Ukrainian dating guide “Avoiding scams”

[Pages:28]Ukrainian dating guide "Avoiding scams"

Learn how to avoid becoming a victim of online dating spam

Copyright ? 2013 by Krystyna Trushyna ( & ). All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher.

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Table of Contents

About Krystyna, the dating author and founder of ....................................... 2 Introduction: Ukrainian dating scam....................................................................................................... 3 Ukrainian and Russian dating scam: what you should know .................................................................. 4

How does scam work?..................................................................................................................... 4 Five potential red flags in Ukrainian online dating.......................................................................... 5 The simplest tip how to recognize a scammer................................................................................ 7 Why does a Ukrainian Woman Ask You for Money? ...................................................................... 8 Tips how to react if a Ukrainian or Russian bride asks you for money ......................................... 10 Four Types of Ukrainian & Russian Dating Scammers................................................................... 12 Nine Tips on How to Identify and Avoid Ukrainian Pro-Daters ..................................................... 13 How to verify the true identity of a Ukrainian bride on a dating site ........................................... 14 The three tips how to choose the dedicated Ukrainian dating site .............................................. 14 A few examples of a Ukrainian dating scam ......................................................................................... 17 Example #1: romantic Miss Margarita is looking for love & passion... ......................................... 17 Example #2: Anatomy of a Ukrainian dating scammer or just another message... ...................... 21 Example #3: Russian online dating scammer alias Alena Sabova ................................................. 23 What to do if you get scammed by a Ukraine/Russian woman? .......................................................... 26 The Ukrainian & Russian Online Dating Scam ............................................................................... 26 The Reporting Process................................................................................................................... 26

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About Krystyna, the dating author and founder of

For all men, Ukrainian (online) dating can be a difficult process. In addition to the normal phobias that all adult men struggle with, some men simply aren't excited by the potential mates that they meet in their daily lives. For these men, the ideal mate would combine traditional values with a touch of the exotic.

This ideal is especially hard to find in the casual world of Western dating. While casual companionship and a fun time have their merits, many men harbor a healthy desire to marry and settle down for the long run.

Many seekers have heard of the attractive qualities of Ukrainian women. Countless reports have held that dating or even marrying a Ukrainian woman can be simply divine. Like other Eastern European nations, Ukraine is renowned for producing women that are beautiful but humble, confident yet never brash. For those who don't know where to start, is a fantastic resource, featuring the dating advice of Ukrainian dating coach Krystyna.

Krystyna is a Ukrainian intellectual with a deep interest in matters of the heart. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Krystyna moved to Germany to pursue an education in English, Turkish and Italian studies. As a fresh college graduate from Goethe University in Germany, Krystyna had virtually unlimited choices for her future. She ultimately found her calling in helping Western men meet outstanding Ukrainian partners.

In her regularly updated blog posts on & , Krystyna has shown a keen eye for gender studies and relationships. She has a deep understanding of what it takes to gain the respect of refined Ukrainian women. Well-meaning Western men often make unintentional but crippling mistakes when getting to know Ukrainian women.

In a recent blog post, Krystyna insightfully pointed out that Western men often err in getting too personal too quickly when messaging Ukrainian women. With this and many other valuable pointers, Krystyna has made great progress in connecting outstanding Ukrainian women with respectual Western suitors.

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Introduction: Ukrainian dating scam

The topic of this guide is spam in the Ukrainian dating industry. Many of my readers have become or are victims of Ukrainian dating scammers. And that's a sad fact that there are still thousands of scammers who take advantage of lonely men and shatter their dream of finding a soul mate for life.

No matter where you live or what your background is, being alone and lonely can be devastating to your emotional well-being, your social life, and your family life. So, finding ways to cure that loneliness is a reasonable response for anyone. Today, people of all ages and backgrounds can simply log on to the internet and start searching for their soul mate from the comfort of their own living room.

There are Ukrainian online chat rooms and web sites designed to help today's man find the right woman for him. One of the more successful dating situations is offering the chance to get to know a lovely Ukrainian woman. Unfortunately, there are a lot of scam artists out there that are willing to take advantage of a lonely guy, by running a Ukrainian dating scam.

Russian and Ukrainian dating scams take in tens of millions of dollars each year and most of the victims are men. These scammers are ruthless people who are ripping people off by selling elaborate fantasy stories to unsuspecting men. They know what they are doing and how to get the naive victim to fall for the bait. When the scam is over, the unfortunate victim is left still lonely but with less money.

