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Mariya Volkova (Kazan, Russia)
The
dialog is ongoing and just wanted to give you a heads up..my name is David and I have had the pleasure of messing with these scammers, but after finding the webs that show how many men that there are that fall for this I thought I would see if
you would post it..
Thank you very much..
Letter:
Hi :-)
Thank's a lot for your answer! It was great to meet you! I'm not sure what could I write for the
first time, I'm sending my photo so you can remember who I am.I have many photos.
Let me know and I can send more pics! I'm looking forward to visiting your beautiful country and I would
like to find a man over there who will be interested in meeting me!
I'm looking for a friend, lover or maybe even something serious... I'm a free bird now, I don't have a boyfriend and I'm open to
anything!!!I would like to have a serious relationship although I don't know if
that's possible in internet so I'm looking just for a good man who can
show me over there and....... we will see!!!!!!!!
WHAT IS YOUR REAL AGE?
The older the violin the sweeter the music!!!!!!
I hope it's OK with you and I will receive an answer from you! I'm responding from my private
email address. I hope I'm your type of girl, I'm not sure you like Slavic
appearance!! I hope so! OK, I will wait for your answer. When I hear back from you I will
write more things about myself and send more pics!
Mariya (this is my real name)
Hello!!! Can I call you - my tiger? Or is better by name? It was very nice to receive a message
from you! it is my first time I try to correspondence with man in internet world.
I do hope you will be enough patient to understand my writing. I want you to know that I have only good
intentions and I don`t have big secrets. The thing is that I will work abroad for three months or
so and I would like to meet a nice man to be my guideor just be good friend to spend time
with.I think that it is hard enough to live in foreign town without friends and also I have never
been abroad. I am from so small town here in Rusian Federation,I am afraid to be lost.
I want to see real life and it is impossible to see without person who knows all sides of the life. It doesn`t
matter what age is he or what is his eyes color, I just want to know that he is kind and
open-hearted inside. I don't want to live in Rusian Federation because I have not any chances
here,it is hardly possible to explain it by the first time but I want you to
know my plans. In Ru ssia many young girls also want to start a new life abroad, so
many of them used a special program "W ork and travel" for young people who wants to
work abroad. I also decided to do so and to use it. This program just helps to
register documents and gives suitable work in any state(town)of USA, Canada or Europa (or other big
country) . I just need to choose.I already started to register documents and now I need to decide in which city I want to work.
I`m 25 years old and I`m not afraid of work (I shall work as the seller in shop or cafe of a fast food).
I think it is the right way for me, I am lost here, and I think that I look pretty enough
to find a better place. I never been abroad so I decided to find a friend abroad and make his
city to be my destination. I want to repeat the same way,it is my only chance to change my life.
I am full of plans and different dreams. I have long black hair and grey-green eyes. I think I look very
good, but first of all I want to be beautiful inside. I do hope that you will be not disappointed to
meet me in the real life if we will meet. Well,I will close this letter and I do hope to get your
reply. I will leave my town in a few days or so (I can't tell you everything
exactly right now) and I would like to be sure that I have a man who waits for me there. I will work all day
and I would like to find a man to spend all free time together to get to know each other better.
if you have any interest to meet me I will be more than happy to meet you too. My be it sounds silly but I
just don't want to be alone in the evenings,and I want to be sure in advance that somebody
waits for me! I think that my e-mail starts to be too long so I will tell you all
details about me and my life that you would like to know in next e-mails if you will like my
pictures and will want to meet me! I send my different photos. By the way, this volk_2004@yabex.info is my personal
e-mail adress, so pls write me here ok? With best regards Mariya!
Hello, its me again!! I just wanted to tell you hi!! I decided to send you more photos, I hope you
will like it. over competition "First Ms." at our university! I think you are interested that I don`t
have a boyfriend, because all men here look on my appearance and I want somebody who will
look inside me. and.........one picture....sexy.... :-) but.... I'm not info taking naked photos!
I really apologize if you think now I'm not a good girl... I hope you don't think so. Please let me
know and I will write you more if I'm forgiven for sending this pic!!!
I hope you will answer this email and we will try to get to know each other better!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAh!!!! I'm so ashamed to send this pic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kisses, Mariya
P.S I would like to know more about you. Write me. I also want to see your different photos
and hope to know you better!
I'm impatiently waiting for your answer!
