Galina and I wrote and talked on the phone for 1 year. I told her i would like to come to Kiev to meet her. She asked me to take her to Crimea (from Kiev)for a romantic week. She would make all the the plans. She is a travel agent.We would take a train from Kiev to Feodosia in Crimea. When I arrived in Kiev she met me at the airport and we went imnmediately to the bank to get grevnas.

She took 0USD in grivnas in the train station and bought 3 round trip tickets and for her dog also. The 3rd ticket was for her girlfriend and did not tell me.Now she has stolen over 0 USD from me in the 1st hour. We went the next morning to store and bought food for the trip on the train. A lot of food I still did not know for 3 people.Then we had to rush to another store where she bought a nice camera 0 for the trip and then to a Chanel store to buy creams for herself for the trip, 0 USD. Then we had to rush to make the train.On the train we were joined by her friend and dog. End of romantic week!!

Gala speaks excellent English, but only talked russian to her friend the whole train trip.

I knew I had been scammed, but did not know what to do. I was on a train to Feodosia in a strange country. We arrived the next morning and met another friend of hers in Feodosia. Gala wanted me now to pay for apartment all week in advance at 0 USD per night cash. I refused, I knew I was being scammed more. Gala also had 1800 grivnas I gave her to pay for everything, taxis,food, etc. When I refused to pay for apartment (we were supposed to stay in a hotel together)Gala left with her travel friend and left me alone.Gala's friend (Anna) in Feodosia helped me and got me a hotel room. Anna told me I was scammed by Gala, she only had me come to Ukraine to get the free trip to Crimea.

This was an awful scam and caught me unaware. I spent 00's of USD to make the trip. Worse I was left alone in a very romantic place with a broken heart. This lady was cold and calculating and laughed when telling her friend Anna in Feodosia.

Be very careful and stay in charge, do not let the lady take charge.