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Viktoryia Siaminova
(Minsk)
I was corresponding with several
Russian women when 1 girl in particular seemed to stand out. She wrote
to me everyday of the week without fail. Each letter was so perfect it
seemed that she read my mind. Of course in the first month she said
she was doing fine and didn't need any money. On my own I sent her a
small sum ($50) via Western Union to cover internet access fees. Right
after this she mentioned a wonderful trip sponsored by the local
University and set up by an Aunt and it would allow her to visit New
York on a visitor's visa for 3 weeks and we could meet. I needed to
wire her the money plus a bank charge of 25% in order for her to
obtain the visa and trip. Needless to say this plus the fact that I
could not call her and she was
very against me visiting her in Minsk due to the 'unromantic' nature
of her city. What is most unusual is that I speak Russian as I did
that in the US Army and thus she should have been happy for me to
visit her.
Let me add some things that threw up
red flags for me:
1) She had no desire to meet in Minsk but rather in my country.
2) She had no desire to talk on the phone even though I speak Russian
fluently if not poorly.
3) I was written to every weekday, 5 days a week like clockwork.
4) Each letter had a generic pattern to it. Getting her to respond to
specifics was difficult.
5) The one actual letter I got with an actual picture of her from the
post office was typed and not signed, she feigned poor handwriting for
typing it.
6) Important things weren't important. I wanted to discuss the fact
that I had children and she skirted the subject. She only wanted to
talk about 'our love'.
7) When I finally talked about buying air tickets etc. she never
addressed the issue only said she'd miss me this weekend.
8) and finally when I asked about things from past letters it was as
if her memory was gone i.e. couldn't remember. I asked about her
parents and what they thought and she said she hadn't told them, yet
in a previous letter she briefly mentioned their happiness for her at
finding 'true love' so far away.
She goes by the name of Viktoryia Siaminova in Minsk and gave an
address. I found her using the Love@aol ads by myself, no agency. Her
email address is/was bestfriend32@hotmail.ru
I want to share my info as soon as
possible to help other similar men such as myself to avoid such scams.
I included "Her" letters.
Sincerely,
Robert Mercer at BattleCzar@aol.com
Letter 1
(After the long correspondence we are getting to the point...)
Hello my dearest Robert!
What a joy to see your letters in my mail box, especially as I was
very busy and didn't have the opportunity to send you a simple
message! You know I am even more happy that my not writing didn't
influence on our relations! After such a long silence I am eager to
share my feelings and news with you! I missed you so much!
I am pleased to meet you and to know that there is a man in the world
who is thinking of me and who likes me. It's so important for a woman
to know that she is loved and needed. But I also know that our far
communication will not take long and I will be able to see you and to
touch your hair and your soft hands and that I will be able to look
deep into your eyes and to feel your warm body by my side.
Honey! As I have already wrote I was busy with my doings, but but you
still don't know the reason why I was thinking of us a lot those days!
All the problems of the world seem to be not important because of
something special I found out! I have a wonderful and unexpected news
for both of us! That is why I had to think it over!
On Saturday we, I mean all my family, as usual on the weekend gathered
together in our house. I did not think it would be something special,
you can imagine all these talks of nothing with the relatives ;)
It was my aunt, who surprised me very much! She she is a teacher,
according to her diploma. She is working at one of the University's
here. And there was a meeting at her University where the teachers
were announced about the trip to USA in a month. It will be a student
exchange and the group of students will be living in an American
families . This program is a possibility to improve English skills and
to see the American culture, to find out the traditions and customs.
Some American's students were here last year and now it is a return
visit. I don't have words to express how I am happy because now I have
a hope to meet you!!!!
And what is also very important is that my aunt asked if it would be
possible me to be included in the group because my Mom had already
told her about us, so she knows about you and our feelings and she was
promised that it would not be a problem for me to come with the
students. And I will have not to stay with the group in American's
families because I have where to stay :) Auntie said that I have a
very good man there, which I would like to visit and I was allowed to
be separated form the group.
