OTOH - scams and culture of scamming?

[wuming]

On the other hand, it seems scams around Russian/Ukrainian marriage agencies are far too common to ignore:

http://agencyscams.com/Facts.html

...and one doesn't really know who or what (in terms of cultural mismatch) one is dealing with until far too late:

http://agencyscams.com/Horror.html

Some of these stories are every bit as frightening, if not more so, than what Western women do. Twain was right when he said, "Lack of money is the root of all evil."