Are you a single man placing personal ads online? Then you MUST know that
Author: Elena Petrova

Absolutely EVERY MAN who ever placed a personal ad on the Internet, or who is going to do it in the future, MUST know that.

This can save you lots of time and effort, and probably hundreds of dollars in the long run.

PLEASE READ THIS INFORMATION CAREFULLY. It’s essential knowledge that every man using the Internet must know these days.

As you are aware, Internet brought us many wonderful opportunities but as any wonderful opportunity, there are always some drawbacks. Like, e-mail is great but e-mail viruses are a nuisance.

It often happens that the more exciting the opportunity, the more bad guys sneak around hunting for easy bucks. Yes, we’d like it to be different, but this is just the way it works.

So, with all the wonderful opportunities we have on the borderless Internet, we now also face a new generation of international scams.

One of the most popular Internet cheats is Nigerian “inheritance” scam: you receive mail from a top African official who pleads for your help in transferring funds from his government account, and promises you several million dollars if you only allow him to use your bank account for the transaction. If you decide it’s a good idea, the scammers will clean up your entire bank account.

Now, most people are aware of this one – but some people are STILL buying into it! It is estimated that citizens in the U.S. alone are losing as much as ,000,000 DAILY to Nigerian scammers. They simply never heard about this scam before.

I don’t want something like this happen to you. And this is why you NEED to know what I am going to tell you.

I am going to tell you about another popular Internet cheat – and since you are a single man who is placing some personal ads online or will be placing them in the future, you WILL be exposed to this scam, and I don’t want you to buy into it.

This hoax is Russian women writing to men through large online personals.

If you have ever placed a personal ad online, you probably remember getting some messages from Russian girls in response to your profile. Most likely, you simply deleted them and never bothered to answer. But you keep getting more. One day, it may happen you WILL answer.

Or maybe you contacted somebody who was listed as from your area, and in her responding email she says she is from Russia.

OK, if you recognize the situation, here is the thrilling news for you:
YOU WERE CONTACTED BY A SCAMMER!

Yes, this was NOT a real girl.
It was a criminal who wanted to steal your money.

! If you weren’t looking for a Russian woman, and suddenly a Russian woman found you, IT WAS A CON.

How do I know?

First, payment for premium membership on such sites is in dollars, and it’s too expensive for an average Russian woman’s salary.

Second, when a Russian girl seeks somebody internationally, she will look on the sites with ads of Western men seeking Russian women. Would you look for a Russian girl on a Russian website that publishes ads of girls who want to meet somebody locally?

No, you would look at the Web sites with ads of girls who want to meet somebody internationally. Any normal person would do the same.

Normal, REAL girls apply to Russian dating agencies that offer international introductions. These agencies are FREE to women; they only charge men. There are thousands of them on the Internet, and dozens in any Russian city – and they vigorously advertise in Russia to ensure continuous flow of new female clients. If a girl thinks about looking for somebody internationally, there are HUNDREDS of ads of international dating agencies in local newspapers for singles.

So tell me, what is the chance of a girl paying 30% of her monthly salary to send a letter to only one man (you) through a large online dating site where men look for somebody locally when there are HUNDREDS of sites that offer introductions to Western men for Russian women free of charge?

Realistically?

Zero, nada, none!

All those people who say they love you and want to meet you and have a way to secure a quick visa to your country are lying to you and only want to steal your money.

NEVER, EVER SEND MONEY TO ANYONE YOU HAVE NOT MET IN PERSON.

For any reason whatsoever (unless you don’t mind to sponsor a hairy Boris).

YES, scammers are mostly men.

They only use women to receive money transfers, and those women don’t look a single bit like pretty girls from photos sent with love letters.

(Click here to see what type of women scammers use http://www.womenrussia.com/vesti.htm.)

So if you thought they were real girls stealing money from gullible Westerners, it is not so. It is a simple scam where photos are of one person (often stolen from the Internet; there were even scammers using my own photos downloaded from my Web site!), letters written by another person (usually a man, he knows what makes other men tick), and money received by a third person … everything’s fake: letters, photos and feelings.

I am always bewildered why media reports about those scams talk of ‘Russian women scamming men’. Dating scammers are regular criminals! No one talks about ‘Top African officials scamming public’ reporting on Nigerian scammers. The correct heading for those stories would be ‘Russian criminals steal millions of dollars from users of Yahoo Personals, Match.com, Lavalife and other online personals’. This would reflect what really happens there.

REMEMBER ONE THING: Don’t send money.

If you send money to someone you never met, you are sponsoring Russian criminals and make them flourish. Don’t do it.

Also, don’t bother even answering any contacts from ‘Russian girls’ you get through large dating sites – you will only waste your time and effort; you’d rather talk to someone real, wouldn’t you?

If you want to explore your options with Russian girls, you have to go to sites of specialized Russian dating agencies that list profiles of girls seeking someone internationally. I strongly advise you to choose sites of western-based agencies that have thousands of profiles in their databases and can offer you splendid choice. Those sites will always accept payments by credit card and have their contact details available: phone, fax, address etc. This is where you can meet real Russian girls who are legitimate. Avoid sites that charge for correspondence (i.e. you pay for each letter sent and received) and opt for the sites with membership.

P.S. If you do not believe me and think I have some hidden agenda advising you against ‘Russian girls’ writing to you through large personals sites: OK, answer those ‘girls’. The pattern you will see will be that no matter what you say to ‘her’ (even if you tell her she is ugly), she will quickly fall in love with you and will want to visit you. Earlier or later ‘she’ will ask for money to pay for visa/ticket/insurance/her grandmother’s funerals/some bribe to get her out of trouble – there WILL be a money request. When you get the money request, you will have the proof it IS a scam. This will happen time after time with the contacts you receive through large personals sites. IF you STILL don’t believe me, send the money. No one will ever arrive to join you – that’s for sure. If you get to that point, send me your story through http://www.womenrussia.com/blacklist - I will collect them and publish for all future dorks that don’t want to believe me. I AM IN THIS INDUSTRY FOR SEVEN YEARS. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT’S GOING ON HERE. Large personals sites are responsible for 99% of scams where men were scammed by a ‘Russian woman’. Don’t send money.

SUMMING IT UP: Do not mix up real Russian women with Internet criminals. A real Russian girl will NEVER write to you out of blue, quickly fall in love with you and ask for money for tickets to join you. If you were NOT looking for a Russian woman and “Russian woman found you”, this is a SCAM. Save yourself time and effort and disregard such contacts coming from large online personals.







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Elena Petrova is an expert on Russian brides. She has been interviewed in many international publications, from the USA, UK, Ireland, Australia, Germany, Spain, Russia, Ukraine, South Africa, Finland, etc., and has appeared on several TV shows about Internet dating. For a limited time, you can get a FREE copy of her popular e-book "9 Simple Rules For Dating Russian Women". Go to http://www.womenrussia.com/freebook and get your copy today.

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