by DesFleurs
Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:11 pm
I've been speaking with this family about au pairing and I am not sure if this is a scam or not:
First Email:
from Its Alex <[email protected]>
to (My email, I don't want to post it)
date Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 9:23 PM
subject reply
mailed-by yahoo.com
signed-by yahoo.com
Hi There!
We are a young, working, professional couple seeking an energetic Au Pair/nanny.We are anxiously looking for the perfect Au pair to take care of our 2 wonderful girls, Catherine and Stephanie, ages 5 and 3 respectively. We are seeking a warm, energetic, and responsible Au pair to assist us in taking care of the girls while we are not around. We came across your Au pair advertisement online and we are convinced that you possess the qualities we desire and we decided to contact you. We are a family of four consisting of father, mother and 2 girls.I am Alexander,36, the father of the house, Greek by birth but I also have a British nationality. My wife is Diana by name, age 33 and of British descent. We are both working professionals. I am self employed as an IT consultant.Diana works with a local marketing company here in London.
Our older daughter attends a primary school while the younger girl is enrolled in a pre-school. They both attend the same school. The school resumes by 10.00am and closes by 3pm Mondays to Fridays. But during this summer, they will be on break and as a result will be at home for most hours of the day. We need you to help look after them while they will be on holidays. Also if both parties are satisfied with working with each other, the contract could be extended.Your duties involves getting them up and dressed for summer school which will be starting sometime in August, dropping them off in the morning, and also picking them up after summer classes. Your working hours is 6 hours daily weekdays while you are Saturdays and Sundays as your free days. Your monthly salary is 2000 pounds and your weekly pocket money is 250 pounds. Your duties involves taking care of them while at home and also dinner preparation, homework and getting them ready for bed at the end the day! We eat healthy, lead active, fun lives and need someone who has a positive outlook on life. We need help with organizing and keeping the children's clothes, room and equipment in order. Must have a passion for children and earnestly want them to be your first priority. Homework and school projects are important and must be able to assist in this area also.Their summer school is within walking distance and on the same street as our house. Light housekeeping, laundry and grocery shopping during the day is also required.Other facilities within walking distance include a couple of playgrounds and a recreation center with indoor/outdoor swimming pools, tennis and basketball courts, and a gymnasium. There is a college nearby that offers all kind of classes, ranging from Language courses to Sports, and everything in between. There are other school and facilities located nearby also.
We are an easy going, kind, and loving family and would love the opportunity to speak with you further concerning the position. Attached are a few of our family photos for your viewing pleasure. Thanks!
Home Address
112 Gloucester Road
South Kensington,
London SW7 4TH
England
Second Email:
First of all, thank you for your interest!Its a great It is a pleasure to read back from you and we look forward to also having you as a member of the house.We are ready to offer you the Au pair job come July till August 20 but you will have to sign a contract with us so as to validate and secure this offer because we will not like to be disappointed in July. A brief introduction of my family: We are a fun, easy-going, young family that enjoys traveling, movies, sports, going to the beach, amusement parks, etc. and would like an Au Pair who is similar to us. Our family loves the outdoors, and hope you do also. We are looking for someone who can expose our children to different culture and language. We live in a lively, safe neighborhood and have a pool to enjoy in the summer. Spring sports include softball and fall sports include soccer; karate is year round! We need someone to be a team player with us and we are a great communicator, so we can help each other. You must take this job seriously, and understand that you are impacting our children's lives. You must interact with the children on all levels, and be comfortable with homework (very important), preparing (healthy meals) and hanging out at sporting games. Mon-Fri we need your help from 8.00-11.30 AM because they will resume summer classes by 12noon, then you are free until 3.00 PM, time to pick up the girls from summer school. The kids have dinner around 7.30PM and they go to bed at 8.45 PM. Although some flexibility is useful. Your working hours is 6 hours daily weekdays while you are Saturdays and Sundays as your free days. We honour your free time and try to be flexible with schedules when we can be. We'd love you to be a part of our family, this is very important to us. We hope to make your experience as an au pair an enriching one and look forward to finding someone not to just take care of the girls but to be a part of our family. In our home, you will have your own privatef ull size bedroom with bath. Your room will be equipped with internet, TV/DVD. You do not need to have a driver’s license, although it would be beneficial.Also we would like to know your earliest date of arrival and for how long you will like to be with us.
