These are my ideas and dreams, I want that they became real. Now I should go home. I should deduce to take a walk my Dusia. Nearly has not forgotten, I should buy to her a forage. And tomorrow I should go on work in hospital. I very much have become missed of my patients children. Certainly they not mine, but I feel myself by their mother. You see, when to us bring homeless children, I owe except for medical aid, render them also the moral psychological help. Now I shall come home, I'll come in bathroom. I am very tired. At once from station has come in cafe and I write to you. I did not hear you already for a long time and very much has become missed. I shall wait for your letter tomorrow morning. I want that you had good day. I speak you goodbye my love. I love you! I miss you Dan. I give you one million kisses. I lready near to you, you in my heart. Only yours Irina.

10 or so emails later she ask's for the first money. Sat Feb 26 08:56:51 2005
Hi, My Love Charles. I hope that all goes well with you. Me and my mother have just returned from Nizniy Novgorod. And I want to inform you all news which I learned. I am very much worry now. I hope that you will understand my words dear Charles. I came in the embassy. And they have told me that my documents are finished. My visa will be open 27-Feb-05. And now they can reserve to me the ticket. They chose to me the ticket which approaches me in the best way. I was so happy from it. I think that we can be together very soon. I asked them how I can reach Raleigh (RDU) and how much it costs. They answered me that the ticket costs $1,435.73 USD. I asked them to find cheaper tickets, because this price is expensive for me. They answered that they had a cheaper ticket and the beginning of the flight 5-march-05. It costs $ 1,102.85 USD. I asked them to reserve a ticket. But they refused, because they have a lot of clients at this time and they can't reserve my ticket without advance payment. I spoke with them for a long time and asked to reserve the ticket for me without advance payment but they didn't agree. Then I wondered if it is possible to pay a part of the money now and the other part later. They didn't agree. I spoke with them for a long time and I managed to persuade them. They agreed. We agreed that I would pay a part of the price today and the other part later. It should be " Round Trip " and I should pay money here in Russia, Because this requirement of government. If it will be " One Way Ticket ", That me will not let out from the country. I paid $ 350 USD. But it was little for an initial payment. Then I went to the pawnshop and pawned my silver and gold embellishments for $ 128 USD. It was my last money. I borrowed money from my mother. She is not a rich person. My parents earn a little money and they are not rich people too. My mother gave me 120 dollars which she had. It was her last money which she have. But she give me this money. Because she want to help us. I am the only child in family. And my mother helps me as she can. All my parents want is my happines. And consequently she has given me her last money.I have told that I shall return necessarily to her this money. It is very difficult for me to tell you about it. But I have done everything what I could. I paid visa. I paid a part of the ticket. But this money is not enough. I didn't want to burden you. I wanted to reach you with my own money but unfortunately I failed. Now I have to pay the remaining part. It is only $ 504 USD. I have to pay this money before 3-march -05 evening. Otherwise I will lose my money and ornaments. If you need me, if you trust me and if you want to see me, please, send the money for the ticket before 3- march -05 evening. I understand that it is a difficult decision for you, but we must trust each other. Any union without trust is impossible if it is a union of wife and husband or union of boy-friend and girl-friend or union of business partners. I don't want to be hypocritical. That's why I want to tell you following: I do not think that you would like to give the love to the woman whom you won't trust. Also I would not like to give my love to the man which I won't trust. It's a first check for us. And much depends upon it, may be everything. We must trust each other. That's why I was the first who made the first step. Step to you. Of course if you don't want, you can not help me. It is bad but not fatal. I will lose my money. IT IS BAD TOO BUT NOT FATAL TOO. I paid $335 USD for making visa, and I paid a part of the ticket- $ 598 USD. It is big money for me, but I TOLD YOU ALREADY THAT MONEY IS NOT THE MAIN THING IN THE LIFE. But I trust you, and I know that YOU ARE A MAN OF HONOUR AND YOU ARE A GENTLEMAN. I don't want you top doubt in my honesty and that's why I am sending you the view of my visa and information of my ticket. If you can help me I send you my coordinates. My girlfriend has told that you can help me with the help of some system. I have addressed in the nearest bank. To me have told that they have system the Western Union. They have told that It is very convenient office for me. There is other remittance system, but at present unfortunately it works not always because at present there is made some renovation and upgrade of the equipment and signalizing system. But system of Western Union works always and reliably. They have a website which called www.westernunion.com. I give you necessary elements for sending money with the help of Western Union. Surname: Pavlova, Name: Irina, Country: Russia, City: Sergach. I want to inform you the name of bank in Sergach. I think that this information will be necessary. SOYUZ BANK, YUBILEINYI, 1A, SERGACH, 607511. I think that I can use this bank to receive money. To get the money, I should tell to employee of bank your full name, full address, exact sum which I should receive and some confidential numbers (Money Transfer Control Number). This number to you will give in your bank if you will send your help. Please forgive to me all my words. I speak so because I am in despair and confusion. Now, when only one step is separated us, I am afraid. I am afraid that you will not help, and all my diligence will have no use. I need you and I want to be with you and the word of honor, your help is necessary for me. I have not calculated my forces. But together we are much stronger. We will pass through difficulties and barrier, it is much easier to do it together. I want to present you all my infinite love and fidelity. I understand that it is the big money for you. I did not want to ask you. I thought that I can make all itself. The loneliness has made me strong. I have got used to live without help, and to rely only on myself. I ask somebody for help very seldom, but now I ask you to help me. I have made a step forward. Make your step towards me. I hope that I have not offended you something. I need you and I trust you. I know, that you will not throw me now when there is only one step between us. I am waiting for your reply. Kiss you. Your Irina.

