Ðseudonym: staticjumper
Story: I was contacted by this person on Match. They did not have an account and told me to reply to a yahoo adress. I replyed and there response was from a different email address than used with the initial contact. I began to correspond with the individual and in about a month they were asking me for $990 for airfare.
Scammer detail:
Name: Ekaterina Tomina
Surname: Destinym05
City: Teguldet
Country: Russia
Email: Destinym05@yahoo.com
Agency details:
Which agency/website you contacted her through: match.com
Did you report the scam to the agency: no
What was the agency response: no response yet. I was scamed twice at the same time.
Letters:To: reapeare@yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:53:55 PM
Subject: hello
hello, you sent me a message on match.
From: Ekaterina Tomina Destinym05@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 7:57:15 AM
Subject: Hello! How are you?!!!!
Hi! Thank's a lot for your answer!
I'm not sure what could I write for the first time, I'm sending my photos...
I have many photos, sorry I don't have any professional one, just
usual photos. Let me know and I can send more pics!
I'm looking forward to visiting your beautiful country and I would
like to find a man over there who will be interested in meeting me!
I've never been abroad before and I would like to visit there so much!
I'm looking for a friend, lover or maybe even something serious...
I'm a free bird now, I don't have a boyfriend and I'm open to
anything!!! Pls send me your photos and write me about yourself!!!!
I would like to have a serious relationship although I don't know if
that's possible in internet so I'm looking just for a good man who can
show me over there and....... we will see!!!!!!!! I hope you like my pics!
I`m 26 years old, I hope my age is ok for you?? My height is 5.6
May I hope that you will write me back? I hope so much!
Also I hope I'm your type of girl, I'm not sure you like Slavic
appearance!!
OK, I will wait for your answer. When I hear back from you I will
write more things about myself and send more pics!
Ekaterina (this is my real name)
PS: This is my personal e-mail address so pls answer me here ok?
> hello, you sent me a message on match.
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From: Ekaterina Tomina Destinym05@yahoo.com
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 1:42:19 AM
Subject: Hope you are having a good day
Hello!!! This is me again! I decided to send you more info about me.
Sorry I don't have much time to write now, it's evening now and my
sister is waiting for me. We will go home together.
It is my first time I try to correspondence with man in internet world.
I do hope you will be enough patient to understand my writing.
I want you to know that I have only good intentions and I don`t have big secrets.
The thing is that I will work abroad for threeor six months or so and I would like to meet a nice man to
be my guide or just be good friend to spend time with.I think that it is hard enough to live in foreign town
without friends and also I have never been abroad. I am from so small town here in Russia,I am afraid to be lost.
I want to see the real life and it is impossible to see without
person who knows all sides of the life. It doesn`t matter what age is he or what is his eyes
color, I just want to know that he is kind and open-hearted inside.
Last time many girls all over the world also want to start a new life abroad, so many of them
used a special program "Work and travel" for young people who wants to work abroad.
I also decided to do so and to use it. This program just helps to register documents and gives
suitable work in your area. I already started to register
documents and now I need to decide in which city I want to work.
I`m 26 years old and I`m not afraid of work (I will work as a dance teacher).
You know, I`m a professional dancer, I dance in group on festivals, wedding celebrations etc.
But when I will arrive (I will travel alone) I will work as a dance teacher (instructor), I have an international certificate.
I think it is the right way for me, I am lost here, and I think that I look pretty enough to find a better place.
I never been abroad so I decided to find a friend abroad and make his city to be my destination.
I want to repeat the same way,it is my only chance to change my life. I am full of plans and different dreams.
My hair is blonde and I have grey eyes. I think I'm somewhat pretty, but first of all I want to be beautiful inside.
I do hope that you will be not disappointed to meet me in the real life if we meet.
I will leave my town in a few days or so (I can't tell you everything exactly right now) and I would like to
be sure that I have a man who is waiting for me there. I will work all day and I would like to find a
man to spend all free time together to get to know each other better.
if you have any interest to meet me I will be more then happy to meet you too.
Sorry I really have to go now. I will write more comments next time,
my sister is waiting for me and I have to go! It's getting dark
here....
Bye-bye!!!!
P.S. Forgot to say I'm sending two pics, one of them is my sister and me.
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From: Ekaterina Tomina
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 7:02:28 AM
Subject: SO NICE TO WRITE YOU AGAIN!!!!
Terry hello!!! You know, I was so happy when I saw your e-mail in my mail box.
Now I know that you are interested in me and I hope we will be able to meet soon when I will come to your area.
