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Telephone Character/ Background Check (phone call service) of a Russian woman by Lena
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Posted by: Khashyar

Hi Everyone...

A number of people have asked Lena to call their Russian girlfriends (or fiances) to verify that the person is sincere, or to ask an important question, or to clarify a misunderstanding in the relationship...

Lena has been happy to be able to help those who have asked her...

Since many people have approached Lena with this request, we thought that we might begin to offer a service whereby Lena would call a Russian, Belarusian or Ukrainian woman, and have a frank and open conversation with her and receive the best understanding as to what kind of person that she is (within the limits of a 30 minute or 60 minute conversation), what her intentions are, etc...

We felt that this might help some Western men feel more comfortable about the woman that they are corresponding with.

Lena and I would love your feedback about this, and to whether this would be something that would be of help to others...

This is almost a kind of verification service, where at a bare minimum a Western man could receive confirmation that a woman at a certain telephone number exists and that she appears to be a decent person.

Since Lena has had experience corresponding with many Russian women via her friendships and through managing the Personals, she could receive some understanding about a woman's character through the phone conversation.

The man could submit questions for Lena to ask the woman, so that Lena could cover the questions and topics that the man feels are important.

We thought that after the conversation, Lena could write a one page account and summary of the conversation, or if necessary, speak with the man on the phone for a few minutes to answer any questions that he might have.

We would love feedback about this potential service... Do you feel that this would be helpful to others? What do you think would be a fair and reasonable price to charge for this service?

Thank you for your feedback,

Khashyar

Posted by: Pin Boy

Khashyar,

I think this would be a great seervice and could possibly develop into a decent business venture for you and Lena. It would also maybe help your wife stave off some of the homesickness, keep up with the news in the FSU, etc.

I am fortunate enough that I have a friend near me whose wife is from Ukraine and she has made a few calls on my behalf to my fiancee to clear up some miscommunication. As a matter of fact, I made a trip to Ukraine based on my friend's recommendation and positive experience (with a tour company) and was fortunate enough to meet a fantastic woman. I returned two months later for 12 days and spent every minute with Angela, and I am going at Xmas to spend another 9 days with her and her family. Our petition has been sent to the INS and we are now in the obtaining visa process.

I think a reasonable cost for such a service would be the price of a phone call plus $15-20/hr for conversation time, followup emails and phone calls to the western man. How you would bill for such a service, that is another matter. A PayPal account maybe?

But yes, I would use such a service if I needed it. From what I have read on this forum since summer, I believe you and your wife are considerate, trustworthy people.

An added plus for me having a friend with a Ukrainian wife nearby, is that my friend's wife Nellie and my fiancee Angela are developing a relationship and are excited that they will have each other when Angela and her daughter arrive in the US hopefully next summer. They each ahve a daughter about the same age.

I hope you receive positve feedback and interest for such a service. It could be the beginning of a great business opportunity, money maker, and much needed provided service.

Pin Boy

Posted by: spamer

A very needed service. Many men seems nervous about starting a relationship as it is. This is a very good way to verify, if this is true or not.
I would suggest a public posting on common question asked by men and women and what the normal answer is. This way you are showing this is a active service and will stop the repeat questions that are asked all the time.

Posted by: Khashyar

Thanks, Pin boy and Spamer, for your feedback...

Pin Boy, that is wonderful news that you have found someone who you are happy being with, and that your relationship is going well... Please keep us posted

Spamer... Since the "Telephone Character Background Check" would be a service where Lena calls a Russian lady (on the behalf of the man) so that Lena can get a sense of who the Russian lady is, what generally she is like as a person (within the confines of a 30 or 60 minute phone conversation), then how would you incorporate the public forum for posting questions and answers?

Do you mean to have a place where Lena posts some of the anonymous questions and answers of women and men?

Thanks again for your feedback regarding this.

Khashyar

Posted by: Castlestormer

Khashyar, that's a damn good idea!!!! I would absolutely pay Lena to check out a prospective mate. But the capitalist in me thinks that you should market it and charge more. I would pay $50 for the reliable information to see if I was being scammed, played with, or prepped for love. Maybe send a copy of the taped phone conversation or a transcript that the man could read and see how she answered and responded.

Do you know how many men out there are looking for love in FSU? Put a link on all those sites. This could be quite lucrative for Lena.

Go For It!!!!!

Posted by: Khashyar

Thanks for the feedback, Steve...

I created a page for the service (I won't put the link here because I don't want to post advertisement links here, but... you can access it from this website's homepage, and click on the "background check" button)...

I'm thinking that $20 for a 30 minute call to the lady (plus either a one page written summary of Lena's conversation with the lady, or a 10 to 15 phone conversation with the man afterwards) and $35 for an hour phone conversation (plus either the conversation summary or the phone "consulatation" afterwards) seemed reasonable to me. Does that seem like a fair price?

I can see what you mean about providing a tape of the phone conversation or a transcript... I don't know how practical that would be for us to do (and taping the phone call might not be legal)...

Do you think that men would trust Lena enough for her to call the lady on her own, and then speak with Lena afterwards? Someone who knows about Lena, or who frequents the website or forum probably would trust Lena, but someone not familiar with Lena, me or the website may not...

I'm trying to do this as practically as possible in providing a good service to others, while being reasonable and fair about Lena's time.

Thanks again for the feedback, and I welcome anyone elses feedback here...

Khashyar

Posted by: Pin Boy

Khashyar,

As far as the trust issue, I think the business could be spread by word of mouth about reliability of such a service.

