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by ivanaaa91 Thu Oct 10, 2013 8:56 pm
I want to warn all of you to be careful with this person. I first got this mail:
Hi,
Thanks for your interest in our family, am sorry I couldn't reply so fast, had to talk to my husband before emailing you, am sure it'll be exciting been our Au pair here in Miami
My husband and I both work out of the house each day for work. I work with the Morgan Stachs Real Estate Team here in Florida as Realtor, so I am with clients and out of the house more often than my husband. Kurt works with Unified payments, one of Florida's top payment processing services to merchants across the U.S. and we are blessed with this 2 wonderful boys Richard the older and he's 4 and Dave the younger who's 3 years old.
We live Miami in Florida which is the second Largest city and has the Largest concentration of international banks in the United States of America, it has several historic districts, an art museum, a symphony orchestra, universities, city parks, and lakes. Music is everywhere here, from rising artists to famous musicians, singers, and songwriters and the Famous beach. The weather here is beautiful –with hot and humid summers and short, warm winters, marked with a drier season in the winter.

The kids school and activities is just within few minutes of our home. They're both a wonderful kids mean the world to us, They're both funny playful and intelligent and behave alike and love doing things together ,thats why we enrolled them at kindergarten and goes to school three mornings a week. They both like chocolates and watching cartoons and off course Dave ask lots of questions while Richard is more quiet and reserved. They absolutely love to swim and play football and love to do arts and crafts at home, as well as visit the park, children's museum, play centers, and the recreation center (that has an indoor pool year round) , when our outdoor pool is closed.
Our family style is mostly casual, warm and informal. We are excited to have someone from another country and culture, who speaks another language besides English, as part of our household,we enjoy being outside and barbecuing, cook on our outside grill and socialize with friends and also We belong to a recreation center/gym.We also don't have any pets, we don't smoke and we would appreciate if you don't smoke around house and definitely not in front of our kids but you are allowed to drink but up to a point where you know when to stop. We also do go on vacations and we would always want you along with us. we often visit the Bahamas which is quite closer to us.
Your duty schedules mostly around the kids ,In the morning help them get dressed for school, walk them down to the bus pick up point by 8am, help them with after school activities, get their food, watch cartoons together tell them stories about your country , about kids you've been with and few words in your language just for them to get that impression of other countries apart from the USA and watch over them till we get back home, usually we are home before 5pm except special over times which you'll be duly paid for.In the evenings you might want to take a walk together with the kids around the street or have them bike riding and evenings they both have their night bath and the put on their pyjamas .Weekend will be free for you because we get to spend time together at home and maybe hang with friends, or visit the beach so you can go anywhere you want that's if you like going out.

We are somewhat flexible and can work out a schedule that suits you as our Au pair while covering our needs as well. I would want you to be like a guardian to them, someone they look up to, more like a member of the family rather than just be their Au pair.
Your duties doesn't not involve cleaning or doing the Laundry as we already have a cleaner who comes by the house to do that but we might have you cook some foreign dishes sometimes or assist me in cooking and definitely we do the dishes together after eating.
You will be entitled to a pay of $1250 every month while you will also be given an extra $80 every week for petty expenses which you might need for personally and we might review this when you arrival.
Our Au Pair's room is private with the best bathroom in the house and a sitting area, television, telephone, a PC with internet connection, and closet. We have had an Au pair before and its was good, if you would want to get a view of us from her, I'll be glad to give you her contact details. I don't know if am meant to mention this but you'll be staying with us so basically we'll be feeding you and paying all bills incurred except for a few personal stuffs you might need.
There are also several English classes where many Au pairs in the area take classes as it compulsory for the Host family to enroll the Au pair in an English class as mandated by the law , its also an opportunity to meet and socialize with other young people but I think they have a kinda Au pair forum where Au pairs from around meet and talk.

There are a host of schools and employment opportunities here in Miami if you decide to stay after you Au pair time with us, I can talk to my husband or you can walk up to him yourself and talk to him, he has lots of friends who works in the government and can help change the status of your Visa.

