Au Pair Scam - Bruce Winterr <[email protected]>

[AlanJones]

The following email was received in response to a listing on an Au Pair website. This is a scam, no vacancy exists the scammer will try an scam you out of money by asking for fees or travel costs or accomodation costs.

Received from: Bruce Winterr <[email protected]>
Reply-to: [email protected]
Subject: Au Pair/ Nanny Needed
IP Address: 82.128.35.249 Nigeria (Lagos)

Hello Au pair,

I am seeking for an Au Pair/ Nanny for my 2 kids, Linda & Philip, e-mail me at [email protected] if you are Interested.

More about me :- Bruce Winterr, 40 Years Old from United Kingdom I work with Scotties Multimedia Consultant in United Kingdom, My contact address is 202-206 Regent Street, London W1R 7DD, United Kingdom and my phone number is +447024054549. I have just two kids which names are Philip and Linda and there ages are 3 years and 5 years old. I want an Au pair nanny for them because they are the only one left at home after their Mother divorced me for another man, well that's a long story.

What I love doing :- I love reading, listening to music, like action comedy movies, love meeting people far or near, i love been with friend and going out for camping and most of all been close to the nature.. more about me: I am a sensitive, intelligent, passionate affectionate,loyal, witty, intelligent, humorous, efficient, creative, sensitive, caring, generous, communicative, sensual, charming, reliable, cleverly neat man looking for someone that can take good care of my 2 kids, Linda & Philip

Duties & Responsibilities:- Your duties will be taking the kids to school and bringing them back home, play with them, go to museums, playground, watching movies, prepare/serving their snacks and foods & some other light duties which I'll explain more when you get here. You will be having Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays as your off days, so to enable you have enough time for yourself

Apartment :- You will have your Private Room which will have Bathroom, Toilet, Television, Air-Conditional. You will have access to the Internet and a Telephone at home to get in touch with your friends and loved ones

Our rooms are furnished all included, except phone.

INCLUDES:

BEDROOM: bed, set of sheets, blankets, pillow, desk, desk lamp, chair,
dresser or armoire, window blinds.

KITCHEN: Pots, pans, plates, cups, utensils, microwave, radio.

COMMON AREA: TV, Video player, couches, lamps, TV furniture, dinning table and chairs.

INTERNET: Wireless Internet included.

UTILITIES: Heat, Hydro, TV cable included.

LAUNDRY: Coin operated


I will be paying you 1,800 Pounds every 4 weeks and a pocket fee of 400 Pounds weekly which I suppose should be Okay by you and as regard to my family picture, my scanner is currently bad. I will try to go to the cybercafe so I can get it scanned then email them to you Okay...

I hope to read from you soon.

Here is my new Email ID
[email protected]
Mr. Bruce Winterr

[AlanJones]

The scammer is now using the email address [email protected].

I actually have been contacted by "Bruce Winterr" I'm so thankful for your post on here. His new email address that he is using is actually [email protected], he's been emailing me for the past week telling me to make a payment of 500pounds to the travel agency for my visas. We suspected something was up because he told me to western union the money to a person. And then when I told him I didnt have the money, he said that if I would Western Union $150 to his friend in West Africa, he would make the full visa payment. This is a HUGE scam.

Hi Chri5155

Welcome to Scamwarners

I am glad you found out it is a scam before sending any money, it makes what we do all worthwhile to see somebody else saved fom being scammed

Alan has put together some great information here viewtopic.php?f=34&t=3019 that will help you to avoid such scams in the future.

Thank you for the additional information, it may well prevent somebody else from being scammed

If you have any questions now or in the future, please dont hesitate to ask

Thank goodness you posted a scam warning about Bruce Winterr, an organised scam attempting to rip off job seekers.

Our daughter registered with Nanny World looking for work and was contacted within hours by 'would be' robbers purporting to be Mr Bruce Winterr. Two suspicious emails and a doggy photograph led us to do a simple Google search before any money was handed over.
Only cost to date is our daughter suffered disappointment due to the lies within scam.

