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"Good morning, the earliest TV-viewers!"

"Today is Thursday, the 2^nd of November."

"The sad statistics says that every seventh couple in Russia can not have children. Some resort to surrogate mother services. But this may give rise to new problems."

"Tatiana is a surrogate mother. Four months ago she gave birth to twins for a married couple. But only the hiring party and Tatiana's husband know about this.

Tatiana: "This is mainly due to financial problems, and I thought this is the only way I can make my life a little better."

All surrogate mothers do it for money, there is no other motivation. But there women who work for their money honestly, and there those who chose the easiest - criminal - way.

One of the fraud scenarios is the "alimony" way. Having given birth to the child, the woman refuses to give it away, files a paternity suit and claims alimony.

Konstantin Svitnev, General Director of RosJurConsulting says: "If she claims payment of a double compensation, or, say a flat in Moscow, the biological parents, in case they are working directly with her, will find it difficult to settle the matter".

Sometimes an inside woman plays the role of a mother. They spot out that there is something to help oneself to in the flat and they bring the thieves to the house.

Most frequently, such problems face those who search for a surrogate mother through newspapers or Internet sites.

By the way, on a site like this we found the telephone of a potential client. Naturally, the woman refused to met in person.

Reporter: "You're not afraid that you'll be cheated?"

The potential client: "Well yes, there is some risk. But what can we do?.."

Biological parents who enter into an agreement under the guidance of a lawyer risk least.

However, this safety isn't cheap - up to one hundred fifty thousand rubles. On the other hand, everything - up to the woman's meals and walks - is spelled out in such agreement.

Unsettled still is the moral issue, but this is the thing one should decide for oneself.