I'd been searching the Russian Internet dating sites for about one year, and I too liked what I saw when I initially found the "A Belarus Bride" web site. And fool that I was, I paid my money and actually joined the agency. But fortunately for me, though too late to save my $1000 membership, "A Belarus Bride" introduced me to several other men who were members at the time.

Since then I have been in contact with many present and former members of the "A Belarus Bride" agency. I have also contacted women in Vitebsk who have e-mail accounts. It is through all these people that I have learned what kind of marriage and introduction service "A Belarus Bride" really is.

The women in Belarus are getting together and sharing their stories with each other, and also with their men in America. Knowing what has happened to some of these people, and the sleazy spin that "A Belarus Bride" puts on everything they touch - sickens me.

The "A Belarus Bride" operators will do anything for a buck. This includes the embellishment and editing of men's and women's letters. Critical personal information for both the men and the women has been deleted from letters repeatedly. The deletions have contained personal information which would have had a profound effect on peoples decisions and impressions. Not only are their letters edited after they're written, the ladies are being told (or coached), what they can and can not tell their man, and what they should say.

"A Belarus Bride" has also lied about a woman's details in her picture profile. "A Belarus Bride" can deny it, but when the women were asked they swore they told "A Belarus Bride" all the details of their present day lives. Anything which "A Belarus Bride" viewed as detrimental to their profile was changed to make the women more marketable.

Women with e-mail access asked "A Belarus Bride" repeatedly for their mans e-mail address yet that information was withheld from them. This way "A Belarus Bride" can collect fees for the exchange of letters and it can control what is being said.

"A Belarus Bride" has been running ads in Belarusian newspapers advertising for women who want to meet American men. That's why there is a daily influx of women to the "A Belarus Bride" web pages. The agency vouches for these women by saying that they know them personally or that they were referred by some upstanding friend of theirs.

The women from Vitebsk who know the women on the "A Belarus Bride" web site have much to say. Many of the women promoted are not the pristine and virtuous innocents that the "A Belarus Bride" agency would have you believe.  

Two cases in point:  A man recently went to meet one of the women who is represented by the "A Belarus Bride" web site. While "A Belarus Bride"  was showcasing pictures of their "first meeting" and touting the couple as but another example of the success and happiness to be found using their agency, the woman's profile was newly spotted on one of the premier Russian dating web sites.  This while the "A Belarus Bride" agency assures it's members that the women it represents aren't listed anywhere else.

Another attractive woman who was once featured on their home page but has since been replaced by another even more beautiful fox, has been known to "work" the topless bar and disco scene in Germany.

"A Belarus Bride" has been accused of "ripping off" many men.  An example would be charging $145 for a $30 train ticket, or charging $125 for a $10 piece of jewelry bought as a gift for a woman.

Search back through the "A Belarus Bride" archive pages.  Look at all the people that they call "friends" and are they ever to be seen again?  No. And why not?  Because of their business practices.

As one of their current members recently pointed out to me: "A Belarus Bride is smart. They get relatively new members to make glowing testimonials for their agency before they come to know what it's really about!"

Follow the history of the members "A Belarus Bride" chooses to promote in their newsletter.  How many can you follow that don't just quietly disappear and are subtly forgotten about? "A Belarus Bride" is up front only with the information that shows favorably upon their agency.

Do yourself and your friends a favor and warn them about this operation.

Tony

Sorry you had to find out the hard way.

I think that the safest and best practice is to never pay any money to any foreign agency for anything other than email correspondence *after* you have confirmed the authenticity and bona fides of the lady by talking to her on the telephone.

Better luck next time.

In the immortal words of the Sundance Kid, "Do you think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?"!!!

I think you missed the point of Tony's letter.   What you say may be true about the lady you have,  but he's warning us about the "A Belarus Bride" agency, the way they conduct business and the women they represent!!!  

Read his letter again. Would you want your letters to your woman edited (and vice-versa), and to be ripped off?  It's clear to me that the "A Belarus Bride" agency can not be trusted!!!  Buyer be ware!!!

Pat