Russian Bride scam

lewt

hollydays wrote:

The bit where this is hard to believe is where you say he "checked with someone Eastern european he was aquainted with".Er..did he not run this by anyone else..cos wouldnt 99% have said nooooo..

it was prob him that did it....... food for thought.

Wig

I've just hooked my first russian bride scammer on hotmail

Hi my new friend
Im glad to see that you have decided to reply,I see it is very short letter.
It is all right because you are astonished to get my letter.
I want you to know that I have only good intentions and I have not any secrets.
The thing is that I will work in your country for three months or so and
I would like to meet a nice man to fall in love or just be closest friends.
I don't want to live in Russia because I have not any chances here,
it is hardly possible to explain from first time but I want you to know my
plans.
I will work in any shop, bar or restaurant the agency that i am going through
will suggest me some locations.
It will be my choice in the end as to what option to go for.
So I will have a simple work till I improve my English. And I can choose any
town of your area,agency will only help me to get a visa and all travel
documents + some suggested placed to work in.
My best friend last year met the man from the USA when she worked there for
three months, too.
She had two jobs. From morning till 4 pm she worked in amusement park and after
it she worked as a waitress in some bar till midnight.
She was very tired of course but made very good money there.
It is special programm for young people who wants to work abroad and 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
want to repeat the same way,it is
only my chance to meet a nice man.I want to work in USA or in Europe or any
nice country. I am full of plans and different dreams and I want to share my
life with good man because I'm also full of love and tenderness,I know that
I am not so beautiful like Hollywood Princess but I do hope to meet my Prince
and
I am sure he will be not be disappoined to meet me in the real life! This is why
I am going to go through the same way.
Well,I will close this letter and I do hope to get your reply.
I will leave russia in two weeks or so (I can't tell you everything exactly
right now) and I would like tobe sure that I have the man who waits for me
there. I will work all day and I want 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.
I will tell you all details about me and my life if you like my pictures and
want to meet me! please send picture of you too!!!
I write to you with my new mailbox editedout@besthottop.info, please write
letters now only on this mailbox.
I will wait your next letter.
Kiss you , Natalia (this is my name)!

I replied

I'm happy to hear you are coming to my country, let me know what flight and which airport, and I will be there to meet you. However I suppose you already have friends or relatives who will be meeting you and you will be staying with?

I await your further information

"She" doesn't have a clue what my country is :rotfl: I can't wait for the reply.

Update: I had the reply, mail bounced back, account deleted. what a pity.

Voyager2002

I once exchanged emails with a genuine Russian would-be bride. Her 'English' messages were produced by a translation programme, but she was obviously desperate to move. She invited me to visit her in the depths of Siberia, but even I was not that desperate!

lewt

how do you know she was real? ^

deanos

0800 dialabride

Voyager2002

lewt wrote:

how do you know she was real? ^

If that question was for me, then it was simply a matter of balance of probabilities. She seemed rather desperate to get away from her home town (naturally); her photo did not make her seem particularly attractive; and in terms of personality etc there was no indication that she had much to offer. I think that a scammer would have presented a more tempting "catch" and would have indicated that I could soon expect a visit, just so long as I helped out with train tickets/visa fees and lots more.

lisyloo

If that question was for me, then it was simply a matter of balance of probabilities. She seemed rather desperate to get away from her home town (naturally); her photo did not make her seem particularly attractive; and in terms of personality etc there was no indication that she had much to offer. I think that a scammer would have presented a more tempting "catch" and would have indicated that I could soon expect a visit, just so long as I helped out with train tickets/visa fees and lots more.

Aha...the double bluff :-))

Wig

My fish is back, "she" is obviously hooked on me, she got a new email addy

my message sent again asking her what airport she will be arriving at.

changkra

Shanme on you, scamming a scammer:rotfl: :T

pyrorus

Voyager2002 wrote:

If that question was for me, then it was simply a matter of balance of probabilities. She seemed rather desperate to get away from her home town (naturally); her photo did not make her seem particularly attractive; and in terms of personality etc there was no indication that she had much to offer. I think that a scammer would have presented a more tempting "catch" and would have indicated that I could soon expect a visit, just so long as I helped out with train tickets/visa fees and lots more.

No the scammers never big up the person. Its far more believable if they seem like a poor desperate person.

Don't send any money you wont see her or your money again. This sounds like similar to hundreds of the scammers I've toyed with. (lil hobby of mine)