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This is the alphabetical listing of agencies and names of known Russian scammers involved in dating fraud. The name of the person where the money is sent is the key issue in a scam, and different photos may be used. Also, the same set of photos may be used under different names. Most known scams appear to be run by the same few groups using different names and photos. Photos used in a scam not necessarily belong to the scammers, and may be simply downloaded from the Internet.

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Listings are given in alphabetical order according to Surnames or Agency names

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Nadezhda aka Anna/Riyna/Svetlana – Russia  Postal address: Russian Federation, street Lenina 85, apartment 69 E-mail addresses: mailfrromme@yahoo.com, lapochka006@yahoo.com Details: she found me, says through a penpal site i went on, BUT i canceled that account 6 months ago? that made me question er right there as being odd. then she mentioned about "me asking her to come to us" which i found odd, i never did, so i knew she was bringing it up in a starnge way, odd...then i had a gut feeling to look under scam sites, found her photo, then info anbout her scamming allot of people under tons of names. she still dont know im aware, and its the 5th letter now, shes now starting to bring up money things, so its coming! found her on: http://www.anti-scam.org/cgi-bin/scamers-info /comments.cgi?view=1190 First reported: Joe

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Address: 68 Sverdlova Street, Apartment 28, Astrakhan, Russia

Details: "Nadezhda" contacted me after seeing my profile on datemeister.com. Her e-mails followed all the old, familiar patterns.

First reported: Little Daddy

Details: I was contacted through www.Friendfinder.com. I was almost scammed. I really appreciate what you people do here, these people are harming very innocent people and giving good Russian women a bad name.

First reported: Daniel S.

Address #1 (Oleg Pavlovich, Elena): 876 Drusbi St. Apt. #34, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, 424036
Address #2 ( Solov’ova Tatyana Anatolevna): 8 Ryabinina St. Rm. #427, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, 424002

Mobile (Elena):  7 905 724-3522
Mobile (Oleg): 7 927 871-3171
Mobile (Tatyana): 7 902 358-7157
Emails: nadya_smile@list.ru, nadyagold@hotmail.com, oleg_pavlovich@mail.ru, tuda_tour@bk.ru

Travel Agency Name: "Tuda tour"
Address: 420000, Baumana street, h. 116 room 6, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.
Phone: +7 (8342) 930-222
Email: Tuda_tour@bk.ru
License #: 12267/02

Here are the roles played by the participants:
* Nadya - played by Oleg and with help from Andrey,
* Travel agency officals - Oleg and Andrey
* Voice of Nadya - Elena
* Photographs - Tatyana

Photo #1: Elena voice of Nadya
Photo #2: Nadya
Photo #3: Oleg - the real Nadya

Details: I was first contacted by a Nadya (Chichikova Nadezhda Vladimirovna) on Canadian Personals a free website. and I have been scammed by this group but they have taken pity on me and now are my friends. They are trying to make amends by offering to introduce me to the young woman from the photos who according to the principles was unaware of the scam. I know the phone numbers and address are accurate as when called they do reach these people.

First reported: David B.

Email: nastyahochet@list.ru

Bank Details: Voronezh Bank
chelyushintsev 149 vorone zh 394006

Details: Requested $350 to send Voronezh Bank for visa and tickets to visit.

First reported: Frank

First reported: Darrell

Email: natal.sid@gmail.com

Details: She initiated contace from Cupidbay.com, said she's in love. Highly paid for selling shoes. Request $2,770 for ticket, visa and passport.

First reported: Arndo

Details: i found your site looking for the price of the plane ticket for her she was supposed to be comeing to america for me glad i found your site first.you have her listed twice here is more photos for you she contacted me through singles.net

First reported: Patrick M.

Phone: no phone

Details: She initiates contact through dating service. Correspond for a time before she asks for money; for her airfare and visa.

First reported: Embarrassed

Phone: no phone
Address: Arkhangelsk, Russia

Details: After you have contacted some women from dating/personals sites, you receive "out of blue" a letter from a pretty Russian girl. When answer, you receive a letter from "agency" which asks you to pay for future correspondence on the name of Ludmila Domashneva. Nor the woman Natalia 247, neither agency exist.

