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Petrova Svetlana / NataliaBarmina / Kolumb M (report #4)

(compare to the report on Sinnndy from Votkinsk)

Votkinsk, Russia

Tel: not specified 

Address: Russia , VOTKINSK , Svoboda str.18 ap.2,postal index 427430

Email: wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.au ; agency-kolumb-m@nm.ru

DOB: November 25, 1977.

Submitted: 11/24/05


Report from Australia, 
1; Name; Svetlana Petrova
2; Travel Agency; Natalia Barmina.Agency of travels " Kolumb M "
3;Occupation; Child Care
4;Address; Russia , VOTKINSK , Svoboda str.18 ap.2,postal index 427430
5;email; wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.au 
6;D.O.B; November 25, 1977.

My name is Scott and I was contacted by the above women, on match.com
please find enclosed some emails, from her and the woman acting as her travel agent,
also attached photos she has sent.
All in all , I have recieved 22 emails and 1 from the travel agent and 18 photo's in total 

 

reports: #1, #2; #3; #4

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1st email wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.au  
subject; Hi
Wednesday, 14 September 2005 9:30:22 AM
Hi! I am glad, that you were interested by me and have written to me e-mail. I shall be very glad if you will write to me also other letters. I for the first time have acquaintance through the Internet. It was very difficult to me to place my structure in a service of acquaintances, because I am in Russia, the service of acquaintances does not accept the members from this country. I had to specify in a structure, that I am in Australia. In this letter I shall inform you a little information myself and if the dialogue with me will be interesting to you, I shall tell about myself in more detail in the following letters. my age 27 years. I have work and I am engaged in sports. I the very romantic woman also try to do my life interesting. I dream to meet in my life of the good man, which can understand me and love. I send you a photo me and I ask, that you sent me some pictures from your life. As it will be interesting to me to learn about your life, family, work and entertainments. Write to me, I shall wait your letter. Sincerely and yours faithfully. Sweet.
2 photos attached; Hi-smp & Asmodel


2nd email; wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.au 
subject; Thank you for the answer
Monday, 19 September 2005 8:25:03 AM
Hi Scott. Have good day. I waited your letter and was very much Is pleased, when you have written to me. Your structure and I was interesting to me Is pleased, that we begin to learn each other more well and to develop Our acquaintance. I think, that it is an interesting thing, to learn someone Far through the Internet. It is unusual to me, because I a little Is familiar with the Internet. Scott, I want to inform you, that I have no the computer At home also I go in Internet - cafe, in free from work time. That To translate my letters to you I use the electronic program The interpreter, because for me is faster and it is convenient to write for you In Russian, and then to translate the letter on English. I hope, That you can understand well my letters. I studied the English language Earlier at school, and after that in college and I understand your letters very well. Only please do not use Reductions of words. While I did not establish the computer in the house, therefore That I have no there telephone.Scott, I want To tell to you it is a little about itself. I live in city Votkinsk and I have Very good family. Because of my work I take off a small apartment and I live in it separately from my family. But I very much frequently reach to them and I spend with them weekend. we frequently we are chosen together on a camping and We have other entertainments. Mine the city not of the large size, and in it is a little The people. Basically at us in city various factory and factories. Is present Some restaurant and bar. The city is constructed not by high houses till 3-5 floors. I with the friends frequently get out there to buy some Things or fashionable clothes. I work, my job that I create various holidays, concert programs. I work a children's garden as the senior tutor. I very much love children. I like to do holidays for children. My work brings to me not so many money, but it is pleasant to me. Tell to me about the job. She is pleasant to you? To me My job is pleasant. I very much like to laugh and I respect the people with good By humour. I like to travel. I yet was not far from mine At home, but I dream in the future to visit in different places. I 2-3 times in Week go to be engaged in sports hall, to hold my body in The order. And youScott, have any sports in the life? You love Entertainment on a nature? A hunt? fishing? A camping? Some inform me Things about the entertainment. It will be very interesting to me to learn about it. I wait for your letters. Sincerely yours Sweet. 

