Kenny Hammond - Scam or not?

Hello
How are you doing, thanks for getting back to us we're really happy you are interested in this job. I wanted you to know more about the boy and our family so I wrote you a little something. Charles 5 years old and at such tender ages, want to copy his dad, so they have basically the same interests.he loves riding on his bike, video games and playing outdoors with the other kids. As for sports we all play baseball on Saturdays when I am off work, I take them by their school and we hook up with the other kids and parents and have some fun. we like playing in the pool every now and then but they are not too into it.
When it comes to food I must say we are quite indifferent, We could anything if it is cooked right and the boys are quite the same. When it come to preference we do like Chinese and Jamaican food. We have never had a barbecue but our friends always do and we are always invited.
We live in a very good neighborhood in Baltimore , maryland. lots of families, kids, malls, schools. It really peaceful and a very good place to raise your kids. Some of the other families do have au pairs here I am just not familiar with them but I guess when you come over you can get to know them.
ken is the deputy director of a museum and I work in an advertising firm, we handle mostly female beauty products.
I hope you enjoy my little write up about my family. Please tell us more about you and confirm you are ready for this job Cheers!
ken, maria and Kids*
kenny hammond <[email protected]>

It's a scam. The author is African, not American, and makes several copy/paste errors too.

Thank you very much Doti, we( jobseekers) are the victims

1. levél:
Dear Au Pair

We just finished viewing your profile on easyaupair.com and we were very
impressed. We have been
looking for someone to look after our kids since our last au pair left and
we feel you are the right choice. We live in the Baltimore, Maryland. Its a beautiful
city you are sure to love it here. The job pays $700 weekly and you will work for 35 hours a week.
There is so much more to discuss so if you are interested get back to us and we will gladly work
things out.

Have a nice day
ken and Maria Hammond

2. levél
Hello
How are you doing, thanks for getting back to us we're really happy
you are interested in this job. I wanted you to know more about the boy and our family so I wrote you
a little something. Charles 5 years old and at such tender ages, want
to copy his dad, so they have basically the same interests.he loves
riding on his bike, video games and playing outdoors with the other
kids. As for sports we all play baseball on Saturdays when I am off
work, I take them by their school and we hook up with the other kids
and parents and have some fun. we like playing in the pool every now
and then but they are not too into it.
When it comes to food I must say we are quite indifferent, We could
anything if it is cooked right and the boys are quite the same. When
it come to preference we do like Chinese and Jamaican food. We have
never had a barbecue but our friends always do and we are always
invited.
We live in a very good neighborhood in Baltimore , maryland. lots of
families, kids, malls, schools. It really peaceful and a very good
place to raise your kids. Some of the other families do have au pairs
here I am just not familiar with them but I guess when you come over
you can get to know them.
ken is the deputy director of a museum and I work in an advertising
firm, we handle mostly female beauty products.
I hope you enjoy my little write up about my family. Please tell us
more about you and confirm you are ready for this job
Cheers!
ken, maria and Kids


3. levél
Hello Noe,
It was really nice to hear from you again and we are so happy to have you as our next au pair. We had so much fun with our last au pair and wish everything will work out just as well with you. You seem very interesting and
we will sure make your stay with us the best time you can have.
Here your job description on a daily basis during your one year contract
with us.
From Monday to Friday
You are expected to begin work by 8:00 am in the morning, get the childs
breakfast ready and get him dressed and packed for school. We leave for work
about 8:45 and so will you when you go drop the child off. If you can drive
there will be a car for you to use if not there is a bus which passes
through and the school is only 10 minutes away.
From this time on you will be required to do some housework (laundry,
light cleaning). You will also run any errands for us during this time
like grocery shopping etc. my son's laundry will be done by machine wash 3
times a week
Afternoon meals for my son will be prepared by you. When you get here we
will work out a meal schedule for the kid's diet.
By 12:00 you should be at the school to pick them up and take him
back home, they eat lunch by 1:00 am. We expect you will help him with his
school work where you can and also engage him in any activities to keep
him occupied. They have some friends in the neighborhood and whenever they
go to visit you will be with them.
We get off by 5:00 pm so we expect to be home before 6:00 pm when you will
close for the day. You will have the weekends off however if we need you
we will let you know in time and work out the payment.
Your room is a single room with a private bathroom, it comes equipped with
a TV, laptop and we will give you a cell phone when you get here so we can
call you at any time we need to.
These is just a day in your life while here with us there is still alot
more but we will put that into the contract. I need to know you understand
the job well so we look forward to hearing from you soon.
Best Wishes
ken, mariam and charles



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4. levél



Good day!

