Tetiana Kushnir

Scam Pattern: “Tetiana Kushnir” (Zhytomyr, Ukraine)

This profile describes a suspected Ukrainian romance scammer who introduces herself as Tetiana Kushnir from Zhytomyr, Ukraine. She targets men on international dating sites and messaging apps, quickly building emotional trust and then requesting money for biometric passport, bus tickets to Warsaw and later a supposed tax debt.

After receiving transfers via Western Union or bank “private help” payments, she sends forged documents and continues to escalate the story with new financial problems, while sometimes even agreeing to video calls to appear more convincing.

Profile at a Glance

• Name used: Tetiana Kushnir
• Known alias: “Karyna Nesterenko” (mentioned as AKA in victim report)
• Country / city: Ukraine, Zhytomyr
• Phone numbers: +380 73 023 7521; +380 94 455 6728
• Typical pretext: wants to flee Ukraine, needs help with passport, tickets and “tax debt” before she can leave
• Fraud type: romance scam with fake Ukrainian passport and fabricated tax-debt story

If you have met a woman using these details or photos, treat every request for money as a serious warning sign and consider a full verification of a Ukrainian or Russian woman before you send any money.

How the Scam Unfolds: Victim Reports

Story 1: “Tax debt before leaving Ukraine”

According to one victim, Tetiana said she had a difficult past: her parents died when she was eight years old, she was raised by an aunt in the countryside near Zhytomyr, studied medicine and became a gynecologist, then left medicine to open her own café. When the pandemic came, the café went bankrupt and she claimed she now feared being sent to the front as a nurse.

She said she wanted to escape Ukraine, take a bus from Zhytomyr to Warsaw and then fly on to another country. The victim agreed to help and sent money for a biometric passport and tickets. About a week later she wrote that at the passport office officials had discovered an alleged tax debt of about 175,000 UAH to the Ukrainian state and would not allow her to leave until it was paid.

As “proof” she sent a document with the beneficiary line: BENEFICIARY: KUSHNIR TETIANA. She insisted the money should be sent as a private transfer or “help for Kushnir Tetiana” so that “there are no questions at the bank”.

Story 2: “Destroyed passport and escape from war”

In another report she claimed both parents had died from cancer, that she was an only child and worked as an insurance agent. She told the victim that Russian bombardments had destroyed her home and all her possessions, that her friends were dead and that she had nothing left in Ukraine.

After a short period of messaging on a dating site she started professing love and said she wanted to be with him abroad. She claimed her passport had been destroyed in a rocket attack and asked for money for:

• a new passport,
• “safe passage” to Warsaw,
• and a flight to the UK (about €480 in total).

The victim noticed that messages and photos stopped on weekends but were intense during the week, which made him suspicious. She even did a video call to appear more credible. He later described her as “very convincing” and warned others to be careful.

Red Flags in This Case

• Pressure to send money for documents and travel
  Requests for funds for biometric passport, bus tickets, flights and later a large “tax debt” are classic romance-scam techniques.
• Fake Ukrainian passport and documents
  Victims report receiving a Ukrainian passport and “official” papers that later turned out to be forgeries. If you have any doubt about a document, use our Ukrainian passport verification service .
• Highly emotional war stories
  Stories about destroyed homes, dead friends and having “nothing left in Ukraine” are used to create urgency and guilt. These may be partly or completely fabricated.
• Different life stories for different victims
  In one story she is a former gynecologist and café owner; in another she works as an insurance agent. Changing background details is a common sign of a professional scammer.
• Use of Western Union and “private help” wording
  She asks to mark transfers as private help for “Kushnir Tetiana” so banks and platforms do not question the payments.
• Fast declarations of love
  She begins to talk about love and future plans very quickly, before any real-life meeting, then moves straight to money requests.

If you recognise this pattern in your own correspondence, you should immediately stop sending money and consider a professional check of her messages and story .

How Ukrainian Passport Can Help You

If you are currently in contact with a woman using the name Tetiana Kushnir, “Karyna Nesterenko” or similar details, we strongly recommend a full background check before any further payments or travel plans.

• Full woman verification
  Order a verification of a Ukrainian or Russian woman to get her real name, age, location, social media accounts and relationship history.
• Document and passport checks
  If she sends copies of her passport, ID or “official” letters, use our Ukrainian passport verification service to confirm whether the document is genuine or fake.
• Legal and practical guidance
  If you have already been scammed, our service for taking action against Ukrainian scammers explains what can realistically be done through Ukrainian law-enforcement.
• Savings if you are in contact with several women
  If you are writing with more than one woman from Ukraine, Russia or Kazakhstan, you can save money by using our discount verification packages instead of ordering each check separately.

In many cases we are able to identify the real person behind the photos and fake identity. If you are interested in a full, confidential investigation, contact us with as much material as possible (photos, messages, payment receipts, IDs).

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