Scams offering fake Au Pair positions
by Vivi Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:07 am
Thank you for all the information that you have shared here. I just want to update here for another case from me though I'm not the victim yet... Just hope this can help the other ladies.
Regards!
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He sent to me and offer me a job to become his nanny and take care for two his child in UK.
Sending here some emails he has been sent to me these few days!
1. First email :
Hello,

Please kindly Permit me to Introduce myself, i am Engineer Collin Powell, a widower for Four years. i relocated from the united state to uk some years back,
Sorry for sending you this email, why i registered here on to search for a Woman to serve as My beautiful Kids Nanny/Baby Sitter. My former nanny was Asian and she served us well but she had to leave after completion of her contract and get settled with her Hubby.

I reside in London, UK with my two beautiful daughter"s of ages 6 and 8years and am seeking for the services of an Nanny to come and work for me in the U. K. Their mom is Late and its such an heavy task taking care of the kids alone besides i would be traveling for a project soon. I am willing to offer Eight Hundred and Fifty pounds sterling per week (850)for and will provide monthly shopping allowances as well as accommodation. If interested do reply to me cypowell12@yahoo. com now and i would send you more details of the job and also my family picture .Just reply to my personal yahoo email if you are
interested and i will get back to you because i am not always here in the site ok.

Note: Applicant must have already a valid international passport, and if interest please do not reply here cause am not always here, I give my email id above i want you to reply there ok. And my personal contact cypowell12@yahoo. com is what i advice you send me email to because am not always here and also i can send my pics with my kids because am new here and dont know how to upload.

Thanks.
Collin

2. The second email :

Hello

How are you? Thanks for the reply to my job offer and the interest in my family.I would like to see your Curriculum Vitae (CV)and also your scanned passport copy.Truly i need a foreign Nanny,i know that there are a lot of Nannies in the UK here but its just that i need a Nanny from outside,that is caring,loving,motherly carefree and well determined,that can take good care of my kids for me but with the recommendation from you and that is the more reason I may need your services,hopefully you will be my kid's Nanny and do according to your words.

I reside in Lambert,London and do not get worried about any documents(work Permit and Visa),a travel agency here in the UK will handle that for you as per your visa just scan&send the copy of your international passport and CV through email to them,they will apply for visa on your behalf in the UK Home Office and when the visa is ready the UK Embassy in your country will call on you so that they can endorse the visa on your original passport.If you have any other traveling agency you could also use that.

I love my kids so much and would not toy with them..They are the apple of my eyes.I work because of them and am willing to pay any amount to give them the best in the world.You would be needing to settle the Visa Procurement yourself because i paid for 2 Nannies in the past few months which they did not turn up but went somewhere else after their visa was approved and that is why i vowed that any Nanny that i will employ will make half of expenses by himself/herself.Hope you understand how i mean.I need a very serious person and the job is available right now.Also,i use to have a Nanny and she spent 2 years with us,but she got married and relocated to the United states,so i need a replacement ASAP...

Your duties are as follows:

1-Supervise breakfast with the children in the morning and get them off to school (Collect my 2KIDS of ages 8yrs and 6yrs old from school at 3.40pm.)
2-Some Housework/washing/ironing as required on a daily basis
3-Supervise homework, music practice and fun activities or take children to after school activities.
4-Prepare and cook an evening meal for everyone at about 6.30-6.45 Up to two evenings child minding per week.
5-Weekends and Bank holidays would be free that there will not be much duties to carry out.
6-Occasional weekend work would be offered by prior negotiation. I normally leave for
work at 7.00am and get back at around 6.30pm although some flexibility is useful.

I am offering a live-in position with full board (we eat well in this house!)
1-Separate Toilet and Bathroom.
2-TV,different types of video machines.
3-Personal computer already Internet on. e...t.c for you and i will make sure everything goes on well with you, with my kids.

Don't worry about the United Kingdom,it's a nice place to stay and i hope you will enjoy staying here with my family and you will have the access to internet, In fact i have a personal PC at home for myself but my kids usually play games on their own PC, i will get you a computer to start using for your own use...All expenses made by you will be refunded immediately you get here if you can make the process to come here without my involvement.If you would be using the travel agency i would be recommending my traveling agent to you that helped my former nanny then we will both be responsible to should half of the required expenses for your application and surely i will get a refund back to you with whatever you contribute upon your arrival/Salary deduction is not accepted because i told you i will make a refund upon your arrival i just need someone really serious for this and show commitment.

Do get back to me as soon as possible with your resume and passport copy and i will make a decision about your application and we take it from there.

Regards
Eng Powell.

3. The continuous emails :

Thanks for your update and swift response to my mail.I read now your cv and i must tell you that i am okay and quite impressed with what you send to me okay..because as you know i just want to be sure of you and also as i want someone who will be a good influence to my kids as well....Well as regards the process i just hope all can commence this week and what i want you to do now is to email the Travel Agent in which i refer to you that they help my former nanny to secure her working visa and permit from Malaysia to the Untied Kingdom...I told you already in my job details to you...So now email them and tell them i accept you to be the replacement for my kids nanny and you are willing to make process for the application asap.

Email them and ask for the requirement in which they need from you..And how long and how much process will take and cost.Here is there contact information again and also i want you to call me as soon as you're online because i will like to talk to you more and also to get to
know you more better.Here is my number once again +447024034984..

Traveling Agency details.......

Contact Name-- Adams Whilshere (Visa Consultant)

Email- [email protected]

Address- 150 FRIAR STREET,READING
BERKSHIRE
RG1 1HE UK ENGLAND.
Tel : +(44) 7024081835

Thanks.
Collin.

4. Thanks once again for your time and update...Now i can read and understand the requirements from the agency.Now i understand i need also to send to them my Bank Statement,Letter of Ref,Tax Clearance etc also to back your application up at the British Embassy as i read in there mail now as i am your employer and also my documents and data's in needed.

Now also i read that the agency need the letter of contract as well..And find the attachment send with this mail now as for you to read,sign the second page of the contract and send to the agency as i already endorse my signature on it already and i will attach the first page with my documents now and send to them..because as you know i need to sign and i did already and also other documents as the agency have mentioned i will comply and more so i want you to reply to the agency asap the other requirement needed from you as i dont want any delay in the process and also i just want you to know my i inform my daughters about you already and i will like and appreciate if the process would commence asap.

More so as regards the fees needed for your procurements as listed..I read and understand that the need 1050 pounds for the full fees for the process..And i do understand your situation..As i told you with my experience here with other employee that i made payment for and never show up to me after the approval if there visa and work permit...So i was advice to do this i am doing that whoever applicant i want to employ should also shoulder part of the procurements fees for commitment i just hope you understand my side i am not willing to make any more mistake or risk here as well.As i told you i am willing to help you pay for half and you will shoulder half of the asking fees as well and you know that i am responsible for your medicals and also your flight ticket from your country to London.i just want you as well to participate in this process that is why i send you this email now.

Am waiting.
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by Chris Fuller Sun Jan 15, 2012 3:01 am
Hello Vivi, and welcome to ScamWarners. Thank you for taking the time to post this scam, and warn other au pairs about it.

In reality, citizens of very few countries are eligible for a visa to become an au pair in the UK. Au pairs who would like to know whether they are eligible can find the information here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ityscheme/

If you also click on 'Conditions of your stay' on the left hand side of that webpage, you will be able to confirm that this is the correct visa for au pairs.

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