Au Pair Scam - Capt Lawrence Bruce

[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 and scam you out of money by asking for fees for travel costs or accomodation costs.

Received from: Capt Lawrence Bruce <[email protected]>
Subject: NANNY NEEDED URGENTLY FOR MY LOVELY KIDS

Am Mr Lawrence Bruce from United Kingdom...my main purpose of
mailing you is to notify you that i really need your availability as
my new aupair for my lovely kids.....We live in semi-detached duplex
in United kingdom in 100 Woodbine road Lancashire UK....I live alone
with my two lovely kids Nicholas and Smith.Ever since the death of my
lovely wife who died in auto car accident Last year i found it very
difficult to cope with house choirs...Life really seems to be tough
for me and my lovely kids so we decided to hire an Au Pair who will
act the role of their mother.Well am an Estate Agent. I don't really
have enough time for my kids,am always busy during the week.

All am looking for is an Honest Kind Hearted and versatile Aupair
who will take good care of my kids...I will pay you 2000 Pounds every
month and also a pocket fee of 300 Pounds.You will have your own
personal room and your private car....And also you will have access to
your own mode of life style but it must not have a negative effect on
my kids...

I will like to know if you Have this following qualities:


Do you have a driver's License?

Do you Smoke.?

What is your favourite colour ?


What is your qualification?

How caring and kind are you..?


Do you have a valid United Kingdom visa and work permit?


Hope to read from you soon

Mr Adams Russell & Family


Can you really endure when the kids annoy you


Are you hot tempered.......



Well once you don't have all this qualities i think you are righteous
enough to be our new family Aupair.I will be hoping to hear back from
you as soon as possible



Mr Lawrence Bruce& Kids

I am a widow who has just fallen for everything this man has said to me. He is going by the name Major Patrick Bruce. He has sent me the same email as i have found other women to have been sent. Going on a
major mission to rescue some boy.....
I decided to research this and found he was a scammer, yes what a fool.
He said he had a son who lives with his aunty and wanted me to look for a 5 bed house with swimming pool,
he wanted to be a family with my children!!
This man is pure evil and needs to be locked up. He prays on vulnerable women and is clearly sick in the head.

I have the shame of telling my family now how stupid i feel and what this man is all about as i believed
every word he said.
Hope someone can stop him.

welcome to Scamwarners. You aren't stupid at all. These scammers are very good ay what they do. and while you said you believed every word he said, you did some research and found the truth. Something you can pat yourself on the back for.
Am i right in thinking he was posing as an army officer serving in Afghanistan? And can you add his email address please.

Thank youfor your reply. His email address is [email protected]. I hope this stops him hurting any
other innocent women!