COSTAN employee became a victim of drink spiking in Moscow

Moscow, Russia, 2002. Wolfgang Burns (41) from Germany, the COSTAN (leading supplier of equipment for commercial refrigeration) employee on a business trip, was robbed in Moscow after he had met an unknown Russian woman at a bar. 

American lawyer Albert Rudgayzer died from overdose in Moscow

Moscow, Russia, 2013. American lawyer Albert Rudgayzer (41), who had been involved in great scandal in New York (USA) in 2005, was found dead on the morning of May 16, in a rented apartment in Moscow. There were no signs of violence on the body and the police supposed poisoning. The subsequent autopsy confirmed this version.

Russia`s marriage & divorce statistics (2015)

According to the official statistics, 328,4 thousand marriages and 241,1 thousand divorces have been registered in Russia from January to May, 2015. The current rate is 734 divorces for every 1000 marriages (73,4%). 

Russian woman killed her French husband in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2015. A Russian woman Dina Sysoeva (37) will be put on trial being accused of murdering her 51-year-old French husband Christophe Sion in 2013. The couple met in 2008 on a plane. The man was considered relatively wealthy because he had received a good deal of specialties as inheritance. The Russian woman couldn`t miss this chance and soon after the first encounter they started to go out. Sion bought a car and flat for his new girlfriend. In 2009 Sysoeva gave birth to their daughter and the couple decided to tight the knot.

Another case of drink spiking in Moscow

Moscow, Russia, 2014. Two very young girls (aged 18 and 17) who arrived in Moscow from their home region Yamal have been arrested on suspicion of robbery. They met a foreigner from one of the Middle Eastern states at a centric club. 

A Briton robbed at a hotel by a Russian woman

Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2015. A 56-year-old British national became the victim of theft while staying at the Sokos hotel and in this case he has nobody to blame but himself: the man had contacted an unknown Russian woman over the Internet and invited her to the hotel room to spend some time together on the 15^th of July. Shortly after her visit the victim found out that some money (around 1800 euro) and a pearl collar had been stolen. According to the victim, the woman is a private "tour guide". The police were called in. 

Online dating: a Bahraini businessman claims he was duped by a Russian woman

A lovelorn Bahraini businessman claims that criminals have been targeting users of a marriage website for Muslims to con people out of money. Ahmed Abdulrahman, who joined Canada ­based Qiran.com in February, says he was duped by a Russian woman who persuaded him to send her money to help her sit some exams, although he refused to say exactly how much.

TV soccer row led to stabbing

Bahrain, 2007. A British man is recovering after being stabbed by his Russian wife during a row over a soccer match. The row flared after Russia beat England 2-1 in the Euro 2008 qualifier match in Moscow on Wednesday, a Public Prosecution spokesman told the GDN last night. He said the woman was arrested after stabbing her husband twice in the arm, but was released after he said he did not want her charged.

An English-speaking foreigner got slapped in the face after a brawl on a suburban train in Russia

An English-speaking foreigner got slapped in the face after a brawl on a suburban train in Russia. It seems he was disgruntled with the fact that the female vendor was speaking too loudly and engaged in pointless argument.

Former prostitute Tatjana Plotnikova found guilty of murdering her British husband

London, the UK, 2006. A former prostitute who married a pensioner believing he was a millionaire was convicted yesterday of stabbing him to death after he refused to pay for her breast enhancement operation. Tatjana Edwards, 27, met Gwyn Edwards, 72, in a massage parlour he visited as a client. The woman believed Mr Edwards was wealthy and her ticket out of working as a prostitute. But he had lied about his wealth and two years after they first met, Edwards stabbed the 72-year-old in the stomach.

At least 15 victims of online dating scam in Chile

Chile, 2015. At least 15 complaints have been filed by Chilean nationals at the Russian consulate in this South American country. It's the same old story: local men contacted over the Internet supposedly Russian women interested in foreign husbands. Then those women tricked the victims into long-distance romantic relationship and under various excuses started swindling "machos" out of money.

Romance fraudsters arrested in Cheboksary

Cheboksary, Russia, 2015. Four persons - 2 men and 2 women - have been arrested by police on suspicion of fraud. They are believed to have deceived foreign citizens by pretending to be Russian females looking for foreign husbands. 

