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Are you corresponding with a girl from a tiny rural town in Russia? Is she in love with you and wants a personal meeting?

 

 
 

Galina (report #4)

Salekhard, Russia

 

Tel: 7912602516X

Address: not specified

Email: herealmaything@list.ru 

DOB: May 12 1979 

Submitted: 11/26/05


NAME: Galina
E-MAIL: therealmaything@list.ru 
ADDRESS: not specified
DOB: May 21, 1979
PHONE NUMBER: +79126025161


Hi, I’m writing from Italy
I met the above girl on Yahoo Personal UK; she never asked me for money, but I think she is a scammer for several reasons: 

1) the content of her letters was too romantic and she said I liked her after only 2 letters;
2) she asked me why I placed my profile on Yahoo Personal even if I clearly wrote on it that I was only looking for friends from abroad; so I doubt she’s never been reading my profile even if she told me she liked it a lot!
3) she said she wrote me from an internet cafe in Salehard and that it was the first time she used internet to find her soulmate but neveretheless she was able to attach to every message she sent me pictures of her;
4) almost all the photo she sent me were taken by a professional photographer;
5) the content of her e-mails was too generic and she never answered specifically to the questions I posed to her;
6) she said she wanted to meet me but she was not that enthusiastic when I said to her I was determined to go to Salehard on March and visit her;
7) she canceled her profile after only 2 or 3 weeks from Yahoo Personal UK;
8) she told me she was writing from an internet cafe during her working break but I strongly doubt she could manage to write to all of her correspondants that way, since she told me in one of our telephone conversations she worked from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 AM to 18.00 PM;
9) in our first telephone conversation I had the clear impression she was reading a prepared speech;
10) she never gave me her full address and her surname in her letters;
11) she said to call her at the above mobile phone number of one of her friend because she didn’t have one;
12) she sent me photos of her last vacation in Soci; I found that very strange because I know that is a very expensive place and then is very, very far from Salehard;
13) in one of the letters she told me to call her at a precise hour but without indicating the day! Maybe she made that mistake because her calling agenda was very crowded.

These are some of the letters I received:

 

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

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LETTERS:

1

same as Nick (but with my name, of course)

2

Hello my dear XXXXX,
It was so great to find the mail from you again today in my box.
Coming over here I had the feeling that I could find something
interesting form you. Thanks a lot. Your mail brighten my day as
usual.
Now, I will try to write you as much as it is possible about me, that
you could have the better idea of me and my life, ok?
As you know, I am from Russia. I don't know what you heard about my
country, but I insist it is very beautiful. To my mind it has the most
beautiful nature, but sometimes people don't appreciate the beauty of
it and damage it badly. I love Russia for its nature, for its numerous
forest. I was born here and I love it, but there are lots of pitfalls
which disappoint me sometimes.
As for my job, I work in one company,specialized in the real
estate. Our firm deals with renting the rooms and apartments. I work
in commercial department. I try to do all my best to inform everyone
about our firm and its services. I like my job and I find it very
interesting and cognitive. I like communicate with people, and working
here, I get lots of communication every day. It is really interesting.
I am a young specialist over here, but in spite of this I achieved
lot's of result to my mind. I made progress not only in my carrier, but 
also have grown inside. It can be very difficult at times, I work 6 days a
week, but to my mind it worth doing. It takes lots of time, but I am a
single one and that's why I have plenty of time which I devote to my
work. Sometimes it is really difficult to find the time to meet with
my friends.
As for my family, we are four. I have a very nice elder sister. My
parents gave me the good education. I graduated from the Economic
University, the faculty of management. And dear XXXXX, tell me more
about your family, your job. I am dying to know that!!!
I also have a hobby. I study Spanish. I have always loved Spain and
find its traditions very interesting. I have never been overseas, but
if I had a chance, I think I would go to Spain first of all. It is my
dream. And what about your hobby? Tell me about it in your next mail.
As for the music, I don't have the definite preferences. Everything
depends on my mood. I can listen everything, from classical music to
hard rock. I love music, and it always helps me to be in a good mood.
Well, dear XXXXX, I hope that after reading this mail you have the
better idea of my life, don't you? If you have some questions, please,
ask them and I will gladly respond. If you can, send me more pics of
yours. I would like to have a lot of them. By the way, dear XXXXX, I
have a question for you. I know, the mails are the great thing and
here you can express anything you want, but I really would like to
hear your voice. I would love to talk to you on the phone, what do you
think? Unfortunately I don't have my personal phone, but if you give
me yours, I will call you from the public one very soon. What do you
think? I really hope to find your phone number in your next mail.
But if you want I can give you the phone number of my close friend,
what do you think. I will be there when you want and we will talk.
Please, write me about it, ok?
Well, I think it is better to stop here. It was very nice to get your
mail and hope that everything will be great and this is not the last
mail from you. I really like you......
Kisses and hugs from me
Galina

