Are Russian Dating Scams Illegal?
I agree that there is a lot of such scan dating websites nowadays, and you should beware of them. My friend likes Ukrainian girls, so he started using such websites. He says that the only one which works nicely for him is the one from here. And I guess, I will try it out too soon. But anyway, be very careful with dating online, who knows…
As reported in a California newspaper, in one recent Russian dating scam case (see article #1), a man named Robert McCoy pleaded guilty in a California County court to fraud-related charges for his part in a scam in which he and his wife posed as sincere Russian ladies in correspondence with western men. Having been convicted of fraud charges, McCoy was sentenced (see article #2) to five years in federal prison. As part of a plea bargain, McCoy, who admitted defrauding more than 250 men, agreed to pay back his victims $737,521. The number of Robert McCoys victims who were positively identified was in excess of 352. Anna Grountovaia, McCoy’s wife and the mother of his 2-year-old daughter, was sentenced to three years probation after having served 11 months in jail. Yes! Russian dating scams are illegal and can result in very heavy-handed legal prosecution against perpetrators.
