Shishkina Maria, Sergey Shibaev and Russian Express Travel Agency from Snezhinsk, Russia

Name: Maria Shishkina
Address: 15-2 Popova Street, Snezhinsk, Russia
Phone: N/A
DOB: April 25, 1969
Name_Address: YES
Actual_Address: YES
Family_Members:
Education: YES
Employment: YES
Criminal_Background: YES

Details:

I cannot find any such city on map of Russia, although she claims to be about 100 KM from Chelyabinsk.

Russian Detective wrote:

There is a city Snezhinsk near Chelyabinsk (zip codes 456770 - 456776), but there is no Popova St. in Snezhinsk city, at least not according to Russian Postal Service.

Does this lady claim that she can to come here to the US on a tourist visa? If yes, then it is a scam.

Best regards,

Elena Garrett
Operations Manager
http://www.russian-detective.com/

Hi Elana!
Thankyou!! I am sending you a large attachment with all her photo's she has sent and all information in a MS word document with her name on it. Please add this to your files, as today I received a e-mail to send money for a little less than $1000.00 US. And YES, she is claiming she can come here on a tourist visa!! Please put her into your data base before she gets any money from anyone. THANKS AGAIN!!

Scammer details: Surname: Shishkina

Name: Maria

City: Snezhinsk

Country:Russia

Postal address: Popova street 15-2

Phone number: Says has None.

HER E-mail Address: lonelywait@yandex.ru

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Letter 1:4/3/2005 11:32:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Hello!!!How are you? My name is Maria. I am very glad to see your email in my

mail box. First of all i would like to wish you health and sucsess.

Sorry, it takes a lot of time to write you back,cause

i dont have a computer at home. Sometimes i use it in internet cafe.

First of all i have to explain you that i am from Russia,and i live in Snezhinsk

Its very good city. Its about 100 km from Chelyabinsk .

Unfortunatly, i have never been in USA. But i think its very good country with a good traditions.

I hope you are not very sad that i am from Russia. My profile shows that i am from USA cause Its my first time,

i have never done it before and maybe did something wrong, but i want to be honest with you thats why i am telling you

where i am realy from.

It this letter i would like to tell you about myself as much as i can and you can see who i am.

Today we have -5 (temperature) and its very cold. What about in your place?

I desided to put my profile on Yahoo. And find someone from another country, because i am very lonely in Russia,

and i could not find someone special for me there. And i know that many russians girls found their love in your country

and i am also decided to do it.

By the way my friend has found her husband on Yahoo, he is from France, and now they are very happy together and they are living in Paris.

And i also want to be happy with someone spesial for me, and who will love me. And age doesnt

matter for me at all, the main thing is to be happy and find love.

I ve told my friends about my desision to write to you and they are supporting me, cause

they worry about me and wants to see me happy.

Some information about my family, my parents past away and i live alone now. And i dont want to be here alone. And i dont have

any brothers or sisters. Thats why i want to try to find my love in other country.

I have nothing here to stay in Russia.

Now some special information about me and what i like:

- i am Christian

- i like roses

- my favorite color is blue

- my favorite music is Classical.

- i like animals (all animals)

- i like cooking very much (my favorite dish is apple pie)

- also i like read books (Bulgakov, Nabokov.)

- i like cars but i dont have it.

- i like quiet places.

- i like go to the cinema.

- i dont smoke, and drink - socialy

- i dont have any tatoos or pircing.

Sorry for long letter i hope you are not tired yet.!!!!

It was what i like, there are some things a dont like:

- i dont like go to disco, cause there are a lot of people

i hate it.

- I dont like winter, cause its very cold in Russia.

- i have high grade education i finished The Medecal Academy, I am a Doctor, Pediatrician.

That is all for today, now its your turn to ask me a questions.

Tell me what you like, and dont like, your favorite things,and evrething

you want to tell me.

I hope my letter is not boring for you, good buy for now i have to go home cause its

late. If you write me back i will answer as soon as i can.

Your friend from Russia

Maria

Letter 2: 4/6/2005 8:21:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Hello my dear XXX How are you today?

I am very glad to see your email. And would like to see all of your pictures, cause its very intresting for me.

It makes my day. I am happy to read your emails. I see we have a lot of

common thing and i like it very much. I think we are becoming more

closer to each other. Ive choose your profile cause i like you very much, when i read your profile

i think you are very interesting person. And i think i am always looking for you.

By the way i have something more to tell you about me. I didnt tell you

that i like travel.I have been in Moscow,i ve been there some years ago with my friends.

Also I have been in St.Pitersburg. It was wonderful

to see good places. But unfortunatly i had no chance to visit any

foring country very often, i think its very intresting to know about culture

of other countries. I ve been only in Turkey 2 years ago.

Some more information about me:

- i have a grey eyes

- i am 5'8

- i am 55 kg

- my size (88-63-92)in cm.

