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# Details: I am a 50 year-old divorced white man living in Maryland USA. Irnreceived an email from a young woman calling herself Liubov. I have nornidea how she got my email address. Immeadiately I assumed she was arnscammer and wanted to see how long it was before shed be asking mernfor money. I checked your website but did not see her on it. I playedrnalong to gather information and photos to pass along to you. I wasrnpolite but never led her on. I told her that if she came to the US,rnId be happy to meet with her. Within 8 days and 5 exchanges of emailsrnshe asked me to wire her money for her flight. Below is the string ofrnemails she sent:rnrnrnJune 28rnrnHi my new friendrnIm glad to see that you have decided to reply,I see it is very short letter.rnIt is all right because you are astonished to get my letter.rnI want you to know that I have only good intentions and I have not any secrets.rnThe thing is that I will work in your country for three months or so andrnI would like to meet a nice man to fall in love or just be closest friends.rnI dont want to live in Russia because I have not any chances here,rnit is hardly possible to explain from first time but I want you tornknow my plans.rnI will work in any shop, bar or restaurant the agency that i am goingrnthrough will suggest me some locations.rnIt will be my choice in the end as to what option to go for.rnSo I will have a simple work till I improve my English. And I can choose anyrntown of your area,agency will only help me to get a visa and allrntravel documents + some suggested placed to work in.rnMy best friend last year met the man from the USA when she workedrnthere for three months, too.rnShe had two jobs. From morning till 4 pm she worked in amusement parkrnand after it she worked as a waitress in some bar till midnight.rnShe was very tired of course but made very good money there.rnIt is special programm for young people who wants to work abroad and Irnthink it is the right way for me ,rnI am lost here,and I think that I look pretty enough to find a betterrnplace .I want to repeat the same way,it isrnonly my chance to meet a nice man.I want to work in USA or in Europe or anyrnnice country. I am full of plans and different dreams and I want to share myrnlife with good man because Im also full of love and tenderness,I know thatrnI am not so beautiful like Hollywood Princess but I do hope to meet myrnPrince andrnI am sure he will be not be disappoined to meet me in the real life!rnThis is why I am going to go through the same way.rnWell,I will close this letter and I do hope to get your reply.rnI will leave russia in two weeks or so (I cant tell you everything exactlyrnright now) and I would like tobe sure that I have the man who waitsrnfor me there. I will work all day and I want to find a man to spendrnall free timerntogether to get to know each other better.if you have any interest tornmeet me I will be more than happy to meet you too.rnI will tell you all details about me and my life if you like my pictures andrnwant to meet me! please send picture of you too!!!rnI write to you with my new mailbox nicegirl_lub@freemailserv.net, please writernletters now only on this mailbox.rnI will wait your next letter.rnKiss you , Liubov (this is my name)!rnrnrnrnJune 30rnrnHello my dear Scotty, thank you for your answer!rnAt first I think I have to say that I am new in internet and I havernonly good intentions.rnyou should know that I am not very good writer in english, please bernpatient to read myrnmessages and see many mistakes. to be fair I dont know what you wantrnto know about me,in principlernI am usual girl.I think I should tell you about me, myrninterests,tastes and hobbies.I think I will tell yournabout things I want to know about you and you will know my future questions.rnI am 25 years old,my birthday is December, 25, 1980. I so much dontrnwant to get older ,when I can see old women I amrngetting crazy to think that it is my future .I do all the best to keeprnmy youth and I keep my body well.In spite of allrndifficultes here I am trying to be in good condition and I do a lot ofrnexercises to be in good shape!rnI am about 172 cm tall (5.6) and my weight is about 56 kg. Ive beenrntold I look well enough ,rnand I think that all women have own beaty. I have never been marriedrnand I don`t have children.rnI have one youngest sisters and it is great problem for us because wernhave only two rooms flat.you cant imagine what does it mean to bernbornrnin small town in Russia,there are not any chances to live well,to getrna good job.All young people leave towns to searchrngreat luck in big cities but nobody waits for them there. I want tornleave Russia,I know it sounds ugly but I know that Irnwill be lost here like many young girls before me. It is not place torngrow children and have stable future.I want to meet my right man .rnI think in future I can work as fitness trainer I have a certificate.rnMy mother