A few more emails and It's time to ask for more money. Sat Mar 5 04:04:03 2005
My dear Charles. I just to arrive in Moscow.We have arrived with mine the girlfriend Natasha. Natasha well knows Moscow. She has arrived with me to see off me. We at once send to left-luggage offices to leave our things. Now I am free from weights. Then I have gone to embassy to receive my documents. I have received all documents. But then I have learned some news. This news has frightened me. And now I do not know that I should do. Now I shall try to explain it to you. I do not know from what I must to begin. When I write you this letter my hands are shaking. In Nizhni Novgorod in embassy has not informed me all the information. I do not understand why they have not made it. Today I have learned that I should have the insurance arrive in you. This new requirement to leave the country. It is connected to actions of terrorism, which happen very much frequently. And now I should receive insurance here. I am in the large city and I do not know that I must do now. I do not understand why I have learned this information only now. I have the large excitement now. My ideas are confused. Now 15 00 in Moscow.But I have told in embassy in Moscow, that was not informed. They at first did not want to help me, But I long talked to them and cried, because my ticket is delayed now. And money I have paid. They have listened me and have understood my situation. One woman, as I have learned when talk with her, was born in my city. They have told, that understand me and have told, that will help me to change the ticket on some days later. They have told, that I should go to them today in evening and learn the information on the new ticket. I should pay 410 dollars to receive the insurance. I do not know where I can find this money. I am in another city. I do not have somebody familiar here. I should pass special medical inspection. It requires a little time. And I can have time to make it. Most important now it is to find 410 dollars.I have no this money. My friend has no this money too. I ask you my love that you help me now one more time. I hope only for you. In embassy I learned that they will return me this money as soon as I shall arrive in America. I very much hope for your help. I understand that you are upset now. But understand me correctly. You are my unique hope. Only you can help me now. They will give back money as soon as I shall arrive in you. I ask you to read this information very attentively. I ask you about the help. I very strongly love you Charles and I hope for you. You the one man which can help me. I hope to hear from you soon. I shall come in Internet-Cafe to check my E-mail. I hope that now you read this letter. I wait for your letter with impatience and with hope. I love you very strongly. And I hope for your help. I went in office Western Union here in Moscow to learn how I can receive money here. They have told, that you should send money on my name, but in Moscow!!!!!!!!! Because now I am in Moscow!!!!!!!!!!! And one thing - is very important, they have told, that my surname correctly in English is writing as PAVLOWA. I send you the information about me once again. Surname: PAVLOWA. Name: IRINA. Country: RUSSIA. But you should send money in Moscow!!!!!!! And I shall receive this money in Moscow at office Western Union. I very much hope for you my sweet Charles. I know that you will not leave me in difficult minute. I'll write to you in evening and will tell you about all. I wait for your letter. I love you. Kisses yours Irina.

Then she adds some clarification to the last request for money. Sat Mar 5 08:09:11 2005
Hello my love Charles. After I wrote to you the letter today in afternoon, I went in embassy. Now I have the information for you. The agent of embassy has changed my ticket and I shall fly in Tuesday. I have the tickets. I want that you sent me money about this day. I should pay the insurance in transport agency. I know for what to me the insurance is necessary. This insurance is necessary on a case of failure of the plane owing to malfunction of the plane, actions of terrorism, or weather conditions. The insurance works only on time of flight. Therefore when I shall arrive in you to me will return this money. I shall wait for your answer tomorrow. I want that you attentively read my letter. This problem which prevents us to be together, it is possible to decide it. I have the information on time of my flight in you. It is the document, it name is Ticket. I want that you looked it. I have no an opportunity long to be in Moscow. I want that you made a decision faster, it is very important for me it very important for us. We very long wanted to have an opportunity be together. We should not lose this opportunity. I want that you was to agree with me. I very shall wait for your letter tomorrow. I ask apologies for that that because of me we have a problem. But I have no fault, because I was not informed in Nizhni Novgorod. When you send me money you should to change "V" in my surname on "W" (PAVLOWA - It is correct). I want that you understand me. This information I has learned in Western Union. And you should write - city Moscow in the document. It is necessary that I could receive money. I have no a lot of time to write you. I have evening and I should hurry up home. I hope only for you. I believe that you not leave me. I love you Charles. I alone in this city. I very much worry because of it. Please write to me. I believe in you. Forever and ever only yours Irina.

Now she wants some money to show the officials at the airport. But she did not directly ask this time. Tue Mar 8 03:43:23 2005
My love Charles. I am still in Moscow. I know that you do not understand why it to happen. I do not understand why it occurs with me. I could not today leave Russia. I do not know what I must to do now. I took away my things today in morning from left-luggage offices. I arrived in the airport. I handed over my things. I had the ticket. I had the insurance. I thought that today in evening I shall meet you. I did not trust my happiness. The worker of customs house checked my documents. It has passed well. But then he asked me if I have cash money. He has told that I should have cash money. This requirement of the American government. They speak that it is connected to presence of the large number poor Russian emigrant in USA. And now to arrive in America it is necessary to have cash money. It is necessary to have not less than 300 dollars to have an opportunity to leave the country. These words have killed me. My eyes were filled with tears. I did not know what I should do. I could not explain them my situation. Therefore I had no cash money. I did not know what I can do. I could not speak. I was lost in space of the airport. I saw as my plane departs. I saw that together with it my happiness departs. I stood and looked at these people, which have stolen you from me. I have gone to the main office my embassy. I spoke them that they work very bad. They did not speak me the complete information. And consequently I am in a similar situation now. They have told that can change my ticket. I have returned to them my old ticket. But I have no cash money. I have 20 dollars. But of this money am not enough that I had an opportunity to leave the country. I do not know, what to me to write you. All is simply awful. I can not receive your money, because now all banks are closed. Today in Russia a holiday - March 8 - day of the women. I always celebrated this holiday with pleasure, but now I hate this holiday. I can not receive money and consequently I should refuse the ticket and I should try to buy the ticket on later time. I am afraid of this city. Me try to calm Natasha with her aunt. But I can not calm down. I crying now. I want to be at home. I want to see the mum. But also I want to be with you most of all. What I should do?? But I do not know, how I can make it. I have learned, that I should have with myself 300 dollars, That me have let to fly to you. Why I shall learn about it just now?? I any more do not understand anything. I should have with myself money. I do not understand, why it is so difficult, to arrive to you. I am already tired, I now in despair. I can not ask you this money. You so much to me have helped already. Therefore I do not know, what to me now to do. I'll probably go home in Sergach on couple of days. I can not more be in this city. I should try to find some more money now. I simply can not know where find this money. I shall try still to ask money the friends. I tried to take to court in bank, but to me have given up, because I left from work now. I feel so bad myself, that could not justify our hopes. I can not ask money you, I can not to myself it allow. You such good and kind man. I do not know, that you will think of me now. But I do not want to be in this city. I want to be at home. I shall try to find money. But I think, that it is hopeless, therefore I in a shock. I am afraid, that never I can leave from here. I understand what you feel now. I understand that you are tired from it. I understand you my love Charles. I love you my dear Charles.

