Russian Dating Scam Investigations

No Scam Directory Of Russian Marriage Agencies

2011-11-19T20:35:00.000-08:00

The New Directory Of Russian Marriage Agencies has announced the launch of the new version of their website at http://www.getrussianbride.info. The owners and operators of online introductions agencies specializing in Russian mail order bride services are welcome to submit their websites for listing. This is a great opportunity to get targeted, high quality traffic to their online dating website provided your agency complies with the International Marriage Brocker Regulations Act within the terms of pursuing anti-scam policy. We also accept agencies introducing Ukrainian, Belorussian, other FSU countries, as well as any other agency working by mail order bride method.

Latest additions to blacklist of Russian scammers

2010-09-29T19:36:00.000-07:00

* Rita Muftahutdinova (Tomsk, Russia)
* Anastasiya Pushkareva ( Albrest, Russia)
* Elena Marshanova (Suslonger, Russia)
* Alena Lebedkina
* Anastasiya Belljanina
* Svetlana Mikhneva
* Elena Ergardt (Kaliningrad, Russia)
* Svetlana Mihneva aka Svetlana Shustowa
* Dariya Chekanowa
* Natalya Suvorova
More additions to come soon.

Pistures of Russian Scammers

2010-03-18T21:16:00.000-07:00

We have just updated our blacklist with some pictures, that have been noticed to be used by Russian online dating scam artists. Nobody still knows who stands behind these pretty faces, but we know for sure that if you receive an unsolicited offer of contact with any of these images attached, you are most probably being attempted to be scammed. Put them on you personal Russian scammers blacklist too and stay alert and vigilant!

Russian Romance scam perpetrators are seeking new ways of getting money out of your wallet, gentlemen, and it happens from time to time that a love letter from a certain beautiful Irina or Nastya that you discovered in your mailbox have been actually composed by a male "correspondence partner" posing as a beautiful Russian girl.

Scammer from Ukraine

2010-03-13T15:57:00.000-08:00

Late in February 2010 a new suspected scammer was reported, this time it was a certain girl by name Marina (or someone posing as "Marina"), from Ukrainian city of Khmelnitsky, who didn't reveal her Second Name. The e-mail address this Russian romance scammer used was mmmarinary@gmail.com. The person using, this identity in correspondence, uses (or pretends to be using) a translation agency and she contacts men with an aparent intention to ask them for money to pay for translations. And, guess what? Another man she wrote to was smart enough to anticipate the imminent request of funds and wrote to Marina that there are some Russian girls in the Russian (Ukrainian) online dating industry who would make living by defrauding western men of money under the pretext they need cash to pay to a translator. After such reply Marina interrupted correspondence and never showed up again. We believe this evidence is enough to mark Marina from Khmelnitsky (Khmelnitskiy) as scammer and put this person's known identity details on blacklist. Attention: be aware that the photo may belong to a differnet person that could be completely unaware someone uses it.

How Russian Prostitution Is Linked To Russian Mail Order Brides

2010-02-25T10:14:00.000-08:00

Researcher Donna Hughes discusses the rise of "marriage agencies" in response to a growing supply and demand for "Russian brides". The introduction of Russian women into the market (of pre-arranged marriages) saw demand grow even greater. In 1998, there were over 200 agencies operating in the United States which had helped spur 747 U.S. fiancee visas issued to Russian women and 282 visas issued to women from Ukraine in 1997.

The results from such arranged marriages vary... However, many women are willing to take the chance, whether through marriage agencies or through independent migration to Western sex industries. As scholars Sue Bridger and Rebecca Kay argue, when conventional employment prospects are so poor, ordinary jobs are by no means risk-free and the spectre of years of poverty haunts millions, they may well feel they have very little to lose." Scholar Laura Agustin’s research with various sex workers in Europe vividly demonstrates the dilemma. In one interview, a Ukrainian woman who had migrated to Spain reflected on her decision to migrate:

Life is very hard there, because there is no work. Today I sent money to my mother… to pay for her house. You work, work, work and then they don’t pay you, because there’s no money. For example, I worked in an ashtray factory, and when there was no money to pay me they said "take ashtrays", 100 ashtrays. So? Can you eat ashtrays?

From the October 2006 research by Katherine P. Avgerinos "From Vixen to Victim: The Sensationalization and Normalization of Prostitution in Post-Soviet Russia".

Katherine P. Avgerinos graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Slavic Studies and History from Connecticut College, where she served as both the Chair of the Slavic Studies Student Advisory Board and the President of the Russian Club.

Scammers from Saransk, Russia

2010-02-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

Olga Patsyuk, Russian dating scammer on blacklist

This is the picture that was used by a Russian dating scammer associated with the name Olga Patsyuk from Saransk. Actually, the picture may belong to a different person, as well as the identity Olga Patsyuk may be stolen too.