I think I should write you more things about me, I
hope it will be interesting for you to know me better!
As I wrote you I`m 26 years old, My birthday is October 17.
I'm 168 cm tall (5.6.) and 51 kg weight. I don't know exactly my bust-waist-hips measurements, I
don't have a reason to measure it because I think it's OK and my body
is proportionate )) I take care of my body, for truth its very easy
for me, because I work as a dancer, so it helps me to keep feet!!!
As for my family - I live with my mother and my brother. My mother is
47 years old, I love her very much, she works as a hairdresser in a beauty salon.
I have a sister, her name is Elizaveta, she is already married and she lives with her husband.
I also have a younger brother, he is 14 years old, his name is Egor.
He is very clever and he wants to be a naval officer like our father. My father was a great
person, he was courageous and brave. He is an ideal man for me.
My father died 3 years ago in auto crash... My mum cried for several
months but now she is ok, she will never meet another man because my
father was the only man in her life and now her aim in life is to grow
up our brother.
It was my mother's idea to try to work to another country.
She loves me very much and she thinks that its impossible to earn good
money in russia working as a dancer or dance instructor. She read many stories
about girls who found their happiness abroad and now she wants me to do the same.
As I wrote you I live in russia, the name of my city is Teguldet it is
situated in Tomskaya Oblast (District).
Terry it will be great if you also tell me some interesting facts about your city.
I don`t remeber if I told you or not but I graduated from Tomsk
University two years ago, Economy faculty but I don't work on my
specialization because I can't find a good job here in economy sphere,
my city is so small. I don`t use any translators and I can
speak and write English well. I also have a certificate of aerobic's
instructor.
I write my emails from Internet cafe, we have a computer but no
Internet.
If you want I can call you when we get to know each other better it would be nice to
talk to you. Terry today I'm going to tell my mother about you,
I'm sure she will be happy I've met someone over there who can show me
around!
I hope you are not getting bored to read my emails?
It's a pity there is no messenger here, so we can talk only using e-mails..
My address here is Russia, Teguldet, Mira street 21, flat 3.
So now you have a representation of who I am....
I just can tell you I enjoy life and I try to live to the
fullest, I like to try new things. I'm very tender, caring, artistic,
faithful, decent person.
Sometimes I can be not well organized, I think everybody had it's own
minuses and pluses.
I don't look any special qualities in a man. I just hope he will be
faithful to me and ready to create a happy family with me and I will
do everything to make him happy. I'm looking for a soulmate! Terry do you
look for any special qualities?
Bye!
Ekaterina
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From: Ekaterina Tomina
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 5:28:43 AM
Subject: airport code
Terry hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't have enough time to write a long
email I'm in a hurry....
I'm sending one pic of myself and few pics of my city. I will send
more of my pics next time (if you want).
Please write me the name of the closest Airport to you (possibly
International) and it's code (if you know)
For example the closest Airport to me is Tomsk and it's code is
(TOF). Terry I already started to pack my things and I want to start my trip
so I will go to Moscow from Tomsk. I have so many worries and
I'm so afraid to start everything but if I don't start it now I will
never do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Terry I will write more tomorrow and will tell you all things you are
interested about me!
I miss you!!!!
Your future girlfriend!!!!
Ekaterina
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From: Ekaterina Tomina
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:40:22 AM
Subject: Kisses from me!!!!!!
Hello Terry! It's good to write you again! I think I'm a lucky girl to meet such good
man as you in Internet!
I hope I will be lucky enough to meet you in the real life soon!
Yesterday I told my mom about you. She said that now she doesn`t
worry about me as before because now she knows you are a kind man
and can help me if I need your help. Terry you can show me your city and
tell me more about the life over there!
I think I didn't write you I like cooking. I can cook some Russian
dishes for you! Pelmeni, vareniki, blini, borsch, okroshka! You will
like it! Besides Russian cuisine I like Italian and Mexican. I love
spaghetti and pizzza!!!!! mmmmmmm ! I can't live without it! I like
Mexican food because it's very spicy, although I don't cook Mexican
dishes too often. I've been told my cooking is very tasty!
I like to cook cakes. My favorite is cheese-cake with raspberry! You
know... when I talk about food I'm getting hungry ))) I eat everything
and I don't like any diets but usually I don't eat after 7 pm. This
helps me not to be fat!
Terry I can cook many tasty things for you when we meet! You know.. almost
all Russian men are like bears! They are so rude, they can't be nice
and polite, they don't want to have a family. I think you are not like them.