Russian woman tried to kill her Italian husband

San Salvo, Italy, 2009. A Russion national Elena Basova (50) has been arrested on charges of attempted murder and grievous bodily harm. The victim was her Italian husband O.I. (78). Basova had come to Italy to work as a nurse. There she met the victim, described by his contacts as "vigorous and active old man", and then they got married in 2008. After getting married they moved into a new lodging where the man, being isolated from his usual circle of friends and neighbours, became the victim of all types of abuses: he was beaten, humiliated and his Russian wife even came to torture him with burning cigarettes.

Russian woman kills lover after drunken altercation

Dubai, UAE, 2014. A Russian woman was arrested by the Dubai Police on Saturday for allegedly stabbing her lover to death in his flat in Al Qusais area in Dubai after she suspected him of infidelity.

My financial strategy? Find a new husband, Russian beauty queen tells divorce hearing

A Russian beauty queen and actress at the centre of a £6 million divorce battle at the Royal Courts of Justice in London has outlined her plans to secure her financial future: find new husband. Ekaterina Parfenova, who is seeking a multi-million pound settlement from her estranged husband Richard Fields, an American lawyer, said she had no plans to work but is a “very good wife” and hopes to remarry. 

She is vying for a £2.6 million share of their estimated £6 million assets plus an annual payout of up to £750,000. That would include £75,000 a year for holidays and mortgage payments on a £5.5 million flat near Kensington Palace.

Seeing a different side of women once you speak the local language fluently

I have once come across a thread on one forum dedicated to so called "pickup". American user matthewshannon9 told about the real side of foreign women once you speak their language fluently. In his case it was about Russian women. Very concise and veracious testimony and I am going to repost it here:

New Zealand citizen fell victim to online 'romance fraud'

Bratsk, Russia, 2004. Police officers in Bratsk (relatively close to lake Baikal) had to deal with an unusual case of fraud. A New Zealand citizen Colin Edward Walker was desperate to find love. Being unsuccessful in this regard in his own country he decided to try to find a foreign woman through online dating sites. He engaged in communicating with a Russian woman "Maria Vasilieva" (29) from Bratsk whom he found there.

Internet scammers - a husband and wife - were arrested in Russia

Chelyabinsk, Russia, 2002. In May 2001 Terry, an Australian man scammed by a group of internet scammers, sent his story to Russian Bride Cyber Guide's Black List. Terry not only sent a warning to others but wanted to do more and so continued tracking down the criminals determined to have them prosecuted. He launched a webpage with information on the scammers to collect reports from other victims. In the next step he found and contacted the Russian Embassy in Australia, numerous Russian based newspapers and then various Russian government agencies, including the much feared Russian Tax Police, sending them the scam details. Later he found the official website for Russian government and used it to sent a letter to President Putin about these offenders, not expecting his complaint to ever reach the eyes of the President himself. In his letter to the President Terry implied that it was a matter of Russian honor that these criminals be brought to justice, as they were bringing great discredit on their people and country (???). Unbelievably, the letter got into the right hands, the President himself, who ordered the criminals be tracked down (very doubtful - the letter just was forwarded to the police by one of hundreds of secretaries).

Two Russian women robbed an Israeli businessman

Novosibirsk, Russia, 2014. A 22-year-old female student was arrested in Angarsk on suspicion of stealing money and luxurious watches from an Israeli citizen who stayed in Novosibirsk on a business trip. She faced up to 10 years in prison because of significant damage she had caused (more than 32 000 €).

Young Russian woman stole 100 euro from a Polish national

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2015. A young Russian woman (19) has been arrested and charged with theft after 38-year-old Polish national came to the police station and filed a complaint. The foreigner is on a business trip in Russia. He got to know the woman some time ago. One day he invited her to his apartment.

A German citizen has died after his drink was spiked

Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 2013. An unnamed German citizen who was in Nizhny Novgorod allegedly on a business trip died as a consequence of drink spiking. On the 26th of May the victim met 2 Russian women (aged 31 and 45) at a coffeehouse. Then he invited them to his flat where the party was supposed to continue.

Russian wife's revenge after Scots husband dumped her: a duty free shopping spree

London, United Kingdom, 2014. A Russian woman felt so "angry and aggrieved" after her wealthy Scottish husband said their marriage was over that she went on a duty free shopping spree, the High Court has heard. The woman spent more than £2,000 buying watches at Heathrow Airport after she and her husband fought at a London hotel, said a judge.

