Johnson Brown - Help! Is this a scam?

Hello! I've already gotten several emails from this person. We are already on the process of complying with his requirements. So please help me before proceeding with my au pair employment.

"Hello,

We are in urgent need of an aupair who will take care of our son.

We are a happy and loving family, living here in Oxford shire UK.
Am looking for a motivated & experienced Au- pair for my Lovely
son from Any Country who can take very good care of my only son.
I need someone who will not just be glad, but will also
diligently appreciate staying with us for a minimum period of 6
month(s) or more.

I so wish to crave for your indulgence as regards coming to be a nanny
of my child who is just five years of age. It is on this note that we
reply you indicating that we need an Au- pair as soon as possible so as to
enable me meet up with working time.

I will appreciate it if you will be willing to be part of our dear family
Should you be willing to work with us,we will like you to send to us your
updated resume/cv.We will be willing to undertake the full cost of your
traveling down here in UK .I will recommend a reputable travel agency
immediately here in UK that would process your travel documents
because we need you quite soon as we are a busy couple.

In line with our responsibility on our own part we will provide you
with a very comfortable accommodation and your monthly salary will be
1000gbp or 250 gbp.
We look forward to hear from you as soon as you get this mail.

Hello,

How are you doing?We hope you are in good health.

We got your message in good fate and we are glad you wrote us back.
Thanks for sending to us your Cv i have gone through it and i must say
you possess the required experience we are looking for.

I will have to discuss with my wife on your employment status as soon
as we reach an agreement i will send you an employment letter for you
to sign.

As soon as this is done i will contact my lawyer who will start
processing your travel documents so you can start coming down as soon
as possible.

I wish to give you clarification on the nature of your job once more.
You are expected to take care of our kid in all aspect regarding his
upkeep in our absence.

You will be paid 1000gpd monthly and 250gpd weekly depending on your
choice of payment.
Your salary will be reviewed upward depending on your performance.

We will provide you with a very comfortable accomodation fully
furnished with a bathroom and a toilet seperately for you.

I hope you will be happy to work with us.
Do write or call me if you have any questions.
Hope to hear from you soonest.

Hello,
How are you doing? Thanks for writing us we appreciate your mails.

After discussing with my wife we agreed to employ you as our aupair
who will take care of our kid steve. Steve is a very lovely and
obedient child brought up in the fear of the Lord.He likes to play
alot and always cheerful we hope that you will be happy to work with
him in our family.

I have furnished my lawyer with your details and an employment letter
is being prepared on your behalf.As soon as this is ready i will send
it to you for you to sign and forward to us so that we can start
preparing your legal documents.

We promise to take good care of you for the duration of time you will
be in our family. Your salary will be 1000gpd per month and can be
reviewed upward depending on your level of performance.
You are expected to work for atleast 30hours a week,
Your duties will be strictly to see to the daily upkeep of steve and
make sure he is being taken care of.

You will be provided with an accomodation in our family with all
necessary gadgets to facilitate your performance.

We are looking forward to get your reply.You can get back to us
through this line +447024086136

Welcome here aliamarya.

This is definatly a scam! A real family will never tell you to contact a lawyer, or a travel agency. Also as an au pair you only get pocket money, and not a monthly salary. The amount that the scammer is promising is also far too much. So unfortunatly for you, there is no au pair position, just a scammer trying to steal your money.
Could you please post the email addresses that this scammer is using?

Thank God I found this website!
This is the email address: [email protected], [email protected]



I'm worried that if I don't proceed or comply, I might get a bad record or get blacklisted.

These people have nothing to do with the real border agency or immigration. There is no legally binding contract because both the family and the attorney are fake. There is nothing to "comply" with because none of it is real. At NO time have you been in contact with a real attorney or any person associated with the UK government. You can't be blacklisted because you are not dealing with anyone real. You won't get a bad reputation either, because you simply didn't fall for a scam.

Scammers sometimes try to sound official and make official-sounding threats - it's nothing more than more more lies invented to try to steal your money. You need to drop this scammer now, and ignore all future contact from the "border agency" or any other "official" that contacts you--they will all be fake too.

