Robinson Family - [email protected]

These scam mails are not really sent from the UK; they are sent from Nigeria, as proven by their IP addresses, eg 41.71.153.141 - Abuja, Nigeria.

From: Robinson Family <[email protected]>
Subject: Dear Aupair(Your Profile @ aupairireland.ie)

We are Robinson (aged 47) and Amanda (aged 40) from High Street Epping Essex CM16 4BZ,United Kingdom. We have sweet lovely Kids, Michael aged 3 and Roland 10 months.Both me and my wife run a shipping business here in UK and we are always busy all day.

We want our kids to grow up in an atmosphere full of love, understanding, open-mindedness and self-confidence.

Therefore we are looking for nice and reliable - Au-pair - who - really loves to work with young kids and - especially wants to share her languages skills and culture with us and vice versa.

We consider these wishes as foundation to having a really great time together (6 months or 1 year). We are striving for a perfect combination of family life and business to result in a wonderful life together - and we would like you to contribute to it. If you share our thoughts we would be very happy to hear from you soon with your RESUME AND PICTURES.

Kind regards,

Mr Robinson Joe for the Family.

From: Robinson Family <[email protected]>

Dear Aupair,

Lovely Greetings from my family and we are happy to hear from you.

However,we need flexible and reliable support regarding childcare because we work full time and has occasionally overnight business trips . Our kids are at the local Kindergarten (30 minutes away by foot) from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.

You will live in our townhouse (3 levels and a basement) in a big room in the attic floor with your own bathroom, own tele(flat rate to many countries), TV/radio and unlimited access to the Internet via WLAN. We also receive English, American, Italian and French TV-channels via satellite. We moved into our newly built house 2 years ago and we have a lovely neighborhood with young and friendly families with a lot of kids.

When will you be able to start up this job with us(date and Month)

About your travel documents,do not worry about that, we will make all process here in UK,through my Friend that works with the UK Home Office.

Thanks and hope to hear from you.

Mr Robinson & Family

This is one of the stolen photographs sent by this scammer, who pretends that it is a photo of his own family.

From: Robinson Family <[email protected]>

Dear Aupair,


Thanks for the mail .

Your words are so lovely and emotional,my sons will enjoy your stay with us,they will love staying with you always.You will stay in our house and we have made a big room next to the boy's room,so you guys will have a good relationship. ,

However,we have make inquires about your coming and how to proceed with your travel documents/certificate of eligibility to work legally in UK.

My Friend that works with the UK Home Office here in UK will be of help and assured that they can do it. so i advice lets follow the UK Home Office procedures,to make the process faster.

In this process i will like you to follow our instructions carefully as your employer,so we will not make any mistake.

On this,we will pay you 500GBP per week, you have to send your full names as it is written on your international passport and direct Phone Number,so we can add the names on the approved contract letter,that will be giving to us by the UK Home Office where the teams and condition will be there in.

We will take the cost of your working permit and flight and also your visa.

Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.Michael send his warm kiss to you and wish to meet you soon.

Mr Robinson

Please note that, in reality, the UK Home Office neither issues nor approves contracts.

Originating IP: 41.71.143.145
Originating ISP: Visafone Communications Limited
City: Abuja
Country of Origin: Nigeria

Dear Aupair,
We are very happy to employ you and have you as our aupair.
Here you will see our offer letter that we have attached here in this email.You have to go through it and accept by signing and also contact the UK Home Office with the signed contract letter.
Apply for your Certificate Of Eligibility.They will send you all Information/instructions regarding the process of your Travel documents.
Here is their email address [email protected]
Follow my instructions ,so you wont make any mistakes.
We have informed them about employing you,so do contact them as soon as possible,to enable them start up the process of your travel documents.
Do wait for their instructions and don't make any inquires,so you wont make mistakes. Give them your country name and nearest air port ,so they can book a flight for you
Thanks and hope to hear from you with a copy of the signed contract letter for my records.
Mr Robinson Joe & Family.

The email address [email protected] is fake and the website www.ukba-online.com is now suspended.

The official UK border office is here: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ As you can see, the domain ends with .gov.uk as do all UK government offices.

This is the fake offer letter:





And this is an email from the fake UK Home Office. The email was not sent from the UK; it was sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP address: 41.71.136.151 - Abuja, Nigeria.

The Confirmation/Proof of Sufficient Funds is bogus; the genuine Home Office does not request that money is transfered in this way. All money that is transfered as instructed in this email will be stolen by the scammer. The scammer is able to steal the money, using the transfer details, regardless of which name or which country the transfer is made to.

Sender: <[email protected]>
From: UK Home Office <[email protected]>
Subject: Travel Requirement to London, England, UK

Dear Applicant,

We have noted the content of your request ,Your employer Mr Robinson Joe contacted our office and asked that we should treat your application with priority.

