Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Scammer #1 aka Svetlana

Date: Oct. 27th 2006
"Svetlana" masv@smallclinic.com

Hi, it's Svetlana. I hope I'm not too late?
Hi XXXXX!
First of all I want to apologize for my delay with my answer. Please do not be angry with me. Unfortunately I had no opportunity to write to you sooner. I hope you remember me? I have written to you the short letter and you have answered me. I wanted to answer at once to not keep you waiting for my answer, but I got access to a computer only now. Please, forgive me. I am very glad that you have answered to my letter. Thank you that you have found time for answer.
Probably first of all I should write the most important thing. I hope and I think you are not very much afflicted that I live not in your country(I think you already know about it). But I very much hope that it does not frighten you, because I am the same lady like many other ladies living in the different countries. I am the same person with heart and soul. I
very much am afraid that my nationality and my residence will disappoint you and you will not write to me more, but at the same time I sincerely hope that nationality and distinction of cultures for you is not the most important things in a lady. And if your interest is not limited by distance or borders, I really will be very glad. My country is Russia.
Moscow is the capital of Russia. Now I live in village of Sovetka.
It's a small settlement, where live a few hundreds inhabitants.
Probably if you want to have the best understanding about where I live, I should tell you that my village is located close to the big city - Taganrog.
It is a city located in Rostov area - in a southern part of the
European Russia, near to such known cities as
Rostov on Don, Novocherkassk. In the childhood I dreamed to be a translator of the English language. I dreamed to work with our President to know all state and international secrets! (smile). But the destiny has disposed differently. I think our president doesn't need my services now because I am gynecologist, and I think that our president would not
allow me to examine him (smile)! I began to get education in the comprehensive school with a medical bias. After ending school I entered the Medical University. Now I work in a clinic. I work as an gynecologist. I already said that my name is Svetlana. XXXXX, I promised to share with you my picture, I fulfils my promise with worry and with pleasure. In addition to a picture I want to tell that color of my hair is dark brown, though sometimes I like to change color of hair. I hope you are not disappointed very much that I am a brunette, because I know that all men love more blondes? It
is a question!!! (smile). My height is 5 feet 6 inches. My weight is 115 pounds.
And of course you should know that I am 29 years old. My birthday is 10 May 1977. I understand that all people have various tastes and interests, but I sincerely hope that my picture and my appearance will be pleasant for you. But if my appearance doesn't conform to your tastes and interests, I will understand you, of course. I the optimist at heart and it's often help me in my life. I already adult woman; and I look at the life with a philosophical shade. But as though I did not try to inspire myself that I absolutely happy woman, I can't do it. I have fine lady friend, I have job and my apartment. But there are things without which people cannot be happy. And for me it's not material things. I have written to you the first and it means that I am ready to share with you my thoughts. I am very glad and grateful to you for that that you have answered me. Anyhow, I hope that you, just as I, have interest in our dialogue, and I will wait your answer. In the end of my letter I want to ask you the most banal questions: what music you like, what movies you prefer. These questions are really interesting for me because I like American movies and American music very much. I with pleasure will tell
to you about it in my next letter if you really want to learn more about me.
Do you like your job, XXXXX? Had you ever had experience in
correspondence with a friend from other country? Maybe you are more skilled in this than I am? If you do not want to answer these questions, please do not answer. It is simply my female curiosity. I will be very grateful to you also if you will send me your pictures. I will be happy to have your pictures in the computer.
With the best regards.
Svetlana.
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This is like any other email from a friend or acquaintance. I had no idea that scams like this existed.
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31 Oct 2006

Hi my friend XXXXX

Hi XXXXX!
How your day? I hope you are glad to receive my letter because when I have received your letter I really was glad. Many thanks. At once I want to tell to you about my opportunities to write letters to you. I write letters on my job because I have no the personal computer. The computer is in an accounting department. Lady who works with a computer will allow me to use a computer in my interests sometimes. It depends not from me, unfortunately. I work from Monday till Friday. It is Russian standard. Therefore I will not be able to write you and to receive your letters Saturday and on Sunday. But sometimes I work Saturday and even Sunday. In fact any pain hasn't schedules(smile).
Therefore, maybe I will be able to write letters in the Saturday or Sunday. You asked me if I ever been to America. My knowledge of other countries is limited by television show. Unfortunately outside Russia I was not. Likely it is very interesting. When I leave somewhere from city even if it is not far from my city, I am glad very much. Hardly this can be named travel. But, for me is so. But Russia is really the huge country and I really have been in many places. I saw many beautiful and old cities, I saw the various nature, and it is really interesting, because Russia is very long country and we have 11 time zones and many climatic zones with the various nature, vegetation and animals. I understand your request to call you from phone. I should tell that never so did not worry about presence of phone, as now. I never thought that the serious moments in our life can depend on presence of phone. But now I understand that the fact that I have no
phone can deprive me an opportunity to learn a man who could become my friend. And it is really afflicts me. But not all in this life depends on me. Unfortunately I have no phone. Please, not be surprising. In Russia many people have no phone. To get a phone it is necessary to write the statement, to pay the big sum and after to wait for a long time queue. Many people wait during several years. But I can try to call you from the international item of communication. Can you give me your phone number? If I can call you I will inform you. But anyhow, I understand that for you would be easier to talk by phone. But alas, the life in Russia is not similar to a life in America, and for the majority of people a getting of phone is very long process. If for you phone is the main criterion for the future relations, I of course will understand you. But I have decided to use the Internet because it is really accessible way for me. If nevertheless you want to continue
dialogue with me, I will be very glad. I cannot promise to you that I will call you soon but if you will give me your number, I can promise that I will search for a way to call you and sooner or later I will call you.Well, I will tell you more about my interests. I like various types of music. I like to listen to classical music. I like Dire Straits.
But my favorite is Pink Floyd. They are not similar to anybody. It is a great band. I like Robbie Williams, Madonna and many others. In America there are a lot of great musicians. I like Russian musicians but likely you do not know them. OK, movie! I like works of such Russian directors
as Konchalovsky, Mikhalkov. My favorite movies are "The Barber of Siberia" and "Burnt by the Sun". It's masterpieces of the Russian cinema. The American movie in Russia is considered like the greatest. I like American movies very much. Brave Heart, the Sixth Sense, Rainman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the Godfather, Groundhog Day, the Scent of a Woman, Dragonfly. My favorite actors - Bruce Willis, Al Pacino, Kevin Costner, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey. My hobby, if it's possible to tell so - the English language. I have loved English long ago, when I studied at school. In Russia the program of training necessarily includes foreign language, as a rule - English, German or French. I have entered in group of the English language and I am happy that I made it.
I like your language very much. After school, I continued studying English at the university. I like this language. I have been studying your language for 18 years. I want to know this language perfectly. I know that now I admit mistakes, but I hope you won't angry. But my biggest predilection that will be with me during all my life is the knitting!
My mom has taught me to knit in the childhood, and now I knit sweaters, jackets and waistcoats for myself and for my friends. I like to knit very much, and I like woolen clothes very much. Basically all warm sweaters that I have, I have made by my own hands. I do not know if in your country
the knitting is popular, but here it is very popular. What else to tell about me? I have no children and I was never married, though of course I was in relationship and even thought that it will lead me to the happy future. But now I haven't anything except of bad and painful
memoirs. XXXXX, how you would describe your character? I never tried to describe features of my character to somebody. I live with a smile on my face and with hope in my heart. I think I can consider myself an optimist.
And maybe it has helped me to dare to write you. I saw a great deal in my life, and for 29 years I have passed through a lot of vital tests. And I know that I do not need many things to be happy. All I need is a man, friend, soul-mate, love. And my life has led me to the fact that now I seeks it in such
way.
And I do not think it is bad. How do you think? I live honestly, and it brings pleasure to me. I know that happiness not requires many things.
Likely the main thing that does not suffice me now is love. People without love cannot be happy. And I speak not only about love between a man and a woman, but also about love to a family for example. I have no family anymore and
it really oppresses me. I always recollect my family. XXXXX, you meet your family often? I very much want to return that time when I had family.
Are you looking for the soul mate or just a friend? What are you looking for in a soulmate, XXXXX, if you are looking for? I hope to receive your letter soon. Sincerely and with the best regards.
Svetlana.
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She talked about phone conversation. The Problem here is I never asked about phone conversations with her. With this email I started to think if she had confused me with someone else.
She started to use key words like honestly, happiness and love.

