Felicia Latson - [email protected]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam. If you are looking for an au pair position in the USA, please read these US Government webpages about the US Au Pair Program:

http://exchanges.state.gov/jexchanges/p ... upair.html

http://j1visa.state.gov/participants/how-to-apply/

Do not send money to any agency, embassy, lawyer, or other person introduced to you by a potential host family.

These emails were not really sent from the USA; they were sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP addresses, eg 41.71.148.5 - Lagos, Nigeria.

From: FELICIA LATSON <[email protected]>
Subject: From The Family

Hello My Dear,
First of all i wanna say thanks for your reply, Well my family needs your attention but it all depends when you are ready to come down here we will be happy to see you at the appointed time that best fits you.
I am a very busy woman and all i want is to have someone who can look out for my daughter . I travel a lot and sometimes she is left alone with strangers so i decided that if we had someone who would be always with us as a family in the home when i am gone for a trip the baby can therefore have someone to cater for her. i am so pleased that you have agreed to come and be with my family I assure that we will be like a family together.
Indeed my Husband has well agreed that he would acquire a agency for the procurements of your visa documents needed for your traveling down here he has a Agency that works with an international consulate here in California, with the help of Mr William we would be able to arrange for the documents you would need to get down here, when done all documents would be sent to the USA embassy in your country, so you can just walk in there and get your visa stamped on your passport. All that would be done from here efficiently so you don't need to bother . I am trying to explain this whole well to you now so you don't get it twisted, we are a very decent family and we love our reputation as such we would not want anything to soil this reputation. I will let you know how to contact with Mr William at the right time so he can do all the paper work as soon as he can, well i am sure he wouldn't be needing more than 14 working days to get ll necessary documents ready.
You can stay with my family as much as you want, all I beg for is that you are of good manners. Your duties are to take care of the house, and manage all affairs when i am not around, prepare meals and take care of my daughter when am away from home. my daughter has no and no health problems and she is absolutely okay.
My Husband and i are very good people and we love sincerity and patience in all we do. I want you to Understand that we both will be responsible for the Expenses .. I want you to be honest with us and let us know how much you have out of the processing fee the travel agency will charge you and we will pay the rest as soon as you receive mail from the agency.please understand that we cant pay all the money for your traveling initially but as soon as you arrive in person to the united state, we will be glad to refund all expenses made to you. Its not we cant bear the expenses but we are only taking some cautious and precaution as we have lost some money while trying to help a nanny but she happens to be a fake
You need to know this about my family.
Our family name is Latson, I am felicia, We live in Newport Beach California 20432 Santa Ana Ave #7, Newport Beach Ca 92660. California USA.. I work as a nutritionist in a public health organization in Los angel-es. my husband on the other hand is a Medical Doctor. I am 34 and my Husband is 37 his name is Daniel but we call him Dan. My daughter is a baby Girl, . she likes playing around with toys..Well for now she doesn't like pets in any form so we haven't gotten any pets yet..I like dogs but cant have any yet cos Daniel doesn't feel okay with Dogs yet. Please do well to answer all my questions now.
Do have a great day ahead...
Awaiting Your Response.

These are two of the stolen photographs sent by this scammer, who pretends that they are photos of their own family and previous au pair. The scammer also sent these photographs when pretending to be Bridgett Coe; you can see this here:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=28257





The agency is also fake, and is part of the scam.

From: FELICIA LATSON <[email protected]>
Subject: CONTACT THE AGENCY

Hello My Dear,
I hope everything is well with you, I am happy everything is going well and i have been able to discuss with Mr william and he has said he will be able to get the visa and other document ready just within some days because he is actually working on something of that lately so he would just also devote some time towards ensuring that yours is ready too. he says he will do all documentations and get the USA immigration to issue a visa for you from Here and they will after-wards send it down to the US Embassy there in your country, it is from there you will get the visa stamped on your international passport, well as i have been made to know he calls it an automatic appearance as no much questions would be asked, the only important thing is that you get an appointment with the consulate and go pick your documents. You can contact him personally via information as my schedule at my office is tight . i don't really know how much it cost you can get to him with his mail . it won't take long for three weeks or two weeks i think. They are hardworking and fast. we attend the catholic church here and when you come you can teach Us More about the Religion i love it.

Name: Mr. William
Email Address : [email protected]
Phone Number : 206-339-2944
Fax Number: 086500865

As soon as you write him please do let me know.
We appreciate your acceptance in taking care of our daughter.
Hope to read from you soon.
Warm Wishes..
felicia

Again, this email from the fake agency was not really sent from the USA; it was sent from Nigeria: IP address 41.71.188.199 - Visafone, Nigeria.

From: "bryant William" <[email protected]>
Subject: REQUIREMENT

HELLO,

I have received your inquiry regarding your visa and all necessary travel documents based on working as an Au pair for the Latson Family, it is important you understand that it will take the agency some weeks to finish up and to this effect you are advised to comply with the agency conditions in good time so there will be no delay. You are advised to send us the following documents; -


- Scanned copy of the information page of your passport.

- Scanned Passport photograph WITH a white,Blue Or Red background.

-Your Full name,Current address and contact phone number...


We will initiate the process in order to have your visa application kit, documents and Working papers. As soon as the scanned copy of back page of your passport and other necessary documents is received, process and confirmed, We will send it to the US Consulate in your country immediately. . We shall send it along with your documents once your document is ready, and your host family will come to our office for other necessary forms to fill out for employing you to their home. We will get this done for you between 3 to 4 weeks without any delay and send it to you Via DHL. Below are the breakdown of the fee attracted to it


Core Cost

VISA FEE : 200 EURO

WORKING PERMIT : 120 EURO

TRAVEL INSURANCE : 300 EURO

CONSULAR CHARGES : 80 EURO

LAWYER ATTESTATION FEE 500EURO

LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT FEE : 200 EURO

PRINCIPAL MISCELLANEOUS : 125 EURO

UPS CHARGES : 135 EURO

CONSULTANCY FEE : 90 EURO

AGENCY FEE : 300EURO

RESERVATION OF FLIGHT TO CALIFORNIA : 1500 EURO


That is the comprehensive breakdown of the fees that apply to your program, the total Core cost 3550 EURO


We Shall give you the details of where to make the payment to as soon as we receive a confirmation email from you and all the necessary details


Hope to hear from back from you


Best Regards,
William