2 more photos attached = Foryou & AgainI 

 

3rd email wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.auSubject;Thank you for the letterWednesday, 21 September 2005 8:39:03 AM

Hi mineScott. How you today? I am glad to receive yours e-mail. I think, that I more seriously now think of acquaintance through the Internet.Scott, when you established the structure in a service of acquaintances, you thought of an opportunity to find the man for the serious relations? Be you can did it to have a small entertainment? Inform me about it please. Inform me, why you have decided to get acquainted in the Internet, instead of in the street. I in the life had no good acquaintances in the street. I think, that if the man specially uses a service of acquaintances, it has serious intentions to find the special man for himself. To me told about many games on the Internet, but I hope, that you the serious man.Scott, I would like, that you wrote to me the small story, how the usual man in your country lives. At our peoples different culture and life, and I think this story will help me better to understand you. I think, that on TV tell not always truth, and I never do opinion on the other people from the TV set. I hope, that will not tell some things about it tiresome for you. With what importance of family in your country and what opinion at you concerning it.Scott, I heard, that the Australian women frivolously concern to family, that for them their career is more important. And some women marry and at once do divorce to take half of money from the husband. It is the truth?. It is very difficult to me to understand it. I think, that the creation of family is very important in life and it is impossible to play by feelings of other people and to have the large purse from it. I already informed to you, that I have a work, which takes away from me a lot of free time. My salary not so large, but suffices to me for life and I frequently am helped by my parents. I plan in the future to study to raise the level for work.Earlier I studied pedagogical college. It was after I finished school. It was the quite good college, but I would like to finish university to have good education.Scott, what you have opinion rather importance of education in life? Together to me please opinions.Scott other my birthday of of November 25, 1977. Dear now it is time to me to go home. I shall write to you tomorrow. I wait for your letters. Yours Sweet. P.S. Your photo very much to like me!!! I am very pleased, that you have sent me it! You have more?

1 photo attached = inglasses 

 

4th email= wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.au subject HelloMonday, 26 September 2005 8:32:00 AM

Hi dear Scott. I am pleased to receive e-mail from you. Your letter had the interesting information for me. Today at work I thought of you and these ideas were pleasant for me, it was pleasant to me to realize there is a man, which reads my ideas and writes that that specially for me. Scott, write to me what foodstuffs to you it is pleasant. Mine parents very much love the foodstuffs, which I prepare on kitchen. There can be sometime I can prepare for you yours favourite foodstuffs. To you it was pleasantly? Me very much like different sweet things, such as a pie, cake, sweet. But frequently I do not permit itself to have it to not be thick. Still I love beautiful clothes and different things of light colours. I like of light tone, such as light-blue, pink, beige. And what your favourite colour? I love modern music of the different countries also I love to dance. Scott, what music it is pleasant to you? You dance? My friends speak, that I not bad dance. I love to go on a discoteque, very much I love to be in a bar with the friends and look at cinemas various films with a strong sound. To me as film very much is pleasant to look the Brazilian teleserials about love, these lovely and romantic. And, what you love to do in free time? You love evening walk? Today with the mum I did small travel on shops, we did some purchases for houses. I told to the mum about our acquaintance, she has told, that would like to see you. For my mum it is important, that I got acquainted with good man also was happy. Yours the family has special opinion concerning yours personal of life? Or, probably, you think, that it only your personal business? Now I finish the letter and I shall be expect your letter. Yours Sweet. P.S. Your photo very much to like me!!! I am very pleased, that you have sent me it! You have more?

another 2 photos attached = baby & mybear2 

 

Email 9 ;wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.auSubject; Friday, 28 October 2005 5:27:16 PM

Hi mine lovely Scott . How are you? How your health? At me all in the order, only very much I miss on you. I very much would like to be with you, even there be time to lead some with you. Favourite, at me is very lonely and it is melancholy on soul, likely from loneliness. I very much for a long time nobody had also I very much I want to destroy the loneliness. Scott I want to tell you, that you for me became very close to me, I love your letters, they help me to transfer loneliness. Certainly around there are a lot of various men on any taste, but inside in heart it would be desirable the especial man, which would love me and was gentle to me. I sincerely would want, what you Scott Was this man. Write to me I wait. Kiss you.P.S.Lovely, I shall have holiday from my job in November, therefore for me this best time to meet you. 