First reported: Eric Jones

Address: Saransk, Russia

Details: She is from Match.com. This person fell in love wanted to come out here to Australia to marry me. Asked for US$600 for passport and visda, $2K US for plane fare. She (or whoever) never answered any of my questions.

First reported: Getreal

Details:  She asked me to send her $500 so she can come and visit me here in Los Angeles CA. I sent her the money by western Union and then disappears. She stop e-mailing me.

First reported: DCipri

Email:  natashatrz@rambler.ru

Details:  After 4-5 letters, she fall in love with you. Then she tried to pull the tourist visa scam on me. She stated that she could take care of the Visa but needed AirFare. I did not write her back for about a week or two. I never heard from her again.

First reported: Jac

Phone: no phone
Address:  Russia, Vornoge, Puschkin str 90-295
Email:  redagg@yandex.ru

Details:  Asks for money for tickets and visa

First reported: Todd

Phone: no phone
Address:  Russia, Dimitrovgrad 433500
Russia
Email:  N/A

Details:  Asks for money for tickets and visa

First reported: R

Phone: no phone
Address:  VOLODARSKOGO, 5 ORENBURG, 460000

Details: Contacts you through a gay website and "falls in love with you." He writes in broken English and has stock letters. His letters do not respond to anything written. He sends pictures and is very convincing, as he tells of his trial and tribulations living in Russia. He says his father, who is a doctor, has beat him because he is gay. He is ridiculed because he is gay. Then, suddenly he is called up to join the milatary. He is desperate, as in the military he will be beaten and humiliated futher. Asks for money to be sent via Western Union to pay for a Doctor to excuse him for the impending miliary service

First reported: John

Address: Russia,Moscow ,Pushkina sreet,build 67 flat 104.

Bank Details: BANK OF MOSCOW
LENINGRADSKII PROSPEKT, 34
MOSCOW
125040
RUSSIA
Tel: (7 ) (095 ) 2122

Details: Typical scammer, use fake visa. Her emails are very warm and inviting. When the money that she requested didn't arrive, she never emails again. Requested money for her to come to US. Doesn't answer any questions.

First reported: Bzdad2
Second reported: Chris

Address: Russia, Kazan city, B-Chavaina 15-64 street
Email: Anna_ss_@mail.ru

Details: She was found on Shaadi.com , an Indian Matrimonial site. To come to US she requested about $2300. She asked for another $2000 for her ticket. 

First reported: George 

Phone: (812) 464-74-28
Address:  Metallostroy,Gorkogo st.,2-13
Email:  nestolg@online.ru 

Details:  Promise to marry you and at the same time corresponding with other men to get money for her clothes, bills and travel expenses.

First reported: John

On web site(s): 1000 Brides, A Pretty Woman, Inter Dating, UA Princess, AFA

Details: She actually exists. I had no interest in marriage with her as she behaved poorly and immaturely like a spoiled only child that did not get her way. She is very dishonest and convincing. I believe she is "white trash" Ukrainian style. Requested money to buy mobile.

First reported: Chester

Phone: Unknown
Address:  Unknown

Email:  none

Details:  On December 23rd, she contacted me. We talked for about 7 days until she popped the question of coming to America. Needing money, etc., etc. She said she would put her apartment up in pawn to pay half of the cost. Sent fake visa.

First reported: Big A

Address:  440600 Russia, City of Penza, Lenins prospect 24-3
Email:  zolush2005@yahoo.com, Ir_in2005@yahoo.com

Details:  She initiated contact and a few weeks later, the girl started using completely different pictures with same email.

First reported: HeadIdiot

Address: STREET DEKABRSTOV 54 APT 26, Kazan, Russia, 467000
Email: alena_cmok@mail.ru

Details: I created a profile on Yahoo Personals and She responded it and began chatting. When i didn't send any money she doesn't write to me anymore.

