Katya """"""""""(Yoshkar-Ola,"Mari-El,"Russia)
""""""""""Alias:"hot_kitty,"FriendFinder"(membership"still"active) 
""""""""""Email:"kiki2000@pochtamt.ru

Victim:"49"year"old,"white"American"male,"divorced"with"no"children;"high """"""""""income"professional"seeking"marriage"partner"from"Russia"or"Ukraine

Story:"I"received"an"email"from"Katya"on"Feburary"3,"2002"saying"she"wanted"to"write"me."I"responded"favorably."I"shared"information"about"my"personality,"career"objectives"and"life"goals."I"received"7"more"emails"from"her,"but"she"never"responded"to"the"content"of"my"initial"email."She"told"me"she"lived"with"her"mum"and"had"no"brothers"or"sisters."She"told"me"she"earned"$40"for"the"entire"month"as"a"child's"nurse."She"says,"""My"work"consists"in"treating"and"preventing"children"diseases.""She"was"unable"to"pay"for"telephone"installation"in"her"home."She"has"not"yet"asked"me"for"money."She"is"very"eager"to"meet"me,"sends"the"usual"hugs"and"kisses,"and"says"that"I'm"the"2nd"most"important"person"in"her"life.

Personally,"hot_kitty's"photo"on"FriendFinder.com"does"not"look"like"Katya's"subsequent"photos."Perhaps"I'm"mistaken,"but"Katya's"photos"look"like"a"professional"model. 
""""""""""Respectfully"submitted,
""""""""""Randy"Volkening

Email"#1

Hi,"my"name"is"Katya."I"live"in"Russia."I"work"as"a"child"nurse."I"love """"""""""children"and"animals"very"much."I"am"26"years"old."I"want"to"get"acquainted """"""""""with"the"man,"who"will"be"a"support"in"my"life."I"agree"to"get"acquainted """"""""""with"a"man"from"30"and"older."For"me"age"is"not"the"main"thing."The"main """"""""""thing"is"that"there"is"love"and"mutual"understanding!"I"do"not"notice"a """"""""""difference"in"ages."I"hope"only"for"my"true"love,"and"I"hope"very"much"that """"""""""all"with"us"will"be"good!"I"agree"to"answer"all"questions"that"interest"you. """"""""""I"am"anxious"for"your"letters!
""""""""""PS:"Please"write"me"letters"only"to"kiki2000@pochtamt.ru

Email"#2

Hello!""I'm""so"pleased"that"you"can"understand"my"not"so"good"English """"""""""language,""that""I""has""learned""in""school""and""in"College."I'm"171 """"""""""centimeters""tall,"my"weight"is"54"kg,"I"have"medical"education,"I'm"a """"""""""child""nurse."I"work"in"children's"hospital"and"I"look"after"children. """"""""""I""live"in"the"city"Yoshkar-Ola."It"is"approximately"in"850"kilometers """"""""""from""the""Moscow""city.""I"want"to"say"you,"that"I"love"children"very """"""""""much.""I""have"an"experience"of"dialogue"directly"with"Russian"people, """"""""""but""they""are"not"adapted,"it"is"serious"also."And"they"drink"alcohol """"""""""very""frequently""and""it"not"so"is"pleasant"to"me."I"think,"that"such """"""""""habit"is""not"a"gift."I"want"to"inform,"that"I"do"not"smoke,"and"I"do"not""drink""strong """"""""""drinks.""But"sometimes"I"like"to"drink"in"the"good"company""a"small"glass"of """"""""""grape"vine,"though"it"happens"very"seldom."I"want""to""say,""that""I""am"able"well """"""""""to"play"a"piano,"I"have"finished"musical""school,""I've""studied""for"6"years."I"Want """"""""""to"inform,"that"I"live""with"my"mum."I"have"the"father."My"grandfather """"""""""unfortunately"has"died,""7""years""ago.""I""want""to"say,"that"I"like"various"music, """"""""""but"mostly""classical.""I"want"to"be"serious."My"relations"with"you"are"to """"""""""find"love""and"to"create"happy"family."I"will"be"pleased,"if"you"want"the""same."I """"""""""want"to"say,"that"I"write"to"you"from"an"office"computer."Unfortunately"I"have """"""""""no"the"computer"at"home."I"hope,"that"it"will"not"be"a"problem."I"hope"you'll """"""""""answer"me"soon. 
"Yours, 
"Katya
""""""""""

Katya"Selivanova """"""""""(Lugansk,"Ukraine)

I"am"a"white"male"from"the"USA"and"would"like"to"report"to"you"about"a """"""""""scammer"named"Katya"Selivanova"from""Lugansk.""Her"e-mail"address"is """"""""""Kselivanova@hotmail.com"."I"first"contacted"her"through"Match.com"under"the """"""""""profile"of"Creature2"."She"also"has"a"profile"listed"under"Ekaterina"at"Absolute """"""""""Agency"ID#"A1599639."Her"address"and"full"name"is"Katya"Selivanova,Titava """"""""""Street"7-6,Lugansk,"Ukraine"91050."I"had"requested"her"birthday"but"she """"""""""never"gave"it"to"me."She"is"trying"to"get"me"to"wire"her"money"for"her"medicine """"""""""as"she"is"supposedly"very"sick.""She"has"also"mentioned"in"her"letters"that"it"is """"""""""very"difficult"for"her"to"pay"for"the"internet."I"have"sent"her"no"money.""Please """"""""""add"her"to"your"black"list.
""""""""""Sincerely,
""""""""""S."H.
""""""""""("Scammer"Hunter")

