#262 Aliia Roza - Russian Sex Spy on Seduction Perfumes, Sexpionage and Honeypot Tradecraft

Aliia Roza, though a podcast, share details of her unique upbringing in the Soviet Union and her intense training at the Russian Intelligence Academy.

Aliia's Soviet Childhood and Ussr Collapse

Military Upbringing: A Father’s Preparation

Aliia Roza was born into a military family during the Soviet era, where her father, an officer in the military, was heavily preparing her for a career in the military. He instilled in her a strong sense of national pride and duty to protect the country. Her daily routine was rigorous; she helped with household chores, focused solely on her homework, and did not socialize after school. She credits her father with teaching her psychological tactics and survival skills, such as extreme driving and gun shooting, which aided her in winning shooting competitions. Roza recognizes that her father was grooming her for her future in intelligence without her full knowledge at the time.

Aliia's Training at Russian Intelligence Academy

Program For Women to Learn Manipulation and Espionage Techniques

Aliia Roza discusses the extensive and rigorous training regimen at the Russian Intelligence Academy. She was selected for a special program with other girls that focused on psychological techniques like manipulation, seduction, and persuasion. This education was aimed toward targeting criminals or individuals pertinent to their assignments and was filled with diverse subjects such as psychological profiling, tattoo analysis, martial arts, and weapons training with the Makarov pistol.

The program promised perks such as higher salaries, promotions, more vacation days, and international travel for missions. It taught them to exploit targets' weaknesses and desires, recruit informants, and apply threats to extract necessary information. She also mentioned a controversial "special program" that included sexual manipulation, which she suggested involved practices not considered ethical or part of traditional training.

Furthermore, Roza was enrolled in a department called Operative Investigation after her father's intervention, hinting at additi ...

Aliia Roza's tale as a seduction agent takes us through her gripping missions of intelligence gathering, manipulation, and the dangerous dance between loyalty and deception.

Aliia's Mission: Seduce Official to Plant Evidence

Intelligence Gathering, Trust Manipulation, and Evidence Planting

Aliia Roza details a mission where she had to seduce a government official to plant evidence discreetly. Her goal was to gain access to his hotel room to leave an envelope among his papers. By pretending to be a prostitute at the hotel bar, she used her attractiveness and conversation skills to get the man’s attention. While the official was in the shower, she succeeded in planting the envelope within his belongings. Roza's operation went beyond physical seduction; she elicited personal confessions from the target by engaging him in intimate conversation about his family, particularly his newborn daughter.

Aliia's Relationship With a Drug Lord Named Vladimir

Intelligence Gathering on Vladimir's Operations Over Months

Over eight months, Aliia Roza gathered intelligence on Vladimir's criminal operations. Posing as a university student closely associated with Vladimir, she slept and ate with him and his associates, using this closeness to eavesdrop on conversations and events. Aliia and her team built a psychological profile on Vladimir by learning about his past and behaviors from various sources, including former teachers and acquaintances. She leveraged her observation that Vladimir might be looking to legit ...

Aliia Roza's experiences as a future agent in the intelligence academy and the subsequent effects on her mental health shed light on the trauma and ethical issues present in intelligence training and operations.

Aliia's Abuse by Superiors at the Intelligence Academy

After being approved as a future agent, which was witnessed by a high-ranking officer, Aliia Roza felt the implication that her body "belongs to the state" and her emotions were irrelevant. She describes being coerced into sex as part of her training, where she was taught to detach her body from emotions, using her body as just a tool, leading to a robotic-like disconnection that persists to this day.

Aliia detailed a pervasive environment of sexual abuse and rape at the military academy, where all female agents were sexually abused by their male teachers, who treated the female trainees as "meat." She recounts being targeted and raped at 18 by a colonel who was the main teacher at the academy, who manipulated her with threats of expulsion and tarnishing her reputation if she did not comply. Aliia was ordered to perform sexual acts under the guise of it being necessary for her training.

The general selection criteria for the program targeted women who were pretty and young, which put them in dangerous positions where their appearance was exploited. Aliia implies that compliance with the tasks set before her was not optional, as refusal could mean consequences for family members or other loved ones.

Aliia entered into an abusive relationship with a colonel at the academy who initially sexual assaulted her but later protected her from sexual exploitation by other men. She decided to engage in a sexual relationship with him, the highest-ranking individual at the academy, to protect herself from others and from being sent on dangerous missions. She learned seduction techniques and used them to make the man fall in love with her and provide protection. This man, whom she describes as her first abuser and manipulator, coerced her into sexual encounters despite being much older, married, and positioned as a guide.

