Help me choose between two Russian women

Meet Natalya and Oksana.

Natalya and Oksana

They have separately emailed me (brunette Natalya says she is a fan – presumably of the Clu-blog, and blonde Oksana says she is my new friend) attaching photographs of themselves. They haven’t really given me any clues as to where they are based in the world, but I’m guessing somewhere in Eastern Europe, perhaps Russia.

I’m also not quite sure what they’re after. Natalya says she is a “serious girl”, whereas Oksana is searching for a man “for friendly communication”.

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Actually, I’m not sure I can choose between these two – so I’m going to leave it up to you guys.

You can click on the pictures of their emails to me below if you’re interested in learning more about what they offer, or if you want to make contact with them. Let me know how you get on.

Natalya's email

Oksana's email

I would strongly recommend against falling in love with them, sending them any money for a flight to the UK or to help with their ill mother’s medical expenses, or agreeing to visit them in Moscow (where you might find a bunch of heavies waiting for you with baseball bats).

(Thanks to @MediaCoach on Twitter who suggests that if Oksana’s into “friendly communication” she could perhaps run my Twitter feed).


Graham Cluley is an award-winning keynote speaker who has given presentations around the world about cybersecurity, hackers, and online privacy. A veteran of the computer security industry since the early 1990s, he wrote the first ever version of Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit for Windows, makes regular media appearances, and is the co-host of the popular "Smashing Security" podcast. Follow him on Twitter, Mastodon, Threads, Bluesky, or drop him an email.

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