Other russian dating scammers from Saransk with some details:
1) Julia Gorodnicheva - Komsomolskaya 2-78, Saransk or Khmelnitskogo 12-76, Novosibirsk or Sverchkova St 3-35, Cheboksary, Russia
2)Iraida Belyaeva - Saransk Russia
3)Julia Gorodnicheva - Saransk Russia

Nastya Pajduganova - Saransk Russia

Somova Saransk

Olga Rozkova Saransk Singlediamond@gmail.com

Korotkova Saransk

Natalia, from Saransk, Russia

Rozkova, Saransk, Singlediamond@gmail.com

Natalia Volkova, or Nataliya Volkova Saransk

Marina

Nastya Afanaseva

Olga Rozkova Saransk

Elena, Saransk, uses e-mail address umelenka@gaz-myaz.com

Scammer Anastasia Fedorova from Sransk, Russia, caught trying to pursue visa/tickets type of scam. This scammer may be a person of any gender, and normally he/she uses photos that belong to other women.

Svetlana Gausheva, sweetlanochka@hotmail.com, scams single gentlemen asking for correspondence expences through Western Union

Snezhana Fiodorova (Fedorova)

Yulia Korobkova from Saransk, Moldova (Moldovia, Moldavia)

Valeriya (Valya) Shaygardanova - Gagarina St 38a, Saransk , Russia

Anastasiya Semenova Titova Street 144, Saransk , Russia

Evgeniya Schegoleva from Saransk, Russia, was seen operating via yahoo personals, asked to wire her money for visa

Valya Shaygardanova, Russia Saransk 38A, 9 Gagarina Str, associated with e-mail valya111@yandex.ru

Ekaterina Gulyanova, ekaterina@mascara.ws, Saransk Russia

Maria (Masha) Milogradskaya - Mira St 5-1, Saransk, Russia

Olga Kovalenko, Olga Patsyuk from Saransk, Russia

recent queries: 1990 * mail order bride scam * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * international marriage scam * 1991 * Russian women scam * 1992 * blacklist * oksana ryabinina * 1980 * zelenodolsk online dating scam * scammers Tatyana Khobarovsk * ekaterina meteleva omsk * Anastasia * photo * olga oatsyuk

Natalia Erdyakova

2010-02-11T00:08:00.000-08:00

This Russian girl (or someone using this identity) presumably operates from Kiev (Ukraine) or Kirov (Russia), has been noticed to use the following email addresses: natashenka@iwoman.ru, sweetnatasha1@rambler.ru, pleasantlynatasha@rambler.ru, Natali1979_2004@mail.ru, but can be expected to use other e-mail addresses too. More photos photos will follow. There was a complaint on several anti-scam sites on the Internet from a man from Germany by name Thomas saying:

"I was recently scammed out of 500 Euro from someone using the name Natalya Erdyakova. I sent her the money via Western Union. Since then I never heard from this girl."

This Russian scammer normally would say she (he) doesn't have phone number.

Olga Zhelonkina - Irkutsk, Russia * Oriana Shakhova * Ozodhon Ubaydullaeva - Komsomolskaja St 11a-10, Orsha, Vitebsk , Belarus * Polina Ageeva * Andzelevich (Andzelewich) * Astapova * Natalya Rybakova Efremov, Tula, Russia * Natalya Rizhikova * Partizanskaya Petersburg Russia * Natalie Salikova – Lugansk * Donetsk, Ukraine * Natalya Samoilova, Ufa, Russia * Natalia Saribalaeva (Sarabelaeva) * blacklist * scammers database update * Margarita Mihalskaya * Mariya Akulitch * Maria Alexandrova

Fake ads and professional flirts on Yahoo and Match.com

2010-02-01T19:19:00.000-08:00

Two lawsuits were filed in California, separately accusing both in fraudulent practices of the sort. In the Match.com case the resident of Orange County, Ca, Matthew Evans accused the resource of of using "date bait" — employees who pretend to be regular subscribers that flirt with members. The lawsuit claims online daters are often approached by date bait before their subscriptions are about to expire. Scam victims receive "winks" and e-mails intended to trick them into renewing their membership.

