Hi, Please find attached a letter from a woman who claims to be Irina Zaharova, 34 yrs old, at the address she has given in this email. We have been corresponding since June when she contacted me via another dating site and I would like to meet her, I have sent some money and she claims to have gone to Moscow and got her tourist visa, but now need £1500 to enter the UK. This together with a reference to "Spasskie gate insurance" got me doing some more checking, it was then I came across your site! I would be grateful if you could let me know if I am another victim of a scam as soon as possible as she says she will be coming to the UK in just over a week! thank you for your help Ken

From: lonely34moon
Subject: A kissssssss !!!!

Hello again!!! My loved Ken I write to you as promised after visiting bank. I have visited bank, whether to learn works for us Western union. After visiting the Internet of cafe I at once have directed to bank. I was interested there about a remittance. To me have told, that Western union in our bank works. I do not understand anything in a remittance, therefore I had to learn much from employees who work in this bank. To receive translation for me it is necessary to have my proving my identity. And for you it is necessary to know my address. I send you my address: Russia, the Samara area, the city of Osinki, Lenin's street, the house 56, an apartment 8.446237 I think to you it it will be necessary to make for me translation. I î÷tym wish to arrive to you and to be together with you my loved. For me it is very important to have you beside because I am tired to live in loneliness, knowing that you so is far from me. I hope your help will arrive soon to me and I can start to do documents for arrival to you. As soon as you will send for me means, I shall go to travel agency to do documents which are necessary for arrival to you. I shall search for means a little bit even to make advantage, to make my arrival to you. I miss on you and your letters. To me is warmer when your letters with me and I feel less lonely. When you can help for me? For me every day expectations to last it is a lot of my loved. I wish to be only with you Ken... With love Irina

Hello Ken, I need some more information. What for does she need £1500 ? How much money have you sent to her to have visa to UK? Did she tell you she is going there by tourist visa or by invitation from you? Did she tell you if she was in Shengen before? Did she tell you that she went to Moscow to get an interview for her visa and now return back to her city? Best regards, Irina

Hi Irina, thanks for you prompt reply. I will try to answer your questions. 1 She claims she was told at the visa interview that she would need £1500 to get through british immigration to support her on the tourist visa, she says she will return it to me on her arrival. 2 I have sent £1000 for plane tickets, visa, insurance, travel to, hotels& meals in Moscow. 3 6 month Tourist visa, but staying with me, I have only sent the invite in emails to her. 4 Not sure what you mean by Shengen? 5 Yes she claims to have travelled to Moscow last Friday, it took her 12 hours on a bus. The interview for the visa took place at the British embassy on Saturday she is going to Spasskie gate insurance today and she is returning to Osinki by bus on Monday. Hope this helps you. regards Ken

Hello Ken, I am sure it is a scam (no chance she is real). There are too much lies. If she orders a tour to UK, then visa and plane tickets are included in the tour, and then it is not needed to have with her any money. She bought the tour and it is enouph. She can't have tourist visa to UK without a tour and a booking in the hotel. Just impossible.The invitation in a letter is not valid. And besides if she take your invitation and make a visit visa then no money again are needed to show at the immigration. The interview is not needed for tourist visa. Fiancee visa and some other need it ,but not tourist. During the interview they do not tell such things. She scams you. Best regards, Irina

Dear Irina, Thank you very much for your help, You have saved me some money, I must admit I was surprised that she was interested in me, but I had heard that young women in government jobs (she claims to be a primary school teacher), had very poor pay and were desperate to leave. Once again thanks for your help, Ken