David hello! Thank's for your reply so much!!! I'm OK about your age! Have you heard a saying
The older the violin the sweeter the music?! I hope soon I will be able to come to your area and
we will meet each other! This time I will write you more about myself. I think you should know
more about my life and my hobbies so you will know if we have any common interests. I'm 25
years old, not too young I think? My birthday is 15 August . I'm 177 cm tall (5.9) and 55.5 kg
weight.. I don't know exactly my bust-waist-hips measurements, I don't have a reason to
measure it because I think it's OK and my body is proportionate )) I take care of my body, I do
aerobics three times a week and I go to the swimming pool twice a week.
I have a younger sister, she is 23 years old (look a photo). Her name is Anna, I love her very much, she is very
nice and kind! We all (me, my sister and my parents) live in two-rooms flat.
As I wrote you I live in Russia. The name of my city is Zelenodolsk, it's near Kazan city. Zelenodolsk is very small
and Kazan is a large city, the main city in our district. I graduated from Kazan Humanitarian
University two years ago. As I wrote you I`m a menager of the big shop, my city is small but
we have a big shop here. Sometimes I attend courses in Kazan so I have several diplomas
,but you know in russia we don`t have good work opportunities. But this work help me to take
care about myself. When I come to your city I think it won`t be a problem to find work on
my specialization (I shall work as the simple seller). My father is 58 years old now, my mom is 51. You see my mom
is much younger then my father and they are very happy together. My mother is a teacher of music in the school. I also could play a piano a
little. I like classic music, jazz, rock, lounge. I like all kinds of music!
A little about my father: he is in a good shape because we usually make
exercises together, he doesn`t work now, because he is retired already.
I love both my parents and I'm happy my parents will be not alone when
I leave them and will go to another country. Of course I will miss everybody but I want to have my own
happiness! Do you have an International Airport in your city? Please write me
it's name an code. Or write me the name of the nearest International Airport to you.
I write you my emails from Internet cafe, I don't have my own computer.
If you want I can call you when I will be in St. Petersburg, it would be nice
to talk to you. We don't have international calls here. I suppose in few
days I will fly to St. Petersburg and start my trip! Today I will tell my parents
about you, I'm sure they will be happy that someone is waiting for me over there!
There is no any messenger in this Cafe so we can only keep emailing each other. I hope you are not getting bored to read
my emails? My address here is Russia, Zelenodolsk, Berezovaya st. 11, flat 14, post
code(zip) - 422540. So now you have a representation of who I am.... I just can tell you that I enjoy life
and I try to live to the fullest, I like to try new things. I'm not that smart.. I was not that
good in mathematics, physics, biology and so on! I don't like to be smart! But I'm very tender, caring,
artistic, faithful, decent person. Sometimes I can be not well organized, I think everybody had
it's own minuses and pluses. I don't look any special qualities in a man. I just hope he will be
faithful to me and ready to create a happy family with me and I will do everything to make him
happy. I'm looking for a soulmate! OK... it's time to finish my email. I'm sending a kiss by
th wind to you and if I sent it to the right destination you should receive it by
evening )))) I hope you will catch my kiss somehow )))
bye!
Mariya
Hello again..I just want to add few things... I think last time I wrote you not all
my thoughts... My mind is always in a mess when I write you because it's hard to write everything to
somebody who is so far away. I don't remember if I wrote last time I've never been married,
don't have kids but I love them and they love me! I And I want to tell you that I always wanted to
find an older man. Why? I have two answers.. Firstly, I think older men are much more serious
and they can take care of me, they are more experienced in life and can teach me many
things. Have you heard a saying "The older the violin, the sweeter the
music"? I believe in it... I think I'm not that young already but I don't have much experience in life and I want to have
someone who has more experience in life then me. Secondly... maybe I'm not right about it...
but I want to be honest I've always had such worry... if I marry a man nearly my age...
and after some years I will become not that young and beautiful... I think it's more hard for a woman to
be attractive then for a man... and he will find a younger mistress and I will become very
miserable. I don't want my man to be unfaithful. I know I can be faithful to my
man and I will never cheat on him. But this is just my worries. This is not my goal. Please tell me if
you think you will love your woman at any age and not find a younger one? Can you be faithful?
Also I want to tell you that I learned english in university, so I don`t
use any translators, and I can speak english as good as I write on it.
I hope we will have no problems in communications. I feel that you are very nice man I really want to meet you. If you will not like
me or something else we can be just friends. I hope I will get my work visa soon in St. Petersburg and all
documents and I come to you! I don't have any area limits with this visa so I can work
where I want. I don`t know exact day of my arrival, but as soon as I will
know I will write it to you. And one more thing.. i'm sending you some more photos.
On a photo I with my friends on universityon. You know, I'm just trying to be honest with you and write you all my thoughts on
different issues. Please be always honest with me also.... I will write you later, I will look if I
have more nice photos to sendyou.
Have a good day!
