Russia Ukraine Dating abroad: how an experienced agency will prevent you from getting scammed
“A US citizen applied to the Interior Ministry complaining that a Russian woman fraudulently received more than US$2,000 from him,” says Interior Ministry press secretary Anatoly Platonov. After receiving numerous complaints, detectives from the “K” department arrested 4 people in Yoshkar-Ola. The most interesting thing is that it was not the women who corresponded with foreign men but 2 boys. The “beauties” were only going to receive the electronic money transfers and were paid $50 for receiving each transfer.”
How did this happen?
Imagine an internet site that lures unsuspecting men interested in meeting a gorgeous Russian girlfriend or pen pal to post their profile for a minimal fee, promising that they will be seen by the thousands of women who also subscribe. service. Someone, maybe you, will figure out for $10, you can get great results and avoid those expensive Romance Tour services that tell you over and over again that you have to travel to meet women for the process to work. You have a busy schedule and you hate spending thousands of dollars when you can get the same results for just posting a $10 profile! So you bite…
Almost immediately the responses come in. “Hello darling!” They will say: “I saw your profile and beautiful photos on “Scam_You_Out_Of_Your_Money.com” and I couldn’t wait to write.” “This is great!” you think, “So much response for a $10 ad!” So many letters! After several weeks, Tatiana talks about her mother’s poor health and that she can’t afford the medicines, but she doesn’t mean to upset you about it! No, she would rather discuss last night’s intense love dream of her with a mysterious stranger who fits her basic description and speaks with a foreign accent. Of all your pen pals, Tatyana emerges as her favorite, as her letters and photos become more and more revealing.
Ultimately you decide that you are cursed to have met the woman of your dreams (just your luck, she lives in Russia) and you may never get the chance to meet her. But the Gods of Love have smiled on you, as Tatiana writes one day that her sister’s neighbor owns a travel agency that works directly with… it could be… the US EMBASSY! in Moscow! And she can get Tatyana a tourist visa in the United States! It doesn’t matter that they’ve never met, never kissed, never hugged… you’ll quickly take care of that when I get here, she says! But she waits! One problem: the visa is $500…and then there’s the airfare, $1000…she’ll have to buy a round trip ticket, of course, because they won’t let her leave the country without a way back, good? Then there is her grandmother, who needs Tatyana’s income to pay for medicines. And it’s more money than she makes in a year… so maybe you could send her the money, and here’s her wire transfer address and personal information for her. Of course, she will understand if you can’t send the money or you think it’s too soon. It’s a shame to have found the girl you’ve always dreamed of and let the opportunity to be together pass you by…
So go transfer the money and download $1500 for the visa and airfare, and another $500 for your grandmother’s medicines so that grandmother will be fine while Tatyana is gone. And you send Tatyana the Bank Transfer Registration Number. A few days later, she has the visa and sends a copy to her email! But the Embassy, she says, tells her that they won’t let her leave the country with no money to live on while she’s here. Please send him another $500, again, same wire transfer, etc. She’s so close now, what’s another $500 right? After all, she did get the visa, right? So head over to Bank Transfer Service for another quick transaction…
And Tatyana is never heard from again.
What’s even worse? Tatyana was probably not Tatyana, but Boris, a Russian man, writing you letters while sitting at the kitchen table in his underwear drinking beer and laughing… at YOU! (See the previous news!)
YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED!
A large number of the men receiving this newsletter have experienced exactly this scenario in the last few months, or may be preparing to experience it shortly! The scam advisors at A Foreign Affair receive calls almost daily from men who have inadvertently fallen victim to the so-called “visa scam.” As the international leader of Internet-based marriage and introduction services, we want to stop this alarming trend! But if it’s going to stop, we’ll have to address the issue head-on.
Who is really to blame?
While it’s tempting to blame getting scammed on the entire Internet matchmaking business as a whole, or on those unscrupulous people who post fake profiles and then visit websites looking for gullible guys, the real blame lies with us, the men. !! Because? The answer is not very digestible, but it is true: we fail to operate from the eternal and timeless understanding of: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
As Americans, we are the worst at believing that we can buy whatever we want. Even love for the internet! We are true fans of the marketing fantasy that so many international dating sites are guilty of! How many times have you read the words “Mail mail brides!” We are sure that Russian women are so desperate that they will leave their families, travel to the other side of the world, love and marry a man they have never met, and be grateful every day that they have a roof over their heads and clothes. in their endorsements – and it’s all possible by placing a $10 ad on Yahoo or Kiss.com! You see where this is going? WE can be our worst enemy in this process.