Two Russian women detained by Interpol for alleged online dating scam

Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2011. Interpol employees arrested 2 Russian women on suspicion of fraud. 26-year-old woman from Saint Petersburg and her 24-year-old female accomplice from Moscow had been tricking foreign men on dating websites into thinking that they were in love with them.

A foreigner has been drugged and robbed by his Russian female acquaintance

Penza, Russia, 2007. Another foreigner became a victim of drink spiking in Penza. The man got to know a Russian female at a bar and then invited her to his accommodation. The last thing he remembered, he was drinking coffee with his new acquaintance. Apparently, some powerful substance had been secretly added to the man`s drink and he fell asleep soon. Meanwhile, the guest took the victim`s laptop and camera and left. The following morning after waking up the man discovered that he had been robbed and went to the police.

Romance fraudsters pretended to be a beautiful woman

Omsk, Russia, 2010. An American citizen came to the police station in the city of Omsk to file a complaint. He was very upset and told that he had got to know a Siberian beauty on social networks some time ago. She was lovely and cordial. He fell desperately in love with her soon. The man sent her quite a considerable amount of money and they were about to meet each other in person. But then she suddenly disappeared. Probably, according to one of the woman`s friends, a car accident took place. The man asked the Russian police to get to the bottom of this story.

Russian police dismantled another international romance scam ring

Yoshkar-Ola, Russia, 2002. The Russian police dismantled another international romance scam ring that siphoned money from American, Canadian and Austrian victims. Several complaints sent by foreign citizens were received by the Ministry of the Interior of the Russian Federation. The victims informed that they had been in correspondence with Russian females over the Internet. The women supposedly wanted to marry foreigners abroad and asked duped by love victims to send them considerable sums of money via Western Union to cover their travel expenses. After collecting remitments, virtual "brides" disappeared.

Irishman Drugged, Robbed During Attempted One-Night Stand in Moscow

Moscow, Russia, 2015. An Irishman was drugged and robbed of about $12,000 worth of cash, jewelry and other belongings by a woman he met at a Moscow nightclub, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. The victim identified himself as an English teacher and translator, a police source told the news agency, adding that the woman, 30, has been detained.

Russian woman killed her Swiss boyfriend when he demanded sex

Dubai, UAE, 2005. A Russian woman killed her Swiss boyfriend by stabbing him in the neck when he demanded sex, police sources said. The incident took place at about 3am on Monday morning at a flat in Dubai, where the two lived together.

Another Briton deceived by a scammer

Volzhsk, Russia, 2012. Despite the fact that the media have drawn attention to Russian bride scams on more than one occasion there are still naive foreign men who believe in fairy tales. One of them, Edward James Dunn (73) from London, was spotted with handbags in the early April morning at a post-office in Volzhsk.

British husband tried to stab his Russian wife to death

Portsmouth, UK, 2014. A man flew into a rage and stabbed his wife in the back after he woke up with cold feet because she hogged the bedsheets, a court has heard. Retired engineer Derek Miller, 76, is accused of plunging a 10-inch kitchen knife into Galina Miller's shoulder before telling her: 'You will die now.

Swindlers got over $1 million in a Russian Bride Scam

San Diego, USA, 2003. Robert McCoy (40) of San Bernardino County received a sentence of 5 years in prison for swindling about 350 men out of $1 million in a Russian Bride Scam. His wife of 2 years Anna Gruntovaya from Russia was also convicted of taking part in that scam. Mr. McCoy used her photos and personal data to deceive victims. The couple had a 2 year old daughter. The woman received a softer sentence because McCoy had started the Russian Bride Scam before meeting her. Her role wasn`t very important. Moreover, McCoy had a notable criminal record: he had been convicted earlier of kidnapping and assaulting. Newsru.

Danish citizen got mocked by his online female acquaintance from Russia

Elabuga, Russia, 2012. A Danish national met a young Russian woman from Elabuga on the Internet. After chatting for a while over the Internet they decided to spend New Year`s Eve together. Cheerful and happy, the man (52) immediately applied for a visa and bought flight tickets. Then he bought some gifts for his new acquaintance. Finally he arrived in Elabuga on December, 26th.

Canadian citizen Jean Dumontet got into trouble in Moscow

Moscow, Russia, 2014. A «Whiskas» employee Jean Dumontet (39) from Canada was nabbed at the «Courtyard Marriott» hotel in Moscow on the 30th of December after his Russian female acquaintance Irina K. (31) had called the police and claimed that she had been raped by the man.