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

Comment from jerry

Shows very little interest in your person but a lot of interest in your wallet. When visting her she asked lots of money for taxi, babysit. she paid taxi with my money but kept change for herself. Went shopping but let me pay for everything and later asked her friends to join us for dinner and outings. She let me touch her (i.e. her ass and tits) but thats is far she had let me, just enough to keep me interested. I met her family and they are the same, brother is a drunk, father is a simple man with lots of money????? Nadya knows the game, so guys stays away from Ioshkar Ola and Maxim. The whole city is full of crooks. Save yourselfs some headaches and find an honest agency. I surely think there are some, most are scams.

Comment from George E

Ioshkar Ola is chocked full of pro-daters whose intensions are other than honorable.It is too bad for the fact there are some beautiful honest ladie's looking for the right man outside of their country the trouble is finding the correct one and there are many of them you just need to weed them out.Trust me when you do find her you will know.I do know what a pro-dating bitch is just ask my friends here.

Comment from Charles B. - UK

Tgencies used: Maksim Introductions (Virginia) http://yoshkar-ola.com/e Russian Brides Marriage Agency http://love.mari.ru Both agencies have been informed of the scam. Financial loss: Over $5,000 USD, all sent by Western Union and received in her name. The facts: Nadya is no ordinary scammer. She is capable of an extraordinary level of deception over a sustained period of time. Rather than cherish my admirable attributes she chose to take advantage of them for her own personal financial gain, and ultimately exposed her actions to be entirely fraudulent. She clearly demonstrated that she had no serious intention of ever honouring her acceptance of my marriage proposal. I was her major source of income for 12 months while she misled me into believing that she intended to join me in the United Kingdom. Of course, I must accept my part in this long-term scam for without my naivety and stupidity it could not have been perpetrated. I failed to act upon the warning signs, and to listen to the sound advice of others who clearly had far greater experience than I did in the potential pitfalls of dating a Russian woman. Furthermore, I was so foolishly willing to trust this woman upon face value only without exercising the proper degree of caution or conducting a background check. I began correspondence with her in November 2002 through Maksim Introductions, also known as Virginia due to its associated travel agency bearing that name. I knew one of the employees of the agency. Located in Yoshkar-Ola (capital of the Mari El Republic), the agency is widely considered as one of the most professional and reliable agencies in the Russian Federation. Generally speaking, it has a good reputation boasting a long list of successful outcomes. For the first two months we wrote to each other almost everyday, and within a month I began speaking with her over the telephone every evening, and continued to do so throughout the entire 15 month relationship. She always maintained she loved me and wanted to be with me. However, the nearer the Embassy trip approached, then the more infrequent she was at home to take my calls. Sometimes she would end the call as soon as she heard my voice, and then make out the next day that there was a problem with her phone. Her letters were personalised, and could in no way be considered as taking a standardised approach. Therefore, I see no point in publishing any of our correspondence on the Internet. However, after our engagement she was not afraid to ask for money in them. I visited her between 16 January 2003 and 03 February 2003. We got on to what I perceived to be very well, and on 01 February 2003 I proposed to her to become my wife. She happily accepted. I left Yoshkar-Ola in February 2003 giving her a commitment not only to prepare for the time when we could apply for a fiancõe visa at the British Embassy, but also to help improve her circumstances by maintaining her in Yoshkar-Ola. She actually asked for this assistance, and although I was in a period of full-time study at the time (and thereby could see the difficulties of such an endeavour), I nevertheless considered it as both my joy and duty to take care of her. During 2003 I postponed my studies, took full-time employment at the academic institution where I study, rented and fitted out a brand new luxury apartment, all with the intention of preparing the way for when we could obtain a fiancõe visa in order for her to join me in the UK for the purpose of getting married and setting up home together. She repeatedly told me that this is what she wanted. For over 12 months I sent her a regular sum of $150 for her living expenses. In addition, I sent money to pay for private English tuition for her. Incidentally, after 5 months of English lessons, she could not speak a word of English. Perhaps, she spent the money on something else? I paid for her to regularly visit an denist for her teeth. I paid for repairs to her electrical appliances, which burnt out during a power surge. I paid for a new toilet pan. I bought her designer clothes and a new mobile phone so that she could keep in touch with her sick mother. I paid for medicines for her mother. I bought taxi cards to make her life easier. I even helped her pay off a debt to one of her girlfriends. In total over a 12-month period I had sent her over $5,000 by Western Union. In addition, I had the expense of monthly agency fees for letter translation. Finally the day arrived, when on Monday 26 January 2004 we met in Moscow to spend the week together with the intention of attending the British Embassy. Not only did she came but also her girlfriend! Of course, I was expected to pay for all the train tickets and for two twin hotel rooms. Immediately I could tell that I had been scammed (denial has to end somewhere, right?). She was not at all pleased to see me, and at no time did she show me any real affection or express endearment. Shortly after her arrival I exchanged some euros, but she literally snatched the roubles from the cashier (about $600). Within 3 hours of her arrival she was shopping with my money. Within 24 hours she left me for over 12 hours while she and her girlfriend supposedly visited her aunt. I was not invited. Within 48 hours she tried to trick me into giving her $900 that I had reserved for the Embassy fees. Finally, having postponed the Embassy visit on the Wednesday, I decided to put her intentions to the ultimate test and continue with the Embassy visit on the Thursday. She continued to ask me to give her the Embassy money. Then, whilst our driver was kindly waiting in the line outside the Embassy and we were waiting inside the warm car, she ran. She had planned this; she had repeatedly asked our driver the whereabouts of the nearest Metro station from the Embassy. She had no intention of ever attending the Embassy on that day, or at anytime during the previous 12 months. This was not a bad case of on-the-day nerves. She had kept me in-tow for 12 months and played on my loving and caring nature to give her the lifestyle she wanted and a free shopping trip to Moscow.