MSN NEWS

New addition to Russian scam blacklists by another resource:
Zoya Vasilenko (Lugansk, Ukraine)
Yelena Bibik (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Yulya Shirokova (Kremenchug, Ukraine)
Tatyana Lebedeva (Syktyvkar, Vladivostok, St.Petersburg, Saratov, Russia)
Tetyana Kharchenko (Lviv, Ukraine)
Olga Maximova (Nikolaev, Ukraine)

Russian Scam Database

2009-10-25T05:17:00.001-07:00

Russian scam database update:

Alisa Korablewa, Russia, Penza, e-mail: iltribecorona@gmail.com
Elena Shipovskaya, Russia, Surgut, great4tune@gmail.com
Zyryanova Valentina, Russia, Tomsk,
Marina Rahmanova, Russia, Saratov, marishca-love@yandex.ru
Irina Sultanova, Russia, Izhevsk, charminggentlegirll@yahoo.com
Nargizakhon Atamedova, Uzbekistan, Tashkent, kissimmee_2000@mail.ru
Tatyana Bessonova, Russia, Tambov, Poluhsy@Yahoo.com
Nigar Rzaguliyeva, Azerbaijan Baku, anvoi@hotmail.co.uk
Olga Shtonda, Ukraine Lugansk, glauka@gmx.net
Irina Medvedova (Medevedeva), Ukraine Lugansk, irinairina@front.ru
Lesya Ignatenko, Ukraine Lugansk, lig@ukr.net
Elena Dneprova, Ukraine, Lugansk, e-mail not available
Nina Finogeyeva, Ukraine, Lugansk, sunnysmil@web.de
Irina Ustinova, Ligansk
Nina Chernova, Ukraine, Kiev
Daria Zarubetskaya, Irina Zvanskaya, Darina Morozova - all from Kiev
Boldireva Galina, Russia, Moscow, admin@bargology.net
Olga Smirnova, Ufa, Russia, email not available

Indian Dating Scam

2009-10-25T04:45:00.000-07:00

This is a a sample of a primitive attempt from a beginner scammer, which looks sooner like a spam e-mail:

From: atif mattar, atifmattar@indiatimes.com

Hi Dear,
How are you doing?I am new here and you can call me Joyce,I am in search of a true and trust worthy friend whom I can trust as I have the believe that a good friend is better than a bad relative.I have gone through your profile and you met what I need in a man.I believe age,color or distance can never be an obstacle where a true emotion is flowing.I will be waiting for your message to my email here (jamal200970@yahoo.com)so that I can send you my photo and also tell you more about me as I have important thing to discuss with you.
Yours

Russian Scammers Database

2009-09-22T10:05:00.000-07:00

Blacklist update:

Olga Frolova, Vorkuta, Russia, peach26@yandex.ru
Elena Vohminceva (Vohmincheva), Kirov, Russia, millenium555@mail15.com
Tatyana Shilova, Khabarovsk, Russia
Sveta Pitomets, Kursk, Russia, svetlana_pit_25@mail333.com
Ekaterina Turgeneva (Marta Turgeneva), Chelyabinsk, Russia, magnificence@land.ru
Tanya Kuklina, Omsk, Russia, tanyarussia@fromru.com
Elena Korneeva, Ukraine, Donetsk, Korneeva@hotpop.com
Irina Tuhtina, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, irinann@mail2k.ru
Elena Andreeva, Kazan, Russia
Oksana Sedova, Barnaul, Russia, sedova_oksana@inbox.ru
Elena Larina, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Elena Novosyolova, Vorkuta, Russia, krasotka000@yandex.ru
Yulia Redkina, Samara, Russia
Elvira Muharlyamova Tomsk, Russia, elviranda@front.ru, muhaelvira@mail333.com
Svetlana Tyrnaeva, Kazan, Russia
Ludmila Fedorova, Zelenodolsk, Russia, Line40@yandex.ru
Aleksandra Volodina, Abakan, Russia, volodaleksa@yandex.ru
Svetlana Zagainova, Ufa, Russia

Bouquet Scam Check

2009-09-20T22:24:00.000-07:00

This way of verifying the authenticity of Russian girl you correspond with is offered by the Russianscamcheck company as a cheap service that is intended to find out if you are not being scammed:

Bouquet of mixed seasonal flowers and gift card will be delivered to the address you provide. The company's couriers will personally visit the address, and report back with their findings within 3 - 5 business days. The report will include a description of whether the address or the recipient was found, and a photograph of the delivery, in the event that the person does exist. The service includes a check in local telephone directories in case the courier is unable to find the recipient (your virtual sweetheart). Thus you achieve 2 goals simultaneously: you discover wether there's that very real person behind that lovely place and pleasantly surprise her in case shes's what she claimes to be.

Check out new scammers blacklist additions:

Viktoriya Alekseeva, Kazan, Russia;
Ekaterina Neznakomova, Kiev, Ukraine;
Larisa Shabashova, Omsk, Russia;
Oksana Zhadan, Poltava, Ukraine;
Irina Gluhova, Voronezh, Russia;
Nadejda Kornilova, Zelenodolsk, Russia;
Lira Morozova, Ashgabat, Turkmenia (Turkmenistan);
Natalia Morozova, Cheboksary, Russia - associated with e-mail baby_girl160879@mail.ru;
Olga Nizovtseva, Chelyabinsk, Russia - associated with e-mail baby_love@mail15.com;
Masha/Elena/Anna, associated with e-mail babycool@front.ru;
Anna Molokanova, Novoaltaisk, Russia - associated with e-mail babyruss4@myfreeemailbox.com;
Svetlana Glushkova, Medvedevo, Russia - associated with e-mail BabyS1@yandex.ru;
Olya Gritsenko, Lugansk, Ukraine - associated with e-mail BagiStar@ukr.net and noticed as operating through online introductions agency Bagira.

