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# Seen at:   http://www.lavalife.ninemsn.com.au/

# Dangerous: 36%

# Details: Dear Sir/madam
  
  My name is Arthur. I am a overseas student study in Sydney (Australia).
  
  I write to you because I have been scammed by a Russian “lady” (iLsia Hadieva). I sent her USD2800 on Feb 2006 via Western Union, then “she” disappeared.
  
  1. “Profile” of iLsia Hadieva
  email: illli23@mail.ru
  home address: ( I don’t think it is a correct address)
  Russia
   424000
   Republic Mari-El
   City Yoshkar-Ola
   Sovetskaya street
   house 148 Room 207
  We met on lavalife web site
  Ilsia’s account number at http://www.lavalife.ninemsn.com.au/ :ILISIA234
  
  She said “I work in polyclinic. By the children's doctor. Pediatric. It is state organization.”
  
  She didn’t have a phone number.
  
  Her girlfriend Elena phone: 007-8362-21-67-41 (but I’ve never called this phone)
  
  
  3. The Fraud Event
  (All the following time is Sydney time if not specified.)
  
  I registered a profile on http://www.lavalife.ninemsn.com.au/ on about 23 December 2005. This was the first time I’ve registered in this kind of website. About 27 Dec 2005, I received a message on lavalife from ILISIA234. (Ilsia’s account number in http://www.lavalife.ninemsn.com.au/) “She” wrote:
  
  “Hello! My name is iLsia. I Russian girl. To me 23 years. My Growth 175 cm. Weight 55 kg. I dream to meet the friend. Which becomes in further my husband. In profile I have told about myself a little. Also has not placed the photo. I shall tell about myself to you in the letter. Also I shall send the photo. I want to write to you the letter.
  My email: illli23@mail.ru ”
  
  Then we started daily email contact. Our “relationship” developed very quickly. On the end of Jan 2006, we started talk about marriage. Then she wanted to visit me and asked money for visa and ticket on 23 Jan 2006. I asked for proof of her ID. She sent me a personal ID scan photo(see the attached passport.jsp). But I still scared about deceiving. So she sent me a photo with a paper on her hand where write “Hello, My love Arthur, yours iLsia. 29. 01. 2006”(see the attached helloArthur.jsp). Then I fully trusted her and sent her first money (USD400) via Western Union on 02 Feb 2006. I sent iLsia second money (USD1200) via Western Union on 06 Feb 2006. On 11 Feb 2006, iLsia told me that she will come to Sydney on 18 Feb 2006 via flight SU595 and CX111. Then iLsia went to Moscow on 12 Feb. On 13 Feb night 10:30pm Ilsia called my mobile phone twice (first time the phone line was very unclear) via telephone from Moscow. But I didn’t get what her mean because her voice and the phone line were unclear. Because I couldn’t see her telephone number in my mobile phone, I don’t know where she was calling me. Then I received her email next morning (14 Feb 2006). She told me that the Australia embassy needs her financial proof so want me sent her AUD1560. She said she will return me the money after arriving Sydney. I sent her the Third money (USD1200) on 14 Feb 2006 and told her the money reference number via email on 14 Feb 2006 5pm. Then “she” disappeared.
  
  After that I wrote to iLsia many emails, but no response. I went to Sydney airport on 18 Feb 2006 at morning. I was waiting for her from 7am to 10am. But she didn’t show. I finally realized I’ve been scammed. The following emails can show better what happened after that.
  
  4. Email Conversation between Arthur and Elena (18Feb06-19Feb06)
  
  18Feb06 3pm – from Arthur
  Subject: Return Me Money!!!
  You have very good deceiving skills. Now I have no money to pay the tuition. Please retune me USD2000 by 20Feb for the tuition (other USD800 I give to you), otherwise I will write to Australia police and lavalife company on 21Feb. Arthur
  18Feb06 3:50pm – from Elena (she use the same email account illli23@mail.ru)
  Mr.Arthur it Elena. I the girlfriend at Ilsia. To me on job the mum at Ilsia
  now has come. She wants to find out. How are things for Ilsia. Ilsia promised to call her on job from Moscow. But bell not was. She begins worries. And now she saw your letter. She in horror. She now all in tears she asks you. WHERE ILSIA?????? Write urgently.
  
