i am a victim of aupair scam - Jim & Kerry Weaver

hi to everybody,

I am not expecting that i will be a victim of aupair scam. I'm really stupid i trusted that website http://usatravels.webs.com/ with all my heart. I just had a bad experience just few days ago with aupair scam. I did apply as an aupair nanny (easy aupair.com) to any country and there's a lot of family sent me messages and there's one family i love the most it's because of its nice and very interesting messages that no one can ever imagine that it's a scam. They sent me a contract which includes all the job descriptions and I agreed to that family which is JIM AND KERRY WEAVER. I signed that contract and sent it back to them. Then, they sent me a travel arrangemet with http://usatravels.webs.com/ and i am very happy and excited. They promise to do only my J-1 VISA for just 2 weeks and they asked me to pay for the total of $ 1180 US DOLLAR. They had a breakdown list for all the payments and i did believe enough. I had no second thought and i sent that amount of money to them just after one day they asked me through MONEYGRAM with the name Gloria Weidner 842 mahone Ave, Bismarck, ND 58503. Then sent me confirmation email that they had received the money. I had contact with the family of what's going on and mr weaver even give me a call from US to United KINGDOM just to make me feel i am in good hands. Not only once but thrice. I kept on sending messages to that family and the consultant agency which is usa aupair the website i mentioned above just to follow up my application. Then i received a message from usa aupair asking me to open an account for me to release my visa and they even managed to scan and sent me a copy of my visa to california wherein that time i started to doubt it's because they are asking to me to pay $ 1700 for the opening of my account due to immigration changes which they require an insurance and for them to release my visa and that was only the time i started to search and google everything that's why i found this site and begin to realize that i am really a victim of aupair scam and feel sorry to myself because that's the only money i earned and begun to cry and cry until now. Thank you so much for this site because i really needed help and i don't know what to do and whom to ask help to stop this scammers. I didn't yet inform them that i know already that they are scammers instead i kept on sending messages just to follow up my application and until now i haven't heard any. I also asked mr weaver if he can help me to pay for the opening of my account and said that cash is tight because they are having renovations and see how can they help me but until now i haven't receive yet any messages from him. I did email usa aupair with different email add saying them that they had no heart at all and they even manage to sent me back messages saying ok. because i told them that they have to pay all the consequences that they made to all the victims. I'll send to you or post their email messages for more information and to avoid them. Thank you very much and hope this can help.

HERE ARE THEIR EMAIL MESSAGES, USA AUPAIR AND WEAVER FAMILY:
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 Sub-Urbs of San Francisco, California. 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
Jim and Kerry Weaver
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
girls and our family so I wrote you a little something. We have two
daughters, Alice is 5 years old and Betty is 3 years old. They are all
pretty similar Betty always wants to do what her older sister does and
Alice wants to be just like mommy.

They both love playing with their toys and playing dress up, they have
lots of friends and spend time in the kids playground. We try as much
as possible to have some quality time as a family at the weekends
because our week days are all filled with work. We go see movies or to
the park or museum. Every once a while we take them by their school
and we hook up with the other kids and parents and have some fun.

When it comes to food I must say we are quite indifferent, We could
anything if it is cooked right and the girls are quite the same. When
it come to preference we do like Italian food and French wine. We have
a pool so we do spend time there for some R and R, a family close by
has barbecues every month and its a special occasion in the
neighborhood and you'd be invited to come with us too.

We live in a very good neighborhood in San Francisco, California, 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.

My husband is a pilot for a private airliner and I am a nurse at the
local hospital.

I hope you enjoy my little write up about my family as much as we
enjoyed reading yours. Get back to us and let us know if you are ready
to take this big leap.
Cheers!
Jim, Kerry and Kids

Dear au pair

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, how soon do you think you
can start and the contract is for at least 6 months to a maximum of
one year.

From Monday to Friday

You are expected to begin work by 8:00 am in the morning, get the kids
breakfast ready and get them dressed and packed for school. We leave
for work about 8:45 and so will you when you go drop the kids 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 (Kids
laundry, light cleaning). You will also run any errands for us during
this time like grocery shopping etc. The kids laundry will be done by
machine wash 3 times a week

Afternoon meals for the kids will be prepared by you. When you get
here we will work out a meal schedule for the kids diet.

By 12:00 you should be at the kids school to pick them up and take
them back home, they eat lunch by 1:00 am. We expect you will help
them with their school work where you can and also engage them in any
activities to keep them 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
and we can speak over the phone too.

Best Wishes,
Jim, Kerry and Kids

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 and how soon you
can start. 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 her flight here within a short
period of time. Here is their website http://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,
Jim, Kerry and Kids

Dear Applicant

Thank you for contacting Usa AuPair. We have been notified by your employer about your new job in California, 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. $280.00

3. I-131 Application for Travel Document. $220.00
4. Immigration Attorney fees (For legal fillings at Ministry of Justice) $250.00
5. NOTE: Filing J1-or L-1 petitions must submit supplemental fraud prevention fee of $230.00.

Total cost is $1180.00


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:

You will be landing at the LAX and 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

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


300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90012
12 JUL 2011
USA Aupair
2369 W. Florida Ave., Hemet, CA, 92545
RE: APPLICATION FOR VISA AND WORKING PERMITS
This is to notify USA Aupair on behalf of MY NAME that her application has been
Thorough reviewed and accessed and we find that she meets all the criteria needed for a working
visa.
However under the amended section of the Immigration laws covering long term exchange
programs such as au pairing be covered under a level of insurance.
You are hereby instructed to submit documents to show you have adequate insurance in the
United States for the length and nature of your stay here.
Upon provision of the said documents your visa will be released in the following 24 hours.
Mr. Bill Ryan
(Head Legal Consular) Mr. William McCoy
(Immigration Security Liaison)

Hi jakammo, I'm sorry to read about your misfortune. The Weavers are well known to us here
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Unfortunately, any money you have sent is gone, and cannot be recovered. Do not continue to correspond with them, they will eventually offer to help you, and will ask that you pay some fee or payment to process your claim.

Welcome here Jakammo30.

I am sorry you lost all that money to that scammer. Yes, they can be very convincing and make the emails you receive very believable. Thank you for posting the scam emails, it will help warn others about this scam!

Bear in mind it is necessary to check if au pair jobs are available to people from the country you live in.
If you are from Phillipines no begging or pleading will get you a VISA to UK for this . Also visit the websites of the Government immigration Department of whatever country, to see what the regulations really are.
Scammer will present plausible rules, often invented, that are nothing to do with the actual rules.
In the UK there are agencies that will deal with a visa for you, but they are merely instructing you on filling forms and in the end you have to deal with officials in the Immigration dept who issue these visas. It isn't just a slip of paper, it is attached to your passport pages and you will need to send that to the government department to get it. Don't give your passport to a 3rd party and photo copies are of absolutely no use at all. It will be obvious where to send it to and any other address will be fake. It won't be a money transfer via Western Union etc.

Thank you guys for the comment. I do believe that things happens for a reason and it's really a big lesson for me. I will never never trust immediately to anyone and send money to any person i don't know. Thanks again guys..