Dating Scammer Ekaterina, Western Union Scam, Visa Scam

2009-09-19T11:56:00.000-07:00

Following some requests from men seeking marriage abroad, specifically in Russia, we have performed some research on the Internet, and here's what we've come across:

My Loved --!

I am very happy to see your letter! I wish to tell to you many thanks, for that you do not leave me in heavy time. I see, that you understand - that to me difficultly here in the big city without your support. I am happy to read your warm gentle words. My Loved --, today I have visited the airport, I time have spent long time at the airport, considered the various prices for tickets, and as flight dates. The prices for tickets depend on a class of the plane and flight date.....

Now do your own conclusions.

Ekaterina Demeneva
Please, mind, that the picture this Russian dating scammer "Ekaterina Demeneva" may belong to a different person. Moreover, "Ekaterina" may turn out even a male:))))) At least we can tell you that this picture and these personal data are being used in a Russian online dating defraud scheme.

Well, let's go ahead, here's what you are expected to get next:

It will be very good, if you send me money through western union. It will help to issue my visa faster. Now I want you will give you the information in which to require. It is the bank address in which there is an office western union, and my full name. Here the necessary information:
115093
MOSCOW
MASTER BANK
LYUSINOVSKAYA 29 STROENIE 1
Ekaterina
Demeneva

Also the employee of bank has told to me that I will require in number of the control of a remittance (MTCN), I should have this number what to receive your help!

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2009-09-18T10:53:00.000-07:00

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2009-09-18T05:04:00.000-07:00

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Russian scammers blacklist update

2009-09-05T14:19:00.000-07:00

Angelica Semenova from Cheboksary, Russia
Lyudmila Matveeva from Cheboksary, Russia
Olga, Cheboksary, last name unknown
Dating scammer Ekaterina from Cheboksary, Russia
Elena Gorlanova
Dating Scammer Marina Kushakova
Nataliya Kuklina
Dating Scammer Anna Ivanova from Anapa
Angelica Tesmeeva
Elena Klementeva
Larisa Koldybaeva
Sedyh Maria

Kirpichnikova Oksana from Cheboksary, Russia, airfare and visa fraud:

Sometimes Russian dating scammers work in teams that are needed for writing and sending love letters to foreigners 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with the sole aim to generate the profits. Ultimately that one naive random individula is spotted and seduced to rush to the neartest Western Union office thinking a desperate model quality beauty girl will soon be serving his every need. English speaking girls often hired to return phone calls to victims, posing as a girl on the picture. The scam is normally being fueled by the victim's own greed. Instead of settling for a marriage minded homely girl, he wants a slim 18 year old supermodel, even if his own appearance and financial income leaves much to be desired. Exactly for the same reason male victims of mail order bride scams will hardly report the crime out of fear of exposing himself for even more humilation.

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2009-09-03T03:03:00.000-07:00

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Featured Scammer: Yulia Patrusheva, Russia, Cheboksary

2009-08-24T07:52:00.000-07:00

This girl last known e-mail address that she used is: yulialoveee@rambler.ru
She is 28 old, born 08-12-1980

Other women's names that have been noticed to scam or to have attempted to scam western single gentelmen:

Yana Bazil, Ukraine, Luhansk
Yulia Hayes, Ukraine, Dnipropetrovsk
Yuliya Kovtun, Ukraine, Vinnytsya
Yuliya Kuznetsova, Ukraine, Kiev, e-mail milanita69@yahoo.com
Yelena Deyneka, Azerbaijan, Baku
Yevgeniya Skvirskaya, Ukraine, Uzhhorod or Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya
Yulia Pestilova, Russia, Zheleznovodsk
Yuliya Kiseleva, Russia, Kazan, e-mail address: ylia848@rambler.ru
Yulya Yavorskaya, Ukraine, Luhansk (Lugansk), diamond.yulya@list.ru
Zarina, Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, is known to have used e-mail address zaika87-04@mail.ru
Yana Koroleva, Ukraine, Kiev
Svetlana, Ukraine, Donetsk, e-mail address: lastochka365@meta.ua

Russian scammer blacklist update

2009-08-23T12:11:00.000-07:00

Natalia from St.Petersburg, aka Galina (Galia) – Slaviansk. This photo may actually belong to a different person who could have become a victim of the identity theft.

