Reports :

Letter 1
Scammer details: Claims to be looking for love here in the USA, but after a few short weeks, asks for money to meet. Claims that she is in love with you. Sends you pictures of her that is not her. Surname: Kochergina Name: Irina City: TVER Country: Russia Postal address: unknown Phone number: unknown Photos she sent you (all you have): See attacted file containing all pictures.. Letters she sent you (all you have): Letters listed below. Agency details: MSN, Match.com, dating database, paid membership.. Which agency/website you contacted her through: Match.com, she contacted me first. Is this agency a member of Anti-Scam Program: I dont think so. Did you report the scam to the agency: No, once we went to e-mail it was not there concern, but she was removed within 24 hours.. What was the agency response: Her (and many others like it) get deleted fast, just not fast enough! Your contact details: rahagy@hotmail.com ,, if you need more just email me with your requests. Your name (will not be published): Richard Hagy Your email address (will not be published): rahagy@hotmail.com Your pseudonym (under which name to publish your story): John Your contact email address/URL to publish with the warning (optional): Please do not.. Your story (as detailed as possible): Contacted me on match.com looking for marrage and family to live in the USA. She claims love and I am her soulmate, asks for help with money to come and visit me. She got me for $1036 USD for plane tickets that where never booked, I checked and thats when I started looking at scammers. And last she ask $3000 USD, claims the the US would not let her in for tourist visa unless she had $100 USD per day for the 30 day visit. I did not send the $3000 USD but it was close!! country code: RU continent: Europe capital: Moscow EU membership: no NATO membership: no electricity: 220V/50Hz phone code: +7 -------Profile ------------------------- Name: Irina Kochergina Address: Lermontova street house 20-31 City: TVER, Russia E-mail: ironok@rambler.ru Age: 27 years Hight: 5 ft 7 in Weight: 120 pounds Hair: Blond Eyes: Blue Agency: www.match.com ----------- letters start ------------------------------------------------------ From: NURAchka (NURAchka@talkmatch.com) Date received: August 7, 2006 Subject: Hey! Hey! I have decided to write to you and my name is Irina! I for the first time get acquainted on the Internet and it is very amusing. I liked your structure and consequently I have decided to write to you. First of all I want to tell to you that I search for serious relations. I would like to tell to you a little about myself. I the educated, young girl, a harmonious body; mine tall 5 ' 7 ", My weight 123 pounds, I have hair of the black. I cheerful, with good sense of humor. I like to carry out with advantage a free time. For me it is really necessary soul mate and the reliable friend! I hope that you will answer me and I would like to send you some pictures myself and I shall be pleased to answer you if you write to me. I shall wait and hope, that you will not ignore my letter. Yours faithfully, Irina. August, 7, 2006 PS! I would like to ask you that you wrote to me on email, as I have no a lot of time to be on the Internet, again:ironok@rambler.ru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From : ironok Reply-To : ironok Sent : Tuesday, August 8, 2006 8:57 AM Subject : Hello Richard! Attachment : newyearathome!!!.jpg (0.04 MB), inmycity..jpg (0.18 MB) Hello Richard! My name is Irina. This letter shows you, that I live in the USA. It is a mistake. I live in Russia. I wrote, that I live in Russia, but it was spoken anyhow, that by me from the USA, therefore be not surprised. I live in Russia. The matter is that acquaintance on the Internet now is popular all over the world. I have noticed Your profile. Richard, you live in the USA and this good place to live! America is the country of freedom. I never was in the USA however, but I know about your country much. Each person has the right to a good life and you have enough freedom to have a worthy life. Everyone have equal opportunities. In the USA I think more opportunities for a good life. There where I now live it not the best place to live and create family. But even in such country I can do good residing. I like to work, I have values of family and I want to have the best life with good the man which I shall love also which will love me. I think, that women here good enough to be as the wife for the American. I the woman who appreciates love, fidelity, honesty. I am not spoiled by an easy and carefree life. I observed your profile on the Internet and you have drawn my attention. We could find out each other better. I also want to draw your attention my letter and consequently I today shall not write much to you. I only shall tell now, that to me of 27 years. My tall of 172 centimeters (5 ? 