Johnnel Family [email protected] scam?

Dear Au pair
Dear Au pair,

We the family of Johnnel\'s Family will like to inform you that we are Canadian family working and living here in United Kingdom,we have a lovely daughter Rose.we have been taking care of her alone.

we are simply in search of a honest aupair to help us with the upkeep of our lovely daughter each time we are not at home.
We are looking for an aupair who is willing to stay with us for a minimum of 4,6 Months or more if you so wish and if we find okey.

We saw your profile on www.Aupair.com, and we thought it wise to contact you, to discuss the possibilities of having you as our Au pair and as well as our family member in the spirit of cultural exchange. We’re a laid-back and happy family.

This effectively means that we mainly hang out in the garden at home or sometimes go out on day trips to just about anywhere; beaches, country parks, adventure parks, activity farms, seaside towns, forest walks… you name it. Rose is a very easy going and as such you can get along with her easily.


This is our first time of hiring an aupair so we would like to know when you can be available because we would like an Au pair that can start as soon as possible.Please e mail us if you would like to discuss the position with us.

If you are really interested kindly write to us Via our direct family E mail @gmail.com

Looking forward hearing from you soon.

Best regards.

Johnnel\'s Family.

Welcome to Scamwarners.
It's a scam. No English speaking Canadian wrote that, and the name doesn't match the email address.

The [email protected] email address is also used in these scams:

Dickson Brenard - employment scam
Dickson Brenard - au pair scam

And you can see another version of the scammer's fake Johnnel family's emails by clicking on this link below:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=16379&p=60706#p60706

You will notice that in this version, the fake family are supposedly American, not Canadian, and he is using the email address:

[email protected]

As the above link to more emails from the fake Johnnel family shows, the scammer tells au pairs to contact his lawyer.

Like i told you, do not bother your self on how you will travel down
to London, My lawyer that works with the UK border Agency will help
you with your traveling documents, his email is
[email protected] so do contact him with the signed contract
letter and i will be going to his office as soon as possible.

Send him an E mail with a copy of the signed contract letter and he
will get in touch with you so that you can travel down legally to
resume your duties with us.

The lawyer is also fake, and is part of the scam. Here is an email from this fake Barrister Harrison Williams.

From: Harrison Williams <[email protected]>

ATTETION APPLICANT,

We have noted the content of your Application,Your employer Mr Maclence Johnnel consulted our office,concerning your intended job as an Au pair to their Family in London. My name is Barr.Harrison Williams a representative of UK Border Agency we manage the issues of Visa/Border/Immigration.

In order to legally work in the United Kingdom without applying under the government’s tier based points system, International Au pairs need to apply for work identity card for foreign nationals/Certificate of Eligibility from the UK Border Agency, which will allow them to legally work as an Au pair for a sponsoring host family in the UK.

Click below for details for work identity card for foreign nationals.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... ummary.pdf ;

Find attached the necessary steps you will take to enable you obtain your
work identity card for foreign nationals/Certificate of Eligibility.


NOTE: You have to meet up with our requirements to enable us process your foreign national identity/certificate of eligibility so that you will be able to get all your documents before you arrive UK.


This has to be done at least before 3 working days to
validate the processing of your Travel Documents before your Arrival
date.

Your employer Mr Maclence Johnnel has also promised to provide your Flight Ticket fee.

We would work to serve you better.
Your safety is our priority.

UK Border Agency,
Lunar House,
40 Wellesley Road,
Croydon, Survey,
CR9 2BY,
United Kingdom.
Application:[email protected]
(UK Home Office Representative)

The scammer attaches this fake ID:



You can see the same fake Identity Card, with the same photograph, but with a different name for the Barrister, used in this scam:

Brian Cole

The scammer also sends a UK HOME OFFICE REQUIREMENTS document. The details in this document are the invention of the scammer. The Verification/Confirmation of Mandatory Basic Insurance Funds is not a genuine requirement, and the real UK Border Agency will never request any money to be transferred by Western Union or MoneyGram.

If this money transfer is made, the scammer will steal the money. He can do this using just the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) or Reference Number, regardless of which name the transfer is made to.