More scammers:

Fokina Nadya, Kherson, Ukraine

Belova Eleonora (aka Lida Koshvenko) from Odessa, Ukraine

Andreeva Maria, Volgograd, Russia, olesyasama@rambler.ru

Andriyanova Natasha, Tuymen, Russia, Natal2008@inbox.ru

Balytska Iryna Bogdanivna, Rogatin (Rohatyn), Ivano-Frankivsk Region, Ukraine

Angela, Tashkent Uzbekistan, angela17@list.ru, suspected of visa/ticket scams

Arbenina Diana, Riga, Latvia. Other names used: Tamara Gataullina, Uliya Suslova, Ekaterina Belyh, Tamara Tikinia, Ekaterina Belyh, Julia Solodovich

Baranyuk Irina, Odessa, Ukraine

Baranova Albina, Chita, Russia

Batstrakova Ekaterina, Kazan, Russia

Belorykova Olesya, Omsk, Russia

Ermakova Tatyana, Tyumen, Russia

Erina Angelika, Berezovka, Russia

Bronnikova Olga, Vorkuta, Russia (Syktyvkar, Russia)

Fomina Tamara, Omsk (Nikolaevyka), Russia, e-mail: white_dove@naxep.com

Natalia Nikitina, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Rumia Heyrullina, Tyumen, Russia

Irina Galkina, Samara, Russia

Nailia Mamleeva, Balakovo, Russia - visa and ticket scam

Furzikova Larisa, known scammer from Yoshkar-Ola, Republic Mari-el, Russia

Berezina Julia (aka Tatyana Sidulova), Novosibirsk, Russia

Recommended: Antiscam Guide

Dating scammer Ekaterina Rozhentsova from Yoshkar-Ola

2009-08-21T08:52:00.000-07:00

These are the pictures associated with the name used by this scam artist:

The known email addresses this Yoshkar-ola scammer (she or he) uses are: krovrina@yahoo.de, mamaeva@yahoo.com, katyanka@yahoo.com, katuxa99999@yahoo.de, simpatylia@gmail.com.

An anonymous gentleman wrote about this person the following:

"Hi There...Just thought I'd let you know that I have also had lettersd from this scammer calling herself Viktoria, and using mamaeva@yahoo.com as an email address. Reckons she's from Kirov and has just finished legal studies there, but it turns out they do not run legal courses at Kirov. I became suspicious about this, and also the times at which various letters were sent. A young unemployed lady would not be out and about at two and three in the morning. Pity she isn't real. She sent me the same pictures as these and one or two more where she looked even more delicious..."

This scam artist's name (or AKA) can also be Viktoria Mamaeva. As her (his) home address she (he) also used: Kazan, Pervomayskaya street 45-24, 420000. She's also known to have used the names such as Svetlana Howralewa, Faniya, Marina Earina.

Here's yet another photo:

This "Ekaterina Rozhentsova" (from Yoshkar-Ola?) uses translation software and sends her scam letters in German, French and other languages. Here's an abstract from her scam letter:

"...at my pupils soon very serious concert from which depends Their further destiny. We very long with them rehearse. In revival I went to the grandmother on a visit. I have got tired today very much on work. But the weariness has passed after I Has received your letter."

Maybe these lines are familliar to you as well? :)))))))

By the way, here's a Russian dating agency I highly recommend: Elena's Models. All girls pre-screened! This is the place you can meet absolutely safely.

Blacklist of Russian Dating Scammers. Beware!

2009-08-19T12:52:00.000-07:00

Review the list of online dating scammers from Russia and other FSU countries, that have been reported recently:

Anna Ogannisyan, associated with the following e-mail addresses: anhas2arm@yahoo.co.uk,annawinog@yahoo.co.uk,annfromarm@yahoo.com
Ekaterina Meteleva, Omsk, Russia, katya85m@rambler.ru, also was reported to have used the dating/introductions website www.anastasiaweb.com
Dariya Glushenko, Donetsk, Ukraine, known to have used e-mail gdariya.com@gmail.com
Mariya Shubenkina, Zvenigovo, republic Marij-el, Russia. AKA Elana, AKA Yuliya Yanaeva
Svetlana, associated with e-mail krassivaya@km.ru
Tatyana, Pavlovsk, Russia, e-mail: tanechka2007@yamex.net, uses fake pictures
Natalya Golowina, Osinniki, Russia
Veronica Petrova, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Anna, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
Elena Shuskaeva, Kanash, Russia. 28 years old
Anna Nesterova, Saransk, Russia
Yuliya Kuzminykh, Cheboksary, Russia
Kseniya Gayvoronskaya, Kherson, Ukraine
Marina Aleksadrovna, Yoshkar-Ola
Anastasiya Dunaeva, Yoshkar-Ola
Liudmila Banahovskaia, Chisinau, Moldova
Anastasia Golovina, Cheboksary, Russia
Viktoriya Alekseeva, Zelenodolsk Russia

Please, mind, that these are just names that have been noticed as associated with actual scams or scam attempts. They may belong to other persons or can be fake. Quite often Russian scam girls and women are involved in identity theft and can use the names of real persons who might be totally unaware their identity is being misused by a different person.

