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What is DatingScammers.com?
DatingScammers.com is a non-profit website created for the purpose of helping you to avoid becoming a victim of scams and to give you a forum to share your experience with others.
This is the alphabetical listing of names of known Russian, Ukrainian, Nigerian scammers involved in dating fraud. The name of the person where the money is sent is the key issue in a scam, and different photos may be used. Also, the same set of photos may be used under different names. Most known scams appear to be run by the same few groups using different names and photos. Photos used in a scam not necessarily belong to the scammers, and may be simply downloaded from the Internet.
Scam scenarios
Standard - the most used scenario: Scammer tries to keep up a regular correspondence, but all letters have general content and there is no concrete information in them. After exchanging a few letters the scammer begins to ask money for covering expenses for using Internet, translator payment, foreign languages courses, driving courses and so on, or you are contacted by the "agency" that helps the scammer with translating/typing/sending letters to you.
Illness scenario - it's one of the frequently used kind of scenario. She writes letters thoroughly and she sends them regularly and they are full of happiness that she has found a real gentleman, a man of her dreams in you. You also feel attraction to her and you begin to think over plans for future. But suddenly you'll receive information from her that she (her children, her parents, relatives) got ill and she needs money for operation or/and for expensive medicine. And as it is a question of life or death (there's no money to pay for it) she appeals to you for help. As soon as money received scammer disappears.
Hardships in life - scammers can be very inventive regarding hardships in their life. Her story may be about losing a job because she refused to have sex with her boss; robbery in the street while she was coming home late in the evening after a long working day with all her month salary, fire in her apartments so she has nowhere to live and has to rent a room, and it is very expensive and so on. Reading most stories men feel real pity for the girl, want to protect her, help her... and send money. Perhaps, she will not disappear after she receives your money, she will try to milk some more out of you.
Visa and air-fair scenario - the most expensive kind of scam. Your correspondence isn't limited to a few letters with general information. As a rule you receive letters regularly. They are individual and detailed. You begin to feel more attracted to her. She will keep up her romantic correspondence until she feels you are ready to pay. You receive a letter with a following content: suddenly she has 2 weeks of holidays and she can visit you; her acquaintances or relatives working in tourist firm can help her to buy a cheap tour at the very moment to come to you; her foreign passport soon will be expired and it's a big problem to get a new one and that's why she can come to you right now or she doesn't know when she can come another time and so on. To use this unique possibility to visit you scammer asks you for a material help (visa, tickets, insurance, etc.). Besides there's no time to be slow and the money should be sent now. As soon as money received in half cases scammer disappears. The other half continues to develop the scenario because you're already caught. You continue to receive tender letters with detailed accounts about official registration of the documents. And next stage of scam begins. Visa problems occur and she needs more money; visa can be received in another city so, she needs more money to buy tickets (pay for the living and food) to go to this city to get visa; there are expensive tickets only and this means additional expenses and so on. It will be continuing until you stop sending money, when you do so scammer disappears.
Warning signs
She avoids direct questions about her personal life, where she lives, home address, phone number, place of employment.
Her letters do not sound as replies to yours, but seem general.
She never replies your questions, and doesn't ask you about anything.
She falls in love with you after several letters. Until you've met in person and spent time together, any claims of love should be suspect. Even if she seems genuine about it, you should seriously consider moving on to a more rational, level-headed person who wants to take the time to get to know someone really well before making any type of commitment.
She is too beautiful to be true - though she can do some modeling and photos were taken by professional photographer. Ask her to send additional photos that are not made in the studio.
You are old enough to be her father. Chances of being scammed only increase with the age difference.
She is having money problems and she can turn to only you for help as she knows you love each other and are meant to be together soon. It's not appropriate at all in any culture to ask a stranger you've never met to help you.
She says she wants to learn English (or your native language) to be bale to communicate with you when you come.
She says she can visit you.
Disclaimer
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