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Yulia

(aka Petrova Anya from Erevan, Armenia)

Erevan, Armenia

Tel. - n/a

Address: possible - Armenia,Yerevan, Mazmanyan 17 str,bld.45.apt.38

e-mail: Yulka445@yandex.ru 

DOB: 18 Dec 1980

Submitted: 11/19/14


To Whom it may concern, 

A really nice and also pretty girl wrote me from Armenia, although she was Russian. After I read her letters, I couldn't believe my luck. I had not been looking over seas, nor did I even take this girl seriously at first but told her that the distance was too great and that she was too young. But I thanked her for her interest and warned her to be careful. But after a few letters, I was really interested in her and started thinking that this might actually be possible! And she heard about a student program that she could sign up for and be hear in just a few weeks. She asked me what I thought. I thought that it was great. We could get to know each other for real, and if it did not work out, she at least got to study some English and visit a new country. She wanted to come over right away. But the deadline for the program was a week away and she and her grandfather did not have enough money for the Student Visa. 

Her name is Yulia, supposedly, but she always avoided giving me her last name, address and phone, although I had given her mine. I thought it only natural before taking a big step like comming here, that we talk on the phone a few times and see if we were not mistaken about our compatibility. Also I thought that she might enjoy it if I sent her some postcards or typical items from here.

So I guess you could say red flags were going up the entire time I corresponded with her. And I kept them in mind, but at the same time, I didn't want to ruin what could be a genuine relationship.

Thankfully I had looked up Russian customs and general info and came across a few sites like yours. Some of them very detailed about cultural differences and what to watch out for. All of them said to BEWARE and had lists and lists of scammers. And to NEVER send money. So when Yulia finally gave me the story about this student visa program, I knew with about a 85% certainty that this was a scam. (Part of me still wanted to believe)

I went along with it, again reiterating other ways to get here, like a job teaching Russian at a local university along with requests for her address that I might visit her instead etc. All ignored. She just basically told me that she had tried and that hopefully we could stay friends together, and that one day maybe, I could come visit her. But since she had tried, now it was I that had to prove my feelings for her. I took it as another set up for a future scam. It was strange, but she always took 2 to 3 and even five days to respond to my emails, but as soon as I mentioned my inability to help her, she started emailing me once a day. 

Finally, I gave her some links and pointed out that what she wanted was the most typical scam perpetrated by Scammers. Many many and unbelievably many scammers. I told her that she might be offended, but that if she was for real, she would understand and that we could continue making plans to meet I also assured her, that if she was for real then that everything I said I felt about her, I meant and would like nothing more than to continue to get to know each other. I also mentioned that if she did not respond, then I would know indeed that she was a scammer.

Her final letter, yesterday's, gave me the guilt trip about how she would never come here even if I went there and begged. (Where ever that might be because she neglected to tell me after many requests) "Your money you can keep to you" And that she felt like a fool writing such a hessitating and affraiding man" I took this as one last attempt from the Scammer to get me to respond emotionally and tell her I was sorry for not trusting her. I say this because this is how half of me actually felt.. It is very hard sometimes to stand back from your emotions and just judge rationally what is going on. But one thing I did notice, I think, is that in her last email her English seemed quite a bit improved.

I did write back a remarkably restrained email telling Boris or who ever this person might be that it is a very cruel thing that they are doing. They are not just stealing but seriously hurting people. I told this person that many of the guys who look for Russian brides are socially unskilled, lonely etc. and that the emotional scars that this person would inflict on them could be severe if not permanent! 
I told this person that they better hope that I do not find out who they are. I was and am extraordinarily upset by all of this. I also, and I regret doing this, told them that they needed to get a new set of pictures to send out and a new e mail, because I would be putting them on every Russian black list I could.

Her e mail is Yulka445@yandex.ru 

Attached are a couple of her pictures and if you like, I will forward some of her emails to you.

Sincerely,

Michael G.