Russian dating expert and owner of Elena's Models Elena Petrova says that1

men using online dating sites regularly receive emails from `Russian women' offering friendship, love and marriage. Most users simply disregard such emails but some people are curious and can be sucked in.

Online Dating Scams Affect 99 Percent Of Male Users Of Internet Personals, Millions Of Dollars Are Lost To Fake `Russian Women'

The only real thing in the whole story is the money that a man sends to someone in Russia. The people receiving the money often don't know they are part of a fraud scheme; they simply get a small fee for each transfer they receive. Once someone reports the fraud and the name is black listed by wire transfer companies, the criminals find someone else to receive the money for them.

These scam artists will use a person emotionally needs, in order to get money or even to steal their identity. The Ukraine women scam artist specializes in getting a man to fall for a woman by sending pictures and love letters, until they finally ask for money. Usually, the reason will be to get the woman to wherever the man lives, so that they can be together.

Another type of Ukrainian dating scam happens when a person has a profile that shows inaccurate pictures. Sometimes these pictures will be from years before, when the woman was younger or more attractive. Other times, these Ukraine women scam men by showing pictures of someone else entirely, just so that the man will fall for them.

In the Ukrainian dating guide "Avoiding scams" you find useful information on professional prodaters and scammers, a few examples of Ukrainian dating scammers as well as easy tips on how to avoid scam and what to do if you get scammed.

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Ukrainian and Russian dating scam: what you should know

How does scam work?

The Ukrainian and Russian dating scam typically works by the scammers placing a phony profile on Russian and Ukrainian online dating sites and international dating catalogs using fake or stolen pictures of attractive women from Ukraine and Russia.

However, there have been occasions where the picture is the actual person when/if the scammer happens to be an attractive female. They then contact a potential victim and lead the person into an online romantic relationship. Within no time, the "bait" quickly falls in love with the victim and starts planning her trip to come and see him.

In reality, the person they are corresponding with is usually a man or a group of men (most of these scams are run by a man or a group or gang of men) pretending to be the women of the victim's dreams.

The potential victims are lead to believe that the lovely young women they are talking to are looking for love and have picked the unaware target as "the right one". The scammers then ask for financial assistance for arranging a personal meeting.

They may ask for money for any of the following reasons:

Visa (More than likely through a fake travel agency) Tickets (Again, more than likely through a fake travel agency) Other travel documents such as passports or medical papers Health problems or a death in the family Cell phones Money to repay outstanding loans that will prevent them from leaving the country Money lost due to robbery or theft

This scam will continue for as long as the victim continues sending money, and he will always have to send money because some new emergency requiring money will always pop up. The scammers will keep the target interested by occasional chats on the phone and by sending him photos that can be quite revealing and erotic.

They will promise him a first meeting that will be hot and passionate but the only thing hot in the end is the person who has been scammed once they realize they have spent their savings on someone that does not exist or they have other motives than love.

I am not saying that all the dating sites that contain Russian or Ukrainian women are scams. Many men have used these two areas only because research shows that this is where the majority of the dating scams originate from. There are other counties as well that are gaining notoriety for dating scams: Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and more recently, England to name a few.

I am sure there are those of you out there that have their hearts and minds set on finding a Russian or Ukrainian wife. Women from these areas, in general, seem to be very attractive so on one blames you.

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But there are a few things you can do to increase your chances of success and decrease your chances of getting ripped off.

Don't assume everything you see or you are being told is real and factual. The scammers will "fall in love" with you within a few emails. Don't rush into anything. Ensure you are using a legitimate, trustworthy dating site. There are many "fly by night"

operations floating around on the internet just waiting for potential victims. Finally, the most important tip in my opinion, do not send money for visas, tickets,

emergencies, pay off loans, or for any other reason. If you are convinced that the person is legitimate, go to that person's country and meet them in a very public place for your first meeting.

Just keep the above information in the back of your mind when you are searching for the right women on an international dating site. But also remember, they will post profiles on noninternational sites as well. These scammers are relentless and will continuously try new tactics and tricks to find their next target. I encourage you to take note of the advice I have given and take your time.

Five potential red flags in Ukrainian online dating

The scenario is every Western man's worst nightmare: "I was contacted by an amazing woman from Ukraine. She was beautiful and funny, a full 23 years younger than me. I just knew she was the one! It was love at first sight". But the reality is something different....