The last letter. From Irina <simpliy_a@mail15.com>, on Thu Mar 10 07:56:16 2005
Hello My dearest Charles. My Love, how are you?? I did not hear you already for a long time. What is going on???? Please write to me. What you think??? I very very much worry. I now in a very bad situation and necessary to me your moral support, your care. Your words are necessary to me. I can not live without you now. I have cancelled the ticket and has returned in Sergach. Excuse, that I have left from Moscow. I could not more be in Moscow, because I was in despair, when I have learned, that I should have cash money with myself to take off from Russia in USA. I had no more money. I could not more live in Moscow. I very much wanted as soon as possible to take off, but the circumstances have developed very bad for us. I with you have passed many tests, but I could not more be in this city. Natasha's aunt has helped me. She had any small sum of money and has given it to us. She has told, that I can arrive to her and live in her apartment, when I shall be ready to fly in USA. We could pay the tickets on a train up to Nizhni Novgorod. Then we has reached by the bus to home. We went by train very long (all day) and I am very tired. I have arrived yesterday late in evening and had no opportunity to write to you. I so worry. I do not know, what to me to do. Today I tried to find some more money. But I have no more valuable things, which I could sell. My parents have no money too. I have asked all friends whom I could. My old girlfriend Vera has asked at her job advance payment. She works in shop of sportswear. She has told, that can give me 2000 roubles tomorrow. On this money I can buy the ticket up to Moscow and couple of days to live there. But I do not know, when I can go in Moscow. I can not find 300 dollars. This requirement of the American government. Everyone, who arrives in USA should have 300 dollars with themselfs. I can not change it. Me will not let out from the country if I'll not find this money. I do not know can you help me. I do not want again to ask you. Because you already have helped to me much. I can not to call now. I have no the telephone. I called from the public telephone to you. I at all have no money now. The mum was very much afflicted, when has learned, that I could not depart from Moscow. But today we together went in church and we have ceased to cry. My Mum very much inspires me and helps me morally to not break. Oh my God I so love you. Why all is so difficult. Why I can not carry out our dream. Forgive me, that I could not all make. But I shall try. I shall move further. I can arrive to Moscow again. My visa is open already for a long time. And I very much regret, each minute of our time. I should as soon as possible arrive in you, while my visa is open. I want maximal time to spend with you. If you can help me, write to me please, when you can make it??? I very much worry. In embassy have told, that I as soon as possible should buy the new ticket. They want to help me, but they will not wait long. I very much love you also I know, that you worry not less me. I am very grateful to you that you care of me constantly. I shall wait for your answer tomorrow. We already is so close to each other. I can not live, if I shall not be seen with you. Your Princess Irina.

Ulia Gracheva (Yokshar Ola, Mari El, Russia) 

I to was contacted by Ulia. She is very attentive with paying attention to some details. I was very cautious from the start I suspected a scam although I played along. I had sent her photos had over 9 emails back and forth in 3 weeks. If you really pay attention the info becomes inconsistent if you ask the same question a few letters later. Her pictures started out with a nice girl and gradually changed drastically she lost her smile even thou she claimed to be happier than ever since she loved me. Finally she asked for around 600 dollars for visa and travel. I had asked for her address and she never gave me a complete address until I offered to send her a laptop to make her troubles with the Internet cafe easier that way. She was not pushy. actually I am still playing along. i am waiting for her next email as I told her I would visit her. she asked for my address and phone I have not sent it. Ulya Gracheva, Eshkinina 551, 424033 Yoshkar-ola, Mari-El, Russia. Be careful, Frank.

Veronica (Kanash, Russia)

I am a single, white male, father of 2 living in Prairie Village, KS U.S.A. I was not contacted by a website, but I had put my profile on bride.ru 2 weeks earlier. In her letter, she claimed to have received my details and e-mail address from a service. Here is her exact response: "The marriage Bureau has placed me in the Internet as I understand in Internet very little. It is a new kind of dialogue for me. Bureau gave me your address and now I personally answer you. I used a marriage bureau only for getting your address and now I don't use their service." I have all the messages she sent if you need more. John C.

Letters:

Here is her first e-mail
Hello! My E-mail: nikkaint@inbox.ru I have seen your ad and I think that you are a very interesting person. So I decided to use the chance to get to know you. Hope I will be lucky:-) I don't think that the age and appearance is so important though I am rather pretty. The most important what is inside you and how do you feel about the life. I know this life from many sides and I am rather mature already to know how to make a man happy. I don't know if you answer me or not. But why not to try? I will regret if not to try. I think we should use every chance to find our happiness. Life is too short to use it only for thinking and dreaming. I try to act but not only to dream. So here I am:-) I will not write you much about myself now. I will just give you an idea of who I am. I work to earn for my living. I have a higher education and I am rather intelligent. The only one I miss is a beloved person and I want to have a family . I have really many interests:music, reading, books, movies, good conversations, sports and many other things which make the life wonderful. I like beautiful clothes and things. My friends says that I am cheerful person. I can't say that I have many friends. I know many people but I am very picky about the friends. Friend is a person who will be with me all my life. And I am lucky to have some really good friends. But I am very sociable that is why there are many people I have good relations with. I live with my grandmother and we are very friendly. I am rather independent. And work to be able to pay for the things I want to have in my life. In some words I can tell you, that I enjoy the life as it is and I love the life with all it's aspects. I am very kind ( I am not boasting:-) ) which hurts me often. But I am strong enough to overcome the hardships on my way. Well, now it is up to you to decide to write me or not. I hope for your reply. Have a good day!!!!!!! Veronica. It is my name. My E-mail: nikkaint@inbox.ru

Her second e-mail
Hello John . Thank you for your letter John . I am new in such way of getting acquainted and very happy that you decided to write me. So, a little about myself. I live in Russia. I am 26 y.o. My family consists of my mother,father and grandmother. My father is a driver and my mother work as a teacher of Russian language at school. I work as a nurse in the children hospital. I think that it is difficult but I like my work, may be because I like children. It is very interesting to communicate with them. I hope that you are looking for serious and reliable girl. I can tell you a lot about my qualities, but it is not in my style. After several letters you will have your own opinion about my personality. My today's sizes: 92 61 91. Height 169 cm, Weight 53 kg. What else? I suppose that in order to find common thing for us, I must tell you about my interests. No, not "interests", it's difficult to speak about interests, so it will be better to say "about hobbies". I like sport, especially swimming, gymnastics and aerobics. And may be it will seems strange to you, but I like not only to do sports, but also I like to watch sport on TV. Sometimes, when I have free time I like to knit. Especially I like to knit sweaters. I think that it is enough for the first letter. Now I will be waiting for your answer. A little story about your life. Stop! But why "little"? I hope that you will find time and will write me a large letter about yourself. I'd like to make our correspondence truthful. And I want to speak not like "My name... My hobbies... I am looking for..." and so on. Of course this information is necessary, but it doesn't open person's character, it doesn't describe his soul. I think that we can better know each other through truthful letters and letters which will be written in free form, not like templates. P. S. I'd like to say that the aim of my correspondence is to find my future husband who will love and respect me. If you are not serious I do not want to loose your and my time. I know that there are a lo of men in the Internet who joke and have different aims. P.P.S. I want to tell you some words about how I have found you. I have come in a marriage bureau, and have paid them money. After it they showed me some ads of men. I liked your ad. The marriage Bureau has placed me in the Internet as I understand in Internet very little. It is a new kind of dialogue for me. Bureau gave me your address and now I personally answer you. I used a marriage bureau only for getting your address and now I don't use their service. Kisses you John. Veronica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :-) mailto:nikkaint@inbox.ru