I like to go to the cinema! I really like to watch a good movie with
my friends. 50 percents of movies in our cinemas are Russian and about 50
American. Actually my favorite actor is Johnny Depp and I like all movies with
him. I've watched Pirates of the Carribean (part 3) some time ago! I
think the third part is not as good as the first part. Have you seen it?
Could you recommend me any movie so I can watch it?
What is your favorite movie and actor?
Soooooooooooooooo......... what else could I say?
I have a driver's licence but I don't have a car.
Sometimes I go to the theatre but not often.
There is only one small theatre in my city and there is
nothing interesting. If I want to watch a good play I should
go to the nearest big city, there sometimes can come some famous Russian actors and
dancers but I can't go there often because it's quite expensive.
I want you to know small things about my life, because it
will show you who I am.
Ok, I think I will finish my e-mail for today, because its rather late
here and I should go home to cook some food!
I`m sending one more pic...
Always yours,
Ekaterina
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From: Ekaterina Tomina
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 6:09:55 AM
Subject: Starting my trip!!!!
Hello Terry!! How are you? I'm ok!!! I just returned from my work.
I was dancing at opening a cafe here. It was my last day at work,
everybody in my dance group told me so many warm words and wished me
luck in my trip! I told them about you and everybody said they will
cross one's fingers for us and they hope you are a good man and we will like each other! We
had some fun today and it was my last working day... but now I feel
myself so sad... I will miss my work and girls from my group... I
almost cry now... anyway I don't want to make any steps back and I
want to continue my arrangements.
Terry I have some good news for you! After sending this email I will go home, take my
packed bags and go to Tomsk! It is the nearest big city and
there is an airport. From there I will fly to Moscow! I`m really afraid to
fly on a plane! I hope my plane will not fall down! I'm really afraid!
It is several hours from Tomsk to Moscow.
When I come to Moscow and settle down I will write you an email. I
hope tomorrow I will be able to write you. Terry please don't worry about me
if you don't hear from me tomorrow, that will mean I was not able to
find a place to stay and I will write you the next day.
In Moscow I will spend some time, I have to make all
final arrangements with my documents and after it I will come to you!
I've never been to Moscow before and I'm so nervous now... I've never
went somewhere alone and now I should go alone to such big city!
As soon as I arrive to Moscow I promise I will find out how to make international
calls and what telephone card should I buy and we will talk!
You know... I had such great desire to start my trip already.. and now
I feel myself like a newborn kitten who has even didn't open it's
eyes... I just want to hug my mommy and don't want to go anywhere...
but I know that's my dream to start a new life and I will try to turn
in to reality! Soon you will hear some news from me from
Moscow!!!!!!!!
Love and kisses!
Terry I hope I'm the one for you!
Yours Ekaterina
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From: Ekaterina Tomina
Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 11:06:56 AM
Subject: KISSES FROM MOSCOW!!!!!!!
Terry! I'm so excited to write you again!!!!!!!!!! I'm in
Moscow! You can't
imagine how happy I am because I already started my trip to you!
I still cannot believe I've done it! WoW! As I wrote you I was scared
to fly on the plane but everything was OK and I'm still alive ))))
Moscow is a really big city! I've been told the population of Moscow
is about 10 million of people! From the Airport I went by bus... it
was so long way... about 1 hour and 30 minutes. I've seen so many nice
places in Moscow while going by bus!
When I got off the plane in the Moscow Airport policeman asked me about
passport and he looked at me like I am an enemy )))
I think all people here are a little crazy because of terrorism.
Everything here is very expensive, not like in my city... and
everywhere are big crowds of people! Everywhere is so many people! I feel
uncomfortable because of it but I hope I will be OK soon.
Sorry I didn't write you sooner, it was not easy to find a place to
stay here... I couldn't find a cheap hotel, everything is so expensive
in Moscow.
Finally I found a place to stay, I rent a room from an old woman. She is
about
70 years old. She said her husband died 2 years ago and she
doesn`t have money to live, so she gives in rent rooms in her apartment.
She is very nice woman. She said I have to be very careful.
Terry, you know... she said many girls from small
cities come to big cities, they are looking for a
better future and fortune but because they are from small cities they
can`t imagine their way to find the happiness can be not so easy as they
thought... and some of them can end up as prostitutes or something
like that. She said I should be careful when I meet you!! But I don't
worry about it! I feel with all my heart you are really nice man!
Sorry I wrote you about my worries.. I have nobody to write about it.
