rjc I bet there are many many girls with with the name Olga in Kislovodsk....and it's not like there is just one girl whom everybody knows.
For example, at my parents's house there are 3 Olga's on 2 floors.
Hey RJC and many others....Olga for Kislovodsk seems to have made her way around to many people....I too have been talking to that same girl, lucky to have found this forum. Just would like to know from anyone whao went far enough what was the scam?
Lets put it this way...I wrote this one girl (not Vera) for quite some time ( or at least I thought I was writing a girl). As it turned out the agency themselves were churning out letters. Anna and Alexei I think it was. And not just any letters. They were all two page or more letters which answered all my questions. Seem like a scam, not likely. I checked antiscam sites of this particular agency ( Allure Agency out of Astrakhan) and everything came up roses. This agency was not listed as a scamming agency, but was listed as a 10 "best" site that could be trusted.
So I continued writing to what I thought was Tanya. And yeah, it went on for 10-11 months. I was in the process of getting a ticket to go over there when I came across a warning posted next to the Allure site through a search engine. Deanis posted that he had been over there and uncovered a total scam. This agency never asked for money from me, they were quite happy with the $5 per letter. I guess they would try and soak you later with translation fees, accomodation etc. I later talked to another who went through like I had, and we later succeeded in shutting down their funding venue for at least the time being.
But did it walk and talk like a duck, no way. So yeah, I am extremely careful about venturing into the unknown. Hence the time period to somehow get to know the situation. Plus, I cannot just take flights over there willy nilly. Its not cheap just to find out someone may not be totally interested in you or are not who they say they are. So thats where I stand Paul M. I think GL Tall Toad has the right frame of mind in all of this.
Checking the integrity of anyone, can be very offensive. I don't like it. I never like my parents, bosses, friends, coworker, anyone to check my integrity. I don't blame the girl for being offended. I can't believe you have not visited before a year. It would have been so simple to tell her she has your best wishes about her problem but you feel you should not try to help. The outcome could have still been the same but you would know she wish to depend on you for finance. Quote "I can not send you any money, I am very sorry!!!!"