Unfortunately, it may be sometimes too good to be true. After investing (a lot of) time and money in what you think is your one true love, "your perfect Ukrainian lady Natalia" stops contacting you.

From my personal experience, I can say that the men have since gone on to find love online.

You can avoid making the same mistakes by recognizing these five red flags.

Red Flag #1: too big age difference

Western-Ukrainian relationship).

The first red flag is a very young woman from Ukraine or Russia contacting an older man from a Western country. As for me, it is very strange if a 20 year old beauty from Ukraine contacts first a man who is much older than her (20-25-30 year age difference is extreme big and may be the reason for problems and misunderstanding in a

But I have to mention that not every young Ukrainian woman who contacts an older man is a scammer. On the other hand, she should be viewed with caution. Some readers told me that several beautiful Ukrainian ladies wrote to them first that they really wanted to talk to them as soon as possible.

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Well, we should realize this is the 21st century and all. Women can initiate a relationship without being a scammer; however you must think about the age difference in depth and decide if you are ready for that or not. Be careful.

Red Flag #2: weak anti-scam system on your Ukrainian dating site

Many newbies make this silly and costly mistake, namely: they begin to use the Ukrainian dating site without having made a detailed online research on its services. The fact is that many International online dating services have a serious problem with scamming. This is a huge red flag.

Some International online dating sites make it easier for scammers to take root and make them more difficult to find. Dating sites that allow multiple accounts from the same IP address make it easier for a scammer to set up many accounts.

Red Flag #3: falling in love ? too fast, too furious

The next sign I should have seen is "falling in love" by the third letter. I am sure you know this story: two people from two different countries write back ? forth for a few days before the man gets a message that the Ukrainian lady is falling hard for him, that she is in love and she wants to move to his home country to spend her life with him. Happy end of this online dating story? I do not think so! You do?

We all are adult people and may not believe such messages that the woman/man falls in love after a short online mail communication without meeting in person and at least hearing the voice of the woman or man.

Red Flag #4: you are my Mr. Right

In the same spirit, another red flag is if the Ukrainian man just knows that you are the man for her. You know that patience is one of the most important keys to a successful & happy Western-Ukrainian relationship.

Thus when you try to slow things down and see that the woman tells you she has this feeling that you are destined to be together, you must view this woman with a big caution. You may not believe if the woman from Ukraine tells you she just knows that you are going to grow old together.

Red Flag #4: exaggerated literary picture of your future together

Painting an attractive picture of where the future will lead is another common red flag. It is not usual if the Ukrainian woman for marriage say you things like "we can grow old on the porch together" and "we'll travel the world. I will show you all the sites" in her third message.

Red Flag #5: nude or revealing photos

Furthermore, throwing in the attractive pictures of the Ukrainian woman with every message is not a normal behavior in the Ukrainian dating field. Of particular concern are nude or very revealing photos. Genuine women with serious intentions do not do something like this.

I hope if you know these things, you will never send a Ukrainian dating scammer several thousand dollars or invest your costly time, your heart and your emotions in a relationship that doesn't really exist.

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The simplest tip how to recognize a scammer Clients of Ukrainian dating agencies have found out that the Ukrainian girls who they attempt to communicate with are actually spammers who may have no connection at all with Ukraine and may not even be female. The moment any girl who you meet online asks for money, that is a red flag that she is a scammer. These scammers actually appear with different names, but with the same photos, on several dating sites. Their only goal is to swindle you out of your hard-earned money or to add your E-mail address to a scam, online gambling, porn or online pharmacy mailing list. Their phone numbers are not in service or just not listed, and their e-mail addresses are from Russian or international free E-mail providers that allow multiple free accounts. Chances are that if you are writing to katya_d@mail.ru, ten other men have ten other E-mail addresses under names like Olychka_m, Lena_b, Irochka_j and the like, and all of the messages are going to the same person who will then add you to some mailing list or another or send you a litany of sob stories. These scamming address collectors masquerade as exiled Nigerian princes when they are not busy trying to hide behind pictures of attractive Slavic students that they copied from Facebook or its former Soviet competitors. Do not send one cent to anyone who you have not met in person; no legitimate Ukrainian girl will ask you for money or anything else before meeting you as she does not want to be associated with these spammer scammers. I am a Ukrainian woman, and I know that the Ukrainian people have come a long way since the fall of the Soviet Union, and no legitimate Ukrainian girl wants to be seen as a gold-digger or worse.

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