Claudia Panicza - [email protected]

This scammer pretends to be many different host families. You can see some of these here, and will also notice the same Sender's email address:

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Sender: [email protected]
From: Claudia Panicza <[email protected]>

Au pair/Nanny Service
We are a active English family living in a large house in Hampshire which is some minutes from London. We need an aupair/nanny that can take care of our children. Kindly Reply if you are interested so that i can send you more details about the job and about my family. We are waiting to hear from you soon.
Regards

These are two of the stolen photographs which this scammer pretends are of their own family. This scammer also used these photographs when pretending to be called Joana Calcium. You can see this here:

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From: Claudia Panicza <[email protected]>
Subject: Further Details

We are looking for someone who will become a member of the family and an older sister/brother to the chidlren as well as having lots of fun with us. You will be asked to work 6/7 hours a day mon-fri with 2 days off normally at the weekends with babysitting two nights a week and we want you to start working soon. I need someone who will help with the childrens's daily care - meal preparatio, taking them to and from school, playing with Tom for 3/4 hours 2/3 days a week before I am home from work, bathtime, bed times, taking the boys on outings/trips, playing fun games with the boys, washing and ironing and light housework. You will have plenty of free time to go to language school in the local town and there are many families nearby and I can introduce you to many au pairs.
We are looking for a lovely fun au pair to come and join our family and help us out. Until now we have had a great nanny helping us with the children but the aupair contract will end soon so we need an aupair that can join us soon, help us with the children and the house whilst giving them a base in the UK to explore the UK and Europe. We live in a beautiful part of Hampshire. It is in the countryside but you will have use of one of our cars if you have driving expereinece but it is not a problem if you can't drive as we can enrol you in a driving lesson as soon as you start working with us and we are only a 10 minute drive from the local town and 20 minute drive from two cities, Winchester and Salisbury. The train station is only 5 minutes away and it takes just over an hour to get to London.
The children are all really good fun. Archie is 6 years old and he's always busy either at school, playing sport or seeing friends and going shopping!. He is our sensitive gentle one who loves doing arts and crafts but also going on bike rides and lots of outdoor fun. Tom the youngest is 4 years old and he and his brother have lots of fun together and are great friends. There will be a few hours a week of sole charge of Tom until September when he will be at school until 3.30. Until then he finishes school 2-3 days a week at 1.00 pm but I will be home from work between 4-5 daily. In the school holidays, I would ask you to have as much fun as possible with the boys! We have a large 3 bedroom house with big garden and swimming pool. We hope to pay £12 hourly plus bus ticket worth £95 weekly and we will also provide you with a mobile phone with some inclusive minutes each month and the rest would be your responsibility. We would love a friendly, cheerful aupair with a sense of humour and fun!
I have not scan my pictures but i will try to do that soon and send them to you and i will like to know your exact arrival date.
Before we proceed further we will still like you to answer these few questions.
1) What is your nationality?
2) Have you ever traveled outside your home country before?
3) Have you much experience working with kid’s?
4) Do you smoke?
5) Do you drink?
6) Do you have brothers and sisters?
7) Do you Drive
8) Do you mind doing light cooking?
9) Can you help with shopping?
10) Can you help with housework?
Hope to hear from you soon.

these are pictures he uses now

this person wrote to me also!

Thanks for providing us with more details about yourself and i am satisfied with your response and i definitely believe you will be a good companion for our kids. Our main priority is for you to be a friendly and kids loving person and with all i have read of you so far i believe you are.
I will like you to confirm the arrival date better and let me know of that in due time so that i can also plan our schedule ahead to pick you up at the airport when you arrived. Mind you try and choose a weekend arrival so that i can be well available to give you every support necessary.
Once again we hope to pay £12 hourly and for 30/35 hours weekly will be 480 pounds weekly plus bus ticket worth £95 weekly.
I have decided to offer you a very high salary to enable you pay rent and municipal charges and also have some saving while living in London because we are offering a live out aupair job as we don't have provision for a live-in accommodation. We can also help you search a shared accommodation through the same estate caretaker that secured our home in Hampshire and get back to you. So do confirm if a shared flat will be fine for you so that we can ask for its availability from the estate caretaker immediately.
As for your stay duration we hope to sign a 3 months contract with you for a start and extend the contract if we are satisfied with your services and if you are also willing to continue working with our family but it is okay if you wish to sign less duration agreement.
Waiting to read from you.
Cheers

Hello DeniseItaly, and welcome to ScamWarners.

