Ðseudonym: solo
Story: My story is basically the same as anyone else that has been scammed. Although, I knew what warning signs to look for. We corresponded for a few weeeks, and in that time she never answered specific questions. The next letter I received she was asking for money for a visa.
Scammer detail:
Name: Irina
Surname: Irina
City: Cheboksary
Country: Russia
Email: irinapretty27@gmail.com
Postal address: N/A
Phone number: N/A
Agency details:
Which agency/website you contacted her through: www.eastcupid.com
Did you report the scam to the agency: yes
What was the agency response: no response
Letters:Hi my Kelly!
How your mood? Any your mood today I want to try to make even better.
This morning I didn't go to my job, because this morning I flew to
my job. Today I came to my job beforehand. And I was first who came to
the office. And I was happy all the day. My colleagues were surprised.
They have asked me why I'm so happy. And I have simply answered that I
have good mood. I have understood long ago but was afraid to admit to
itself, that I have found to you feeling which did not feel before. I
want to understand what in my heart. I want to feel your breath. I
don't know, what's happened with me. Likely I can be named strange
lady, but I have grown fond of your soul and heart. The rest is not
important for me. For me the material world is not important. Only the
world of calmness, fidelity and pure heart. It didn't happen to me
before.
The weather is sunny today. The sun brings joy. I'm glad that I
have friend Kelly, and Kelly has me, Irina. Tell me about your
thoughts and dreams. I want to know all about you. Absolutely
all!(smile). BUT! Today my boss informed me that I will have a vacation
approximately in 2 or 3 weeks. But I have not been pleased. I did not
expect that I will receive a vacation. But schedule constituted by
accounts department not change. I have begun to cry, because it means
that I cannot write to you. I cannot use a computer. Then I have found
out that lady which gives me to use her computer, maybe will receive a
vacation right after me, and if it will take place I can not use a
computer two months. I have imagined that I should spend my vacation in
my house, between four walls. I will sit without an opportunity to
read your letters, I will sit in loneliness and to think of you. I will
aimlessly wander on streets and every night fall asleep with tears on
eyes. I waited my vacation the whole year and now I receive them but it
do not bring to me pleasure. I have imagined that I should spend some
months without you and in my heart has appeared awful emptiness. All
world around became uninteresting for me. And I have told to myself:
"NO! It not for me!" Last night I thought of us. About you and about
me. About us together. I couldn't fall asleep. I thought what I can do
to see you. I decided to spend this vacation with you. I thought what
can I do to meet you. Simply to meet. It's all that I want now. I have
not a passport, but I don't a visa to your country.
The international passport to cost 120 dollars. It does not need many
documents. It is possible to do the passport for one week.
Today I have addressed visas agency. I wondered how much it will
cost for me to make visa. They told me that consideration of
the application on reception of the visa costs 250 dollars. This sum
does not come back even in that case if my application will not be
approved. And for getting a visa is necessary to go to Moscow where
there is an consulate. They have told that I will must visit
set of various departments, state and medical institutions both in
Cheboksary, and in Moscow. It is necessary to wait for a long time the
queue. It is a usual way of getting a visa and procedure of reception
can be delayed for some weeks or even months. Besides if my application
will not be approved, it will turn out that I squander money all for
nothing. I said I can't wait so long. To me have told that is possible
to avoid set of problems and to make all in faster terms if to use full
package of service (FPS). Full package of service includes additional
payments for a category of the visa, consular services, preparation for
Interview with commission, interview. The full package of service costs
535 dollars, but the visas agency remove all problems and thus
increases the chance of getting a visa without excessive delays. I
asked how long time it will take to get a visa If to use a full package
of service. They have answered that it will take about one week. Maybe
2 weeks if there will be some troubles. I have told that this variant
satisfies me and I agree. I have asked, whether there will be troubles
with visa, because there were the terrible terrorist actions in the
World.
I was answered that they will request information about me in the
police. And if in the police they will be answered that I the
law-abiding citizen, I will get the visa. I have never outraged the
law. And I have never done anything unlawful. I will have preparation
for interview. It will help me to receive the visa. And I really have
registered the visa application with great belief and with great hope
that you will be glad to meet me, with belief and with hope that you
want to meet me. If it would happen, would be it as a gift for you?
Would be you happy if we could spend some days together?
I know, that you will be happy. But I to want to hear confirmation. I
want to hear, that you will be happy to meet me at the airport. I to
trust, that we can have a meeting. We can have dialogue through the
letter long time. But it will not do us closer. But at a meeting we
can solve all. My honey, very much it is not pleasant for me to ask
this question. Because you can understand me not correctly. But I
should be sincerely with you. I cannot find such sum for reception of
the passport and the visa. To do all necessary documents (the
international passport, physical examination, the visa) it to cost 655
dollars. It is very big sum for me. My salary of 200-250 dollars in a
month. It to surprise you? You should not be surprised, I still to
have the good salary. Other people to earn on much less. Therefore I
to have boldness to ask you. You can help me with this sum?
I understand that our relations are not long yet. Many years I ask
myself one question: "Why everything depends on money?" I think that
the money is not main thing in life. The main is when the people can
and want to understand each other. I have a wild desire to meet you, to
embrace you.
I know that you did not expect that I will tell all this. But it is
possible to wait eternally. But in fact nobody knows that waits for us
tomorrow. Maybe such opportunity will not be presented any more. I have
opened to you my heart and soul. I speak what I feel. I am not confused
by my feelings. I speak straight and openly. The loneliness has made me
courageous. You can think that I hurry events. But I have found new
feeling which never had. I am happy right now. I seem I has found what
searched for long time. In Russia speak: "under a lying stone the water
doesn't flow ". It mean that it is necessary to do a step onward to
achieve something. I am afraid to lose an opportunity to communicate
with you because I cannot eternally use office computer. But I will
receive soon a vacation. During all my life I spent my vacation in my
village. But now I can spend my vacation with my friend, with you! It
is big happiness. I should use this opportunity. In my heart never was
such confidence and feeling. And I am afraid to lose it. May be I hurry
events, but I am afraid that all will be terminated, and then I will go
mad. You my dear friend, and friends meet sometimes. I shall receive a
vacation, it's my vacation and I want to spend it with my dear friend.
I think it will be wonderful. I apologize, if have offended you. I
hope, that you do not regard my words as impudence. I simply want to
meet and spend some happy days with you. What will be after, I do not
know. But all people meet. The distance does not frighten me. But
without a meeting there can not be a continuation. I hope, that your
feelings to me have not changed after that. But I want to see you to
slightly becalm my tormented heart. Tell me please, can you meet me?
I wish you to carry out well the days off do not miss, till Monday.
Much tenderness from Irina!