When she asked for money
Hi my John. I am very glad to receive your warm words. It is very pleasant to receive news from the loved person. I wait for each your letter with impatience. Many thanks, that you have answered all my questions. I have transferred the information about you and me in travel agency. Larisa has told me, that the most suitable trip for visiting you in your country to me costs 800 USD. John it is really big money for both of us. But I think, that our desire to meet each other is much more. Our meeting is very serious decision for both of us as. I think about it much, I ask myself much. Life gives us chance once in life, and I think, that it is necessary to use this chance. I have come to a conclusion, that: I am ready to spend all savings, all that saved from my small salary. I am ready to spend all this to meet the person with whom I have got acquainted on Internet, with the person I sincerely love, with the person who after short time of our acquaintance became very much close to me. I spoke you, that my brother will give me some money for an our meeting. Today I and my mum talked to my brother about money. His answer was: Veronica, I can give you 250 USD. + I have some personal accumulation it is 100 USD. It is very uncomfortable for me to speak you but for full cost to pay my visit to you I need else 450 USD. I have to ask you : will you help me with the missing sum of money for our meeting? I understand, that it as risk for you. You know the girl from Russia by name Veronica very little. I want to ask you: do you trust me???. I think, that it is the first real check of our trust to each other. As I spoke you, that the most important thing in relations between two people for me is a trust on 100 % to each other. When people have trust then they have real love to each other during all life. I am sure that you as well as I want our meeting and will make for this purpose all necessary. In the following letter I wait your answer to my question about the help to me with 450 USD. If you are ready to pay for my trip I could advise you a way how you can do it ( Anna knows how to do it more convenient). I think that in the nearest time I will have to all the money for trip. I am waiting your answer and I don't want to waste time any more. Preparing documents will take about a month, but this process will start only after I pay for all. So now I can't tell you exact date of my coming to you. I hope that soon we will have chance to meet. PS John , I want to suggest you a variant of sending money for me. I spoke with my girl-friend who prepare to married one man from England(I talked you about her early). I knew that at first he had problems with sending her money but then they found a way. She said that now they use system E-gold and already three times they sent money by it. It is easy and very convenient. You can learn about e-gold on their site www.e-gold.com .Anna said that this method of sending money takes little percents for transfering. Today we with her made an account for me on the e-gold. She also said that in order to transfer money to e-gold account her man used site www.profitrating.com Please look at it because I know that it works (I believe my girl-friend and besides she doesn't have reasons to lie). So it could help us to meet in the nearest time. 1. You make your e-gold account. www.e-gold.com 2. You transfer money from bank account to your e-gold account on www.profitrating.com 3. You transfer money from your e-gold account to my e-gold account. I am waiting for your answer and I hope for our soon meeting. In any case I believe that our dreams will come true and we will overcome all difficulties. I love you. Your Veronica. mailto:nikkaint@inbox.ru.

Yana Krasnitskaya (Yaroslavl; Russia)

A.k.a. - Bulochka, a.k.a. - Yana Crasnitskaya (from fake VISA picture) My name is Jeff, i am 45 and single, I use various personal's sites one is WEBDATE which has free first e-mails, after she contacted me we exchanged our real email addresses and started coresponded for a couple of months, before she started suggesting that she would come to America to be with me as long as I paid for the VISA and tickets. When she asked for money for the VISA i started to do some research on dating russian women and scams. Lucky for me i came across the site womenrussia.com I purchased the Anti-Scam Guide , if Yana had read the guide she would have know all of the wrong things to put in an email. the Anti-Scam Guide was a script to her emails, as soon as i said that i would not send money for VISA (which the Anti-Scam Guide said that she would come up for the money for like she did) and then i would not pay for tickets, but would have electronic tickets (not refundable for cash) waiting for her in Moscow. Have not heard from her since. Jeffrey Miller. derelict@rocketmail.com. p.s. if it wasn't for the Anti-Scam Guide i would be out $1000.

Letters

Hello Jeff. I am glad to see your email. I am sorry I couldn't reply to your message earlier. I was a little sceptical about dating services in Internet and I havn't checked my email box. I havn't thought anyone may really reply to my profile. Now you wrote and I am very pleased to meet you. Thank you for your interest. Hope we will begin good contact and who knows what may happen. I guess at first I must tell about myself. My birthday is July 22, 1974. I am 30 now. My height is 165 cm (5'5"), weigt - 56 kg (123 lb). I will attach a picture of me, so you can see my appearance. I live in Russia. And I have never been to the US. But I hope I will visit this country one day. I live in a small russian town near the city Yaroslavl. The population is about 3000. I don't smoke and drink rarely. Prefer red wine or a bottle of good beer. I work as a doctor in local clinic. I am a practicing physician. Most people think it is boring, but I like it and find it very interesting. I like to help people to be healthy and teach them how to save their health. I have a university degree from medical faculty. I keep active life, interesting in sports and outdoors. Also I am interesting in history, geographics and social sciences. I have a lot of hobbies, like reading and listening to music. Cookery is one of my favourite things. Also like animals and children. As for my character, I don't like to tell about it. I try to be good person. Enough emotional and sensible. My best qualities: loyalty, honesty, sense of humour, natural curiosity and simplicity. I know that I can't be objective telling about myself. At least I want people think about me this way. What about religion, I am a Christian but not too religious. I think more spiritual. Marital status: single, never been married. Have had some strong relationships in my life but currently is free. No children. I want simple things. To be happy, to have someone to share my life with, to have family, to love and be loved. I am not sure Internet can help with it, but I like to try new things. Internet is good medium for intercommunication. And it is silly not to use that. I want to meet kind man with good soul and great sense of humor. I would like he could be my friend, life partner and lover. I want to feel his need in me, his support and understanding. I don't need any prince. He just should be kind, sympathetic, decent and honest man. I know that great distance may become the problem. So I want to start from friendship. I like to make friends and if things will not work between us we would stay in touch as good friends. Well, I think it is enough for now. I am sorry if something is wrong. This is my first experience in Internet dating. Tell me about yourself and what you think. Yours truly. Bulochka.

