Information on romance scams and scammers.
#29432 by Yanto Thu May 27, 2010 10:11 am
Hey all,
Hope this comes across alright
Was contacted through a dating site by " Alsu " and it didn't seem right from the start.
Thankfully, No money has been sent, but I have done as much detective work as I can......

The email address used is ; [email protected] which can be traced to the following....
IP Address 188.187.141.165 IP Address 188 187 141 165
Host net141.187.188-165.yoladom.ru Host-net141.187.188 165.yoladom.ru
Location RU RU, Russian Federation Location RU RU, Russian Federation
City Yoshkar-ola, 45 - City Yoshkar-Ola, 45 -
Organization CJSC Company ER-Telecom Yoshkar-Ola Organization CJSC ER-Telecom Company Yoshkar-Ola
ISP ER-Telecom ER-Telecom ISP
AS Number AS41786 CJSC "Company "ER-Telecom" Yoshkar-Ola AS Number AS41786 CJSC "Company" ER-Telecom "Yoshkar-Ola

The letters follow the normal fashion :

Hello ****!

Thank you very much for your letter. I hope that this knowledge will
be pleasant for both of us and who know the result... I would like to
know more about you. I think my picture will tell you more detailed
about my appearance. My name is Alsu. I am 28 years old, you could see
it in my profile. I live in Russia , but I have got an interest to
talk to people who live abroad. I do not have experience in
communicating online and I am a little nervous. This is not a usually
for me to speak with someone without looking into his eyes, and I
would like very much if you will send me your photos so I felt not so
bound. I have not found a serious relationship here in Russia, and so
I decided to try dating in the internet. I learned about dating sites
and decided to post my profile on one of these sites. So what about
you? Tell me why you started the search for love online? And what kind
of relation are you looking for? Do you need serious relationships at
all? Or just a flirtation or only friendship? If I’m interested in
talking to person I would like to learn as much as possible. So could
you please send me your photos and tell me about yourself? Tell me
more about your town, you like to live there? And what about your
family? Is it big or not? Do you have any brothers or sisters? And how
are relationships close or not really? I have one appeal to you. Well,
I do not know English very well and you might not understand something
I write, please feel free to ask me if you find something illogical or
inadequate. And I will ask you if I don’t understand everything you
write. Ok? You also can ask me any questions and I will answer you! I
am finishing my first letter to you and I will be waiting for you to
answer.

Thank you, Alsu


Hello my dear ****!

I think about you every single day and I can’t wait till the moment
when I will read your letter. Our letters to each other is the part of
my real life and I should say that it is a huge part of it. I feel
that you are a really good person and I can’t imagine you betray
someone or do any bad things to anyone who surrounds you. I respect
this in people and I am so glad that I have got to meet you! I want to
be totally honest and say that lately I have understood that you are
the kind of man that I want to have by my side. I feel that you are
honest with me in your letters and I feel a lot of sincerity in them.
I am always trying to be honest and open with you. and when I tell
that I’m almost sure that you are the man that I want to be with. I
mean it. I usually don’t say such things when I am less than 99 sure
of it… You are handsome and nice ,it is interesting to talk to you and
we have some common topics to discuss.. these all things I can analyze
but there is something more , something that I can not describe.. and
also something that I can .. I want to have a family with you and I
believe that we would have a good family and I even can imagine how
our day would go. Maybe it’s too much but it shows that I do thin that
is possible and do you? would you like to have such a woman like I am
by your side? Would you for sure? Tell me what do you think about my
character and about me so far? It’s exciting to know what the person
who I like so much thinks about me. I know how I am but my opinion
can’t always be right that I really want to which people see me?
wouldn’t it be difficult for you to describe me? I hope not:) You know
when I walked today morning to work I imagined that we were walking
together and how wonderful that walk would be. We would be talking not
only about such ordinary things like weather, we would discuss our
plans for the day and how wonderful it would be to meet after work and
to have dinner together. I think if even didn’t talking during that
walk we would be feeling wonderful just holding our hands.. oh well
that just a dream , one of several that connected with you… and what
about you? have you ever imagined us being together in real life? I do
all the time. I feel wonderful talking to you by letters. After read
your letter my mood gets better if it was bad and I am ready to change
the world. So you influence me in a good way… what kind of influence
do my letters have on you? Do they have any? Can you imagine that not
only my friends who know that I’m talking to you told me that I
changed in a good way. I try to smile often as I know that it will
people’s mood who are around me better but now I have some kind of a
smile that goes from me lightening. I have not only my lips and eyes
smile but it seems that my soul smiles every time I think of you. I
think I still can’t believe till the end that I finally met the person
who is so close to me, and form time to time I’m afraid that you are
not real. I do not mean that I doubt what you say, I want to say that
I’m afraid that everything that is going on in my life just a dream
and I am afraid that one moment I will wake up and there will be
neither you nor our letters to each other… so every time I hear your
voice or letter form you in my mail box I feel a sight of relief that
everything is real and that I am really talking to such a wonderful
man like you! So please keep writing your wonderful letters and keep
me believe that there is possibility for you and me in this life. in
our real life… Toady I plan to watch a romantic movie because I have
lyrical mood. But you should be sure that all my thoughts will be only
about you this evening and I guess all evenings to come. My tender
kiss for you. Alsu


