Paul Scholes - Is it a scam or not?

Dear Aupair,



We are Schole’s family from The United State of America , We are a nice and fun loving family but we are currently based in London in England (UK).



I work as a Nutritionist for the princess grace hospital a United Kingdom based Hospital. My wife Helen also works with the same Hospital as an Administrative Assistant. We were posted on contract to ( UK ) were we currently reside but we would be returning back to ( USA ) after our contract expires.



If you need to inquire about the authenticity of our employment with the company and our current posting to ( UK ), you could contact our company on [email protected] for more information.



Our busy schedule prompted us to seek the assistance of an aupair, we searched for potential nannies on easyaupair.com site and we found your profile and liked it. Your basic duties would be to take care of our kid. We have a maid who would undertake of housework hence your basic responsibility is with our child Henry.



We would be offering a salary of 1800GBP which would be paid to you at the end of every month and a weekly pocket money of 220GBP.We knows the amount is high but we are paid well by our company and we want the best for our son. You would have a furnished accommodation with Television Set, Internet Ready Laptop, Fixed Landline telephone and a car for your use.






Indicate your interest by sending us your picture, phone number and some character references for us to evaluate and consider you for the position.



On the issue of travel documents, we would take care of the cost by undertaking care of your traveling cost. In saying this we would be paying for your flight tickets and visa procurement charges.


Best regards,
Paul Scholes
PAUL SCHOLES FAMILY <[email protected]>

For the family.

Also a scam, I'm afraid. Definite African author too, and he mixes up his American English and British English.

Notice how the countries are in parenthesis like this (USA). This is a sign that the scammer is using a script, and just filling in the country according to where he is pretending to It also tells me to do some quick searching, and I find a lot!

For example:
http://www.scamwarners.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=11627&start=0
http://www.scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=17056
also contain this exact same line, including the same exact mistakes:

We were posted on contract to ( UK ) were we currently reside but we would be returning back to ( USA ) after our contract expires.

There are many other scam matches, these are just 2 examples.

Thank you very much for your help

As Dotti says, the email has an African author. This scammer is really living in Nigeria, as proven by his IP addresses, eg: 41.138.166.185 - Lagos, Nigeria.

I received this email. whoever post it im so thankful i do research and found out its a scam. I almost been a victim. I had other email from him. saying they will take care of traveling documents.

Hello aimkio, I'm so glad that you researched and discovered this is a scam. I expect you received a similar email to the one below. The scammer is pretending that he will pay for all travel expenses to increase confidence in him, and to make au pairs believe that he is generous and helpful. He will, however, invent some other required payment, and steal all money which is sent.

From: Paul Scholes Family <[email protected]>
Subject: To our wonderful au pair

Dear aupair,


How are you doing today? We are so glad that you could write us back that shows that you are in good health. We really want to employ you as an aupair for our son Henry.


We have decided to find an au pair because we need help looking after our child. We are looking for an aupair to be a big sister or brother to our child and to become another member of our family au pair.


Eventually, we will be moving back to the State by 2013 that is when our contract shall expire in the UK . We intend moving to Florida .


Henry is about four (4) years now and likes to go to the parks once a week and we would like you to take him.


We will require you to take care of Henry for about 30hrs a week. You will have weekends free and we will pay you £1,800 per month and weekly pocket money of 220GBP which we will give to you every Friday.


There is also a good language school and we will encourage you to go for lessons there to learn English the more if you wish to.


You will have your own bedroom and your own bathroom either live in or live out fully furnished, plus desk phone and computer system with internet.


Do well and send your CV, Resume to enable us ascertain your credibility as a good aupair to our son Henry.


Alternatively, you can send some important information about you to enable you to prepare a Contract Letter for you.

We do not have any pets and we do not smoke, we are a Christian and GOD fearing family.


We will need you to drive our second car if you can and we shall arrange some driving lessons for you when you arrive. You may use this car for taking Henry to school, going to your English classes to improve your English and for your private use. We are a fun young family looking for a kind hearted fun au pair to mix in with our family.


Our family shall pay for all your travel expenses okay hence If you are interested and would consider being our au pair please let me know as soon as you can be sending your CV, resume so that I can make the necessary enquiries on how to get a Travel document for you and get back to you. My phone number +44-7024063975 or +44-7024054286


Yours Sincerely

Paul Scholes

For the family.

Hello,
My name's Brenda and I'm from Brazil.
I also received an email from Paul Scholes. The first one was on July 8th. he sent me the same email as all of you guys. When I asked him about his address he gave me one that I couldn't find on google maps or google earth. i asked to a friend who lives in London to find out Paul's address and he told me that the only thing is correct in the address is the city London, UK.
Paul gave his phone number and told me I can call him at any time and also said he will pay for everything for me: visa and traveling papers.
He is using th UK Border Agency name to trust that everything he is doing is safe.
I almost believed in him.

Thanks God to found this website to help me...

Hello Brenda; I'm glad that you researched this, and discovered that this is a scam.