Hi! It is really got too cold here. We had -20 C today. I couldn't send my pictures by email to you. The computer shows some errors. I have just made my online photo album for you. You can see it at my account at Yahoo: http://photos.yahoo.com/kabuloch I will write more in a day or two. Very busy at work now. Take care. Bulochka.

Hi Jeff. Thank you for your nice reply. I enjoy reading your letter. I am very pleased you interest in me. Jeff I want us to keep our correspondence and to know each other better. Write me about your life, send pictures. I promise to do the same. By the way Jeff I want to ask you to help me with my English. I have been studying English for some years at University at first then by myself. I like to read books in English. And I still think I am not good enough to speak and to communicate easily. So if you will see any mistakes in my letters please let me know about them. I write it by myself with a dictionary and I want to improve my language skills. You know our meeting was a chance. I have already been surfing Internet for some weeks. The first time I used Internet was for my work. I read about new methods in therapeutics. Then I started to surf Internet for two or three times a week. And now it is one of my favourite things to do. Recently I have interested in dating service and decided to try it. I choose several profiles and you replied. :-) Others havn't wrote me. I am glad we've met. Jeff I use Internet at Internet cafe. They have several computers here for public use. I am here two or three times a week so don't worry if I can't reply fast. I will write you each time I am here. Jeff I still can't imagine you are in the USA. Sounds silly? :-) I have never been to the States. I know your country just from the movies and TV. I would like to learn more about it and your people. I think we could give each other more full pictures about our countries by corresponding. I also hope to visit the USA some day. I like to travel very much. It is great to see the world all over. I haven't travel much. I was in several russian cities and once in Turkey. I have a picture from there. My favourite city is St.Petersburg. Very beautiful place. Well, I am a little confused and I don't know what to say. I hope all this stuff is not too boring to read. :-) Jeff I have already told you that I want to find someone through Internet. I just wanted to say that it is my serious intention. I am interested in you and I want us to be good friends. Write me back. Waiting for your letter. I got your picture. Very nice. Thank you. Bulochka. P.S. I enclosed a picture from Turkey. Hope you will like it.

Hello, my friend. I thank you for your letter and your interest in me. Jeff, it is interesting to read about you and your life. I am sorry I couldn't write you earlier. I want to know more about you. Please, tell me about your family, friends and people that you know. What is your usual day? I will also tell you what you want to know about me. You wonder about my proffesion. I am a doctor. I am a physician, a general practitioner. I can treat many illness from flu to rheumatism. I work in a hospital, a medical unit at near military base. I think I can be called a medical officer. I work with the militaries. My mother worked here too and I couldn't leave her alone. Now I want to leave this place, find some job and start new life. I have good medical experience and practice. I have good time to correspond with you. I enjoy it. I can say it is becoming one of my favourite things. I don't remember if I told you about my hobbies or things I like to do for fun. It seems to me that people who wants to have some relationship must have the same ideas and goals in life and also the same ways for rest and fun. I like different activities like sport, walking, going-out and outdoors. I can't say that I am engaged in sport. I just like it. I like bicycle-riding, swiming and beach especially. Also I like to dance. I dance classic and modern dances. I am an amateur not a professional. I think the real woman should be beautiful both soul and body. My mother teached me to play piano. I also can sing. I will try to learn some english songs. Hope you can hear them someday. Smile. I enjoy cooking. I prefer italian and russian food. My favourite dishes are different soups and salads. I cook great Ukrainian borsch. It is a soup made of beet, meat, cabbage and carrot. Very tasty. Smile. As I said I like reading. I read different books, but prefer books about history and countries. I read a lot of Russia and America. These countries are great. As for fun, I like the same thing like all people. Movie, walking, theatre. I like to drink tea with friends in cafe. We talked about everything and nothing. Smile. I don't have a lot of friends, but all they are good people. To be honest I don't like 'empty' people. My friends are almost my friends from childhood and youth. They are already almost married. Don't think that I am close person. I like to meet new people and make friends. I am easy-going and I easily strike up new acquaintance. From another side I am not easy approachable woman. I am serious. I think it is from my upbringing. Jeff, I don't remember if I told you about my family. I live alone. My mom died about two years ago. And I have never seen my father. The most close person now is my uncle, my mother's brother. He lives with his family, but I am not close to them. His wife thinks my uncle is my lover. Actually we just friends. I think he is like father for me. Silly woman, she can't understand the friendship between man and woman. I am not angry at her. I am just sorry she is so narrow-minded. My mother was a doctor too, a surgeon. She was a member of charitable organization and she came to Chechnya when there was a war. Mother always wanted to help people. She was the kindest person I knew. She was killed there. The truck detonated at the mine when they transported wounded people to hospital. Everyone was killed. I wanted to come with her to there, but she didn't allow me. Now I know why. From my birth my mother wanted me to become a teacher. But I didn't. I had enough strict upbringing. I had been not allowed to date with boys until I got 20 years old. My mother was old-fashion person. Probably it is not bad. I loved my mother and respect her. She could give me good upbringing. We didn't have any conflicts. I always try to understand her. She loved me too and just wanted me to be happy. It was the most hard time in my life when she died. I thank my uncle, he was with me and supported me. I talked with my uncle about you. Are you surprised? We often had confiding talking. He understands me in full. I said him that I meet a man on dating service in Internet. And that this man is from another country. Uncle said that it is great. I asked him what he thinks if I would like to visit this country and maybe to move there. He said that it is OK, if I feel I want it. I am glad with this. Well, hope it is not too boring to read. Smile. You see sometimes man must sit and think about his life and about what he is and what he wants. It seems to me that I have this time now. What I want? Simple things. Happiness, family, careful husband. I put spiritual life to the first, not material things. I am not looking for better life or getting rich. I am looking for full life. Why I can't find husband here in Russia? I can, but I don't want. I see how my mother lived, I see how other people live in Russia. Yes, here is bad economics and I don't want to live here. I love my Motherland but I don't like the State. I want to have comfortable life and don't always be in searching good job and better salary. I want to dedicate my life to my husband and my family. I don't want to say that I am lazy. I like to work, but I don't want to dedicate my life to my work. I hope you understand what I am talking about. I see that many russian women try to go out from Russia looking for better life. They marry foreigners to get citizenship of another state. Then they divorce. I don't like them. I believe in marriage for life. I want to marry for love. Jeff, I want you to understand me in full, until we will make some any steps. Tell me what you think about this all and what else you would like to know. Well, this letter seems to be long, so I will close. Until next time. Yours Bulochka.