Thanks for the congrats and encouragement on my relationship. Yes, I will keep everyone posted.

Pin Boy

And yes, I would guess that taping the phone call would not be legal. Not any sort of expert opinion, just a guess.

Posted by: ConnerVT

I don't know, but I suspect the CIA and the KGB both taped a few phone calls between Russia and the USA over the years...

Posted by: spamer

Khashyar

Yes, the "anonymous questions and answers of women and men?" is what I mean. To give you a idea on what I mean. I asked Olga this question, because I really was wondering why she started to talk to me.
"Out of all the ads you read.. why did you pick me over all the men and all these miles away from you?"

Her answer was "you were the first one the reply". Well, I think I was the lucky one, then again she could have been teasing me. The odd part is I stated in my ad "locals only" I had no intentions to visit another country to meet a girl. We just started as friends and it ran from there.
I read reports all over the net, but I would like to see answers of the report. No names need to be given, just a normal question, with the most response to it. or the funniest response.

Posted by: Castlestormer

Just about every customer service department I call starts the phone conversation with this type of disclaimer: "For quality control purposes, this call may be recorded". It is absolutely legal if they give consent first.

Who knows? Maybe it's a bad idea after all. Good brainstorming sessions always have some goofy ideas thrown out and then later trashed. It's just the way it works. I do like the transcript idea though.

Posted by: searcher

O.K. don't quote me. I'm not an attorney nor is this legal advice.

I think the legal issue of taping a phone call varies from state to state.

I don't know what the laws are in the various parts of the FSU.

I *believe* that California law states that it is legal if ONE of the parties in the conversation knows that the call is being recorded.

Lena would be one of those parties, but it would be best to ask a knowledgable attorney about the legality of this.

And to answer the main question, yes, it ould be a good service.

I use a translator quite often as doesn't speak English well but my translator doesn't like to involve herself in personal matters and is very business like and professional.

So, sometimes it has been desirable to get an opinion from a native speaker.

In my case i've been really lucky in that i'm friends with Andrei who happens to live in the same city as my lady does. His assistance has been beyond any measureable amount.

In other words: He met her, questioned her, checked her out and gave me some good info!

Posted by: anna

1) secret service agencies have special laws exempting them from laws.

2)In Australia many places make announcement first, "this call may be monitored for Quality Control if you do not want this please say so."

Posted by: Laters

This is the thought that popped into my head.

Why would the potential woman have a 30 or 60 minute phone call with Lena (a stranger) and answer questions?

I know I wouldn't if some strange person called me out of the blue and started asking me questions.

I dunno, this just popped into my head. How does Lena get over this hurdle Khashyar?

Posted by: Khashyar

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for your thoughts and feedback...

I think at this point, we probably will not record any of the phone conversations...

Lena has had some people who have requested this service from her already...

In one case, a man had a complicated issue to speak about with his fiance, and wanted Lena to speak with his fiance and clarify some information.

In another case, the man had very important points to convey as well as to ease the worries of his fiance about moving to the U.S. and some practical issues about her moving....

And in another case, a man wanted Lena to call his fiance because he had recently met her and wanted Lena's opinion about her, as well as to have Lena answer any questions that the woman might have about moving to America....

In all of the cases thus far, the men have asked Lena to write a summary report of the conversation, and did not opt to speak with Lena on the phone regarding Lena's conversation with their fiances

Thanks again for your feedback regarding this...

Khashyar

Posted by: zaniac

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laters

This is the thought that popped into my head.

Why would the potential woman have a 30 or 60 minute phone call with Lena (a stranger) and answer questions?

I know I wouldn't if some strange person called me out of the blue and started asking me questions.

I dunno, this just popped into my head. How does Lena get over this hurdle Khashyar?

Yes, this is exactly what I thought. If someone asked me questions on such a matter, I would be very cautious about answering to a complete stranger (even if they told me who they were and why they called).

Posted by: Khashyar

Quote:

Originally Posted by zaniac

Hi Zaniac,

Usually, a man has already written to a woman, and the man wants Lena to clarify a specific issue with her (or clarify something for the man), and so Lena really acts as a translator between the man and woman. All the women who Lena has called have understood this, that she is calling for the man to clarify or communicate some issue.

Also, Lena has a very friendly and sociable personality, and so she finds it easy to speak with nearly anyone, especially to a Russian woman in their native language.

In cases where a woman may not know a man well, Lena just calls and expressed that there is a man who is interested in you, and he wanted Lena to call and translate some thoughts to her, etc....

Khashyar

Posted by: heyjimi

yeah i think its a good idea.i would use the service.tapeing the phone call,i'd have to say,not a good idea,because you would have to say to the woman,you was recording the call,whether its law or not,it just seems to be the right thing to do. and i actually think it would make the woman feel quite uncomfortable.i know it would make me feel a bit uneasy.just my two cents.

Posted by: stuckmojo

sounds like a good idea, but it seems that its the sort of thing that would have to go both ways........personally, I'de be more than happy to pay for a service that would alleviate any doubts that i had about an FUS girl,,,,but, and i think this is the important but, the FSU lady should also have the ability to ask the translator about anything that she feels uneasy about, or put any question to her that she wants putting to her guy......

I think Ide be more keen on alleviating the lady's doubt first....we;r guys....we;r supposed to have doubts...and a certain amount of "edginess" keeps yer game sharp...

I wouldnt like a lady i was interested in to feel she was being grilled or investigated by an unknown third party.......

great idea though, needs a few minor points working on...