is my great problem too,she has a great dream to see mernmarried and she wants to make me happy but I think it is only myrnbusiness I am not a little child. She tells me every dayrnthat I should get married very soon... To be fair I am not sure I amrnable to explain all in first message Irnwant to say so much! I just want you to know that I am not afraid tornwork,I am fairly goalrnoriented and I am sure you will be not disappoined to meet me in realrnlife.I am going to spend three monthsrnabroad to work in any good place,agency promises to help me because itrnis only the way I can leave Russia.I will have all documentsrnto travel in a few days and i will travel to moscow then,from moscow Irnwill travel to you and they ask me about name of the city i am goingrnto work,rnif you dont mind to meet me please tell me the name of your city andrnnearest international airport! I will book my flight from moscow!rnI think it would be so great to meet my love and stay there forever.Irnknow that it is not so easy like I think but I think it is possiblernthat I meat my real love.rnI want to love and to be loved I want to build our own happiness,onlyrnme and my man there. I dont smoke,I tried to smoke when I wasrnyounger.rnI may have a glass of red dry vine,sometimes it helps to relax. I tryrnto take care of my body and face. I know it is all I have.rnMy soul may have any itnterst for you later, I thinkso.I am not arnlittle girl and I know that at first almost all men lookrnat body ,legs and face.God created males such persons. Well,I think Irnam lost in my letter,I am not sure yournunderstand my goals,please feel free to ask.rnI live in Russia,town Belovo, Lenina street 9, flat 37 ,it is nearrnbig city Kemerovo.rnMy town is rather far from Moscow. Moscow is a capital of my country.rnI want you to reply if you understand my mind,my intentions,my soul,ifrnnot please reply too, I will continue my searching. Well, I will closernthis letter,I think you are tired to readrnit.and If you think that I should write shorter letters please tellrnme. I write from internet cafe inrnIrkutsk because there are not cafes and possibility to use internet inrnmy small town,we have 4 digital phone number and werncant call abroad.Even to call in any big town here in Russia I havernto order the call in advance.and I would like to sayrnplease dont worry if I keep silence sometimes I have no time torntravel ,it is about 25 minutes by bus from my town till IrkutskrnPlease tell me more about you,your tastes,likes and dislikes .also Irnhave a few impotant questions do yournlike strong drinks too much?can you be very drunk?very ofthen?can yournbe rude with women?rnWell,I have to stop or I will write without ending.Kiss you !see yournlater. In my next e-mail I will write you more things about myself andrnmore details about my trip and work. I will miss you, your LiubovrnrnrnrnJuly 3rnrnHello my dear Scotty!rnI am so glad to see your letter again,I think I am a lucky girl tornmeet such man and I will do my best to meet you in real life!rn you know I can work in any city of your area because it is freernchoice and agency only helps me to getrnonly travel documents and ticket, and I do hope that we will like eachrnother and now I have the destination.rnThe agency will also suggest some places to work in. I do hope I havernmet my right man!you know I have told you before onernof my friend worked abroad last year and have met right man,now theyrnlive there and they are going tornmarry. by the way now they are arranging the trip to Russia,(he wantsrnto meet her parents and friends)rnI think if I feel that you are my dream and you have the samernfeelings we could think about our future together.rnif not I will just work and return back when the time to travel back.rnyou know I am new here and I am afraid to make any mistake.rnI have one great lack,I am very impatient sometimes I can actrnwithout thinking.rnSometimes I think that my dream is getting for real and it is so badrnto be disappointed later.rnI want you to know all small things about me because it shouldnt bernany misunderstandings between us.rnI want you to know that I am not angel and sometimes I can show myrncharacter.And I dont wait that you to be angel too, I just want tornmeet a kind man .rnI am very kind and I can forgive almost all I cant forgive if my manrnsleep with different woman, I dont know many nessesary words inrnenglish.rnI hope you can read between lines. A little more about myself!rnmy favorite activity is fitness. I wanted to be as fitness trainer butrnI finished The Kemerovo State Univercity, trainers faculty as fitnessrntrainer but I dont work on my profession because there are no goodrnfintess clubs in my city,rnI used to sit at home and to do all housework,helping my mom. I wouldrnlike to have good job,rnI may work dancing teacher, or trainer of fitness,you know I have arncertificate. I worked as a trainer a year ago .rnand I would like to do it again .you know how many more