  18Feb06 4pm – from Arthur
  Hey Elena, Thank you for reply me. I received Ilsia’s letter about the flight. She called me on telephone from Moscow on 13 Feb about 2 pm (Moscow time). But the phone was unclear so I didn’t get what she meant. And then she asked me AUD1560 from Moscow in her last letter. I sent her USD1200 on 14 Feb. Then she disappeared, no phone, no letter. I went to Sydney airport this morning and waiting for her for 3 hours, but she wasn’t there. What happened to her? Can you tell me your phone number, so I can talk to you and her mother? Many Thanks! Please see the attached letters; it is the last two letters I got from Ilsia. Arthur
  
  18Feb06 5pm – from Arthur
  Hey Elena, Please call the local police. I think some thing bad happened to Ilsia. I will go to the Sydney police office tomorrow morning and tell them the whole story. Arthur
  
  18Feb06 8pm – from Arthur
  Don’t think I am stupid. You can’t give me a phone number because you don’t have a partner in Yoshkar-Ola to answer my phone call. I am very poor so USD2800 is a big money for my. I can’t continue study because of YOU! For the sake of God, please return me USD2000. I’ve burned everything in CD. If I didn’t get your reply I will give it to Sydney police tomorrow morning (19 Feb). Arthur
  
  19Feb06 morning – from Elena
  Mr.Arthur it Elena. There is nothing itself? You do not know where Ilsia. You
  speak. That Ilsia has stolen your money. How it is possible to accuse the man??? She most honour. Today in evening. After job. I shall go to her mother. Also I shall inform that you have written. As could such take place. That Ilsia was gone in Moscow. her mum will be in horror. My telephone number. 8362-21-67-41. I ask you. When you will call. If the telephone will be taken by my husband. That nothing do not speak. And that he very malicious. He can incorrectly understand. And to direct me in change. I can suffer
  
  19Feb06 4:30pm – from Arthur
  Subject: Just return my money, no rubbish!!! The Last Warning!
  Hi Man, Don’t play the game again!
  
  The letter to Australis Police, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Australia, Embassy of the People’s Republic of Chian in Russia, lavalife head office, and Western Union head office will be sent by Sydney time 9pm today (19 Feb).
  
  Don’t write to me again unless you returned my money. I won’t read the rubbish!!!
  Remember that this is the last warning! If I didn’t get the money today, then I will send the letters tonight otherwise I am not the MAN!!!
  
  Arthur
  
  19Feb06 7pm – from Elena (the last email I’ve received from illli23@mail.ru )
  Mr.Arthur it Elena. About what games you write???? Yesterday I went to the mum
  at ilsia. And the mum has informed me an awful thing. ilsia there is in hospital in city a Moscow. her mum in horror. She yesterday at night has gone away in city Moscow. I do not know that with her. When I will have any information. I shall inform you. But it is very unpleasant to me to read your letter. Ilsia Love you. And leaves for you
  the main money, instead of human life. When I shall see ilsia. I shall speak
  that you the bad man.
  
  ---------- End of Email contact between Arthur and “Elena” -----------
  
  
  
  
  
  Included:
  1. Proof of the Scammer
  
  Please see the following sample. The emphasized sentences are exactly same!
  