Letter"requesting"money:

Dear,******!
""""""""""I"was"absent"these"days"because"I"felt"myself"not"very"good"and"I"had"no """"""""""opportunity"to"send"you"an"e.mail."My"doctor"says"I"need"to"stay"at"a"hospital """"""""""and"get"the"neccessary"treatment."I"don't"know"what"to"do?!It"costs"much"for """"""""""me."Of"course"it"is"better"for"me"to"stay"at"home"and"have"some"pills"and """"""""""another"injections"than""to"be"at"a"hospital"during"the"whole"day."But"anyway """"""""""my"doctor"insists"on"my"staying"here.(hospital)"I"don't"know"what"happend """"""""""with"the"package"you've"sent"me?"I"just"hope"they"did"some"mistake!"My """"""""""address"is"Ukraine,Lugansk"91055,"7/6."I"think"it"is"absolutely"the"same"I """"""""""wrote"you??"There"is"no"surprise"-"our"mail"works"bad!!"Michael,"but"if """"""""""everything"is"good"with"the"medicine"you"sent"for"me"will"you"be"able"to"send """"""""""me"then"some"cash"by"Western"Union"?"Because"I"really"need"some"amount """"""""""for"my"treatment"at"a"hospital.Let"me"know"please.I'm"in"a"difficult"state. 
""""""""""I'll"wait"for"your"answer
""""""""""Katerina
""""""""""

Katya"Strelkova """"""""""(Yoshkar-Ola,"Russia)

I"am"a"36yo""Australian""guy"and"very"glad"to"have"found"your"website """"""""""before"I"lost"any"money."This"person"is"already"listed"on"your"blacklist"but """"""""""this"is"some"new"info"that"may"prove"valuable."She"contacted"me"through """"""""""seeing"my"profile"on"friend"finder"and"sent"me"exactly"the"same"letters"even """"""""""in"the"same"order"as"what"you"have"listed"currently."I"became"suspicious """"""""""when"she"started"saying"that"she"was"falling"in"love"with"me"after"only"a """"""""""few"emails"(lol)."Also"she"sent"me"photos"with"every"single"email,"some """"""""""showing"her"in"lingerie."This"seemed"odd"for"her"to"be"able"to"include """"""""""photos"of"herself"so"often"with"a"person"she"had"only"just"met,""it"was"then """"""""""I"found"your"website"and"discovered"her"on"the"blacklist.

Although"I"am"tempted"to"send"her"an"angry"email"condemning"her"I"am"quite """"""""""sure"it"would"have"no"affect"on"this"scam"artist"so"I"will"leave"it"so"that """"""""""you"are"able"to"show"the"new"email"address"she"is"using"along"with"the """"""""""pictures"she"sends"to"people.

Anyway"the"email"address"she"now"uses"(or"perhaps"an"additional"one)"is """"""""""pretty_kitty@fromru.com 
""""""""""Regards
""""""""""AG
""""""""""

Katya """"""""""Strelkova"(Yoshkar-Ola,"Russia)"-"2

Greetings,"my"name"is"Michael"and"I"am"40"and"an"engineer. """"""""""Starting"on"2/3/02,"I"received"an"unsolicited"intro"e-mail"from"a"Katya """"""""""(hot_kitty@freindfinder.com)"but"asked"that"I"use"the"address"of """"""""""kiki2000@pochtamt.ru.""The"tone"of"her"letters"very"quickly"escalated"to """"""""""a"full"blown"commitment"and"raised"a"red"flag"for"me."My"letters"are"identical"to """"""""""others"listed"under""Katya""on"previous"pages.""To"date,"she"has"not"asked"for """"""""""money,"but"I"can"start"to"see"the"groundwork"being"laid.""There"was"also"a """"""""""vagueness"from"not"directly"answering"questions"I"asked"her.""Or"better"put, """"""""""there"was"a"lag"of"one"letter"when"she"ould"give"a"vague"answer"to"a"previous  """"""""""question.""No"wonder,"she"was"juggling"so"many"others,"it"was"hard"to"keep """"""""""strait!""And"the"photos"she"sent"are"the"same"as"those"listed"before. """"""""""The"last"one"was"received"on"2/16/02"and"as"stated,"no"money"was"asked"for """"""""""yet"and"none"has"been"sent"(and"none"will). 

