Scam alert.

[Stan B]

... in response to Hey Stan..., posted by MarkInTx on Jan 30, 2003

http://groups.msn.com/StanMarinaandKatya/stanmarinaandkatya.msnw?Page=1&pgmarket=en-us

[Dan]

... in response to Hey Stan..., posted by MarkInTx on Jan 30, 2003

n/t

[Dan]

... in response to Check Out His Profile - Link is There   ..., posted by Dan on Jan 30, 2003

n/t

[Stan B]

... in response to Nevermind - Link is Bad   n/t, posted by Dan on Jan 31, 2003

Thanx for letting me know about the link, I have no idea why it changed, but I fixed it.

[thesearch]

... in response to I agree, posted by Stan B on Jan 30, 2003

IMHO Clearly there is more to the story then we know.

My gut reaction on this with the limited info is she probably was indeed a scammer and he was guilty of hoping to the point of not being pragmatic until she asked for a computer. Then he looked at other aspects of her behavior and he could see that she was not really interested in him.  

I realize that the information, as Ken stated, was not enough to claim scammer but I would bet Ken is highly suspicious of her but is coming at this from an attorney's viewpoint and rightfully so.

You ask what made him think there was anything to substantiate a proposal. It has been some time now since you first met your wife and, I may have forgotten some of the facts however, you were headed for the K-1 in record time yourself. I dare say there was probably not enough factual information available to you for you to really know you were doing the right thing - I would suspect it was more your gut instincts. That can work, so far it has for you.

On a different note, does your family miss the snow and winters?

[LP]

... in response to I agree, posted by Stan B on Jan 30, 2003

...nah, forget it. ;-)

[Stan B]

... in response to Err...., posted by LP on Jan 30, 2003

nuff said...

[thesearch]

... in response to lol, posted by Stan B on Jan 30, 2003

sad

[Griffin]

... in response to I agree, posted by Stan B on Jan 30, 2003

[thesearch]

... in response to Scam alert., posted by Beamish on Jan 29, 2003

I was just wondering why you are being so secretive - (not wanting to give simple information about your situation the agency etc) simply coming here simply telling us about a scammer. Perhaps you were thinking that you might help someone avoid her.

However this air of secrecy raises suspicion in the minds of some. And, the responses will reflect such.

I do not know how old you are but, you must be no older then 35 as even at that you would be 17 years older than her. Yes I understand that she lied about her age. How old did she say she was? Does she look like women you would be able to date in your home town. If not, how far does she vary in age and looks relative to what you can attract at home.

Somehow, I don't sense you will answer these questions - perhaps a little lip service of a response.

If you are older than 35 and you are looking at women her age, you better figure on some more scammers. To find women who really want old farts for a husband you will have to go through about 40 to find one who is honest about it. Just my take.

Anyway -- good luck to you. Hope some of your other prospects work for you.

[micha1]

... in response to Scam alert., posted by Beamish on Jan 29, 2003

So you had your trip over the pound.
And hopefully you have learn something that will be usefull to you down the road.

[Cold Warrior]

... in response to Scam alert., posted by Beamish on Jan 29, 2003

move on. RW are great, just a question of finding the right one. A lot of time,money and effort goes into this but I'm sure that when it turns out right you wouldn't regret it.

Most of the guys here have had some contact with this kind of experience so welcome to the club. No one here is laughing or criticizing you since we are in the same boat. You'll get used to the black humor around here. Stick around, you might learn something.

[Streetwise]

... in response to Scam alert., posted by Beamish on Jan 29, 2003

I just looked her up on russiandreamgirls... according to her profile she's 18 years old and looks it! Life is probably still a game for her!!! You can't have been serious surely? Take a deep breath Beamish, and think about it...

[Beamish]

... in response to Re: Scam alert., posted by Streetwise on Jan 30, 2003

She claimed to be older, and looks it in person.

Beamish

[Streetwise]

... in response to Re: Re: Scam alert., posted by Beamish on Jan 30, 2003

I think Beamish has now taken enough "stick" for his lapse in judgement! And I'm not sure what he would have to gain by making it up. We've all done it... one girl in Kiev got a tv set out of me and pretended to be ill in bed for most of the time we were together to avoid having to show any affection (and no, I don't look like John Merrick). She dragged herself out of bed just to help pick out the set she wanted and after I had left she suddenly recovered and returned to her real home in Nikolaev. These scam girls' resourcefulness never ceases to amaze me! Emotional blackmail can be difficult to handle if you've never been exposed to it before.

My only saving grace was that I didn't propose to her, and I also got to choose the tv set (it won't have lasted long).

Beamish, the message here is just tread carefully and take your time (some of us have more colourful ways of expressing it, that's all).