Also, I have attached a few but important questions for you and you should try as much as possible to provide genuine answers because it will go a long way. You will also be attending a one-week childcare orientation program so as to make you acquainted with the British way of taking care of children.Also you will have to sign a contract agreement with us so as to validate this job offer. The contract agreement will spell out the terms and conditions of the contract so that both parties will be acquainted to their duties and responsibilities. The contract and the one week training program will be managed by a qualified law and immigration agency which will act as the mediator so that there will be no partiality and they will ensure that the terms and conditions stipulated in the contract are strictly adhered to. I just want to know if you are willing to attend the one week training program and to also sign the contract or not. A quick response from you will be appreciated
Third Email:
We are willing and ready to have you stay with us from 10th July till 18th August. With regards to your financial remuneration, it is a 2000 pound monthly salary and 250pound weekly pocket money, everything totalling 3000 pound monthly. You will be paying 13% tax on your monthly salary but your weekly pocket money is tax free.You will be working 6 hours maximum weekdays(8-11.30am and 3-5.30 pm) and you have weekends as your off days. We are providing you with your own private accommodation in the same apartment with us if you will like to stay with us. We are also going to be responsible for your feeding during your period of stay and most importantly we will treat you as a member of the family and not as an outsider. Your primary duties are related to childcare, helping us to take good care of the two girls during your period of stay. You are free to reach me on +44 203 239 0825. As you may know the UK is right hand driving as against the left hand driving in the US but with international driving license you can drive here.
I have discussed your coming over with the legal services company here in the UK, Migration and Consultancy Services, they will be managing the contract for the duration it will last. UK Migration and Consultancy Services is a law firm and they will be overseeing the contract between you and me for the duration it will last together with the one week training program. You should contact them at [email protected] for more information about the contract and the program. They are expecting your mail. Thanks.
First Email:
from Its Alex <[email protected]>
to (My email, I don't want to post it)
date Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 9:23 PM
subject reply
mailed-by yahoo.com
signed-by yahoo.com
Hi There!
We are a young, working, professional couple seeking an energetic Au Pair/nanny.We are anxiously looking for the perfect Au pair to take care of our 2 wonderful girls, Catherine and Stephanie, ages 5 and 3 respectively. We are seeking a warm, energetic, and responsible Au pair to assist us in taking care of the girls while we are not around. We came across your Au pair advertisement online and we are convinced that you possess the qualities we desire and we decided to contact you. We are a family of four consisting of father, mother and 2 girls.I am Alexander,36, the father of the house, Greek by birth but I also have a British nationality. My wife is Diana by name, age 33 and of British descent. We are both working professionals. I am self employed as an IT consultant.Diana works with a local marketing company here in London.
Our older daughter attends a primary school while the younger girl is enrolled in a pre-school. They both attend the same school. The school resumes by 10.00am and closes by 3pm Mondays to Fridays. But during this summer, they will be on break and as a result will be at home for most hours of the day. We need you to help look after them while they will be on holidays. Also if both parties are satisfied with working with each other, the contract could be extended.Your duties involves getting them up and dressed for summer school which will be starting sometime in August, dropping them off in the morning, and also picking them up after summer classes. Your working hours is 6 hours daily weekdays while you are Saturdays and Sundays as your free days. Your monthly salary is 2000 pounds and your weekly pocket money is 250 pounds. Your duties involves taking care of them while at home and also dinner preparation, homework and getting them ready for bed at the end the day! We eat healthy, lead active, fun lives and need someone who has a positive outlook on life. We need help with organizing and keeping the children's clothes, room and equipment in order. Must have a passion for children and earnestly want them to be your first priority. Homework and school projects are important and must be able to assist in this area also.Their summer school is within walking distance and on the same street as our house. Light housekeeping, laundry and grocery shopping during the day is also required.Other facilities within walking distance include a couple of playgrounds and a recreation center with indoor/outdoor swimming pools, tennis and basketball courts, and a gymnasium. There is a college nearby that offers all kind of classes, ranging from Language courses to Sports, and everything in between. There are other school and facilities located nearby also.