By the time the 4th or 5th email arrives, she will be deeply in love with you ( of course )



I dare say there are other names being used from the same email, but at least you can watch out for it
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#29435 by The Enchantress Thu May 27, 2010 11:24 am
Thank You for posting this information Yanto.

It will alert and save others from being scammed. Well Done :=)

This scammer [email protected] also uses other languages;

Hallo xxxxx!

Vielen Dank fur Ihren Brief. Ich hoffe, dass Bekanntschaft wird
angenehm fur uns beide und es wird haben das Ergebnis. Ich mochte
erfahren mehr uber dich. Ich denke, mein Bild wird Ihnen sagen,
detailliertere uber mein Aussehen. Meinen Namen Alsu. Mein Alter 28
Jahre, du konntest sehen es in meinem Profil. Ich ist lebe in
Russland. aber Ich will kennenzulernen mit Menschen aus anderen
Landern. Ich will den Mann aus Deutschland begegnen. So Ich habe
bezeichnet den Wohnort Deutschland in meinem Profil. Ich habe keine
Erfahrung in der Online-Kommunikation, und ich bin ein bisschen
nervos. Es ist fur mich ungewohnlich, mit jemandem zu sprechen, ohne
personlichen Kontakt, und ich werde sehr Frohen, wenn du kannst senden
Fotos Fur mich, so Ich werde mich fuhlen ist bequem.. Ich habe keine
ernsten Beziehungen hier in Russland, und Ich habe entschieden Zu
suchen Mann im Internet. Ich erfuhr von Dating-Sites und Ich habe
aufgestellt meine Profil auf einer solcher Webseiten. Welche deine
Geschichte? Erzahle mir, warum du begann Suche Liebe nach online?
Welche Beziehungen suchst du? Du willst das Frau fur die ernsten
Beziehungen finden? Oder einfach nur ein Flirt oder nur Freundschaft?
Ich versuche Kennenzulernen mehr, wenn der Mensch mir interessant
scheint. So bitte senden Ihre Fotos mir und Erzahle mir uber dich.
Erzahl mir mehr uber die Stadt, wie du dort leben? Und was ist mit
Ihren Familie? Ist Deine Familie gross oder nicht? Haben Sie
Geschwister? Welche Beziehungen in Ihrer Familie, Nahe oder nicht? Ich
habe einen Bitte an du. Ich weiss nicht sehr gut Deutsch und wenn Sie
konnten nicht verstehen, was Ich schreibe. Geniere sich nicht fragen
mich, wenn du finden etwas unlogisch, oder unzureichend. Und ich will
fragen dich, wenn ich nicht verstehe alles, was du schreiben. Ok? Du
konnen auch fragen mir und ich werde Ihnen antworten! Ich Abschluss
meines ersten Brief und ich werde warten auf Deine Antwort.