UK Border Agency, Lunar House, CR9 2BY, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, Survey UK

ATTENTION APPLICANT: REF/UKBA/1256/08/03/2011

The UK Home Office is responsible for securing the UK borders and controlling migration in the United
Kingdom. We manage border control for the UK, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. We
also consider applications for permission to enter or stay in the UK, citizenship and asylum.

Disclaimer:

The UK Home Office wishes to authoritatively inform applicants seeking for immigration status into the
UK not to make any payments for processing of Work Permit, Visa and/or Expatriate Quota Approval.
Approval for entry (Visa) into the UK is executed by the Nearest British Embassy or Consulate within
the applicants country of residence or location after certification and issuance of Visa Approval to the
applicant by the UK Home Office as at the time of application. EU Applicants please apply for National
Insurance Number, Residence Permit and Work Scheme Card only.

The UK Home Office will exercise its full powers to perform its responsibility to regulate entry into the
UK, by:

- Ensuring that the sponsor is financially capable to support the applicant entering the UK for
Business or Pleasure throughout the duration of the validity of the Entry Visa.
- Ensuring that the applicant, has the minimum stipulated financial requirement to earn the
needed points for Entry/Work Approval, going by the new point-based system for immigration in
2010
- Ensuring that the applicant is eligible to Live, Work and carry out business activities in the UK
legally.

The new points-based system (PBS) is the biggest shake up of the immigration system for 45 years.

Under the new system, migrants will need to pass a points-based assessment before they receive
National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card and supporting paperwork for the UK. It will help UK
businesses recruit the skills it needs from abroad and assure the British public that only the skilled
migrants will need to come to the UK. The role of employees/migrants with qualifying financial base is
crucial to its success.

We would like to acknowledge receipt of your application for National Insurance Number and Work
Scheme Card. Maclence Johnnel’s Family is your Host in the UK and shall fulfill necessary hosting
requirement to support your application in due course.

National Insurance Number and Work Scheme Card would be issued to you before you can work after
appropriate registration with the Social Service Bureau to fulfill 2011 requirements for applicants from
EU Countries coming to work in the United Kingdom as Au pair.

This link will direct you to a sample of National Insurance Number and Work permit Scheme Card
which will enable you carry out your duties and activities, and as well as help you work here in United
Kingdom eligibly:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... oyersandsp
onsors/preventingillegalworking/identitycardssummary.pdf ;

Apart from sponsorship from UK Based Employers, workers in Social Service Category (i.e Au pair,
Babysitter, Nanny) coming to live and work in the UK for at least 12 months are mandated to have a
minimum of £3,000GBP, which is the stipulated financial requirement/basic applicant insurance
allowance that must be in possession of the applicant/employee into the UK. You must be able to
demonstrate that you have funds to support yourself. This is to certify that you can be responsible for
your maintenance as mandated by UK Insurance policies to protect and secure au pairs financially.
The mandatory insurance allowance is £3,000GBP. National Insurance process is for the security and
wellbeing of the applicant and is mandatory. Note: This is not a payment but a deposit to ensure that
you can cater for your needs and support yourself once you arrive here before you receive your first
salary from your Employer.

The UK Home Office would ensure via this means that only eligible applicants who are financially
capable are allowed entry into the UK and must be completed to fulfill availability of funds in cases of
Emergency and for full financial security of the applicant/worker before receipt of first month salary
and benefits from Employers.

This process is solely for proof that you have the stipulated financial requirement as per an applicant
seeking to enter the United Kingdom despite sponsorship from your Employer for your financial
security and would take 24hrs for confirmation hence follow the detailed instructions for confirmation
of immigrant travel allowance below.

PROCEDURE: VERIFICATION/CONFIRMATION OF MANDATORY BASIC INSURANCE FUNDS

The following process has been adopted following the new-points based system to earn the needed
points for issuance of National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card and supporting documents.
Bank statements were hitherto accepted, however due to falsification of bank statements which does
not compulsorily certify/surety that the applicant would enter the Country with the mandatory
insurance allowance/financial requirement, we no longer accept bank statements as final travel
guarantee

Important (As per Immigration policies, this process must be completed by anyone you wish to stand
in as your next of kin; i.e any member of your immediate family must be aware of your intended travel
to the UK. This can be either your Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Close Relative or Friend)

To meet the above requirement your Father or Mother or selected next of kin is to make a deposit of
the stipulated financial requirement of £3000GBP to your name and address in the UK via any Western
Union or Money Gram agent as proof that you have secured funds to support yourself when you arrive
here till you receive your first salary from your Employer:

Sender can be Father or Mother or any of the suggested individuals above at your discretion that you
wish to be aware of your travel to the UK.