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2009-06-01T03:18:00.001-07:00

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Natalya Egoshina

2009-05-23T00:12:00.000-07:00

Here are the pictures associated with this scammer. Actually they may belong to a different person, and may be just stolen.

Visa and tickets scam

2009-05-20T00:29:00.000-07:00

One same person using different photographs, names and addresses. This scammer can be either woman or man, or a group of perpetrators - don't get involved!

Tamara Repina (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia)

Anastasia Vetrova (Magadan/Russia) aka Tamara Repina (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia)

Irina Chikalina aka Tamara Repina (Irkutsk, Russia)

Marina aka Tamara Repina

Andrew from the USE writes:
This girl is definitely scammer and is not interested at all in getting married. It is quite possible that she uses other person's first and last name, and her pictures can be fake either. She contacted to me from an online singles ad website, and was very sweet in her writing and produced an impression of being innocent and honest girl. What put me on alert, was the fact that when I wanted to talk to her by phone through interpreter I hired for that purpose, she refused telling me she lives in such poor conditions her appartment didn't even have a phone. But she kept writing at with astonishing frequency, and her style was really hard to resist, even if my suspicions grew. After my persistent requests she final gave me an address telling she there lives in Yuzhno-Sakhalink with her mother. A friend of mine suggested that I do a little test by sending her flowers through international Russia based flowers/gifts delivery service. When I did, several days later I got email notification from the service that even the address didn't exist, say nothing of the person. This Tamara Repina or whoever stands behind her is definitely a scammer, so, please, put her on your blacklist of the names of known Russian scammers so that other single men wouldn't get trapped and become victim of the defraud scheme that girl or people posing as that mail order bride Repina, who may be totally fake as well as her scam letters. She had asked me for money to pay for her visa and air tickets so she would immediately visit me in America in order to get married.

More scammers names: Mariya Zherbryova - Russia, Cheboksary * Mariya Musunova - Russia, Penza * Mariya Tarnovskaya - Russia, Azanovo * Mariya ( Masha) - Russia, Cheboksary * Mariya Timofeeva - Ukraine, Rovno * Nastya Buslova - Russia, Cheboksary * Nailia Mamleeva - Russia, Balakovo * Nastiya Ryabinina - Russia, Kazan * Natalya Krusanova - Russia, Kazan * Natalya Davidenko - Russia, Samara * Natalya Egoshina - Russia, Zvenigovo * Natalya Kudryavtseva - Russia, Kirov * Natalya Skobeleva - Russia, Yoshkar-Ola * Natalya Zepka - Moldova, Tiraspol * Natalya Zvereva - Russia, Yoshkar-Ola * Natalya Malkova - Russia, Yoshkar-Ola * Natalya Grigoreva - Russia, Yoshkar-Ola * Natalya Ochimkina - Russia, Volgograd x Russia, St. Petersburg *

Alena Ovchinnikowa (Ovchinikova)

2009-05-18T13:02:00.000-07:00

Alena Ovchinnikowa (Ovchinikova)is a scammer from Moscow, and she is our latest addition to the blacklist.

Others:

Olga Mitrophanova (Mitrofanova)
Oksana Uporova
Anastasiya Mokova
Olga Smirnowa (Smirnova)
Alena Kashina
Yuliya Iurkowskaya (Yurkovskaya)
Oxsana (Oxana,Oksana) from Chisinau, Moldova
Elvira Gallyamova
Anjelina Shvaljova (Angelina Shvalova/Shvalyova/Shvaleva)
Olesia Bayazova (Bajazova)
Olesya Bajasova (Bahasova)
Ekaterina Nevyada
Swetlana Tchernykh (Svetlana Tchernik)
Elena Vlasova
Anastasya Koshkina
Evgeniya Molokowa (Molokova)