Vielen Dank, Alsu

(translation)

Hi xxxxx!

Thank you for your letter. I hope that acquaintance
pleasant for both of us and it will have the result. I liked
learn more about you. I think my picture will tell you
more detailed about my appearance. My name Alsu. My age 28
Years, you could see it in my profile. I live in is
Russia. But I want to meet people from other
Countries. I want to meet the man from Germany. So I have
marks the location of Germany in my profile. I have no
Experience in online communications, and I am a bit
nervous. It is unusual for me to talk to someone without
personal contact, and I'll be very happy, if you can send
Photos For me, I will feel comfortable is .. I have no
serious relationship here in Russia, and I have decided to
looking man on the Internet. I learned from dating sites and I have
set up my profile on such sites. What are your
Story? Tell me why you started looking for love online?
What relationship do you seek? You want the woman for the serious
Relations are? Or just a flirt or just friendship?
I try to know more, if the person interesting to me
seems. So please send me your photos and narrative to me about you.
Us Tell me more about the city as you live there? And what about
Your family? Is your family big or not? Have you
Siblings? What relationships in your family, close or not? I
had a request to du I do not know German very well and if you
could not understand what I write. Embarrassed to ask themselves not
me if you find something illogical or inadequate. And I will
ask you if I do not understand everything you write. Ok? You
can also ask me and I will answer you! I completed
my first letter and I'll wait for your answer.

Thank Alsu

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Online anyone can claim to be anyone, any age and from anywhere.
#29920 by jack1981 Sat Jun 05, 2010 5:55 am
This is a part of what happend to me thanks at this forum I'm save guys Thank You
Hello xxxx!

Good time of the day!:) It is very pleasant to know that someone who
live so far away wants to know about me and about my life. I mean
internet does incredible things like we would never get a chance even
to start talking if there were no internet. It seem s that due to
internet the whole world unites and gradually becomes one huge
country. I don’t know if it is good or bad for us people who live in
this world but what I know for sure it is good for me personally
because you and me began to write to each other:) Thank you for the
pics, I like it very much!

I think that if we decided to continue our friendship, I want to
conclude an agreement with you. Let's agree that we will not hide
anything from each other. And will speak only the truth!! How do you
look at it? Only through this we can know each other.

I very much enjoyed our communication with you, and I am glad that you
try to answer all my questions.

I was interested in your story about your character traits. I think
that everyone has a special character and its positive and negative
features. As for me, I am very hard to judge yourself. I think that
soon you learn what is my character. I like listen music, reading,
cinema. I like nature and animals. I have no any pets. My favoutire
color are green and blue. My religion is Christianity. I can tell you
very much about my favourite dishes, I will write about it in next
letter.

I think that you will not mind if I ask you a few questions. Do you do
some sport? I always loved skating. In our city there is a small ice
rink. I try to go there at least 2 times a week. These classes keep me
in shape! When the weather is good, then I can arrange an evening jog.
Because my city is surrounded by woods, and near my house is an alley,
which as time passes along the forest. Run on this avenue a great
pleasure. Fresh air and beautiful view of the forest!

By the way, you must be wondering why I'm still alone? There's no
catch. Quite simply, our city is too small! And I could not find a man
with whom I wanted to start a family. Of course, I had a relationship
and I dated for two years with one guy. But it was the children's love
rather than something serious. In the end we realized that we did not
turn out and we have different ideas about life. We have decided to
remain friends. He is now married and we no longer communicate. What
about you? You want to tell me your story?

