James Hannigan - [email protected]

This is a scam, and the au pair position does not really exist.

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/

Do not send money to any agency, embassy, lawyer, or other person introduced to you by a potential host family.

From: James Hannigan <[email protected]>
Subject: Au pair needed urgently..

Dear Aupair,


We are the Hannigan family, I am a information technology professional and i traveled all around the Europe due to my type of work and i am to start my trips anytime from now and i cant leave my children all alone cos I'm a (single parent). Approachable and need someone to be a big sister to our little darlings. My children are intelligent and nice kids Lana is 5(female), Jimmy is 2 (youngest Male). I want you to be with them and take good care of them for about some months and there was mild Autistic traits but they are fun loving energetic child's, and loves party things.Lana attends a mainstream school a miles up the road from where we live and Jimmy is nosily, lively loves playing games and in general he is a typical boy and he attends nursery every day from 9 - 11.30 which is situated next to the school. He will stay school and the town Cape may is easy accessible (0.5miles), with shops, pubs, club and supermarket. We also live 40-60 min train ride from Trenton (40 miles), closest cities are Reading (22miles), New York (7miles). If you want to attend college the closest is Ramapo which is 2miles away with a wide range of courses to suit part time study. I'll give you $4800 per week also. Plus occasional extras, like nights out, take away etc...

You will have the use of my whole house, including internet and sky TV, So i will like you to get back to me if you are interested in being my aupair/ nanny for my kids .So i hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Mr James

Here is another email from this scammer. The travel agency is also fake, and is part of the scam.

From: James Hannigan <[email protected]>

Hello,

Thanks for the mail and i will like you to know that i got your profile on the aupair site and i will like to really meet you soon because i think you are a great aupair that anyone could have and i will like you to know that 2 Kids Jimmy 2 and Lana is 5. I am a information technology professional and i traveled all around the Europe due to my type of work and i am to start my trips anytime from now and i cant leave my children all alone cos I'm a (single parent). We live in a big house with a lovely garden in it.They love the movies,games and the amusement park.We live in a friendly environments with lovely people and we want you not as an au pair alone but as part of the Hannigan Family. we want our kids to be happy not with us alone but with you too and we believe you can give me all they needs and you will be living with us as family as well.You'll have your private room which will have bathroom,toilet,television,air-conditional and you will have access to the internet and the telephone at home to get in touch with your friends and loved ones. You will be having Fridays,Saturdays and Sundays as your off days, so you can have enough time for yourself. I will be happy if you can arrive in my Family first week of August for some months you like and we will be paying you $480 per week, If is okay with you.All i want you to do now is to contact the agency that will help you with your trip to USA,this is their email contact and they have being helping me whenever i want to travel ( [email protected] ) whatever they say,let me know and i assuring you that i will refund all your traveling expenses as soon as you get here.this is my details following below....


Name: James Hannigan
Address:249 street trenton new jersey 08611.
phone: 2025958401

Make sure you contact the agent to help you with your visa,air ticket and some other things available as fast as possible. Hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards,
Mr James.

An email from the fake agency:

From: Traveling Agency <[email protected]>
Subject: ATTENTION: URGENT DATED REPLY

USA TRAVELING AGENCY
1000 BOARDWALK AT VIRGINIA AVENUE,
ATLANTIC CITY,
NJ, USA.

THE ABOVE NAMED COMPANY HAVE CONSIDERED YOUR PROPOSAL TO HELP PROCESS YOUR LIVING AND WORKING VISA IN USA. AS A LEADING AND TOP ORGANISATION IN TRAVELING PROCESSING. THE GOVERNMENT HAS AUTHORIES/ LIENCENCE OUR ORGANISATION IN PROCESSING OF VISA AND ALL TRAVELING TRIPS TO AN APPLICANT WITH THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENT AS STATED BELOW:

1:VALID INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT

2:EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (AT LEAST O'LEVEL/ COLLEGE CERTIFICATE)

3:BIRTH CERTIFICATE

4:PHONE NUMBER

5:CURRENT ADDRESS

6:ALL YOUR DETAILS

NOTE: ALL DOCUMENT MUST BE VALIDE, KINDLY FORWARD THE SCAN DOCUMENT AND ALL THE INFORMATION REQUIRED OF YOU AND COMPLETING THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. TO START THE PROCESS OF YOUR VISA ASAP. AND THE VISA WILL BE SEND TO YOU VIA A COURIER SERVICE, KINDLY SEND US A VALID PHONE CONTACT AND ADDRESS WHICH WILL BE USED IN CONTACTING YOU FOR YOUR VISA WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE JUST THREE WORKING DAYS.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PROCESSING THE VISA COST ($599:85). ALL CHARGES INCLUSIVE.

REGARDS


MANAGEMENT.

Attached NON IMMIGRANT VISA FORM.pdf:

Hello iam the real james hannigan i have nothing to do with the scames listed with my adress i my self was scamed from a girl in nigeria called lana smith [email protected] i have slost many thousands of dollars on this i have posted her on another scam site datting but she has my infos she gave you part of my address with her own number she gave me from washington 20205958401 this site should be more carfull of what people write the scam she used with me was all about her loving me and needing money to return to usa ny greenpoint bk i spoke with her over 6months time we recently stopped talking cause didnt have more monrey to send her she also got caught sending me flowers with another stollin credit card its funny how she incorporated her own name in the scame and no that is not my photo but she does have real ones i have canncelled my yahoo acct so others be wear of her using my name thank you iam the real mr hannigan of nj

I am sorry you were scammed, James. Sadly, you are not alone. If you look around here, many people have been victims of the same type of scams.

We are actually very careful what we post here, and the post above is accurate. We try to make it clear throughout the forums here that scammers never use their own names. (I can guarantee that Lana Smith is not the scammer's real name either.) They either make up names or steal information from real people. However, the only way to stop them is to post the names and information they are using.

Unfortunately, however they got the information, this scammer is sending the emails posted above to unsuspecting young people who want to become au pairs. They are using these emails to steal money by promising opportunities that don't exist.

We will continue to post such scams, even if the scammer has used a person's real name, because it is necessary to alert potential victims. Since the person behind these scams is probably the person who scammed you or an accomplice, hopefully you can take some consolation in knowing that posting the scammer's format will keep some money out of the scammer's pocket, and either reduce or eliminate their income!