So I was contacted by a Russian girl via email named Elena Trembina. She said I messaged her and she hasn.t had time to respond until now. We have been communicating back and forth for about two weeks now, she has sent pictures pretty often, she is attractive in her pictures but not drop dead gorgeous, and you can tell all the pictures are personal pictures, not model shots. She said she is a podiatrist..here is a copy of a part of an email:

I think I wrote you that I am pediatrist! This is my main specialty and I have studied during 6 years in medical university. I want to ask you how long people have to study in your country to get specialty? Mostly this period of studying here is 5 years. But to get some kinds of specialtys takes 6 years. Also I have diploma of interior designer. This is my second education. As you know I like art and like to draw so I decided to get this profession and sometimes I work for this profession. But when I have free time only! Mostly it's my hobby but sometimes it help me to get extra money. I like both of my professions.. I want to find friend in your country and would like if you will be really interested to know me better and to be my friend too! I think you already conjectured that I am from russian federation. I like in small town in the middle of Russia near Ural mountains. The name of my town is Klyuchevoy. I think you don't know it. I will try to find the map of my town's location and will send it to you! So you will know where I am living in. I am 27 years old. I have a work. I am pediatrist in one of clinics of our town. Ok that's all for now. I will write you more tomorrow. As I already wrote you before I want to find friend and want to keep in touch with him! Just some time ago( long time ago) I have started the process of getting opportunity to move to the country where you living in. I have consulted with a lot of government agents and agencyes to prepare necessary documents and to get a job of my profession there. I saved my resources and spent much time to get it and one week ago I got some information from government agency. They said I could get all documents in the end of November or in the start of the December! It were great news for me! I was very glad! They said that I have to come to the agency in the end of November to get exact date when all my documents will be done and I can come to your country. Some time ago I thought it will be impossible for me but after I started to figure out about this possibility the destiny smiled to me and I think I can come to your country to work and to live there. But at least I will have to wait one month more before it will happen. I have never been in your country and I know no one there except for you. This is the second reason why I have decided to write you Micah! Because I want to have a friend in the country I will come. I don't want to be alone there because I think it will be hard for me and even fearfully a little. Do you agree with me Micah? Perhaps one day we could meet each other. But I think it's not a time to talk about it. I think we don't have to hurry. I understand that it would be great to meet you one day but right now I can't be sure that I can come. I need wait the middle of November and after I visit government agency I will know for sure. Do you think I caught the luck and can change my life or I am mistaken? Do you think these news are good and would you like to meet me one day?

So, Irina, Is this a scam in the making? Is she going to say in the next couple weeks that she can only get the proper paperwork if she comes up with a lot of money, and she needs my help on that? I have looked on the internet for info on this and most say that she will be saying she loves me or wants to marry me and needs money and all that but she has stayed completely away from those topics so far. Is she (or he) just a little smarter than most? Please tell me what you think, I am a single father of a little girl, and I cant afford to get scammed like this, but also don.t want to pre-judge the situation if it is innocent. Thanks in advance for you help, Micah

Hello Micah, Yes, you are right, she is a scammer. She wants just your money. In a couple of week as you have already guessed she will ask for some money to show at the customs or something like that. She contacted you by the way they often do (just send many many emails to different people about lost contact and time now to write). There are no such governmental agencies. The letter is obviously pre-written (I will come to your country, live in your country and so on, never mentions the name of the country). It is impossible to find the job of a doctor in western countries for people from Russia without additional examinations and additional work. She is a scammer. best regards, irina

Thank you for the confirmation I think I will have some fun now at .Elena.s expense The tables have turned now. Micah