Good to know we have sorted some things out regarding your duties, I'd like to confirm again how long you intend on staying with us and how soon you can be here. We need to sort out things concerning your trip here.

when our last au pair was coming over, we contracted travel consultants who handled and arranged his flight here within a short period of time. Here is their website http://www.usatravels.webs.com/ and their email is [email protected] , send them an email and find out what you will need to get here. They were very efficient and we were all very happy with them. I trust they will do well for you too. We will cover the cost of the actual flight (Plane Tickets), while you will cover the cost of procuring your visa.

I hope your passport is ready because you will need it. I also need you to provide me with your full name, residential address and contact number.

We'd really love to hear back from you so have a wonderful day and don't forget to smile.
Best Wishes,
ken, maria and charles



Thx Dotti!!!

Hello noe1000 and welcome to ScamWarners.

Thank you for posting the emails you received from this scammer. Scammers frequently change their fake host family names, but sometimes they continue to use the same fake website and email address for their fake travel consultants. This scammer is still using the same contact details for the fake travel consultants. You can see some scams where these were previously used from here:

Paul & Mitchell Willis

If you are looking for an au pair position in the USA, please read these US Government webpages about the US Au Pair Program:

http://exchanges.state.gov/jexchanges/p ... upair.html

http://j1visa.state.gov/participants/how-to-apply/

Knowing the genuine regulations will protect you against other scammers too.

Here are emails from the fake travel consultants:

From: [email protected]

Dear Applicant

Thank you for contacting Usa AuPair. We have been notified by your employer about your new job in Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. Our job is to ensure you get here safely and legally within all the confines of the law.

We are among several agencies whom are allowed to act as third parties between an au pair and the Immigration Services. We have been working with them for the past 15 years with great success so please be rest assured you are in the best hands possible.

Your entire trip will be grouped into three stages

1. Securing your visa, health insurance and work papers
2. Scheduling a flight to bring you to the United States
3. Taking you from the airport to the residence of work

Securing Your Visa and Work Papers:

The nature of your job requires that you have a J1 visa (Au Pair Visa), with us this can be done within 2 weeks. We will need you to send us the following documents:

1- SCANNED PASSPORT
2- PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH
3- FULL MAILING ADDRESS
4- EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

(Note: We have informed your employer to send Bank Statement of Account, Invitation Letter, Reference Letter and Tax Clearance to us)

Here is a total cost breakdown of the different fillings we will be making for your visa

1. I-129 Petition for a Non-immigrant Trainee Worker $200.00
2. I-765 Application for Immigrant Authorization. $180.00
3. I-131 Application for Travel Document. $220.00
4. Immigration Attorney fees (For legal fillings at Ministry of Justice) $150.00
5. NOTE: Filing J1-or L-1 petitions must submit supplemental fraud prevention fee of $100.00.

Total cost is $850.00

Please ask for mode of payment before payments are made.

You will also be registered under a health insurance scheme

2. Scheduling a flight to bring you to the United States:

Depending on the date your visa is issued we will work out a date when we can book your flight. Please inform us of estimated weight of your luggage, any phobias or preferences in airlines and which International airport you will be leaving from.

3. Taking you from the airport to the residence of work:

When you land at the airport, there will be a representative from this agency who will be waiting to pick you up and take you to your employers home. For convenience of him locating you, we will give him one of your passport pictures for facial recognition and we expect you to let us know what you will be wearing so he can identify you. He will also have a sign post with your name on it for you to identify him just in case he misses you.

We wish you the best of luck and require a phone number to contact you on.


Respectfully,
Scott Carter
Usa AuPair!

Dear Applicant

Here is are the details you will need to make payment. The accepted mode of payment from your Country is through MoneyGram to our finance officer whose information can be seen below. MoneyGram payments can be done online with a credit card, check their website for directions on how to make an online transfer or to find the closest agent near you. You have to make the total payment.

Receiver's Name - Gxxxx Wxxxx
Receiver's Address - xxx Mxxxx Ave, Bismarck, ND xxxxx

When the transfer is done please send us the following details

Sender's Name
Sender's Address
Amount Sent
Reference Number (8 digits)

Respectfully,
Scott Carter

If money is sent, then the scammer will try to steal more money:

Dear Applicant

We have finally heard back from Immigration they have written us an official letter which is attached to this email stating the condition for the issuance of your visa.

Apparently there are new rules requiring higher insurance packages for au pairs. This means we have to get you an insurance package immediately it will not be wise to waste any time on this. Your visa has already been issued we managed to get a scan and it is attached to your email. We need the Insurance documents so it will be released to you.