Mariya
Hello my Tiger! It's good to write you again! I think I'm a lucky girl to meet such
good man as you in Internet! I hope I will be lucky enough to meet you
in the real life!!! Yesterday I told my parents about you. They said that now they don`tworry about me as before because now they
know you are a kind man and can help me if I will need your help. You can show me your city
and tell me about the life over there! I think I didn't write you I like cooking.
I will cook Russian cuisine for you! Pelmeni, vareniki, blini, borsch, okroshka!
You will like it! Besides Russian cuisine I like Italian and Mexican. I love
paghetti and pizzza!!!!! mmmmmmm ! I can't livewithout it! I likeMexican food because it's very spicy, although I don't cook Mexican
dishes oo often. I've been told my cooking is very tasty! I like to cook cakes. My favorite is
cheese-cake with raspberry! You know... when I talk about food I'm getting hungry ))) I eateverything
and I'm not on any diets but usually I don't eat after 7 pm. This helps me not to
be fat! I can cook many tasty things for you when we will meet! You know..
almost all Russian men are like bears! They are so rude, they can't be nice
and polite, they don't want to have a family. I think you are not like them.
I like to go to the cinema! I really like to watch a good movie with my friends. 50 percents of movies in our cinemas are Russian and about 50
American. Actually my favorite actor is Johnny Depp and I like all movies with
him. I've watched Pirates of the Carribean (part 3 and 4) some time ago! I
think the third part is not as good as the first part. Have you seen it? Could you recommend me any American movie so I can watch
it? What is your favorite movie and actor? Soooooooooooooooo......... what else could I say?
I have a driver's licence but I don't have a car. My father has a Russian car and he gives me his
car sometimes. I don`t like only cinema! I like theatre and opera too, I like ballet.
Unfortunately there is only one small theatre in my city and there is nothing interesting. If I want to go to
ballet, for example, I should go to Kazan, there sometimes can come famous Russian actors
and dancers but I can't go there often because it's quite expensive. By, the way, one thing else
about my trip. Agency will help me to rent a room to stay near my future work. I will share this
room with a few girls yet, it is usual procedure and it helps to pay the rent (it will be cheaper).
And I have a question, is it normal if we will like each other may be it is
possible to live together?of course if you or somebody doesn't mind. As you know I will stay there for three
months but If I will like there I will be able to prolong my trip. I think I will be able to improve my
english and you can learn Russian and I think it will help us to learn each other better,who
knows.Do you have a big wide bed?(joke). And now I have some good news for you! After
sending this email I will go home, take my packed bags and go to Kazan! From there I will fly
to St. Petersburg! I`m really afraid to fly on a plane! I hope my plane will not fall down! I'm really
afraid! It is several hours from Kazan to St. Petersburg. When I come to St. Petersburg and
settle down I will write you an email. I hope today I will be able to write you. Please don't worry
about me if you don't hear from me today, that will mean I was not able to
find a place to stay and I will write you tomorrow. In St. Petersburg I will spend a week or maybe even more, I
should make all final arrangements with my documents and after it I will come to you!
I've never been to St. Petersburg before and I'm so nervous now... I've never
went somewhere alone and now I should go alone to such big city! I really want to talk to you by phone, but as I don`t have
a mobile phone, I will find a public phone in St. Petersburg with international calls.
You know... I had such great desire to start my trip already.. and now
I feel myself like a newborn kitten who has even didn't open it's eyes... I just want to hug my mommy and don't want to go
anywhere... but I know that's my dream to start a new life and I will try to turn
in to reality! Soon you will hear some news from me from St. Petersburg!!!!!!!!
Love and kisses! hope I'm the one for you!
I send you photos made in studio (at university)
Mariya
David , hello my darling!!!
I'm writing to you as soon as I can!!!!!! I was busy with many arrangements!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also I had
to repeat some words for my English test and I finally passed my test today morning!!!
Today I was in the travel agency and I received an information about my trip!
I will be very thankful to you if you can meet me at the Airport! I will arrive to you on Monday , February, 4 !!!!!!
I hope so much it's a good day for you to meet me! Please look at my flight schedule!
Here is the info, about my flight, that I was given in agency:
Information for Mariya Volkova.
"Mirage", Natalia. 195043 St. Petersburg, Sosnovay a 9, office 109. Price: USD 1285.00+ Round trip tickets.Eco.class.
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Departure: 06:30 St Petersburg, Russia - Pulkovo, terminal 2
Arrival: 07:30 Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt International, terminal 1
Airline: Lufthansa LH3221 e
Departure: 10:15 Frankfurt, Germany - Frankfurt International, terminal 1
Arrival: 12:00 Portland, USA - Portland International
Airline: Lufthansa LH468 e
Departure: 13:10 Portland, USA - Portland International
Arrival: 14:14 Medford, USA - Jackson County
Airline: United Airlines UA5749 e
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Please use our service . Best regards.
