Dr Paul Smith - [email protected]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam. These emails were not sent from the UK; they were sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP addresses, eg 41.220.69.59 - Lagos, Nigeria.

This scammer has used the telephone number +447045754032 in many of his scams. You can see this if you copy and paste this into a Google search:

site:scamwarners.com +447045754032

From: Dr Paul Smith <[email protected]>
Subject: COME AND WORK IN MY FAMILY

Hello Au pair,

I saw your profile on the easy aupair site.

We are a British family living in No 3 Bedford street London UK. I work for Royal Dutch (shell petroleum).A British Based Multinational Oil and Gas Company.

We currently have some kids aged 3 & 5 years old, we looking for a Au Pair or Nanny from Any Country that can speak English and is willing to stay with us.

About Our Family

We are a professional couple, living here in the UK .Our kids are fairly easy going and relaxed,they would enjoy someone with lots of energy and enthusiasm.. Having English as a first language is not required and in fact, we would entertain the nanny speaking to them in
her own mother-tongue..

We only seek a Au pair for basic child care and light housework. If you accept to take a position with us, you would be paid the sum of £1800(One thousand eight hundred pounds sterling) with a weekly pocket money of £200. Hence we are doing anything that would motivate the intending Nanny to put in her best in taking care of our children.

You shall have a private accommodation with furnished sitting room and bedroom and also a private bathroom. A Fixed land phone and an Internet ready computer.Do well to send us your references or resume & also an update picture of yourself, and we would get in touch with them. Should the outcome be positive, we would send you a Contract Letter. We shall discuss travel arrangements in due course of which I would be of generous assistance to you. You can reach me on my personal mobile to indicate your interest. My Number is +447045754032 or [email protected]

We sincerely look forward to hearing from you.

Best wishes

From: Dr Paul Smith <[email protected]>
Subject: TO OUR GREAT AUPAIR

Hello Au pair,

It was nice to get to hear from you,i told my family about you and they love it, so I have considered hiring you for your services. However as regards your flight ticket that will be handled by me and also some other relevant documents you might be needing to proceed into London,but you have to take care of your work permit fees nothing much I presume.So if you agree with these terms please let me know so that I can have my lawyer issue you your contract/invitation letter and also all the necessary details on how to obtain your traveling papers.
But first let me tell you a little bit about my family,

we are down to earth people not arrogant,we respect our employees opinion very much,our kids are the most adorable things on the face of the earth we love them so much and so will you I hope.We are also easy going people my wife and I.

I leave for work early in the morning 7.30am,my wife is a seamstress so she is a little more around the house than I am,our kids both attend the same school they leave at 8.30am come back by 1.00pm.we are a religious family as I am a Doctor not full time though cos I still have to work for my family.
The family those a lot of outings,we go hiking sometimes my wife and I,also to the beach together the whole family.we also attend services every Wednesdays & Sundays.
Best wishes

Dr Paul Smith
For the family.

From: Dr Paul Smith <[email protected]>
Subject: EMAIL THE IMMIGRATION NOW

Hello,

I will send your detail to my lawyer, to send you the contract and invitation letter to you.

He will also contact the British immigration office here in London on how you can start the process and obtain your visa so you can come and start working in my family also you will live in my family

My Wife and i have concluded that, you will work for our family, and that can only happen if you already have a London Visa and i want you to contact with the British Immigration here in London with their email address ([email protected]) or ([email protected]) am sure they will let you know the requirements that will be needed in getting you a Visa and also they will let you know how to go about that cos they helped our former nanny in getting all her documents easily and fast.

We will like you to tell us more about you, your mobile number and more pictures of you would be fine.

Try make sure you contact them to enable you get your visa to London.


Best wishes
Dr Paul Smith.

Both the lawyer and the British Immigration office are fake, and are part of the scam.

From: London Immigration Lawyer <[email protected]>
Subject: CONTRACT AND INVITATION LETTER

Hello,

How are you doing?After talking with my
client,he has authorized me to send you this email..I am attaching
herewith a Contract/Invitation Letter from Dr Paul Smith, for you to
go through.. If you accept, you would have to sign and date at the
bottom and send a scanned copy to me as e mail attachment.

Information For Travel.