My mother is worried enough about me and I don't want
to make her worry any more. I think that's really good I've met you! I
can write you about everything.
By the way, one more thing about my trip. Agency will help me to rent a
room
to stay near my future work in your area. I will share this room with a few
girls yet,
it is usual procedure and it helps to pay the rent (it will be cheaper).And
I have a question,
is it normal if we will like each other may be it is possible to live
together?of course if you
or somebody doesn't mind. Do you have a big wide bed?(joke). Anyway,
if you will not want to stay with me it is ok for me to
rent a room, don`t worry!!!
As you know I will stay there for several months and later if I want I will
be
able to prolong my trip. I will arrive by my Work visa, so I won`t have
any problems with law while I will be working.
I miss my family... but I'm getting better with every hour ))
Now I'm very hungry and I will go and eat something.
Two pics of Moscow for you!
I hope everything will be fine.
Terry, please write me as soon as possible!See you soon! Big
kiss from moscow!!
Ekaterina
P.S. I've learnt where I can find international public phones and
calling cards and I'm going to buy it tomorrow.
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From: Ekaterina Tomina
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 6:03:53 AM
Subject: Hello from your little traveller
Hello Terry!!! How are you? In Moscow its rather warm
weather, about +15 in celcium.
You know, I feel myself so alone here, Everyone rush somewhere and I don`t
know anybody here. Terry today I was in a travel agency, all my
documents are ready.
They will check a possible flight to your airport.
They will give me all information (date and time of my arrival, terminal
today later I think).
Next few days I will continue to see moscow, like a tourist. In Moscow there
are so many different museums!
I will go to The State Tretyakov Gallery (The National Museum of Russian
Fine
Art).It is not far from the Kremlin, there should be a lot of tourists from
all
over the world. I read about this gallery before, its collection contains
near 130 000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics. It should be really
amazing!!!
Terry I try to learn as much information about your
country and living there as I can. I find some information in internet
and read it. Today I was reading about your traditions and holidays.
I like to read about your holidays and traditions, it's very
interesting. I think you know such holiday as Saint Valentine's
Day, it was on February 14.
When my country was called Soviet Union (USSR) nobody celebrated it
and nobody knew about this holiday. Russia was almost closed country
and the people here didn't know much about traditions all over the world.
And in 1991 happened "Perestroyka" (I don't know how it sounds in
English) and my county became Russian Federation and here appeared the
first Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev. Russia became not
closed country any more and people began to learn about everything in
the world... and maybe about 6 years ago many people here began to
celebrate Saint Valentine's Day and now it's very popular holiday here!
Sorry if my English is broken, it's hard for me to speak about historic
things in English, my English is very simple but I can talk it
fluently. It's not easy for me to read historic and philosophy books.
I hope you didn't find my email boring.
Terry I wish we could celebrate some holiday together!
I bought few pieces of souvenirs for you, all day I was looking for
Moscow sightseeings and souvenir shops. I'm sure you will like them!
Sorry can't buy many. By the way, I took my family album with me so
when we will meet - I will show you all my family!
Ok, I send you a thousand kisses and will wait for your
message!!!! Terry I will write you more later, after my
visit to travel agency! Yours Ekaterina
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From: Ekaterina Tomina
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:18:33 AM
Subject: Information for my darling!!!
>TRAVEL INFO : Ekaterina Tomina
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> Travel Agency Zapad-Travel.
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> TRAVEL INFO : Ekaterina Tomina - private tour (work visa)
> Russian-English
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> Travel dates for: Ms. Ekaterina Tomina
> Please label the inside and outside of each piece of baggage to
> be checked in with your name and where possible your address.
> Suitable baggage labels and
> stickers are available free of charge. In advance of your journey.
> please note the current free baggage allowance included in your
> ticket price. You can find this information in the internet or via
> your Airline contact
> person. In case you booked a special fare please note that it can
> be subject to restrictions. Travel Abroad: When preparing to travel
> abroad for less than 5 months,
> it is important to ensure entry to another country . Depending on
> the country to be visited and the student's nationality, it may be
> necessary to apply for a
> visitor visa.The student must have: a valid passport or travel document,
> valid visa .
> Furthermore, page 4 must be signed by the RO. No special
> permission is needed, but it is important to have a valid
> passport,valid visa and all travel documents.
> Thank you for your booking and have a pleasant journey. Kind
> regards."Zapad-Travel" is a licensed and
> officially registered travel agency.
> Travel agency Zapad-Travel.