""Lessons"learned"are"use"an"alternate"address"for"myself"and"be"a"bit"more """"""""""general"when"telling"my "life"story.""While"she"did"not"get"money,"I"volunteered"info"on"myself """"""""""far"too"freely"thinking"she"was"legit,"perhaps"a"lesson"for"others"as"well. 
""Thank"you"for"this"service.
""""""""""Michael
""""""""""

Lena"(Elena) """"""""""AKA"Katya"(Yoshkar-Ola,"Russia)

I'm"Ron,"a"CPA,"46,"in"Culver"City,"CA. """"""""""On"19"Feb."2002,"I"received"the"following"e-mail"via""FriendFinder.com"":

Letter

Hi,""my""name""is""Lena.""I"live"in"Russia."I"work"as""a""tutor""in""a """"""""""childrens""day"nursery."I"love"children"and"animals"very"much."I"want"to"get"acquainted"with """"""""""the"man,"who"will"be"a"support"in"my"life."I"am"25""years""old."I"want"to"get """"""""""acquainted"with"a"man"from"30"and"older."Age""is""not""the"main"thing"for"me. """"""""""The"main"thing"is"love"and"mutual"understanding!""I""do"not"notice"a"difference"in """"""""""ages."I"hope"only"for"my""true""love,""and"I"hope"very"much"that"all"with"us"will"be """"""""""good!"I"agree"to"answer"all"questions"that"interest"you."I"am"anxious"for"your """"""""""letters! 
""""""""""PS:"Please"write"to"vlena@pisem.net
""""""""""A"message"from""elena19760224" 

My"scammer"antenna"went"up.""First"I"checked"her"profile"at """"""""""Friendfinder.com."Then,"I"checked"this"Black"List"and"sure"enough,"found"her"in"like"5"minutes """"""""""on"blackpage67."I"didn't"bother"responding"to""her".""I"e-mailed"FriendFinder """"""""""security"about"this"scammer.
""""""""""Ron
""""""""""

Lena@friendfinder

"She""is"back"yet"again."New"photo,"same"words"and"writing"style."I"presume"you"will"recognize"it."This""person""is"a"known"scam"artist.""her""current"photo"is"attached."Thank"you"russian"blacklist"for"the"service"you"provide. 
""""""""""Kirk
""""""""""

Lubov"Bazhenova """"""""""(Tumen"City,"Russia)

I"am"single,"36,"Caucasian,"working"as"a"computer"specialist"in"California."I """"""""""received"an"interest"from"date.com"and"it"was"from"account"LUBOV45."No """"""""""need"to"get"into"the"logistics"as"all"the"stories"seem"similar.""Her"basis"was"her """"""""""mothers"name"is"Marina,"works"as"a"seamstress,"Fathers"names"is"Pavel, """"""""""factory"mechanic,"best"friends"Natasha"and"Miltin,"they"met"over"the"internet. """"""""""Working"and"graduated"from"Tyumen"State"University."There"is"a"really"bad """"""""""lady"by"the"name"of"Raisa"that"is"a"very"mean"to"her.""This"scammer"actually """"""""""called"me"at"home"at"2:30AM.""It"was"40"seconds"and"her"voice"was"not"a """"""""""match"to"the"picture.""I"was"at"the"stage"where"she"was"looking"to"get"her """"""""""friends"relative"that"works"at"a"travel"agency"to"get"here"the"proper"paperwork """"""""""to"get"to"me"in"the"US.

The"communication"lasted"a"10"days,"and"there"were"7"emails"from"her.""All """"""""""had"a"single"picture"with"a"number"as"the"name.""The"pictures"were"what's"so """"""""""unusual;"plain,"cute"and"they"seemed"to"be"the"same"girl.""I"was"not"at"the"point """"""""""where"money"was"being"requested,"that"was"probably"the"next"email.

To"impress"her"I"was"looking"on"the"web"about"her"culture"and"BAM!""Here """"""""""this"cite"was,"and"it"all"became"so"clear."""Thank"you!!!""For"some"reason """"""""""communication"has"stopped.""I"believe"it"was"due"to"my"responses"being"very """"""""""logical.""I"was"asking"her"to"explain"in"detail,"why"she"loved"me"so"quick"and """"""""""what"her"true"desire"was"when"she"arrived"in"the"US."""Her"emails"were """"""""""scripted.""Not"many"of"my"questions"were"answered. 
""""""""""Her"address"is: 
"Lubov"Bazhenova,
""""""""""59,"Lunacharskogo,"2,
""""""""""Tumen"City,"Russia,"625001. 

