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# Original Report:  here

# Name:      Yulia

# E-mail:     Yulka445@yandex.ru

# Address:  Armenia , Erevan

# Dangerous: 36%

# Details: To Whom it may concern, A really nice and also pretty girl wrote me from Armenia, although she was Russian. After I read her letters, I couldnt believe my luck. I had not been looking over seas, nor did I even take this girl seriously at first but told her that the distance was too great and that she was too young. But I thanked her for her interest and warned her to be careful. But after a few letters, I was really interested in her and started thinking that this might actually be possible! And she heard about a student program that she could sign up for and be hear in just a few weeks. She asked me what I thought. I thought that it was great. We could get to know each other for real, and if it did not work out, she at least got to study some English and visit a new country. She wanted to come over right away. But the deadline for the program was a week away and she and her grandfather did not have enough money for the Student Visa. Her name is Yulia, supposedly, but she always avoided giving me her last name, address and phone, although I had given her mine. I thought it only natural before taking a big step like comming here, that we talk on the phone a few times and see if we were not mistaken about our compatibility. Also I thought that she might enjoy it if I sent her some postcards or typical items from here. So I guess you could say red flags were going up the entire time I corresponded with her. And I kept them in mind, but at the same time, I didnt want to ruin what could be a genuine relationship. Thankfully I had looked up Russian customs and general info and came across a few sites like yours. Some of them very detailed about cultural differences and what to watch out for. All of them said to BEWARE and had lists and lists of scammers. And to NEVER send money. So when Yulia finally gave me the story about this student visa program, I knew with about a 85% certainty that this was a scam. (Part of me still wanted to believe) I went along with it, again reiterating other ways to get here, like a job teaching Russian at a local university along with requests for her address that I might visit her instead etc. All ignored. She just basically told me that she had tried and that hopefully we could stay friends together, and that one day maybe, I could come visit her. But since she had tried, now it was I that had to prove my feelings for her. I took it as another set up for a future scam. It was strange, but she always took 2 to 3 and even five days to respond to my emails, but as soon as I mentioned my inability to help her, she started emailing me once a day. Finally, I gave her some links and pointed out that what she wanted was the most typical scam perpetrated by Scammers. Many many and unbelievably many scammers. I told her that she might be offended, but that if she was for real, she would understand and that we could continue making plans to meet I also assured her, that if she was for real then that everything I said I felt about her, I meant and would like nothing more than to continue to get to know each other. I also mentioned that if she did not respond, then I would know indeed that she was a scammer. Her final letter, yesterdays, gave me the guilt trip about how she would never come here even if I went there and begged. (Where ever that might be because she neglected to tell me after many requests) "Your money you can keep to you" And that she felt like a fool writing such a hessitating and affraiding man" I took this as one last attempt from the Scammer to get me to respond emotionally and tell her I was sorry for not trusting her. I say this because this is how half of me actually felt.. It is very hard sometimes to stand back from your emotions and just judge rationally what is going on. But one thing I did notice, I think, is that in her last email her English seemed quite a bit improved. I did write back a remarkably restrained email telling Boris or who ever this person might be that it is a very cruel thing that they are doing. They are not just stealing but seriously hurting people. I told this person that many of the guys who look for Russian brides are socially unskilled, lonely etc. and that the emotional scars that this person would inflict on them could be severe if not permanent! I told this person that they better hope that I do not find out who they are. I was and am extraordinarily upset by all of this. I also, and I regret doing this, told them that they needed to get a new set of pictures to send out and a new e mail, because I would be putting them on every Russian black list I could.



# Date: 2005-02-17