We are an easy going, kind, and loving family and would love the opportunity to speak with you further concerning the position. Attached are a few of our family photos for your viewing pleasure. Thanks!
Home Address
112 Gloucester Road
South Kensington,
London SW7 4TH
England
Second Email:
First of all, thank you for your interest!Its a great It is a pleasure to read back from you and we look forward to also having you as a member of the house.We are ready to offer you the Au pair job come July till August 20 but you will have to sign a contract with us so as to validate and secure this offer because we will not like to be disappointed in July. A brief introduction of my family: We are a fun, easy-going, young family that enjoys traveling, movies, sports, going to the beach, amusement parks, etc. and would like an Au Pair who is similar to us. Our family loves the outdoors, and hope you do also. We are looking for someone who can expose our children to different culture and language. We live in a lively, safe neighborhood and have a pool to enjoy in the summer. Spring sports include softball and fall sports include soccer; karate is year round! We need someone to be a team player with us and we are a great communicator, so we can help each other. You must take this job seriously, and understand that you are impacting our children's lives. You must interact with the children on all levels, and be comfortable with homework (very important), preparing (healthy meals) and hanging out at sporting games. Mon-Fri we need your help from 8.00-11.30 AM because they will resume summer classes by 12noon, then you are free until 3.00 PM, time to pick up the girls from summer school. The kids have dinner around 7.30PM and they go to bed at 8.45 PM. Although some flexibility is useful. Your working hours is 6 hours daily weekdays while you are Saturdays and Sundays as your free days. We honour your free time and try to be flexible with schedules when we can be. We'd love you to be a part of our family, this is very important to us. We hope to make your experience as an au pair an enriching one and look forward to finding someone not to just take care of the girls but to be a part of our family. In our home, you will have your own privatef ull size bedroom with bath. Your room will be equipped with internet, TV/DVD. You do not need to have a driver’s license, although it would be beneficial.Also we would like to know your earliest date of arrival and for how long you will like to be with us.
Also, I have attached a few but important questions for you and you should try as much as possible to provide genuine answers because it will go a long way. You will also be attending a one-week childcare orientation program so as to make you acquainted with the British way of taking care of children.Also you will have to sign a contract agreement with us so as to validate this job offer. The contract agreement will spell out the terms and conditions of the contract so that both parties will be acquainted to their duties and responsibilities. The contract and the one week training program will be managed by a qualified law and immigration agency which will act as the mediator so that there will be no partiality and they will ensure that the terms and conditions stipulated in the contract are strictly adhered to. I just want to know if you are willing to attend the one week training program and to also sign the contract or not. A quick response from you will be appreciated
Third Email:
We are willing and ready to have you stay with us from 10th July till 18th August. With regards to your financial remuneration, it is a 2000 pound monthly salary and 250pound weekly pocket money, everything totalling 3000 pound monthly. You will be paying 13% tax on your monthly salary but your weekly pocket money is tax free.You will be working 6 hours maximum weekdays(8-11.30am and 3-5.30 pm) and you have weekends as your off days. We are providing you with your own private accommodation in the same apartment with us if you will like to stay with us. We are also going to be responsible for your feeding during your period of stay and most importantly we will treat you as a member of the family and not as an outsider. Your primary duties are related to childcare, helping us to take good care of the two girls during your period of stay. You are free to reach me on +44 203 239 0825. As you may know the UK is right hand driving as against the left hand driving in the US but with international driving license you can drive here.
I have discussed your coming over with the legal services company here in the UK, Migration and Consultancy Services, they will be managing the contract for the duration it will last. UK Migration and Consultancy Services is a law firm and they will be overseeing the contract between you and me for the duration it will last together with the one week training program. You should contact them at [email protected] for more information about the contract and the program. They are expecting your mail. Thanks.