7 "). My weight of 55 kg (120 pounds). I hope, that you understand, that I want to create family, I want to live in the USA and to have the best life. I achieved in a life much, I have got used to go up to the end in achievement of the purpose. I have in this life everything, except for family and the true love. I search for love now. I not the poor woman. I to concern to middle class in Russia. I have good work and I have here good money for residing. Besides I am rich spiritually. I hope, you can see my picture. With hope, Irina. Tuesday, August 8, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From : ironok Reply-To : ironok Sent : Wednesday, August 9, 2006 10:21 AM Subject : Good day Richard Attachment : summer!.jpg (0.13 MB), me!!!.JPG (0.06 MB) Richard, Fairly to tell, I knew that you will write to me! I felt it! It really brings to me pleasure, that I have received the answer to my letter! I want to tell at once, that I also have written to two more other men. However they yet have not written back. Probably later they will write to me. I hope, that you not against I wrote not only to you. I could not speak about it. You have written to me to the first and consequently I shall concern to your letter especially closely! My first letter to you was short. Whether I do not know I can write to you much. I do not know, that to you to tell. Our dialogue on mutual questions and answers will be probable. Besides I want, that you told to me about your life! Richard, whether I want to know you understand my purposes of our acquaintance? I want to explain to you the purposes of my acquaintance. To me now 27 years also are good age to create family. I search for mine soulmate. I want to marry For the American. I want to live in America and I want to have happy family. In the USA I can give more to my family and children. For this reason I want to live and work in the USA. America is the beautiful country. I want to trust, that our purposes coincide also you also want to be married by the man. I shall hope, that you also search for love and happiness. I shall hope, that both of us want to live a worthy life in love and happiness. It was about my purposes and I probably should speak now about me. I shall write only the truth about me. I do not think, that there is a sense to speak a lie. You agree with me? Both of us search for love. I want, that my love was strong, pure, true and up to the end of my life! The Internet featureless and I shall hope only for your honesty and I shall trust you. I in general have got used to trust people. I do not trust the Internet however, but I heard many happy histories of other people. Those people spoke, that found each other on distance of several thousand miles and fell in love. Now they are happy and live together. My work allows to use to me a computer and I found time to read about it. I at all did not represent as many people search for love on the Internet!!!! It is a lot of web sites which suggest to find people. I could write independently from my computer to you. It costed to me approximately 30 dollars to be a member and to write to you. I wanted to open again today match.com but it spoke, that I again should pay money and I refused service. I cannot send the letter any more and consequently I hope, that you will write to me! Otherwise it will be again necessary for me to pay 30 dollars! J I want to speak you so many things! Please excuse me if I cannot speak you much today. We shall have still time to speak! Before us still it is a lot of time to learn each other! Today I had a lot of work. We shall soon have meeting and I should prepare the report. By the way! I have told nothing to you about my work. I work in company " GAZTEHSERVISE ". Our company is engaged in sale of gas to consumers. I work as the senior head of a sales department of gas. I on this post 1,5 years! My work pays to me good money. I have worthy residing. I work, I to get tired on work. I receive fair money for the work. Richard, tell to me about your work. You are pleased with your work? It is important to love the work. Today I want to send you some pictures. Later I shall send you of more pictures. I have also a computer of a house and there is present more pictures. My computer of a house is not connected to the Internet and consequently I can send you my pictures only from work. I shall take measures to send you more than my pictures. OK? And I want to see your pictures also! Well, I shall wait your other letter. You probably already have more questions on me? Write soon! Have nice Day! Irina. Wednesday, August 9, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From : ironok Reply-To : ironok Sent : Thursday, August 10, 2006 6:23 AM Subject : Hello dear Richard! Attachment : me,mumandyoungerbrother.jpg (0.13 MB), inmoscow.jpg (0.09 MB) Hello Richard! I waited your letter! Today I woke up early. I usually wake up at 6:30. I opened in the morning a computer and worked a little. I to prepare for a meeting with experts. I already spoke you, that it is necessary for me to execute the report. I yesterday worked at home till 23:00!!! Also I today copied some pictures and today I shall send you 2 more pictures! OK? You can see my mums and my younger brother now. Other picture shows me when I was on business trip in Moscow in the last summer! You really loved my pictures? We only drank tea and now I write to you! How your day was? How work? You know, I have received today the letter from another the man. he from city New York, NY. His name Stanley. However I should tell, that he does not want to have serious relations. I have written to him and have told, that I in that case do not want to waste time. I have explained, that I search for serious relations. I shall not write to him any more. I promise you it. I want to ask you a question. What induced you to write to me? Interest? Curiosity? I still hope, that you can well understand my English language. I do not think, that it is very good to speak in English, but also it is not so bad! It is possible for understanding anyhow! I like to have an active way of life! Sometimes I should work Not only in our city. My work sends me sometimes in business trip. I do not go to business trip frequently. I went in business trip to Moscow some times and also I went to Saint Petersburg. If I am not mistaken, in the USA also there is a city with the name Saint Petersburg. It is correct? You frequently go to travel? I like to travel in the summer. I travelled across Russia and also I was in Poland. In the world There are many fine places. We in Russia also have many beautiful places! Richard, I to you wanted to tell about that as I live right now. It I think very important for us to know about each other as much as possible. I from enough big family. I have two brothers: senior and younger. My senior brother is already married. A name of my brother Andrey. My second brother is more younger than me and his name sasha. He for the present to study at school. I live in a separate apartment. My brother also lives now with the family in a separate apartment. However he lives in the city of Nizhni Novgorod. We are lucky enough to meet only a few once a year. he comes to us. My parents now live near to me. They live four together: the daddy, mum, the sister and the grandmother. Mine the daddy call Nikolay, a name of mum Kristina. A name of grandmother Alina. The daddy and mum now work. Mine the daddy the engineer. he works in the building company. My mum works in hospital. She the doctor. I frequently invite my parents to me on a visit and also I go on a visit to parents! The daddy and mum live together 31 year! Richard, you from the big family? Tell to me a little about your family! OK? It for me to work more many still today. I should perform good work! It is very important! I shall wait your letter. I hope, that this good letter for you. Yours faithfully, Irina. Thursday, August 10, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From : ironok Reply-To : ironok Sent : Friday, August 11, 2006 9:35 AM Subject : Hello Richard! Hello Richard! How are you? I am fine! Today we have good weather. I on work right now. I usually to leave work at 18:00. I rose today at 6.30. My day today began well enough. I as usually prepared for a breakfast. Last night I was engaged in the clothes. I erased last night. I have the good washing machine. It is the automatic washing machine. She very much helps me. I in general very much like to be at home and to be engaged in domestic affairs! By the way I like to prepare! I the good cook! I am confident, that you like Pizza! I like to eat houses and I do not like to go in restaurants of a fast feed. I to care of mine health. I try to eat only natural products. I to not drink alcohol it is a lot of. I do not smoke also. The woman should possess natural beauty! I to care of my body. I go in for sports also. I to be engaged Fitnes! I visit Fitnes-Club. I like to visit pool also. By the way my brother to have the daughter and they very lovely girl of 3 years is old! I wrote to you on profile as I liked him. In yours profile, there was something especial and consequently I wrote to you! I should be fair with you and I should tell, that I wrote to two more men from USA, but and did not receive the answer from them. Now I do not regret about it and I hope, that we shall continue to write each other. Well, I want to tell to you, that your life is interesting to me very much. Please, speak me as much as possible. OK? All of us people and I understand you as the person, but we from various cultures and I probably do