We have listed below the email addresses used during the month of August 2009.
1. [email protected]
2. [email protected]
3. [email protected]


Message to all job seekers: If you are contacted and the offer appears to be ‘too good to be true’.... it most probably is. Do your research and keep hold of your money.

To the owners of this website; Please keep up the good work of sharing scam warnings.
Thank you!
PS: one nil to good people!!

Hi Bainbridge

Welcome to Scamwarners

I am so glad our site has helped you to avoid being scammed, it is messages like that that keep us motivated so thank you

The effectiveness of our site depends on a few simple factors, the main one being the community working as one, and some very dedicated people who sacrifice their time to making this site what it is.

Thank you very much for your contribution, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask

Welcome to Scamwarners.
We can only help those who find their way here though. So some of the credit is due to you for being suspicious and doing your own research.

Hi All, I am very new here and found this website after I had done a search on "Bruce Winterr".
A friend of mine is selling her horse and placed an add on two sites, one being based out of Massachusetts, USA also where the horse is located. She got an email from a "Bruce Winterr" or "Bruce Winterrs" stating that he is interested in the horse and would like more info asap so he can schedule shipment and payment right away. He has never seen this horse, nor did he say where he was from or ask any other horse related questions. She did email him back, but with a very limited response asking where he saw her add, and what he was looking to do with the horse. And she also requested veterinarian and personal references.
He also had a few different email addresses located in the To: & From: in the email headers and none being my friends email address.
Thank you so much for this site, it is a wonderful tool and more should know about it.
~MB

Welcome to Scamwarners mbf005. Well Done and Thank You for posting this information.

It will alert and save others from being scammed.

If you or your friend have any questions or concerns please post and a support team member will be glad to help you.

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The following may be of help to any selling horses or anything online;

Increasing numbers of advertisers have contacted Horse & Hound after being approached by individuals involved in attempted internet-based scams.

Some horse owners who have advertised their animals online have received dubious offers from "buyers". The buyers (almost always based overseas) promise to send a cheque that more than covers the cost of the horse and shipping, before asking the vendor to wire the excess amount back to their "agent". The cheques, if they arrive, bounce.

"No one buys a horse unseen, so it rang alarm bells straight away," said Maria Featherstone, who was contacted by "Bobby" via e-mail after advertising her Thoroughbred mare for sale.

She explained: "He said I was not to stress myself with worry about shipping — he would arrange it all. His accountant wanted my bank details so he could pay by banker's cheque. I e-mailed him back saying: 'You must think I'm stupid.'"

Ian Crofts received an e-mail from a Dr Bill McDonalds after advertising his dark bay Dutch dressage gelding for sale. In faltering English, Dr McDonalds offered to send a cheque for £24,750, from which Mr Crofts should deduct his payment of £19,750 and then "wire the excess amount to my shipping agent via Western Union money transfer".

Office of Fair Trading advice - "to anyone selling anything is don't hand over any goods until you're happy that the payment has been made. And remember, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is".

Could your buyer be bogus?

Be wary if:

The buyer is overseas, wishing to buy sight unseen

The English in the e-mail is poor

Is the phrase last price or best price included?

Is the buyer proposing to send you MORE than the cost of purchase and shipping?

Better to:

Insist on exact payment only

Request a phone number and address

Under no circumstances, part with goods until payment has COMPLETELY cleared

See also http://www.horseadvice.com/horse/messages/9/18012.html

Mails received from this scammer;

Hello ,

Do you still have this horse for sale? If yes, I would like you to e-mail me and get back to me with the following details so as to proceed with the payment & shipment arrangement asap.

Tell me more about the Horse
Cost of the Horse
Reason for sale

Kindly get back to me asap with the details & I'll be waiting to hear from you!