Real English people in Oxford do not write like that. Real English people in Oxford do not have numbers beginning 702. (44 is the country code.) Someone from outside the UK visiting the UK would not use a travel agency in the UK. Travel agencies do not issue passports or visas; embassies and consulates do.

It's a scam. I bet there's an IP address beginning 41 in the headers.

This scammer is also sending these emails:

From: johnson brown <[email protected]>
Subject: Your mail was recieved in good health.

Hello,

Thanks for contacting us.At the moment we are yet to find an au pair
who will take up this job in my family.
Below is a brief description about our home,the nature of your job e.t.c

We live in very a friendly environment a four bed room apartment in
29 wood stock street east road, kidlington oxford United Kingdom to be
precise.

Our residence is very open and near the city and there are other Au pairs
close by.

In the area there is a pub full of young people, there is also a bus stop
outside our house with city center.

We will require you to take good care of Steve for approximately
30hrs a week.You will be entitled to all holidays and we will be
paying 1000GBP monthly, or 250GBP every week depending on your agreed
choice of payment.

I will like to ask you a couple of questions and i do hope you give
brief feedback concerning them:

What motivated you to become a
nanny...........?

what are your strengths in working with children..............?

Do you have the experience in working with a child under the age of
five............?

How would you discipline our child in our absence without him being
emotionally depressed............?

What sort of activity would you plan for our kid on a special day like
on holidays............?

Have you ever had an emergency situation with a kid left under your
care..............??(if yes please explain to us how you handled it).

I will take my time to go through you Cv and will get back to you soon.

We are looking forward to get your reply.You can get back to us
through this line +447024086136.

Regards,
Johnson Brown.

The redirect telephone number used by this scammer is also used by the scammer calling himself the Daniel Frank Family. You can see this here:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=46577

From: johnson brown <[email protected]>
Subject: I will get back to you soon.

Hello,

Thanks for the mail you sent us we are glad that you wrote back.

Well i have gone through the answers which you gave me and i must say
that you posses the pre-requisite experience we are looking for.

I will have to discuss with my wife about your employment status and
will get back to you with the reply and agreement reached.

Have a wonderful day.

Yours faithfully,
Johnson Brown.
+447024086136

Here is another email from this scammer.

From: johnson brown <[email protected]>
Subject: I will get back to you soon.

Hello,

How are you doing?
Hope fine.Having gone through your Cv and your reply to the interview
questions i have decided to update you on your employment status.

After much deliberation and consideration with my wife,we reached an
agreement to have you employed.

Having gone through your Cv we deem you fit to have the required
expertise that we are looking.
Having said all this,i have forwarded your details to my barrister who
will prepare an employment letter/contract letter on your behalf so
you can sign it and proceed with the procurement of your traveling
documents.

Do not bother about paying any fees including legal and processing
fees as this will be taken care of by us.

Below is alittle insight into the nature of your job:you will be paid
1000GBP or 250GBP per week depending on your choice of payment.Your
duties will be to take care of Steve my son.
Further details will be contained in the letter including terms and conditions.

I will get back to you soon.
God bless you.

Regards,
Johnson Brown.
+447024086136

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

From: johnson brown <[email protected]>
Subject: Your Contract letter(Contact Barr VIn Brooke ASAP)

Hello,

How are you doing? Having discussed with my wife we reached an
agreement to have you employed.I am attaching herewith a Contract
Letter for you to go through.If you accept, you will have to sign
and date at the bottom and send a scanned copy to me as e mail
attachment.

Like i told you, do not bother your self on how you will travel down
to London, My lawyer that works with the UK border Agency will help
you with your traveling documents, his email is
[email protected] so do contact him with the signed contract
letter and i will be going to his office as soon as possible.

We will take care of all your traveling expenses and all legal fees.
Send her an e mail with a copy of the signed contract letter and she
will get in touch with you so that you can travel down soonest to
resume duties with us.

Tell him the date you are free to come.

We love you and hope to meet you soon.

Cheers

Regards,
Johnson Brown and Family
+447024086136 call me on this line if you have any questions

Attached CONTRACT LETTER.doc reads:

Mr. Johnson Brown
29 Woodstock Street East Road,
Beg broke Kidlington Oxford shire,
United Kingdom.
+447024086136.