  1.1 Sample one:
  
  A letter that I found on the antiscam website:
  http://www.antiscam.org/scammers/EkaterinaStrelkova.shtml
  Hello, my dear Warren.
  I write this letter from an Internet cafe. It's very fast. I do not have children! I was never married! I very much to want to marry. My age 26 years. I've finished a musical school. I am able to play on the piano. I work as a children's medical sister. What you to like to do in free time? What kind of food do you like? I have a day off today and I have decided to write a letter to you. My mum an me are going to visit my grandmother today. She lives in 50 kilometers from our city in a village. I live in city Yoshkar-Ola. There are perfect nature and circle of woods. She will prepare pies which are made in the furnace. They are very delicious and fragrant. You probably never ate such tasty pies. My feelings with each letter to you are becoming stronger and stronger. I talked to the mum about our relations. I told her some phrases from your letter and she said that you are probably honour man and your feelings are sincere about your relations to me, but you should not hurry up with acceptance of the serious decision, you should understand the feelings. We with you as two climbers which rise in a mountain, I am on the one side, and you are on the other, and the final point is the top on which we will meet. We should climb to the top not looking on obstacles which can will meet on our way, and then everything will be very well. Warren, I shall wait for your answer. Always yours, Katya.
  
  
  iLsia’s email on 02 Jan 2006
  Hello Arthur!
  Today at me by target (day off) and I have decided (solved)
  to you to write. I very much liked your photo!!! I celebrated New Year together with the mum. We wonderfully have spent time!!! Today we with the mum we shall go to the grandmother. She lives in 50 kilometers from our city in a village. I live in city Yoshkar-Ola. There at it (her) a perfect nature and circle of one wood. She will prepare pies which are done (made) in the furnace. They very tasty (delicious) and fragrant. You probably such did not try. Mine the feelings with each letter to you become stronger and more strongly. I talked to the mum concerning ours with you of the attitudes (relations). I spoke her some phrases from your letter and she spoke that you probably honour man and your feelings sincerely under the attitude (relation) to me, but you should not hurry up with acceptance the serious decision, you should understand the feelings. We with you as two climbers which rise in a mountain, only I on the one hand, and you with another and final point is top on which we owe will meet. We should advance to top not looking on obstacles which can will meet on our way, and then at us will be very well with impatience I shall wait for your answer. Whole also Kiss Ilsia.
  
  1.2 Sample Two:
  
  A letter that I found on the antiscam website:
  http://www.antiscam.org/scammers/MarinaYamaeva.shtml
  Hi my love Elijah ! I am very happy that I've met you in my life. I 've never been so happy yet. Now I changed completely, all my familiars and friends notice that. It is all due to you. As though I fly to heaven. I need nothing but your letters and you. I think suddenly you has not written me, suddenly you not receive my letter. But when I see, that all is normal for me become well and I with pleasure and with good mood to write you the answer. I yesterday thought of our relations and about our feelings. I've already become attached to you and I don't know what to do when I don't see your letters. I've always been thinking of you. I became more distracted at work. I can't help it.. I guess this all may be called with a word of love. Yes I love you. I told my mum about u. She asked me if I really loved u and want be with you. I w/o thinking replied that I loved u very much and I can picture my life without you. I told her about you and she replied that you're a very good man and it'spossible to trust you. But she however is worried about me a bit. She tells me that I should not be mistaken about my choice and and it's early to say about loven for now. She says that we should have known better with each other. But I understand her. She loves me. And she's just my mother. I think that you understand me. She wishes us happiness and real love. I've grown very much tired at work today. I had a very hard day. I shall write you tomorrow. I shall be with impatience wait for your next letter. Because we become still closer with each letter. I notice, that our letters are full of love and good spirit. I want that it always would proceed. I send to you the most passionate kiss. And wish you successful day. You always in my heart. Your love Marina.
  