Russian scammers blacklist

2009-05-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

Russian scammers blacklist
Reshnikova Anna - Lugansk, Ukraine
Kondrusova Olga - Lugansk, Ukraine
Smirnova Natalia
Kasyan Yana (aka Burak Tatyana?) - Makeevka, Ukraine
Batsman Viktoriya - (aka Grechuha Yulia, aka Potapenko Viktoria) - Lugansk, Ukraine
Chebrukova Irina (Ira) - Chuguev, Ukraine
Polevschikova Anastasiya - Kazan, Russia
Kuznetsova Olga - Kirov, Russia
Yablokova Ekaterina (Muhligina Tatyana) - Nizhni Novgorod, Russia
Demina Tatiana - Lugansk, Ukraine
Bondarenko Elena - Lugansk, Ukraine
Meshkova Maia - Ryazan, Russia
Pirogova Luba (aka Berezina Tatyana, aka Medyanik Elena) - Volzhsk, Russia
Melnik Lesya - Lugansk, Ukraine
Tupitsina Marina - Ivanovo, Russia
Nizovtseva Olga - Tomsk, Russia
Lipova Olga (aka Liya aka Gren Elena) - Lugansk, Ukraine
Kazimirenko Marina - Kremenchug, Ukraine
Glushkova Svetlana (aka Olga Nizovtseva from Samara) - Kazan, Russia
Malenkova Olga - St Petersburg, Russia
Zaletko Valentina (aka Valya) - Gomel, Belarus / Nikolaev, Ukraine
Posad Svetlana - Kremenchug, Ukraine
Tyryshkina Tatyana & Shmyglenko Victor - Yalta, Ukraine
Maxymova Olga - Nikolaev, Ukraine
Vasileva Veronica (aka Ivanova Diana) - Volgograd, Russia
Inna Konstantinova - Tolyatti, Russia
Belyanina Ekaterina - Seversk, Russia
Novoselova Ekaterina - Pskov, Russia
Trofimovskaya Julia - Lugansk, Ukraine
Rozhentsova Elena - Yoshkar Ola / Moscow

Green Card Scam Is Worse Than Immigration Visa Scam

2009-05-15T12:03:00.000-07:00

Among variety of Russian dating/marriage scam types the so-called Green Card Hunter scam is considered the most dangerous, and this is for good reason. These women target not just American men, but also men from Canada, Great Britain, Australia, or generally any other western country offering good standard of living. They regard single western marriage minded men as sort of vehicle to help them immigrate and receive permanent residence status within the shortest possible period of time. Potential victim needs to be rich enough to be able to bear all visa and the immigration process expenses, and possibly, if looking further, be capable to pay good financial settlement when ending in divorce (for the divorce is also what they normally plan while still in Russia or Ukraine, or any other former USSR country).

Typically this sort of scammer is a woman with a child from her previous marriage to a Russian husband, and often after a second divorce, greedy for gifts, emotionally unstable, with abrupt changes in her mood, but generally with a clean background record. Even if you hire a private investigator to run sort of a background check on her before making up your mind to travel to Russia to meet her in person, you'll discover nothing special except for her divorced status or that she's actually in the process of divorcing her Russian husband (maybe, the second one).

Normally these con artists are well aware of the fact that legislatures of the developed countries of the West have enacted strict laws providing for protection of foreign spouses of their citizens, and they are informed about the ways they could benefit from those provisions, namely from the right to keep the right to apply for residential status/citizenship in case of getting a divorce on pretext of being abused in spousal/domestic relationship. It is to be taken into account that these Russian female scammers are typically sly enough to fake the signs and even produce witnesses of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse that actually took no place in reality. Creativity is what they by no means lack.

In many cases they would instruct their own child or children what to say so their accusations against their American or Western European husband would look and sound convincing. The existing legal system of the western countries makes it very difficult for husbands of mail order wives to prove they are innocent victim of a trivial Russian marriage scam that had started online on the Internet many months ago, rather than abuser or offender. Laws do protect a woman and her children. If ultimately you do turn smart enough and act intelligently to defend yourself, you, as a husband, all the same will end up emotionally broken, and good for you, if not totally destroyed financially. Therefore think twice, or better ten times before hurrying to enter marriage during the time she is still on her fiancee visa stay in your country. Think carefully, observe her behavior, and do not hesitate to dismiss you plans of marriage should you notice any small unfamiliar and unpleasant signs of behavioral change in her. Hopefully you'll be not that one western man a Green Card scammer designated as a victim to be used in her predatory plans. Remember, such scam minded woman is who normally would leave the marriage as easily as she had entered it, leaving her (next) husband relieved from his financial savings and good thing for man, if not with unexpected burden of new financial obligations like court ruling ordering to support her until she finds new source of income.

Love on the Internet

2009-05-15T09:24:00.000-07:00

Perhaps today's most popular form of meeting new friends and starting intimate relationships is through the internet, rather it be a dating service or various chat rooms. With such a rising popularity in this trend, I feel compelled to tell a short story and provide a few suggestions that may help you protect yourself from some of the evil and insanity lurking in those dark cyber-corners.

First the story: I recently had a young man as a client who after having a three-year cyber relationship with a "female" we'll call Cindy, he was contacted by a third party "mutual friend" and told Cindy had taken her life; the client was devastated. My investigation quickly revealed Cindy and the mutual friend were one in the same, a young male adult... Read full story

Scam Marriages - Another Side of Sham Marriage Intention?

2009-05-14T07:04:00.000-07:00

Sometimes Americans enter sham marriages with foreigners to help them by-pass certain immigration laws. And certainly, they do that not just like that, but for a monetary reward. In 2006 an employee of Arlington county clerk office, scrutinizing certain public records before archiving them, paid attention to somewhat unusual number of marriages with foreign nationals registered within a short period of time in the jurisdiction.