Also i would like to tell you that i work in a hospital in my town. I am a Pediatrician. But

i earn not much in our country. About 200 - 300 USD in your money per month. Its very little money.

Now i would like to tell you about my last weekends.

It was - 10 C digrees ( this is a teperature in Celcius), and i with my frends

went to the forest for a camping. And it was very funy.

Do you like camp?

By the way, I will be 36 years old soon.

My birthday 25th of april .Can you belive it!!!.

But its nothing special for me in this day,

cause i will stay at home this day.I am very lonely

in my birthday cause i dont have a man who love me.

Now i am very sad that you are so far away from me,

cause we couldnt be together on my birthday .

I have a dream to have a family, to take care about

my housband. Its all i want in my life, i just want to be happy.And its doesnt matter

in what kind of country my future husband is living.

I will be next to him, and i will find any job i can to help have a good style of life.

Ok there are some more questions for you:

- what did you do on weekend

- what did you do for fun

- what do you fill about such relationships as we can have.

Please answer this question, cause its very inportant for me.

I will be waiting for your replay very much. Goodbay for now i have to

go for a work.

Yours,Maria

Letter 3: 4/8/2005 6:31:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Hello sweety!!! How are you today? I hope everething is ok.

I am very happy to read all your letters for me.

Your letters makes my day. And my friends are also happy to see that we have correspondence.

I have to tell you that you make my life full of happyness. And now i

know there is somebody who are thinking about me and now i am not alone.

Thank you for that. And i dont want to put my profile on yahoo again cause i dont want to

see other emails, just want to have corespondence only with you. I dont know why but i like your

profile at the first sight, i cant explain it, its difficult to explane for me.

We have a good weather today its about +8.

Its time to go for a walk but you are so far away, and i dont like walk alone.

That is why i am in internet cafe now and writing this massage. I dont know

what else i can tell you about me i fill that you have already know

all things about me. I have fillings that i know you very long time.

By the way yesterday my girlfriend and i went to the cinema it was

"The National Treasure". You should see it, cause its very good movie.

As for me i want to hear your voice very much,but i dont have a phone

at home and you cant call me but if you want you can give me your number

and i will try to find a way to call you as soon as i can, it will

be great, but i dont know how it will be cause i dont speak english very good .

Its very difficult to use messenger because of time diffrence, and i dont have computer at home.

You know , when i stay alone evening i am thinking about our first meeting,

how it can be, i imagine when you see me in the airport and give me flowers

take my hand and kiss me and we go to your home to celebrate my birthday.

It will be the best gift on my birthday in the world.Or you can visit me

and we will celebrate it here alone, only you and me.I am thinking about it all the time.

Did you imagine it or not?. What do think about it?

By the way what is the closest airport to your place? Mine in Chelyabinsk its about

100 km from my home.

I cant stop writing this letter cause i like it very much, but

i have to do some housework and need to go. I hope you are thinking

of me cause i am thinking of you and sending a pictures for you

i hope if you see it you will think about me.

I hope you like them.

Ok i wish you good day!!!

Kisses for you!!!

From Maria Shishkina with love!!!

Russia, Snezhinsk, Popova street 15-2

Letter 4: 4/11/2005 7:24:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Hello my love!!! How are you today? I am so happy

to read your emails.

Sorry for late responding.

I think ilove you so much you are very handsome man and i always

dream about you. I told all about our relationships to my friends

and they are very happy to see how i becoming more happy then was before you.

I dont know what else i can tell you but my mind full of words of love

and nothing else. Every day i hope that all its real and you are not just my imagination.

My friends say you hello. I have some present for you from them.

I cant wait our meeting and think about you every day. What about you ???

You are the man i am looking for.

I was in travel agency to find out how i can get to fly to you. And be with you on Birthday.

I hope we can make it, and i gave your

email adress to travel agent and he promised me to send you all information about my trip.

But there is one thing if we want to celebrate my birthday with you in your place , you should

tell me will you help me or not, cause they will sale that cheap tickets

and if we meet later it will cost much more for us and then later as they say it will be much more difficult

to get visa which is valid during 1 month i dont know why but they told me that.

Think about it cause i cant afford it,cause i earn only 200 USD here , but you shouldnt worry i will

give it back to you your money when we meet, cause i will work in some hospital and can earn some money for you.

I am sorry to tell that but iam realy want to be with you. I dont know what else i can tell, you

know everithing about me. Of course if i could i will ask all my friends to lend me some but

i dont have any friends who can do it for me , please understand it, soory if it make you sad.

I hope you will understand me right. I can speak with all day and night but its better to speak

face to face that we can know each other better. Dont you think so.

If you want i can fly to you only for a week and we will see how things go or i can stay

with you forever, all in your hands.

Ok now i give you a lot of kisses from me, and i give you my heart, and i belive in my dreams

to be with you soon.

Love you so much. Want to touch you and kiss you.!!! bye for now.

PS I will be waiting for your replay .

