Au Pair Scam - Wilson Jones

[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: wilson jones <[email protected]>
Subject: AUPAIR NEEDED

Hi Aupair,
I need a very caring au pair for my kids. Foremost, i am
Mrs. Kelly Jones and a Medical Matron by profession while my husband
(Wilson Jones) is a Consultant Contractor. We live in 19 Springwood
Avenue, Aughton,. Sheffield, South Yorkshire S26 3XN. UNITED KINGDOM..

We need an au pair due to the limited time my husband and I have to
take care of my kids.
I have two (2) kids, names are Adam (First son,3 years old) and
Anita(daughter,5 years old).

Responsibilities of our supposed au pair are as follows:
(i) She must be ready to take my kids by 8.00 am Mondays to Fridays to
school which is a 5 minutes Car-driving distance from our home (A car
will be provided with her).She is free by weekends so she could engage
in any activities of her choice by weekends.
(ii) She should be prepared to keep my kids’ company when they return
from school by 12 noon to 5.00 pm till I come from work.
(iii) She should be able to take my kids out for shopping as my kids
really like to go shopping.
(iv) She should be prepared to help in doing some light hose work
in the house.
The above are the major Responsibilities we need from our supposed aupair.

Salary and Weekly allowances of our supposed au pair are as follows:
(i) We will be paying 2,000Pounds per month for our supposed au pair.
(ii) We will be paying 100Pounds per week as pocket money for our supposed
au pair in buying all what she might need for personal use..

Feeding and Accommodation of our supposed au pair are as follows:
(i) She would be entitle to dining with us and has access to proper
feeding through-out her stay in our house.
(ii) She would be provided with a private apartment in our house

which
is fully equipped.
(iii) Her apartment have a computer which is Inter-net ready for easy
communication with her friends.


Please Note: I would be glad to know if you have a valid Visa to
travel down here in United Kingdom.

Thanks for your time.

Yours Truly
Mrs. Kelly Jones...

These are the messages that Wilson Jones sent after the one above


Good to hear from you , i can help you with the UK visa through the home office here in United Kingdom....Just follow my instructions and everything will be alright..... Are you still interested in taking up the job...Hope to hear from you soon..



Hi Removed - Ralph,
It is good to hear from you. I presumed you have read my previous mail to you thoroughly and you are up to the tasks. Before i would like to tell you more about my family. My family is a family of four (4) consisting my husband, my two kids and i.

My kids favorites are Bicycle Riding, playing Games and Swimming My
kids like meeting people and they are quite inquisitive. So kindly be prepared to answer their
questions when you eventually get here.
Concerning your traveling documents, i will go to the home office to make inquiry about your visa and other necessary documents.


19 Springwood Avenue, Aughton,. Sheffield, South Yorkshire S26 3XN. UNITED KINGDOM.

I do have some questions for you:
(i) Have you been an au pair before?
(ii) When exactly can you start the job?
(iii) Can you send me your home address?
(iv) Can you send me your pictures and I will send ours as well?
(v) Do you really like taking care of kids?
These are the questions I have for you now.

I will get back to you as soon as i got back from the home office.

Thanks for your time.

Yours Truly
Mrs. Kelly Jones

Hi and welcome to Scamwarners

Thank you for posting this information, it will help prevent others from being scammed, well done

Further email from these scammers which explains how the scam will unfold.

In this case you will be told that you have to pay 40% of the cost of the flight ticket, of course, the ticket does not exist so you will be out of pocket by any money you have sent.

Hello Removed,
Good to hear from you once again, i really appreciate your effort towards the whole thing to be a reality... The Flight Ticket cost US$1, 385.... 60Percent of US$1,380 is US$828 and 40Percent is US$552...

I am to pay US$828 and you are to balance the payment with US$552...

I am the one to buy the flight ticket here in United Kingdom and send it through DHL Express to your home address in Removed..

To make things easier for you, go to any post office nearby to make the payment through Western Union Money Transfer to my
personal details...

Name: Mrs Kelly Jones
Address: 19 Springwood Avenue, Aughton,. Sheffield, South Yorkshire S26 3XN.
UNITED KINGDOM

Get back to me with the transfer details below

SENDER'S NAME

AMOUNT SENT

MTCN NO (MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER)


Hope to hear from you soon...

Mr and Mrs Jones...


N.B The kids are very happy about your coming...Get back to me with the payment details so i can book the flight ticket without any further delay...

>>IM VERY SAD ABOUT IT

>>>IM A VICTIM OF WILSON JONES ( [email protected] )
THEY WROTE ME FIRST ON FACEBOOK WITH THE SAME MESSAGE

Hi Aupair,
I need a very caring au pair for my kids. Foremost, i am
Mrs. Kelly Jones and a Medical Matron by profession while my husband
(Wilson Jones) is a Consultant Contractor. We live in 19 Springwood
Avenue, Aughton,. Sheffield, South Yorkshire S26 3XN. UNITED KINGDOM..

We need an au pair due to the limited time my husband and I have to
take care of my kids.
I have two (2) kids, names are Adam (First son,3 years old) and
Anita(daughter,5 years old).

Responsibilities of our supposed au pair are as follows:
(i) She must be ready to take my kids by 8.00 am Mondays to Fridays to
school which is a 5 minutes Car-driving distance from our home (A car
will be provided with her).She is free by weekends so she could engage
in any activities of her choice by weekends.
(ii) She should be prepared to keep my kids’ company when they return
from school by 12 noon to 5.00 pm till I come from work.
(iii) She should be able to take my kids out for shopping as my kids
really like to go shopping.
(iv) She should be prepared to help in doing some light hose work
in the house.
The above are the major Responsibilities we need from our supposed aupair.

