There
was once a girl… an ordinary girl from an ordinary Russian city.
Just like everyone else… But there was something that made her
special. She was deeply in love with… Are you waiting for a
romantic story? Hah! You have another guess coming! She was deeply in
love with money! And it happens quite often!
Well…
She was dreaming of a wonderful life, trendy clothes, and jewelry.
And what did she have? She was young, pretty, slim, and spoke English
pretty well. So she decided to search for a better life on the
Internet. It’s very simple. All you have to do is to find a man and
live your best life. And it’s even better to find a man from
another country. So our girl joined a dating website to meet a
foreign single (because she spoke English, as already mentioned).
She
made some nice photos, created a profile and started searching. A lot
of messages, a lot of admirers. Having spent too much time on the
Internet browsing for various information, our girl understood that
she could make some money while looking for the right guy. Stop! We
are not talking about the prostitution! As is known, all the great
things are simple! One man makes a present, another sends money, and
the third invites to another country. Foreigners are naive, you know
(at least they used to be…).
Just
imagine, some man from Texas is sitting in front of a computer and
enjoys that such a beautiful girl shows interest in him, but he
doesn’t know how to make her happy.
And
she is giving him a hint: “Oh, you know, I’d like to meet you,
but I don’t earn enough to pay for the trip …”
And
he says: “Don’t worry! I’ll bear all the expenses! Just come to
me!”
She
says: “You’re so cute! If you send me $2000, I’ll be able to go
to America!”
He
says: “OK, I’ll send you money tomorrow! Waiting for you!”
And
he sends her money, but he never meets that girl…
You
think it is an imaginary story? But the fact is that it’s
absolutely true! And I’m going to tell you about the worst
nightmare of every man who wants to marry a girl from the former
Soviet Union – about scammers. Don’t confuse with spammers!
Scam
is a fraud, cheating.
This
term was introduced by the owner of a dating website. She is widely
known in narrow circles. I won’t mention her name as it doesn’t
matter. The fact is, this term first appeared about 8 years ago and
became the most frightful word both for foreign fiancés and Russian
brides.
So,
what are scammers? In the sphere of international dating, scammers
are girls who cheat foreign men. They swindle money and gifts from
foreigners in a variety of ways. In other words, they are looking for
unfair ways to make money from the business that was initially
created with good intentions. As the saying goes, the road to hell is
paved with good intentions. And, unfortunately, international dating
is not the exception…
Today
I’m just starting this subject, and I will continue it in my next
posts. I’ll talk about this in detail, as it is an important topic.
Every girl who wants to marry a foreigner should know this.
Well,
the term scam appeared about 8 years ago and just in a year
Internet-users became paranoid with it. Men were afraid that girls
are trying to cheat and swindle money from them, and their boundless
suspiciousness made them insane.
Websites
with the lists of dishonest brides started to appear. These lists
include photos, emails and cheating details. The so-called black
lists of Russian brides.
For
some reason, Yoshkar-Ola became the capital of Russian scammers.
Frankly speaking, I don’t know why cheaters prospered exactly in
this city.
The
scheme is easy as pie. Scammers post photos of pretty girls (most
often photos of our celebrities who are not famous in the West) and
create fake profiles. It can be, for example, Masha Ivanova, 25 years
of age. Then they correspond with foreigners on her behalf. What is
more, even men can write these messages, as you never know who you
are talking to online.
There
is a number of cheating schemes. Some girls ask for money for the
treatment for their relatives, other want to buy a PC, to pay for
Internet, studies, trip, visa to America, etc.
Just
think! All these men believe sincerely that they are dealing with
girls who want to marry and who are interested in serious
relationships. And now think how many lives were ruined by scammers!
How many men who burnt their fingers while dealing with such fake
brides lost faith in honest women! And how this affected women who
are still trying to find a foreign husband that is so difficult now…
But
some foreign men seek justice and find it. Some Internet scammers
were convicted and got jail term. However, it didn’t change the
situation much…
Well,
let’s return to the subject.
Nowadays
it is not a topical problem, because foreign men do not trust Russian
girls as they used to. At the same time, despite all this dirt, both
men and women are still seeking for love abroad and they often
succeed in this.
