Hot latin woman of the week #49-2010

Abigail M. 26 years old from Medellin Colombia wants to meet a sincere foreign man.

Not all marriage agencies are created equal

Are the Women Profiled Real?
Do not use an International Marriage Agency based on the number of beautiful women profiled on the website. Any agency that has a high percentage of beautiful women should be suspect. Beautiful women are naturally rare and beautiful women are the most sought-after. So it would only make sense that the most attractive women would have the highest turnover in a marriage agency. The best-looking women will find a man sooner because they have more suitors and in turn will be more difficult for a marriage agency to replace because there are fewer beautiful women available. To work around this it is a common practice for foreign marriage agencies to show beautiful women as unattached regardless if whether they are married or with a boyfriend. Two other common practices used to inflate the beauty and quantity of women in an agency is to steal photos from other marriage and model agencies´ websites and to illicit arrangements with local photographers for the purchase of personal photos of women without their consent or knowledge. Beautiful women profiled in a marriage agency are meaningless if they are not available and, unfortunately, this is often the case. Many international marriage agencies will do whatever it takes to lure beautiful women to join. For example, here is an ad placed by a Barranquilla marriage agency in the local Colombia paper El Heraldo.
"Latin Wife Connection invita a todas las damas interesadas en conocer Americanos y Europeos con la oportunidad de participar en el Sorteo de diez visas, inscribete y participa en eventos sociales. Cra 48 No. 75-83 oficina 101. Telefono 3690250 seccion fotografica gratis."
"Translation: Latin Wife Connection invites all women interested in meeting American and European gentlemen with the opportunity of participating in a visa raffle, enroll and participate in social events, free photographic session."
There is no such thing as a ´visa raffle´ in Colombia. This marriage agency, like others, is trying to entice women to join under a false pretense of getting a travel visa. So instead of attracting women looking for love they attract women trying to leave the country. The fact that you may end up with a woman that is hiding her true intent for marrying you is obviously of no concern to such agencies. By using a trusted marriage agency the beauty you see will be real and available.
Do They Have Good Referrals?
A good marriage agency should be able to provide you with many past clients as referrals. Talk to these men about their experience with the agency and the experience of other Americans they met while using the marriage agency's services. If the agency provides introduction events ask them how many guys attended the last event. Ask if they were all successful in finding a likely wife. If the answer is yes then ask for the contact information for all these men. If everyone got what they came for then the agency should be eager to provide all their glowing references. If the answer is no then find out why. Ask what the agency could have done differently to have helped this guy. Be sure everything they tell you is consistent and reasonable. A good marriage agency will be able to provide ample live referrals to back up their services. Do not rely on website testimonials that can be fabricated. Your best insurance on the quality of the marriage agency is positive customer experiences.
Do They Have a Positive Reputation?
A marriage agency should have a good reputation. Find out by accessing the dating forums that specializes in the region of the world in which you are interested. Ask the agency what the largest active forums in his industry are. Go there and search out the particular agency in the forum's archives. Post a question asking about the good and the bad agencies. An agency with a good reputation should not fear the spotlight of the open forums. An agency with a good reputation would participate in the forums and have a history of dialogue that can be used to evaluate their services. Don´t make your selection a guessing game when the recorded history is out there for a sound judgment on the best marriage agency to use. An owner that claims not to know any international dating forums is lying.
Is the Owner Trustworthy?
Talk to the owner. Is he a man you can trust? How long has he been in business? Can he verify a record of success? Be cautious of any push to get you to sign up prior to the next upcoming event. You dictate the deadlines, not the marriage agency. Ask the owner what distinguishes their agency from the others and why you will be more successful under their care. Are you going to be treated as an individual or as part of the pack? Ask as many questions as possible to scrutinize all aspects of the service you are interested in. Your trip itinerary needs to be clearly defined. Understand the details and specifics that will make your travels to find a wife successful.
Do They Have an Established Office with Experience Support?
When you use an international marriage agency without a staffed office at your arrival destination you will be relying on temporary freelance labor. Such help will rarely have your long-term best interest in mind. In poor, developing countries survival often brings out the worst in people. We have seen too many examples of freelance translators taking advantage of Americans through theft, dishonesty and manipulation. In corrupt third world countries a lot of effort is required to find competent individuals with integrity and reliability who you can trust, particularly in delicate, private and emotional matters. A qualified intermediary takes training and experience. You will get neither from most marriage agencies where the only requirement is that they speak English. The difference between Latin American women and Western women requires a cultural navigation best guided by trained professional matchmakers who will help you bridge the cultural differences and build a successful relationship. You are best served by an established local office that supports you with full-time, experienced, trained, dedicated and professional matchmakers who can properly assist you.
Are They a Middleman?
Most international marriage agencies on the Internet are resellers and franchises. They're marketing middlemen that associate with foreign local agencies. They fabricate an alternative website and use the database of girls from the other independent foreign agency which has its own separate website that actually provides the services. Any time an extra layer is added you can expect increased delays, miscommunications and problems. Deal with a trusted source and verify that they are not just a commissioned agent with a good tongue for promotion and hype.
Are They an Objective Source of Information?
Many marriage agencies will create phony dating directory websites or dating forums that will try to mislead you into thinking that they are an objective, independent source of information and advice on mail order brides. They will then recommend particular marriage agencies, that unbeknown to you, they own. Their objective is to sucker you and others as a valid resource on mail order brides when they are nothing more then advertisements that funnel you to a deceptive marriage agency. These false dating directories and forums are not easy to detect without a knowledgeable eye. While legitimate dating directories can be a valuable resource, it is best to use a variety of the above check methods for validating a quality marriage agency.
When you use a bad marriage agency you obviously you lose time and money but you also perpetuate the continued theft and disservice of those who will follow in your footsteps. By not scrutinizing the agency's track record and referrals you allow the dishonest marriage agencies one more day to profit and prey on the unsuspecting. Most but not all of the dishonest agencies will have much lower prices than the legitimate marriage agencies because their intention is to do very little. It's easy to flout discounted prices for services and promises that will never materialize. By following the above precautions in the selection of your agent the international path for finding a quality wife will be well worth the effort.

