Scams offering fake Au Pair positions
by beever84 Mon May 21, 2012 6:29 pm
I have received numerous emails and pictures, here are the emails:

After reading your profile http://www.easyaupair.com , we thought we should write to you about coming to work for us. We live in Baltimore, MD, USA and we are looking for a live-in aupair to help out with our little daughter.
The job pays $500 / week with light house chores. We would be very happy to hear that you are interested. Please let us know what you think as there is still so much more to discuss
Graham Smith


it’s great to know that you are interested. we want to assure you that we appreciate your acceptance and you will enjoy your time with us here. we will be needing your services for 6-9 months with the possibility of an extension and we are hoping you can be here within the next 2months . please confirm if this is possible. Before we go on, I would like to tell you a bit about us
First of all I would like to introduce myself. My name is graham smith and I am a civil engineer. My wife ;kate is a medical rehab specialist and my only daughter is Haley Smith and she 5yrs old. She would be your primary concern during your stay here. All your activities during the week revolves around her including taking her to school and bringing her back
Haley spends most of her time playing. She loves Polly Pockets, Barbies, etc and loves to swim. She is constantly asking to learn more and would benefit greatly by having a "big sister to play with and talk to.
We know that changing your environment is difficult and most times adaptation is a problem and that is why we are going the extra mile by helping you out in any way we can. we want you to feel free and happy during your stay and in turn, reflect it on our little girl.

During your stay here, we will be your host and will provide you with the basic necessities that you will need especially your accommodation, meals and toiletries

You will be fully responsible for our girl's daily routine which includes getting her dressed, making breakfast, lunch and dinner, minding her during the day and taking her to playground, play dates or other places of interest, as well as cleaning her bedroom and helping with general household duties.

Your working hours per day will be within 5-6 hours which will be approximately 25-30 hours per week .

Your working period will be Monday to Friday while Saturday and Sunday will always be your off day from work.

Your monthly salary will be $1500 and $120 weekly pocket allowance or a total of $500 weekly depending on your choice of payment

You will be provided with a comfortable accommodation with 24 hours free internet access.

Please confirm to let us know that you are interested in this job and tell us all about yourself and your experiences.
Yours sincere
Graham

Hello,
It was really nice to read such wonderful things about you, in fact we would be thrilled to have you as the newest member of the smith little family. We feel we have made the right choice, let’s hope to make your stay with us the best time you can have. Our last au pair was just wonderful; she is south African by origin, and she had the most terrible accent and yet she had a miraculous touch on hayley. Since she left, it has been hard to watch our little daughter get over her. It’s too bad she had to return to complete her education, hopefully everything will work out just as well with you and you will be able to fill the void she left in our heart. Before we go any further, I want you to understand your job routine, just so we are clear and we wouldn’t have any misunderstanding when you get here
From Monday to Friday

You will start by 8:00 am in the morning, get breakfast ready
and get Hayley dressed and packed for pre-school. If we are not home you
are free to drive her to school with one of the cars or you can get a taxi.
While she is at school you will take care of her laundry, light
Housekeeping, grocery shopping, etc. within which time, you can engage your self in an extra school course if you like but just make sure you are back before she is out of school.

We have a meal plan so what she'll eat will already be
Sorted out and there will always be cooked food available but you need
to heat it up for them. You’ll get her back from school by
12:00pm and from then on it’s up to you on how to keep them occupied,
There are playgrounds where she can also be with other kids.

One of us should be home by at 6:00pm and that’s when you close for
the day so we expect the her to be home and cleaned up by then. If we
ever need you to stay over time we will work out a scheme on how to
pay extra for that and you get the weekends off as well.

You will have a room in the house for free, it comes with its own
bathroom, a TV and a laptop. We have wireless connection in the house
so you can communicate with people back home anytime you want. You are
always welcome to join us for meals if you choose. You should always
think of yourself as family because that’s the way we see you.

Best Wishes,
The Smiths

We really can’t wait to meet you. Glad to know we have sorted things
out regarding your duties now we can focus on getting your contract
ready as well as sorting out your travel plans.

We are hoping you can start as soon as possible . We also need your



FULL NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE NUMBERS



You will need a visa and some other papers to come over here in the
USA and we have experience with sorting them out from when our last au
pair came here.

We used an agent who did everything for her in a very short Time.
They also booked her flight and sorted every little detail about her
trip here. They are great and very reliable, here is their website

http://www.aupairinternational.webs.com and their email is [email protected]
send them an email immediately and find out what you will need to get
here. They were very efficient and we were all very happy with them,
I’m sure they will do well for you too. We will cover the cost of the
actual flight (Plane Tickets), while you will cover the cost of your
visa.As for your friend, i will let you know if i find someone else
who needs an Au pair

We'd really love to hear back from you so have a wonderful day and
remain blessed



Best Wishes,
Graham

I have been in contact with the 'agency' who phoned me off a private number. They have my basic details, Please tell me if this is a scam- I cannot find any trace of 'Graham Smith' or the agency on the scam sites?
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by Dotti Mon May 21, 2012 7:41 pm
It's a scam.

The "agency" uses a free website and a free email address.

To be an au pair in the US, you must be sponsored by an agency on the list here:
http://j1visa.state.gov/participants/how-to-apply/sponsor-search/?program=Au%20Pair&state=any

Any family who sends you to any other agency, or who gives you contact information that is not the same as the contact information on that list is a scam. in this case, the scammer has used the name of a real agency but has given you different contact information. if you click on Au Pair International on the list, you will quickly see that the web address for the real agency is http://www.aupairint.com/

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by AlanJones Tue May 22, 2012 1:18 am
The website http://www.aupairinternational.webs.com no longer exists as it has been suspended by its hosts.

Please do not tell scammers that they are listed here - it will take them seconds to change their fake details and their new details will not be listed for any future victims to find.

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