There are a lot of rumors and mistruths surrounding the international marriage world. Many of the “Blacklist” style Russian women scam websites and forums will talk down the competition while extolling the virtues of their Affiliates. At HotRussianBrides.com, we have had plenty of experience with online dating and we feel that we have come up with an important list of criteria that a Gentleman can look at when examining whether a mail order bride or International matchmaking agency is a scam or not – and how HotRussianBrides.com stacks up in comparison. 

Does the agency have a clear, documented process for exchanging contact information with a Single Russian lady?

Many of the fake agencies and Scam sites will insist that they can sell you a lady’s contact information after sending just one or two letters to her. This should always send up red flags to even the casual observer, since in the words of HotRussianBrides.com’s President: “Some sites thrive on this.  They will allow men to find a person they like and then they pay $15 to get their personal contact information.   99 times out of 100, the information is bad… Think about it, this concept of 'pedaling' contact info - without the lady's permission- is wrong on SO many levels!  Ask yourself, if this makes ANY sense at all when applying the same principal to your mother, sister, daughter, or girlfriend!  Obviously, even if the information WAS real, how long before a genuine lady would be forced to change her phone number and/or MOVE?  Furthermore, if she DOES accept calls from just anyone, is she really genuine?”

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