not know some things. I shall be glad to hear from you about it! Your letters help me to represent your life better. Richard, I would like to ask you about your hobbies. Than you especially like to be engaged? You like to observe TV? You like to go to walk on shops? YOU play on musical instruments? I know, that anyhow you should have hobby! You love music? I like to listen to various types of music! It probably depends on my mood. I love classical music! I have many disks of a house! Still I like to go at cinema. As soon as new film we with girlfriends buy tickets leaves and we go at cinema! Theatre? I already for a long time was not at theatre and I think, that this art! I went in theatre probably 2 years ago. Unfortunately our daily life we have a lot of work and various has put. Therefore not always it is possible to find enough Time to go and take an entertainment. You agree with me? We people already adult and to us are peculiar many other cares. I hope, that my letters of you do not tire also to you interestingly about what I to you I write. I only want to show you my life and to tell who I such. I can sometimes be very curious and consequently be not surprised! OK? Sometimes I present myself your voice. My accent differs from yours and if we shall speak by with you to phone in the future we shall probably notice it. I think, that I would like to speak by with you to phone. I believe, that is important to speak by phone And to hear a voice. I have phone, but anyhow I shall not allow yet to you number of my phone. I have not got used to give a lot of the personal information on me when I to get acquainted with the man. I think, that we should speak on the Internet before I shall allow to you number of my phone. I in general have got used to that the man the first offers me any things. I think, that men should be the initiator. Usually men suggest to meet to the woman, men invite in restaurant, at cinema. Men the first offer heart. I the independent woman. I want to feel like the woman. Some men do not appreciate the woman. Richard, you should concern to me first of all as to the woman. Unfortunately we while it is far also we have no opportunity to meet. Though I very much would want to see you in the person! Anyhow our acquaintance very unusual and is interesting to me! Fairly to tell, here in Russia some men offer me the friendship. I young and rather attractive. But I to you have already told, that I want serious relations and I want to create my family in the USA. You very much involve me also to me interestingly to speak with you! I shall hope, that you also want to speak with me and it is interesting to you. You now my good friend! wow! I have the friend in other country! The Internet a wonderful thing! Please, only concern to me seriously. OK? Probably you the man of my dream? I with you shall be always frank. I promise you it. Well, I should come back. I shall probably close this letter. Write to me soon!!! Send your pictures! I shall wait your letter! Sincerely, Irina. Friday, August 11, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From : ironok Reply-To : ironok Sent : Friday, August 11, 2006 9:35 AM Subject : Hello Richard! Hello Richard! How are you? I am fine! Today we have good weather. I on work right now. I usually to leave work at 18:00. I rose today at 6.30. My day today began well enough. I as usually prepared for a breakfast. Last night I was engaged in the clothes. I erased last night. I have the good washing machine. It is the automatic washing machine. She very much helps me. I in general very much like to be at home and to be engaged in domestic affairs! By the way I like to prepare! I the good cook! I am confident, that you like Pizza! I like to eat houses and I do not like to go in restaurants of a fast feed. I to care of mine health. I try to eat only natural products. I to not drink alcohol it is a lot of. I do not smoke also. The woman should possess natural beauty! I to care of my body. I go in for sports also. I to be engaged Fitnes! I visit Fitnes-Club. I like to visit pool also. By the way my brother to have the daughter and they very lovely girl of 3 years is old! I wrote to you on profile as I liked him. In yours profile, there was something especial and consequently I wrote to you! I should be fair with you and I should tell, that I wrote to two more men from USA, but and did not receive the answer from them. Now I do not regret about it and I hope, that we shall continue to write each other. Well, I want to tell to you, that your life is interesting to me very much. Please, speak me as much as possible. OK? All of us people and I understand you as the person, but we from various cultures and I probably do not know some things. I shall be glad to hear from you about it! Your letters help me to represent your life better