younger girlsrnwant to get this job too!Alot of competition here. I want to tell yournabout things I like:rnI like to make barbecue and I so much want to have my own home with fireplace.rnusually I make very tasty ones and in principle I like to cook and itrnis not problem for me to cook something tasty and I dont like tornvisit cafes and restaurants,rnat first usually they cant cook weel(maybe only here) and second toornhigh price.rnI like warm weather. and my great dream is to live somewhere onrntropical island. Also I want to tell you about my dislikes:rnI hate our long winters it seems to me they will never end. I haternlies and unfaithfulness.rnI hate evil people and politicans I think they like to play wars, Irnhate any ars.rnWhat I like in a man: faithfulness, honesty. He has to be open- mindedrn and open-hearted, also easy-going. and much more important he isrnkind,kindness makes our world!rnAre you kind and gentle man ?????rnI think my man should be kind ,it is great feeling after love,onlyrnkind person may be happy, all rude people are unhappy.rnor must be. A few questions yet, agency tells that I will have a roomrnin nearest hotel near my futurernwork but if we like each other may be is it possible to liverntogether?I think we will enjoy life together. do you have yourrncar?animals? Irncant drive and I do hope you give me a few lessons, to be fair I havernso many plans .I will find out all travel detailsrnabout my flight this week. I will leave my town today in a two hoursrnand i think I will be not able to write to you today or so.rnWhen I am in Moscow I will send you short letter to let you know thatrnI am all right and they tell that it takes about two days tornget all nesseary papers, please confirm your phone number andrninternational airport, I want to be sure I have all your details andrnPlease dont look at different girls. I am the best(joke). Well, Irnwill close this letter I think I am bore today,and please feelrnfree to ask. See you soon!I cant believe everything is for real. tornbe fair I am lost and my head is like any big station with a lot ofrnvoice!rnKISS and LOVE Liubov!rnrnrnJuly 4rnrnMy honey ! it is me,can you believe I am in Moscow. I cant believern,it was wonderful flight and they gave red vine in plane, wow,I havernnever triedrnsuch tasty one!!!!!rnI went the bus up to the Subway from the airport .In Subway longrnwent, it was so is delightfulrnI was in travel agency today, but my documents are not ready yet, itrnwill be ready tomorrow.rnI will go to travel agency again to get all info about my trip. Andrnof course, when I will get it - I will send it to you!rnIt is such great city and it takes a few hours to travel from one end to other.rnI rented the flat for few days.rnPeople said to me some nice places in Moscow while he wasrnSuch a great city it is. I have no words to explain. you cant imaginernhow great Moscow is,to be fair I wouldnt like tornlive here,a lot of cars,people , voice and pollution.Ugly traffic andrnpeople with crazy eyes.rnWhen I get off plane in airport Moscow policeman asked aboutrnpassport and he looked at me like I am any enemy,rnI think all people here are a little crazy at terrorism.Life here inrnMoscow is expensive. I was going through some shops todayrnand it is much more expensive than in our town. Food and all therngeneral things. It is the same country but different prices, what arngreat change.rnI think people living in Moscow are very cautious ,I think so. But Irnthink that I have done my choice and to be fair I dont want tornlive here,it is not the city of my dreams. you know I am not coward Irnam not afraid I know it is my chance to meetrnkind man .I do hope I am right. and I think you are too kind to makernany bad things I feel it.rnWell,I will close this letter ,please write as soon as possible!seernyou soon! KISS . Great kiss from Moscow!!!!!!!!! LiubovrnrnrnJuly 5rnrnHello my dear Scotty!rnit is me again and I want you to know that you cant imagine how happy I am.rnI have a schedule of my flight.you cant imagine how much crazy Moscowrnis. It is great fear to live here I think so!Our small town isrnmore friendly . well,about our business, I tasted my blood,such rulernfor foreign visitors wanting to visit yourrncountry! Thanks God, I am in good health, all of my tests are allrnright,I only need some vitamins I think itrnis the bad foods and long winters problem.I have to eat much morernfruits and vegetables.The doctor said!rnwell,here is all info ,I do hope we will together in a few days! Infornfrom agency!rnrnINFORMATION MY FLIGHT FOR YOU !rnrnAeroflotrnSU 317 Sheremetyevo (SVO), Moscow, Russian FederationrnTerminal 2 07:10rnJohn F Kennedy Intl (JFK), New York, New York, USArnTerminal 1 09:40rnDelta Air LinesrnDLOH 5040 OP John F Kennedy Intl (JFK), New York, New York, USArnTerminal 3 11:30rnBaltimore (BWI), Washington, Maryland, USA 12:50rnrnPrice: USD 1175.00+rnrnHoney, I am so glad to see that I am almost near my goal,and ourrnmeeting wait