Manager Natlia.
I passed all tests and everything and all papers are ready. I will pass my final interview at the
embassy this week and they will put all stamps in my documents and I will come to see you!
I can't say I'm too much nervous. I know you are waiting for me and I hope you will tell me
everything about your country and show me some nice places over there. I will travel eco class,
I hope my flight will be OK. I will be able to stay over there during six months and then
I can prolong my visa or change my status. I'm happy I have a job lined up and I hope
everything will works out! I want to meet you and talk to you and get to know you better.
I feel we will like each other, at least I hope so. If you decide you know me not well enough and want
to be only friends with me I shall rent a room. But I hope you will like me!!!!!!!!!! I have a good
feeling about it! I've learnt how to make international calls. I've been told not all public phones
and suitable to do this and I've been told which one I can use not far from the place where I'm
staying. As I wrote you I will come later this week and I will stay here for several days. So now
I have to make final arrangements with my documents. I told you I passed all tests, I have all
documents I need to get a job and everything. Please try to help me to finish my
arrangements. And I need to pay for this flight. People from embassy must be sure that I am
not going to stay illegally, so I need to buy roundtrip tickets (with returning date).
I wanted to ask you about electronic tickets but they tell that I can't use because it is their businees to
arrange all travel details and they have some extra money from all the things,
you see it is just business. I think that you will be able to help me because I don't know anybody here and only
you are my hope now, I think everything in your hands and I believe that you will not leave
me here alone. please borrow some money. I am sure I will be able to return all your money
back after a few weeks, I will get salary and I will collect the sum I own from you.
To be fair I am not sure I know what to say because I hate to ask but now I have no different way, you
see. Please help me it is only money and much more important if we will meet in person I will do my
best, you won`t be disappoined. I see that it sounds a little crazy
but I can't believe that in the worst case I have to return home, they all will laugh at
me. I think it rests with you to decide and I feel that you will help me because you are kind. I have about 300 US dollars yet and I think
I need about 985 US dollars from your side with all travel needs and living here till my
flight! (I had 1180 dollars, but flight from Kazan, opening visa, medical
insurance and all travel needs costed about 800 dollars). For truth I didn`t expect I will need to buy roundtrip tickets, but now
I see that its a very strict rule. Please send it today by Western Union or Money Gram
I will write you details:
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Send it to
Russia, St. Petersburg, Mariya Volkova !!!! This is my full name!
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This is my full name used in all official documents. They said this is all info you need.
But please for any case write down more info. The address where I'm staying in St. Petersburg is Gorohovaya 21 - 16, post code (zip) 190000. I rent a small room In an apartment of an old policeman here, it's
cheaper then hotel.The address of the closest Western Union (or MoneyGram) here is:
DRESDNER BANK
Morskaya M, 23
ST. PETERSBURG , 190000
I have some money but it's not enough to complete my trip. Please send me 985 US dollars
and I will complete my trip! After it please write me all details about the transfer -
your FULL NAME and Money Transfer Control Number!!
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I will call you as soon as I receive it. When I receive the money I will pay for my trip and only
then the embassy will put all final stamps on my documents. I've bought you few souvenirs with
Russian attributes!!! I'm sure you will like them! If you need something more please let me
know, they are not expensive. Also I bought two boxes of Russian chocolate! I hope so much
when I come to you we will like each other! You are already very special to me!
Please when I come to you tell me more about you and your country!
I will listen to everything you tell me and I will do everything you tell me! I trust you really much!
I hope you will not do something to hurt my feelings.... I think you are really good man. I will never do anything to hurt yours!!!
By statistics St Petersburg is the second most expensive city in the world after Tokyo...
everything is so expensive here... and I have to pay for my rent and food and buy tickets..
please help me.. Sorry if I missed something or didn't comment please let me know
I was so busy with with all preparations!!!!
Your Girlfriend, Mariya
From: Mariya <volk_2004@yabex.info>
To: David
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:42:08 AM
Subject: Hello!!! How are you?
Hello!!! How are you? Today I had a wonderful dream, that we finally meet, I feel myself like the
happiest girl in the world!!! In St. Petersburg its "rather hot weather", about -2`C, but I feel
myself so alone. :-) Everyone rush somewhere and I don`t know anybody here.
Today I was in a travel agency, all my documents are ready. Now they are checking a possible flight to your
airport. They will give me all information (date and time of my arrival,
terminal etc.) tomorrow I think. Now I will continue to see St. Petersburg,
like a tourist. In St. Petersburg there are so many different museums!
