by Chris Fuller
Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:57 am
This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam.
The lawyer is also fake, and is part of the scam.
Scammers invent many fake reasons for you to send money to them. You can read about some of these here:
Overview of Au Pair Scams
This scammer often pretends that you need to make a Proof of Sufficient Funds or Confirmation of Sufficient Travel Allowance by transferring money using Western Union or MoneyGram. This is bogus - the genuine UK Home Office never requests that proof of sufficient funds is made in this way.
If money is transferred by Western Union or Money Gram, and the details of the transfer, or a scan of the receipt, is sent to the scammer, the scammer will collect this money and steal it. The scammer is able to do this, regardless of which name the transfer is made to.
Never send any money by Western Union or Money Gram on the instruction of a host family, or on the instruction of anyone who they have introduced to you.
From: Sandra Jason <[email protected]>
Subject: Hello Au pair, Greetings From Jason's Family.
Hello Au Pair,
We would like to welcome you into our family. Your profile was
selected from Nanny-Agency.com .We are looking for a caring Au
pair to look after our wonderful daughter Rose. I will expect to have
an Au pair that is mature, competent, experience and focus at all
times We live in a beautiful spacious home in London, United Kingdom.
The most important thing for us is that our Au pair loves children. We
would like you to be a friend and be loving towards our daughter. We
would like someone who has some experience in childcare. We are
Looking for a person who is caring, loving and understanding.
This is our first time of hiring an Au pair so we would like to know
when you can be available because i would like an Au pair that can
start as soon as possible. Kindly e mail us if you would like to
discuss the position with us.
Warm Regards.
Mrs. Sandra Jason
for the family.
From: Sandra Jason <[email protected]>
Subject: KINDLY SUBMIT YOUR CV & REFERENCE
Hello Au pair,
How are you today?
Glad hearing from you because i really appreciates your response.
My name is Mrs.Sandra Jason and the name of my Husband is Mr.Jason
along side with my lovely daughter Rose who is 5 years old.
My Husband enjoys Sports but he is always busy in the office and he is
a very hard working person, mean while my Daughter likes visiting the
park, playing with her car toys, also a car will be made available for
you if you are willing to drive or learn how to drive, i promise you
as your host mother that you stay comfortably with my family because
we are a Christian family.
We live in a city at 14 Lyndhurst Gardens, London NW3 5NR, UK, There
is a nice English Class around our area, also there other Au pairs
living around our area you will have the time to attend to an English
Lesson and the cost will be taken care by my family if you are
willing.
Our family is a fun loving family and during the weekends we all
together visits the beach for the sake of catching fun it has become a
part of us we are indeed a lovely family who will love you to come and
Join us as soon as you deem fit to come, i promise you that it is
going to be a memorable and wonderful time for the family we have
longed for the moment when a lovely Au pair will come and join us.
I would like to receive your CV for perusal and show it to my husband
for approval; do you have any Reference you can send to us?
I want to make everything move in a normal way without any problem
because this is our first experience of hosting an Au pair. Rose is my
Angel and my only daughter so i wouldn't want anything that will hot
her and i have promise to be a good mum to her so that she will grow
happily, please all we want from you is to take good care of Rose,
take her like your sister, your friend, play with her and teach her
some good cultural exchange.
We have a large house house so your accommodation will be a live in
apartment, 2 bed room flat with internet access, TV set, Telephone and
some other good things that will make you feel at home because as a
mother i know what is good for people both young and old.
Rose goes to school from 10am to 4pm which means she stays 6 hours in
school so all you need to do is to take her to school when it is 10am
then come back and take care of your own needs and when it is 4pm you
will be required to go and pick her up also with regards to your
English course it last for just 2 hours. Saturdays and Sundays will be
your free day and your salary will be 250GBP per week i don't know if
this will be OK for you but that is what we can offer for now and we
don't know how it goes because this is our first experience therefore
your pocket money will be giving to you every Friday for your upkeep,
my husband is a nice and reputable man so sometimes he might decide to
add a little thing to you depending how caring you are to her daughter
because he cherish Rose so much.