for us.rnI think I will call you from airport and I will wait for you there sornlong as you need,I mean if you need any time to arrive in airport.rnit is not problem to wait there because I know that it is the end ofrnmy trip and I have time to improve my condition(some parfume)afterrnlong jorney.I want you to see me in good shape! I think everythingrnwill be all right.Rather I am sure everything will be all right!.rnMy Dear, they have told in travel office that I have to show ticketsrnwhen I will visit embassy after tomorrow before my flight.rnPeople from embassy must be sure that I am not going to stay illegallyrnin your country and I have tickets with returning data.it isrnvery strong rule. I have some money but my flight fromrnCOOKIE="C:Program FilesThe Bat!MailCity1.txt" to Moscow costed sornmuch(about 500$)rnbecause so many kilometrs from there to Moscow. I didnt guess thatrntickets costs so much. and I have to book tickets till in less than 2rndays ,rnbecause of my interview. I have not written date of flight because Irndo not have all money to the ticket.rnas soon as I will have all money and I will buy the ticket I shallrnwrite to you date of flight.rnI will buy the ticket on this flight. May be you could borrow some money?rnI am sure I will be able to return it back in a few weeks after myrnarriving I will earn some money and atrnfirst to return all money to you.rnI also have not written this date of the flight because I yet have notrnbought the ticket,rnbut if you will borrow to me money I will fly on this flight, in mostrnnearest day,rnthis flight flies almost each day.rnin Agency they have told me that you may send it by Western Union. Itrnis pretty easy to use.rnThe guy from the agency explained to me how their system works. It isrninstant worldwide money transfer system.rnAll you need is my name and my surname to send me the money. Once you do this ,rnIll be able to pickup the money in any local Western Unuion office inrnMoscow. We need to do it pretty fast, because we have no time till myrnintervew,rnif everything will be all right I will be on this flight!rnI have about 500 US dollars yet and I thinkrnI need about 675 US dollars from your side with all travel needs and livingrnhere till my flight!If everything will be all right between us I canrnstay with you longer than three months,maximum I can stay about 6rnmonths forrnfirst time! We should change only the date of my returning flight. OrrnI can return earlier if something is wrong!rnHere is more info about Western Union. You find any local WesternrnUnion agent, go there and send money to my name.rnWestern Union will ask you for my full name and address in Moscowrnwhere I am staying at. Once you give them all the info they willrninitiate the transfer.rnIn just less than 10 minutes I will be able to pick the money up atrnany Western Union agent here in moscow.rnrnYou will send me transfer info and MTCN( money transfer control number )rnI will get cash. So I will need your full name and your address + therncontrol number of the transfer. (MTCN)rnKiss you many times ,I am tired today,you know it is hard enough to bernin foreign city. So many different emotions .rnKiss you many times! Liubov! see you soon!rnrnAh, silly me. Nearly forgot to give you my full name info and my address.rnrnMy address here (the flat i am renting)rnCountry : Russia, City : Moscow,rnAddress : Melnikova 7-27, zip 109316rnFull Name VLADIMIROVA LIUBOV (right writting in English)rnrnI am sorry to send so dry letter but it seems to me I am like anyrndrunker I have lost my mind and my head works so badly,see yourntomorrow. I amrnsorry to make so many problems for you I only hope that you will bernnot disappoined to meet me.rnrnrnI sent her the following reply and I doubt Ill be hearing from her again.rnrnrnHello Liubov,rnrnSo nice to hear from you. Dont worry about anything as we arernin luck. I have a dear friend who works at the U.S. embassy in Moscow.rnHis name is Robert ********. I call him Bob. After getting your emailrnthis morning, I wrote him and he has agreed to assist us in any way herncan. I have wired him $800 to cover your additional costs for yourrnflight and some extra cash for you to spend on meals or any personalrnitems you may need. He said you can call on him at the embassyrn(Bolshoy Deviatinsky Pereulok No. 8 Moscow 121099) or he can come byrnthe flat you are renting. I gave him all of your information. Whateverrnis most convenient for you.rnrnHe even said he would look over your paperwork to make sure it is allrnin order and drive you to the travel agency himself to pay for yourrnflight. He also said you could stay with him if you need a few extrarndays in Moscow before your flight leaves. Im sure he will be a veryrngood host and even drive you to the airport. Please write me back andrnlet me know if you want Bob to call on you at your flat or if you wantrnto go see him at embassy. Either way is no problem.rnrnTalk to you soon,rnrnScott



# Date: 2007-07-07