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2 Nov 2006
Hi XXXXX!
Hi XXXXX! Today definitely good day - day of dialogue with my
friend XXXXX! (Smile). How it is wonderful to receive something that you really wait. And in a case with me it of course your letter! Thank you!
Today was a difficult day, and dialogue with you removes my physical weariness. The quantity of patients has considerably increased for some last years. Here many people lives in the remote areas, impassable districts. They lives even without an electricity in absolutely unsuitable conditions for a life. And it certainly becomes the reason of a plenty of diseases. The sad fact. Sometimes I want our president Putin to live
here instead of the Kremlin, simply to understand what life is. Maybe in this case all wars would end much faster? Forgive me that I tell you about our problems, simply I write all what in my head. If you do not like to read about it - simply tell me.
By the way XXXXX I have asked you about your family in my last letter because it really interestingly for me, as all my family has passed away.
My parents were military, mom was the military doctor, father was the officer and we hadn't constant house because they very often got the notice about new place of service, in places with the military conflict.
Therefore my childhood was not very cheerful. We lived in temporary habitation outside of zone of conflict, therefore sometimes I did not see my parents some weeks, and I was at home absolutely alone, being an eight-year girl. Therefore since the early childhood I am able to cook, sew, knit and do any heavy physical work. Now I absolutely agree that
it's correctly said that:"Thing that does not kill us makes us stronger".
Don't you agree XXXXX? When father got new place of service near to Kazakhstan, I have gone to study in the good medical university in Tomsk. I lived in student's hotel on distance of 600 kilometers from my parents.
But we had meeting some times in the year. Later my parents got new place of service and have left to live in the Sovetka. And I saw my
parents only once in one year. At university for the first time in my life I have found a true friend (it is Mariya) who is my best and reliable
friend till now. We have together passed through a hard time when have
been compelled to study and work in the evening and at night,- just to support itself. After ending of university I was to get direction for intern in Tomsk area, but I have received the letter from mom where she
informed that daddy has been killed in military collision. There is nothing worse than to find out about death of the parent from the letter.
After that I began to live with mom because I was afraid to leave her lone at such difficult period. One and a half year ago my mom has passed away.
I will not describe all pain and suffering which I had at that time. Simply I want to tell that all ups and downs, all pleasures and misfortunes that were in my life have led me to who I am now. The destiny was not tender with me, but I am grateful to my destiny for my parents, I am grateful to my destiny for my friend Mariya, because it really a gift of
destiny. And I hope XXXXX you are not angry with me that I talk to you about it? It is my life and it is a part of me. And how you would learn me more if I would not tell you it, really? And I as well would be glad to learn more about you. Your life is very interesting to me. Are you grateful to destiny for anything in your life XXXXX? How often you
become tired? Do you like the nature, rivers and lakes, woods and mountains? Are you religious person XXXXX? I will wait for your letter so please write me soon! Sincerely and with the best regards.
Your friend (I hope) Svetlana.
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She started to talk about her mother and father. I still believed her story. Think about her situation...death of her mother and father at a young age. In her situation, wouldn't you want to help if you could???
Her friend
Mariya that is in black in the first photo is also a big time scammer. I also found out that (Mariya) is also known as Svetlana...interesting!
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7 Nov 2006
It's me, your friend Svetlana

