Basically, when it comes to Russian order brides you don’t have to worry about scammers too much. They are pretty easy to spot and all you have to do is be aware they are there. Generally, I’d say about 1% of women you come into contact with are scammers. Much less if you only use the best and reputable websites.
Anyway, there are 3 basic types of scams.
Type 1. The Big Score
This type you probably know. It involves an incredibly gorgeous woman becoming interested in you. At some point (usually within weeks), the woman will develop a ‘crisis’ (such as work problem, housing problem, or a sick relative) and needs you to urgently send her a large amount of cash.
Once the cash is sent, she disappears from your life. The pictures used were almost certainly not of her at all, and it was somebody else writing the letters.
Things that should arise your suspicion.
- She is stunningly gorgeous and glamorous.
- She asks for money (well duh). Genuine Russian women are very much aware they can be seen as scammers and will be very keen to show you they are not after your money.
- She falls head over heels in love with you extremely quickly
- Her letters don’t show a real interest in you. Her words just don’t show a genuine interest in your life and who you are. The words seem generic and not tailored for you.
No single one of these need necessarily be deal breakers. Impossibly gorgeous women are out there and people do have financial problems. If she asks for money, look to see if any of the others are there. If they are, you’ve probably got a scammer.
Type 2. Death By a Thousand Cuts
These scams are perpetuated by agencies based in Russia and can be found in the ‘pay-per-letter’ sites.
How these sites work is your letter goes via the site to an agency near where the girl is located. It is translated, she reads it then writes back and her reply is translated back to English. You pay for every translation (i.e. every letter sent and received). The website and the local agency split the money you pay.
Most of the agencies are fine, but some post fake profiles or keep profiles active long after the girl is no longer interested in meeting men. The agency will then pretend to be the girl in the profile, so they can get more of your money.
This type is a little harder to spot than the first. It can take a few letters to ascertain the woman has no interest in you. Given that (a) It can only happen on certain websites and (b) The most you’ll lose is probably around $20-$30. You’ll spend a similar amount anyway on a lot of girls in those types of websites as interest peters out naturally in any case.
So not a huge concern, but it exists can can suck a little of your precious time, money and emotion. Finding your dream Russian order bride can be the best thing you ever do, but you still don’t want to waste time or money.
To whom it may concern.
Her name is Tatyana Tanya V****, age 27 years old I met her through RussianEuro.com, her first letter was of some one that had not much experience in the dating game very innocent, just a bit of an introduction really.
She did say that she was an only child in her family,live her mother mother divorced and father got married to another woman in an apartment of one room, and with a lot of relatives and visit grandmother often and that her mother work at night in a bakery.
The second, letter asking not to play with her feeling and also she noted that she had a WEBCAM and a mobile phone.
She let me know that she was from KSTOVO and her address was:
(deleted by admin. email us if you have a specific interest)
This woman answer every single letter and every question I did ask.
Sometime after I did asked for her phone number which she gave to: (deleted by admin), she ask to call her after 9:00PM Moscow time.
I finally decided to caller her, but I there was a massage at the other side of the line saying that
the number was not available at the moment, please try latter, in Russian and in English.
I send a lot SMS, at the beginning, the first SMS I did send ,she did reply, but after that she did not replay them, I did asked in one of the letter what happened to the SMS that I did send, she answer as being received but she did not answer them because she had to paid and she had not much money, which it make sense to. I have been told by other sources that when you receive a call in Russia, the receiver has to pay, which is different with us here in Australia, the caller pay but not the receiver.
The lady sent me more than 30 photos plus a VIDEO done with her camera.
Then about about the 10th letter she start to fall in love very slowly.
About the a month latter she mention that we have to meet, she did not care if I go the there or she come to me.
At that time I was tired up with work, so for me was difficult to go, she coming to me was the most practical thing to do.
She mention that she was up for 21 day of holidays and ,she wanted to spend them with me.
I said that was O.K with me.
She let me know that she only have half of the money for the ticket, and if I could help her with the other half and if could not do not worry.
So I send half of the money. To which she replay that the travel agency was to handle all the paper work.
I did ask her when was her to get the visa, she reply that she was getting ready to go to Moscow to for the interview and to receive the visa and from there fly directly to Japan and then from there to Australia.
At the very last moment she SMS me asking to call her, which I did, then she explain to me,
that she can have the visa, but that she have to show that had money to bring into the country, and the problem was everything happens at the very last minute, she did not give much time to think about anything.
I remember after I have sent the money, she call me again saying that at the airport she fined $300.00 USD for trying to pass some gold chains, and without that she could not take the flight, I did send the money but I did not tell her, when she called me she used a different phone number, which I goggle it and guess what, the phone number was there, and the number is : (deleted by admin). I did find a web site where I got some advice about Western Union, the advice was to ask to W.U. where the money was pick up, which I did, and guess what, the money was picked up from a place called CHEBOKSARY city and country is CHUVASH in Russia, but she was supposed to be in Moscow getting the visa, that was too late for me. I did managed to cancel two transfers of money that I have sent
After she got the money there was no way I could contacted her.
The problem with all of this, is that I did search for her on all the web site where are the SCAMMER, in many web sites, I have search for her phone number, her photos, but with no lack, I know that other people been scammed by this lady but nobody have the bolls to report her.
I guess that people from poor nations where there are no other means to make money, the theft is the only resource they have to make ends meet.
I have the felling that this woman does not work alone and they are very skillful must say . woman.
My only hope is that letter will stop another idiot like me been scammed.
I do have some photos if you are interested.