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Hello:) my name is Yulia. I register in this internet place look your description and deside to write you, I think you are nice man and may be our aquaintance will be interesting... Please sorry for my not so good English. So how I am in this site, I was born in Moscow, Russia, study there, and my parents there, now I live in Armenia here in my grandfathers home Armenia is former Soviet Union country near Russia... I deside find my love, and person who will be my future husband and friend of heart,life partner and true loven its not easy find that man in here because most of not family oriented... I can use internet in cafe near our home here:) little about me I am 23 years old my height 170cm, weight 50kg. My specialization is Teacher of Russian language and literature, I like reading very much,cooking,go to pikniks,play piano and many other things, more about me I will tell you later if you write me... The reason that I write you now that I want find person who can be near me all life who can be good lifepartner, and who realy serious oriented, the seriousnes,tendernes,kindness, and inner beauty of man first important for me. I deside look man of my life in USA because in Russia very hard to find serious family oriented man... please if you answer write me little about you, your life, your ideals... I write you my direct email address where you can write me is: yulka445@yandex.ru I will try to check my e-mail often if you write I write you more and send you more of my pics... I will try come internet cafe as often as I can... So I think this is enough for first mail, again sorry for my english I have no practice its all knowlege which I get in school I will wait your letter yours Yulia. 

Subject: From Yulia
From: "Yulia" <yulka445@yandex.ru
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 01:52:41 +0300 (MSK)