The trip will take place approximately in a month and we will stay in
America for the whole 3 weeks!!! We will be flying to New York and I
guess that the rest of the group will stay also in NY.
The university will make all necessary arrangements including visa and
the both way tickets. And the cost of the tickets and a visa is about
897$. And all members of this group should pay in cash to the
University and then the University will pay for all arrangements and
it will be the University who will be responsible for all members of
the group and it is like a guarantee for the American Embassy that
everything will be OK.
But unfortunately I will be just unable to pay for such trip myself as
neither my parents nor my friends don't have such money. But I hope
that I will meet you and will be happy with you. I think it would be
wonderful to enjoy our time together so soon!
And maybe you just don't know but it is almost impossible to get a
Visa to your country in other ways because your country is afraid to
have a lot of illegal immigrants and that's why almost everyone who is
not too rich and doesn't have a lot of properties will not be allowed
to get a Visa. But I am almost sure, everything will be fine because
if to apply for a Visa with the help of University, our chances to
obtain it are equal 100%.
Just imagine how wonderful it will be able not to loose this chance
that can help us to meet!!!!
I am dying to see your letter with your thoughts about all of this.
Kiss you and Hope to hear tomorrow,
I miss you very very much and think only of you,
Viktoryia
Letter 2
(It took already too long... Send money!)
Hello my dear Robert!!!
All night I was dreaming about you and how will you react to my letter
with my exiting news about the possibility to come to you! I was
laying in my bed and thinking how it would be nice to meet you in
person and to be beside you! I can not think of anything that I want
more than to see you and to be with you. I think of how great it will
be. To be able to meet your parents and your friends. I want to be
able to see where you grew up. To be able to walk with you hand in
hand and to learn everything about you. This is what my heart wants,
to be with you forever.
By now you probably think that I am completely romantic and you will
be right! Anyway, at least I completely honest with you and I promised
I that I always will be.
As we have written to each other, sharing our thoughts, hopes, dreams
and feelings, you have filled my world with joy and happiness and I
could never ask for more than that, but you are so generous and I know
you will do everything for us. I know that I can talk to you about
anything and let you know my most secret thoughts and feelings. You
are my dearest friend, my all and I count days for the moment of our
first touch.
I can still have a hard time believing that destiny has brought me a
man as wonderful as you. I long so much for the day I arrive and you
can hold me in your arms.
I'd better go back to the earth ;) but I can not!
I can give you all the information I found out about this trip!
I know for certain that the group will arrive in New York October,20
at 19:20 your time and they will be flying with Lufthansa airline. If
you will agree this idea I will be also in that group. And then from
New York I will be able to fly to you or you can fly to NY and we will
spend some time there together. It is up to you to decide what is the
best option for both of us. And the flight number is 404 which arrives
at 19:20 your time and I leave New York also from the Kennedy's
Airport with Lufthansa Airline with a change in Frankfurt am Main. I
leave New York November,10 at 16:10 your time with flight number 401.
One thing I should tell you is that the bank will charge on
approximately 25% from the sum I need for this trip. We have to take
this fact into consideration. Anyway they said that Western Union is
the safest and the quickest way of sending the money. All you need is
to have my full name and country. I will be so happy to inform you
that I am flying to you! And I think that the sooner you send the
money the better because we both will know that I am coming exactly
and nothing can change. As you know my full name Victoryia Siamionava,
address is
Minsk, 220114,
Kalinovskogo Str 82/2, Ap 41
Belarus
I am sure that it is a great chance and everybody who knows is talking
about this possibility to obtain the Visa to your country! By the way
we are lucky I have a wonderful aunt and I should be grateful to her
for everything she is doing for us!
I just hope that you are happy as I am and I can not stop dreaming.
Our happiness is so close to us! I think it would be great to spend
our time with your friends, of course, not all our time ;) Honey, you
know, I do not care what we will do. It is enough for me that you will
be by my side. Having you in my life is more important to me than
anything.