Hello Jeff. How are you? Hope you are OK. I am all right. I missed you these days when I was unable to read your letters. Smile. I don't know how it may happen so fast but I feel that we have been friends for years. What happened with you these days? Here things are the same. You know sometimes it seems to me that life stopped here. And you live the same day everyday and it scares me. I may live all my life and I can't notice that life is going away. Jeff you make my days another. Full of life and joy. Thank you for your writing. It really brights my days. Don't think that is just words. I always mean what I say... Or at least I try to. Smile. You asked me about my musical taste. I listen to different music. Can't tell what I like better. I guess music must be nice for hearing. I like some classical composition and also modern pop and rock music. My favourite classical is "Moon Sonata" by Beethoven, from modern I like Madonna, Sting, Robbie Williams. Sometimes I like jazz and old blues. Jeff I can't still believe you are so far from me. Yes, I understand it but can't imagine it. Yes, computer and Internet are like a window to the world. It is fantastic. You know our acquaintance made me to think a little differently about people living in the world. Good change. Of course I knew about other countries and people but before it was like an idea, that I saw on TV, read in books and newspapers. But now I can feel it. Understand me please, I have just touched to different culture, life and people through you. And I saw it is real. Jeff I am a person that doesn't believe until he touchs. Smile. I realize you are the same person as I am. We speak different languages, live in the different countries but we want the same things in our lifes. I feel that I am a part of something very huge and important. Thank you for giving me this feeling. I want to travel all over the world, to meet new people and to get new experience. I really think it is great fun and useful. What do you think? I actually may look naive but this is what I think. Yesterday I met my friends. We usually meet at someone's home or go to our favourite cafe. This is pretty nice place. It is small and very cosy. They don't sell alcohol there so it is not very popular. It seems strange? I am not sure you know but usually russians drink a lot. So it is always loudly where alcohol is on sale. My friends don't like to drink too as I do. They are almost my friends from university or childhood, and a girl from my work. We talk, drink tea, joke, have fun. Very nice people. I live them all. It's a pitty we can't meet often but a time or too in month. They almost are married and have family and children so they are constantly busy. Well the matter is that I told them about you. They were really happy for me. They already asked when I come to you. Smile. I explained we are just friends but they still bantered me all evening. They say hello to you. I must already go. I will try to write you sooner. Bulochka. p.s. Jeff I really glad we "met". Smile. Keep more writing.

Hi Jeff. I couldn't wait when I can come here to computer to read your letter. It really brights my day. Smile. I am really happy to get your reply. And I like we both enjoy our correspondence. Your letters mean a lot for me. Jeff, yesterday evening I told with my uncle about you. He is exciting about our friendly relationship. I read him some parts from your letters. Not all, just some sentenses. Hope you don't mind I share that with my uncle. He is the only close person to me and I trust him. He thinks you are worthy man. But he said I must be cautious. I can understand his feelings. But for me you are honest man and I don't think you can ever deceive me. I know I may be mistaken with my thoughts about you. Only time will say the truth. Smile. To be honest we discussed about my possibility to move to you. Smile. Don't worry, it is just an idea. I understand that it is too early to think about it. But who knows. Maybe at first we would meet in person. Anyway my uncle said that he will support me in my choice and don't mind if I move. Jeff, I don't know what is going on with me. I found myself thinking of you often. It seems to me that you are more than just a friend to me. I hope I didn't scare you off with my thoughts. Smile. I wonder what you think about me as your possible life partner? Do you think that we could have common future? I understand if it is too straight question. But I would like to know your opinion. I am honest with you and I want you to be honest with me too. We must trust each other. It's very important in relationship. As for me I see you as my possible partner for life. I know we have great distance between us. But with our letters I feel you close. I believe you are the man with nice soul. I think personal contact is more better than letters via e-mail. But now it is enough to know each other better and see if we realy can have something common in future. Who knows probably we will meet one day and get married. Smile. Well, I continue to tell about me and my life here. My usual day is not too intersting. I get up at 6 o'clock and at 8 I must be at my work. It takes me about 20 minutes to get there by bus or about 40 minutes on foot. I like to go to work on foot because it is very invigorative. Morning, fresh air. Then I am at work until 5. About 6 o'clock I return home. Make some domestic things like cleaning and washing. Three times a week I go to gym, make some aerobics and dances. Sometimes I go to library, theatre, to my friends. When I don't want to go anywhere I stay at home to read a book or play piano, I like to learn a new music composition. In the evenings I watch some film or show on TV and go to bed. Today I got my salary at work. That small pleasant event always makes people to love their work if only for a day. Smile. I don't earn large sum of money. It is 3500 rubles (about $120 USD) for a month. But I am enough satisfied with it. I wish I got more money, but I don't want to become crazy about it. I saw many people who wanted to get much money. Some of them gained it. But they almost changed their personality. They can't talk about anything, only money. Yes, it is difficult to make good money in Russia. But money is not my life goal. For my salary I can buy something of clothes and it is enough to buy food. For russian standard I have less average earnings. I have a TV set and tape-recorder at home. I don't have a car, but I can drive it. I have my bicycle and I enjoy to ride it. Smile. Not sure how interesting it is to read about these things but I want you know. Jeff, how much do you earn? I am just interesting. You don't need to answer if you don't want. I know that we have different life levels. But it is interesting what are expenses for living at you. I pay about $60 USD for my flat and electricity. In winter I pay additional 20 for central heating. I am lucky I live in my mother's flat. This flat was given to my mother by the department where she worked. Actually it is not my accomodation. I can just live here. I have only one room and a kitchen. I don't want to complain of something. It is usual things here. I want to show you life here. By the way how much is Internet access where you live? I am paying about 50 roubles for an hour in this computer club (about $1.7 USD for a hour). Jeff, tell me about your the same things. I am interesting what is your life there. I thought about my life and recent events. You know from my last relationship with man I understood that the connection between man and woman is very delicate. It needs efforts from both sides to be supported and developed. You can't just date, make love and say words. It is more deeper. My last boyfriend was a photographer. Some my pictures were made by him. He was more than just a photographer, he was an artist, a creator. Our parting was not a tragedy. In the certain time we both understand we are not together and decided to break it. I don't miss him. It was the best we could do. Jeff I don't know why I tell it to you. Now I want to create full relationship and I know how to do it. I will try to give all my soul to my man and I need his one for me. Well don't get it too close. It is just my thoughts and I don't claim anything. Smile. Jeff I've just realized you don't know my real name. I want you know. My full name is Krasnitskaya Yana. First name is Yana. I know it is enough difficult in pronunciation so I used my nick name. My mother liked to call me Bulochka. You may call me any way you like. Also I want to give you my postal address. It is 2-1 Rybinskay Linia 286 km Yaroslavl Russia 150052 I want you know it just in case I can't write you an email. Please, don't send any presents to me. I would feel very uncomfortable to accept it if I would get them. Our postal system is very unreliable and I don't want you waste your money. Jeff also give me your postal address, in case if I don't email you, I may send you some card to let you know I am ok. Well, I must cut my letter here. Write me more. All what you think and dream. I need it. I think I could call you this weekend. Tell me when and where I can reach you. I don't promise I will do. I have never called to anyone abroad. I don't have telephone at home and I want to call from paid telephone. Looking forward to geting your letter. Take care of you. Bye Jeff. Yana (Bulochka). p.s. I saw your pictures at Yahoo. They are nice. Thank you.

