I just received a disturbing e-mail from Olga (Olenka-club's owner) telling me that someone had e-mailed her, and said:

"I came to your site looking for the beautiful Lyudmila who is 24-25 years old. But I do not find her. There is a man who is posting her picture on a website and she is beautiful. I am very interested in meeting her...if she is available and not engaged and I will pay a big price to meet her."

Olga told me it has to be my fiance Luda.

The fact that he knew she was on her agency site before, knew her name, and knew her approximate age, means that he almost certainly read my trip reports, and therefore knows she is already engaged.

It's too late, but I'll do what I can. I'm removing the link to her pictures in my profile, and I'm password protecting her pictures.

I was warned about putting the URL up for everyone to see the pictures, but I thought I would be "nice" and share our pictures with everyone who wanted to see, without the trouble of e-mailing me and explaining who they were.

No more.

-Deckard

I recently saw someone on match that sounds alot like your fiancee.  Do you have a picture available that you could e-mail me to confirm my suspicions?  (Given some my correspence with her, I believe that a third party is using her pictures while attempting a scam).

Thanks,
JeffB

I will not e-mail you a picture of her. I don't know who you are, I don't see you posting on this board. Nothing personal.

I think you should be able to understand where I'm coming from.

If your intentions are sincere, then I think you'll understand my request that you post the link to your "suspicions" and let me see what you're talking about. If you are already corresponding with "her" I will be able tell you whether or not you're dealing with the real person.

Thanks,

-Deckard

Deckard - a great many people here have offered their appreciation for your sharing your experiences and photos of your extended visit with your fiance. I'd like to join in their chorus and just let you know that your openness was most appreciated. While this chorus of compliments has been pretty large by our board standards, you can be assured that there are probably 10 times (maybe 100 times) as many readers that have enjoyed and appreciated your reports that do not, themselves, post on the board.

While I wholeheartedly support any decision you feel is necessary to protect your loved ones, I'd also like to ask you to not bend to the wishes of the 'terrorists.' As others have offered, this board is most useful when it allows people to do exactly as you have done and share your experiences with the world.

Patrick does a terrific job with protecting us where it is possible, but it is an unfortunate reality that there are many out there who seek to disrupt and injure. A small minority perhaps, but in substantial numbers that it renders prudence and protections necessary. A balance that we all must face in our daily routines - and in our internet interactions - is how we will adjust those routines to strike a balance between prudent protection while still living full lives - amidst a known terrorist threat. It is not an easy balance to strike.

Anyway Deckard - just again to say that your reports were entertaining and informative. It is truly a loss if you choose to withdraw - though I fully appreciate your prerogative and your need to do so - if that is what you choose.

Good Luck!

- Dan

 Did Olga give you the address from the e-mail? It may be you can find out where it came from. I had just started writing a lady thur her service and feel she and eugene are good people, but this sounds a lttle funny to me. If she got an e-mail, there has to be an e-mail address it came from. If you coudl get that , you could write this person and find out what is going on, I would think.

That actually has happened to me before.

Of course, I never wrote the agency owner offering a bounty... that part is weird.

But... thanks for sharing the pictures, anyway :-)

It helped inspire us all