Salary and Weekly allowances of our supposed au pair are as follows:
(i) We will be paying 2,000Pounds per month for our supposed au pair.
(ii) We will be paying 100Pounds per week as pocket money for our supposed
au pair in buying all what she might need for personal use..

Feeding and Accommodation of our supposed au pair are as follows:
(i) She would be entitle to dining with us and has access to proper
feeding through-out her stay in our house.
(ii) She would be provided with a private apartment in our house

which
is fully equipped.
(iii) Her apartment have a computer which is Inter-net ready for easy
communication with her friends.


Please Note: I would be glad to know if you have a valid Visa to
travel down here in United Kingdom.

Thanks for your time.

Yours Truly
Mrs. Kelly Jones...

get back to me on my private email address [email protected]....


>>>>THE SECOND E-MAIL

Hi ............. ,
It is good to hear from you. I presumed you have read my
previous mail to you thoroughly and you are up to the tasks. Before i
would like to tell you more about my family. My family is a family of
four (4) consisting my husband, my two kids and i.

My kids favorites are Bicycle Riding, playing Games and Swimming My
kids like meeting people and they are quite inquisitive. So kindly be
prepared to answer their
questions when you eventually get here.
Concerning your traveling documents, i will go to the home
office to make inquiry about your visa and other necessary documents.

19 Springwood Avenue, Aughton,. Sheffield, South Yorkshire S26 3XN.
UNITED KINGDOM.

I will get back to you as soon as i got back from the home office.

Thanks for your time.

Yours Truly
Mrs. Kelly Jones



>>>WELL THE FIRST THING THEY ASKED WAS 1400 POUNDS TO MY TICKETS , HEALTH PLAN AND WORK VISA :



Hello .......,
Its good to read from you once again, about the payment, to make things easier for you, go to any post office near you with the details below


Name-Veronica Rowland
Address-45 Byrom Street
City-Liverpool
State-Liverpool
Zip Code-L3 3AF
Country-United Kingdom

N.B I want the processing of your travel documents to commence without any further delay..


>>>>BUT AFTER THAT THEY ASKED MORE MONEY 150 POUNDS TO PAY TO POST OFFICE TO SEND THE DOCUMENTS TO ME ..... AFTER I DID THE PAYMENT I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM[/color [color=#000080]( [email protected] ) BUT THIS SITE NOT EXIST YOU CAN CHECK ON ( http://www.robtex.com/dns/ecipost.com.html )

>>>>WHAT MADE ME ACCEPT WAS THAT THEY SAID :



Hello .....................,
I want you to know
that we are a christian family that follows the foot step of Jesus
Christ, so tell your mom not to worry about anything because we are a
great family and everything is in good shape. I have informed my
lawyer to prepare a contract letter for you which i will be sending to
you later today. I hope this will make your mom feel more
comfortable...


Mr Wilson Jones and family cares for you..


>>>>>LOOK ANOTHER E-MAIL

Hello ...................,
How has your day been so far. Well service was great today at church and the kids really enjoyed it because there was much of dancing today. I hope you went to church and also you must have enjoyed yourself. Well i have to go now, say hello to your mum and the rest for me.

Regards
Mrs Jones



NOW IM WITHOUT ANY MESSAGES FROM THEM
IM SAD , FEELING TOO BAD AND STUPID
I GOT SO MANY PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THAT
JUST CRYING A LOT

YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE NOT HUMAN BECAUSE TO USE THE NAME OF GOD FOR THAT ITS TOO BAD
AND I DONT WANTTHEY DOINT IT ANYMORE
THEY WILL HAVE WHAT THEY DESERVE BECAUSE KIDDING WITH JESUS ITS TOO SERIOUS
TAKE CARE AND DONT BELIEVE IN ANYONE

Welcome to Scamwarners Leska. I wished it was under better circumstances.

Many people become victims to these heartless, callous and professional thieves.

You are not stupid - you are not a fool.

Unfortunately if you have sent money, you will never get it back.

Also you need to look out for other scam attempts or promises that for a fee you may have your money returned.

What do I do if I think I've been scammed?

Cease all communications with the scammer immediately. Delete any emails unopened and hang up if the scammer calls you.

Report the scam to your local police and to the Internet Crime Complaint Centre here if you are in the US.

There is not much chance that the scammer will be caught, as he is probably overseas and certainly using false details. However, the more scams are reported, the more the authorities can tell how widespread it is, and the greater the effort that goes into stopping it.

If you have given the scammer your bank account, credit card or other financial details, tell your bank, card company or other provider immediately, and ask them to change your accounts and card numbers.
Do not accept any deliveries that are from the scammer or that you are not expecting. If you receive a check or something similar (such as a money order) take it to your bank or local police and tell them you think it is fake.

Do not panic. Whilst scammers are criminals and some of them are dangerous, the risks are negligible if you simply stop communicating with them. If you are in any doubt about your safety, report your concerns to your local police, who will be able to advise you.

Don't expect to get your money back. I am afraid there is very little prospect of that happening, and anyone who tells you they can get your money back for a fee is a scammer. Please see our section on money recovery scams for more information.

Spread the word. We know it's very uncomfortable to feel that you got conned, or nearly got conned, but if you fell for it, so will others. Talking about it may be hard, but the more you help educate everyone about scams, the less opportunities there are for scammers to defraud others.

Ask here for help and advice. It's why we are here.

IF YOU WERE CONTACTED BY THEM , I HAVE THEIR PHONE AND THEIR PICS ....DONT SEND ANY MONEY

Hi Leska

Anything you can add will go a long way to helping others to avoid this scammer.

If you are unsure you can email anything to me using the email address below.