3

Hello my darling XXXXXX,
How are you today? It is getting more and more interesting. Thank you
for your mail again. I was waiting for it. You know, today I was
thinking about you. I like all this. We are getting to know each
other.
Dear, I am so sorry, but I don't have the personal computer and I use
it in the Internet Cafe. I have just asked them about the messenger
and they told me that they don't have this services. I am really sorry
about that. But if you don't want to give me your phone number maybe
it is better for me to give you the phone number of my friend and you
will call, what do you think?
You know, I am very glad that our correspondence goes well. Every day
I am thinking about you more and more. I find it very interesting. I
know that it is just the beginning, but I really like you and hope
that every day we will get to know each other more and more and hope
everything will be great. You know, for me it is serious. I have a
strange feeling. I have a friend now, but he is so far away. I just
want to get us closer to each other with these mails. I hope to talk to
you on the phone. You know, I have never had the experience like that
before and frankly speaking I am a bit nervous about our phone
conversation. Hope everything will be great and we will understand
each other perfectly. You know, I am sure in my English but still. I
studied it in Grammar School, besides, I had tutors. I write these
mails by myself, without the help of translator, and in some way I am
proud of that.
Well, I am dying to talk to you. I am so exited about that. It will be
our first real conversation. I really do want it so much.
You know, yesterday, I told my parents about you. You know, at first,
they were a bit confused. By the way they say hi to you.
Well, I think it is all for now. I just want to tell you that I like
you and I really hope that everything will be ok. I am looking forward
to your mail and of course your phone call. I send you kisses.....
Galina

4

Hello my XXXXXX,
It is Saturday and I was very glad to find the mail from you again.
You know, it is a rule for me now, I wake up with the thoughts of you
and I really wonder if you write me today.
Honey, tomorrow is my day off and I am waiting for it so much. I am so
tired, I want to sleep more, to devote the whole day to myself. I
think that tomorrow I will meet with my family and my friends, as
usual, the perfect weekend for me. How I wish you where closer, we
could spend it together! But unfortunately, these are the dreams yet,
but I really hope that one day they will come true, cause for me, you
are very special. I was thinking a lot about you and me, I like you
and I really hope that everything will be great.
Honey, I wish you to have wonderful weekend and just know that one
woman is thinking about you, and you are in her hart.....
Galina

5

Hello my dear XXXXXX,
How is your Wednesday, thanks for your mail again. I was very glad to
receive it again, honey. I am so sorry that I couldn't write you
earlier, this week is so hectic for me, but still I have found some
time to write you, cause these days I was thinking about you.
Dear, by the way, the photo is so nice, thank you.
Well, I want to tell you about my weekend. I really had a marvelous
weekend. It was the birthday of one of my friend and we went out of
the city, we celebrated it in the forest, of course, it is very cold,
but when you are in the company of your friends you don't care about
such a small issue as cold, besides, there was a fire and we were
sitting around it, roasting the meat, talking, laughing. We spent
there almost the whole day and I returned home very satisfied. Yes,
the weekend was great! I love my friends and always glad to see them.
I love nature and when we have the opportunity to spend some time out
of the noisy dirty city, I am very very happy.
Well, the weather over here leaves much to be desired as usual, but I
don't care cause I am working and it is very warm in my office.
Well, honey, thanks for your mail and really, it made my day more
colorful. Well, you know, I really was thinking about if only you could
be with me this weekend, all of my friends know about you and they
would like to meet you one day.
Well, sweetheart, I should go now. Have a great day! Want to be close
to you. Miss you..
Galina

6

Hello my darling, hello my dear XXXXXX,
How are you today? It is the weekend and hope you have a great time!
Honey, please, don't apologies, everything is nice, by the way thanks
for the pics of you and of Salekhard, yes, I saw it.
Well, I am working today. Tomorrow I will have a rest I think that
tomorrow I will go to visit my parents. I think that all the family
will gather together tomorrow, my sister will come with her husband.
I have the perfect relationships with my sister, we are the best 
friend,
I think. I have a very friendly family. Yes, of course, I have a lot
of friends, but you know, family is family and you can rely on it
any time. I am very glad that I have such a nice family, and I think
that if everything goes well between us and you will decide to visit
me one day, I am sure that you will fall in love with my family.
Well, yes, it would be great if we could meet one day. I think that it
would change everything. I like you and I think that everything is
possible. I just want that everything will be great!
Well, my dear, I have to go now, cause it is the end of the break.
Tomorrow I think I will have no time to be here, but I will come on
Monday. I will miss you, hope you will miss me too. I wish you to have
the great weekend! I am thinking about you.....
Many many kisses
Galina