Her"first"letter:

Hello,"Mike!!!
""""""""""I"was"so"glad"to"receive"your"quick"answer"on"my"email"to"you."I"want"to"say """"""""""to"you,"Mike,"that"your"answer"was"so"large"surprise"for"me,"I"didn't"think """"""""""that"I"will"can"see"your"answer"so"quickly."Thank"you"for"your"writing, """"""""""Mike."Ok,"let"me"to"tell"you"about"myself"more"information"ok,"Mike?"As """"""""""I"said"to"you"earlier,"my"name"is"Lubov."But"I"want"to"say"to"you"that"my """"""""""friends"call"me"as"Luba,"Lubasha"in"more"cases."My"dad"and"mum"like"to"call"me """"""""""as"Lubonka,"basically."It"is"so"tenderly"in"theis"opinion."Ok,"I"want"to"tell"to """"""""""you"too"that"I'm"a"lady"of"the"age"27,"I"was"born"in"February,"27,"1974."Also"I """"""""""want"to"say"to "you"about"my"parameters."My"height"is"173"cm(5'8'')."My"weight"is """"""""""52"kg"(115"lbs.)."I"live"in"Russia,"Tyumen"City"which"is"situated"in"a"Western """"""""""Siberia."Here"is"exact"coordinates"of"a"geographical"position"of"Tyumen"City:"a """"""""""northern"breadth"is"57_11'"and"an"east"longitude"is"65_29'."I"hope"that"you"will """"""""""can"to"find"my"city"on"the"map"without"any"problems"too."I"want"to"say"to"you """"""""""that"the"population"of"my"city"is"approximately"555,000"people,"in"my"opinion """"""""""my"city"is"not"large"in"comparison,"for"example,"with"Capital-Moscow."A """"""""""distance"between"Moscow"and"Tyumen"is"approximately"2000"kilometers."Also"I"want"to"tell """"""""""about"time"zone"of"Tyumen."It"is"+2"hour"to"Moscow"time."For"example,"if"in """"""""""Moscow"is"9:00"am,"in"our"city"will"be"11:00"am."Also"I"want"to"tell"to"you """"""""""about"our"weather."Today"is"-7"degrees"on"the"street,"it"is"snowly"too,"there"is """"""""""a"large"quantity"of"the"snow,"and"what"about"your"weather?"Mike,"I"want"to """"""""""say"to"you"that"our"city"is"one"of"the"beatifulest"cities"of"Russia,"I"think. """"""""""Our"city"is"a"large"industrial"centre,"city"of"a"science"and"any"cultures."I """"""""""like"my"city"very"much."Also"I"want"to"say"to"you"that"I"have"graduated"from """"""""""Tyumen"State"University,"I"have"finished"this"University"in"1999."I"have"a """"""""""Diploma"of"speciality"""The"Organization"of"a"leisure"of"outside """"""""""ducational"activity"of"the"schoolchilds"."Also"I"want"to"say"to"you"that"I"have """"""""""earned"English"language"in"the"Universtiy"too,"I"hope"that"you"understand"my """"""""""nglish,"also"I"want"to"say"that"I"can"speak"on"English"freely."Please,"tell"me """"""""""about"it,"ok?"Also"I"want"to"say"to"you"that"I"use"a"computer,"here"in"my"job"in """"""""""the"college,"at"our"boss's"cabinet,"he"has"permitted"me"to"use"an"Internet"when """"""""""we"have"a"free"time."Ok,"I"must"finish"my"email"to"you,"I"hope"to"hear"from"you """"""""""your"email"soon,"please,"tell"me"about"you,"about"your"life,"ok?"I"would"glad"to """"""""""know"about"you"more."Also"I"send"to"you"my"photo,"I"hope"that"you"will"like """"""""""my"photo,"please,"tell"me"your"opinion"about"my"photo,"also"I"will"wait"for"your  """"""""""pictures"too."Ok,"bye!!!"See"you"soon...
""""""""""Waiting"for"your"next"email,
""""""""""Sincerely,
""""""""""Lubov

Her"second"Letter:

