Bring my lady to America

[JoeR 0]

I just stumbled upon this forum. I wish I knew it existed earlier. I am so fearful of being taken for a scam.

I think I have been careful and have done everything right, spent some time with the wonderful lady I met online in the Philippines. Of course, she was just laid off and needed financial help if we were to have her come to visit me in America (Virginia). So I jumped in to taking the leap of faith with the known risk.

Long story short now. I had hre scan the recent documents so I had something to verify. I got her new NBI certificate, Manila police clearance, passport, and medical certificate. She is now staying with her parents in Manila and about to put in her application for a tourist visa. Since she lost her job, she tells me she needs about $600 for a business certificate. The plan is she and her mother would set up a little side business proving she has a job at home. With this in hand finally, we expect the application to be processed and schedule an interview.

Does this pattern seem correct to you? What else should I be looking for? Is there a link that has a know true copy of the above mentioned documents that I can compare to? Oh, she also says she needs $2900 in a bank account to show during the interview for the ticket purchase, etc.

Thank you all for your help here. I am very excited to see my (hopefully) future wife.

Joe

[dindo and patty 20]

I just stumbled upon this forum. I wish I knew it existed earlier. I am so fearful of being taken for a scam.

I think I have been careful and have done everything right, spent some time with the wonderful lady I met online in the Philippines. Of course, she was just laid off and needed financial help if we were to have her come to visit me in America (Virginia). So I jumped in to taking the leap of faith with the known risk.

Long story short now. I had hre scan the recent documents so I had something to verify. I got her new NBI certificate, Manila police clearance, passport, and medical certificate. She is now staying with her parents in Manila and about to put in her application for a tourist visa. Since she lost her job, she tells me she needs about $600 for a business certificate. The plan is she and her mother would set up a little side business proving she has a job at home. With this in hand finally, we expect the application to be processed and schedule an interview.

Does this pattern seem correct to you? What else should I be looking for? Is there a link that has a know true copy of the above mentioned documents that I can compare to? Oh, she also says she needs $2900 in a bank account to show during the interview for the ticket purchase, etc. (SCAM ALERT)

Thank you all for your help here. I am very excited to see my (hopefully) future wife.

Joe

Joe, with all due respect, I hope you've not sent any money to her. This has SCAM written all over it! Anything and everything can be duplicated in the Philippines. It sounds like you've not submitted the petition yet. If this is the case, good for you! Anytime a relationship begins with the petitioner or USC being asked for money is a huge indication that it is a SCAMMER! Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of Filipinas out there who are genuine and have good intentions, but, please cut off all communications from this one!

If you've met this gal in one of those online dating websites, you have the capability of reporting her as a scammer.

Edited June 28, 2011 by dindo and patty

[Tim/Mav 305]

Joe, with all due respect, I hope you've not sent any money to her. This has SCAM written all over it! Anything and everything can be duplicated in the Philippines. It sounds like you've not submitted the petition yet. If this is the case, good for you! Anytime a relationship begins with the petitioner or USC being asked for money is a huge indication that it is a SCAMMER! Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of Filipinas out there who are genuine and have good intentions, but, please cut off all communications from this one!

If you've met this gal in one of those online dating websites, you have the capability of reporting her as a scammer.

WOW. This is not Normal and I agree with this Post. Are you sure that money you sent was used for a Passport, Medical, Police Clearance. ? $ A business. Why, if planning on coming here. $2,900.00 for a plane ticket. OH PLEASE !

[Tim/Mav 305]

WOW. This is not Normal and I agree with this Post. Are you sure that money you sent was used for a Passport, Medical, Police Clearance. ? $ A business. Why, if planning on coming here. $2,900.00 for a plane ticket. OH PLEASE !

She can't get a Tourist Visa anyway unless Fruads her way through going through the steps required for a K-1 Petition anyway. So wipe the Chocolate Pie off your Face and dump this one.

