Au Pair scam- Mr Paul Makson

i would like to know if this is another scam letter.
Hello ,

Thanks for the reply & sign of Interest in working for my family, We want you not as an aupair alone but as part of the the family & Big Sister for my Kids. I want my kid to be happy not with me alone but with you too and we believe you can give me all they need. You will be living with us. you will have your private room which will have bathroom,toilet,television,air-conditional.You will have access to the internet and the telephone at home to get in touch with your friends and loved ones.You can provide your phone number so that i can give you a call if i have the time.


Your job as an aupair is mainly taking good care of two kids Cole 6 Year & Jane 4 years ,i will be paying you $3,000 per month & $400 pocket Allowance and you can drive the kids if only you want to, since you are part of our family you be provided with full board meal and no work on holidays,I am looking for someone that me and our children can treat as part of a family/friend and not just as a nanny/aupair.


Jane, she is easy to get along with, we want to make you feel comfortable and at home, they are easy going, and down to earth. I would like you as an aupair/nanny to be comfortable care giving partner/companion/sister that is caring, flexible, and will have fun with our family.

I would also love our au pair to go shopping with us, go out to eat with us, go to watch movies with us, participate in family events, go on trips with us we love going to amusement parks, share holidays with us, etc.--become a part of our family. We really want someone who will be pro actively talk, sing, laugh, interact, engage with the kids We would really enjoy a light-heated, fun, and enthusiastic person who's ready for a worthy experience with a young, active family.

The working hour is just 8 hours per day from 8am to 4pm this is negotiable anyway, and your responsibility in my house is just to take care of my kids, taking them to the school bus, and you will pick them up from which is just a km from our house. This responsibility does not involve you cooking.

Cole loved to play basketball and swimming and he loves to be happy all the time and like to take up challenges i think he behaves very matured than his age.

While Cole is always playing the girl's role, she likes cooking, love swimming too and dancing, very intelligent and ready to learn anything. You will be having, Saturdays and Sundays as your off days, But if you prefer the Saturday and Sunday to be Extra you could charge me,so you can have enough time for yourself, I will be happy if you can arrive in our house before the end of this Month, i just want you to be sincere and serious about coming to help us in our family, If it is okay with you. I live in 32nd Street, Astoria, NY 11106, United States

About your Visa Documentation & Working permit papers & Plane Ticket


2 of my regular patients work with the United States Embassy Consulate Center where the Visa ,work permit has to be procured.One of them has helped us in Visa Document/work permit for our last Aupair 5 months ago and it cost me ($1,350), but Unfortunately the Aupair did not show up to our apartment she ran away from Airport, And i later reported her to the US Entry clearance Offices and The US Border Control Offices and i was held responsible by the United States Authority, But she was caught 3 weeks ago in Barberton Ohio where she stay with some of her friend and she has been sent back to her country for violating the United States Entry Permit Rules and Regulation.



So your entry permit clearance shall be Multiple permit for 24 month,it Includes your work permit,Ticket,All the processing will take up to 5-10 days,let me know if you are willing to accept,and i am assuring you that i shall refund all your travel expenses as soon as you get here, I ought to pay for it on your behalf but the United States Authority would not allow that,so you have to pay for it and i shall refund all the payment back to you as soon as you arrive in our apartment.


So let me know if you are ready now ? and let me if you agree to pay for your traveling expenses ,I Shall refund all the money back to you on your Arrival day in our apartment

Let me know so i can give you the details of Information & document needed from USA Embassy for starting your Visa documentation


Till then Stay Bless
Your Host Family
Mr Paul Makson
01 - 718- 234- 8097
32nd Street, Astoria, NY 11106, United States

It's another scam. The person who wrote that email is NOT an American. The English is atrocious, and the mistakes are typical of an African.

I ought to pay for it on your behalf but the United States Authority would not allow that

This is a total lie. The scammer intends to collect the money you pay for visa and/or travel expenses. The "patients" who "work with the embassy" are the scammer himself or an accomplice.

As Chris said, there are very specific and strict regulations for getting an au pair visa. There are very specific agencies authorized to work with au pairs and help them with visas and the only way to ensure you are dealing with someone legitimate is to contact them through the contact information listed on the US government's website. The truth is, your chances of finding legitimate au pair work in the US without working through a certified au pair agency are slim.