Thank you for posting another email from this scammer. The estate caretaker he mentions is also fake, and is part of the scam. The fake estate caretaker pretends to find a lovely apartment from you, and then requests a deposit for it. All money sent as a deposit is then stolen by the scammer.

From: Claudia Panicza <[email protected]>

I called the estate caretaker and we did make few contacts on the apartment and with the list of prizes given i think one of the cheapest of all we got cost about £89 weekly and that is 356 pounds monthly. Rent are expected to be paid in advance. According to the estate caretaker, the apartment he found you is just few houses away from us and i think that is a very good apartment for you. With the description given we understood it's comfortable because we were told it has a bed, Blanket, towels, a wi-fi internet, tv, refrigerator, gas cooker, security lights, security alarms, heater, washing machine and a bathroom.
The fact is that at the moment i can't negotiate any apartment further in advance per se, since we are yet to affirm your consent on it and more so because we understood the issue of accommodation it's a first come first serve thing and their is no way we can secure one for you without your full readiness.
So do let me know if the prize is okay with you and in case you need any further information on the flat let me know as well so that i can verify more and also connect you with the estate caretaker in charge.
Attached is a prototype of the contact letter which you are required to fill and send back to me for review.
Waiting your immediate reply.

Attached NEW AUPAIR CONTRACT FORM.pdf reads:

AU PAIR CONTRACT FORM

between

Family: _________( Mr/Ms )

Address: __________________

and

Ms._________________________________________

Family _______ agrees to include __________________________________ as a caregiver in their household and family beginning _______________________. The candidate Position includes total childcare responsibilities. The candidate will not live with the host family from the point of arrival and whereas room and utility will be paid by the Au pair but must be refunded by the host family on arrival of the Au pair to the host country. The candidate will have his/her own conducive room and be paid a Weekly allowance of

GBP------------ ( 480 Pounds )

For ( 40 ) working hours per week.

GBP------------ ( 95 pounds ) (Weekly pocket money)

for ( 40 ) working hours per week

Both parties agree to this contract for a period of _ __ months.

Termination:

A caregiver Contract is a special work relationship that is limited by time and will automatically end after the run of the contract period. If there is no other termination agreement, the contract can only be terminated if both parties agree and, after acknowledgement of every necessary documents.

A termination without notice is possible only for extreme reasons, e.g. theft, illegal drug use, sudden disability or serious illness.

Vacation:

For a 12 month stay the Caregiver receives a total of 4 weeks of paid vacation time. Vacation can be taken upon agreement of the host family. For a shorter stay the vacation time is reduced as follows:

Less than 3 months: 1 week

3 - 5 months: 2 week

6 - 9 months: 3 weeks

9 - 12 months: 3 - 4 weeks

Working hours:

The weekly work schedule is on average 40 hours. Additionally, babysitting may be required 2 evenings per week.

The Caregiver will have at least 2 full day off work each week (Saturdays and Sundays ). Overtime will be paid in exchange with free time.

Insurance:

The Caregiver will in every case have health and accident insurance paid by the host family. They will assure the insurance upon arrival of the Caregiver. In case the Candidate is not accepted into the state health insurance, she should be enrolled in a private insurance - when possible including for pregnancy and birth.

Health Certification:

The host Family will cover the cost for a health check in cases necessary. Thus the caregiver will need to go through a medical check up as soon as the candidate arrives and this will be sponsored by host Family

Language Classes:

The Candidate if wishes will be allowed to visit language courses and some host family will be responsible for the entire cost .