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Online dating sites

The online dating sites within this article are worth looking at if you're looking to meet Latin American singles.

The following dating websites are terrific for meeting single Latinos in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, or right here in the USA.

Take just a few minutes to set up a profile at each site so you can experiment with each before you become a paying member.

LatinAmericanCupid.com - Latin American Cupid is a regular looking website, but it is fantastic for meeting single Latinos living in North America, Central America, or South America.

Even if you're new to online dating, you'll notice that the site is very easy to use. It has dozens of fine features.

You can make use of the advanced filter tool to pick the qualities you're looking for in a match.

Amigos.com - This website gets more traffic than the other Latin singles internet dating services. The Amigos.com website has thousands and thousands of beautiful Latin singles.

It also has loads of wonderful features such as advanced search, video greetings, webcam greetings, voice greetings, chat rooms, and more.

Unfortunately you must become a silver or gold member in order to access lots of the features. If you want to find some beautiful Hispanic singles, you must examine Amigos.

Match.com - Match.com is the undisputed leader of all online dating websites.

No other dating website receives the amount of traffic that Match.com gets. It receives the most web visitors and therefore has more members compared to all other dating websites.

If you do a search by ethnic background you'll see lots of Latina singles profiles.

BrazilCupid.com - Are you attracted to the people of Brazil? Who in the heck isn't?

If you want to interact with some great looking  women, go ahead and join the BrazilianCupid.com dating site.

The dating websites above are the best ones, but here are two more you can check out.

Mexican Cupid - There is no better online dating website if you are attracted to Mexicans. You can create your complimentary dating profile at Mexican Cupid if you want to evaluate the website.

