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This page is dedicated to prevention of Scam incidents, which
are very common in Russia.
Who
can help me to check the address ?
- RussianScamCheck.org
can help you to check the validity of the address and whether
person lives at the specified address for the small fee of 40
USD. To take advantage of this offer, please contact
Russian Scam Check directly and they will help you to check
whether the person is a scammer.
- You
can try to search Internet resources like White
Pages, however they do not always provide the needed information.
Majority of such resources is usually available for the larger
cities, like Moscow or Saint Petersburg. Unfortuately, many
smaller cities and towns are not likely to have up-to-date white
pages listngs
- Another
useful resource is Russian
Anti-Scam User Forum which contains real stories and anti-scam
advisory board posts
How
can I be sure that the woman at the address is the one she claims
to be ?
- Russian
Scam Check also offers an Advanced
Scam Check service, which includes ID check of the recipient
- Many
of our customers also mentioned that Russian Scam Check can
provide a free useful advise. They also now offer the
FREE Anti-Scam Quiz - a tool that helps people to measure
the risk of being scammed by "Russian bride" and includes
a database search options.
How
to spot a scammer ?
We
have an experience delivering flowers to former Soviet Union and
want to protect our customers from spending hundreds of dollars
on relationships with the scammer. Based on our customers' feedback,
we have summarized the most common behavior and appearance patterns
that may help you to spot the scammer.
Here
is the list of warning signs that scammers may give:
Appearances
:
- Photos
look too-good-to-be-true
- Lady
who is young enough you be your grand-daughter
- Too
many pictures
- Sending
you nude pictures
- False
address and no phone number
Behavior
Patterns :
- Never
ask you any questions
- Not
answering your questions
- Write
you using the wrong name
- Write
you using different font name (Dear
John,)
- She
forgets your birthday!
- Lady
does not want long correspondence
- Making
too much excuses
Money
Related :
- Hints
about how expensive Internet cafes are
- A
tragedy occurred and money is urgently needed
- Lady
expects to meet you in 3rd country
- She
wants to study English and needs money for it
- Travel
& Visa scam
- Western
Union scam
- Just
asking you for money
Anti
Scam News:
Who
to contact ?
- If
you sent money with Western Union contact them and supply them
with the information.
Send
the letter to:
Fraud Prevention
13022 Hollenberg Drive
Bridgeton
MO 63044
United States of America
Remember:
Western Union will not refund your payment. They will keep the
name of the scammer for their records.
- Contact
Embassy of the country, where the lady was from
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