  iLsia’s email on 07 Jan 2006
  Greetings my Arthur!!!!!!!!!
  I am very happy to receive your letter today. I very much liked your photo!
  Today at us simply remarkable weather. It is very good me, as I to meet you in my life. I to not be yet never so is happy. I now completely to
  change, it to notice all my familiar and friends. It is all due to
   you. I as though to fly in heavens. Nothing it is necessary to me
  except for your letter and you. I each time to go with alarm to my
  girlfriend. I to think suddenly you have not written to me, suddenly
  you to not receive my letter. But when I to see. That all is normal to
  me to become well and I with pleasure and with good mood to write to
  you the answer. I yesterday to think of our attitudes (relations) and
  about our feelings. I already to become attached to you and I to not
  know, that to me to do (make) when I to not see your letters. I always
  to think of you. I begin to distract on work more. I of nothing can
  make with myself. I to think, that all this is possible to name in a
  word love. Yes I to love you. I to speak about us to my mum. She (it)
  to ask me you is valid to love it (him) and to want to be with it (him).
  I to tell not thinking, that very much and I can not present myself
  without him (it). I to tell to it (her) about you and she (it) to tell.
  That you very good person and are possible to trust you. But she (it)
  all the same to experience for me a little. She (it) to tell me, that I
  was not mistaken in a choice and still (even) early to speak about
  love. She (it) speaks, that we should learn (find out) each other even
  closer. But I to understand her (it). She (it) to love me. And it is
  simple she (it) to me native mother. I to think. That you to understand
  me. She (it) to wish good luck us happiness and the big love. In our city identical time with Moscow. I think Sydney at 6 hours ahead. I to time used Chinese food. I today very much to get tired on work. At me very difficult day was. I shall write to you tomorrow. I with impatience shall wait for your following letter. Because we with each letter to each other to become all is closer. I to notice, that our letters are more and more full of love and good mood. I to want, that it always would proceed. I to send to you the most passionate kiss. And to wish you successful day. To take care my love. You always in my heart. Yours love Ilsia!!!!!!!!!
  
  2. iLsia’s emails in asking for money
  
  022 23Jan06 Ask for money!!!
  Hi my love Arthur. I very to wait for your letter. I to receive it (him) and me
  become very well. I very strongly to miss without you. I to love you. I to love
  Russian meal, but I to want to try, that meal at you in the country. I to
  think, that it is very tasty. At me all is good. These days I to work. I all
  the day work. Then I meal home. All work I to think of you and I sometimes even
  to overlook (forget), that I should work. Me to abuse for it, but I nothing can
  with myself make, I you to love and to think of you each day. I am happy, that
  you are at me. I to go home and to overlook (forget) about all. But house to me
  to speak the mum, that at us with you all will be good. I to listen to her (it)
  and but I all the same can think of you. Houses I to prepare meal. We supper
  with the mum then I to look news till the TV set, I to love to know what to
  occur in the world. It is very interesting. Then I to go to sleep about an
  idea, that I shall with you soon. I to dream of it. All my dreams only about
  you and I nothing can with myself make. Each day I so to live. I to live only
  hope be with you. I to think each day of us with you, about our joint life.
  
  Today I went in Transport inspection and has found out. That is necessary for
  trip in Australia.
  1) The international passport is necessary. $ 78 USD.
  2) The short-term visa. Is given out for the period of 90 days.
  3) The obligatory insurance $ 120 USD is necessary. If
  with me that be happen.
  And me then will render medicine the help free-of-charge.
  4) Medicine the conclusion. me him will make free-of-charge.
  As I Medicine the worker.
  5) Ticket aboard the plane up to cities Moscow $ 93 USD.
  What to receive the visa. The following documents are necessary.
  The passport.2 colour or black-and-white photos 5?.
  The application for the form DS-156.
  The information from a place of job with the instruction
  (indication) of a post and wages (original).
  Your complete data which are specified in the passport.
  With your address.
  The visa I shall receive in city Moscow. Embassy of
  Australia in Moscow.
  The address.
  City Moscow
  Podkolokolay pereulok
  house 10?2
  I should give in a visa service the tickets aboard the
  plane up to Australia and back.
  Registration the visa 14 days. Cost the visa $ 110 USD.
  Cost of the tickets aboard the plane up to Sydney
  in both ends $ 1140 USD. Without the tickets aboard
  the plane in both ends will not give out the visa.
  On all trip it is necessary $ 1541.00 USD. I spoke with my mum. We do not have
  such money. It is very a pity.
  It is very bad without you. I very strongly to want be with you and to dream of
  it each day. Only yours Ilsia.
  