First reported: Kiti

Details:  She contacted me via Direct Dating Agency. She wrote to me insistently although I told her she was too you and too far away. Within a few e-mails she fell in love. She ignored most of the finer points in my correspondence and said she would come to England and could I send her $1000 to Western Union, no account no., no arrival date.

First reported: Andy

Details:  She fall in love with you and asks for money to get a passport to meet you. 

First reported: Max

Details:  This scammer conntacted me initially by sending a message to my Yahoo Personals. Upon writing her back she sent a picture and we traded emails and pictures daily for the next week. She would not tell me her phone number or address saying it would be impossible for me to reach her, but she did volunteer to call me. she fell in love instantly and on the 9th email she started asking for $400 via Western Union for help filing a Visa application.

First reported: Brandon

Phone: no phone
Address:  12-34, Mirnaya street
Email:  ninochka-123@yandex.ru, SexykittenJ31@ukr.net

Details:  Uses fake passport and is ask for money to help her pay bills and for her family .

First reported: John

Phone: no phone
Address:  12-34, Mirnaya street
Email:  ninochka-123@yandex.ru 

Details:  She fall in love with you and asks for money to get a passport to meet you. 

Photos used are that of Maybelline cosmetic model.

First reported: Lovecatcher

Address: Engelsa 12-45. Kirov, 610000. Russia
Email: masha15@bk.ru

Bank Details: Vyatka - Bank. Chapaeva, 7. Kirov, 610035. Russia

Details: She sent a letter every day at the end she requested money, I did not send anything and did not receive subsequent letters.

First reported: Geert

Phone: no phone
Address:  Beliscogo 9 A, Tomsk, 634050, Russia
Email:  uylla000@yanex.ru 

Details:  Asks for money to transfer to the following account in the fourth letter to visit to you.

Bank details: Gazprom Bank, Akademicheskiy Prospekt 5 Tomsk 634055 Russia. Tel: (7) (382)
2258592.

TomskPromstroy Bank Frunze Prospekt 90 Tomsk 634061 Russia Tel: (7) (382)
2266264.

First reported: William
Second reported: Francesco

Phone: no phone
Address:  Odessa 65000 Deribasoovskaya 10,kv.1. Ukraine
Email:  helenc@tekom.odessa.ua 

Details:  Asks for money for correspondence then informs you of a tour the Odessa University is taking to New York and wants you to pay for her ticket 

Photos used are that of Dawson's Creek star - Katie Holmes

First reported: Pat

Phone: no phone
Address: 90-100 Petrova Street, Ekaterinburg, Russia

Details: Very similar to Marya Belyaeva scam. Initiates the contact herself through popular online personals in response to your ad, or by placing own ad on the same sites. Claims to be a virgin (usually 27 years old) who lives with her mother. Works as a cashier in supermarket and earns $40 per month. Informs that she can obtain visa to your country for $350 with the help of "firm" in her city, then asks for money for tickets, then for insurance. Write about her sexual dreams about you.

First reported: Paul Chickening

Address 1: 10 Dzerhinskogo str., apt.17, Krasnoyarsk, 660049, Russia
Address 2: 127-12 Sheronova street, Khabarovsk, 680000, Russia

Email: elenchik@fromru.com, yulka@mail333.com, NELLYHIS@LIST.RU

Bank Details
Name: Bin Bank
Address: Yoshkar-Ola, Mari El Republic, Russia. #14 Proletarskaya

Details: Initiated contact finding your detail from friendsfinder.com or Yahoo personals. Avoid questions and never answer them. Requests money to come visit you. Money for visa, airfare and travel expenses.

First reported: Steve
Second reported: Tom
Third reported: Bob

Address: 34-45 Tokarey St. Alapayevsk/ Alapaevsk, Sverdlovsk area, Russia 624630

Email: vkusnyachka@mail333.com, lenochka_com@mail333.com

Details: Initiated contact finding your detail from Yahoo personals. Avoid questions and never answer them. Requests money to come visit you. Money for visa, airfare and travel expenses.

First reported: James