Here is another email from this scammer:

From: Paul Scholes Family <[email protected]>

Dear au pair ,

I hope your week is moving well. After discussing your employment with my wife, we have decided that you match our requirements so please find the Contract Letter that is approved by the UK Home Office. I would like to receive the phone number of family members as soon as you can send it to me or you call me "anytime" if they would like to speak with me.

I received approval from the UK Home Office today to employ you, I have attached the approved contract letter issued me for your review. I need to apply now for Certificate of Eligibility (COE-UKIMG2009) as UK Home Office instructed me for our application to be quickly considered, as that is important to prove that I am sponsoring your travel down to the UK and to prove that you are eligible to take up job position in UK before they send your reference to the nearest British Consulate in your country.

You need to sign the contract after going through it and send via E-mail a scanned copy indicating your travel date and current location (For Flight Booking which I have paid for) , to the staff at UK Home Office in charge of my application for the Certificate of Eligibility for their records and advice to us:

Home Office, UK Boarder Agency,
PO Box 3468, Sheffield ,
S3 8WA,
Contact Person, Jenifer Sheen.
United Kingdom
E mail: [email protected]

On receipt of the Form COE-UKIMG2009 by me, I shall courier it to you with hard contract copies, prepaid flight tickets and any accompanying permit documents to enable you receive Visa from the nearest British consulate following instructions from the UK Home Office as they shall let you know date to visit British Consulate nearest to you, hence follow procedure. I am busy right now and would try to contact you via phone or you can reach me on +44-7024036567 or +44-702-4063975 while you start doing the needful things. Do not hesitate to sign and send a scanned copy of the Contract Letter to the UK HOME OFFICE via their E-mail address above.

Note: make sure that you indicate your current location, nationality and desired date of departure.

We wait to receive you when you arrive. Have a blissful day ahead and God bless you as you come.

Respectfully,

Paul Scholes
For The Family.

Please note that the real UK Border Agency does not use a free webmail account like @dr.com - you can see the genuine UK Border Agency email addresses here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/conta ... ctcentres/

You will notice that the genuine UK Border Agency email addresses end with @ukba.gsi.gov.uk - and with no words or abbreviations after that.

The attached contract letter sent by the scammer reads:

PAUL SCHOLE’S FAMILY
__________________________________________

Continental Corporation
Expatriate Housing Estate
Phone Number +44 702 4063975
E mail: [email protected]
__________________________________________

xx/07/2011

Position Reference: AU PAIR

SOFT COPY OF OFFICIAL LETTER OF APPOINTMENT

LETTER OF OFFER
We would like to offer you the position of Au pair to our family for a period
of stay. The terms and conditions of the job are as follows:

Hours
You will be required to work for approximately 30 hours per week. Every
weekend, will be spent with the family or anywhere as you would have
the weekends off.

Accommodation:
You would have a Private Live- Out or Live-In Accommodation depending
on your preference with Private Bathroom, Sitting Room and Bedroom.
Your room would also be furnished with a Television Set, an Internet
Ready Computer System and a Fixed Landline telephone. We ask that all
rooms be kept tidy and that friends staying over should only do so with our
permission. If we go out as a family, you will generally be invited to come
with us (at our expense) should you so choose?

Duties and responsibilities:
Your main duty is the due care of Henry. You will be required to get him
ready for the day, get him to school, collect him after school and see to his
needs in the afternoon. You will also be required to assist with homework,
bath and change as required, arrange visits with friends, see to after school
activities, play games together as well as anything else that may be
necessary for their amusement and well being.

You will be required to do some cleaning up (including washing and
ironing for him and yourself and the cleaning of your rooms).

Salary
You will be paid an amount of 1,800 GBP (One Thousand and Eight
Hundred Pounds) monthly and 220GBP (Two Hundred and Twenty Pounds)
weekly. Additional hours will be paid at a rate that we may agree between
ourselves from time to time.

Start Date and Period of Employment
You are expected to state your desired date of departure _____________. If
due to circumstances beyond your control or for any other reason, you wish
to leave at an earlier date than our agreement, you will be required to give
one month’s notice. If we require you to leave, subject to the conditions
specified under ‘discipline’, we will give you a minimum of one month’s
notice.

Discipline

Reasons which could give rise to disciplinary measures are as follows:

Causing a disruptive influence in the household
Job incompetence.
Conduct during or outside working hours prejudicial to our interests.
Unreliability in timekeeping or attendance.
Failure to comply with our reasonable instructions or procedures.

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:

Theft or other dishonest offences.
Drunkenness.
Illegal drug taking.
Child abuse or neglect.

School
You will be enrolled at a Public School to attend a course in any language
of your choice for foreigners for the duration of your stay.

We look forward to having you with us and are sure that our association
will be a long and happy one.

Please sign a copy of this letter as acceptance of its terms and conditions.

Yours faithfully

Paul Scholes.

I have read and accepted the above terms and conditions.



__________________________________________
Full Name Date.


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I received these email... I thought he was a good person. I asked him to send his address and he sent one that I couldn't find on google maps. then I asked him to send the right one and he didn't answer me untill now. I've been a victim of scam with Matthew Reliy. If he contact someone to be his kids au pair, be smart.