Find below the necessary steps you will take to enable you obtain your Certificate of Eligibility.

(1)You are to fill properly the UK Visa Application Form and leave your sponsor's section blank for us to complete.

(2)A scanned copy of your passport.

(Our Office will let you know when to visit the UK Embassy there in your country)

The UK Border Agency is responsible for securing the United Kingdom borders and controlling immigration in the United Kingdom. We manage border control for the United Kingdom,enforcing immigration and customs regulations. We also consider applications for permission to enter or stay in the United Kingdom,citizenship and asylum.

Disclaimer:

The UK Home Office wishes to authoritatively inform applicants seeking for immigration status into the United Kingdom not to make any payments for processing of Work Permit, Visa and/or Expatriate Quota Approval. Approval for entry (Visa) into the United Kingdom is executed by the Nearest British Embassy or Consulate within the applicants country of residence or location after regulation and certification of the applicant by the UK Home Office as at the time of application.

The UK Home Office will exercise its full powers to perform its responsibility to regulate entry into the UK, by:

Ensuring that the sponsor is financially capable to support the applicant entering the United Kingdom for Business or Pleasure throughout the duration of the validity of the Entry Visa.

Ensuring that the applicant, has the minimum stipulated financial requirement to earn the needed points for Visa Approval, going by the new point-based system for immigration in 2011

Ensuring that the applicant is eligible to Live, Work and carry out business activities in the United Kingdom legally.

The new points-based system (PBS) is the biggest shake up of the immigration system for 45 years.Under the new system, migrants will need to pass a points-based assessment before they receive Certificate of Eligibility and permission to enter or remain in the United Kingdom. It will help British businesses recruit the skills it needs from abroad and assure the British public that only the skilled migrants will need to come to the United Kingdom. The role of employees/migrants with qualifying financial base is crucial to its success.


Before the issuance of Certificate of Eligibility to you for issuance of Visa by Local British Consulate, you are required to show proof that the stipulated financial requirement/applicant travel allowance as indicated above is available. The UK Home Office would ensure via this means that only eligible applicants who are financially capable are allowed entry into the United Kingdom.


CONFIRMATION/PROOF OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS

This step must be completed by any one you wish to stand in as your next of Kin. As per UK Immigration policies, an individual must be aware of your travel to the United Kingdom. This can be your Mother or Father or Brother or Sister or Close Relative or friend and is at your discretion.

To meet the above requirement your selected next of kin is required to make a deposit of the stipulated financial requirement of 1050GBP via any Western Union/Money Gram agent using the following format :

Senders Name: Should be the selected individual you wish to stand in as your next of kin(eg;Friend,Sister,Mother Father,Brother)

Receivers Name: Must be you the primary sponsor

Payout Location: Your intended residential address in the UK(eg;Your employers address in the contract letter or any address you have here in UK)

Payout Country: United Kingdom

As soon as you come down here you can visit any Western Union/Money Gram agent and receive back your deposit,using the details.

Note: You must ensure that the senders name is the above as instructed and the receiver is you for security reasons and as the primary sponsor of your immigration into the United Kingdom.

Payout Location: Your intended residential address in the United Kingdom. It is not compulsory that you must use the residential address of your Employer which is also your residential address. If you have an alternative residential address here in United Kingdom, you can also use that. However it is advisable if this is your first time to travel to United Kingdom, to use your employers residential address which is also your address.

Payout Country: United Kingdom

Note: Ensure that the receiver is you so that only you can withdraw the deposit after the verification of deposit has been carried out, as the Home Office would not be liable for loss. This is not a payment but a deposit for verification which is why it is in your name as the receiver and to also fulfill that you have funds to support yourself when you arrive here till you receive your first salary from your Employer.

Application Checklist: You are to send the following application requirements:

* Courier Address for Shipment of Hard Copies of your Certificate of Eligibility and other documents.



* Scan the receipt of the deposit of your financial requirement including the Money Transfer Control or Verification Number to enable our office perform Verification of the deposit.


* Scan Completed Application Form.

(Our Office will let you know when to visit the UK Embassy there in your country)

Confirmation of Basic Travel Allowance satisfies the requirement for release of Expatriate Relocation Package (ERP). Expatriate Relocation Package protects the right of expatriates and ensures full compliance to terms and conditions of contract engagement by United Kingdom Employers.

The instructions above would earn you the needed points under the point-based system for the release of your Certificate of Eligibility to you with instructions on how to receive entry status/notary from the nearest British Consulate

Yours Sincerely

Home Office , UK Border Agency,
PO Box 3468 ,
Sheffield , S3 8WA
United Kingdom