Hi, XXXXX! Today I had so much work that I was afraid that I wouldn't have time to get your letter. And I have to say that it is distressed me.
But now I have found free time and very glad. Thank you for your kind letter. My last letter was sad. That's why today I will try not to write about sad things. How there were your day? Now I am smiling and have a good mood, because today we found out that in two days into Taganrog will be coming big exhibition of rare breeds of cats and snakes. It is great
news because at this exhibition there will be the best representatives of rare breeds, collected from all of Russia. Everybody wants to visit this exhibition because it will last only for several days. I like animals very much. Can you imagine that I never was in a zoo? It is my dream. Have
you ever been in zoo? We have here several small menageries, but I dream to see giraffes and rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses and bears. I never saw tigers and elephants in real life. Have you ever seen a tiger or a bear?
The biggest animal I saw in my life is a horse. I like horses very much and think that these are the most beautiful animals in the planet. As matter of fact I have always dreamt to have some pets. Unfortunately a horse hardly would be placed in my apartment (smile). I dreamt to have cat or dog. But when I think that a little puppy will wait for me home, alone, I feel pity. That's why I don't have pets.
Thanks for a beautiful song. You know how to touch heart of lady. Your
words force my heart to tremble. Thank you for your tenderness and kindness.
What else to tell about myself? I always very much get tired on work.
And though my work is not heavy physical work but like any doctor, I am in constant concentration and an internal moral strenuousness, because the health of people depends on my attention. I am always waiting weekends with impatience. Weekends are the only one possibility for me to get a rest and to get new forces. Weekends I spend variously. Sometimes I
want simply to rest in my apartment. I live alone in my apartment. I have the one-room apartment with a toilet and kitchen. I like my apartment -
small and cozy. On weekends I always clean apartment properly. I like purity.
And though I always try to keep clean my apartment, all the same, always in the weekends I find what work to make in an apartment. But when I want really to relax I listen to music or read books. I like to read books
especially historical novels about ancient Russia or other countries. I like to spend time with my female friends. I have two best lady friends.
When we meet, the air is filling with laughter. We like to walk and to talk; we go to cinema and walk in the park. If you want I can tell you about my friends. I like very much to spend time in nature in the open air. I like the sea. I live not very far away from the sea, but should tell that I have been there very seldom. I like woods, mountains, lakes and the rivers more. Camping in Russia is very popular. I adore to go
to the forest and to live in a tent though now I have such opportunity seldom. I like to look at night illumination and cars headlights. I like very much to look at the stars. In August our sky abound with stars. It is incredible beautifully. I like to cook on the fire. There is nothing more wonderful than when the fragrances of forest, mountain rivers and smoke mix together in the air. I am romantic undoubtedly. I really like to cook.
I know that I do it well, because I started cooking from childhood. My mother taught me many things including cooking. She said: "Lady who can cook well doesn't have disadvantages and demerits, because tasty food is a way to the man's heart (smile). May be she was right. We have In Russia
many national dishes, such as an okroshka, uha, borsch, golubtsy. I am not sure if you know such dishes. These are Russian national dishes. Also I like dishes of Caucasian Georgia. What dishes do you prefer XXXXX?
Looking back at your life would you like to change something? I have to finish. I hope my letter was not stodgy and uninteresting. I will wait for your letter with impatience. I wish you peace and kindness.
Svetlana.
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As I read this letter it sounded to me it was a generic letter. I remember I started to notice she didn't answer my questions I asked. So, I asked the questions again....and again...and again. A there seems to be a problems here!!!!
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9 Nov 2006
Hi, my dear friend XXXXX!

Hi, my dear friend XXXXX!
Thank you for your letter. Day by day I feel more need in getting your letter. My mood has become better again when I have got your letter. I should say that when I have good mood I hear gratitude from my patients much more often (smile). Therefore, now the health of a Russian women depend on your letters (smile again). I sincerely regret about your mother. I know what you feel, and if my words can facilitate your sufferings in any way, I want you to know that I bring
to you my condolences and for me is a great honor to share your sufferings! You asked me about a possible meeting. I with pleasure will answer - Of Course! I would not start such a relations if I were not sure in it. If my heart will prompt me that I should go in your country, I necessarily will go. Of course all is possible. And if I will feel that time to meet have come, I will make all to organize this meeting.
To my regret I could not visit an exhibition. Last days was a
lot of work and I could not go to Taganrog. But it not death (smile).
By the way, when I came to work today, my mood was bad, because my friend Mariya fell ill and now she is in the hospital. The saddest thing is that she has birthday today. She is 30 years old today. Unfortunately she
will spend her birthday in the hospital. But I have already talked with a doctor and I will be allowed to spend evening in her chamber. In the evening I will bake a cake, I will buy balloons and go to the hospital.
I hope very much that she will have good mood on her birthday. She is my best friend. By the way, she works with me in the clinic.
Mariya the doctor the otolaryngologist in our clinic. As a matter of fact I have only two real friends - Mariya and Irina. Mariya is a lady who is in the hospital. Irina is our friend already for several years.
Mariya and I are like sisters. We like to take a walk. Usually we walk in the park. But also we like to spend time in Mariya vegetable garden. She lives in an old wooden house. I don't know if you have seen such houses. It is the houses which were built before the Second World War, in the fortieth years. These are very old houses which don't have bath and running
water.
So people have to take water outside in the well. In modern world such conditions seem very terrible, but this is really so. We like to spend time in Mariya vegetable garden. There she grows the potato, tomatoes and cucumbers not to buy them in the market. Every winter Mariya, Irina and I together build a big Snowman in her vegetable garden, using a big snow
spheres. We put carrot instead of nose, and potatoes instead of eyes.
It is very funny. All neighbor's children came to see it. By the way, if we want to fool about, we put carrots not only instead of a nose but also below..... (hint and smile) First time we made such Snowman 10 years ago.
Since that time we do it every year. It is a tradition for us. We poured it with water to cover with ice. So it could stand for the whole winter.
I like Sovetka. Almost all people in our village know each other.
We have little buildings - maximum 2 floors. Mariya says that she wants to live in a big city. I don't know where is better. Big city is a big traffic, fast rhythm of life, garlands of fires, lightning's of shop windows, high buildings, fountains, cinemas, parks, attractions, theatres.
It is wonderful, of course I like it. But our village is a fresh air, a lot of trees and birds, silent and comfortable, cozy, quiet place, no hubris and vanity inherent for big cities. We have a lot of small and large lakes and rivers. The places are very beautiful. If there was no criminality, it would be paradise. But alas, the criminal in small cities, as well as in the big cities is an integral part our life.
Unfortunately the crime in Russia is on a very high level. But I don't want to tell about sad things. Several times, Mariya, Irina and I went to the festival of bard song. This is a place on the coast of the river where a lot of people come from all country. At night the coast is covered with thousand fires lights. The scene is a huge raft having the form of a guitar and
established right on water and everybody who wants to sing together with famous bard singers, goes on this raft and starts to sing. And all thousands people become silent and listen to this singer even if he is absolutely unknown. It is the unique festival. I have to finish my letter.
I don't want but I have to do it. Today when I will come to Mariya we will talk about you. She likes to ask about you and I like to tell her. I wanted to ask you what makes you happy XXXXX? What was the best gift
from a woman you got? Sincerely your, and with best wishes.
Svetlana.