Hi"my"friend,"Mike!!! 
""""""""""I"have"received"your"answer"on"my"last"email."I"want"to"tell"you"that"your """"""""""letters"are"so"very"interesting"for"me."Also"I"want"to"tell"that"I"like"that"you"say """"""""""about"you"in"your"letters"very"much."Mike,"may"be"you"will"interest"to"learn """"""""""about"our"correspondence,"about"its"essence"too,"really?"I"want"to"tell"that """"""""""hen"I"have"seen"your"profile,"it"has"liked"to"me"among"others"profiles"of"other"men. """"""""""As"I"want"to"tell"that"I"have"decided"to"get"acquainted"through"an"Internet """"""""""due"of"my"girlfriend"Natasha"which"two"years"back"has"got"acquainted"with"the """"""""""foreigner."His"name"is"Martin."He"is"from"Denmark,"from"Kopengagen"City. """"""""""They"live"here,"in"Tyumen"now."Martin"has"arrived"to"Natasha"through"some """"""""""time"after"their"acquaintance"and"now"they"are"very"happy"together."Natasha """"""""""and"Martin"have"a"child,"she"is"a"small"girl."Her"name"is"Carolina."Natasha"is """"""""""real"mother"of"Karolina"and"I"am"God"mother"at"this"so"nice"Karolina."I"want """"""""""to"tell"you"that"Natasha"has"advised"me"to"use"the"Internet"for"my"acquaintance """"""""""and"I"am"very"glad"to"correspond"with"you,"Mike."Also"I"want"to"say"to"you """"""""""that"I"chosen"you"in"USA,"because"I"know"English"not"bad,"as"I"said"you  """"""""""earlier,"I"have"learned"English"when"I"have"studied"in"University,"I"speak"on """"""""""English"freely,"but"I"want"to"say"to"you"that"I"write"on"English"with"many """"""""""spelling"mistakes"as"you"can"see."Also"I"can"use"the"interpreter."It"is"very """"""""""conveniently,"I"hope"that"you"understand"my"English"too."Mike,"I"want"to """"""""""notice,"that"may"be"you"have"a"question"about"our"writing,"I"want"to"say"you, """"""""""ay"be"in"future"we"will"be"together,"but"I"think"that"for"that"we"must"to"know """"""""""each"other"a"lot"of,"really,"Mike?"I"consider"that"it"is"very"important"to """"""""""know"each"other"a"lot"of"information"when"people"want"to"be"together."Ok,"Mike, """"""""""allow"me"to"tell"about"my"parents"too."My"parents"are"brought"up"people"and """"""""""they"have"gave"me"a"good"education"also."My"fathers"name"is"Pavel,"and"my """"""""""mother's"name"is"Marina."I"want"to"tell"you"that"my"father"works"at"a"factory"as """"""""""a"mechanic,"and"my"mother"Marina"works"as"the"seamstress."I"want"to"tell"that """"""""""I"have"consulted"with"my"parents"about"the"account"my"acquaintances"with"you """"""""""through"the"Internet,"they"have"estimated"it"as"positively"because"they"care """"""""""about"my"future"life."My"parents"would"want"that"I"have"a"happy"life"and"would """"""""""want"that"I"will"find"my"man."As"I"told"you"earlier"I"never"have"been"married. """"""""""Of"course"I"had"my"last"boyfriend"in"the"last"time,"but"I"want"to"tell"that"we """"""""""have"part"with"him,"because"he"has"found"other"girl."Now"they"are"very"happy """"""""""together"as"I"heard."But"now"I"don't"want"to"remember"about"so"boring"history. """"""""""Also"I"want"to"tell"you"about"my"job."As"I"told"you"earlier,"I"work"in """"""""""a"college."I"have"a"very"interesting"job"there"in"colledge."My"job"include"to"carry """"""""""out"various"competitions"for"the"students."I"want"to"say"to"you"that"recently"I """"""""""have"carried"out"a"New"Year's"competition"too."It"was"so"interesting."I"want"to """"""""""congratulate"you"with"last"Happy"New"Year,"though"it"is"so"late"to"congratulate """"""""""now:)"I"want"to"ask"you,"how"you"spent"this"Happy"New"Year?"I"hope"that """"""""""you"have"met"Happy"New"Year"well."I"have"met"this"New"Year"very"well,"together"with"my """"""""""parents"and"friends"too."It"was"very"cheerful."There"were"many"gifts,"a"lot"of"congratulations"and"other"happy"things."Please,"tell"me"how  """"""""""you"have"met"New"Year,"???"Excuse"me,"but"I"must"to"finish"my"letter"to"you. """"""""""Oh,"sorry,"my"parents"and"Marina"and"Martin"ask"me"to"say"to"you"a"very"hot """"""""""hi"too":)"I"hope"to"see"your"letters"soon. 
""Faithfully,
""""""""""Your"new"friend"from"Russia,
""""""""""Lubov

Regards,
""""""""""Mike
""""""""""

Ludmila"Durnitsina """"""""""(Tver,"Russia)

In"order"to"warn"future"scam"victims. """"""""""Here"is"another"to"add"to"your"data"base:""I"am"a"man"from"Crestline,"California"who"was"emailed"by"a"Russian"woman """"""""""who"said"that"she"had"seen"my"ad"at"an"American"Christian"dating"service"and """"""""""said"that"I"was"exactly"what"she"was"looking"for"all"her"life"in"a"man.""I"said"that """"""""""I"hadn't"been"on"any"dating"services"for"over"a"year"and"it"was"a"pleasant """"""""""surprise.""After"about"three"weeks"of"emails"with"photos"exchanged,"she """"""""""appeared"to"be"a"very"sincere"working"girl.""She"said"she"was"a"kindergarten """"""""""nurse,"she"lived"with"a"caring"mother","her"father"had"left"when"she"was"a"child, """"""""""she"had"an"Aunt"Katya"who"was"very"ill"and"she"was"visiting"her"and"paying"for """"""""""her"medicine,"she"had"a"close"friend"named"Tanya,"who"was"divorced"with """"""""""infant"and"Ludmila"would"visit"and"bring"pastries"for"the"boy.""What"was """"""""""uncanny"is"the"amount"of"effort"that"these"con"artists"used"to"portray"a """"""""""wholesome"church"girl,"who"was"refined"and"yet"obviously"a"financially"poor """"""""""girl"from"a"small"city.""She"was"also"the"most"romantic"and"charming"woman"I """"""""""had"ever"known.""I"really"believed"that"we"could"make"each"other"very"happy """"""""""and"we"were"falling"in"love.""That"is"what"makes"this"con"artist"so"dangerous!!