I will go to The Hermitage. There should be a lot of tourists from all
over the world. I read about this gallery before, its collection contains near 3 000 000 works of
painting, sculpture and graphics. It should be really amazing!!! Ok, I send you a thousand
kisses and will wait for your message!!!!
Yours Mariya
.   
Nadezhda Sedegowa
My name is Josh,
I am a 35 year old man from America, I received a message while I was on singles.net web site from a woman whose profile claimed she was from Virginia. Which I initially fond to be odd, since Virginia is several hours away from where I live. This message said that she would rather talk via Yahoo email, so I sent her my email address to the Yahoo account she requested, which was reapeare@yahoo.com. A few days after I sent her a message I received one back, but it came from a woman from Russia that goes by the name Nadezhda Sedegowa, Email address, nadezhda_pretty@mailsiberia.info. In this message she apologized for misleading me about where she was from, she claimed that she was coming to America on a work visa in less than a months time and that she wanted to try to meet someone before she came to this country. Out of curiosity I continued to reply to her. After only a few messages she claimed to be starting her journey to St. Petersburg where she was to have an interview to receive her visa after that she would be coming to America. I am more fortunate than some men.... My sister works for a Law Firm in San Francisco that specializes in humanitarian efforts around the world, I had mentioned to her about this woman that had started emailing me. She is the one that told me about your Black List web site, so I did some research. Although her picture and name were not on your site, her letters were word for word the same as most of the ones on your site.
After reading your site I replied to Nadezhda that I knew about The Black List and what my sisters profession was. I informed her that if and when she came to America I would be more than happy to meet her, BUT please don't ask me for money because I refuse to send any. Sure enough the very next letter I received was the one I have attached to this email. Laughingly she asks for $1100. dollars, so obviously she never read any of the emails. Even after I have refused to send money via Western Union she still requests it. So I have decided to have a little fun with it, I have offered to pay for the tickets myself with my credit card, but this she said was illegal because she had to pay for it herself with the cash I needed to send to her. I even checked with the US Embassy to inquire about the visa that she supposedly applied for, the form numbers she has given me are non-existent . I have even told her that I inquired about her info and that it was bogus, yet she still asks for the money claiming that I don't understand how the process works. Today I have sent her a 10 digit Western Union confirmation number that is completely bogus , hoping that she has to run all over St. Petersburg trying to find it. Possibly she will get the point. Hopefully this info will help other men that are being preyed upon by these crooks.
Letters:
From: Pretty
To: josh
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 4:02 AM
Subject: Re: HELLO MY DEAR........
TRAVEL INF0 "Tur-Info Tour" client: Miss Nadezhda Sedegowa.
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This reservation will be automatically cancelled if the ticket is
not purchased until February, 05
Travel dates for: Miss Nadezhda Sedegowa- Reservation code: 9JFDR
Please label the inside and outside of each piece of baggage to be checked in with your name
and where possible your address. Suitable baggage labels and stickers are available free of
charge. In advance of your journey, please note the current free baggage
allowance included in your ticket price. You can find this information in the internet or via your Airline contact
person. In case you booked a special fare please note that it can be subject to restrictions.
Should you have further questions please call your Airline contact. J-1
Visa,Travel. Travel Abroad: When preparing to travel abroad for less than 5 months, it is
important to ensure entry to another country and reentry to the U.S.
Depending on the country to be visited and the student's nationality,
it may be necessary to apply for a visitor visa. In order to return to the
US, a student must have: a valid passport or travel document, valid visa and an DS-2019.
Furthermore, page 4 of the DS-2019 must be signed by the RO. Travel to Canada, Mexico or
adjacent islands other than Cuba for less than 30 days, does not require a valid J-1 visa in
some cases. Travel Within the U.S.: No special permission is needed,
but it is important to have a valid passport, DS-2019 and I-94. Thank you for your booking and have a pleasant
journey.
Kind regards,"Koal-Russia-info"
196032 , St-Petersburg, Burkova 86 office 59.
Please use our service .Manager - Ms.Alina Gubnova
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Data flight: February, 05
The open date of return flight.
Price: USD 1390.00 + .Eco.class.
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Honey josh, hello, this is the info I have got from agency and I think I have the problem. and it
seems to me I need your help because I must get this flight and nearest possible flight for me
on february and I hate to imagine if something goes wrong, I have done too much to lose all
now. I know it sounds like I am pooroutsider but you see I have not time or somebody
to ask about help and I have nobody to help me, you know my relatives gave me all
that we could collect for my travel. I hate to ask but now I don't have any other choice.
