Cres G.

I have accessed Anastasia Date (formerly Anastasia Web) for several years. Here is what I have learned from much experience:

1) Overall, the site is "legitimate." They are in the business to make money so they sponsor trips to their countries; the women are encouraged to chat"chat" since they and AD make good money from this. Their phone rates are very high as are their gifts and other services.

2) Most of the women are legit; some are not. Some of the most beautiful pics are fake. They are included to attract men to chat or join. These women will not write letters, and they keep repeating the same trite "messages" over and over again in their chat invitations.

3) There are many very nice and legit women on the site. It will take much time and money to discover which ones they are... but it is doable. And there are some incredibly lovely and nice women on this site. There are some prostitutes on the site, but you can tell who they are from their lurid chat invites (come-ons).

4) The staff seems courteous and quite efficient. They just need to do more verification of their female members.

5) What with the current (August 2014) hostility between Russia and Ukraine, this no doubt will and should have a great effect on AD's operations and how you interact with their women.