Firstly we will need to open an account in your name with a minimum balance of $1700.00 and then pay $200 for the insurance. The $1700.00 is NOT a payment but a DEPOSIT, this money you will collect when you come to the United States. All documentation and access to the account will be sent to you.

We have already registered you on a health insurance package and the documents for that are in their final stages and we have made a deposit at the airline for a booking so we need a date of departure so we can finalize on your ticketing. The visa is the most important though so I expect your reply in this regard so we can sort it out.


Yours In Service
Scott Carter

Money sent to this scammer will not be used to open a bank account, but will be stolen.

He may send the emails written in French:

Merci de contacter Usa Pair. Nous avons été informés par votre employeur au sujet de votre nouvel emploi en Californie, USA Notre travail est de vous assurer d'obtenir ici en toute sécurité et légalement au sein de toutes les limites de la loi.

Nous sommes entre plusieurs organismes qui sont autorisés à agir comme tiers entre une jeune fille au pair et les services d'immigration. Nous avons travaillé avec eux pendant les 15 dernières années avec grand succès donc s'il vous plaît être assuré que vous êtes dans les meilleures mains possibles.

Votre voyage en entier seront regroupés en trois étapes

1. Sécuriser votre visa, l'assurance maladie et des documents de travail
2. Planification d'un vol pour vous amener vers les États-Unis
3. Prenez-vous de l'aéroport à la résidence de travail

Sécuriser votre visa et les documents de travail:

La nature de votre travail exige que vous ayez un visa J1 (Visa Pair), avec nous, cela peut être fait dans les 2 semaines. Nous allons vous devez nous envoyer les documents suivants:

1 - NUMÉRISÉE PASSEPORT
2 - photo passeport
3 - ADRESSE POSTALE COMPLÈTE
4 - CONTRAT DE TRAVAIL

(Note: Nous avons informé votre employeur d'envoyer relevé bancaire de compte, lettre d'invitation, lettre de référence et quitus fiscal pour nous)

Voici une ventilation du coût total de l'farces différentes nous allons faire pour votre visa

1. I-129 Pétition pour un travailleur non-immigrant Stagiaire 200,00 $
2. I-765 Demande d'autorisation d'immigrants. 280,00 $

3. I-131 Demande de document de Voyage. 220,00 $
4. Honoraires d'avocat d'immigration (pour les obturations juridiques au ministère de la Justice) 250,00 $
5. NOTE: Dépôt J1-ou L-1 doivent soumettre des pétitions supplémentaires frais de prévention de la fraude de 230,00 $.

Le coût total est 1180,00 $

S'il vous plaît demandez pour le mode de paiement avant que les paiements sont faits.

Vous pourrez également être enregistré sous un régime d'assurance maladie

2. Planification d'un vol pour vous amener aux Etats-Unis:

Selon la date de votre visa est délivré nous allons travailler à une date où nous pouvons réserver votre vol. S'il vous plaît nous informer de poids estimé de vos bagages, toute phobies ou les préférences des compagnies aériennes et l'aéroport international où vous serez au départ de.

3. Prenez-vous de l'aéroport à la résidence de travail:

Vous serez l'atterrissage à l'LAX et il y aura un représentant de cette agence qui sera l'attente de vous chercher et vous prendre pour votre maison employeurs. Pour la commodité de lui vous localiser, nous allons lui donner une de vos photos de passeport pour la reconnaissance faciale, et nous attendons de vous pour nous faire savoir ce que vous porterez pour qu'il puisse vous identifier. Il aura également un poste de signer avec votre nom dessus pour vous permettre de l'identifier au cas où il vous manque.

Nous vous souhaitons la meilleure des chances et nécessitent un numéro de téléphone pour vous contacter sur le.


Respectueusement,
Scott Carter
Usa Pair!

S'il vous plaît envoyez les autres conditions et demandez à votre employeur pour un contrat. Le mode de paiement accepté par votre pays est par MoneyGram à notre agent des finances dont les informations peuvent être vus ci-dessous. Paiements MoneyGram peut être fait en ligne avec une carte de crédit, consulter leur site pour des instructions sur la façon d'effectuer un transfert en ligne ou pour trouver le plus proche agent de près de chez vous. Vous devez effectuer le paiement total.

Nom du destinataire - Gxxxx Wxxxx
Adresse du destinataire - xxx Mxxxx Ave, Bismarck, North Dakota xxxxx

Lorsque le transfert est fait s'il vous plaît envoyez-nous les détails suivants

Nom d'expéditeur
Adresse de l'expéditeur
montant envoyé
Numéro de référence (8 chiffres)

respectueusement,
Scott Carter