Support of the Caregiver by the Family to learn about the Host Country:

The Caregiver family will provide reasonable free time to participate in a language course as well as to visit culturally and spiritually energizing opportunities and events if available.

Travel Cost:

Cost for travel to and from the host country as well as personal vacations not involving the host Family will be solely covered by the Host Family.

I understand these terms for Au Pair service and I am in agreement with the stated conditions.

______ ___________

Date Signature of Host Family

I understand these terms for Caregiver service and i am in agreement with the stated conditions.

_________________ _____________________________________
Date Signature of Caregiver

We understand these terms for Caregiver service and we are witness to the agreement. (Ben legal practice) C.E.O.

_________________ _____________________________________
Date Signature of Legal Professional (witness)

From: Claudia Panicza <[email protected]>

Maybe you should contact the letting caretaker yourself for more reliable description of the flat, address, photo and other facilities if you are truly interested in it because according to him he said there are so much demand on the few accommodation available and it could be given out in no time.
The estate caretaker told me that you have to pay the rent deposit in order to secure the apartment and he also told me that there are other tenants interested in renting the room and it is a first come first serve basis and it is the first person to pay the rent become the bonafied tenant of the apartment. So, you have to send the rent deposit to the estate caretaker immediately so that he can secure the apartment for you before someone else pay for it. Inform me as soon as you have secured the apartment so that i can start preparing for your arrival.
Hence, you should contact the estate caretaker immediately for details on the apartment and how to book the apartment before it is let out to another tenant. You can contact the estate caretaker via email: [email protected] or phone number +447035906460.
Inform me as soon as you have secured the apartment so that i can start making arrangement on our trip to the UK.
Waiting for your immediate reply.

This is an email from the fake estate caretaker. It was not really sent from the UK; it was sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP address: 41.155.20.79 - Lagos, Nigeria. The phone numbers, like all phone numbers which begin +4470, are not normal UK telephone numbers; they are 'redirect' numbers, which redirect all calls to the scammer's mobile phone in Nigeria.

From: "Adrea Stone" <[email protected]>

Thank you for contacting UK Flat Share company, i am aware of your interest to occupy a room in one of our available estate located at Flat 1, 5 Portland Terrace, Hampshire, SO14 7ED, UK.
The apartment is a 1 room flat with all amenities and it is a nice, modern and spacious apartment with all mod cons. Shaker style’ kitchen includes fridge/freezer, cooker, microwave, washing machine and tumble dryer. Open plan living and dining area fully furnished. Very convenient, within walking distance of offices, shops, pubs and local amenities. Easy access to motorways. Broadband services are available. I attached some pictures of the apartment to this email and the room is vacant and ready to move in at the moment.
This apartment is the only cheap apartment we have at the moment and the cheapest you can find in Gloucester road. There are other tenants interested in this same room because it is cheap and comfortable but i can secure the room for you only if you can pay the advance rent deposit immediately.
Kindly let me know if this condition is okay with you (i.e, if you are ready to pay the rent deposit right away) otherwise i will have to accept payment from other tenants and sign the lease agreement.
The rent is 356 pounds Monthly and you are required to pay 1 month rent deposit in advance with the refundable security deposit of 500 pounds. The security deposit is refundable at the end of your rent contract.
Note that rooms are usually booked ahead and it is not guarantee to anyone unless an advance payment deposit is made on the room and to be guaranteed an apartment you are advise to cover the advance agreement now and be issued a rent contract and receipt immediately which stands as proof of your tenancy.
Photos are included in the attachment and more so could you be more specific about rent use period in your reply. That is, the length of stay.
Best Regards

UK FLATSHARE COMPANY LIMITED
The UK's #1 Flatshare Website
We offer a 24/7 Customer service operation
+447035906460, +447035903606

The photos sent by this scammer are also used in his other scams. You can see an example here, when the scammer was pretending that the photos were of an apartment to let in London:

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