Au Pair - Eric Lloyd - [email protected]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam.

The +4470 telephone number is not a normal UK number, but a 'redirect' number which redirects all calls to the scammer's own mobile phone, almost anywhere in the world.

If you are looking for an au pair job in the UK, please contact the British Embassy in your own country to check UK entry requirements. You can find the genuine British Embassy website by Google searching 'British Embassy' and the name of your country. Note that a genuine British Embassy email address will always end with @fco.gov.uk (and with no words or abbrieviations after that).

Do not send money to any agency, embassy, lawyer, or other person introduced to you by a potential employer. If you wish to consult the UK Border Agency, do not use an email address or website address given to you by your potential employer, but go to the genuine website here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/

If you require any help with travel arrangements, please contact a travel agency in your own town, which you can visit in person.

Eric Lloyd <[email protected]>

Hello,
I saw your profile on easyaupair.com
We are working parents who need assistance with raising our small children. We offer live in accomodations.We live in London and visit NYC often. Active family who travel extensively and entertain guests often. Light housework - if any - as we have a cleaning service weekly. We are most comfortable .
We have two kids, 5 yrs and 3 yrs old. They love the arts, singing, dancing and drawing. We try to encourage their creative ideas, visiting museums, galleries, shows, etc. They are also very active, and we have a large backyard with a playset for their exercise.
If however you accept to take a position with us, you would be Paid ?1,500.00 (One Thousand Five hundred Pounds sterling) as monthly Salary.
Do well to send us your resume & also an update picture of yourself,and we would get in touch with them. Should the outcome be positive, we would send you a Contract Letter. We shall discuss travel arrangements in due course of which I would be of generous assistance to you.
We are a very friendly family and will welcome you as part of the family from the moment you arrive. We have had many nannies and au pairs, so we know the type of person that we are looking for. We know that it is a big step coming to the UK and living with a new family, but we will do what we can to make it as easy for you as possible.
Best Regards
Eric for the family
+447024070509

Hello, My name is Silvia. I have recently registered on Easyaupair.com and by miracle the next day I had one extra offer. One theat came from Mr. Eric Lloyd and I'll copy the text below:

Hello,
I saw your profile on easyaupair.com

We are working parents who need assistance with raising our small children. We offer live in accomodations.We live in London and visit NYC often. Active family who travel extensively and entertain guests often. Light housework - if any - as we have a cleaning service weekly. We are most comfortable .
We have two kids, 5 yrs and 3 yrs old. They love the arts, singing, dancing and drawing. We try to encourage their creative ideas, visiting museums, galleries, shows, etc. They are also very active, and we have a large backyard with a playset for their exercise.
If however you accept to take a position with us, you would be Paid £1,500.00 (One Thousand Five hundred Pounds sterling) as monthly Salary.
Do well to send us your resume & also an update picture of yourself,and we would get in touch with them. Should the outcome be positive, we would send you a Contract Letter. We shall discuss travel arrangements in due course of which I would be of generous assistance to you.
We are a very friendly family and will welcome you as part of the family from the moment you arrive. We have had many nannies and au pairs, so we know the type of person that we are looking for. We know that it is a big step coming to the UK and living with a new family, but we will do what we can to make it as easy for you as possible.

Best Regards
Eric for the family
+447024070509

I just prayed for it to be true.
What got me thinking was the amount of money. I told him that usually au pairs are paid max. 400 pounds, but he said he loves his children too much. He had me contact his attorney who told me I have to pay 305 pounds as consultation fee. He sent me the contract invitation letter, that sounds like this:

Mr. Eric Lloyd
#15 Walker Close
Plumstead
London.SE18
United Kingdom.

Date; 26/08/2010

Dear: name removed - CF

LETTER OF OFFER


We would like to offer you the position of a Nanny to our client for a minimum period of 6 Months. The terms and conditions of the job are as follows:

Hours

You will be required to work for approximately 35 hours per week. Every weekend will be spent with the family or anywhere as you would have the weekends off.

Accommodation:

You would have a Private Live-Out or Live-In Accommodation depending on your preference with Private Bathroom, Sitting Room and Bedroom. Your room would also be furnished with a Television Set, an Internet Ready Computer and a Fixed Landline telephone. We ask that all rooms be kept tidy and that friends staying over should only do so with our permission. If we go out as a family, you will generally be invited to come with us (at our expense) should you so choose?

Duties and responsibilities

Your main duty is the due care of Susan& Jeff. You will be required to get them ready for the day, get them to school, collect them after school and see to their needs in the afternoon. You will also be required to assist with homework, bath and change as required, arrange visits with friends, see to after school activities, play games .You will be required to do some cleaning

Salary

You will be paid an amount of 1500 (One thousand five hundred pounds sterling) per month in arrears and an additional 200 weekly pocket money. Additional hours will be paid at a rate that we may agree between ourselves from time to time.

Start Date and Period of Employment

You are expected to start on the as soon as you arrive here and to stay for a minimum period of 6 months. If due to circumstances beyond your control or for any other reason, you wish to leave at an earlier date than our agreement, you will be required to give one month notice. If we require you to leave, subject to the conditions specified under discipline, we will give you a minimum of one month notice.