P.S. I have put a picture of a Snowman, but only the top part.
I think you can understand, that other part indecent. Smile.
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The biggest problem I had with this letter I never asked about a meeting between her and I. RED FLAGS with this email, I started to search look for problems in the way she communicated with me. Questions I asked was not answered...but some other questions were answered.
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11 Nov 2006
Hi, my dear XXXXX!
Hi XXXXX!
At once I want to tell that Mariya sends you her greetings. I was in hospital and we have spent her birthday very well. I wanted to bake a small cake, but it has turned out on the contrary. The cake was huge.
It weighed two kg. When I have brought it to hospital, we have divided this into set of pieces; and all doctors and some patients that were in this small branch are drank tea and ate a pie together with us and everyone
was glad and happy. I have brought a lot of balloons. She was very glad and grateful to me. The day is wonderful today and the weather is good. The sun is shining all the day. To add to all this I have got your letter and my happiness doesn't have limits. So what about your weather? May be today after work I will take a walk. I like to walk along the street and to
breathe the fresh air, especially when the weather is warm, even in the winter. As a matter of fact I don't want to go home. At home is very boringly and lonesomely. Sometimes I don't notice it, but sometimes when I come home with good mood, I want to talk very much, to share thoughts
with anybody, to have fun. But my apartment is empty and I have to be in full loneliness. And my good mood disappears. I simply sit down into the armchair and look at the window. And when the silence deafens me, when I hear movement of my eyelashes, at that moment the hoop of loneliness compresses my
heart.
I can listen to music or read a book. I can go to my friends. But in some moment I understand that I just deceive myself. In fact I want a beloved person to be near me, with whom I could spend evenings, to meet morning, to talk about yesterday and to dream about tomorrow day. I want to walk and to feel a strong man arm holds me. I don't want to
cook meals only for myself. I want somebody to appreciate it. But I think enough about it. I am so happy that you are romantic. I think that in the modern rigid and cold world a man should be necessarily romantic, because the man's romanticism is much finer than female romanticism. In Russia as a rule romantic - a woman. Romantic man in
Russia is outsider. Unfortunately. Therefore I am simply happy to find out that you are romantic. Believe me, it is the big rarity. As for me, I am really romantic lady. To live in Russia and to be able to enjoy a life, it is necessary to be romantic and optimist. Otherwise life will difficult. Sometimes I simply soar in romantic dreams, and during any difficult time the romanticism always helps me to smile or
make smile other people. I think romanticism is very important, especially in man and woman relationship. I never saw libraries with computers. We have no such kind of services. And we cannot simply attend library. For this purpose is necessary to get a card of the subscriber of this library. Differently, to attend library is possible
only the registered clients of this library. And I never heard that in library there are computers. But I want to find out about Internet-cafe. I heard that in Taganrog there is some Internet-cafe.
If I cannot use a computer, I will try to write to you from
Internet-cafe.
Hi XXXXX, again. I began writing the letter in the morning. Now already 5 p.m. Can you imagine? Today was heavy working day. My working day comes to an end soon. But, one employee has brought here her small son, and she has asked me to look after him because she should leave urgently for some hours. The boy knows me very well. He already some times remained with me and spent time. As our clinic works till 22.00, we can be here up to the end of work day. His mom works in our clinic only a few months and she has no friends or relatives here. That's why I already some times helped her. Her son is amusing boy. He told to me that tomorrow he with mom should go to dentist to treat his ill tooth. I asked him: What do you dream
about? He answered that he dreams to become a grownup because grownups don't have problems with teeth. It was so funny. I often recollect childhood.
I always dreamed to become a grown up as soon as possible. As every child I completely believed that grownups don't have problems at all. I dreamt in the childhood and I dream now. Of course, the world of dreams is an illusive world. We live in a real life, so we should not sink into the world of dreams and phantasies for a long time. When a dream becomes
obsession, it can bring only pain and disappointment. Our dreams come true not always. It happens that you use all energy, all aspiration to make dream come true. But irrespective of how strenuously you try, not everything in this life depend on us. When the dream for a long time does not come true, dream ceases to be the star, that was for you a
lighthouse in the ocean of the life. But anyway, I think that it is impossible to live without dreams and hopes. When there is a dream, the life is filled with sense. Our dreams force us to think, analyze, choose and come to a conclusion. The Faith and Hope are eternal satellites of our lifes. And regardless of what waits you at the end, we remember joy of the
victories better, than disappointment and pain of the defeats. Don't you agree?
I'm surprised that I write all this to you. I have never had a man, with whom I felt conveniently in sharing my thoughts. But now I have found you,
and I am very glad. Forgive me for my frankness. If I said something superfluous forgive me please. Can I ask some small questions? Do you like to sleep, or get up early in the morning? Do you like to kiss? (smile)
Are you a good kisser? (smile) Do you like when your friends come to your home or you prefer to go to friends. I adore when Mariya or Irina come to my apartment. What clothes do you like to see in a lady? I will wait for your letter with impatience.
Svetlana.
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I noticed she only asked questions at the end of the email. More RED FLAGS!! I came across several scam sites. These sites are very well documented about scammers. They provided enough information that I had to decide if I wanted to continue speaking with this person or not. I decided to play along and find out what would happen...would she ask for money? Would she asked for help to get to the USA? I have no real proof that she is scamming me...yet..So, I'll play the game...who knows she might be real. And then again she might a fake!
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16 Nov 2006
Hi from far Russia!