Receiver: Must be you the primary immigrant

Payout Location: Your residential address in the United Kingdom i.e (Maclence Johnnel’s Family,
16 Lyndhurst Gardens NW3 5NS London, United Kingdom). You can also secure your funds at any
alternative residential address here if you have any however if this is your first time to enter the
Country on Au pair job, it is appropriate you enter the residential address of your Host Family or
Employer.

Payout/Destination Country: United Kingdom

Note: You must ensure that the sender is any of the above as instructed and the receiver is you
for the security of your funds.

Your Father or Mother or selected next of kin should Visit the nearest Western Union or Money Gram
Post Office, Western Union or Money Gram agent or Western Union or Money Gram Shop close to you
and make the deposit of £3000GBP to your name and address in the United Kingdom which is your
insurance allowance following the transfer instructions above carefully for our verification and
confirmation.

Application Checklist: You are to send the following application requirements:

- Confirm Courier Address for Shipment of Hard Copies of your National Insurance Documents,
Work Scheme Card, Residence Permit and supporting documents.
- Scan the receipt of the deposit of your financial requirement including the Money Transfer
Verification Number to enable our office perform Verification of the deposit. This is usually
carried out within 24hrs.
- Scan Completed Application Form.

Note: Ensure that the receiver is you so that only you can withdraw the deposit after the verification of
deposit has been carried out. This is not a payment but a deposit for verification which is why it is in
your name as the receiver and to also fulfill that you have funds to support yourself as is the
mandatory process for your financial security when you arrive here till you receive your first salary
from your Employer.

Confirmation of Basic Insurance Allowance satisfies the requirement for release of Relocation Package
(ERP). Relocation Package protects the right of immigrants and ensures full compliance to terms and
conditions of contract engagement by UK Employers.

The instructions above would earn you the needed points under the point-based system for the release
of your National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card, Residence Permit and supporting documents
to legalize your work status here.

Applicants without passport should submit completed application form with formal letter of application
including Full Names, Date of Birth and Country of Origin

Please confirm your flight details attached as your Employer has promise to provide your flight fee
first thing tomorrow morning.

Cooperate with us to enable us serve you better.
Your safety is our priority.

UK Border Agency,
Lunar House,
40 Wellesley Road,
Croydon, Survey,
CR9 2BY,
United Kingdom.
Application:[email protected]
(UK Home Office Representative)

This scammer is now using a different fake UK Home Office Representative. This fake barrister will not obtain any genuine documents for you; and all money 'deposited' by Western Union or MoneyGram will be stolen.

From: "Barr JenifferRoland" <[email protected]>
Subject: (FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS)

ATTENTION APPLICANT,

I wish to acknowledge the receipt of your mail and its content has been noted.

NOTE: What you have been advised to do is to visit any Western Union or Money Gram Agent or Office and make a deposit of £1500GBP as a proof of your sufficient fund which will prove to UK Home Office that you are capable of taking care of yourself before receiving your first Salary from your employer, after your sufficient fund has been verified it will enable us process your National Insurance Number/Work Scheme Card which Will enable you work eligibly here in United Kingdom with your host family without encountering any problem.

This fund that you have been asked to deposit is still yours; it is not a payment but a deposit which will be withdrawn by you as soon as you arrive UK, That is why you have been advised to use any of your relative's it could be your father, Mother or Friend as the sender and your name as the receiver, payout country United Kingdom.

As soon as you have made the deposit proceed immediately by sending to us the scanned copy of the deposit receipt you have made for Verification and Confirmation to enable us Validate the processing of your National Insurance Number/Work Scheme Card, also remember to keep the original receipt safe.

Do get back to us with the scanned deposit receipt, passport or Valid Identity card and any of your address reachable by courier service for shipment of your Working documents.

Finally, you have within 3 working days to attend to this requirement.

Cooperate with us to enable us serve you better.
Your safety is our priority.

Barr. Jeniffer Roland.
(UK Home Office Representative)