Just one questions I'll wanna ask is your experience with kids of same age as Richard and Dave.
Email me if you have any more questions and let me know of you intentions if you're willing to be our Au pair .
I will love to know how long you want to stay with us and when you'll wanna start.
If you do have a valid passport and other necessary documents needed for Visa Application.
Love Stephanie

And then this:

Thanks for your message am excited you like our family, I forgot to give you our home address in my last email its 9721 Southwest 164th Court, Florida, United States, you can look for it https://maps.google.com it’s the house with the white Kia car.

I had a long talk with my husband about you and he agreed it better we have another Au pair experience since the last one was fantastic we didn’t want her to go but she had to because her Mom wasn’t feeling too good. I understand the fact you'll be going to another country but I believe once we get to know one another , everything will be ok. Here is my Skype id is jenningsstephanie

I also showed the kids your pictures and told them different things about you and your country and all they had was smiles on their faces and asked if you would get them cookies and chocolates when coming because they're gonna ask as soon as they get to see you at the Airport lol. I wouldn’t know if you could afford my husband a soccer Jersey of your National team because he’s a soccer fan.

Like I said before if you're interested then we should proceed to your Visa processing, like you know the American Visa application is a very complicated process, that’s why the Government made it easy by introducing came about with the Au pair Agencies processing Au pairs with which we are enrolled.
They helped with our Last Au pair and it was fast and stress free so I believe its best in both our interest we apply again through them.


You could apply for an American B-1 Visitors Visa or come with an ESTA rather than a J-1 Au pair Visa but it would be illegal to work while staying with us on a Visitor’s Visa or ESTA and might cause result in serious consequences with the law.So you'll definitely be applying for a J1 Visa

The Agency also serves as a guide for you while in the states, they visit a number of times and talk to Au pair about the Host family and if they’re really getting along and if they have any complaints.They ensure the security of the Au pair at all times.



They also do Police background checks for the Host family and also the Au pair in order to be sure of the safety of both Au pair and Host family and they also have our credit line checked so they can be certain we can actually afford having an Au pair.



We are perfect with your dates and availability so if you agree with this arrangement I’ll then make contact with our Au pair Agency and they should get in touch with you and register you with their Au pair Abroad Program and inform you of the needed steps to obtain your visa.

I attached more pictures and that of the room provided for you. Sorry its may look a little bit untidy .

If there is any other thing you need to ask me , feel free to do and if I have other questions , I'll inform you.

I hope to read from you soon.

Love Steph

I hope that I will help someone.
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by Bryon Williams Thu Oct 10, 2013 9:51 pm
It is 100% Scam. You can see the same emails here >> viewtopic.php?f=42&p=174097 with some minor changes.

The writing style is also West African. Please post the email address the scammer used. This will help others avoid losing money to the scammer.

Dotti Also posted in the link above:

Some things you need to understand about au pair positions:
-All au pairs must be sponsored by one of the agencies on the official list:
http://j1visa.state.gov/participants/ho ... &state=any
There is no other way to get a visa.
-If you are contacted by someone claiming to be with a legitimate agency, you need to (a) verify that they are on the official list and (b) either call them at the number on the official list or follow the link on the official list to their website, and then contact them using the contact forms ON THE WEBSITE. Never follow a link or use an email address provided by a supposed family or another website, as you cannot be certain that you are dealing with the legitimate company.
-There is no cybercrime law that prohibits use of credit cards or paypal for international transactions. Those are actually the safer ways to transact business. Western Union, Moneygram, and bank transfer are actually the least safe means, as there is no protection if someone just grabs the money and walks away (which is what the scammer intends to do.
-Legitimate businesses do NOT use WU or MG for business transactions.
-An au pair does NOT pay anything to their host family.
-A real agency cannot offer you a job when you haven't even filled out an application. The US government has certain requirements for all au pairs, and they must verify that you meet them before they can offer you a job.
-US law also requires that agencies personally interview all candidates,and in English, and provide a report of the interview to the host family. "Personally" means NOT by email, and NOT by phone. A legitimate agency will have a representative in your country who will meet with you and document the interview. This will occur before you are offered a job.

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