Hi, XXXXX.
I am very glad that you have written me. Thank you very much. You cannot imagine how much I wait for messages from you! Your letters became a part of my days! Now in my thoughts always only one question - "When I will get an opportunity to read your letter and to write my?"... And when I hear a favorite phrase: "Svetlana, you can jump, you has received the letter!"
(A lady who works with a computer says exactly this phrase) I really become joyful very much and start to smile involuntarily. Therefore thank you!!!
Today is a good day and to clinic I have come already with good mood. Today at night there was a little rain. In the morning I have come out to the street to jog and I have seen that all footpaths and roads completely are filled with water. But I like such a weather. I like any weather. Many people do not notice beauty that surrounded them. In my
soul such a weather wakens the big energy and fine mood. I like all seasons. I like autumn. Yellow leaves, gold trees. It is so wonderful to walk in the park and to listen to how leaves rustle under feet; to see the clouds that float in the sky, to see birds departing to the warm lands. And at night the sky begins to cry. The rain knocks on windows and roofs. A
lightning illuminates for shares of second the empty streets. It is wonderful.
How it would be wonderful in such a weather to appear with beloved in a small room with a warm fireplace; weak light and singing of a cricket. How you think XXXXX? What can be finer than romantic evening in rainy day? I at all do not know what season I like more. Russian winter is delightful.
The all world around is white. And falls of snow bewitches, especially in the evening. When you see flows of light from a window, and on a background of black sky small snowflakes are similar to stars. And if for a long time you look at the sky, then it seems that you are flying through these wonderful snowflakes towards something unknown. I like spring. The
world as though is born again. Air is filled with freshness. All troubles and failures thaws together with snow. The sounds of the baby birds chirping for the first time. Summer is a fine mood, the desire to learn the world, to have a rest and enjoy life. I feel that I rambling on.
By the way, I jog for many years. I really have good health because I always try to support my figure and I jog every morning. I try to spend time in the air as much as possible. I have no car and I use transport extremely seldom. I get contrast shower - alternation of a stream of cold and hot water. I since the childhood lived in conditions of cold winter and damp autumn. Such climate is toughening health very well. I do not smoke and I do not drink alcoholic drinks. I really love a healthy way of life. And I am proud of it. I love sports very much. Though should admit that I never played golf, football and basketball, never boxed. But I could surprise you, if I had opportunity to compete with you in beach volleyball. By the way, when I studied at university, I visited section of swimming and have reached good results. Some times I participated in swim competitions. Swimming - till now my favorite kind of sports.
XXXXX, I have to finish.With the best regards and with thoughts of you.
Svetlana.

P.S.I want to give you a small gift and I send a pictures of me.
I hope you will like it.
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One of the ways the scammers build trust is by sending pictures. If she was real...Great!!...but I noticed problems with the photos she sent. More RED FLAGS.
I decided if she is a scammer I want to make her feel bad if she tries to scam me. If she can PRETEND so could I. Understand I would never do this to a real person. True feelings and emotions is very important to friendships and relationships. In this situation is neither friendship or a relationship!! So, I pretended to be her special ONE plus the others.

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28 Nov 2006
XXXXX! I am happy that you have written to me!!!

Hi my dear friend, XXXXX!!!!
I am very glad that you have written. Many thanks. You have again raised my mood and have placed a happy smile into my face. Lovely if I did not answer your some questions, it is my carelessness if you will not complicate to repeat questions, I shall be glad to answer.
By the way XXXXX, today I went to job being absolutely confident that your letter waits for me. Earlier I always went with thought that you probably yet have not written, but today for the first time I went with thought that your letter already waits for me. I went along the street with the smile on my face. I could not hide my smile. People that went
past of me looked back and looked at me. Here already many employees know that I have found such a wonderful friend, and nobody is surprised that my friend lives in other country. Everybody only are glad. Nobody here is surprised if the woman searches for not Russian man. I think the cultural distinction is a wonderful thing. I don't understand Russian men and
their culture of dialogue with woman. They are not able to appreciate woman's feelings, her fidelity, love. They do not appreciate sincerity and aspiration of woman to do for a man absolutely everything. The only thing she need - the warmth and caress, which she wants to get from a man. It is the problem of Russian men. Russian lady does everything for a man but doesn't get anything from him. All what she needs is at least a couple of tender words and gentle touching of his arms. Really it is so difficult?
Really it is difficult to present for your lady a romantic evening and a supper with candles? In Russia as a rule such gift give lady to man, but not man to lady. You say that I am beautiful. In Russia I am not considered like a beautiful lady. I am usual and simple woman with usual appearance. Russian men, practically all of them, usually show disrespect to ladies. They consider that woman only have to work, to cook, to wash cloths and entertain a man when he wants. For Russian man to offend a woman is a usual thing. I like to cook and to wash cloths but sometimes I would like to receive simple caress, love and attention. I don't want to offend all men. Of course there are good men in Russia, but there are
few of them. Men very often say dirty words (not normative lexicon) when they talk with lady and consider that there is nothing bad in it. I want to tell you about my ex-boyfriend. I feel that you will understand me. I had boyfriend. We had good time together. He was kind. But he liked to drink.
When he got drunk he became an absolutely other person. He talked with me by bad and dirty words. The time passed and his love to alcohol became a habit. He became another person - rude and evil, even when did not drink.
He has found the big interest in beating of me. He began to beat me very often and cruelly. He often knocked me in my face by fist and even kicked me by foot when I already was on a floor. And every time when I being on a floor looked in to his eyes, and with tears in my eyes asked him - WHY?
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he just responded that any man is a King and a place of any woman -under foot of a true man. But the next day he smiled and talked with me as if nothing had happened. In public he was very delicate, polite. All people considered that he is a true gentleman. But when he found oneself at
home, everything was on the contrary. I very much was afraid of him and I have left him. My soul was wounded very much. After this I couldn't make myself get acquainted with another man. I don't trust Russian men. I am afraid to give my love, but back to get roughness instead of love. I have told to
you about it because I want you to know that I open to you my soul. And
I want you to know about my ex-relationship with my ex-boyfriend. I feel that I can tell to you about this because I feel that you have very kind heart. By the way, today Mariya leaves hospital! And though she will spend some more days at home, all the same it is much better than in hospital.
If you have disagreements with lady, can you apply roughness?
Are you able to transform quarrel into the peace, pleasure and a smile?
I hope my letter have not offended you in any way.
I have to finish. With all my kindness and tenderness.
Svetlana.
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Again, if this email was true, she has been through several bad life experiences....but, a question does come to mind, how scammers like this one can come up with great emotional stories..?? Practice...Practice...and more Practice!! They are keyed-in by the response of the person they want to scam.