I booked the tickets but I can pass my interview only when I pay for my tickets,
I didn't know about it. I ca receive my visa only after I pay my tickets so they want to be sure
I have a roundtrip tickets so I am not going to stay there illegally.
I think their rules are too strict... The problem is that everything is getting more
exspensive. Oh, I forgot to tell you that the date of my return flight
can be changed. I promise that I will return all the money I borrow as soon as I can.
I will get salary and collect the sum you lend me, it is only money ,and I think that
it is not too hard for you to help me. You see I have such chance only once in my life.
I know you are kind man and I do hope you will be able to help me. I was in the bank to try to ask them about credit but
they tell I have to have something to leave them and I have nothing to leave because I have
only some clothes, some parfume and it is all I have, and small gift for you from russia with
love People in the bank gave me an advise that if I have good friend (I told them about my
problems and you ) that you may send me money very fast, they tell that there is the system
Western Union or MoneyGram and it works very fast, I am not sure I know how it works but
they tell you need only my name and address here in St-Petersburg and
I have to have only passport to get it in any bank of St-Petersburgand only
I can get the money when you send it,I think it is good way and like
I was explained it is very safe and takes a few minutes only. I have about 290$ yet and I need about 1100$ from your side, you can send me it ?
I am talking about American dollars. After getting money I will make all payment and I will have an
interview, it is a must. I also have good news!!! They say I can stay longer than three months
I can stay about six months for first time. I will have to change the date of my returning flight
only. I also want to say that you don't have to worry if you don't like me or something
in my charachter I will not disturb you. It is only your wish to share your time with me,
and money is money, I will return it all to you anyway. I am sorry for such a cold letter but I am getting crazy
to think that you can just don't reply and I will stay here without any result of all my hopes and
dreams , and hard work too.
Oh, silly me!
I almost forgot to give you my full name and my address here in St-Petersburg( where I rent a room).
Country : Russia
City: St-Petersburg
Address: Kirova 22 - 19
postal code (zip) : 195396
First name : Nadezhda
Last Name : Sedegowa
You should put this info on their list and send me info when you send me the money.
will need to know MTCN (money transfer control number) which will
e given to you when you send me the money and your full name. Well I will finish this letter since I am a little tired and feel
not well. I know that it is hard decision for you because you don't know me well enough,
but dear please help me and you will not sorry of it I promise!!! Please don't leave me alone in hard
minute I will pay the same when we meet!!! And I will have paper with my and your names
when I will be in your airport I don't want to miss you,
Kiss many times!!!!
With great hope,
Your Nadezhda!!!!
 
Nataliya Owechkina (Zaretchnyi, Russia)
This is the latest email I received from "Nataliya". She emailed me from out of the blue, supposedly she found me through Yahoo personals though I can't recall ever seeing her profile there. I think she may actually have found me through a different online dating site, TRUE, but I can't be sure. I knew it was a scam from the beginning, but I played along just to see what would happen. I've included the first email she sent me at the bottom as well as several pictures. With every email she attached very attractive pictures, some obvious professional shots, others more amateur appearing. About the third email she sent included a picture with full nudity. About this time, she had to change her email address slightly, presumably because there was some problem with the scam with the first one. It took about one week and 10 emails before I was finally hit up for cash, and the text in the most recent email below is very similar to others listed on your site, including detailed flight information. This one also includes a photocopy of a passport as well as the nude photo, and has the added personal touch with a voice recording of a young girl in heavily accented english, pleading for help. Who falls for this crap?
Letters:
First email:
Hello, nice men Derek
I hope you will like my email and photos! I'm so happy to receive your answer! It was good to
meet you on Yahoo Personals! My Profile was without a photo and I have already removed it,
s I can not tell to you my nickname on Yhoo Personal You made my day! I feel something
special about you so I want to find a man who can tell me about the life over there and maybe
of course something more then just a friend!!! I don't have a boyfriend so I'm free for new
adventures!!! I had a boyfriend, but it was nothing serious and we broke up one year ago
because he moved to Urkaina. I'm in Russia now, but soon I will leave Russia to make my trip
so you can forget about our distance. I've never been abroad, only in the South of Russia, the
Black Sea, Sochi. I like warm climate )) I've never tried to find someone in Internet but soon I
will come to your country to work there, so I will have a work visa and a permission to work.
She wrote me she liked to work in the USA better! I think my level of English is quite good, but
although it's very simple. I can't read philosophy books in English or business books)))
Anyway I want to improve my English while staying over there. I write and speak English by
myself. My spoken English is good too. We have Discovery channel here in English
(my friend has cable TV, so I come to watch it!). I like this channel so much! Very interesting!