Hi my dear. Happy Merry Christmas to you. I wish all your dreams come true in new year. I am sorry I am short of time right now. I will write next week. Bulochka.

Hello Jeff. How are you? I am fine. We have good winter day today. White snow and not too cold. Don't think I forgot about you. Smile. No, I think of you often. I am very intersting to know you more and I like that we can talk via email. Is it OK for you that I can't write you everyday or regularly? I will try to write as often as I can. To be honest I am a little nervous. Jeff, you may ask why I feel so. I am a little scared about having new serious relationship, particularly, a relationship with you, because I want a relationship with you to work out. I want it to happen, to mature, and excel. Another reason I am nervous is because a serious relationship is a big step. A big step for both of us. And, lastly, I am nervous of the possibility that you will say something like "Yana, you are a great friend, and I think we should keep things that way". I think I want more. It is based on what you have written me, what you have told me of you, and what you have told me of your thoughts, life and so on. I think that I really want to develop our relationship. I know it may be premature for me to think this way. But I do because I feel this way. Last days I thought about you a lot and I thought about us. I thought may it be possible for us to meet each other one day. I thought how real is Internet. How we can learn each other throught it. Really it seems to me that there is no difference what way we communicate. The important thing is that we can learn each other and to have image of our character in our minds. And it is great. Jeff tell me what is happening with you. I know you had Merry Christmas on December 25 and this is big holiday for you. We have Christmas on January 7. I think it is because Russia has Orthodox Christianity as the most common religion. I still don't know how I would celebrate New Year and Christmas. Probably someone of my friends will invite me to celebrate it together. To be honest I would like to celebrate it with you and give you some gift. Smile. Now it is impossible. Maybe next year. I am sorry to make my letter short but I have to go. I will write again soon. Yours Yana. p.s. You asked me what Bulochka mean. It is something like a piece of pie, small sweet. Smile.

Hi, Jeff. I am realy happy we are in touch. Thank you for your letters. They make my days. I think of you constantly. You are very close to me. I don't know how it could happen so fast. It is amazing. I feel you very close, but I can't see you. You see we both are sincere with each other. I think it is the way people must comunicate with each other. I think that we mustn't hide our feelings and thoughts. I do it. I am ready to give myself to the destiny. I believe in fortune. I think I am lucky to find you. Jeff I miss you in the evenings. Sometimes at nights I dream of you. I see you smiling and whispering my name. You know I wish you were here next to me or I were near you. I want to touch your hand, to see in your eyes and whisper your name... Sweet dream. I believe we are compartible and we could be a great couple. I have thought a lot about us and came to conclusion. Jeff we must meet in person. I want to touch your hand and look into your eyes. Really. I thought is it really so hard for us to meet? We live on the same planet, just in different places. Jeff I want to visit you. Would you like to meet me in person? Would you like to see me in real? I want it. I think if we both want it we can do it. Is it a crazy idea? We met in virtual space. We found out that we have common thoughts and ideas for living. We both need someone in our lifes. We like each other. So we must meet. We must meet to see if we are persons who we see in our letters and our thoughts. We should meet to learn each other more, to talk, to feel each other. We should check up our expectation in real life. I don't see the sense to continue our corresponds and to make image of our relationship in our minds. I think we must meet and see if the things will work out between us, see if we will fall in love with each other. Without meeting in person we can't create full understanding of person. I want to meet you and to develop our relationship. I know we met in Internet but we met each other. It means a lot. Jeff I would like to visit you this winter. I will have vacation for January ans February and I think it would be good time to meet. Tell me what you think about it? Jeff, I really feel nervous right now. I don't want to stay friends. You see it is not enough for me. I want more. You may think I am crazy, we never met. I understand. But can't do anything with it. I feel this way and I am ready to continue our relationship in more close manner. I told with my uncle about this. He is very exciting for me. But he doesn't mind. He said "it is your life Yana and you are worth to have your happy". He also said that he has good friend in Moscow who works as a laywer in emigration field. Uncle said he will help me with all paperworks. I will learn about what papers I need to make and then I will tell you. I don't know how long it will take me and how hard it will be. Jeff I want also to enlist your support. Can you help me if I need something from you? I don't know what exactly, maybe some information about you or something else. Do you think it is possible for us to meet? I think yes. I believe in fortune and I think it smiled on us. If we could meet each other in Internet we can meet in real. I am sure we will have happy future together. Jeff I am so excited thinking of it. Yes, I surely want to embrace you and I will do everything that depends from me to make us met. Please, write sooner what you think. I am sorry if this letter is a little chaotic. I am just very exciting. With love. Yours Yana. p.s. I want to visit, but who know maybe I would stay with you. Smile.

Hi, Jeff. I am realy glad to see your letter. It is the only reason for me to check my email box. Jeff I must say to you some words. I love you. I don't know how you react to it. But these words are sincere from me. You see my heart says that you are my right man. I understand that it is too fast to fall in love with the man that you have never met in real. But also our meeting started not from flirtation but from honest words. We have been sincere with each other. We both need some one in this life. We both like each other. We started our relations from learning our thoughts and dreams. We both know what other wants. We shared our thoughts and we have a lot common. I don't know what you think of me now. Maybe you think I am crazy or you share my opinion. You see if the man knows what he wants he must do something to get it, but not to sit and think of it all time. I know that I love you. I know you are careful, honest and strong man. You cannot deceive me. I know that you are the man that I have been searching for. To my mind this situation about Internet helps us to develop our relationship in shot time. We've just jumped the long period of acquaintance and adaptation to each other. At first we started from the point that other people reach in some months or more. See Jeff, people meet, adapt to each other. Then after some time they begin to consider their common goals and intentions. Then they decide possibility of living together or having some kind of relationship. So the endpoint of this situation is exchange of thoughts. We reach it without preparatory stage. To my opinion, the most important thing in relations between man and woman is spiritual contact and understanding without words. Other things are less important and some have no importance at all. For me love is the thing you can't describe. It comes from inside of you. You just want to make happy the man you love. And there is no any criterion of appreciation to it. Well I said enough for now. Jeff I love you. It is true. I will think of you and wait your reply. I will write you soon. With love, always yours Yana.