Comment from Jimmy (not real name)

You guys write about nude photos, but the photo I saw was not her. I wrote about her on my site, but need to verify the photos. Everything else written here is true. Ask for details. Please send her Yahoo/FriendFinder name, e-mail, photos, and information to ibrayeva [at] netzero [dot] net. Thank you.

Comment from David - UK

i have spent several months mailing back n forth , she tried to scam me but i picked it up after the first few letters , and now i have wasted several months of her time, she told me she had a boyfriend who had sent for her to come to visit Jamaica, he try to be intimate and she a good girl, she finds out that he's married. so she tell him no and now he is posting bad things about her. so i told her i believe her. after a couple of 1 paragrapgh letters she asked me if she can borrow 290 euros for school and then she will pay me back. we talk about going somewhere warm, she offer to pay some of the air fare ,visas everything else cost, so i went along with it , of course it had to go through western union , i know how it works so after my letter i asked for hot photos of her and she obliged me , i tell you guys she will make money out of some poor saps cus she is totally fuckable , nice pussy and ass i just sent another letter saying w'union has a problem. we kept writing to each other for awhile and she kept asking for money for school, computer, money for her parents, and ditical cameras. as for the other brokes here, i also went thru maxsim agency later she gave me her email address same as posted here. be aware guys she good and innocent, i won't be surprise if she had razor blades in her pussy.

Comment from Douglas

I also met her on Maksim agency in 2005. We started writing to each other for over a year. She wanted to meet me in a warm romantic place, so she preferred to meet me in Italy, Cyrus or Jamaica, not in Ioshkar Ola. She needed money for airtickets, passport, Visa, money for customs etc.... She also try to asked for a computer and money for school. All this was done thru Maksim agency. I felt uneasy for I asked Maksim agency to check on her for a large fee. They told me that she was a good girl but they forgot that I had paid for the "VIP" membership and was able to read any and all letters to her. The whole agency is a scam, run by guy in a wheel chair named Maksim and women on there are also bunch of scammers. I had contact the US Embassy but since she was a Russian national and the agency is protected by Russian laws, there were nothing I can do but learn from this experiances. Like the over guys posted, stay away from Ioshkar Ola, Maksim agency, and this bitch also.!!!!

Comment from Jimmy (not real name)

I met her from Maksim 2 times and lost too much money. She only wants money, gifts, and exotic holidays. Maksim knows all, but said nothing to me. I have a website about her. Please send her Yahoo/FriendFinder name, e-mail, photos, and information to ibrayeva [at] comcast [dot] net. Thank you.

Comment from pir_ishak

What a perfect slut! I also had met her on Maksim agency, I have been writing to her for over five months. When I arrived in Ioshkar Ola, I see her photos on Maksim photo agency owned by Maksim. I asked her when she took those semi anked pictures and she told me that she thought it will be fun. It raised a "Red" flag. When I notice her profile was not on the agency, she told me that she decided to write to only one person, me. Another "Red" flag. Just like the other gents on here, she just wanted to go to expensive restaurants and go shopping. I asked her if she was going to school, why she was always staying out late going to clubs until 4 or 5 in the morning and meeting me around 1 in the afternoon. she couldn't answer, matter of facts she started to get upset about the questions I was asking of her. Later she had asked for a computer and started droping hints that her father and mother were having a hard time surviving if maybe I could help. I just played "Dumb" and started to avoid her the last few days while in Ioshkar Ola. My advise to all "STAY ALWAY FROM IOSHKAR OLA" and this "BITCH"!!!