Finally 24 persons faced charges either for facilitating sham marriages or marrying illegal immigrant for money. True thing, none of the fake "spouses" originated from Russia - most of them were from African country Ghana. From the US citizens involved in the fraud scheme, several already had criminal record, including one felon and one sex offender. Further investigation into the matter triggered the discovery of over thousand of fake marriages in Washington D.C. and the state of Maryland. Many of those fraudulent marriages had purpose of allowing illegal immigrants to get legal status of residence in America.

Saudi marriage scams

2009-04-29T02:37:00.000-07:00

According to a survey performed by a group of Saudi Arabia sociologists, there's a valid issue of non-Saudi women who seek marriage with Saudi men applying for divorce as soon as they get citizenship. Among the leading reason of them doing so are:

eligibility to claim social security
eligibility for business loans from the Saudi Credit and Saving Bank
a wish to marry another foreigner, who'd be this time non-Saudi national and who needs a Saudi based formal sponsor (for reward) to be eligible to run business in the SA.

"These type of marriages are done for a certain purpose and they occur a lot in western Saudi Arabia. The rate of divorce in such cases is 3 to 4 out of every 10 marriages," said Saudi lawyer and legal consultant Wail Joharji.

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2009-04-12T14:14:00.000-07:00

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Russian scammers blacklist updated. Olga

2009-02-13T10:23:00.000-08:00

Hello!!!

I do not know how to begin, because I am new in it. I have never thought that I will use internet to find a right person for myself., but it was necessary to make it.Then I to address in the Internet agency of acquaintances and to learn your address of mail. Also has decided to write to you. and think that you are interesting person, do not you think so??? :)) And I would like to try to communicate with you and learn you. What do you think? I think maybe we can find something general between us, and become good friends, andmaybe more, time will show. You can also look at myPhoto and decide write me back or not, but I would like you to answer of course:))). Now I shall wait the answer from you on my address: (olgaassweets@yahoo.com)Feel free to write meI will wait for your answer very much.Little kisses :))Olga.

This e-mail was received from olgasweetss@yahoo.com. Yes, she is really "new in it", so she's not so far too inventive. :)

Here's one more Elena trying to scam western men

2009-02-13T09:58:00.000-08:00

You gave me your e-mail on dating site, I am so sorry for long reply,but I hope that you can remember me? Anyway I would like to continueour correspondence if you will not be against, ok? Answer me soon,I will be waiting for you
Sincerely Elena

e-mail: lenusikjoy@yahoo.com

If anyone was scammed by this con artist, feel free to post your comments

Russian scammer Elena, who contacts men from megafriends.com

2009-02-13T09:30:00.000-08:00

Here's one of the e-mails this Elena sent to one of her designated victims, who was smart enough to report her:

Hello, my name is Elena.

I’ve found your profile at megafriends.comI’m looking for some kind of seriously relations, and dating. I liked your profile, so hope you will reply to me. I attached my photo, so you can watch at me.About me… I like sport, and i live in active tag. I like to read, and listen music, want to find some one who reallykind, who will care about me, who will loves me…Well more information i’ll write you on your reply.

Elena.

The scammer uses e-mail address lovely_elena_31@yahoo.com

Albahtina Olga - Dubovka, Russia

2009-02-01T11:55:00.000-08:00

Details: Olga contacts single western marriage minded men from Yahoo Personals using pre-written letters. She's alleged to have scammed US$ 1,100 for visa and tickets. Scams many men at the same time. For contact uses phone # 902 670 2257 and email fairy@doubleracy.com

First found on http://www.russian-scam.org/message.htm

Abromova (Abramova) Natalia (Natasha) - St. Petersburg, Russia

2009-02-01T11:51:00.000-08:00

Details: This girl would send you her passport and visa details. Once you have exchanged a couple of e-mails, she would say she's willing to come to your country and send you scanned photos of her air tickets. Afterwards the scammer would ask men for $US 600 so she would be allowed to leave Russia ( St Petersburg). She asks to send the money via Western union. Once cash arrives, she just "disappears".

Known details associated with this scammer girl: Phone: 011-7-812-950-2437 Address: St. Petersburg 194357, Moskovsky Street 40, #20, Russia Email: alexspbru1@hotmail.com, goldspb@rol.ru

Abdulina Olga Vladimirovna - Kazan, Russia

2009-02-01T11:26:00.000-08:00

Information associated with this picture and these personal details: "Visa and tickets" scam. The fraud scheme normally looks like following: the girl (or whoever stands behind her) initiates the contact, falls in love with you, wants to visit you, asks money for visa and tickets.

Phone: 902 670 2257 Email: olelovely@mail.ru

Whoever was scammed by this perpetrator, feel free to post comments!