Discipline

Reasons which could give rise to disciplinary measures are as follows:

Causing a disruptive influence in the household..
Job incompetence
Conduct during or outside working hours prejudicial to our interests.
Unreliability in time keeping or attendance
Failure to comply with our reasonable instructions or procedures

In the event of a need for disciplinary action, the procedure will be:

First - a verbal warning.
Second - a written warning.
Third - dismissal without need for further notice. Reasons with would give rise to summary dismissal would be:

Theft or other dishonest offences,
Drunkenness,
Illegal drug taking,
Child abuse or neglect

Vacation

You will have 3 weeks paid vacation after 4 months of work. Vacation must be negotiated however, well in advance.

School

You will be enrolled at a Public School to attend a course in any language of your choice for foreigners for the duration of your stay.

We look forward to having you for the job offer and hope that your association will be a long and happy one.

Please sign a copy of this letter as acceptance of its terms and conditions..

Yours faithfully
Craig Williams

I have read and accept the above terms and conditions.

__________________________________________

Full Name Date.

Quote boxes added for clarity - CF

Welcome to ScamWarners, and thank you for posting additional information about this scam.

I'm glad you recognised it as a scam.

Do you have the email address that the fake attorney is using?

HI I GOT SCAMMED BY THIS MAN. HE ALSO POSTED A PICTURE OF HIS FAMILY.WOW THANKS A LOT TO YOUR WEBSITE.I AM SUPPOSED TO SEND MONEY TOMORROW!THE NAME OF HIS ATTORNEY IS CRAIG WILLIAMS AND HIS EMAIL AD IS [email protected] ATTORNEY IS A GERALD BLAIR.KUDOS!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

Hello joana, and welcome to ScamWarners.

I'm glad that your research led you here, and you realised that it was a scam before you sent money to this scammer.

Thank you so much for adding the attorney names and the [email protected] email address - that will be helpful for others who are being targeted by the scammer, so they can discover the truth about this fake au pair position too.

The scammer who calls himself Eric Lloyd is now also calling himself Walter Fields. Walter Fields sends identical emails and photographs to those which Eric Lloyd sends, but signed with a different name. The email address which the scammer is using for Walter Fields is:

[email protected]

For Eric Lloyd he uses:

[email protected]
[email protected]

Walter Fields directs correspondents to Barrister Craig Williams at:

[email protected]

Eric Lloyd may also use that email address for his fake barrister, as well as [email protected]

Here are two of the photographs sent by the scammer:





These are more examples of Eric Lloyd's/Walter Fields' emails:

Hello,
How are you doing today? Hope well and in the best of health?

Thank you for your prompt and positive response.

It was nice to get to hear from you, I showed your picture to my family and they loved it,I also think you have good personality so we have considered hiring you for your services as soon as possible.
However as regards your flight expenses that will be handled by my family and also some other relevant documents you might be needing to proceed over
legally, I will arrange for an immigration attorney that will write a contract agreement letter that we both we have to sign and date on the contract letter for future purpose. Let me know if you are okay with it.

We reside in Plumstead London and you will have your own private accommodation in our home, Your main duty is the due care of Susan& Jeff. You will be required to get them ready for the day, get them to school, collect them after school and see to their needs in the afternoon. You will also be required to assist with homework, bath and change as required, arrange visits with friends, see to after school activities, play games .You will be required to do some cleaning and we will need your services as soon as possible.

But first let me tell you a little bit more about my family,

We are down to earth people not arrogant, we respect our employee’s opinion very much, my kids (Susan 5yrs and Jeff 3yrs )are the most adorable things on the face of the earth i love them so much and so will you I hope. We are also easy going people my family and I.
I leave for work early in the morning 7.30am, my kids both attend the same school they leave at 8.30am come back by 1.00pm.The family does a lot of outings, we go hiking sometimes my family and I, also to the beach together the whole family. We are a religious family, so we also
attend services every Wednesdays & Sundays. If I may ask do you practice your religion as well?

Best wishes

Hello,
My family and i appreciate your kindwords however my little girl was asking me today when is there au pair coming over to take care of them I told her pretty soon she was very happy so she asked me to buy her flower so she can present it to you on your arrival to United Kingdom. Hope you like flowers?

However i have made arrangement with immigration attorney that will arrange a contract agreement letter that will both we sign and date on the contract before your arrival to United Kingdom .
You have to contact the attorney to enable him issue you the contract letter. My wife and i will take care of your flight ticket, the only payment you would be required to make is the Work permit fee. Contact him via e-mail immediately. He will furnish you with contract letter and the requirements immediately he receives your e-mail.

I will be waiting to read your e-mail.
Regards

The fake attorney then writes:

How are you doing? After talking with my
client,he has authorized me to send you this email.I am attaching
herewith a Contract/Invitation Letter,for you to
go through. If you accept, you would have to sign and date at the
bottom and send a scanned copy to me as e mail attachment.

Your employer called the UK Immigrations Office here in London to
inform them about his decision to employ you and to also seek their
approval/permit as they are the legal authorities vested with the
power to permit/approve foreign workers.

You would have to sign and date the contract letter attached here and send a scanned copy to me as e-mail attachment, A Scan copy of your passport/ID card and £275. pounds for Attorney Consultation fee and processing of your documents.

Note: You are required to make payment via Western Union Money Transfer to the details below in care of my accountant.

Receiver; Mr.G.Blair
Payout location: London UK

Scan and send the payment details to me or write out the payment details and send to me along side with other requirements. Get back to me immediately you read my e-mail.

Kind Regards
Barr.Craig Williams