Scammer
uses lady’s information for fraud. Lady even
does not suspect that scammer used her personal
information. This kind of scam is usually made
by marriage agencies. By this trick an officer
of a marriage agency pulls you into further
correspondence (which is paid by you. Normally
you are charged any letter or translation).
After few weeks (months) correspondence
and charges you are notified that lady changed
her mind, found other admirer, fell in love
other person, feelings disappeared etc. In short
marriage agency has 1000 ways to hide this scam
and not to loose the customer.
Marriage agencies mention that
they had 200 brides in catalogue but really
they have 50 brides. The rest 150 brides are
fiction and are used for meager fraud.
We had UK customer who had 3 months
permanent correspondence with six ladies from
marriage agency based in Kiev. He agreed with
those six ladies to meet in Kiev. The man left
London for Kiev and… only two ladies of six
he met. He was extremely astonished: he lost
time, travel expenses, postponed his business
to visit Ukraine. The marriage agency explained
this situation as ladies were busy and would
meet him the next his visiting Ukraine. The
marriage agency proposed the man to continue
correspondence with all ladies.
He felt himself scammed and contacted
us to order background checks of four ladies
which agreed to meet him but did not meet. We
clarified that the ladies really existed. Their
personal information was fully verified and
coincided with the information which was provided
by marriage agency… But these ladies knew nothing
about our UK client, they didn’t write him and
didn’t receive from him letters. The ladies
were in contact with this marriage agency few
months ago but lost their confidence and tore
relationships with the marriage agency. This
way the marriage agency simply used all information
about past applicants for fraud.
Average waste is 180.00 USD / each victim.
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