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1 Dec 2006
Hi my good friend XXXXX!
Hi, XXXXX!
How is your mood? I hope that up to my letter your mood was fine, but after my letter your mood became superfine (smile) Likely I am too self-confident. But I am happy again because I have again received your letter. I so waited for this minute,- when I can write to you.
Our friendship became the important part of my life, and I hope that in your life as well. Sometimes I understand that the thread that connects me with you now is not most strong. But I do not want this thread to be torn. Right now I sit and I smile simply because I am glad that again I can to share with you my thoughts. Sometimes I so want you to see my smile during the similar moment because I think it is the most sincere smile! But sometimes my smile leaves me because I
know that now the only thing that connects us is our thoughts, that we send to each other,- thoughts, transformed into a letters that are not able to show all depth of thoughts. But at the same time I understand that nobody knows what waits for us in the future. I hope my words do not offend you and maybe you even think just as I... Now what to answer your question, certainly I am happy, but I do not have not enough man's love and caress, therefore I have addressed to service of
acquaintance. Where I see myself in 3-5 years?.... It is a question has no answer, I in fact cannot look ahead (smile)
Tomorrow difficult day waits for me. Probably tomorrow I will work outside of clinic. We call it - "the ride working day". It is difficult day. At this day several doctors and specialists of our clinic are going on the special medical bus to various remote small settlements, small villages in a thicket of the forest. These are poor villages which are located far away from the big cities and settlements. In these villages there are no doctors and clinics and people cannot visit clinic at any moment. In
such villages there is always a lot of people who need the doctor but cannot reach clinic by self. Often it is a people who are not able to live without help of other people, - basically are small children or old and weak feeble people. We go in these villages on the bus with all necessary
equipment. People in these villages love us and wait more than
anything. But it is really the hard work if to take into account that we are going there at 6 am, and we come back sometimes even after 10 pm! But I will wait your letter because our friendship gives force to me, and our dialogue
is a rest for my soul!
My dear friend XXXXX! I have to go! Sincerely and with thoughts about
you.
Svetlana.
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She finally answered one of many questions I asked her over several emails. I even sent one email with just one question. And asked if she would respond.?
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11 Dec 2006
My sing for you...
Hi my dear XXXXX!
Today is a fine day. Already in the morning I knew that I today I will get an opportunity to write to you. And all the rest become unimportant for me. Today I really haven't opportunity to write much.
Please forgive me. But I have enough time to tell to you that I thought of you and waited when I will get opportunity to write you. "The ride working day" difficult day was. We have passed many villages,
I have come back home already in 22,30. I so is tired, have lain on a bed and have fallen asleep at once, but I have had time to think of you.
And I have time to tell the main thing. I do not know why, but today I have woken up earlier than usually. I could not fall asleep again.
I simply sat near window and looked at the sky. Suddenly, a small birdie appeared on my window. It was very beautiful birdie. This birdie looked
at me, and started to twitter. It was so unusually and beautifully. It was a beautiful song. I looked at this small birdie and thought, that you XXXXX now somewhere far away; maybe you sleep and see me in your
sleep-dream. And I so wanted you to see this small birdie and to hear her
delightful song. And I have whispered: "Fly off, my little birdie, fly to my friend XXXXX, and tell to him that one girl, that is so far away, thinks of him and sends to him this song. And at this moment the birdie has flinched and flew away as if this birdie has heard my words!
And I have thought, if today you XXXXX will see a small birdie
singing beautiful song, - be sure that it is my birdie I sent to you!
Forgive me, but I have to go. I want to send you my kiss if you do not mind.
Your Svetlana.
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12 Dec 2006
In all sincerity!
Hi, my far, but dear friend XXXXX.
Many thanks for your letter. It was the long-awaited letter. I am
really madly glad to receive your letter. I am really glad that I have found you. I want to tell you today so much.
Thanks for a compliment, nobody spoke me similar words. Thanks lovely.
Today I wanted to say just the right things to you. I didn't want to offend or upset you in anyway, and it really bothered me that saying something wrong may do that. I always speak directly from my heart but sometimes, words must be chosen carefully. I feel somewhat lost when I have no opportunity to use a computer to read your letter. In my soul,
I feel contentment and joy when I think of you. I have never done this in my life, (tried to initiate a relationship halfway across the world), but I am more than willing to learn whatever is need to succeed, if it is your desire as well. I also believe that couples should be the best friends,
which trust and share with each other everything that they feel.
I don't know if my word and thoughts make sense to you; and for me so hard to put them in typed words that you will feel and understand. I believe in God, and I believe that I have been put through trials to be ready for meeting a man with whom I will spend the rest of my life in loving, to
better value him, respect him and cherish the love that he would give me; only asking that I return the same. I hope that my words and letters are
not boring to you, but they are much more than mere words,they are my thoughts and feelings, and I send them out to you. I wish to know you on the more intimate level, I would like you to share your true dreams,
your hopes, your feelings of the heart with me, I truly wish to connect with you on a level that goes way beyond simply friendship. Please don't think that I am fool for thinking these things, I believe that to succeed in
anything, you have to be honest, and that is what I am doing with you.
Could you seriously close your eyes for just a minute, and think and dream of what a life we could share, what it would be like,- the fun of learning each other. I really believe that dreams really come true for the
people that dare to believe in dreams, because if they believe in them enough hard, dreams could become in reality. Here, where I was raised, the gift of true love from a man is something that is more similar to a Mirage or self-deception, rather than mutual feeling which two enamored people
can give each other. I hope that I am not rambling on with my words.
I have so much that I wish to share with you, and each time I write to you, I feel there is never enough time to say everything that I want to say,
and I always feel that I have forgotten something important that I wanted to share with you. XXXXX, I want to tell that you are very beautiful
for me. I mean the beauty that is within you, beauty of your internal world.
It is a type of beauty that is very special and rare. Most men have only appearances, but not have beauty inside, and this is where true beauty is.
This is what for me is the most important and significant in all limits of my character, my soul and my consciousness. I think that you are truly handsome, in the sence of what beauty should be. I want to reduce essence of my entire letter only to one thought. I don't know if I could clearly explain all my thoughts and feelings, which overflow me now, or not. I
want to tell that I feel, we become very good friends and I really enjoy our friendship. I aspire to learn you more and I dare to hope that you suppose a thought that our relations can develop more than it enough for simple friendship. It's the way I feel. I'll look forward to your reply as always with anticipation and impatience....
I hope that your reply will not have of a harsh nature, and I look forward of its arrival. With tenderness, Your Svetlana.
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I started to talk about trust, honesty, dreams and future. I think that's what she wanted to hear.