When"it"came"to"talking"about"her"coming"to"me"in"America,"she"listed"the """"""""""expenses"for"the"visa,"medical"exam,"interview,"and"passport"and"said"we """"""""""would"need"$290.""It"was"a"matter"of"trust.""I"called"the"FBI"to"ask"if"they"had"a """"""""""data"base"of"names"of"scams,"but"they"did"not.""So,"I"decided"that"it"might"be"a """"""""""once"in"a"lifetime"blessing"from"God"and"I"sent"the"money"via"Western"Union. """"""""""That"was"last"night.""I"was"restless"and"woke"up"at"3:30pm"and"decided"to """"""""""search"the"net"for"Ludmila"and"I"found"this"site"at"Black"Book.""I"began """"""""""searching"for"her"photo.""I"viewed"every"page"and"I"was"extremely"shocked"to """"""""""find"her"picture:"Sept."22,"2001"page"4.""She"was"going"by"the"name"Raisa """"""""""Popova"(Murmask,"Russia).""I"believe"now"that"the"photos"and"the"contact """"""""""person"are"not"the"same...the"girl"never"existed.""Here"are"two"samples"of """"""""""letters:

Letter

Hello,""my""beloved""Robert!""The"day"is"wonderful"today!"The"sun"is """"""""""shining"and"my"soul"is"singing."It"is"not"difficult"to"guess"why?"I"am """"""""""sure"you"know"the"reason"of"itJ"Yes,"you"are"right,"it"is"because"I've """"""""""got"a"letter"from"you"again."I"adore"you,"I"like"to"read"your"letters. """"""""""You"give"me"the"reason"to"live."I"love"you"and"it"is"the"best"what"has """"""""""happened""in""my"life."I"had"a"dream"last"night"and"I"want"to"share"it """"""""""with""you.""I""saw"a"child"-"our"baby."It"is"a"very"good"sign."We"were """"""""""sitting""together""in""a"big"room"full"of"toys,"there"was"a"fireplace, """"""""""you"were"looking"at"me"with"the"love"and"care"in"your"eyes."I"was"in"a """"""""""beautiful""red"dress.""Our"boy"was"sitting"near"us"trying"to"see"what"was""inside"the"box. """"""""""Christmas"time"-"a"wonderful"time"for"the"family,"when""all"close"people"gather """"""""""together,"give"presents"and"congratulate"each""another.""I""felt""so"happy"in"my """"""""""dream"and"even"when"I"got"up"I"still""had""that""feeling"of"happiness."It"was """"""""""amazing!"Oh,"darling,"I"want""it"to"be"true"so"much!!!!!!!!"It"is"so"hard"to"live """"""""""without"you."The""life""is""so""cruel""sometimes."I"am"here,"you"are"there."I"can't """"""""""touch""you,""hold""your"hand,"to"look"into"your"eyes."Why???"Why"it"is """"""""""so?""I"can't"live"apart"from"you."Every"night"I"close"my"eyes"and"pray """"""""""the"God."I"pray"for"us."I"ask"the"God"to"help"us."I"love"you,"and"I"am """"""""""not""tired""to""tell""you"this."I"will"love"you"always,"no"matter"what """"""""""would"happen."Remember"that"I"love"you"and"think"about"you"always."And """"""""""I""will""never"forget"about"you,"because"you"are"my"life"and"my"reason """"""""""to"live."Let's"try"to"do"something"for"us."We"should"we"together."Love """"""""""you."Miss"you"badly. 
"Yours, 
""""""""""Ludmila.