LatinSinglesConnection.com - Even though this dating service does not have many singles, it's complimentary to set up a profile so you might as well right?

The Latin American dating websites that you read about here are the best ones that I could find. Buena suerte!

Marriage agency scams

Russian brides, often referred as Russian mail order brides, are for real and the vast majority is honest. They will make excellent wives for the men lucky enough to win their hearts. However, agency scams and Russian brides scams are for real as well and can be very costly, both in dollars and feelings, to the men who weren’t able to detect them in time.

For any man who decides to find his future bride in Russia, the first step is to select an honest website which offers a reliable international matchmaking service. Here are a few tips that can help in doing so:

* Does this website display the name of their company? Do they have offices? If not, this should raise serious doubts to begin with.
* Can you tell who the owners are? If not, why are they not providing their identity? Again, this can raise serious doubts.
* Do they provide a telephone number where you can reach them? if so, give them a call to make sure it’s working and take the time to ask them questions about their women and their services.

The next step is to be able to recognize a Russian dating scammer. Here are 3 different types or Russian bride scams:

1. It can be anyone pretending to be a nice looking Russian woman seeking a foreign life partner. These scammers will usually sign-up on “free dating websites?where there is less or no control on whoever signs-up.

2. Another type of Russian Girls scams consists of websites who hire young and nice looking women who sit behind a video-camera and chat with whoever is willing to pay for it.

3. The most difficult type of scam to detect is when the Agency Scams and Russian Brides Scams team up. Here is how it works: the agency owners find women who are willing to put their profiles on their website and will encourage men in corresponding with them per letters. The money from the letters will be split among parties.

Follow these 10 simple guidelines and you will not become a victim of agency scams or Russian brides scams.

1. NEVER GIVE A RUSSIAN WOMAN MONEY UNLESS YOU HAVE MET IN PERSON AND YOU STRONGLY TRUST HER.

2. Take the time to choose an honest and reliable website to work with.

3. Russian women aren’t beggars. They are proud and have learnt to live without the excess. An honest Russian woman would never ask for money.

4. If a woman tells you that she’s in love with you after a few letters, it’s a really bad sign.

5. Make use of every letter to deepen your relationship. Describe yourself more in depth with each letter and ask for the same in return.

6. Once you share a good relationship on paper, make use of telephone or Video services.

7. If a Russian woman proposes you to vacation to some “neutral ground?such as Turkey, Egypt or Dominican Republic before you have met or shortly after you’ve met, it’s a bad sign. You should simply put an end to this relationship and report her.

8. Although, by tradition, Russian women are seeking older men for husband, please don’t overdo it. An age gap of up to 15 years is common but greater than that could lead to problems.

9. Google her. Type in her full name while trying her first name in different ways like Natalia, Nataliya, Natalya. If you find her anywhere on a scam site, please report her.

10. AGAIN: NEVER GIVE A RUSSIAN WOMAN MONEY UNLESS YOU HAVE MET IN PERSON AND YOU STRONGLY TRUST HER.

Russian women become the brides of thousands of men each year. Following these rules is a first step in finding a beautiful Russian bride.


Russian brides, often referred as Russian mail order brides, are for real and the vast majority is honest. They will make excellent wives for the men lucky enough to win their hearts. However, agency scams and Russian brides scams are for real as well and can be very costly, both in dollars and feelings, to the men who weren’t able to detect them in time. For any man who decides to find his future bride in Russia, the first step is to select an honest website which offers a reliable international matchmaking service. Here are a few tips that can help in doing so: * Does this website display the name of their company? Do they have offices? If not, this should raise serious doubts to begin with. * Can you tell who the owners are? If not, why are they not providing their identity? Again, this can raise serious doubts. * Do they provide a telephone number where you can reach them? if so, give them a call to make sure it’s working and take the time to ask them questions about their women and their services. The next step is to be able to recognize a Russian dating