I hope our communication and relationship would be a fruitful one.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Greetings from my Family.
Mrs.Sandra
From: Sandra Jason <[email protected]>
Subject: QESTIONS FROM JASON'S FAMILY
How are you doing hope you are having a great time?
Thank you for your mail which shows your seriousness in our job offer
and my husband and I appreciate that a lot.
Your other duties will entail keeping her room tidy, making her bed,
dusting and & changing the sheets weekly. You need to do her ironing
and keep her clothes neat and tidy. You need to supervise homework
and most of all HAVE FUN! You will also be required to do her laundry,
make light meals for her and also take her for walks in the park.
We are usually home by 6. We will be paying your flight ticket for
your trip to London.
Your Introductions and CV has proved to us that you are highly
welcomed in my family considering the fact that we have already taken
you as part of my family.
Considering the fact that we have already taken you as part of my
family i have some questions for you hope to receive an answer soon.
1).Please can you give more information on your Education Background?
2).Do you smoke or drink too much Alcohol?
3).Do you suffer from any kind of sickness?
4).What are your hobbies ?
5).Does your father,mother,relative or closed friend knows about your
traveling to London?
Best regards from my family wishing you a happy moment.
Mrs. Sandra Jason.
For The Family.
From: Sandra Jason <[email protected]>
Subject: Dear Beloved
I and my family are very excited that we are going to have a new
family member soon and Rose is also very happy that she is going to
meet you soon. You will be required to stay with us for a period of 4
to 6 months.Your accommodation will be a live in apartment 2 bed room
flat
We would like to inform you that after going through your CV, we are
impressed with it and hence fort we are taking you as our new family
member in the position of an Au pair.
We have already informed our family lawyer who works with the UK Home
Office as a representative for Au pairs to prepare a contract letter
between you and our family with regards to the Au Pair position.
The contract would be ready by Monday,once i receive the contract from
my lawyer I shall forward it to you for your perusal.You have to go
through and read it carefully if you agreed with the terms and
conditions in the letter then you have to sign it and send it back to
the Lawyer for documentation and endorsement in the UK Home Office.
So you have to wait for my next email on Monday as we also wait to
hear from you soon.
Best of Love from my family, wishing you a happy moment.
Kisses from Rose.
Mrs.Sandra Jason
For The Family.
The lawyer is also fake, and is part of the scam.
From: Sandra Jason <[email protected]>
Subject: CONTRACT LETTER/OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT
How are you doing? Due to the fact that we have taking you as a member
of our family, we have decided to employ you as our Au pair. I am
attaching here with a Contract/Invitation Letter for you to go
through. If you accept, you would have to sign and date at the bottom
and send a scanned copy to our family lawyer that works with the UK
Home Office as a representative for Au pairs (Barr. Mrs Shannon
Whiteworth ) as E mail attachment. Her E mail address is
[email protected] Send her an E mail with a
copy of the signed contract letter and informed her the specific date
you are available to join our family then she will get in touch with
you with further information and details regarding Au pair job in
United Kingdom.
We love you and hope to meet you soon.
My best regards to you.
Mr.& Mrs.Jason's Family
14 Lyndhurst Gardens
NW3 5NR London
United Kingdom.
Scammers invent many fake reasons for you to send money to them. You can read about some of these here:
Overview of Au Pair Scams
This scammer often pretends that you need to make a Proof of Sufficient Funds or Confirmation of Sufficient Travel Allowance by transferring money using Western Union or MoneyGram. This is bogus - the genuine UK Home Office never requests that proof of sufficient funds is made in this way.
If money is transferred by Western Union or Money Gram, and the details of the transfer, or a scan of the receipt, is sent to the scammer, the scammer will collect this money and steal it. The scammer is able to do this, regardless of which name the transfer is made to.
Never send any money by Western Union or Money Gram on the instruction of a host family, or on the instruction of anyone who they have introduced to you.