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15 Dec 2006
Hi my dear XXXXX
My dear. Please, tell me that you are all right! I so worry. I do not want to lose you! I have written to you letter several days ago. But you always answered quickly, but now I do not receive the answer from you
for several days. And I do not know what to think. I hope you are ok! I worry.
Please, do not think that I have no patience. I simply miss you so much. I think of you and I need your words and thoughts. I hope you are safe and happy.
XXXXX, today I write to you with special worry but as well with pleasure and hope. I really hope that everything that I will tell you today will make you happy. Last time when I wrote you my honest letter I had the big sadness in my heart, and even though I tried to not show it, I think you have noticed it. XXXXX, I was sad because the boss informed
me that approximately in three weeks the accounting department will be closed for full re-equipment and repair. And when he have told me it, I thought my heart will stop, because when it will take place, I will not be able to communicate with you during several months! And it has brought infinite sadness into my heart. But after my boss informed me about close of
accounting department, the accounting department informed me that approximately in three weeks I will get my vacation! When I thought that I can lose you for some months, inside my soul I at once have felt that I can't simply accept it. And I have felt that together with sadness in my heart has appeared
an other feeling - feeling of confidence, desire to make new steps instead of simply waiting for something. I have understood that our relations are important for me much more than I thought. And it so wonderfully. I had no vacation for two years. And now I will have vacation. But a thoughts
that I will not be able to communicate with you, to receive your letters and to write mine,- all these thoughts has brought a pain to me, pain that I can't endure. I talked with Mariya and she has asked me what I think to do.
And when she has asked me it, I have understood that inside my soul I already know the answer to this question. And I have told that I do not want to spend such a long-awaited vacation in loneliness. I can't accept a thought that I will not talk to you XXXXX during of month or two. And I have told
that I want to meet you XXXXX! I have told her that I want to spend my vacation with you XXXXX! I can come to you, and we can spend time together if you want. And first I was afraid that if I will tell you about it in the letter, you will write me that you do not want to see me or can not meet me. And it would hurt my heart. But Mariya have told,
that you XXXXX and I are such a good friends, our relations are built on sincerity, therefore XXXXX will be happy to spend time with me. And I really think that it would be delightfully. So, what you will say,
XXXXX,
if I will offer you a meeting? Would you be happy to see me and to spend with me several days? I cannot imagine at all how it would be wonderful.
You would show me your life, we would learn each other in a real life.
We would look into the eyes of each other, we could hold our hands, tell each other silly stories, laugh and tease each other, watch the stars in the
night sky and have romantic evening, go to the movie or we could simply sit on a bench in the park, and who knows what else we could do together...
I would be happy to do all this together with you, instead of again be lonely without you and our friendship. I simply want to meet you.
I already knew and I have been told earlier, but I have found out again all I need to do to come to your country. I already have the passport.
And I will avoid usual procedure of visa's approval. Being the doctor, I can ask the visa on behalf of our Ministry of Health, because if the applicant have good official support from official bodies, if the applicant have official recommendations and directions to various sorts of conference,
seminars, - it will relieve of necessity to wait for some months the decision of the commission, and will remove all problems connected with necessity to prove that the purpose of travel is not emigration. Being the doctor I will have support and guarantees from Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, and it is certainly the best guarantor. Of course
I must visit improbable quantity of the departments, to collect improbable quantity of documents, to find as many as possibly of other official legal persons, institutions and people for support; to get petitions. But if
I will quickly collect all necessary documents, I will get the visa in one or two weeks! So I have filed an application for the visa, XXXXX, with happiness and with hope that you will be happy to spend some days with me!
I do not ask you about anything. I will use my monetary savings and I will make everything by self. It is my vacation and I will not be a burden.
Would you be happy to spend some days with me soon, XXXXX? Anyway, we must meet. It is possible to wait eternally. But I believe that I will get my vacation not accidentally; and I believe that the accounting department will be closed at the same time not accidentally as well. It is not
coincidence!
It is time to make a choice, to make the decision, to take new step. Maybe such opportunity will not be repeated again. I so long waited my vacation and I want my vacation to be especial. What can be better than a meeting of two friends? The first meeting. It is simply delightful and I thank
destiny that I have got such an opportunity,- an opportunity to meet my dear friend,
the opportunity to learn each other in real life, the opportunity to enjoy time which we can spend together. And I believe that it can become the
beginning of something new in our lifes and in our relations. And I am really happy to get a vacation because it is time which I can spend in any way I want, and I want to spend this vacation with you XXXXX! So what will you tell?
Would you like to spend time with me? Would you be glad to meet me?
Would you be happy to have the first meeting at your airport?
I will wait for your answer with pleasure. Your sincere Svetlana.
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HAHA!!! Here it comes....THE LETTER!!! I don't know if the scammers wait for some indication from the other person..I don't know???
All I know all these letters are falling into a pattern....a pattern that fits a scammer!!

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21 Dec 2006
my Greetings XXXXX!