Hello dear:)
I am very glad to get your letter I wait it. I am so sorry for late reply i had problems with internet, but now everything is ok:) I think our aquaintance will be very nice:) so dear Michael I will try tell you now all about my life in details. I was born in 18 Dec 1980, and I grew up in good family my mother was teacher of Russian language in school, my father engeener in factory and my father love his job very much they construct tv sets etc in factory, but now my father work in private firm as special engeener but not earn much because in Russia now not the best economical situation, but they can live with my mother ok, my mother not work at school already few years, my mother very nice person and she take care of me all life as a best mom:) As my mother was teacher she teach me Russian language well and I even had practice as teacher few times in school when i was 20:) it was funny, my mother also very good cooker, as me too I hope:) she teach me very different dishes prepare:) Dear Michael I dont know do you ever eat Russian dishes? My favorit dishes Russian is: Pelmeni, Golubci,Borsch, etc...I like very much too cook also and I like home food, I dont like eat always somthing in restaurant or somewhere I prefer if its possible eat much at home, I like to eat Pizza with mushrooms and hum and cheese i can prepare it also, and i like BBQ, and fried chicken and potatoes, also I like sandwiches and many another dishes, but I dont eat much I like prepare different things and eat a little from every one:) So dear Michael I grew up in good family there the most important goals was trust, love, nice relations and harmony, be near each other in any situation, I think I had nice childhood because I have nice parents which show me good way in life and be for me all what I can see and be also right in life...So I finished a school in Moscow ,and after I begin take a private lessons for exams for universyty which I want enter...Moscow is very nice city because its the city where live very many good persons cultural, smart and interesting, I mean teachers all my teachers in school and in university was veryy smart and realy good teachers...So after all my hard lessons and the one year private lessons I take exams good and enter in Moscow state university in Pedagogical(teachers) faculty:) It was so good year for me its like a dream that I enter to University and I get this specialization, I enter all exams high and my education was free its about 20% of studens who pass very good exams can get free education in univercity...I was very glad my parents too, and I choose this specialization because I like children and it will be interesting for me to teach them, so I finish university after 5 years of education and get diploma, this day also was very important for me, because it was very difficult study in university, I have no time for walking, I have no time watch tv and read books, all what I do all time it study and read my student books etc, so I even have no friends during this time, I lose my schoolfriends because during my university I have no time communicate with them...So after university I work about some time in school and i liked that school, but I cant work much there because there a director changed and come new director which was not good person, I leave this place and I never work after this...So I deside come here to Armenia and stay here in my grandfathers home, because my father in Russia last time drink much and I dont like he drunked, I love him much but my mother said better I stay with my grandfather and I come here, my grandpa very good person and was glad I stay with him here I am here in Armenia about few months. I use internet here in cafe very near of our home its like first floor of our building, its good I can reach it easy:) My dear Michael I hope I dont bore you with my letter, but I think you be glad to know all about me as I want know all about you we are going may be make the most important step in our life and its very important know more about each other...I like reading very much, I think it comes from my mother in childhood when I was little and I cant read I was about 4 or 5 years my mother always read for me different things:) I like read very much Russian classics for example: Lev Tolstoy, Dostoyevski, etc... Also I like very much books from my childhood my favorit writers was, Jul Vern, A Konan Doil, Romen Rolan,Teodor Drizer, A Duma, etc:) you know few days ago here was problem with electricity cable and I sit under candle light in evening dont know what to do, I see book of Konan Doil, stories about Sherlock Holmes, I read it in my childhood and in my mind I think that now if I read it it may be seem primitive for me, but I begin to read and cant stop:) it was so nice:) I read Harry Potter not so time ago I like it to:) Tell me what you like to read? I like music very much, I like latin music, pop music and dancing music I like to dance sometimes:) I also went musical school during my regular school, and I play piano not bad, but to tell truth I dont play already long time here my grandpa have no piano, my favorit is moonlight sonata by Beethoween, I like it much and I play it much few years ago:) I like very much go out of city for picnics or somthig same:) I like prepare different tasty things in nature and eat I think everything is more tasty in nature, I like go walking in parks and traveling sometimes...but never been outside of Russia:( I can use internet very little time I come and see how to use it and study but I still dont know very much things and I type not very fast but not slowly, you know I think its help me that I play piano I easy remembet all keys in keyboard:) and to tell you truth I never in my life write so long letter as now, its first time I write so long:) I deside to get aquaintance with foreign man and start serious relations because I never feel seriousness in men which I know also here in Armenia, I am here have no friends and dont know no one and i go walk even with my grandfather, but in Russia for example when I study in institute I dont feel from men in our faculty that they are ready for have serious relations, start family, be sincere in relations all time and ready in any situation be together...For me very important that my future husband be sincere and good heath person, who can love only me and whom I can love all life only him, and live in harmony have children one day and be happy, enjoy every moment together...I like man who think that family is most important thing in life...And I like if man come after work home and we can sit talk a little interesting, wach tv, have supper, or sometimes go walks in evenings:) sometimes I am very romantic I think:) So in this time I look man who can be my husband, my friend and all for me, now its the thing I look because I am tired be alone and i need someone near me...I write you so much because I feel that our aquaintance and relations have potencial and can be nice...Nice man age difference doesn`t bother me, for me important the inner world and personality of my future paertner, and i see this in you, so please don`t worry about that. Ok dear Michael I will finish now my long letter and I will try come internet tommorrow for write you, think of you 
yours Yulia



hello my sweetest friend,my Michael! how are you my dear?do you miss me as much as i do?:) you know some days ago i even can't imagine that in my life will appear someone who i can be devoted so much.. i wake up in the morning and my main goal of day is to come internet just check if you wrote or not and write you a reply..when i am at home i am sad but once i think of you everything become so bright..i need you in my life...why life is not easy and we didn't born in the same town.. sweetheart today i read in newspepar that here is cultural exchange working program for emprove english language knowlege in USA which can help us for meeting and i can get US visa without problem:).. This programm valid every year and this year's registration deadline is 25 of November... Tell me your opinion, and if you ready for meeting and you can help me organize our meeting i can ask my grandfather ask all details about programm... I think real meeting can show us all and i am sure all will be nice between us.. Tell me may be you prefer visit me here in Armenia and after we go there together? My sweet man thank you so much for wonderful e-card and those lovely pictures i like them very much.My lovely man i know about Halloween this is a good holiday. My man thank you for recipies i write them into my cooking book and i will not tell it to anyone.My man Sarafanchik is somekind of dress. My sweet Michael ofcoarse i will be mising them, but i don`t want to live with them all my life, don`t you agree with me? I told to my grandpa about us my lovely man and he is so happy. My lovely man please don`t think in that way, how can i open my heart to someone who not trust me:( Sweet man here in internet cafe don`t let me to download that video and watch:( i so wanted to watch it, but i hope that soon when we will be with each other you will show it to me. My darling Michael it`s so nice you found a Russian university there i can`t believe, i am so glad, and i imagine soon i will be there and i will hae a job thank to my lovely man.My man i promiss to you soon you will be waking up and not only feel my smell of pillow you will feel me by your side you know i never think that my life will go such way and i am so happy i found you dear Michael. I want to have two children a boy and a girl.My beloved man i am strongly believe on our meeting. nice man you know once i will look at your eyes i will be happiest because all this last days i think about you so much..i think about our possible meeting and my heart begin beat so fast..i can't even imagine how it will be first time to look at your eyes but i feel in deep heart that it is what we both want and everything will be wonderful:) ok my love i will go home now and wait your answer... love you..Yulia