Letter"Requesting"money

Hi,""honey""Robert!""It"is"amazing"to"get"your"letter!!!!!!!!!!!!!"I """"""""""miss""you"badly,"honey."I"love"you"so"much."I"can't"be"apart"from"you, """"""""""it""is""so""hard.""You"are"my"life,"I"want"to"hug"you"so"much,"to"feel """"""""""your""warmth,""to""look""into"your"eyes,"to"feel"myself"happy"and"safe """"""""""near""you.""I""am"sure"everything"will"be"Ok"and"the"destiny"will"work """"""""""for""us""and"we"will"be"happy"together."I"often"think"about"us"and"try """"""""""to""imagine""our"life"together."Sometimes"I"feel"you"so"near"and"close """"""""""to"me."I"even"feel"you"on"the"distance."I"feel"when"you"are"in"a"high"spirit""and """"""""""when"you"are"sad."I"am"happy"when"you"are"happy."I"want"to"be"with"you"so """"""""""much"and"I"though"about"the"ways"for"us"to"be"together."So""I"tried"to"do """"""""""something"for"us"and"decided"to"go"to"the"Embassy"to"check""what""I"need"to """"""""""come"to"you."So,"to"come"to"your"country"I"need"to""make""some""paper"work """"""""""and"to"get"visa."It"will"take"some"time,"of"course,""and""to""pick""up""many """"""""""documents"from"my"side."But"I"will"do"everything""which"depends"from"me."But """"""""""there"is"one"thing"which"upsets"me""very""much.""You"see,"I"need"to"pay"for """"""""""getting"visa."And"you"know"that""my""salary"is"too"small"for"it."I"don't"want"to """"""""""complain"but"you"know""that"I"have"a"difficult"financial"situation"here."I"have"a """"""""""great"desire""to""come"to"you,"to"see"you"at"last"and"only"money"separate"us """"""""""from""each"another."I"love"you"so"much,"honey"and"I"don't"want"to"lose """"""""""you."Nobody"can"help"me"with"it."Of"course,"I"could"ask"my"Mom"to"help """"""""""me"but"she"doesn't"have"such"money"though"she"would"like"to"help"us."I """"""""""am"honest"and"sincere"with"you."I"hope"that"you"understand"me"and"that """"""""""you""will""do""it""for"me."I"already"gave"some"papers"to"them"and"they """"""""""made""a""file""for"me."All"I"need"now"is"to"pay"them"money."So"it"will """"""""""be,""$45""for""visa""and""$30"for"registration,"also"I"need"to"pay"for """"""""""medical""exams""-"it"will"be"$90,"$60"for"the"interview,"and"I"need"to """"""""""get""a""foreign""passport,""it""will""cost""for"about"$50"and"for"some """"""""""another"expenses"I"may"have."So"in"general"I"will"need"for"about"$290. """"""""""You"have"to"send"the"money"by"Western"Union."You"need"to"send"me"your"full """"""""""name,"address,"amount"of"money"and"the"control"number"(MTCN)."You"need """"""""""my""full""name""and""address,"so"here"it"is 
""""""""""(LUDMILA"DURNITSINA,"Russia,"Tver,""Lenina"str."95"-"249.") 
"Honey,"I"will"need"to"pay"them"in""a"week,"so,"please,"try"to"send"them"this"week."I"really"hope"that """"""""""you""understand""my"situation."I"want"to"see"you"very"much"but"without """"""""""your"help"I"can't"do"it"just"because"I"don't"have"such"money."Money"is """"""""""nothing""but""they"help"to"overcome"all"the"difficulties"on"our"way"to """"""""""each"another."Sorry,"dear,"if"it"upsets"you."I"just"think"that"we"need """"""""""to""trust"each""another""and"to"share"everything."Hope"that"you"agree"with""me.""Just """"""""""imagine""that"in"short"time"we"could"be"together."And"there""is""only""one""problem """"""""""now"which"can"be"solved"with"your"help,"dear.""I"love"you"so"much,"you"are"the """"""""""best"in"my"life"and"our"meeting"could""be""the"happiest"event"for"us."Miss"you """"""""""badly"honey"and"waiting"impatiently"for"your"soon"reply. 
"Yours"forever 
""""""""""Ludmila.
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Ludmila """"""""""Vinogradova"(Kemerovo,"Russia)
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""""""""""Alias:"Natalia2001,"FriendFinder.com"(membership"has"been"canceled) 
""""""""""Email:"supludvin_2002@fromru.com

Victim:"49"year"old,"white"American"male,"divorced"with"no"children;"high """"""""""income"professional"seeking"marriage"partner"from"Russia"or"Ukraine

Story:"I"received"an"email"from"Ludmila"on"January"28,"2002"saying"she"was """""""""""fascinated"with"me""and"she"wanted"to"write"me."I"responded"favorably."I """"""""""shared"information"about"my"personality,"career"objectives"and"life"goals."I """"""""""received"6"more"emails"from"her,"but"she"never"responded"to"the"content"of"my """"""""""initial"email."She"told"me"her"daddy"was"an"officer"in"the"Soviet"army"and"died """"""""""in"the"Russian-Afghani"war."She"lived"with"her"mum"and"had"no"brothers"or """"""""""sisters."Her"8th"email"contained"a"voice"message"(an"attached"wave"file)"in """"""""""which"she"claimed"that"she""truly"needed"me.""I"wrote"and"told"her"she"should """"""""""slow"down."She"ignored"my"suggestion."She"wrote"2"more"emails"saying"that """"""""""she"was"ready"to"come"to"America"and"that"she"had"discussed"her"decision """"""""""with"her"Aunt"and"friends,"and"they"approved"of"her"strong"desires."I"wrote """"""""""again"saying"she"should"slow"down"and"guard"her"emotions."Her"11th"email """"""""""was"a"request"for"$1550"($350"for"visa"application"and"$1200"for"airfare)."I """"""""""wrote"again"and"told"her"I"never"rush"into"relationships."Her"12th"email"urged """"""""""me"to""trust"her.""She"said"she""liked"me"eternally."
""""""""""Respectfully"submitted,
""""""""""Randy"Volkening

Email"#1

Hi!"My"name"is"Ludmila.
""""""""""I"very"strongly"like"your"data."I"wish"to"get"acquainted"with"such"person"as """"""""""you."Your"data"have"simply"fascinated"me"and"if"I"you"have"interested"that """"""""""write"to"me. 
""""""""""PLEASE,"SEND"YOUR"LETTERS"ON"THIS->
""""""""""E-mail:supludvin_2002@fromru.com 
"P.S."I"want"to"add"from"myself,"that"in
""""""""""turn"I"shall"offer"you"mutual"understanding,"respect"and"love...