Hi Jeff. I want to tell you very serious thing. Jeff, I have done some research for coming to you. And I have good results. I talked to my uncle's friend about it. He works as a lawyer in immigration agency in Moscow. His company helps people to solve all questions about travels, organized tours and immigration. They also make all paperworks and passport required for travelers. I got his professional advice about my wish to come to you. He said that I would need visa and passport to come to you. His company can make all these papers in 10 days. This company is connected with American Embassy. That's why they work so quickly. I asked what I would need to do and he told me about all stages in this process. At first I need to apply for visa in this company. They will make an inquiry into embassy in Moscow. Usually it takes about two days. After they will receive authorization for my visa I will need to contract for their service. Then they will start their work. I will get visa, all papers and passport in 10 days. Then I can get ticket for a plane and fly to you. Their service costs $350 USD. I know this is a lot, but it is fast and reliable. The lawyer said I can try to get visa by myself but it will take more time, about 6-12 months. I will need to come to embassy and apply for visa. The pay is about $150 USD. Then I will need to come there some times to sign different papers and wait. You see it could take more time, money and nerve finally. What do you think of this occasion? I think it is great chance for us to meet. There is the reason we must hurry with it. This company have a licence to issue visas. But the government of the USA decided to limit number of visas since new year. This company will not issue visas any longer since January 25, 2005. The only way to get visa will be the embassy and it is very hard, almost impossible for lonely young woman. So I will not be able to get visa that way. Also the lawyer said that they have limited number of visas they can issue for this year. This is the rule of US Embassy. Now they have few visas they can give. He said if I want to get visa I must do it as soon as possible. You see we must hurry if we want to meet in person. I must say that I have already applied for visa. Don't you mind? Jeff, I love you and I need to meet you in person. We must do it as soon as possible. You know I haven't $350 USD. It makes me so sad. What can I do? I hate I have no this money. And I feel very uncomfortable to ask you for money. If I could pay for it I would do it without any doubts. I can get about $50 USD for visa but I need another 300. Jeff, I know we will be happy together. Please, help me with visa money, help us to meet. As for visa's period of validity it works for 3 months. I can prolong it if I will need. And I also can marry you if we will decide to do it. Jeff, please, think of it. It is our chance, we can't miss it. I must pay for visa next week. You see they take payment in advance usually. But the lawyer made an exception for me, because he is my uncle's friend. And I promised to pay in these days. I can't let him down. Trust me Jeff. It is the best way we can meet. If you really want to meet me and help, please send money these days. The lawyer advised to use Money Gram. We have several money gram agents in Yaroslavl. So I will be able to receive your money without any problems. They are very fast and reliable. You will need to put in order my name and location. Just in case here is my name again: Yana Krasnitskaya. And you must put Yaroslavl in location. You can send money in person at a MoneyGram location near you. See their web site to find the closest locatioin. After you send money let me know the Reference Number. I will also need your name and address as it appears in tranfer order to receive your money. Jeff, I understand that it is maybe too fast and rush, but we need it. We can meet and we must use this chance. I know it is much money but I don't have this money. I think I could save this sum in an year but we can't wait so long. Jeff, you see it will be the first step to our future. I must get visa at first. I understand that it may take some months to save money for ticket. I will try to find them here, at least part of them. But I can't find money for visa in such short time. Help me. I do it, because I love you and I trust you. I believe in our future, I believe in you. I love you. My visa would be the best Christmas gift for both of us. Yours Yana. p.s. I am sorry if I seem too pressing in this letter, I've just wanted to let you know how important it is for us to meet.

Hi, my love. Jeff I am very happy to get your reply. It impressed me. It moved me to tears. Jeff, thank you for your being. You see I have the reason to live now. I want to live long life with you and to be happy together. I am sure that I want it. And it must come true. Jeff I have never felt thus. I feel like I was asleep. I have waked just now. I see the world with another look. I see all colours of life. I love you. I live only for your letters. What about my dreams they have changed. I think about you often and wonder how pleasant it will be to spend a lot of time with you holding hands and walking in a park or dining out in a nice restaurant. Jeff I have got my visa. I am so happy. I asked the lawyer to scan my visa and he did. I want to show it to you. Believe me we will be together real soon. Jeff I have learned about airfare. The lawyer said I can buy ticket from Moscow to San Francisco Airport for about $650. It is the price with my uncle's discount. All papers will be ready in few days to take the discounted ticket. Another details: the lawyer said that it is special offer from Aeroflot and it's time limited. This offer works for Russian citizens until February 10. They will rise their prices later because of spring and beggining of tourist season. This discount also will not work after this date. The lawyer said that we must to purchase my ticket in advance until this offer works. There are several flights that available for me. We can buy ticket for any day in two months. Tell me what date would be better for you so I could get ticket for proper day. I think we must obtain this discount and get the ticket. What do you think? I am afraid that I can't help anything unless getting this discount for ticket. I am ready to come to you at any time I get a ticket. If we buy it I would be sure we will meet soon. Please send money as soon as you can. I am afraid that all flights will be full and we will be unable to get ticket for this price in time. As for sending money the lawyer advised me not to receive money for my name because it may cause problems with my visa and papers. Also I will have to pay a tax in amount of 30% if I receive your transfer. I work for the state and we have such law here. You would rather send money to my girlfriend name. I have a good girlfriend of mine that will help me to get your transfer. She lives in Yaroslavl and works for some business and she doesn't have to pay this tax. I can't do anything with it, we have such law here. Her name is Elena Ushakova. Please send money to her name and let me know transfer information (sender's name and control number). I will come to Yaroslavl and she will receive money for me. Use Money Gram. They have their agents in Yaroslavl. Jeff I am very worried about you being without me. I am afraid that I can lose you. If something happen with you and you can't tell me I probably will go crazy. Be careful, please, and save yourself for me. I will bless God for you. I love you Jeff. I wish I was be able to embrace you now. But I can just think of you and read your letters. Write me more, please. I will write you more later. Bye my love. I am thinking of you. Yours Yana.

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