[Jojo92122 1,924]

I just stumbled upon this forum. I wish I knew it existed earlier. I am so fearful of being taken for a scam.

I think I have been careful and have done everything right, spent some time with the wonderful lady I met online in the Philippines. Of course, she was just laid off and needed financial help if we were to have her come to visit me in America (Virginia). So I jumped in to taking the leap of faith with the known risk.

Long story short now. I had hre scan the recent documents so I had something to verify. I got her new NBI certificate, Manila police clearance, passport, and medical certificate. She is now staying with her parents in Manila and about to put in her application for a tourist visa. Since she lost her job, she tells me she needs about $600 for a business certificate. The plan is she and her mother would set up a little side business proving she has a job at home. With this in hand finally, we expect the application to be processed and schedule an interview.

Does this pattern seem correct to you? What else should I be looking for? Is there a link that has a know true copy of the above mentioned documents that I can compare to? Oh, she also says she needs $2900 in a bank account to show during the interview for the ticket purchase, etc.

Thank you all for your help here. I am very excited to see my (hopefully) future wife.

Joe

Lets presume that this is not a scam.

This is still not going to work. She is not going to get a visitor visa to come to the US to meet you for the first time. The US Embassy is fully aware that people will transfer money to make it look like the intending visitor has sufficient ties to their home country. She will be asked to document where the money came from. If she lies, she is screwed and so are you. If she tells the truth, she is screwed and will not get a visa either.

In order for a person to get a visitor visa, the person must show strong ties to his/her home country. We don't want people coming to the US on visitor visas who overstay and become illegal immigrants. Every foreign national who enters the US is presumed to want to immigrate. She needs to demonstrate that she has sufficient ties to the Philippines that would make it difficult for her to abandon those ties by overstaying in the US. If she needs your money, then what are her real economic ties to the Philippines? None.

If you want this woman to be your wife, why don't you travel to the Philippines to meet her?

Edited June 28, 2011 by Jojo92122

[Donnison2011 1]

I just stumbled upon this forum. I wish I knew it existed earlier. I am so fearful of being taken for a scam.

I think I have been careful and have done everything right, spent some time with the wonderful lady I met online in the Philippines. Of course, she was just laid off and needed financial help if we were to have her come to visit me in America (Virginia). So I jumped in to taking the leap of faith with the known risk.

Long story short now. I had hre scan the recent documents so I had something to verify. I got her new NBI certificate, Manila police clearance, passport, and medical certificate. She is now staying with her parents in Manila and about to put in her application for a tourist visa. Since she lost her job, she tells me she needs about $600 for a business certificate. The plan is she and her mother would set up a little side business proving she has a job at home. With this in hand finally, we expect the application to be processed and schedule an interview.

Does this pattern seem correct to you? What else should I be looking for? Is there a link that has a know true copy of the above mentioned documents that I can compare to? Oh, she also says she needs $2900 in a bank account to show during the interview for the ticket purchase, etc.

Thank you all for your help here. I am very excited to see my (hopefully) future wife.

Joe

Does she want access to this $2900.00? How often have you seen her in person?

In my opinion is sounds a little fishy....but again that is just my opinion.

[Tim/Mav 305]

Does she want access to this $2900.00? How often have you seen her in person?

In my opinion is sounds a little fishy....but again that is just my opinion.

Myself, I will book the flight after approved. Not send Money to her to book the flight. Use my Debit/Credit Card for these transactions.

I almost think from your post that if you were to fly to Phils, she would ask for money to meet you. (There are stories that they never will be there and your in the lonely heart motel alone)

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

I googled "scam of the century" and your post came up.

Little hint: if you get in contact with a lady and the first thing she asks you for is a lot of money, stop typing or hang up the phone.

There are currently over 310 million people living in the US, many of them Filipinas (if that's what rocks your boat); thus I'm sure one of them will make a fabulous spouse to you without the cost of getting her in to the US and the nightmares of getting her out of your life involved.