  
  040 11Feb06 Give Arthur the Flight Information
  Hello my Love Arthur!!!!
  It is not very a pity that I could write to you yesterday. I had last working
  day. And then after job I went in Transport inspection. There me have given
  flight of the Plane. I inform you it(him).
  Departure: February 16 2006, 19:00, Sheremetievo Arpt. Airline: Aeroflot
  Flight: SU595. You should meet me on February 18 2006, 07:20 Am, Sydney
  Kingsford Smith Arpt. Flight: CX111. I today write you last letter. Tomorrow I
  leave in city Moscow. On Monday to me the reception in Embassy Australia in
  city Moscow is nominated. I Love you!!!!! Only yours Ilsia.
  
  041 13Feb06 Ask for Second Money!!!
  
  HI MY LOVE ARTHUR. I WRITE YOU the LETTER From INTERNET - CAFE. I TO BE HAPPY TO HEAR YOUR VOTE. IT IS A PITY THAT HAVE INTERRUPTED. BUT I WANT TO INFORM YOU BAD NEWS. TODAY I WENT TO RECEPTION In EMBASSY. WHAT TO RECEIVE the VISA. THERE to ME HAVE SAID. THAT I WOULD COME To THEM on 驽黩犰?15. Also HAS PRESENTED the PROOF FINANCIALLY to ABILITY. BEHIND RESIDING In AUSTRALIA. THAT I SHALL NOT REQUIRE MONEY. SUCH LAWS In AUSTRALIA. THIS MONEY I SHALL RETURN to YOU BACK. WHEN I SHALL ARRIVE To YOU In AUSTRALIA. I NEED $ 1560 AUSTRALIA DOLLAR. I NOW WENT In BANK. Also HAS ASKED THEM. AS I CAN RECEIVE MONEY FROM AUSTRALIA. THEY HAVE SAID to ME. THAT YOU SHOULD SEND MONEY THROUGH WESTERN UNION. BUT INSTEAD OF CITIES Yoshkar-ola YOU SHOULD WRITE RUSSIA. AS I LIVE In YOSHKAR-OLA. And MONEY I SHALL RECEIVE In MOSCOW. I TO LIKE YOU. TO BE SPEED WE TOGETHER. MOSCOW the very LARGE CITY. YOURS ILSIA
  
  3. Money sent Details (Via Western Union)
  
  Receiver: iLsia Hadieva
  Country of Destination: Russia
  Does the receiver have valid ID? : YES
  
  First Money sent: (USD400)
  Send Time: 02 Feb 2006
  Principal AUD542.50 (USD400.00)
  
  Second Money Sent (USD1200)
  Send Time: 06 Feb 2006
  Principal: AUD 1,636.39 (USD1, 200.00)
  
  Third Money Sent (USD 1200)
  Send Time: 14 Feb 2006
   Principal: AUD 1662.02 (USD 1200)
  
  2d report:
  
  First name: ILSIA
  Last name: HADIEVA
  Country: RUSSIA
  City: YOSHKAR-OLA
  Email: ILSIA@TRENT23.COM
  Address: HOUSE 10/B ROOM 48 ANNIKOVO STREET YOSHKAR-OLA
  
  Details: VISA AND AIRFARE
  
  SAME DEAL AS OTHER GUYS, CONTACT WITH HER FOR 6 MTHS BUT AFTER SENDING MONEY SHE HAS DISAPEARED. LETTERS RECIEVED ARE SAME AS OTHERS ON THIS SITE.
  
  Reported by: Anthony
  
  



# Date: 2006-02-22