by Chris Fuller
Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:20 pm
This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam.
Fake visa application: VISA_APPLICATION_FORM.pdf attached, plus CONTRACT_AGREEMENT.pdf which reads:
from Hello Hi!!! <[email protected]>
subject We need you to be our Au pair/Nanny
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 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
115 Gloucester Road
South Kensington,
London SW7 4TH
England
First of all, thank you for your interest!Its a great pleasure to read back from you and we look forward to also having you as a member of the house. 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 familyIn our home, you will have your own privatefull 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, there are certain conditions you must meet before you can enter and as well work in the United Kingdom. As a foreigner,before you can enter the UK,you must obtain a UK visa and also before you can work you have to get a work permit but the most important one is the UK Visa.There are two ways you can get the UK Visa.(1)You can get it at the local British embassy in your home country and (2) it can be processed here in the UK by the Home office by UK Visas professionals.
But people abroad seem to always encounter one problem or the other when processing their visa at their local embassies which always results in their being denied or delayed especially if they find out they do not have the required papers. If you want the documents processed by yourself, I can send you all necessary documents. I also want you to know that it can be processed here in the UK and I can help you handle that if you want me to I want you to know that there are professional hands that can help you get not only visa but also all necessary travel documents within a week of application if you enlist their services and I can connect you with one if you are interested. And as regards helping you with the processing fees.that is no problem, as a matter of fact,you can be assisted with the total cost of travel down to the UK, but due to many reasons, one of which is unfaithfulness on the part of some au pairs because cases have been reported whereby after the host families has finished paying for the cost of the travel document needed by an aupair to come to the UK, the au pair would just disappear and they would never show up,so the family would be the one to lose.In fact,the original plan was to help you with the total cost but was advised not to try it.The best help we are ready to offer you is that we can offer to assist you with half payment of the total cost of your travel document processing and you too will pay the half, so both of us can be on the safer side.This is subject to your choice. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SOONEST RESPONSE
Thanks for reading a little about us and our expectations for our next au pair. We look forward to hearing from you!
I already made inquiry into the total processing cost of your travel papers which includes visa, work permit, insurance your flight ticket and I was able to get the best deal. The total cost is 1105 pounds. Myself and my wife, having considered your financial condition, have decided that instead of you contributing half , you will only contribute 400 pound. Also we want you to know that the 400 pounds will be refunded back to you immediately you arrive in our home in London. It is just to serve as a security funds for us. I want to assure that just as you are serious about this job so is my family serious about you and we are really looking forward to having you as a member of the household in the shortest time possible and that is why, I will do all within my powers to make sure that everything works out fine and as fast as possible because we really need you more than you can imagine. I have attached the contract letter also to this mail, you are to carefully read through it and complete your parts also and then put your signature. After that, you should get back to me with a scanned copy of the signed contract so that I can make it available to my lawyer. You are also to keep a copy
I have attached the Visa Application Form to this mail. You should complete the necessary parts that pertains to you, okay, while you should leave the parts where I'm required to also provide some details. I will complete that myself, okay. You should also get back to me with the scanned copies of the following
1) The scanned copy of the photo page of your International Passport and
2)The scanned copy of your passport size photograph
3)The scanned copy of the completed Visa Application Form
With regards to the payment, you are to send the 400 pounds to me via Western Union Money Transfer and you are to use my details when sending the payment. Below is my details
Alexander Aaron
115 Gloucester road
South Kensington
SW7 4TH
England
After making the payment you should also get back to me with the scanned copy of the western union payment receipt and also the 10 digit Money transfer Control Number(MTCN). You should complete the Visa Application Form and get the scanned copy of the completed Visa Application Form back to me together with the other documents stated above. I look forward to receiving the documents from you as soon as possible. Thanks
Fake visa application: VISA_APPLICATION_FORM.pdf attached, plus CONTRACT_AGREEMENT.pdf which reads:
CONTRACT AGREEMENT LETTER
1
AU PAIR/Nanny PLACEMENT CONTRACT
Between
AU PAIR/Nanny PLACEMENT CONTRACT
Between
Host Family
Full Name: Alexander and Diana Aaron
Address: 115 Gloucester road, South Kensington
Postal code: SW7 4TH.
Country: United Kingdom
And
Au Pair/Nanny(the two words are used interchangeably)
Full Name:
Address:
Country:
Tel. No.
Place of birth:
Date of birth:
The Host family consists of Father, Mother and two daughters namely :
(1) Alexander Aaron
(2) Diana Aaron
(3) Catherine(Daughter)
(4) Stephanie(Daughter)
Part Two
General Conditions :
(a) I will live with the Host Family for a period of ______ months,
starting from ________________ (or as soon as possible). During this period,
(b) I will have the opportunity to improve myself by attending educational
programs if I so desire.
