Did you get the same Letter?!

[Ricardo]

Here is an excerpt from a letter I received today.... Interestingly enough her place of residence is stated (on Amigos)as Bellvue, Kentucky (don't know where it is, and am sure she doesn't either).  The point is that she says - in her letter, that she resides elsewhere (Russia)...
Note the grammar etc, seems like a mass (ie. scam!)mailing to me !   ... hahaha!
Soooo, beware !

Hello! As you already know from my profile to me 25 years, call Tanya, but it is pleasant more, when name me Tanysha, at once I feel more youngly. After has read your profile, it has interested me.
I ask me to excuse, but I have incorrectly specified the place a residence.
I live in Tomsk which is in Siberia in Russia. I work as the teacher of dances, I teach children. I like East dances, and I can well do it. I dream of the good future, probably, as well as all girls. I am a girl open, but thus little bit modest, I like humour, I go at leisure to pool. I have not much friends, but they checked up by time.
If you have become interested in me and want to continue our acquaintance write on mine e-mail
*************
I shall wait for your letter.

[Onephd]

... in response to Did you get the same Letter?!, posted by Ricardo on Jul 10, 2005

A lot of these girls belong to russian agencies and the agencies post their photo and a generic profile somewhere like Match.com etc.  They want you to respond to the girls profile and then they will send you a link to their agency so that you can then sign up for it.   You have to remember most ladies in Russia don't have money for something like Match.com that requires a monthly fee.  

the real scam part is the agency posting them as if they are living next door to you and such.  

There are some notorious scammers that use match.com as well.  If the person really did have a match.com subscription, I would be more suspicious than if she was a member of an agency. ha ha ha

[Ricardo]

... in response to Re: Did you get the same Letter?!, posted by Onephd on Jul 11, 2005

I agree 100%.  Probably from the agency.... her photo was very high quality, she is very attractive, etc....
Looks like bait to me...... jajaja!

[doombug]

... in response to Did you get the same Letter?!, posted by Ricardo on Jul 10, 2005

I receive e-dumpster loads of these "Hello, I like yous profiles!" emails.  

Notice how they typically never mention your name in the body of the text.  How do you say "spamming" in Russian?

At the least, slaughtered grammar makes for a funny read:

"I feel more youngly."

You respond:  "My oldliness will counter your youngliness and we will make middle-agedly love."

"I ask me to excuse, but I have incorrectly specified the place a residence."

Incorrectly doesn't mean unintentionally.  Tried to defeat email spam screening, didn't ya, "Tanya"?

"I dream of the good future, probably, as well as all girls."

Yeah you do, baby!  Woohoo!  Party on, Tanya!

"Party on, Nadya!"...
"Party on, Tanya!"

"Party on, Yulya!"...
"Party on, Tanya!"

"Party on, Ekaterina!"...
"Party on, Tanya!"

"Letz hit zhe malls, girlz!  Then we go to zhe danzing, ahaha hehe!"  

"But my Vestern Union haznt arrived!  How will I get zhe new pumps?!?  I need zhe new pumps, you babushka bitch!"

"Put in a zock in zhit!  We findz a tourist on zhe way to zhe mall."  

Still learning Russianized English.  So, forgive my misplaced accents.

"I have not much friends, but they checked up by time."

In so many words:  Other friends have already successfully transitioned to a life of pampering in the States.

"I shall wait for your letter."

Can they even receive email in Hell?

[Jake]

... in response to Re: Did you get the same Letter?!, posted by doombug on Jul 10, 2005

you forgot katya .............

[doombug]

... in response to Re: Re: Did you get the same Letter?!, posted by Jake on Jul 10, 2005

Female Russian names are pretty varied, but many of these Ricas (Russian chicas) seem to dig a few very common names--like Tatiana/Tatyana.

Though most of these Russian/Ukrainian email greetings are scams, I have interacted with a few decent-hearted ladies from the region.

In fact, one of the few legitimate, honest-to-goodness, cool female friends I have is from Donetsk, Ukraine.  She is extremely feminine, funny, smart, and speaks fluent Spanish/Russian/English (true fluency; not resume fluency).  She is one of the rarest of foreigners I know who is genuinely infatuated with America.      

And NOT in the green-card sense.  She's a very non-materialistic and simple to please lady.   Such women are absolutely necessary to run across.  If not, a guy can get jaded, give up, and settle for a demoness.

First time around, she met an extremely desperate guy from Greenville, SC.  After that flopped, a pilot from Florida moved on in.  He's a Latino law-school grad., right around her age, and has all the trappings of success.

Needless to say, this good girl's future is set, and she'll make a great addition to the melting pot.  

She's a Tatiana, too.

Peace out!

[Ricardo]

... in response to Re: Re: Re: Did you get the same Letter?..., posted by doombug on Jul 10, 2005

n/t

[Ricardo]

... in response to Re: Did you get the same Letter?!, posted by doombug on Jul 10, 2005

It was a funny read... btw: I didn't reply to her.  Yeah, I don't get it - do they really think a guy will fall for this... ??
Duh, we already know the answer!  
I agree - her 'friends' have most likely 'transitioned' to a new and better life, she is  coming late to the game, and wants to make up for lost time.... too funny!
Over and out!
Ricardo