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Russian Bride Scam – Truth and Lies

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Fear of a being a victim of a Russian Bride scam is the number one reason why men don’t ever get started with Russian dating. Or are overly cautious when they do.

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So here is the lowdown so you can know what is going on.

How do I know? I am a guy who has been there and done it. I’ve been scammed and know exactly how to spot and avoid the russian bride scams.

The good news? It’s easy.

Russian Bride Scam Truth

The truth is Russian bride scammers do exist. And yes there are a lot of them. A LOT of them aren’t even women, but men pretending to be women online in order to coax money out of the lovelorn.

The way you spot them is this:

Just wait a while. Pretty soon after being in contact they’ll ask for money. This is the big neon warning sign. Run. Usually there is a big sob story attached. Again. RUN

Russian Bride Scam Lies

The lies are that all or most Russian women are scammers. How so very far from the truth. The truth is most of them are in fact if anything a lot more moral and upright than their western counterparts. I’ve got to know a lot of Russian women, through dating and as friends. In general I’d say they are more honest and friendly than Western women.

 

Most Russian girls are in fact sweethearts

The moral here is to relax and trust yourself and your judgement. You’ll be able to spot the scammers, and you’ll find a genuine sweetheart. Go for it .

Russian Mail Brides – Scammers Guide Part 2

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This is part 2 of our guide to scammers and Russian mail brides.

Type 3. The Long Con

This type of scam I’m not even certain actually exists today (I know of no recent confirmed cases). But it may exist and I guess has existed in other contexts for time immemorial so its worth having a quick look.

This scam involves a woman feigning interest in a man for enough time, and with enough conviction, so that she eventually gains a western passport and/or half the mans money.

My own view on this is that it ‘takes two to tango’. That for it to work there has to be a man whose character at the time in some way allows for it to happen. I say that if somebodies character is like this, that type of victimization can just as easily happen with the woman next door.

There is a lot of wealth in Russia today and there is no great reason for a woman skillful and dedicated enough to pull off such a thing to turn her attention outside Russia.

I could go into a lot of pondering here (using a lot of cod-pschology) into whether this scam exists all the time -  its just the participants refuse to admit it to themselves that it is a scam.

Do ‘relationships of convenience occur’? Yes, but that is very different to a deliberate scam.

Instead lets keep it short.

With one or two exceptions, every woman I met was completely genuine.

So basically in my opinion
- The chances of this Long Con happening are
(a) Incredibly small
(b) About the same as whether you are looking for a wife in Russia or looking in the next street. So finding a Russian mail bride is just as risky as any other relationship.

Conclusion

If you use a little bit of common sense, you have nothing to worry about when it comes to scammers. The vast majority of Russian women are genuine and if you use quality websites, you should have nothing to worry about.

In my own experience I only ever encountered one Type 1 (very easy to spot), one Type 2 (I lost about $20 and was foolish) and nothing would surprise me more were I to find myself in a Type 3 ;)

So my advice is don’t worry. You’ll be fine. Do it. Finding a Russian mail bride that is perfect for you is pretty much the best thing you can do.


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