I think I asked you quite a lot of questions already:) that’s probably
enough for one letter. I hope you’ll answer them all:) and may be tell
something more about yourself! I would be glad to know more of you.

I look forward to your prompt reply.


How was your day? Mine was good. My morning started very calmly. I had
a glass of hot tea and a wonderful omelet with tomatoes and cheese . I
enjoyed not only eating it but cooking it as well:) by the way do you
cook your breakfast yourself from time to time? Or do you prefer to
have just a cup of coffee or a glass of juice and then you eat at
lunch only? As for me it sometimes so happens that I drink only a
glass of juice but then I feel starving at far before lunch and I have
some snacks before lunch and then during the lunch I do not really eat
anything… I know that it is not good at all, so more often I try to
cook good breakfast at home and eat it all only that way I feel like I
have enough energy to work till the lunch and then at lunch eat a
salad and a piece of chicken or beef with rice or potatoes.. it’s
interesting what do you usually have for you lunch and then dinner? Do
you have some kind of favorite food that you eat very often?:) as for
me I do! I just love chicken with rice and boiled vegetables for
lunch. Of course I don’t eat that every single day but it happens
often:) Well, I better stop talking about food as right now that it is
difficult to talk about food when you are starving…:)

I would like to know about you, how you spend your weekends? Well,
today I have the day off and today I will meet with my girlfriends. I
have a few close friends to me with whom I spend off work days.
Usually, we're going to the park and go for a walk! Then we go to our
favorite cafe, and discuss all the news that there have been with us
for some time until we saw each other. We love to talk:) like all the
girls. Today I want to tell my girlfriends about you! The fact that we
met and write letters to each other. I think that my girlfriend will
be happy for me. You do not mind? :) I have no secrets from my
friends. perhaps later, if you would be interested, I'll tell you
about my friend. I am glad that with each new letter we know each
other better and develop our relations. You are a very good man, and I
want to learn more new things about you and your life.

By the way, you have many friends? How long have you know them? With
the majority of my friends I have known each other since early
childhood, we are in place at school. you have a favorite place where
you are going with your friends? Tell me a little about it! I also
very much want to see a photo of your city. I have never been in
another country and very interesting to me looks like your city.
Unfortunately, I do not travel as often as I would like, and rarely
traveled outside of my city. I was in Moscow several years ago, and
even in some cities that are not so far away from where I live. You
love to travel? Have you ever been in other countries? When I was a
little girl, I dreamed about traveling around the world! but it was
only a dream of a little girl. Course in my heart I was still a child,
and these dreams are deep in me:) I wonder who you wanted to be when
you were a little kid? Perhaps you dreamed to be a super hero or an
astronaut? :)

With these thoughts I shall finish this letter. I should have to go
and meet with their friends. But I will wait with great impatience for
your letter. And do not forget to answer all my questions!:)

With best wishes.
Your Alsu


My darling xxxx!

I am madly happy to see your letter, your letters are always filled by
huge love to me which heats my heart. I cannot wait that moment when I
will be with you my darling! Today, as I promised, I went to a travel
agency and learnt about my possible trip to you. In the travel agency
explained to me that the easiest way to our meeting is a tourist visa!
With a tourist visa I can stay in your country within 3 months. Visa
will be processed within 12-16 days. I was surprised that everything
will be done so easily and so quickly. But then I learnt about the
cost of a visa. In addition to a visa, I will need some documents:

1 Visa - 45 euros
2 Passport for travel abroad - 115 euros
3 medical examination and inquiries - 125 euros
4 insurance - 265 euros
The total cost - 550 euros.

My darling is very big money for me!! But I hope that you be able help
me with organisation of our meeting. Without your help I can not come
to you! My dear, now everything depends on you, but if my costs will
be expensive for you of course I'll understand you. I want to tell you
that you are very important to me and I very much want our meeting.
And I hope that our meeting will take place soon. I am confident that
our meeting will change our lives for the better. And this step is
very serious for both of us! I with impatience will wait for your
letter.


