INTERNATIONA MARRIAGE AGENCY "LUBA'S CLUB"
LUBOV BARANOVA SCAM
Chernovtsy, Ukraine
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Phone: n/a
Address: Chernovtsy, Ukraine
e-mail:
luba@sacura.chernovtsy.ua
Principals: Lubov Baranova
Scam: Engagement fees scam |
We would consider Mrs. Baranova to be one of the most famous scammers in Ukraine. Her agency "Luba's Club" was related to large number of various scams, Mrs. Baranova is known to correspond with her clients pretending to be a girl from her catalog, or control correspondence between her clients and their fiancés.
Since Mrs. Baranova's scam was in provoking a client to pay $1000 engagement/wedding fees and other various expenses (wedding or engagement rings, engagement parties, drivers and interpreters fees, accommodations fees, photo and video fees, restaurant costs for the bride's family, etc), many of the girls from "Luba" agency were known to get engaged more than once.
If you would like to view Mrs. Baranova's pricing letters please click here.
Mrs. Baranova looks to be working closely with another famous scammer
Elena Voloschuk. To our knowledge Mrs. Baranova has arranged at least a half dozen engagements with
Elena Voloschuk in the last few years. There was also some indication that at some point Lubov and Elena split up, and it is unknown whether they are still working together or not.
To read complaints about Lubov Baranova and "Luba" agency please visit following links:
Agency "Luba" report on "Russian Brides Cyber Guide"
Discussion "Does anyone knows this girl?....." on Travel Chernovtsy message board
Discussion "luba@sacura.net............" on Travel Chernovtsy message board
Discussion "Looking 4 Baranova Photo......." on Travel Chernovtsy message board
Discussion "Beware this evil Mrs. Baranova....." on travel Chernovtsy message board
Discussion "Scam Agency In Chernovtsy....." on Travel Chernovtsy message board
Discussion "Baranova Sells Women......." on Travel Chernovtsy message board
Dear XXXXX! Mrs. Baranova is writing to you.
In this letter I want to give you a piece of information about your visit.
You will need an invitation to get the Ukrainian visa and visit our town I can arrange such an invitation for you. Its cost is $100 and the local police department within 4-5 working days will issue it. Then I'll send it to you through Express Mail and it will take about a week for such a parcel to reach you. After getting the invitation you will have to mail it along with your passport and some other papers to the Embassy of Ukraine. You can get any other details at the Embassy's web site
(www.ukremb.com). You could also need the address and
phones of the Embassy:
3350 M St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 2007
USA.
Phone (202) 333-7507
Fax (202) 333-7510
Your Visa should be ready within 4-5 days after receiving all needful papers. The club's driver will come to meet you in the airport of Lvov or Kiev depending on which one you will arrive. Then you will drive back to Chernovtsy. You can wire money to cover expenses related to getting and mailing such an invitation through Western Union to your ladies’ or my name:
Ukraine,
58001 Chernovtsy,
Western Union office;
For Lubov Baranova.
You would have to ask mother of your favorite girl for her blessing (as it's required according to the local customs) if you and she would develop special feelings towards each other. Then you would have to put a fiancé's ring on her finger. Our girls prefer inexpensive but fine rings that may cost about $100-200. There will be some photos taken during the engagement ceremony and these pictures are used to be attached to the fiancé visa petition.
I have founded my dating Club 10 years ago and there were about 100 marriages between Americans and girls of my Club. Please find
below some information related to various services available in my Club and their prices.
Please don't hesitate if you have any questions and ask me - I'll be happy to answer any of them. My girls don’t require luxury presents but they feel awkward if their bridegroom can't pay for the club's service. Indeed, anyone should pay some efforts if he wants to find his real happiness.
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My Club exists for ten years. Western Ukraine is special region with special people's attitude towards marriage and family. I invite to my Club only such ladies who have not bad habits, who are family-oriented, able to study English language and psychologically ready to move to another country to their future foreign husbands.
There were many weddings with foreign men in my Club, especially with men from America. Statistics proved that American men are
good loving husbands and caring fathers to their children. I take much care about my ladies corresponding with foreign men because all of our women move to their husbands and 1 have to stay here in Chernovtsy where their parents stay living. I want their parents to be grateful to me for the happiness of their daughters. My Club is official estate, I have to pay rather high taxes for my activities, and my work is controlled by Tax Inspection. Experienced co-workers - interpreters, drivers, cooks and doctors work for me.
I also help our foreign guests with Invitation Cards to Ukraine necessary for obtaining Visas and I help our ladies to put all necessary papers in order for preparing Fiancé Visas. Most of our ladies are young women, some of them are students of institutes, universities or high schools and so they have not enough money to pay for services of my Club.
Wedding in church costs 200$,
Engagement party - 500$ (for 10 guests)
Double - roomed flat renting - 80$ per day (upon your request an interpreter can stay with you in the flat over night for
additional security)
Daily interpreter's service – 40$ per day.
Daily driver's service inside town - 30$ per day.
Getting to Chernovtsy by Club's car from Kiev - 300$, from Lvov - 200$.
Photos about wedding/engagement ceremony and other events - $1 - per
card.
Video film - $100
In the case of engagement or wedding with ladies from my Club, foreign men pay me 1000$ of USA fee right in the day of
engagement or wedding.
I spend my own money for translation and sending girls letters by E - mail, for making their pictures, etc...
Mostly Plastic Visa Cards and Master Cards are valid in our City Banks. Sometimes it happens that some foreign Banks limit the sum of money to be paid in cash in Ukraine. So ifs better to consult with American Bank officers about it.
There are many beautiful places out of our town. One of the most favorite places is Yaremche - picturesque health resort in Carpathian Mountains. It's located 120 kilometers far from our town. Many tourists from different countries like to visit this place. Excursion they’re on our Club's car costs 150$. There are some ancient fortresses built in 12 - 14th centuries not far from our town. Excursion there costs
80$.
With deep respect, Mrs. Baranova.
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