Bruce Winterr

Thanks for the mail & i am very happy to inform you that i have talked to my family about the horse and they are satisfied with the present condition and i am also okay with the price of the horse as i am willing to have it for my myself & my family as a Pet & would also be used for dressage but no all times.

I want to let you know that I will be handling the the Pick up and the moving of the Horse my self via my private Shipper who will be moving the Horse from your place to my place together with the Horse I bought already as I currently live in Sharon Springs NY*...

I like to let you know that I need the Horse as a matter of urgency and I will be addressing payment through Certified cashier's check, Money Order or probably Bank Transfer depending on your choice. So I would like to have your full contact information such as your Full Name, Home Address and Your Contact Number so as to send the payment out to you via Express Courier Service which will get to you in 2 days Or otherwise your Bank Information so the transfer can be made.

Note :- You should have nothing to worry about. I'll be coming with the shippers for the picking up of the horse & wont be coming until payment is fully cleared by the Bank.

While I stop my mail here, I sincerely would appreciate your rapid reply, meanwhile kindly extend my regards to your family..

Thank you! I'll be waiting to hear from you!

* Note mail sent from IP Address: 82.128.35.249 Nigeria (Lagos)

Removed the quote of post above - Ralph

This is the exact email that my friend had recieved. No word on a reply back from this scammer as of yet.


Thank you so much again for this website, I hope this helps other from being scammed.

~MB

I received an email from "Jason Spyke" who was interested in renting an apartment of mine in MA from the United Kingdom. My husband was the one who noticed the same line in several emails posted here: "...she is satisfied with the present condition and I am okay with the price..." The email addresses he used were as follows:

[email protected]
[email protected]

After his initial, strangely written email, I responded with a short message requesting more information re: credit checks, etc. Here's the response I received; needless to say, I won't reply:

"Hello,

Thanks for the mail and i am very happy to inform you that i have talked to my daughter about the room and she is satisfied with the present condition and i am okay with the price of the room and i am willing to have it for my only daughter.

Here is a little about my daughter...Her name is Brenda, she is a 23yrs female, very reserved, quiet down to earth girl...she is easy going loves to keep a neat and tidy surrounding....she doesn't mingle around that much so she really don't have friends...she returns home straight from school and you will always find her listening to some good music during her spare time....or rather prepare a good meal cause the kitchen is her favorite spot....lol...she is not a party freak and she doesn't go to clubs either.don't drink nor smoke..rather she prefer reading bible novels cause we are catholic and we are a very religious family...she is often described by her friends as the shy type but she get to mix up after one or two conversations...she is very easy to get along with as you will find her interesting,witty and funny.....I hope this give you an insight of what my daughter even though it might look like i know more about her but i need to cause i have been looking after right from the age of five after her mum died in a fatal car accident..am sure you will get to like her when you meet her in person...

I will instruct my Accountant to issue out payment as soon as possible so i will be need the following infos from you so payment can be sent out to you...

Please i will need the following full datas from you.

Name to be on the cheque:
Full Address:
State:
Postal Code:
Country:
Telephone number (Cell,Office,Home):
Total Amount to be paid for the first two months(Including security and Utilities):

Kindly get back to me with the infos today as my daughter can not wait to be in the state to join her friends and i am sure you will be glad to have her as your next tenant.

Thanks and Best of Regards to your Family.

Jason Spyke"

Thank you for the warning about his initial email address.

Hi Loshman

Welcome to Scamwarners

I am glad you have spotted this as a scam before losing any money, well done.

Thank you also for posting these extra details here, every bit of information we gather helps a little bit more.

Please tell your family and friends about your near miss, you never know who or when it will help.

new email adress of poor single dad bruce winterr - [email protected] .

wanna say thanx to this site.

And if you will hear from Rolland williams - tv producer it looks like he is not what hes saying. email adress
[email protected].

thank you

Hi Kornelia

Welcome to Scamwarners

I am glad to hear that we have been able to help you.

Thanks for posting these new emails, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask