Mail order brides scam, international marriage scam, Russian women scam - let's fight it!

I do not know her full name, she never told me, but she called herself Irina. She used the email address [u]girlsolaru@yahoo.com[/u]. She said she lives in Tula, Russia and was born on April 23, 1980, so she is now 26, will be 27 next week. I actually saw her profile on Match.com, and decided to send her an email first. It said she was looking for someone in the Cleveland, Ohio area. She asked if I could help her pay for her plane ticket and travel arrangements to the US. She said that she paid for half already and that she needed another $650 to pay her travel agent. I've found her letters on several other websites and under different names. They are as followed:

Irina Stepanova - http://www.womenrussia.com/blackpage509.htm#Irina
Olga Pageneeva - http://www.womenrussia.com/blackpage490.htm
Ekaterina Morozova - http://www.agencyscams.com/Girls/EkaterinaMorozova.html
Ekaterina Morozova
- http://www.agencyscams.com/Girls/EkaterinaMorozova3.html

Here are several of her emails that she sent to me. Some are identical to the ones in the sites above, and I've added some others that aren't.

Hi ******. Many thanks that has answered my letter! I very much was
delighted to this. Your letters very much support me in this uneasy
world. I all free time try to give you. Last time at me on soul is
present boredom, not Occurs any joyful things and your message now for
me as a solar beam. *****, thanks, that you wrote to me some answers
to my questions. Yours e-mail what you the person gradually helps me
to understand. dear at me to you that you do a question in animations,
and what cartoon films you have made? ****** I send you two more
pictures. I hope, that it will be To like you. Tell me more in detail
about your family. Whether it is a lot of at You relatives? What at
you with them of the relation? As frequently you Gather? In my family
very much close relations. I to you already Informed, that I live with
mum and the daddy. We live in a cosy apartment, where There are three
inhabited rooms, and as kitchen, a balcony and a bathroom. I have a
room. I the only child at the parents. A name my father Aleksandr, him
51 years old and he Works the builder. My mother Anastasiya, her 47
years old. Now she does not work some years and Is engaged in
housekeeping. We like each other, sometimes We are chosen for city for
an entertainment. In the summer we go on a beach and on fishing.
During the winter period of time we go for a drive on skates and a
ski. This good time for me! In private life I have emptiness. I very
much like horses and I like to exploit. I on a regular basis visit
employment on riding!!! Last relations at me were the last year. One
was The boyfriend, but I have left him. we did not like each other and
had various interests. Among associates of me of people I cannot
allocate anybody for serious relations. Good men to become it is ever
less and annoyingly in Next time to test disappointment when you think
that has met The suitable person. I very much want will meet the man
which to do me by the happy woman. Which will understand me, which
will answer me the same care and tenderness and in general to like. I
dream of happy home life to have the favourite child and the husband
which will love us. Likely therefore I also have addressed in service
acquaintances. Probably here I can find the person who will be Me to
love, appreciate and understand. It is not important for me his
financial situation and work by which he makes. I have specified in a
structure that I search more Advanced age because I think, that the
person which has lived There is enough years, already has experience
and has learned to appreciate women and to address With them. I shall
be ready to give myself all without the rest to such person and I
think, that the main advantage of the woman is fidelity and skill To
make family happy, without quarrels and conflicts. On it I I finish
the letter. I hope, that you will answer my letter. I send you a
photo, I hope to you it will be pleasant, the my dear friend. Please
write do not overlook about me. I shall try to answer at once as I
can. With impatience I shall wait for the letter.


Yours Irina.

Hi my dear *****!!! I was so is glad to receive your next letter, what
even have burst into tears with happiness. These tears were tears of
pleasure and delight. You do not represent with what melancholy I
waited for this letter. How your mood? How are you doing on work? This
week there is a new theme for considerings, and these new ideas excite
me. I do not know as you *****, but for me starts to have importance
our exchange e-mail. These are new emotions in my quiet heart. For me
it is not usual, to get acquainted with the man on e-mail, for many
miles from me and it is possible to have relations. I did not inform
you earlier ***** the address because it is not enough knew you. I
have thought, that as soon as you find out my address that at once do
not want to me to write. It strongly disturbed me. I was afraid of you
to lose. I live in average area of Russia, in city TULA. To regret it
is far from you, differently it was not necessary for us much e-mail,
to find out each other. We could meet, talk, to spend some time
together and it is quite good to find out each other. But for us it
will be not a fast way. But I hope, that it will not be problem for us
if we shall decide to make it in the future. Therefore ***** , you
should not have excitements of that is present distance between us. I
such woman, that if I shall like the person for a meeting with him, I
shall reach even on the moon. In our days is not a problem to make
such travel. I not I worry about it and even I have devoted feelings,
having got acquainted with The person on the other hand. For me it is
very interesting feelings- To find out the person with other culture,
thinking, traditions. It One of things - which draws me to you. Not
the main thing,- But new and interesting. Probably if our relations
will be strong and you ******, you can find out the mysterious Russian
woman. I hope, that for you it is interesting to find out and test
love of such woman? I I think, dear ***** That you cannot resist to
mine for a long time female magic, If happen so, that we shall be the
person to To the person. On it I finish my message to you *****. I to
send you other my photo. I each day shall think of you, I hope that
you too will think of me. I think soon there will be an opportunity to
communicate in dialogue so we would learn each other is more best.
Forever yours Irina.

Hi my lovely *****! I am very glad to news from you. *****, yesterday I
could not send you the letter because I had no opportunity to enter
into the Internet. In our apartment phone is not established and
consequently my computer has no input in a network. Usually at itself
in an apartment I write down the message to you on a disk, and then I
go with it to the girl familiar to me, in pair houses from me, that
about her computer to enter into the Internet and to take away your
letters. But yesterday she was absent at home. I hope, what you ****
did not lose me. I missed without yours e-mail. Today on work I
thought of you and, it was pleasant for me to know, that there is a
person, which which thinks about to me, reads my ideas and writes
something for me. And how you ****? You these days missed on dialogue
with me? Today we with friends plan to have some entertainment. It
will be possible it is club or a disco. It is a pity, that now not
there are opportunities to invite you there because you it is far. I
think, that we with you could carry out perfectly together evening. I
hope, that we shall make still it in the future and we can well have
fun. I am sure, that it will be good time for us *****! We shall drink
easy wine, then to dance, while our legs can maintain it. And after
that we probably shall reach somewhere else....., and where I shall
make with you some things. Ideas about it me beforehand raise. My
imagination very much advanced and I can represent for myself many
details of ours appointments. Probably, dear, it is time to me to
finish this letter, and I now shall write that a lot of superfluous
and I shall have then confusion before you. I wait for yours e-mail,
my lovely. Embraces and my kiss!!!

Yours Irina.

Here's where she tells me that she wants to visit the US, after I told her that I couldn't meet her in Europe!!

Hi mine dear *****! Have good day! I am glad, that my messages
pleasant for you. How you feel yourself , dear? I - ok. I a little
excited, and yesterday I hardly fell asleep. Unfortunately I do not
have friends which live in Europe. I as do not have relatives which
live in Europe. I thought to travel in the USA. It would be very
interesting to me to visit in the USA. I would like to visit at you on
a visit. If you not against. I was grasped with an idea about to our
meeting. For me and I have this joyful event from it much emotions.
Such as excitement both the big impatience and expectation of this day
. You have brought the whole sea of emotions in my life *****, and it
is difficult for me with it to consult, but I can tell, that it
pleasantly and gave me new push and the purpose for life. I think,
lovely, that it is necessary for us to arrange our meeting so that
there were no difficulties and inconveniences in our affairs. I can
arrange on my work, that to have some days free for me. *****, and
your work will be to allow you to make it? Probably you have the
intense schedule with the work also you should be absent. Then we can
meet more close from you or even I could arrive to you on some days.
For me there is no problem to make longer travel. If such way more
convenient for you and my arrival to not create inconvenience for you
*****, let's choose this plan. It for me even it is more good, because
I can see as you live , your friends, you can show me the city and
various, , that you can loved for you, a place. And if for you it is
necessary to visit the work. My work not so important also can manage
without me, therefore I do not worry about the affairs. Inform me
dear, the opinions! If it is a good way for you too I shall make
preparations for travel. My kisses and embraces.

Yours Irina.

Here's where the planning starts:

Hi my dear! I am glad to your message and thank, that you understand
me . You are, one of those few people ******, in which I can find
understanding. How has passed your day dear? I hope, that at you all
OK! I have some news to you ****. Today I had telephone conversation
with agency of travel. They have told, that to receive the visa of the
tourist in your country difficultly, but they, probably can to help me
in it. The agent did not begin to discuss a detail by phone and we
have appointmented tomorrow. Tomorrow I shall meet them and to discuss
a question with the visa. I hope, lovely, that all will be - OK. I
have some excitement concerning all it, but also I have firm intention
to meet you dear! Therefore any difficulties and charges of money,
will not stop me. Write to me, yours messages, dear, give me many
forces and energy. My gentle kisses.

Yours Irina.

Hi my dear! I am glad to welcome again you and I with impatience wait,
when I can tell to you HI - personally. Thanks for your message.
*****, my day was very intense and is very tired. I reached in office
of agency and signed with them the contract. In conformity with the
contract, the agency will prepare me for all documents for travel, to
buy for me the ticket and to deliver me to the plane. From my city
there are no planes to you and consequently I all over again will need
to reach to Moscow, and therefrom already to you. My agent needs some
information for a route of the plane, inform me dear, the address and
the nearest airport to you to which I shall arrive. This information
is necessary tomorrow that the agent could develop route and to
establish all cost of travel. Today I paid in him the first part of
money, for the visa and other documents for travel. It was in some
times more, than I thought. I planned, that the visa will cost for me
about 100 $, but because of difficulties for its reception is was for
me 150. dear, it is possible, that to me you will be required the help
for payment of other part of cost of travel. I have some money still,
and also took some money at my parents, but it is possible them will
not suffice for payment of the second part of cost, for insurance and
tickets. It will be known after the agent will develop a route. The
second part of cost I should pay under the contract, before to take
away the visa. I shall inform you *****, if to be necessary for me the
help. I hope, that it will not be a problem for you and I can not
worry about it. I informed you all news about promotion of our meeting
and now I go to have a rest, I am very tired today. I hope, what I can
soon embrace you *****. I wait for your messages my favourite . My
kisses and embraces!

Yours Irina.

P.S. Do not overlook to inform the address and the near airport.

And now comes the money email...

Hi favourite *****! I am glad to read your message and to learn , that
I can hope for your help in payment of agency. Dear, I feel itself it
is a little inconvenient. Because I had to address to you for the
help. I always counted myself the independent person, which itself can
solve all problems. But, this time, I could not all to take into
account and was mistaken that I can pay all travel itself . When I
travelled earlier, it costed for me less. But I it is happy, what now
I have you *****, - the person, which can come to me to the aid and
help me in a life. After ours acquaintances, at me varies sensations
of. Earlier I counted myself the strong and independent person, and it
was pleasant for me to feel, that I can care of myself. And now I feel
simply the woman who requires support. But it is pleasant for me, to
feel beside strong the man which protects me from all excitements of a
life! ******, I informed a place of arrival to you to the agent and he
expected the staying charges for me. It will be for me 1550 $.
Here tickets, insurance, road up to the airport and some other
necessary charges. With me have still remained money, after payment of
the first parts of cost. It near 900 $, and now is necessary for me,
in 8-9 days near 650 $ to pay in agency the second part of cost
travel. I hope dear, that this money not difficulty for you and you
can help to pay to me, in 8-9 days, 650 $ in agency . I shall learn
from the agent as you can send them it. Lovely, I hope, that I did not
make to you difficulty by the haste. Probably it is not planned
expenditure for you. If it so, not become angry about me please! I
very much miss on you and I wait for ours meetings. I wait for your
messages ******! Thousand kisses.

Yours Irina.

Hi my favourite! I am glad to speak again with you*****! How you
today? I hope, that your day is good!

*****, I want to speak with you about many things, but probably you
will be tired with the big message. Therefore I shall be to ask now
the most important things for me. Dear, you have pleasure when you
think of our fast meeting? Whether you informed the close people that
is fast you will accept me? What they have opinion on it? My parents
and friends are pleased, that I shall meet you. They are glad, that I
at last have met the person to whom I have big respect and serious
intentions. I the daddy always spoke me, that the man in relations
mainer and, that the woman should listen to it always. And I always
argued with him concerning it. During those moments of the life when I
had relations with the person, I always tried to be the leader in
these relations . But with you *****, I feel, that all differently. I
would like to be obedient and gentle to to you. Probably mine the
daddy of the rights when speaks, that the main instinct of the woman,
it to be near to the man and to be obedient to him. he speaks, that
the woman can be happy, only if lives thus. I have such relation to
the man, as to you, for the first time and consequently I think of it
much. I think, that probably the destiny not casually acquainted me
with you! *****, you have any sexual ideas about me? Tell to me about
it. I have such ideas about you, but I not shall tell their the
first.-OK? I very much want to learn , that you think of me, as about
the woman. I shall wait yours the story about it! Here other photo of
me which has been made at santa Claus at home. I hope that it will
give to you pleasure!!! Now I shall finish the message. I wait your
letters favourite!!! I asked the agent in what way it is possible to
transfer from you money for payment of them. he has told, that will
learn about it and to inform me. Dear I want to hear your voice. You
can tell to me a phone number on which we can talk about all?

My gentle kisses!

Yours Irina.

At this point, I had googled some of her emails and found the scam sites listed above. When I didn't respond to her latest email within a day, she sent me the following one. This is as far as I got with Irina. I will post more when I receive them.

Hello *****.

At me all is good now, I hope, that at you also. I very much would
want to know what weather at you at this time year. Likely at you it
is very warm and it is possible to be engaged in bathing in the river.
At us now good weather. Well that the sun now heats very strongly. On
streets of our city it is possible to see many young guys and girls,
Walking together. They embrace and in their eyes a lot of love. It is
a pity to me, that I do not have person beside with which I might also
To take a walk somewhere on a beach, or even to take a walk on city. I
would be very glad to this. Spring, time of love. Many people start
relations with each other in the spring. Tell me, that you would like
at this time year. Hope to receive the letter from you soon. Irina.

PS Why you do not write to me Dear *****!?

I am still in contact with her, attempting to get more information about her. I could not inform Match.com because she removed her profile almost immediately after we started emailing.