Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Q: How do you know if these Russian women are real and how do I know the letters I receive are written by the women from Russia and not your agent?
Every Russian woman who wants to join our network has to visit our agent with proof of identity which will
be their internal passports. Russian people have 2 passports. An international one and a national one.
When someone marries in Russia they will have to provide their internal passport which is stamped and
when they divorce too. This passport will list their children as well and their current address. Our
agents have to send scans of all hand written and signed applications to our head office in Sevastopol to
be verified before they are added to our network. All original letters from women have to be kept and
produced as and when we ask for them. We are currently working on a system whereby you will be able to
receive a scan of the original hand written reply sent to you through our mail forwarding service.
As you can see it's very difficult for a single woman to scam through us and also very difficult for an
agent to falsely write letters through us. And Russian scammers don't bother trying to get on our network
when they can join a free site with an anonymous email address and wait for the flood of emails from the
unsuspecting.
Q: I am concerned about the fact that some of these Russian women have dozens
and sometimes hundreds of hits for addresses. Surely they have found a suitable man? Why are they still
listed?
I get asked about this a lot. We are unlike other websites that hide these figures. I suppose other websites
don't want you to see this information because it discourages men buying addresses of ladies whose addresses
have been ordered often. But we display it so that you can see our agency is above board, honest and does
not hide information. Yes some of our women have had their addresses ordered 100's of times but they are
still available. The main reason being that they have NOT met a suitable man. Sure they may have had many
men write but this statistic might interest you. Out of 100 men who order an address of a lady only 1 man
will end up making the effort to fly out to meet the women. My wife was online for 2 years. Her address
was ordered some 50+ times and she received and replied to 100's of letters during this time. I was the
ONLY man who went to meet her! She was 26, spoke English and German fluently and is very attractive. I'm
amazed that so few men travel. That's why the ladies are still online.
The figure for how many times the ladies addresses have been retrieved is only for guidance. It certainly
doesn't mean she's met dozens of men and is very choosy. Also a lot of men order addresses on the spur of
the moment and don't even write. The figure also includes each member who retrieves the address.
Members get access to 10 addresses a
month but they don't write to all 10 women each month. So I'd take the figure with a pinch of salt and
don't be put off by it.
Personally I wouldn't pay for addresses from any website that doesn't tell you how often an address is
ordered.
Q: How often do you check the information of the women? And why do you not
show how long a Russian woman has been on your agency?
We have some software that tracks how many letters a woman
receives through our mail forwarding service and how many times she replies. Our
women are encouraged to reply to all letters they receive even if it's a 'no
thank you'. It costs nothing for the ladies to reply and is a matter of
courtesy. If a woman does not reply to 3 or more letters in a row she is removed
as not being serious.
Women move and don't tell us. We are continually checking the
ladies are still available. If we can't contact them they are removed until such
a time that we can contact them.
A number of women decide to leave our agency because they
receive no letters. Others leave because they receive 100's of letters but no
men visit them and they become despondent and tired of writing for months on end
with no results.
Many more have married. In other words
maintaining the database is a constant effort and a high
priority. As of January 2004 there are over 25000
women on hold in our database.
We do not show how long a lady has been on our database because some women have been online now for 2
years and tell us they still want to find a man to marry. If we showed how long they have been online men
would write to the ladies that have been on a shorter time. This is just not fair. As I have said earlier
all our ladies are currently wishing to marry a foreign man regardless of how long they have been on our
database.
Q: I've just received a 'low account notification' what does this mean?
This means that an agent has tried to send a reply from a lady you wrote to. When you sent the letter you
agreed to pay for the reply but at this time your account does not have sufficient funds to pay for the
lady's reply. Please read this page for further information and to add funds to your account:
'Translations & E-mail Forwarding'
Q: I've paid for a reply to be sent to me. How do I get retrieve it and how
long will it be before you send it to me?
To receive a reply your account must be in credit. To check your account see next questions below. Our mail
forwarding system is fully automated. When you add money to your account the agent is notified by email.