I will be waiting for your next letter with great anticipation! Please
do not keep silence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kisses from
your sweet Victoryia
Irina Zverava
(Vitebsk) - 1
Hi, my name is Bobby Burney. I have started a correspondence with a lady from
Belarus. I have had my suspicions about her. After reading some of the
articles on your website I am sure she is a scammer. I saw the letters under
the article in Special Warning about ladies from Minsk.
She has a personal on Love@aol.com. The letters in this article are nearly
identical to ones I have received from her. I have not sent any money. She
has asked for money for a visa and airfare. Her Aunt got her a chance with
the university to come over. I am sure she a scammer. I thank you for this
website. Below is her name, address and email addresses she has.
Name: Irina Zverava
Email Addresses: romantic@pochtamt.ru
and zverava@tut.by
Street Address: Rosa Luksemburg St. 1a, Apt. 14, Vitebsk, 210000, Belarus
My email: userbb1019726285@cs.com
I have attached a picture of her also.
Once again Thank You,
Bobby
Iryna Zverava
(Vitebsk) - 2
I wish I had found this site sooner. The one that scammed me is all over your
site!! I won't go into details they're the same that have already been written. I
lost $900.
IRYNA ZVERAVA
ROSE LUKSEMBURG ST. APT 14
VITEBSK, 210000
BELARUS
Thanks for this site,
Ray
Alena Hliatsevich
(Minsk)
Dear Sir:
This letter is to let you know that the scammers operating in Minsk are quite good at what they do.
There is undoubtedly several people working as a team.
I base this on the fact that I had "true correspondence" with some individual
there. Letters from this person answered very specific topics in my letters.
Here are the details:
Contact: Love@aol.com
Pseudonym: Alena Hliatsevich
Time Frame: August until November of this year
Number of letters: Almost everyday for that duration
Style: Individualized to answer my specific questions
Here was the beauty of the scam. I was told that Alena would
be able to come to the United States on a student visa. Her aunt worked at the University and of course checked that it
would be OK.
I was even told the Flight numbers that would be used on the
departure and return flights: LH 401 and LH 400 to JFK.
I checked out the flights and they were legitimate. LH401 was
delayed in leaving Frankfurt.
Also, the amount that was requested was a single request
for: $897 I sent it Western Union.
Here is the beauty of the scam.... they continued to write
weeks after the money was wired??? Very smooth!
There was never any other requests for money.
They did make one mistake early on, which I caught... but chose to ignore.
There was a letter that was sent that had perfect and well written English in it. I knew... I KNEW... that the same person did not
write it.
My reasoning for ignoring this obvious trip-up:
I figured she did a cut&paste from a story that she perhaps had read
and liked.
It was a well executed scam. I feel worse about the time I lost than
the money. By American standards they put in a lot of time for only $897 dollars.
I think there counting on not getting detected at all. This would explain
the letters after the money was sent.
Be warned. They are very good.
Robert S.
Volha Bolbat
(Minsk)
I would like to add a woman who took $1,200 from the dating website,
Love@aol.com. Her name is Volha Bolbat from
Minsk, Belarus. She said that she needed money for a ticket and Visa. She wanted to get it through a
University. I used Western Union to give her the money. A few days later,
she said her Visa was disapproved and she wanted to stop writing for a while.
She lived on Skoriny Ave in Belarus.
Sincerely Yours,
L.M.
   
Eugenia
(Minsk)
I believe that the person (s) mentioned by Mr. Mercer, is the same
who tried to scam me. She was from Minsk and I also found her at
Love@AOL. She used the name Eugenia, and mail address
golden88@mail.ru.
She did not started out by asking money, but her letters did stand out. Much
like the letter that she sent to Mr. Mercer, she wrote that her uncle was
working in the local university and 3 month trip to US for the students
would be arranged and that she could join.
I was already a little suspicious, because I had started to notice that in
her letters she rarely answered some of my questions, and once wrote that
she would like to visit St. Louis (I am nowhere near Saint Louis). I asked her what sort of visa she would be getting, her answer
was it is a good visa.
Be aware of any contacts from Minsk.
N. Towghi
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