Au Pair`s/Nanny’s Duties and Obligations :
1. I agree to help with the daily household chores for up to 6 hours maximum
daily, Mondays-Fridays, including looking after the children. In addition, I will
have weekends as off days
2. I agree to perform the duties the Host Family expects ; I will try to fulfill them
carefully and diligently according to the Host Family`s expectations.
3. I agree to shoulder and pay 400 Pounds out of the 1105 pounds which is the
cost of processing my travel documents which entail visa, work permit, travel and
health insurance papers.
4. I shall familiarize myself with all (if any) visa requirements. I shall obtain necessary
documents (e.g. a valid passport) prior to departure and shall not enter my host country
without a proper visa (if required).
5. I agree to perform the child care responsibilities outlined by my host family to the best
of my ability, and make every effort to act as a caring, responsible host family member,
and will abide by the host family’s household rules.
6. I will abide by all local, state and federal laws and other regulations.
7. I will not buy, sell, possess, or use any controlled or illegal substances, and will only
use medications as prescribed to me and approved by a treating
physician. I understand that I may only consume alcohol if I am of legal drinking age,
and if am of legal drinking age, I agree not to consume alcoholic beverages to excess at
any time or to drive under the influence of alcohol. I further agree not to consume
alcoholic beverages at any time while
I am on duty.
8. I understand that I may not use the family’s automobile(s) for any reason without
express permission from the host family and that any agreement to use the host family’s
automobile is strictly between the host family and me. I will not use the automobile
unless the host family has obtained all of the mandatory automobile insurance coverage
required under the laws of the land where the host family resides.
Host Family`s Rights and Duties :
1. The Host Family expects me to help with the children before and after school
and assist with the daily household chores such as : cooking, washing,
vacuuming, ironing and tidying.
2. The Host Family speaks mainly English at home.
3. The Host Family agrees to treat me as a member of the family. The Host
Family will provide me with free accommodation and food. They have a house in
the United Kingdom which is in London with 5 bedrooms. I will have my own fully
furnished bedroom with TV and I will have my private bathroom.
4. I will receive £250 pocket money every week (payable weekly) and £2000
pounds monthly salary.
5. I will not work for more than 6 hours / day. My working hours will be arranged
in such a way that I can attend language classes if need be.
6. I will have 2 free days / week at the weekend. I will be entitled to practice my
religion.
7. I will be entitled to one week holiday after every 3 months. During these
holidays, my pocket money must continue to be paid.
8. I have the right to attend any educational program I want to. The Host Family
will help me in this regard.
9. The costs of the any educational program and examination fees that I choose
to participate in will be paid by me but my host family might offer to assist me if
they so wish.
10. The Host Family is not bound to pay my travel costs to and from the Host
Family`s home.
11. The Host Family undertakes to include me as a “named driver” on
their motor insurance and to arrange and pay for at least one driving lesson if I
am expected to drive the family car.
12. Should the I become ill, the Host Family will ensure that I can stay in my
room and I will be looked after appropriately until other solutions are found.
13. The Host Family will help me with all registration formalities.
14. The Host Family agrees to meet me at the airport / railway station or make
other arrangements for me to be met.
15. The Host Family does not transfer my pocket money, the money is given to
me directly but the monthly salary will be transferred into my personal bank
account.
Furthermore, the Au Pair/Nanny and the Host Family agree on the following
:
1. Should either contracting party want to cancel this contract, a two week period
of notice must be given in writing. The contract can be cancelled with immediate
effect in case of gross misconduct or transgression on the part of either party, or
if extreme circumstances call for cancellation. If I am being dismissed because
of gross misconduct on my part, the host family will not offer me a new
placement; I will have to return my home country immediately.
2. If a strong disagreement arises, both parties agree to first try to reach a
mutually satisfactory solution. If negotiation between the above parties does not
result in resolution, either party may call upon a lawyer to negotiate a solution
acceptable to both parties. Cancellation of this contract by either party will be
done only as a last resort, except in the case of gross misconduct.
3. The Host Family accepts that they have voluntarily chosen me and I accept
that I have voluntarily elected to stay with the Host Family.
4. While both parties have taken reasonable measures to regulate their
relationship in terms of rights, duties and obligations, each of the agreeing parties
will be responsible for their personal actions or any consequences arising from
the interactions
If you agree with the terms and conditions above, please sign two copies of
this contract. You are to fill in your personal information as requested,
send one signed copy back to your host family and you are to keep the
other copy for your record. You are to print this contract out, sign it and
send a scanned copy via email back to your host family and you will keep
one hard copy for your records.
Signed
Au Pair`s signature :
Date :
Host Family`s signature :
Date :
