Reports :

Alena contacted me through Yahoo Personals and sent me her email address. We began a long correspondence after she pleaded with me not to neglect her because she was from Russia. With each letter, the friendship became more romantic till she claimed she was about to lose internet access and take vacation at same time. She wanted to visit me on that vacation. She promised to pay all expenses, but made a deal for an airline ticket in which she claimed she would lose hundreds of dollars if I did not come immediately to her rescue with $274 USD. I was in position of hastily assuming she was an outright fraud or giving her the benefit of the doubt. I gave her the benefit of the doubt and sent her $300. That kept her happy till she arrived in Moscow on the train and claimed to need another $500 for anti-immigration committee. I told her I did not have the money and did a web search for "anti-immigration committee" which led me to this Stop-Scammers web site, and to letters of hers which were virtual copies of letters she had sent to me.