hello my sweet cutie man Michael:) how are you my love? today here so gloomy weather and it is close to raining..I like this weather but when i am at home and just look from the window and see how rain fall the ground:)do you like the smell after rain?it is so fresh right?:) sweetheart today my grandpa was in that agency which prepair visa and ask for details..so this is government program for exchange which gurantee get visa 100% without problem,it is once in a year and if i can't apply till deadline i need to wait 1 year for apply it.. I can come direct to you as soon as I get visa, this visa valid in your country 6 month and after it may be continue,I have saved money and my grandpa can give me which I can use for comming to you, but its not enough sum, the full programm including ticket,visa, travel charges, taxes and programm all together cost 1850 US dollars, I have my only 1160 dollars all together with my grandfather's savings... Tell me your opinion? , agency prepare visa during 25 days max time... So I need 690 dollars for have complete sum for comming to you... Are you able help me arrange this way comming to you? this is only way I can get visa... My man tell me which way is better for meeting so I will do in that way because you really dear to me so much... for me meet you is like a dream and start relations in real it wil be so wonderfull.. i want so much just look at your eyes and tell you everything which i wanted but couldn't because of distance..to tell you nearly all about me..my dreams and how my life was so empty without you... you change all my inside world..My lovely Michael i recieve all smiles you sent:) You know lovely man when people are so different i think that there can`t be such connection like between us, i don`t know maybe i am wrong but this is my opinion. I wish my wedding be in the shore of ocean, just me and you and noone else. I know it maybe sounds too romantic, but for me it`s not as important because for me imrprtant my husband love my cary about and and be devoted for all my life, do i need too much? I like to travel, i would love to take a round world trip someday with my husband, if i have an opportunity. Sweetheart i think you can call me girlfriend, i am happy you do. You know in Russia people eat pen kakes wuth jam, omlet, serial sometimes. Sweeheart Padrushka means girlfriend, and i am your padrushka:) Sweetheart thank you so much for wonderful pictures you sent i so liked the dogies, and the baby:) they are so cute my lovely man.. ok my man i will wait your soon reply..know that you are always in my heart and mind..love you..Yulia


Hello my dear nice man Michael! How are you? i hope you are in a good mood. You know last time i talked to you i feel so spacial energy, the whole world become so brighter and warmer to me. Everything seems to me so preaty. It`s so nice to come here at internet cafe and always find something new from you, when i come to internet cafe and open my mailbox my heart is beating so fast till i read your leter. I want to read it again and again... My lovely Michael I did all i could.....dear man I hope that you will come here soon, all i wanted just to be with you, but if you can`t help me we can stay friends together, i hope that one day we will meet each other and you will love me forever. I miss you and I hope you will come here as soon as possible, because i am being a girl was ready to cross the ocean, now your turn proove me your feelings. yours Yulia


I will never come to you even if you will come here and begging me i hope your social skills will not live you alone you can keep your money to you, now i realize how fool i were to write to such hasitating and affraiding man. Yulia


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