Au Pair - Michael Doherty - [email protected]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam. The writer of these emails is not a British man living in the UK; he is a Nigerian man, living in Nigeria.

The same scammer also writes the emails pretending to come from his fake Eagle Travel Agency.

Note that the scammer offers to help with expenses. This is a normal thing for a scammer to offer; designed to make you feel warm and grateful towards him. In reality, the scammer will obtain no travel documents for you, the fee is invented, and his only aim is to trick you into sending money to him.

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From: Michael Doherty <[email protected]>
Subject: We Need You In Our Family..

Dearest Au pair

We are a busy full time working family We Live in Lambourn, West Berkshire United Kingdom– My name is Michael and My wife Katherine and I both work in the IT industry, I am lucky enough to be able to work from home most days. Katherine is also into her photography; I like to horse ride when I can and have recently got into craft stuff. We live in a four bedroom house that is considered to be “fairly” large by British standards and we have a private garden.

We are looking for an au pair to look after my 4 year old Girl Sonia she is quite easy going but knows what she likes. she loves being outside and going for walks to the park. He takes to people easily and is very friendly.We would want our au pair to drop off and collect Sonia from school, making sure she is ready for school on time. Our au pair will need to care for Sonia once he has been collected from school until we finish work around 6pm......We will be paying you £300 per week.

We live in the country in a large village called Lambourn; the village is full of racehorses and is in the middle of the West Berkshire (rolling hill countryside) giving us lots of options for rural walks.

Lambourn is a rural village and there is not too much to do, but we do have a couple of Pubs. About 30 minutes drive away are the larger towns of Reading and Swindon that have a lot more nightlife going on. London is about 1 hour away by train but the train fares can be quite expensive and the last train back is surprisingly early at 11pm, alternatively it’s about one and a half to two hours drive by car. Oxford and Bristol are the two nearest cities both around 40 minutes drive away. We will provide our Au Pair with a car and won’t mind if it’s used over the weekend.

Most weekends we are out and about doing something, ranging from feeding the local ducks to other activities like going to zoos; our Au Pair is not expected to work at all during weekends and will have free-time to do with whatever he/she wants, but is more than welcome to join us.

Here is my home address
18 Newbury Rd
Lambourn, West Berkshire RG17 7, UK

Our au pair will have a bedroom with a single bed, Sky TV, DVD and a laptop with access to the internet. There is also a room downstairs and there is a comfy sofa and a TV, Sky and DVD available so could be used as her room also.

Hope yo here from you soon..
Michael Doherty

I want to thank you for the response and also your interest in my family. Am speechless at this moment 'cos am new to the Au pair thing but finding and writing you was a great thing for me and I promise, you will never regret joining us. We are one happy family that love to smile at all times and always spending much time with each other during the weekend. Am not just looking for an Au pair but a friend and also a big sister for my lovely daughter .Me and my wife we both work in the IT industry..... We are busy parents but create enough time for my daughter during the weekend to be happy and take her out.

Myself and my wife share the sames hobbies (Reading, Music and Shopping) while Sonia love playing with her dolls and going to the Amusement Park during the weekend which she loves so much.

Am a mother and all I want is for you to be happy. We live in a lovely and conducive environment which I believe you will so much love. You are going to share in our happiness and happy home. Have ones been a teenager like you and I know how it means leaving your home country but I asure you, you going to love been here.

I will like to know if you can arrive here first week of August ...Let me know if this is okay with you. I will like you to contact an via e-mail Eagle Travel ([email protected]) Agency who will be helping you with your traveling documents such as Visa Working permit, Health Insurance Card,driving license and your Flight Ticket to United Kingdom....... I believe so much in the agency b'cos they been of great help to my family each time we intend going on vacation and I promise you will never regret given them a chance. I will like you to get back to me with some of your pictures if available and I promise to forward you some of my family.....

Hope yo here from you soon..
Michael Doherty

Thanks for the....Am so happy you have email the Agency thy will help you with your Visa Flight ticket, Working permit and Insurance Documents...
Let me know once you here from them.....we cant wait to see you in my family...

Regards

Michael Doherty

Am happy you've been contacted by the agency and I made contact with them myself which I was told that they will be handling your documents. I was also told that the needed 700 pounds will be for your visa, working permit, insurance and also your flight ticket. I will like you to contact the agency with all necessary documents needed so they can start working on them. I want you to know as parents, we understand so many things about your financial status and my wife and I have talked about it and we are ready to assist you with half (350 pounds) the payment the agency is asking for. Am sure you will be able to accept this?

Read from you soon

Regards

Michael Doherty

Thanks for posting this, just saved me from making a huge cock up. I have received correspondence from this guy also, different photos now - he is operating on greataupairs.com. I only picked up it was a scam when was offering information about a position in LA but not asking me any questions about myself when was looking for someone to look after his daughter then wanted me to make arrangements myself through an agency for visa, flights to come over without checking my references, very dodgy indeed.