so what kinda internet scam is this one? pics included

[BlahBlahYouToo]

so this random chick adds me as a friend to facebook and starts emailing me. says she's from russia and just casually looking for a friend that may become a relationship.
I have a gf so i humor her and wrote back a couple of times and then quit.

a few days go by without me replying to her last email and she asks why i stopped emailing, please reply, etc.
i ignore it again and a few days later she emails again, 2 more times.
i finally reply and said you seem nice, but because of the distance, it'll never work (not to mention i'm already in a relationship).

she complete ignores my statement and starts to talk about herself, her life in russia, that she has to go to an internet cafe to reply to me, her emails are through a translator.
i reply back again, it's not gonna work unless she is willing to move to the US cuz there's no way in hell i'm going to russia.
again, she ignores everything i said and starts to say nonsensical stuff like the guys in russia are all pigs, i'm the love of her life, she's really falling for me... riiiiight.

throughout all this, she send a couple of pics here and there and she's a fine looking girl and would have no trouble attracting any guy she wanted.

in her last email, she's asking for the closest international airport because she's trying to plan out a trip to US to see me.

this is no doubt a scam but she has not asked for a penny and it's been 10 emails in.
in her emails are very copy/paste and i'm sure she's saying the same shit to the hundreds of guys she's emailing this to.
the only thing i can think of is that she's marrying for US citizenship???

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
so this random chick adds me as a friend to facebook and starts emailing me. says she's from russia and just casually looking for a friend that may become a relationship.
I have a gf so i humor her and wrote back a couple of times and then quit.

a few days go by without me replying to her last email and she asks why i stopped emailing, please reply, etc.
i ignore it again and a few days later she emails again, 2 more times.
i finally reply and said you seem nice, but because of the distance, it'll never work (not to mention i'm already in a relationship).

she complete ignores my statement and starts to talk about herself, her life in russia, that she has to go to an internet cafe to reply to me, her emails are through a translator.
i reply back again, it's not gonna work unless she is willing to move to the US cuz there's no way in hell i'm going to russia.
again, she ignores everything i said and starts to say nonsensical stuff like the guys in russia are all pigs, i'm the love of her life, she's really falling for me... riiiiight.

throughout all this, she send a couple of pics here and there and she's a fine looking girl and would have no trouble attracting any guy she wanted.

in her last email, she's asking for the closest international airport because she's trying to plan out a trip to US to see me.

this is no doubt a scam but she has not asked for a penny and it's been 10 emails in.
in her emails are very copy/paste and i'm sure she's saying the same shit to the hundreds of guys she's emailing this to.
the only thing i can think of is that she's marrying for US citizenship???

But I :heart: you BlahBlahYouToo!

 

[ChaoZ]

Tell her you got in an accident and you need money stat.

 

[GarlicBreath]

Ask her if she likes old drunk guys with money. If so, give her my email address.

 

[vshah]

I would like to find out what is going on here.

 

[Numenorean]

Nothing is happening.

 

[Parasitic]

Probably going to ask you to send her money for a ticket etc etc later.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: vshah
I would like to find out what is going on here.

What's your e-mail addy vshah? :evil:

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Probably going to ask you to send her money for a ticket etc etc later.

i'm waiting for that to happen.

 

[Iron Woode]

she has a package

 

[Billb2]

Yeah, tell her your car's in the shop and hit her up for bus fare.

 

[FDF12389]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo

Originally posted by: Parasitic
Probably going to ask you to send her money for a ticket etc etc later.

i'm waiting for that to happen.

She will

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
so this random chick adds me as a friend to facebook and starts emailing me. says she's from russia and just casually looking for a friend that may become a relationship.
I have a gf so i humor her and wrote back a couple of times and then quit.

a few days go by without me replying to her last email and she asks why i stopped emailing, please reply, etc.
i ignore it again and a few days later she emails again, 2 more times.
i finally reply and said you seem nice, but because of the distance, it'll never work (not to mention i'm already in a relationship).

she complete ignores my statement and starts to talk about herself, her life in russia, that she has to go to an internet cafe to reply to me, her emails are through a translator.
i reply back again, it's not gonna work unless she is willing to move to the US cuz there's no way in hell i'm going to russia.
again, she ignores everything i said and starts to say nonsensical stuff like the guys in russia are all pigs, i'm the love of her life, she's really falling for me... riiiiight.

throughout all this, she send a couple of pics here and there and she's a fine looking girl and would have no trouble attracting any guy she wanted.

in her last email, she's asking for the closest international airport because she's trying to plan out a trip to US to see me.

this is no doubt a scam but she has not asked for a penny and it's been 10 emails in.
in her emails are very copy/paste and i'm sure she's saying the same shit to the hundreds of guys she's emailing this to.
the only thing i can think of is that she's marrying for US citizenship???

