Hmm, over the last couple of days I've received emails from 2 different russian girls. Both from the same city (no, not moscow) and both saying "all my friends are married and not me", " my hobbies are cooking and cleaning" and even both saying "my mother sends her regards"....

both are very attractive girls. but i can't help but wonder that i'm about to be scammed somehow. A bit too much of a coincidence. What sort of things should I look out for?

Well usually they ask for money or just help in coming to see you. But you shouldn't be looking for signs anymore - they should be on your block list

a friend of mine from work was gonna send some money to a gal from Russia.. I thought it was a scam, so got a few details from him and did an internet search on her.. Not to my surprise, I found photo's of her, and details of other people she's scammed
If the english is really bad, like its been a straight translation from Russian to English, dont trust it.

My mother says hi?

"Oh well, not to worry, we have a LOT of russians, polish and whatever else working round here. I'm sure one those can cook and clean"
YourManForever - I find your comment quite degrading to the so-called Eastern Europeans and women in general! By the way, "whatever else" is not a nationality...

I got a message once from someone called sweetexgabby, with her e-mail address. I happily enetered into friendly correspondence - she sent me a couple of pictures of herself (allegedly) - she was quite pretty, nice figure etc., said she was a model. She then told she she was on a photoshoot in Lagos, Nigeria (the alarm bells start ringing). Next I hear, her manager has let her down and left her with $400 owing on an airline ticket - she even sent me a KLM receipt to "prove" it.

I told her I couldn't help.

She then said her manager had managed to come up with $150, and could I help her with the remaining $250.

I told her I couldn't help.

I then got an e-mail from one Folabi Ayorinde, supposedly medical director of Jonavic Hospitals in Lagos (which funnily enough didn't appear on a google search!). Gabriella Ganzallo (the name she told me) had been involved in a car accident, and had my name and e-mail in her passport - what was my relations to her.

Anticipating a bill for medical fees, the correspondence ended there... but it was an interesting experience!!! LOL

what id like to know is how did they get my email address AND know that i am a member on flirtbox? i have only given out my email address to one person on here and she is a genuine person. so how do these people get this information? can toby tell us?