From Maria Shishkina with love!!!

Russia, Snezhinsk, Popova street 15-2

Travel agency/Bank Info:

Subj: info

Date: 4/11/2005 12:36:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time

From: russian-express@narod.ru

Sent from the Internet (Details)

11 April, 2005

Dear Sir !

Due to the request of Maria Shishkina

we send you the information about the tour

from Snezhinsk, Russia to the USA

Foreign passport - 100 USD

Tourist visa for a month , one entry- 125 USD

We can offer the next flight on 25 April.

We can't provide you with the information about the exact time Maria arrives to you, we will have

that information as soon as we receive full payment and start arranging the trip.

If this time is ok for You and Miss Shishkina, you should make balance payment sooner.

Since our travel agency has discounts, the total price for the trip 989USD is valid for 5 days.

Roundtrip tickets with the registration of all the documents for Maria's flight costs 989USD

Quantity Descriprion Unit Price Amount

1 Visa 125USD 125USD

1 Passport 100USD 100USD

1 Round ticket 764USD 764USD

Total: 989 USD

We arrange all necessary documents and tickets in 8-14 days after

receiving the full payment for the trip.

PAYMENT INFO:

You can transfer the funds for the trip of Miss Shishkina via MONEY GRAMM or WESTERN UNION

system. It is the fastest and the safest way to transfer the funds. Our travel agency is officially registerred

as a private businessman Sergey Shibaev, Snezhinsk, Russian Federation. As soon as you transfer the funds

on the name of our director, will you please e-mail us your full name and MTCN (money transfer control

number) and we shall get the funds the same or the other day after transfer.

Payment memo: Payment for Invoice ? 14-742-1829

You can also transfer the funds for the trip of Miss Shishkina to our bank account and we shall receive the

funds in 3-4 working days.

To be paid by Bank Wire:

Bank of receiver: Severnaya Kazna, Yekaterinburg

Address of bank: Ekaterinburg Gorkogo 17, Russia

SWIFT: SEKARU4EXXX

Corresponding bank: Bank of New York, New York USA

SWIFT of corresponding bank: IRVTUS3NXXX

F/o account 890-0055-006 of Bank for Foreign Trade, Moscow

SWIFT: VTBRRUMMXXX

Account of receiver: 4230-1840-001194396527

Receiver: "MAKAROV"

Payment memo: Payment for Invoice ? 14-742-1829

To get any other information you may contact us by e-mail. It is

cheaper for you and comfortable for us, we will reply

after receiveing your letter or by phone.

Respectfully yours,

"Russian Express Travel Agency"

"RUSSIAN EXPRESS TRAVEL AGENCY"

Russia, Snezhinsk, Bazhova street 63

www.russian-express.narod.ru

e-mail: russian-express@narod.ru

tel: +7 912-677-2504

Hi Again Elena!
I actually don't believe this, but this scam artist doesn't quit! Apparently, he/she's not looking at your web site, although I see that the three associated travel agencies pulled their web sites. Looks like we're doing some good, huh?
Anyway, here is what I expect to be the "last letter" from this scammer. My response to letter # 4 was a single line answer that I didn't have any money. So, now this comes in. This is definitely a form letter setup. I guess you can add it to all the others you have posted as letter # 5. All good citizens can do is keep up the fight!
Here it is, and again, I thank you so much for being there!

Subj: Re: love for XXX
Date: 4/13/2005 6:46:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: lonelywait@yandex.ru
Sent from the Internet (Details)

Hello my love!!! Sorry for late responde but i had many work to do.
I am very happy to see your emails and see that you think of me. It makes my days happy.
I like every word you say and i fill that you love me. Thank you very much that you care about me and my
trip. I hope we can be together soon. I cant wait when we meet and i hope it can be true.
Every day i think about you and about our relationships. This is a fantastic feelings.
Now i know that we are very close to each other. I hope you think the same.
I know that its going too fast and for me its a very big step, but i want it.
I told my friends about us and they are very happy to see my face full of love.

I am sorry that i cant answer for your questions now cause i dont have much time. Its very sad, but i
have to go to a business trip today, and i will not be able to write you a few days but i will miss you
so much. I will speak some medical lessons to my students in another town in University, but
i will try to find a way to check my emails. But i am not sure about it.

And when i get back i will write you about it.
Also i hope when i come back my travel agent tell me that i can fly to you, i hope you can do it
with my travel agent, cause i want it very much. If we cant do it, please inform my agency about it, and they will
tell me. Ok. Cause i should know it.

I am so sorry about my business trip but i have to go, i hope you understand it. But i will try to return as soon as
i can honey.

Please make my dream come true. I want to see you soon.

I dream about our walks around your place, how we talk and touch each other. Just imagine it, and you will understand
what i fill.

Ok i have to go now. Miss you so much my love.

Forever yours Maria

Love you and kiss you so much.

I hope we can be together soon.

Bye bye honey.

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