[Tim/Mav 305]

I just stumbled upon this forum. I wish I knew it existed earlier. I am so fearful of being taken for a scam.

I think I have been careful and have done everything right, spent some time with the wonderful lady I met online in the Philippines. Of course, she was just laid off and needed financial help if we were to have her come to visit me in America (Virginia). So I jumped in to taking the leap of faith with the known risk.

Long story short now. I had hre scan the recent documents so I had something to verify. I got her new NBI certificate, Manila police clearance, passport, and medical certificate. She is now staying with her parents in Manila and about to put in her application for a tourist visa. Since she lost her job, she tells me she needs about $600 for a business certificate. The plan is she and her mother would set up a little side business proving she has a job at home. With this in hand finally, we expect the application to be processed and schedule an interview.

Does this pattern seem correct to you? What else should I be looking for? Is there a link that has a know true copy of the above mentioned documents that I can compare to? Oh, she also says she needs $2900 in a bank account to show during the interview for the ticket purchase, etc.

Thank you all for your help here. I am very excited to see my (hopefully) future wife.

Joe

All these Exams and Police Certs have a expiration date. The process takes about 8 months at least. So, waste of money. You can't get a Medical without a MNL Number anyway. MY GOD MAN. I pretty sure. But, you already paid for it. ? SCAM

[Donnison2011 1]

I googled "scam of the century" and your post came up.

Little hint: if you get in contact with a lady and the first thing she asks you for is a lot of money, stop typing or hang up the phone.

There are currently over 310 million people living in the US, many of them Filipinas (if that's what rocks your boat); thus I'm sure one of them will make a fabulous spouse to you without the cost of getting her in to the US and the nightmares of getting her out of your life involved.

[Penguin_ie 5,986]

Yes, I agree with the others it sounds like a scam. But that aside, the chances of a single, young Philippina lady getting a tourist visa are slim. Money in the bank doesn't matter much- it can easily be transfered back out- what she needs is ties to her home country; a good job, enrollment in university, leaving a kid behind. Even then, the country she is from means it would be very difficult to get a tourist visa.

If, after reading these posts, you still think she is not a scammer, suggest to her that you meet her in her country, and DO NOT give her any money until you have met in person. You may also want to suggest that you are considering moving permanently to her country, see how she reacts to that.

[Boiler 43,533]

It is quite funny, in a sick sort of way,

[Mike&Cherry 45]

Seems like a lot of money to me. How much money have you already sent her? A good Filipina will not ask for money especially that much money. Check out the wesite www.dragonladies.org to see what types of romance scams are committed so that you can avoid them in the future. There really are so many really nice Filipinas out there, but you just have watch out for the scammers that exist online. You will really find a true gem of a lady if you know what to look for. In my opinion, something doesn't seem right at all with the current woman your with. Already asking you for thousands of dollars even before you meet her. Classic Scam. Move on, but don't stop looking for the real deal. Good luck. I know it might be devastating to hear all of these things and to be told what this girl is really about, but we have no motives just only to inform you of known facts.

[Moomin 292]

So she lost her job and now you're the only online person she's asked for money? Do yourself a favor, take a nice vacation and if you happen to go to the Philippines and meet this girl it would probably be more worth than spending 2900$ for a visa that's most likely to be denied, and 600$ for a business diploma so it looks good for the embassy to look at.

And if she gets "cold feet" out of a sudden I reckon your instincts were right when searching on Visa Journey for answers. Good luck, and I hope you'll stumble upon love : )

[Harsh_77 716]

lol.... no offence, but what web site is this where ppl keep on meeting philip single girls, who are willing to immigrate to totally different country with no knowledge who the persons are on either end of the computers.

Dude - unfortunately most of these are scams or they would come to US and figure out cannot adjust to the lifestyle and culture here and end up relation taking nasty turns.