I'm sending four pics for you Also they can settle me with another girls from
Russia, who came to work there too, it's very cheap. Here I can earn only about 450-500$ a month to work from mornig till evening (my city is really small).
According to my visa I can work in your country for 3 months, I can prolong it to 6 months if I want.
After 6 months staying over there I can go home or try to get a green card.
I live in small town here in Russia, and I decided to find someone by Internet not to be alone when I make my trip.
The life is different in every country and I think it's hard to live there when you don't know anybody.
I can do some simple job as a waitress, or to work in some shop.
And later when I improve my English I want to find a better job! I will start my trip from St.-Petersburg, I will go there to pass English tests and have an
interview. I think everything will be OK! Working program helps me to get the visa, permission
for work and all travel documents and they will help me to get job. It's a special program for
young people who is not lazy and make some money. I think I can change my life and see
many wonderful things and just different life. I am full of plans and different dreams.
I am sure you will be not disappointed to meet me in the real life!!! I don't have a special plan or
something like that for a new relationship, I'm open to everything! I don't want to be an abuse
for you, if you will not want me as your woman, we can be just friends!
But I hope you like me and my photos! OK, I will finish this email... I don't know what else I could write you in my first email.
Your questions are welcomed! Please answer me even if you don't like me, because you are the only man I am responding to.
If you don't like me I will continue my search. I hope so much to receive your answer!!!
I hope we can have a nice communication by emails so I will know somebody is waiting for me over there!
Not so long time to wait for me, really? I hope you are my soulmate and we match each other!
Next time I can answer your questions if you have some and tell you about my family,
send you many pics of my family, also more of my photos!!! Tell me about yourself and the place where you
live! And send me photos!
Please write me at this my email, " seeklovewithme4@yahoo.com "
Sincerely, Nataliya
----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Nataliya Owechkina <seeklovewithme44@yahoo.com>
To: Derek
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 10:47:17 PM
Subject: Hello my sweetheart, my flight info
TRAVEL INF0 "Travel-Wolrd" client: Miss Nataliya Owechkina.
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This reservation will be automatically cancelled if the ticket is
not purchased until Friday on February, 8th Travel dates for: Miss Nataliya Owechkina - Reservation code: 9FKFR
Please label the inside and outside of each piece of baggage to be checked in with your name
and where possible your address. Suitable baggage labels and stickers are available free of
charge. In advance of your journey, please note the current free baggage
allowance included in your ticket price. You can find this information in the internet or via your Airline contact
person. In case you booked a special fare please note that it can be subject to restrictions.
Should you have further questions please call your Airline contact. J-1
Visa,Travel. Travel Abroad: When preparing to travel abroad for less than 5 months, it is
important to ensure entry to another country and reentry to the U.S.
Depending on the country to be visited and the student's nationality,
it may be necessary to apply for a visitor visa. In order to return to the
US, a student must have: a valid passport or travel document, valid visa and an DS-2019.
Furthermore, page 4 of the DS-2019 must be signed by the RO. Travel to Canada, Mexico or
adjacent islands other than Cuba for less than 30 days, does not require a valid J-1 visa in
some cases. Travel Within the U.S.: No special permission is needed,
but it is important to have a valid passport, DS-2019 and I-94.
Thank you for your booking and have a pleasant journey.
Kind regards,"Travel-Wolrd " 197374 , St-Petersburg, Kopytina 14 office. 905
Please use our service .Manager - Ms.Kiril Denegkin
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Data flight: Friday,February, 8th
Departure: 14:25 St Petersburg, Russia - Pulkovo, terminal 2
Arrival: 14:30 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen, terminal 3
Airline: Scandinavian Airlines SK737
Departure: 15:45 Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen, terminal 3
Arrival: 16:45 Seattle, USA - Seattle/Tacoma International
Airline: United Airlines UA9395
The open date of return flight.
Price: USD 1390.00 + .Eco.class.
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Derek,hello,this is the info I have got from agency and I think I have the problem. and it seems
to me I need your help because I must get this flight and nearest possible flight for me only in
February and I hate to imagine if something goes wrong, I have done too much to lose all now.
I know it sounds like I am pooroutsider but you see I have not time or somebody
to ask about help and I have nobody to help me, you know my relatives gave me all
that we could collect for my travel. I hate to ask but now I don't have any other choice.
I booked the tickets but I can pass my interview only when I pay for my tickets,
I didn't know about it. I ca receive my visa only after I pay my tickets so they want to be sure
I have a roundtrip tickets so I am not going to stay there illegally.
I think their rules are too strict... The problem is that everything is getting more exspensive.