Ya think?

 

[richardycc]

its really a guy trying to scam you...post the pics, I bet its some actress in Russia.

 

[kranky]

She (he) will be asking for money.

 

[geno]

This thread has potential... I'll keep an eye on it for poops and giggles

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: kranky
She (he) will be asking for money.

Yup. I've never pursued it like OP has, but there is a constant influx of "russian wives" on dating sites too.

 

[darkxshade]

What kinda ATOT scam is this? no pics?

 

[olds]

Damn slackers.
Pic of commie?

 

[rasczak]

tell her your peepee is broken (can't be fixed) and you are poor. that's stop the emails

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
What kinda ATOT scam is this? no pics?

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[StageLeft]

That's how I met mrsskoorb, this is completely legit.

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: vshah
I would like to find out what is going on here.

What's your e-mail addy vshah? :evil:

moremoneythansense@gmail.com

i look forward to receiving your proposals.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

An online Russian dating scam that Canadian police say has organized crime roots has bilked men of thousands of dollars.

Several men report being duped into sending romantic gifts and money to men posing as Russian brides on internet dating sites.

According to an investigation by Radio-Canada's La Facture program, the number of incidents involving Canadian men is on the rise.

Francis, 29, is a Quebecer who said he was scammed after falling in love with a blond Russian named Irina Gorachkina, whom he found on a dating website.

He said they started out exchanging neutral, friendly e-mails. "At first we talked about what we were like," he told Radio-Canada. "I told her I liked the outdoors, walking in the woods."

Francis's e-mail correspondence with Irina grew intimate and after weeks passed was filled with declarations of love such as, "I need you like a fish needs water, like a bird needs wings. I cannot live without you."

He fell in love and made arrangements for Irina to fly to Montreal. She asked him for money to help pay for tickets, visas and other costs, which he said he gladly wired to her ? $2,650 in total.

On the day of Irina's scheduled arrival Francis went to the Trudeau International Airport, bought a single rose, and waited.

After eight hours, she hadn't walked through the gates, and Francis noticed another man in the arrivals area holding a bouquet of flowers. "He said, 'Yes, I'm waiting for someone.' And I said I'm waiting for an Irina Gorachkina. He said, 'That's not a joke.'"

The men realized they had been waiting for the same woman, who, as it turned out, did not exist at all.

The experience was humiliating, Francis said. "To think that someone could do that, it's diabolical. It breaks my heart."
Women profiled on sites don't actually exist: Russian authorities

Russian authorities are aware of the problem, said Irinia Zubareva, a spokeswoman with the Russian Interior Ministry.

Scam artists ? most often men ? create sophisticated profiles of Russian women to lure North Americans into online courtships, she told Radio-Canada.

"These are mostly men who use young girls, who can speak foreign languages to write e-mails and speak on the phone with their victims," she said. "These girls are often language students."

According to RCMP and Quebec provincial police, few people have come forward to make official complaints.

But a U.S.-based webmaster who monitors online dating scams said the websites are elaborately planned and victims have little chance.

As time passes the schemes are "more advanced, with trained psychologists actually participating," said Damien, who didn't want to reveal his last name because he fears reprisal.

Several people are involved in mapping out online courtships, including "planning a different scenario that might take place in a conversation, and then there will be a fork in the road, what to do, and those sort of things," he said.

"These plots are pre-planned initially, and especially with people who've never done it before, it's easy to become a victim."

Online dating fraud is a growing problem, Damien believes.

"I think the amount of money is increasing because scammers are getting hungrier," he said. "They are getting smarter and the number of people they can potentially cheat is getting bigger."

Damien's website allows people to cross-check their girlfriends' names against a list of names used in past scams.

Russian authorities insist the fraudulent internet sites aren't exclusive to their country, and they have caught some of the criminals.

The website russianscamcheck.org allows people to cross-check names to see if their online girlfriends are legitimate.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: darkxshade
What kinda ATOT scam is this? no pics?

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pics will be posted tonight when i get home.