Who is Anna Ivanko / Anna Ivanchenko?

This page is an investor warning about Anna Ivanko / Anna Ivanchenko involving a documented $60,000 debt dispute, an IOU, and court proceedings in Russia and the UAE.

What is the scam warning about?

The page states that money was provided under a business-project pretext, the debt was not repaid by the agreed date, and documents are available for legal verification.

Which geographies are relevant?

The page names Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Dubai, the UAE, and Singapore as relevant geographies.

Anna Ivanchenko (Anna Ivanko)
fraudster?

Real story of being scammed for $60,000. How an ex-wife of a friend extorted money under the guise of an innovative startup.

Read story → Evidence ↓

💰 Ущерб / Loss: $60 000

📅 Срок возврата / Due: 01.03.2023

⚖️ Иски / Lawsuits: Россия + ОАЭ / Russia + UAE

📄 Расписка / IOU: есть / yes

📍 Гео / Geo: СПб, Дубай, Сингапур

⚠️ PROBLEM

One of the main dangers for business – scammers nearby

Here is a short story of falling for the fraud, from my personal experience, I think it can be useful to some of my friends and colleagues, to avoid the trouble I am now finding myself in.

I have known the fraud in question, Anna Ivanchenko, since 2007, she is my friend’s ex-wife. In Saint-Petersburg, RU, she was CEO and founder of Art-Resource LLC, an HR company, which helped me, in particular with finding some good employees. In 2021 Anna left Russia for Dubai, where we got a chance to meet in 2022. Then she introduced me to her business partner who lives in Dubai and Singapore.

Meeting and 'project'

The fraud Anna told about a VR concert service with augmented reality. The business plan looked interesting.

Funding request

The meeting ended with a request to lend $60,000 for technical development.

Persistence and loan

Anna was persistent. I lent the money in UAE dirhams due March 1, 2023 (IOU exists).

Instead of repayment – stake

In March 2023, instead of money, they offered 6% stake. I agreed – a mistake.

🔍 SCHEME

How the scam works

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Fake image

Innovative businesswoman image: conferences, articles, minimum real investments. Creating a facade of success.

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Investor manipulation

Assurances that relatives or influential co-investors will cover the debt. Pressure through friends.

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Evasion

When asked for repayment – excuses, offering stake in another business, ignoring calls.

Result: a year later, the stake deal is not finalized, the debt is unpaid (only partially – returned by her partner). I consider Anna's actions fraudulent.

📸 EVIDENCE