Comment from Mike

I knew she was a scammer right from the start of our correspondence, but wrote with her for about 2 weeks. (I enjoyed the photo's).When i had enough and wrote her that is was over,she responded with only: "It is very a pity to me!" Ouch!...but i guess she spoke the truth.

Comment from Harald Hansson, Stockholm, Sweden

Yes I got the same scam from her,2 months of emails and a few more pictures, she looks good in her underware, but when I go to Ioshkar Ola, she comes along with friends and at night clubs. She takes me to shop for her and wants to spend my money for stupid things she wnats. I get into arguement and tries to take my laptop. I reprted her to Maksim agency and they tell also they can not do anything. Stay away from Ioshkar Ola!!!!!

Comment from Freddyboy Canada

She is good! I have written several times and she plays the role well! I also met her on Maksim Agency. She had asked for money to pay for school and supplies. She wanted to "Borrow" some money to help her poor mother and father. When she writes to me, she always asked me that she having problems and wants to go somewhere warm. Can't wait until I send her this page and ask her to explain it to me. The answer should be a good one!

Comment from Jurgen Schumann

Yes, she tries to scamm me also with stories of needing a computer and money for school. She asked me to take her to Cyrus or Jamaica. She does not talk about marriage or love, she asked me when I go back to Yoshkar Ola but I do not want. She also have girlfriends join us for dinner and clubs. Her Russian boyfriends meet us in local street and make a big scandal. Beware of this person!!! She is nice but not so good. As I read other comments, I am lucky for I do not trust Nadia or her friends. Be Aware!!!

Comment from Christian Soeder

I am sorry to say I too been writing to this scammer. She had also asked me for a computer and certain things/gifts from Germany. She also mention that she lost her job and she was in the hospital for medical resons which she never explain. We had exchange emails since August 2005. I had came across her profile on AdultFinders.com, she had one of the photos posted from this site the one naked from the wraist up on her profile. I had asked her if she was the one on this site. She never wrote back. I try calling her several times from the number she had given me but no answer. I feel foolish for I also send her gifts and money.

Comment from Larry G.

I too had met this lady through Yahoo Personnals. She had send me pictures of her in her tongs underwear and nothing else. She told me how she had never met a foreigner and would like to meet one. We exchange emails since Oct 2004 and planned to meet in Russia. I also got emails asking for a computer and she told me in one email she lost her job and needed money for her school and such. I started to notice common taits of scammers tricks. I go visit her in Yoshkar Ola and she had one of her freinds to translate for us. We have a good time, when I notice only when I brought her expensive gifts, she would let me touch and kiss her. She started inviting her freinds along at restrurants and outings. When I kept asking Nadya questions she just didn't answer or gave me such bullshit answer. When I let her handle some of the money trans action I also notice I was missing money. In the end I felt used and went home dissatisfy. I still get emails from her telling me she misses me and wants me to take her to either Jamaica or Cyrus or Eqypt or come back to Yoshkar Ola. Such a young lady she is a scam artist and after meeting her freinds, they are all scammers.

Comment from Jochen Hofinger

I also been writing to this $#%@, she had asked for an computer and $500 for school. I went to meet her in Yoshkar Ola, Mari El. She had wrote to me on Yahoo introducing herself. She send me pictures and wanted me to visit her. I thought I was lucky fellow meeting such a beauiful russian lady but all she wanted to do is go out and spend money on her and her friends. As I tried to be romatic she brush me off and tells me she a good girl. In my limited russian, I am german, I ask her what is going on but she no answer me. All she wants me to do is buy her things and take her to expensive restrurants. Later on my ladtop she open her email and I see many email from many men. She tells me her friends and her share same email but I think not. We get into a arugment and she tries to take things from my apartment in Yoshkar Ola. I try calling polize but no one come. I am mad. Beware of this @!*&.

Comment from Anonymous

I met her too and she also scammed me with the tuition story. She mentioned a computer, but I did not send it. I lost more money with her, but it is a long story which I'll tell soon. I was hoping I was wrong, but now I see I am not alone.

Comment from Anonymous

at first it was convincing but then at the end of the story its quite unbelievable already..but still if its true u should take some actions