> Our goal is to provide quality services for group and individual
> travelers.
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> Please use our service .Managers: Ms.Zaplitkina Agrafina. Ms.Figina
> Arina.
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>The nearest possible flight is - April 27,Sunday 2008.From
>Sheremetyevo Airport Int., Moscow.
>Price: foreign passport,visa,tax,consulate fee,ticket Eco.class.USD
>1399.00+
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>This reservation will be automatically cancelled if the order is not
>purchased until April 25,Friday 2008.
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Terry hello my love,I've got all the information and I'm
resending it for
you!! You see after my visit to the consulate and to the agency I am
so happy to say we will meet in few days!!!!
Terry I am really lucky girl to meet you. Honey the thing is
that I booked
the nearest possible flight (Sunday, April 27). I need some of your help.
there is one small problem but I am sure we will be able to solve
it. I wanted to ask you to help me to pay for my tickets directly but
they tell I can't use your help or ask you about sending me tickets
because I have a permission to use the help of the travel agency only
because they do all travel things and it is their business to arrange
all travel things for my trip, such is the law. It is not possible to
get a work visa without the help of the agency, they have too strict rules
of getting
visas.
I was sure my mom will help me because she promised but now she
sent a letter explaining it is possible only in few months or so
because of our family problems. She can't send a transfer now. I was
in the bank to try to ask them a loan but they said I need to have a
registration in Moscow to get a loan from their bank and I don't have
it! I think it is not great problem for you to help me. I even hope
maybe it will be pleasure to help me because you are my knight,right?
after all payments here and my flight from Tomsk I have about
500 dollars of my own money and I need about 990 US dollars from your
side because I have to pay for my tickets and few more things,and I have
to pay in advance about 1399 dollars. The tickets are roundtrip and
this price includes all arrangements of documents and everything.
Honey, it's very high level of inflation in Russia since last year and
this year in march there was president election and new president was
chosen, before elections the government tried to keep prices the same
but after elections they became higher and also for tickets and
everything. I've been told fuel fees and tickets and everything became more
expensive and I didn't expect it............
Terry as I mentioned I will have 6 months visa. I have to be
sure that I will be
able to book my tickets or I will lose all the money I gave them in advance.
I'm not going to ask one more time for your help,you see I am in such
situation... I will be waiting for your
answer .I know it sounds like I am a poor outsider but you see I
don't have enough time to find the money I need and find somebody to
help me, you know my mom gave me all she could collect for my travel.
I hate to ask but now I don't have any other choice.
I need some help from you,please help me to leave Moscow and it is all
I ask now and you know I am full of the love to share with you. Kiss
you, counting days and minutes before our meeting. You know it is
only money, and I think it is not too hard for you to help me, you see
I have such chance only once in my life. I know you are a kind man
and I hope you will be able to help me. I promise I will return all
the money and I will earn money because I am ready to work as
hard as I can!
Million of Kisses,
Your poor Ekaterina
you know my rent address here is Russia, Moscow, Leninskij prospekt
21, flat - 33. Remember my full name is Ekaterina - (first name)
Tomina -(last name). It is right writing in English, and you should
put it on western union list and you can choose any bank in
moscow,they tell it is international service and I can pick up the
money at any bank of moscow. They said I can get only western union
transfer because I have not any bank accounts in moscow and I
have only passport and it is enough to get it!
I can call you as soon as I receive the transfer to let you know about
it. And please after you complete a transfer write me the number of
your transfer, I'm not sure how it's call but they will give you a
number of your transfer.
Maybe you will need an address of Western Union office in Moscow
RUSSIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
MITINSKAYA,52
MOSCOW , 123430
Terry in case you need it I'm sending a copy of my
passport so you can look at my ID (I made a scan today).
P.S. I am not sure I should tell this but I want to let you know if
you don't like me when I come I will not bother you and it is only
your choice to spend time with me or not. I know you may be too busy,
and in any case I will return the money back.
I can have a room for rent if I want, a job and I want to say please
don't worry I don't want to use you just to reach my goal. I am sure
when we meet we will have no regrets about it, I promise. I dream
about our first meeting, our first night and I have some sexy lingerie
with me! I think everything depends on you! I will keep checking my
mailbox all day and all night because I can't sleep if I'm not sure
everything is allright and you can help, please, honey, don't leave me
alone I've done so much to start this trip and I don't want to give up.
And I can stay more than six months, I can stay longer and I can
prolong my visa. I want to get to know you better..... to learn more
things about you, to touch your hand.. look in your eyes...
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