 

email 11 from wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.au Monday, 31 October 2005 8:52:23 PM 

Hi mine favourite! I am very glad again to speak with you. Today I have good mood, and how you mine lovely? I missed for you and I have some news to you. I spoke with the mum, concerning our meeting, then we talked to her with the agent of travels. My mum agreed, what it is necessary to me to meet you Scott. She agrees, that it is necessary to me to travel to you on some time. She has told, that if we shall like each other and we shall decide, that we want to be close each other, she will get acquainted with the large pleasure with you and to invite you in the house as though son. I am very glad, that we have progress in our relations. Lovely Scott, inform, whether your businesses and circumstances allow you to accept me a bit later? I hope, that I shall not create to you inconvenience in your businesses. At me the large desire to see you. The agent of travel has told, that tomorrow I can receive the information, how I can be helped by a travel company in organization of travel to you. Inform me Scott About the opinions, what ideas you have about it? Kiss you! Kiss you! Kiss you! Always yours Sweet. 

 

email 12 wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.auWednesday, 2 November 2005 5:46:57 AM

Hi mine dear! I am very glad to receive your letter and to learn, that you too want to meet me and to hold in the hands. It is pleasant to me to know, that there is a man, for which I the desired man and which expects, to see me. Scott, and as your native people will concern to to that I shall arrive to you?. Scott, I would not like to create for you any inconveniences. Scott, today I visited the agent travels. He has told, that their firm can prepare for me travel. It will require approximately about two weeks. They will be to prepare for me the passport and insurance, then they will be to order for me the visa. The agent has told, that behind the visa I owe to reach in Moscow in your embassy. He has told, that now uneasy to receive the visa of the tourist to you, but they can care of, that I could receive the visa without problems. The ambassador it, a little time will be required to reserve for me the ticket and to develop more convenient route of the plane. I have told them, that probably I shall conclude with them the contract for my travel, toon. Tomorrow I shall learn from them full details rather cost and necessary documents. Today I had small free time from my work also had not time in detail all to learn. So i shall talk to my parents to ask them, to help to me to pay this contract. I very much hope, mine lovely, that at us all will be good also we can be speed beside with each other. I very much frequently I think of it. I have various imaginations concerning us of a two. and you, mine favourite? Dear, I wanted to learn from you, if cost travels will be large, whether you can help me with some by part it? My parents cannot be named as the rich people, and I not wanted very strongly to worry their finance. I hope, that some money for our meeting will not be a problem for you. But if yours financial position now heavy, I shall try itself to find any the decision for this purpose. Favourite, write to me is speed. I love you. Kiss you. Your Sweet. 

 

MONEY TIME By Email 13 wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.au Thursday, 3 November 2005 11:48:13 AM

Hi mine favourite! A thank to you for your letter, it supported me. Today I was slightly Is injured. Mine has told the mums, that she will not help me to pay for the passport, insurance and visa. She has told, that a payment for these things we should think out together. She has told, that when we shall pay it and I shall receive the passport and visa, she together with the daddy will care of my tickets to you. She has told, that the tickets very expensive and consequently they with them will help us. Scott, the agent of travel has told, that contract includes the price of the passport, insurance, visa and services of agency. It is possible to pay for the tickets money after I shall have all documents for travel. The price of all documents and works of a travel company, 870 american dollars. They want so much money because now very difficultly to receive the visa in your country and them it is necessary to do for this purpose many efforts. Scott, lovely I have no many money and I have told them, that while I shall talk to you I shall do this contract. Favourite, I today was injured by all these things. I did attempts to borrow this money at some people, but nobody could to me help. I hope, that you can help me this money and that it is not for you a problem. I very much want to feel you beside. Favourite, I wait with impatience your answer and I hope, that at us the time together will be speed. If such money it is not so difficult for you and it does not become a barrier to us, tomorrow I shall go in a travel company and to conclude the contract. I shall wait very much and to hope, that we shall be together. I love you. Your Sweet. 

 

email 15 wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.auSunday, 6 November 2005 12:51:22 AM

Hi my love! How you? How your day? I am glad to your letter. Today I had with my girlfriends of playing sports, after that we together had dinner and talked much. I love to speak with my girlfriends. I by him told some things about you. They had of questions concerning you very much. They are glad, that I have got acquainted with you and, that we shall meet soon. You told to the friends about me? What they have opinion? You have liked my friends, they speak, that you the good man. Scott, I too think, that you the very good man. Today I as went in a travel company and brought by him photos for the new passport. The agent has told, that he already began to develop my travel. Still he asked, that I informed them your address. Lovely inform me the address, that I could give to its agent. Now, when it is necessary only to wait, when all will be is prepared, I can not be focused and in my head constantly there come ideas on us. I do not know, than me to borrow myself to waste time, which there was before travel .Now I shall go home, and to carry out time with the TV set. I love some telecasts and show, it happens funny. Scott, as your opinion concerning TV. I know, that you have many various channels, in my city we have only three. I wait your letter soon. Kiss you. Your Sweet. 