A scam does not have to be for a large sum of money. Some women (and men named Boris) will find it easier to convince 5 or 6 different men to send them $50 each month to “cover mailing costs.” Sincere Russian and Ukrainian women choose to write to only a few men at a time, because time does not permit otherwise, and they would not ask for money to cover correspondence; It’s not that expensive and ask for money in this culture. it is a real taboo. Don’t be fooled by this more subtle type of scam!
The fact is that THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF SINCERE, LOVELY AND KIND LADIES IN RUSSIA, UKRAINE AND LATIN AMERICA WHO WOULD REALLY LOVE TO MEET A ROMANTIC, SOFT AND FAITHFUL FOREIGNER. AND THERE ARE GOOD HONEST INTRODUCTION SERVICES WAITING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO THEM. AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MEET A FOREIGN WOMAN, FALL IN LOVE, GET ENGAGED AND MARRIED AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER, YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO IT, BUT THERE IS ONE REALITY YOU CANNOT ESCAPE: YOU HAVE TO GO MEET HER!
I met my lovely wife, Viktoria, on an A Foreign Affair Romance tour, face to face, and knew instantly that I had met a very sincere and excellent person, who was unbelievably ATTRACTIVE! We wrote to each other, we got engaged, we got married, and I was NOT scammed! This would not have happened if she had never traveled with AFA!
With the onslaught of Russian-Bride and dating services selling and reselling addresses without knowing if those profiles are up to date or if the women are still available, how do you know which website is legit? How to avoid being scammed? Here is our advice:
AVOID BEING SCAMMED!
1. Don’t try to find love on the cheap! You might save money up front with a $10 personal ad, but you’ll spend a lot more after months of correspondence with less than candid women…or men! YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
2. Be realistic about love. Accept that while friendship can begin through correspondence, love takes time and interaction to develop! BEWARE of women who claim to be developing feelings for you before they even met you. Russian and Ukrainian women are very practical and do NOT profess love before they meet!
3. Prepare to travel. Start with the assumption that if you are going to be successful, you will have to travel to another country. And when you travel, go meet more than one lady! This is the topic of a future newsletter!
4. USE AN AMERICAN INTRODUCTION SERVICE THAT DOES ROMANCE TOURS! Why American? Because they are at least somewhat accountable to you as an American consumer. Check their history with the Better Business Bureau, ask them for referrals of men who have found success through their services! Using such a service will not protect you from receiving good advice and not listening to it, but at least you can call them and talk about that information. Why romantic dating tours? [out]? Many dating services post profiles and sell addresses with NO guarantees of accuracy and no protection against scams! If the company actually makes trips to the cities from which their profiles are published, it is likely that they have personally met many of the ladies and can be trusted with information about profiles and cultures.
**IMPORTANT NOTE: TOURIST VISAS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO ACQUIRE FOR YOUNG SINGLE WOMEN FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. THIS INCLUDES RUSSIA AND UKRAINE! THE EMBASSIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN MOSCOW, ST. PETERSBURG AND KYIV ARE THE ONLY AGENCIES THAT CAN ISSUE THE VISA, AND THEY ARE DOING SO WITH APPROXIMATELY 1% OF ALL APPLICANTS. THERE ARE NO TRAVEL SERVICES THAT CAN ACQUIRE A GIRL VISA – THIS IS A SCAM! A US VISA CAN BE SCANNED INTO PHOTOSHOP AND THE DATES CHANGE TO MAKE THEM LOOK REAL. EMBASSIES OR CUSTOMS OFFICIALS DO NOT CARE IF A LADY LEAVING RUSSIA OR UKRAINE HAS A RETURN TICKET OR MONEY FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES. THIS IS ALWAYS A SCAM!
The best way to avoid any chance of being scammed is to know the site you are using and its reputation. If the site doesn’t post a US address and phone number, I’d be very suspicious and try another site. I have listed TRUSTED RESOURCES below so you can start your search for a foreign woman.
On my first trip, I used a Dating Tour to get my bearings and help. After meeting many nice girls, I traveled to visit Kherson, Ukraine in 2008 again, and to meet a woman I was very interested in and finally decided to get married in 2009. I used all the resources of a reliable agency and with this With the help of Young and with an expert interpreter, I had the trip of a lifetime and met my future wife.