Position Reference: AU PAIR

SOFT COPY OF OFFICIAL LETTER OF APPOINTMENT

We would like to offer you the position of Au pair to our family for a minimum period of 6 months . The terms and conditions of the job are as follows:
Hours

You will be required to work for approximately 35 hours per week. Every weekend, will be spent with the family or anywhere as you would have the weekends off.

Accommodation:

You would have a Private Live-Out or Live-In Accommodation depending on your preference with Private Bathroom, Sitting Room and Bedroom. Your room would also be furnished with a Television Set, an Internet Ready Computer System and a Fixed Landline telephone. We ask that all rooms be kept tidy and that friends staying over should only do so with our permission. If we go out as a family, you will generally be invited to come with us (at our expense) should you so choose.

Duties and responsibilities

Your main duty is the due care of Steve. You will be required to get him ready for the day, get him to school, collect him after school and see to his needs in the afternoon. You will also be required to assist with homework, bath and change as required, arrange visits with friends, see to after school activities, play games together as well as any thing else that may be necessary for their amusement and well being. You will be required to do some cleaning up (including washing and ironing for him and yourself and the cleaning of your rooms).

Salary

You will be paid an amount of 1000 GBP (One Thousand Pounds) monthly and you shall receive it 28th of every month and 250GBP pocket money second week of every month which will be 14th day of every month. Additional hours will be paid at a rate that we may agree between ourselves from time to time.

Start Date and Period of Employment

You are expected to start as soon as you wish to stay for a minimum period of 1 year. If due to circumstances beyond your control or for any other reason, you wish to leave at an earlier date than our agreement, you will be required to give one month’s notice. If we require you to leave, subject to the conditions specified under ‘discipline’, we will give you a minimum of one month’s notice. Your contract will be renewable after 1 year depending on your behavior.

Discipline

Reasons which could give rise to disciplinary measures are as follows:

Causing a disruptive influence in the household.
Job incompetence.
Conduct during or outside working hours prejudicial to our interests.
Unreliability in timekeeping or attendance.
Failure to comply with our reasonable instructions or procedures.

In the event of a need for disciplinary action, the procedure will be:

First - a verbal warning.
Second - a written warning.
Third - dismissal without need for further notice. Reasons with would give rise to summary dismissal would be:

Theft or other dishonest offences.
Drunkenness.
Illegal drug taking.
Child abuse or neglect.

Vacation

You will have 3 weeks paid vacation after 4 months of work. Vacation must be negotiated however, well in advance.

School

You will be enrolled at a Public School to attend a course in any language of your choice for foreigners for the duration of your stay.

Note: you are mandated to forward a copy of this signed contract letter to barrister Vincent Brooke for further legal proceedings through this email address:

[email protected]

We look forward to having you with us and we are sure that our association will be a long and happy one.

The contract is signed in witness of

Barr. Vincent Brooke
Mr. Johnson Brown

Hi!

I´m new here, but I´m looking to work as Au Pair. This man is now using the name of Gerald Johnson,this is his email address [email protected] and he´s using this address as she was his lawyer [email protected]

Here it goes one mail:

My name is Gerald Johnson, i work as a personnel consultant in an
>>> >> engineering company here. I am contacting you as it regards taking up
>>> >> the offer of an Au Pair in our family. We really need someone to look
>>> >> after our adorable daughter Helen, who will be four in her next
>>> >> birthday. We are only hoping to find someone that can mix with our
>>> >> family without mincing words, because Helen is all we have got, and
>>> >> we
>>> >> intend to give her the best.
>>> >>
>>> >> 42 sutherland avenue, Westminster, London. And we will require you
>>> >> live-in with us.
>>> >>
>>> >> You will be required to get her ready for school, during school days,
>>> >> do her laundry, ironing, and see to her after school activities. You
>>> >> will also be taking care of the cleaning of her room, and yours as
>>> >> well, when necessary. We will require that you live in with us.
>>> >>
>>> >> In this regards, we have line-up some incentives like, taking care of
>>> >> your feeding, clothing and pocket money, at the end of every week,
>>> >> with a salary of 1000 GBP per month (negotiable).
>>> >>
>>> >> I will hope to read from you soon.
>>> >>
Mr. Gerald Johnson