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Before the Great October revolution of 1917 activity such as matchmaking was widespread. It had a professional attitude and both sides’ wishes were taken into consideration when a marriage was contracted. After the revolution matchmaking was abolished and became illegal. With time such foil acquaintances were considered as shameful and the activity of private matchmakers was thoroughly suppressed. But when the Gorbachev’s Perestroika started russian marriage agencies began to appear. With time Russian marriage agencies gained international attention arranging marriages with foreigners. Well timed, Internet advances brought marriage agencies increased opportunity for development. It was a strong impulse for development of international marriage agencies,since they didn’t have to seek a bridegroom abroad, who were interested in marrying Russian, Ukrainian or Byelorussian women were seeking such agencies themselves. Naturally with a huge growth in business there will be those who want to make profit offf someone else's work. Some of those agencies were good but the majority were only after money. Jim the owner of one respectable anti-scam site states: "... Basically, 50% of Russian marriage agencies are scams. Of the 50% that are legitimate, 50% have unethical practices that serve only to get your money. Russian scam agencies will soon outnumber legitimate agencies. And because they are caught up with eventually, they continue to find new methods; some of which are more difficult to detect as a scam" every Russian marriage agency says - we are reliable marriage agency or our agency is the leading and most respected Russian Marriage Agency, but listen what the owner of one small Russian marriage agency has to say: ".... One of my American clients corresponded with a lady from Kishinev (in Moldova) through some local marriage agency, which was an affiliate of one big American introduction and tour agency, and they post their ladies to that big agency's website. My client decided to use my services as driver and translator, but he asked the agency to arrange accommodation in Kishinev. They promised to arrange a nice two-bedroom apartment at $50 per night. But when we arrived, it was about 7 p.m., we were tired, and they brought us to the apartment and said that we must pay $80 per night for three nights in advance. In fact the apartment turned out to be a one-bedroom apartment. In the living room there was a worn-out couch with no bedding. So I suggested that my client pay for one night only, and the next day I would find something more convenient and not so expensive. We managed to convince the agency representative - a lady who spoke fluent English - to accept the payment for one night only. It took about a half an hour of arguing with her, letting her call her agency, then arguing again, etc. When she was finally gone, we took our luggage from the car and brought it to the apartment. Then we decided to wash our hands for a start. And guess what? There was no water in the tap! Neither hot, nor cold, nothing! My client was very upset. I called to the agency and asked them to come back and bring the money back because we didn't wish to stay at that apartment any longer. I got a local newspaper and began calling the numbers that were advertised for apartments for rent in Kishinev. Perhaps in fifteen minutes I found an apartment that sounded much better and was only $50 per night. So after waiting about 1,5 hours we finally got the money back and drove to the apartment that I found. It turned out to be a luxury apartment in the very city center and the price was fair. My client was happy and repeated that I saved him that night. Later on, when he met a lady he corresponded with through that marriage agency, we found out that the same marriage agency had forged the correspondence between them. In the letters he suggested that she come to meet him in Odessa instead of him coming to Kishinev. And she wrote that since she has never been to Odessa she would be happy to go there. But the agency changed her letter as follows: since she has never been to Odessa, she doesn't know that city and that is why she would prefer him coming to Kishinev. The agency wanted him to come to Kishinev so they could warm their hands in his pockets. They didn't know and didn't expect that he would arrive not alone, but with his guide and interpreter. They were very angry with me because I prevented them from doing their shady business. Also if you use the marriage agency translation and interpreting services you should bear in mind that even if they are not a scam, they try to improve or correct what a lady has written or said, and often even add something from themselves. You ask why? At first because they want you to come, and when you eventually come, they want you to become engaged with their lady-client, so you would keep on spending money on correspondence with her, sending her flowers and gifts, paying for her English classes, etc. And the money you spend in vain is not the most important thing here: it's nothing in comparison with your wasted time, hurt feelings and false hopes if eventually you find out that she is not the right woman for you..." Russian marriage agencies will charge you for almost everything - for viewing women’s photos, paid-letters to those, whom they liked, phone conversation, interpreting etc. There is sure, nothing of a crime in such an activity, but there is a completely different situation when a site offers applications of non-existing women with someone else’s photos, and the correspondence is performed by the owner of such fake marriage agencies. Or there is another wide-spread kind of fraud - the women are real but to suck the money out of the potential bridegroom, the long-term correspondence performed by agency’s employees. The best sucker when girls hired by the agency to deal with male customers, so you correspond, you talk on the phone, you go and visit. You pay for everything, taxis, interpreters, gifts, you go back home. The girl loves your time together, you continue to correspond and maybe visit again. Where's the scam? No scam, just money making machine, the agency is making a fortune from your letters and visits, and they want it to continue, but nobody has never had any intention of a future with you. My point is this - not all Russian marriage agencies are dishonest, but you should proceed with caution when you use agencies or dating services other the ones you have grown to trust.... like LL | ||||||||||
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