7

Hello my darling XXXXXX,
Well, sweetheart, it was great to get the mail from you again. And I
am here, in the Internet Cafe writing to you, my dear.
How is you Wednesday? Hope it is great. The middle of the week!!!!
Honey, thanks for your compliments, I cannot stop thinking of you too,
my dear. Yes, I want you to call me, but unfortunately I don't have my
personal phone, but my friend has and she is glad to help us. The
phone number is +7912602516X, it includes the zone area and country
code. Honey, I will be waiting for your call at 4:30 pm my time. I
suppose we are 5 hours apart.
Well, the weekend is coming soon. We have to wait only for a couple of
days, but unfortunately I have to wait a bit more, but I don't care.
You are in my life now and I am very happy to realize that.
You know, I am really glad that I met you and it is such a pleasure
for me to write you these mails.
Honey, I should go to my work now, cause I have plenty of work to do
and I must do everything I have for today. You know, maybe you think
that this job is too difficult for me, if so, you are mistaken, yes,
it can be hard sometimes, but I am not afraid of difficulties.
Sometimes, I am very glad that my work take enough time, cause
unfortunately if I wouldn't work, I would be bore to die.
But frankly speaking, I would love to devote these time to my family
and unfortunately I don't have it yet.
Well, honey, I should go now, I send you many many kisses and hope
that you will get all of them. Have a nice day!
Galina
ps By the way, I've attached the pics from my last vacations in Sochi
(south of Russia, The black Sea). Hope you like them.

8

Hello my dear dear XXXXXX,
How are you, How was your weekend? Hope everything was great!
As for my weekend I really spent the great time together with my
friends. It was the birthday of my friend. At first we were sitting in
one local bar and then we went to the disco club.
It was really a marvelous night, we were dancing all night, honey,
I really spent the great weekend. Though on Sunday I felt some ache in
my feet, but I didn't care, it worth of everything, I think.
If only you could be over there, I am sure, you would love this. I
would dance with you the whole night and everything would be so
wonderful. You know, I really miss you over here, sometimes I need you
so much. For example, almost all the girls were with their boyfriends
and I were alone. In the very deep of my heart I still felt some pain,
you know, I hate being alone over here, and I miss you so much.
If only we could be together, I would introduce you to my friends, I
would be proud of you and be sure, we would be the best couple.
Honey, I rally miss you sometimes, and I want us to be together so
much. You are the only man I am thinking about and I cannot get these
thoughts out of my head and I don't want. I really hope that one day
we will meet and everything will be great, I really hope it will
happen, my dear. I send you millions of the sweetest kisses and thanks
for your mail. You know, these days, I was missing you so much, I was
waiting for the moment I will be at the cafe so much.
Honey, I will be here tomorrow and i really hope to find the sweet
mail from you tomorrow!!!!! I like you a lot...
Galina

9 (after I wrote her I wanted go to Salehard on March and I didn't hear from her for more than 10 days)

Hello my sweetheart,
I had a lot of problems with my mail box. I guess there were some
technical problems with the server, therefore I could not write you my
honey. You know, darling, I missed you very much and I am so happy to
get all of your letters today. I missed you and I was thinking of you
non-stop and I also do not want us to stop this special relationship
and although it is via emails so far and phone talks, I hope soon we
will be together for real. You have become so special to me honey and
I find it amazing we could meet each other. You know, there are so
many people online looking for their soulmates and yet we did meet
each other and I think it happened for some good reason.
Honey, I wonder if we can talk on the phone again? Can you call me
this Thursday, 3 PM my time? I will be waiting for your call honey. I
do miss you a lot... I miss talking to you... and sometimes I think as
to how nice it would be, if it were not for this distance between
us??? Why can you come over here only when the winter ends? Too sad we have to wait that long. You know, as a matter of fact, I have a
vacation coming up and I wonder if we could use this time to meet each
other. You know, honey, we have known one another for more than one
month already and you have become so special to me, my darling... As a
matter of fact, I feel like I have known you for ages and I often
think as to how nice it would be, if we could spend days and nights
together...
XXXXXX, my sweetest, I want you to know that I am very happy that you
are in my life and I hope with all my heart we shall make all of our dreams come true.
Please darling write me soon and let me know if you can call me on Thursday.
Love you and kiss you tenderly...
Yours,
Galina

 

 


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