They will see that your account has been credited the next time they check their email. Some agents don't
work all night or at weekends like me! Our agents in Russia are at least 3 to 6 hours ahead of British
time. Add another 5 hours to this if you are from the US. If you add money into you account at 16.00 GMT
on Friday it will be at least 19.00 in Russia. Many agents may have finished working for the weekend and
so your letter will not be sent to you until Monday at the earliest. I am based in the UK and do not have
copies of these letters to forward to you. Only my agents in Russia can do this. To avoid delays with
with your correspondence please make sure your account is kept at least $15 in credit.
Q: How can I check the balance of my account on www.alonelyrussianwoman.com?
This page shows all your current account information:
'Your account' Here you can change your
personal details (email address, postal address, password etc etc). You can also retrieve any addresses
you have ordered in the past and have forgotten or lost.
Q: I've ordered Russian women addresses before but lost them. Can you send them to me again?
See previous question.
Q: I've changed my email address and forgotten my password to login.
You can change your email address and retrieve your password on this page as well.
'Your account' For those of you who have
forgotten your password just enter your email address and click on 'retrieve password' and it will be
emailed to you in a few minutes. To change your email address just login with your existing email address
and password and change it on the screen that follows.
Q: I am not from America. Are these women interested in men from other countries?
Yes they are. On my recent trip to Belarus I asked each woman I met
what country would they like to marry a man from. Every single one said it does not matter
as long as he loves me and will treat me well and look after me. Admittedly some women do
have a dream to meet a man from one country alone but the majority have no preference. We
have men from Canada, France, Spain, Italy, UK, Australia, Germany, South Africa and Asia
in correspondence with our ladies.
Q: I am in my 50’s. What age group of Russian women do you recommend I write to?
Most Russian women look to men 10 years older than themselves because they offer the
stability that younger man can not offer them. However as the man’s age increases so does the difference
in age that is acceptable. I do not recommend you writing to women more than 15 years younger than
yourself.
Q: I have seen some nice ladies I want to contact. How do I get their addresses and how much does it cost?
You can purchase ladies addresses singularly or in multiples. The more you buy the cheaper they are. You
can see a table of our prices on our 'price list
page'. On this page you will find of our membership which offers the best all round deal on the
Internet. We must point out that writing to only one or two ladies lessens the chances of
you getting replies. The more ladies you write too the more replies you will get.
Q: Do you offer any discounts?
Yes we do. As in the question above see this page where you can bulk buy 10 addresses or 20 addresses for
discounted prices 'price list' page Our
membership package allows you access to 10 addresses per month that work out at $1.30 per address! Click
here for more information '1 year membership'
Q: I don't have time to travel to Russia. Can the women come and meet me here in the USA?
No they can't. The US government will not issue tourist visa's for Russian women or women from FSU
(Former Soviet Union) countries if you have not already met in person. The UK, Canadian and Australian
governments also have similar rules. Lets look at this from your governments view point. Your country is
one of the most 'desirable' countries in the world to emigrate to. Each year 1000's of immigrants enter
your country illegally. Now they have a 23 year old woman saying she wants to travel 1000's of miles to
meet someone who is more or less a complete stranger apart from some letters and phone calls. She probably
doesn't speak a lot of English, has never been out of Russia before and doesn't have any money. Would you
give her a visa?
Q: I tried to write to the email address of one of the ladies on your site, and it was returned!
A: I'm afraid that sending email to the former USSR
can be problematic. You may have to try many times, or
write or phone the lady concerned. Please see our 'women
with email' page for more details.
Q: Do I need a visa for the countries in the former USSR?
A: For almost all the countries in the former USSR, you must arrange a visa with their embassy in your
country. You usually require a formal letter of invitation from a tourist company, and to have booked
somewhere to stay before you will be granted a visa.
If you have anymore questions do not hesitate to ask:
office@alonelyrussianwoman.com
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