Henry Wilson - [email protected]

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Dear Au pair,

My name is Henry Wilson and my Wife name is Rose Wilson we will like to inform you that we are a british family working and living here in United Kingdom.

We have a Lovely son Val and we have been taking care of him alone. We are simply in search of a honest and caring Au pair to help us take good Care of our son each time we are not at home.

We are looking for an Au pair who is willing to stay with us for a minimum of 5, 8 Months or more if you so wish. I saw your profile at www.aupairconnect.com, and i thought it wise to contact you, to discuss the possibilities of having you as our Au pair and as well as our family member in the spirit of cultural exchange. We’re a laid-back and happy family and my wife is a caring woman which makes us a lovely and fun loving family.

This effectively means that we mainly hang out in the garden at home Or sometimes go out on day trips to just about anywhere; beaches, Country parks, adventure parks, activity farms, seaside towns, forest Walks… you name it. Val is a very easy going, always happy and as such you can get along with him easily, he is my lovely son and i love and cherish him so much as a Father that is why I'm trying my best to make him feel comfortable in life.

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. Please e mail us if you would like to discuss the position with us.

Looking forward to hear from you soon.

Best regards.
Mr. Henry Wilson

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[AlanJones]

The English is better than some that we see, but there are still a few minor errors that would indicate a non-native speaker.

A bigger red flag is the headers that you supplied. They include NNFMP, which is a little known profile that Yahoo say indicate the headers may be forged. It is often associated with scammers and spammers.

Yes, it is a scam. If you copy and paste the following excerpt from the email into Google, you will see that this is very common text for scammers to use.

site:scamwarners.com This effectively means that we mainly hang out in the garden at home Or sometimes go out on day trips to just about anywhere; beaches, Country parks, adventure parks, activity farms, seaside towns, forest Walks

Thank you for your mail and sorry for the late reply.

I am Henry Wilson and my Wife Rose Wilson along side with my son Val who is 2 years old. I am an aeronautic Engineer and work as a freelance Engineer Servicing Chopper Hub and my Wife a Film Producer Assistant Manager Most times we are Busy with Work. I enjoys sports a lot and my wife is a very hard working person. I am handling the search for an Au pair as she has recommended you due to her job condition. Meanwhile my son likes visiting the park, a friend around, and his favorite meal is rice.

We live in 5 Montague Street, WC1B 5BJ, London, United Kingdom. There is a nice English Class 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. Also a car will be made available for you if you are willing to drive or learn how to drive.

Job Description, I will need you to stay with Val when we are not around and take care of his immediate need.You are also going to help us do some home chores like washing of dishes and Mobbing the floor It is important that you forms a close bond with Val and you would become friends. But in general your evenings will be your own to do what you wish. You are expected to work for 20-25hrs every week (weekends Excluded)

Start Date, we are Flexible with your start date so you do write us in your next mail on your details of availability you will be offered 250GBP as your weekly incentives for your Upkeep.

All we require from you is to love and take good care of Val

My family is indeed a lovely one and will love you to join us as soon as you deem fit to come. We promise you it is going to be a memorable and wonderful time for the family as we have longed for the moment when a lovely Au pair will come and join us.

Your bedroom is situated in the attic of our house. The room has a king size bed, under bed storage space, dressing table/desk and chest. You would also have a Wifi Internet Connection and a desktop

It is really important that you enjoy your time in London with us and we would like you to stay for as long as possible. You would be a valued and respected member of our family. We will be reasonable in our approach to you employment and flexible with any changes to a weekly schedule. We feel that having open communication with you is important and will reward your good work with extra time off whenever we are able to. We work hard but we also like to have fun!

You don't have any problem on how to get you work permit.

We want to inform you that we are very busy family, that is why we need an Au that will be taking care of our beloved child (Val).

We would like to receive your current CV for perusal, do you have any Reference?

Here we attached you some of our pictures.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Mr. Henry Wilson.

[AlanJones]

Here are the photos used by the scammer