%crJust Be Sober-Minded!%c* and other Luhansk, Ukraine Tourist Trap Tips

>>>>> For single men writing to local "marriage-minded" young ladies whose pictures they found on the Internet.
As far as I know, lots of foreign single men come to Luhansk every week in search of their hope.
They come to meet a person who, in their opinion, is their genuine sweetheart...
Very few single men start having any doubt whether their sweethearts are marriage-minded ladies indeed.

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Please take a look at this article of a VT member:
An_American

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At Least Do This: Be a realist who does not chase shadows...
I recommend that you have some skepticism when you’re online and in search of a soulmate among the smiling faces on dating agencies web sites.
Yahoo! Mail Team gives us lots of useful advice and this is one of them that, in my opinion, concerns dating scammers too: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
Remember you are strong men, that is, Cossacks!
NEVER send any money to any "young lady" you have never met in person, no matter how long you have been pen pals and what THEY are writing to you.
We, locals, can never be sure about the ladies we meet here in person, to say nothing of you, faraway foreigners....
At present very few local ladies really need or seek any foreigners for any future relations except fun.
The ladies have strong family ties, are very conservative about their relatives and kids (if any) and are very reluctant to leave Ukraine.... Any information about hundreds of young ladies dreaming of leaving this country is at least fake...
It's your choice then!
God bless!
Alternative: Consider you hopes and dreams. Be a realist ...
Deal with concrete people living in Luhansk and not with different phony agencies or dating agencies or any individuals smiling to you from various web sites for money, gifts, trips, etc, just to make you another cash cow...
Also, study www.romancescam.com and other "black list" web sites.
Take a look at youtube presentations on Russian/Ukrainian scammers such as this one I cam across and read the comments to get sober enough:

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Romance Scammers Unveiled

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More Scammers

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By arming with yourselves with the knowledge of what scams are here and how to avoid them, you’ll be much safer online.
Good luck in your search, Cossacks!
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For single men who have high hopes about local young ladies and who wish to meet a soul mate in Luhansk :

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At Least Do This: - Make friends with some trustworthy locals and ask them for advice and help;
- stay sober-minded and prepared to any surprise;
- do not be in a hurry with the gifts you brought from home;
- explore the city on your own or with your new (not necessarily female) friends.
Alternative: Try to contact some other concrete people who might help you in many ways.
You can take a look at :
www.uadetective.com
(a web site based somewhere in Luhansk) and
www.russian-detective.com

Try to have your local friends find an apartment for you, if you want one, based on our Express Club newspaper and many others containing tons of classified ads.
In any case that way would be better than to use a ready Internet "service" online.

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At Least Do This: The thing is there are a lot of ads in the local newspapers (all in Russian) and several commodity agencies that provide service in finding any apartment for you, either short term or long-term stay. You can call them and make a reservation.
$70 or $75 is the price for a luxury suite at Luhansk hotel or Druzhba hotel or a VIP apartment.
You could even rent a detached house with four bedrooms, a sauna, a swimming pool, billiards for $100 a day!
Alternative: So I would make reservations about reserving an apartment on the Internet!
Try to contact a local who would help you find an apartment for $45-$55 a day, downtown location, with all modern conveniences and without any problems and frustrations…