Hello my love xxxxxx!

thanks for the letter you wrote to me. I am very happy to receive your
letters always. this is the greatest joy in my life now. I'm very
tired of being away from you. I have so much to share with you: my
feelings, thoughts and emotions. I want to be with you as soon as
possible. this is my only dream. I really miss you.

my love, I'm very surprised that you want to arrive in Russia. I want
to say that I have different feelings and thoughts about this. On the
one hand, I shall be very glad if we can travel in your country
together. but on the other hand I do not want you to arrive in Russia.
I am very afraid! I do not want to scare you, I do not want to think
about bad things. but we must be prepared for everything and consider
all possible options! My city is located 1700 kilometers from Moscow.
this is a very great distance! you do not speak in Russian at all. It
is a huge problem. I'm afraid that you can not come to my city! It is
very dangerous! I know you say that you are not afraid of
difficulties. I know it! I'm afraid! I do not doubt your courage. but
courage should not go into folly. my love, I can easily come into your
country alone. It is not a problem for me. I can speak good English, I
will not have problems with this. I ask you to think about my words. I
think that you should not some in Russia now. I ask you to listen my
opinion, because it is really very serious. I love you very much! I do
not want to expose you to any risk. I need you alive and healthy! In
addition, if you will arrive in Russia first, then we lose a lot of
money! I think it would be a waste of money. we can use it better. we
can find a lot of good way to dispose this money. I want to remind you
that the paperwork takes time. my love, I do not want to loose time.
We can order the registration of my documents now. if you can send me
550 euros for my papers now, I will have finished documents by the
end of the month. then I can come to you without any problems. I think
this is the best option for our meeting. I ask you think about my
words. I want to know your opinion in the next letter! You gave me a
beautiful dream, do not break it. I love you very much and wait for
your letters. kisses for you!

with love
Your Alsu
#29924 by Ralph Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:21 am
Hi Jack

Welcome to Scamwarners

I am happy to hear that you are now much wiser in regards to scams and that you are now safe from that scammer. We don have several informational topics that should help you to avoid other scammers, unfortunately there are many more out there and some of them can be difficult to spot even to the trained eye.

Thank you for the information you have provided, it will go a long way to helping others, if you have any questions please dont hesitate to ask
#29946 by Mavro Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:56 pm
Yanto wrote:Couple of pics..... Not sure if it's the scammer, more likely not.


You can be sure it isn't.

#35443 by clyde1954 Tue Aug 17, 2010 5:46 pm
clyde1954,
SHE GOT ME PEOPLE.WITH ME SHE WENT BY THE NAME OF ALSU GUSEVA.THAT WAS THE NAME I WROTE TO SEND MONEY WESTERN UNION.I HAVE PICTURES OF HERE BUT THEY DON'T MATCH THE ONES POSTED.I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS SO STUPID!THE SAYING,''LOVE IS BLIND''.IT'S TRUE.SHE EVEN GAVE ME AN ADDRESS:

NAME:ALSU GUSEVA
COUNTRY:RUSSIA
CITY:KOSTROMA
STREET:BEGOVAYA
HOUSE:92
APARTMENT:14
POSTAL CODE:156007
#35451 by Chris Fuller Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:33 pm
Hello clyde,

I'm sorry to hear that you lost money to this scammer. It is not stupid to care for someone, and it is not stupid to give to someone you care about - it was just that, in this case, you weren't being told the truth.

It is doubtful that that is the scammer's real address, but it is probably used when writing to other men that this scammer has targeted, and maybe in other scams too, so thank you for posting it. Hopefully, when somebody else receives this address in a scam mail, they will google it (if just out of curiousity), and it will lead them here, and they too can realise that they are writing to a scammer.

(I've just googled 92 Begovaya, Kostroma - and your post was the second result shown. This may be so helpful in saving others from losing money to this scammer.)

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