Email"#2

Hi!!!"I"was"very"much"of"rad"to"receive"your"letter."My"heart"has """"""""""suggested"me"that"I"should"acquaint"with"you."A"thank"that"you"have"answered"to"me.""""I"want """"""""""to"find"the"half,"with"whom"I"could"section"happiness"and"difficulty"of"life."My """"""""""intentions"are"very"severe."I"dwell"in"Russia,"in"city"Kemerovo."My"city"is"on """"""""""the"river"Tom."Kemerovo"-"large"city"with"a"population"of"534"thousand"the """"""""""man."A"history"of"our"city"very"large"and"interesting."Our"city"in"1721"was """"""""""derivated.In"our"city"there"are"many"schools,"in"one"of"which"I"work."I"have """"""""""received"formation"of"the"teacher,"has"finished"Kemerovo"pedagogical"university."This"university"is"in"our"city."Now"I"work"at """"""""""school"¹38."I"teach"to"children"from"12"till"15"years."I"teach"lessons """"""""""of"Russian"and"literature."My"growth(increase)"of"168"centimeters,"my"weight"of"54"kgs."I"was"never """"""""""married"and"I"have"no"children."I"love"to"be"engaged"in"sports,"specially"by """"""""""gymnastics."I"take"up"with"it"in"a"school"sports"hall."Still"I"love"to"rest"with"the """"""""""friends"on"the"nature."I"do"not"smoke"and"I"do"not"drink"alcohol."I"have"a """"""""""healthy"way"of"life."I"love"to"listen"to"different"music,"but"specially"I"like """"""""""classics."When"I"listen"to"classic"music"I"receive"large"pleasure"from """"""""""it."I"never"thought"that"is"possible"to"acquaint"with"the"man"through"the"Internet."I"am """"""""""afraid"that"it"can"appear"a"joke."I"hope"that"you"realize"my"letter"well,"as"I"do """"""""""not"know"well"grammar"English"and"I"use"by"the"program"of """"""""""transfer(translation)."I"hope"that"it"will"not"nfluence"further"acquaintance. """"""""""I"would"like"to"learn(find"out)"about"you"more:"hobby,"what"music"you"prefer"to """"""""""listen,"your"favourite"food"and"etc."I"shall"dispatch"you"some"photos."I"hope """"""""""that"it"will"be"it"is"pleasant"to"you."I"shall"wait"your"answer"with"impatience.......
""""""""""Your"friend"from"Russia, 
""""""""""Ludmila.

Email"#11"-"Money"request

Hi"my"love"Randy!!!!!""You"have"very"much"liked"me"also"my"heart """"""""""speak"that"it"you"my"love"and"my"partner"in"life!!!""I"talked"to"my"girlfriend"from"travel """"""""""agency."She"speaks"that"visa"B-2"is"necessary"for"me."The"visa"is"registered"2 """"""""""weeks"and"operates"3"months"then."It"to"cost"350"dollars."Tickets"to"cost """"""""""1200"dollars"there"and"back."It"is"very"many"money."Unfortunately"I"have"no """"""""""such"money."If"you"may"help"me"with"money"to"speed"up"our"meeting,"you """"""""""may"send"money"through"Western"Union."The"address"of"bank:
""""""""""GUTA"BANK
""""""""""53,"2"October"street
""""""""""KEMEROVO
""""""""""RUSSIA
""""""""""Ludmila"Vinogradova.
""""""""""When"you"will"send"money"you"necessarily"write"ten"numbers"of"a"remittance."I """"""""""Is"very"glad"that"you"want"to"see"me,"unfortunately,"to"meet"Are"necessary """"""""""money,"but"money"it"only"paper,"main"that"we"shall"meet"with"By"you."We """"""""""should"trust"each"other"because"we"like"each"other"and"we"soon"Let's"meet. """"""""""Still"I"talked"to"my"girlfriend"which"works"in"travel"agency"and"She"has"told"me """"""""""that"the"visa"B-2"the"best"variant"that"to"us"with"you"to"meet."She"speaks"that """"""""""when"we"shall"meet"we"can"discuss"that"as"we"shall"live"Further."Yesterday"I """"""""""saw"sexual"dream"about"us"with"you,"he"very"much"has"liked"me"also"I"want """"""""""To"tell"him"to"you."Me"has"dreamed"as"we"with"you"we"meet,"as"you"take """"""""""Me"on"hands,"we"go"to"you"home."At"you"at"home"we"go"at"once"in"a"bedroom """"""""""and"you"Begin"to"undress"me,"our"hearts"are"beaten"synchronously,"we"are """"""""""passionately"kissed"and"You"begin"to"learn"(teach)"me"to"all"pleasures"of"sex."I """"""""""to"love"you"and"I"begin"to"understand"that"love"this"such"strong"feeling,"I"am """"""""""glad"That"I"could"test"him"due"to"you.
""""""""""About"love"forever"yours 
""""""""""Ludmila.
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