Au Pair Scammer - Philip Brown - [email protected]

This scammer also calls himself Larry Hope. When he is pretending to be Larry Hope, he pretends that Philip Brown is his travel agent. You can see this here:

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Notice that the scammer uses the same introductory email ('I am a single Dad of 1 daughter,karista 6yrs old and i do have a lovely Dog tank and a cat') for both Philip Brown and Larry Hope.

From: Philip Brown <[email protected]>

Hello,
I got your mail.I would like you to know more about me,my daughter and also about the Au pair job.I am a single Dad of 1 daughter,karista 6yrs old and i do have a lovely Dog tank and a cat.My daughter loves to play with either the scooby doo or the bat man.she loves her video games and some sci-fi actions movies.I live in London,and work as a Real Estate Agent I get back home late and this makes me see a reason to get an Aupair that will take good care of my little girl.I am honest, trust worthy and eligible about my family and i am looking for the same qualities in the Au pair that is going to work with me. About the Job Au pair Duties,He/She must give my daughter a special care/attention and must be good at cooking,also helping in light house work.I shall give the Au pair a car to drive out with my daughter.In case he/she doesn't know how to drive,then i may need the services of a chauffeur. The Au pair may come along with his/her kids,Since i stay in a 3 bedroom apartment and i don\'t think he/she will have a problem staying with us and we shall live together as the same family,if you really want to work with me you will have to get back to me with your Information and i will like to see more pictures of you.Here are more questions for you to answer:
do you have any working experience?
for how long have you been searching for a family?
Are your kids moving with you?
do you have any experience about first aid?
what do you do for now i mean you job?
how do you intend to treat my daughter?
will you also like to help me with some house work?
Where are you living right now?
Will you like to live with me ?
This is my phone number +447024037048 you can call me. Hope to hear from you again

Philip...

Here are some more emails from this scammer:

From: "Philip Brown" <[email protected]>

Hello,
How are you doing? hope everything is well with you?I can recommend an agency for you here in England,if you might have problem in getting a reputable and experience traveling agent in this field, i can recommend the one that handled my last Au pair's document and visa and they have been working with me for the past 5 years now,they are good, perfect and working hard and it will be better if you can contact them,their charges are affordable and they are affiliated to British airways and approved by the commonwealth body and the British Government.I want you to know that you can come here and you can stay and work for me as long as you like. Also I share your view about getting into London legally. I want you to have all the necessary documents you need and your visas to come here before the end of this month or early next month.You can contact them personally via this information as my schedule at the office is tight .
NAME: Mrs.Elizabeth .H.James
EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
Contact the agency and make enquiries regarding the visa and document for you to come to London and i am going to be the one to pay for your flight ticket,all you need to do is to contact the agency for the processing of your visa and document to come to my family here, when you have contacted them they will tell you all you need to get here.Anyway if this is fine, contact the agency and let me know if £1,400.00 will be ok per calendar month as your salary and you will be working for 35-40 hours per week, all other things would be free.i will appreciate it if you like to take care of my lil girl well.
hope to read from you soonest.

Philip.

From: "Elizabeth James" <[email protected]>

Good day,
I got your mail regarding the documents you will need to be able to live and work in England.Sorry,i was so busy with getting some documents ready for some of my clients.First,i would want you to know that this Agency is Agency is affiliated to American Airways and has the endorsement of the Common wealth and England government.It will take the agency 10-15 business days to get your documents mailed to you through the address you will provide.Below is the information need to start with the processing of your valid documents.
Name :......................................
Date of Birth:..............................
Sex:........................................
Contact Address:...........................
Phone #:..................................
Driver's Licence # (if any):....................
International Passport # (if any)......................
These are the informations we will need to start with the processing of your documents.You will also have to send a scanned copy of your passport photograph.
Below are the charges for your documents.
Visa: £ 150.00
Residence Permit £ 215.00
Work permit: £ 118.00
Processing fees: £ 50.00
Shipment fees(Fedex International charges) £ 50.00
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Total £ 583.00
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The above is the break down and total of the processing charges of getting you a valid document you will need to get you to England.
This Money is made payable through Western Union to the following information
Agency Information
Name: Elizabeth .H.James Address: FLIGHT CENTRE 355 Hespeler Road Cambridge, ON N1R 6B3 ENGLAND

Agency IATA Number: 96511295
Scanned copy of the western union receipt should be sent with your passport photograph to this e-mail,hoping to read from you soon.
Regards,

Elizabeth.

Well planed letters!! but from the first sight it seems a bit suspicious because everything is so good and bright..like, you'll get anything you want, just come and enjoy living with us!!