P.S.My information : My the first name is Svetlana. My last name is Petrova. Russia , VOTKINSK , Svoboda str.18 ap.2,postal index 427430

photo attached =myhome email 

 

18 wonderfulcharm2005@yahoo.com.ausubject MoneyMonday, 14 November 2005 8:56:21 AM

Hi mine dear. I am glad again to speak with you. Lovely Scott, are available Some news from a travel company concerning travel. Today I had meeting with the agent of travels, he has told, that The preparation of my documents is almost completed also to me it is necessary per 2-3 days To pay all cost in firm of travels. As soon as money will be Are paid, I shall move to Moscow behind the visa. I discussed with it Question concerning payment, I thought, that it was necessary to do so that You did payment from the credit map, but the agent of travels has told, That I should pay by him in firm by cash money, because They accept payment only in cash. He advised me, that we Used care of money bank. After that I reached in Bank and there to me have told, that it is possible to use standard bank Translation, but it will borrow about 3 weeks. Therefore in bank to me Have advised to use, any other system money Translations used worldwide. They have told me, that most The best way to use western union. In our bank there is their office. It will require all some hours of time and I can in time To pay a travel company. Lovely Scott, please find in The coming days, time to reach in western union and to send me Money for payment of the documents. I am very glad, that with each day Becomes ever less than time before our meeting. My mum too very much Is glad, that we soon shall meet and transfers you the best regards. All My friends speak, that are glad for me and will miss. The coming days I shall open my holiday from work, I already for it sanction from My management at work. Scott You plan to take vacation from The work, when I shall arrive? Lovely, I wait for your letters and ideas Concerning all it. I love you. kiss you. your Sweet. 

P.S.My information : My the first name is Svetlana. My last name is Petrova. Russia , VOTKINSK , Svoboda str.18 ap.2,postal index 427430 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Agency" <agency-kolumb-m@nm.ru
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:36 PM
Subject: Hello


> Hello dear Scott Gregory!

> We Agency of travels " Kolumb M " is engaged in official registration
> of papers for arrival in what or the country (for the boundary
> passport, the visa, insurance, booking of tickets, certificates), to
> the person which wants to leave Russia. We already are on a labour
> market about 10 years. Our agency uses the increasing popularity in
> Russia. We have gained trust and reliability of our numerous clients
> across all Russia! Thanks that have addressed to us!!!

> My name is Natalia Barmina - I the agent engaged in documents of our
> client Svetlana Petrova. on November 4, 2005 Svetlana Petrova have
> concluded the contract with our agency and since that moment she is
> the full client of our agency of travel. The conclusion of the
> contract costs 100 dollars USA. The sum has been brought on on
> November 4, 2005. The same day the contract on registration of visa of
> Australia has been signed. cost of the visa, passport and insurance
> makes 870 dollars of USA. Validity of the visa 1 Month from the date
> of reception by her client.

> To me has personally addressed my client Svetlana Petrova and has
> explained a situation. Dear Scott Gregory to us address with such
> similar situations. Our client Svetlana Petrova cannot pay completely
> all our services, namely payment of the visa, passport and insurance.
> Our agency accepts monetary payments only from our clients signed the
> contract with us. We have no right to accept monetary payments from
> persons not signed the contract with our agency of travel. Our agency
> has the contract with the company on remittance the Western Union in
> Russia. If you want to help your friend Svetlana Petrova the Western
> Union has very high rating. Your translation will be personally
> transferred to our client Svetlana Petrova. If our client Svetlana
> Petrova will not pay all payments she will be involved in the
> administrative responsibility before our agency during time. Payment
> should be brought till on November 22, 2005 (inclusive).


> Yours faithfully Natalia Barmina.
> Agency of travels " Kolumb M "
> November 22 2005.

 


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