Oh, I forgot to tell you that the date of my return flight can be changed.
I promise that I will return all the money I borrow as soon as I can.
I will get salary and collect the sum you lend me, it is only money ,and I think that
it is not too hard for you to help me. You see I have such chance only once in my life.
I know you are kind man and I do hope you will be able to help me. I was in the bank to try to ask them about credit but
they tell I have to have something to leave them and I have nothing to leave because I have
only some clothes, some parfume and it is all I have, and small gift for you from russia with
love People in the bank gave me an advise that if I have good friend (I told them about my
problems and you ) that you may send me money very fast, they tell that there is the system
Western Union or MoneyGram and it works very fast, I am not sure I know how it works but
they tell you need only my name and address here in St-Petersburg and I have to have only
passport to get it in any bank of St-Petersburg and only I can get the money when you send
it, I think it is good way and like I was explained it is very safe and takes a few minutes only.
I have about 650$ yet and I need about 740$ from your side, you can send me it ?
I am talking about American dollars. After getting money I will make all payment and
I will have an interview, it is a must. I also have good news!!! They say I can stay longer than three months
I can stay about six months for first time. I will have to change the date of my returning flight
only. I also want to say that you don't have to worry if you don't like me or something
in my charachter I will not disturb you. It is only your wish to share your time with me,
and money is money, I will return it all to you anyway. I am sorry for such a cold letter but I am getting crazy
to think that you can just don't reply and I will stay here without any result of all my hopes and
dreams , and hard work too. Oh, silly me! I almost forgot to give you my full name and
my address here in St-Petersburg( where I rent a room).
Country : Russia
City: St-Petersburg
Address: Ogorodnikow 85-105
postal code (zip) : 198103
First name : Nataliya
Last Name : Owechkina
You should put this info on their list and send me info when you send me the money.
I will need to know MTCN (money transfer control number) or Reference number which will
be given to you when you send me the money and your full name. Well I will finish this letter since I am
a little tired and feel not well. I know that it is hard decision for you because you don't know me
well enough, but dear please help me and you will not sorry of it I promise!!!
Please don't leave me alone in hard minute I will pay the same when we meet!!!
And I will have paper with my and your names when I will be in your airport
I don't want to miss you, Kiss many times!!!!
With great hope,
Your Nataliya!!!!
   
Oksana Bakum
For your information the other scam I discovered was a translating firm called Konsul in Ukraine. I found out the female, if she even existed, was using them to translate. I only sent $80 but I felt pretty bad when I uncovered their motives. Her name is Oksana Bakum. She is very convincing and sounds 100% genuine, initially. I have attached her last letter to me which I didn't reply to :
Letters:
How are you doing? I am sorry for delay but I managed to pay for
letter only today. I simply will not be able to pay for correspondence
as my financial problems do not allow me this. Therefore I am compelled again to ask of the help. I do not want to loose contact
with you and there is no other way for me to write you. I just ask for
your help. I do not need money for presents or other stuff like that. I just hoped you will help me with money for our correspondence. And
if I did something wrong please sorry. I just do not want to loose you.
I was very happy to receive your letter. It seems to me just like you are always different, though I know that it is you, my
closest person in the world. I think this is because with every letter I open you in
a different, even brighter way. It is never boring with you as you never stop to surprise me with your inner
world, your character and life attitude. In spite of that we have very much in common, I still
would like to learn something from you as I am longing to be like you and to posses all
qualities you have. I think I just lack experience but with you I will gain it.
I wanted to ask you. If you were a movie star which role would you play and why? Once I saw a movie under the title
"Bewitching love" with Vanessa Paradi and Jean Reno. So, I think I would love to play a
witch but the good one, the witch that helps people and can feel the same feelings all ordinary
people feel. The whole my life I have been dreaming about having bright-green eyes like all
witches have. Our famous Russian book "Master and Margarita" also tells about a woman
who lost her beloved man and became a witch, but also good witch. She was flying over the city on
a broom and playing dirty tricks to those who made her hurt. Do you think I could play a witch?
You know I still wonder what achievement I must have done to receive such a present
of destiny. I mean that I still can not believe that you really exist, my knight in shining armours.
You are my light that illuminates my way through the life path. But before you I have been
strolling in a darkness without any hope for sun. I was like a blind kitten who was trying to find
warmth and like everyone I have been trying to find a love without realizing how it actually
looks. Now I know that it does not have a shape, color or smell and you can not
touch it. But still it is around me all the time and I can feel it in my heart.
I wish you all the best and want you to be as happy as I am because no one can be happier.
I will impatiently wait for your answer.
Your Oksana
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Met a Russian woman over the Internet?