Hi My XXXXX!
Thank you for your letter. You became the most dazzling moment of my day!
How I wish you saw how Mariya is happy that we will meet! She is sure that our meeting will make us happy. It is simply impossible to talk to her now! (Smile). She has now only one theme for conversation - you XXXXX!
She constantly asks about you, asks - what I will do together with you, she asks - what I will do at the airport, she asks - what I will cook for you. She asks how I am going to impress you, to intrigue! She even asks how I will tempt you! (Smile). She say that I do everything correctly and I should not be afraid of anything at all. To conquer the road can only one who goes on this road. Mariya is very glad that I have found
you, and she sends you her friendly greetings and a wishes of
happy expectation of me! (Smile).
XXXXX, please, don't be angry with me if I cannot write you much now.
I hope you understand that I even after my working day in clinic must do too much for our meeting. Today I will go to Ministry of Health. I think this is one of the most important deals for me right now. Today I will give them the all my medical documents and tomorrow I will probably get all
documents and forms of petitions which I must fill out as soon as possible.
Then I will go to Army Garrison where were working my parents. They must collect for me all the information about my parents, about history of the death of my father and mother. I must have data about work of my parents not only in this Army Garrison, but also in all others Garrisons where
my parents worked during all life. To make it extremely difficultly, if to take into account that my parents worked in Army Garrisons in various points of our huge country. But I am sure that I will get the information because here many officers who remember my father, and I hope they will
be glad to help me. XXXXX, today I feel that I start to worry more than I even could imagine. I am very glad that I do all this. And I think of our meeting every minute. The meeting at the airport...
I don't think that many people on our planet have an opportunity to enjoy such a delightful moment - the moment of the first meeting at the airport.
It is so beautiful. I feel that it will be very touching moment for each of us. I never travelled so far away. And I worry very much.
But I imagine us together and it calms me down. I see us together, I see us walking in the park; I see us speaking about serious and about silly things, or playing cards or a checkers (and the one who lose will execute any
desire of the winner (smile)), I see wonderful dinners at home and outside!
I see you sitting on a sofa with a juicy peach in your hand and I see me dancing in front of you beautiful dance, or maybe even erotic dance(smile), how about Belly dance? (Smile). I do it stunningly!(Smile).I see us swimming; I see us on a roof of a house, watching the full moon;I see us fighting by pillows; I see us in the evening at home, with romantic light of candles; I see us cooking together Russian pelmenies
and American pizza (smile); I see me in your embraces. All this waits for us in the near future; and I enjoy, anticipating this delightful time together!
Do you feel the same, XXXXX? XXXXX, would you like to give me massage of my back? I would like to give you massage! But I must warn you, that if you want to give me massage, you should not touch my ribs!(Smile)
The reason - I the most ticklish woman in Russia(smile).
XXXXX, I madly am afraid of titillation! If someone tickles my
foot or ribs, I begin to laugh loudly, to kick and to scratch, to squeal and to jump! Therefore if you will give me massage and you will tickle me, you will feel like a cowboy on a wild undomesticated mare on the rodeo!(Smile).
By the way, XXXXX, are you ticklish? Do you snore?
(Forgive me for this question. Do not answer, if you do not want.
Maybe one day I will find out all this all the same! (Smile)).
Will you sing serenades for me? I would be happy if you would sing serenades and songs for me! I would remunerate you by kisses! (Smile).
XXXXX, I should finish the letter. I must do much so that you had an opportunity to give me massage and to get the massage from me! (Smile).
Please, write me because now I need you and your letters very very strongly,
because I worry so much...
Your Svetlana.
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Sounds great...to bad it's all fake!!haha!!
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27 Dec 2006

Hi my dear XXXXX!
Thank you for your letter! Every morning I wake up with a pleasant thought of our meeting! And each new day reduces distance between us! Every new day makes us closer to each other. I so hope that we will meet.
XXXXX, I the doctor, but I cannot think of anything except of our meeting!
(Smile). Even my patients have noticed it! I think it is good that I the doctor of gynecologist because if I would be for example the dentist and would think only of you instead of work, my patients would run out
from my cabinet with horror in the expanded eyes! (Smile).
XXXXX, Mariya say that last time she saw me such a happy many years back when I was the student girl! She asserts that you have changed me absolutely! I began often to get my hairbrush and to correct my hairstyle!
(Smile). I began often to sing songs aloud! (Smile). I began often to immerse into the world of fantasies so, that sometimes I at all don't hear someone talks to me or asks me about something! (Smile). It is so amusingly,
pleasantly and unusually! She is very grateful to you and very glad that we will meet! She helps me by all possible ways. XXXXX, do you remember in my very first small letter I have told that I want to find a man who will compel my soul to blossom? I want to tell you, that my soul blossoms! You have brought a spring into my soul and now I feel like a flower blossoming under long-awaited beams of the warm sun!
Thank you XXXXX! XXXXX, you cannot imagine what tense time I have now.
I actually haven't even one free minute. I already was in Ministry of Health
and I got all petitions! It is great! In the Ministry I have been told that I must visit all patients which I visit on a "Trip Day"- they must fill up forms of petitions for me. Of course they will be happy to do it. These
people love me and all doctors who visits them! It will be a big support for me. The Ministry will make the report about my work in the difficult places where not each person is ready to work. I also will get the report and the characteristic from my clinic. Tomorrow I and Mariya will have our own "Trip Day"! We will go together to those settlements. Probably we
will go there not only tomorrow but also the day after tomorrow because the one day is not enough to visit all people who knows me. After that I must legalize all documents at the notary. Mariya will help me to get the full report about my biography in Municipal Department. If Mariya will be able to agree with them, they will get for me the information
about me and my family from all Municipal Departments of those regions where I and my parents lived during all life. By self we would never get all this information. I get tired very much not only spiritually, but physically as well. And when I come home, I simply fall onto a bed, and I simply lie on a bed some time looking at a ceiling. But if we will do everything quickly, I will have interview with the commission.
After this interview the commission will inform me if my visa is approved or not. Tomorrow I will have also consultation - preparation for interview.
It is very important point for me as well! Maybe I worry too much, but I cannot calm myself! Forgive me that I write to you about my cares.
But I really worry. I knew that I must do much for our meeting, but I at all could not assume that I will worry. Mariya says that if she would be on my place, she would become confused and simply would not know what to do. She says that she envies my endurance and the power of will. I never told her,- but actually I often feel fear, I often feel like
weak woman. I really need moral support. I since the childhood make all decisions by self, and my parents taught me never to show weakness or confusion.
And I always tried to do without anybody's help or advice, even though in my heart I often feel like very weak woman. XXXXX, are you the leaderin relationship with woman? Do you like to make the decision by self?

P.S. XXXXX, please tell me again the name and the code of the
International Airport up to which I must fly!!! I must be sure, that I have the correct information.

Your Svetlana.

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This was the last letter I received from her(Svetlana). It was a week later I found her on a scam site. She asked for money from several other men during the same time period. So, all the emails that she missed up with mentioning a phone conversation with her and travel to meet her never took place. Same situation...leaving Russia to see them.... coming to USA for vacation. She just needs a couple hundred dollars to make it over. She never asked me for money. Remember to always question these women from other countries. They may even be MEN acting as women...Arrrr!!!! Be very cautious. Read the Rules about Russian Travel.
Agent Scam aka:XXXXX