Chester Hook - [email protected]

This is an au pair scam. There is no au pair job, and the only purpose of this scam is to make you pay for non existing work permits, visa, and other travel documents. Don't fall for this scam!

The following is from a job advert site:

Greetings to you....

Am Mr Chester Hook am from Dubai but right now am on a business trip with my family for 5 years in uk for

business purpose,and am hereby looking for a reliable Au pair ,nanny housekeeper and a gardener, who is a

graduate from any country that can speak a very good English ,caregiver who can take good care of my kids, and

a experience driver with driving license , i have two kids whose name her Craig and Bridget....

Accommodation
is free with free internet browser and also all your feeding will be my responsiblity....

Duties
1) For a nanny ,u wil have to take good care of my kids while me and my wife is not arround maybe whe we have

gone to the office..
2)For a housekeeper ,u will have to take good care of the house including the gerden to make sure every where

is clean and nice..
3) For a family driver,u will have to drive and take good care of the car and also you will be taking the kids to

their school..ok
4)My personal driver you will be taking me to my office from monday to friday from 7.30 am till 2.00pm

if seriously interested do well to send your references or resume,and i will get back to u, i would send you a job

offer Letter. We shall discuss travel arrangements in due course of which I would be of little assistance to you in

accordance with 60% part of the traveling expenses of your traveling document....

You can contact me through my email address
([email protected] or [email protected])


Await Your Soonest Responses

our home address is...City of London, Guildhall, PO Box 20, London, EC2P 2EJ
Mr Chester Family

THANKS

These are examples of emails this scammer writes:

From: Mr chester Hook <[email protected]>
To: xxxxx
Sent: Wednesday
Subject: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The terms and conditions of the job are as follows:

You will be required and expected to work for approximately 40 hours per week (8 hours/day Monday to Friday). Every weekend, will be spent with your family or anywhere as you would have the weekends off. an amount of (750pounds) per week in arrears and an additional 150pounds for weekly and 3000pounds per month allowance for all our workers(driver store keeper). Additional hours (Overtime) will be paid at a rate that we may agree between ourselves from time to time.

Benefits

Use of Transportation with Valid driver\routes license & good drivers record a plus but not required (use of transportation if required)
Complete private room with private entrance
Laptop 24 internet connection
Complete Full Bath\par
Safe Gated Golf Course Community with Golf Course Privileges
Most weekends off (with the exception of occasional executive level dinners no more than 2 couples with at least 1 week advance notice)
Duties
Cooking, Cleaning and ironing
Prepare daily sack lunches
Discipline
Reasons which could give rise to disciplinary measures are as follows:
(1 Causing a disruptive influence in the HOME is prohibited.
(2) Job incompetence is not allowed.
(3) Conduct during or outside working hours prejudicial to my interests.
(4) Unreliability in time keeping or attendance.
(5) Failure to comply with our reasonable instructions or procedures.
(6) Theft or other dishonest offenses will be dealt with.
(7) Drunkenness not allowed.
(8) Illegal drug taking prohibited.
(9) Child abuse or neglect highly prohibited.
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:
NOTE: That any Activities of improper conduct will also be our concern too, you will be highly required to be of your best behavior (in or outside) as you work for us to protect our good name.
Accommodation/Feeding
As for your Accommodation and feeding, the Family offered free accommodation to you as well as feeding also.
processing fee:
You are expected to shoulder the processing fee of your visa and other necessary legal documents needed for your arrival but if you are serious and interested i am ready to assist you with some part of the processing fee but i will assist you with 50% then you will complete the balance of the rest if you are serious, do get back to me so that i can update you with all the details needed for the processing because we need to start the processing as soon as possible so that you will be able to have all the documents over there and you can start coming any time you made up your mind.....
Vacation
You will have 3 weeks paid vacation after 4 months of work. Vacation must be negotiated however, well in advance.
We look forward to having you for the job offer and hope that our association will be a long and happy one SO DO YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS?.
Awaiting your soonest response...
Regards

Subject: FINAL STEP TO FOLLOW

Hello...

how are you doing today..This is Mr Chester Hook your Employer from Uk.now that you have accepted the job terms and conditions and ready to work for us and to join the family,you are higly welcome and granted my dear may God bless you and grant your dream for so that you will never lack in your future.well my dear applicant we really need all the 4 applicants to be here as soon as possible because we just started our new life here in Uk so we need all the applicants to join us as soon as possible,and as for your traveling documents i know you mighty be afraid about the fare but you have nothing to worry about i have decided to assist you with 500pounds out of the 900pounds so all you are to pay is only 400pounds okay,and i dont deal with all this online traveling agency because must of them do receive money from innocent people and after the payment all they ask is for them to pay and pay money and at the end nothing will come out of it everything will end up of SCAM,my dear i will be the one to take all your details to the UK IMMIGRATION EMBASSY here for the processing of all your traveling documents like your flight ticket, medical insurance, tax clearance, work permit,working visa,resident permit and other documents within 8 days as soon as i receive all these information's from you .

(1)Full Names....

(2)Date of birth...

(3)Age....

(4)Sex....

(5)Mailing Home Address.....

(6)Phone Number....

(7)Nationality....

(8)CV OR RESUME....

(9)Passport Photo page....