Aliia's PTSD, Anxiety, and Therapy After Trauma

Aliia described being raped by a protégé of her commander in front of a group as an act of vengeance because she was undercover. She felt that her refusal of the commander's sexual advances led to him setting her up, which was a product of a male ego, revenge, money, and corruption, intertwined with her non-consensual sexual training.

Aliia has been working with a therapist every week for 17 years to cope with her PTSD and anxiety. There are days when her spy techniques do not help her sufficiently, and she struggles to get through the day. Her testimony suggests ongoing effects of PTSD and anxiety, as indicated by her continued emotional disconnection and her view of her body as a separate en ...

Discussions with guests like Aliia Roza and Shawn Ryan have brought a growing concern to light: spies in Silicon Valley are using sexual allure to extract secrets from tech executives.

Spies Targeting Silicon Valley Tech Executives

Shawn Ryan delves into how spies from countries such as Russia, China, and Ukraine utilize honeypot tactics aimed at influential figures in the tech industry. Aliia Roza recounts findings from Neil's investigation for the podcast "To Die For," which unveiled that a Ukrainian-born model scout was using Russian and Ukrainian women to target politicians and ministers in both Washington and New York.

Roza clarifies that while not every Eastern European woman is a spy, male tech executives should be wary of the possibility of espionage. The professionals she spoke with acknowledged the targeting of American companies' intellectual property by foreign intelligence, specifically Chinese and Russian entities since they may lack the resources for technological spying and do not adhere to the same human rights laws as America.

Vulnerability of Tech Leaders to Attractive Foreign Women

Ryan mentions that tech executives, some of whom may have little to no experience with women, are particularly susceptible to the charms of beautiful foreign women. Roza discusses how men in top positions are most vulnerable during intimate moments, which experienced agents could exploit for information extraction.

Silicon Valley Executives Targeted: Challenges in Resisting Temptation

Considerations on the difficulties faced by Silicon Valley executives in resisting temptation highlight a critical issue. Even when aware of espionage risks, executives admit to the struggle to remain disciplined. Roza points out that these often busy individuals, who may not receive much female attention, can easily get entangled in fake relationships that are set up for purposive manipulation.

Aliia Roza gives several examples to illustrate the peril tech leaders face from espionage. She describes an incident in which a CEO was approached by a beautiful woman who propositioned him during lunch, which aroused his suspicion that she might actually be a spy. Additionally, Roza comments on the naivety of some tech CEOs and acknowledges the psychological challenges they face when resisting flattery and attention from potential spies.

Education on Espionage Prevention

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Aliia Roza shares insights into her vision for the future, her transition to fashion success, and the complexities of her family relationships.

Aliia's Transition to Fashion Success

Aliia Roza has carved out a space in the fashion industry after leaving the world of intelligence behind. At the age of 30, she moved to London to study at the top fashion school, Istituto Marangoni, where she earned her master's degree. She entered the publishing world, working with high-profile magazines like Vogue, Tatler, and Vanity Fair under the large publishing house, Conde Nast in the UK.

Her fashion blog on Instagram not only promotes fashion brands but also serves as a revenue stream, as she gets paid to attend Fashion Weeks in Milan and Paris. She reached an impressive one million followers on Instagram before revealing her past as a secret agent. Despite her family's lack of English proficiency and limited understanding of her ventures beyond Instagram, they see her thriving visually in her fashion pursuits.

Aliia has always had a passion for fashion, going back to her days in the Soviet Union, where she designed and tailored clothes for dolls and friends. Her philosophy is grounded in deep immersion in one's interests and working steadfastly towards one's goals. Currently, she is also preparing to guide her son in the fashion and entertainment industry, as he recently signed with a top modeling agency.

Using Intelligence Skills to Boost Self-Confidence

Reflecting on her own transformation from "an ugly duckling" to a confident individual, Aliia acknowledges the impact of self-confidence techniques learned during her time at the Academy. She applies these methods to raise self-esteem and self-confidence, which has likely contributed to her ascent in the fashion world.

She discusses the positive application of spy techniques in everyday life, influencing and inspiring colleagues, and creating the right team dynamics. These principles are also evident in her approach to the fashion industry, where she now teaches others how to use intelligence techniques for personal and professional benefit and protection.

Aliia's Family Relationships and Challenges Maintaining Ties

Aliia’s personal narrative includes challenges in maintaining family ties and dealing with expectations about her career choices.

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