(10)Birth certificate(scan page)....

(11)Immigration Embassy Office Address In your Location (If available)

A Total sum of 900pounds must be payable to the embassy cash office as to enable them to proceed over the processing of the necessary Documents for the insurance, for you to Travel down here to UK and also to start your Job without any trouble or any problem because united kingdom is very strict and had for out side citizen to work freely but with all the documents which my agency will get to you will cover you up and you shall not have any problem but to work and go around Uk as much as you feel like. Your Flight ticket and all other necessary documents must be processed and arranged here in our Office as well must be stamped and sign by the UK immigration embassy here after which will be forwarded to the British High Commission for verification. Also, some Copies of this Document(s) will also be sent to you thats why you will need to process everything from here and it will be sent to you once the document are complete as well.and according to the IMMIGRATION RULES AND REGULATIONS no working contract letter must be sent without the proceed of the processing of the documents until 2days after the payment of the processing fee is been confirmed .so

their applicant we other you to comply with us with all the necessary requirements needed for the processing because you have to be here in London Uk within 2 to 3 weeks from now.their is nothing like SALARY DEDUCTIONS over this that is the reason why you make sure we assist you with some part of the processing normally you are expected to shoulder your traveling expenses but dur to the conditions of the economy we decided to assist you with that amount and for you to complete the balance thats all.so

do get back to me with the details so that i will be able to update you on how you will send the processing fee and for me to complete the balance because we need to start the processing soon.....

AWAITING YOUR SOONEST RESPONDS AND PROMPT MESSAGE ALSO..

MR CHESTER HOOK FAMILY...

THANKS

Hello
now that we have gotten all your necessary requirements all we need right now is the processing fee and as soon as your payment is confirmed the processing of your document will commence and it will be send to you, and also a copy will be sent to the British High Commission(B.H.C) within 3 to 12 serious working days then after the document is delivered,you will have to go there for the verification of the document and the booking of your flight .so do get back to me so that i can up date you on how to make the transfer of your processing fee and for me to complete the balance and scan out your details to the agency for them to start the processing as soon as possible because you need to be here with 15days from today okay..

Awaiting your soonest reply...

Yours Faithfully,

here is the payment details so make sure you send it first thing tomorrow morning so that i will be able to complete the balance and for the processing to get started also okay so
Below is my payment information address where you have to deposit the payment via western union money transfer.to me so that i will be able to take the fee and also complete the balance with your details to the Embassy by tomorrow morning and for them to start the processing,

Receivers details....
My first name:......Chester

middle name:..........................Hook

Last name:................................Samuel

My home address...City of London, Guildhall, PO Box 20, London, EC2P 2EJ

After you deposit your payment get back to me with the below payment details so that i will be able to get the money as soon as possible:

1)Sender first name.........
2)Sender last name.........
3)M.T.C.N number.........(money transfer control number)
4)Amount sent.............

Then scan the receipt which they give you at the western union agentoffice for the evidence of your payment and send it to me through email because i will also make use of it at the embassy also.so make sure you send the fee before 8 to 11.00 am in your local time so that i will be able to get everything ready before going to my office Okay

Thanks

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Crap! I almost got into his offer! Feel pity for my girlfriend who was eager to work with him with a good pay. He even YM her in details about his current job in ExxonMobil, willing to pay her scholarship breached contract, provide an apartment for both of us, his wife own a supermarket, and even provide me a job!

Chester address is also not valid in the google map.

David, can you explain more why this is a scam? should I proceed to call/email him to gather about the deal that has been offered, or ignore him?

Cheers.

p/s: I lived in Leicestershire for my postgraduate study.

Hi, David isn't around yet, in the meantime some evidence why this is a scam:

- the wages offered are ridiculously high: GBP 740 a week!
- the language is African English
- he says he is from Dubai but has an Aglo-Saxon name
- but most important of all: Nobody can arrange a visa for you. You need to go to the British embassy in your own country in person.

The only goal of the scammer is to make you pay for imaginary fees and a flight ticket; the "flight ticket" will be a screen shot of of an online booking process - the last stage before actually paying. Anyone can do that.

Welcome here amhack159.

The best thing to do is to ignore the emails coming from this scammer. Unless he has a new pre written script and email address, there's no need to bother with getting more information. Besides the points that Katharina already mentioned, being an au pair isn't a job, and one doesn't need all the contracts, permits or legal documents that these au pair scammers invent with the only purpose to make the victim pay for them. That money will end up straight into the scammers pocket.

Hello guys,

Thanks for the info. I have already ignored the email.
Thanks again for your effort.

i also got the same message and at ist i also trusted him and almost send the payment.. im from the philippines and mr chester and his wife called me twice.. im so confuse right now, plz help me out f i will believed them b'coz of thier call

Hello ayhel, and welcome to ScamWarners.

Yes, scammers and their accomplices will call you on the phone in order to trick you that they are genuine. This is, however, definitely a scam.

Also, as a citizen of the Philippines, I'm sorry to tell you that you are not eligible to go to the UK as an au pair. You can read about this here:

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply ... thmobility

And this confirms that au pairs must apply under the Youth Mobility Scheme:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/worki ... 5/aupairs/

Please stop all contact with this scammer; his only intention is to steal money from you.