Your employer went to the UK Immigrations Office here in London to
inform them about his decision to employ you and to also seek their
approval/permit as they are the legal authorities vested with the
power to permit/approve foreign workers.

You have to contact them
immediately you sign the contract letter. Send a copy to them and
also request them to furnish you with details of how you can get
your work permit and travel documents.Also you should know that
your employer,would share travel costs with you,he will pay them
for your Flight Ticket and some other relevant documents, and the
little you would spend is the cost of obtaining your Visa
okay. Here are their contact details:

United Kingdom- British Immigration London
4 Dyers Buildings, Holborn
London, EC1N 2JT
United Kingdom
Phone:+447031978982
Email: [email protected]

Send them an e mail with a copy of the signed contract letter and
they would get in touch with you so that you can travel down
soonest to resume duties.

Best Regards
Immigration Law Firm London

The scammer claims that he has paid money towards the au pair's visa. This is not true. The same scammer is sending the emails from the fake Dr Paul Smith and from the fake British Immigration office, and so he certainly hasn't paid himself anything! He just hopes that this untruth will encourage the au pair to send £350. All money sent will be stolen by the scammer.

From: Dr Paul Smith <[email protected]>
Subject: SEE YOU SOON IN LONDON

Hello Au pair,

I have been trying to call your mobile line but not available, i call up the British Embassy here in London today concerning your working permit visa so you can come and start work with my family here in London.
Have already paid the sum of 500pounds today for your working visa, now you are to make sure you pay the remaining 350pounds first thing tomorrow morning to avoid any form of delay in the visa process, so it could enable them process all your visa process, so i can now pay for your flight and booking of flight ticket.

So I will advice you to go and make arrangements with the British Embassy here in London in charge of your travel arrangements for your work permit application form,so as to enable us meet up the deadline and to avoid any form of delay in the near future.
Please do keep me updated as regards your proceedings,so as I don't get lost.

Best wishes & Good luck
Dr Paul Smith
For the family.

The following emails from the fake British Immigration office are also sent from this email address:

From: <[email protected]>

From: Immigration Home Office <[email protected]>
Subject: YOU ARE TO PAY £350.00 IN WESTERN UNION

United Kingdom- British Immigration office London

PAYMENT APPROVAL

Hello Applicant

Compliments of the day.


I just confirmed that you have been officially cleared for process of your hard copy documents, inclusive of your work permit(UK)certificates, You are required to make payment immediately for us to start the procurement of your visa.

Payment Details

1. DER Application Form/Approval - ?150
2) Flight Ticket (which is to be paid by Dr Paul Smith Your Employer)


Various Ministerial Registrations:
(a) Expatriate Work Permit - ?100
(b) Foreign Affairs Cert. ?100
3. DER expatriates quota approval Charge
in relevant categories - ?500 (has been paid by your employer)

Total ?350.00 (pounds sterling) (Which is to be paid by you)

All payments for permits which is ?350.00 are to be made via Western Union transfer in care of our Accountant;
Receiver: Mrs Rosemary Morgan.

United Kingdom- British Immigration London
4 Dyers Buildings, Holborn
London, EC1N 2JT
United Kingdom
Phone:+447031978982
Email: [email protected]

You are to send back to us scan photocopy of payment.
Congratulations once again.
Mrs. Elena Jones
Dispatch Officer

If an au pair sends the £350, the scammer will then try to steal some more money:

From: Immigration Home Office <[email protected]>
Subject: DEPOSIT 200POUNDS BHC (British High Commission)

We regret to inform you that the shipment has been stopped, we got information from the BHC (British High Commission) head quarter this morning that a policy as been made last week Friday for any applicant that is applying as an employee to United Kingdom must deposit 200.00 pounds to the BHC (British High Commission) head quarter here in United Kingdom,this deposit is refundable after you came in to UK and you report with your employer to the BHC head quarter, this policy was make due to some applicant that came in to United Kingdom as an employee but at the end of the day it find out that most of them never report to there employer.So we urge you to inform your host family about this.

The deposit must be send to us, so that we can forward it to the BHC Head Quarter Here in United Kingdom,and we will Authorize FedEx to release your documents to you quickly. We like to inform you that the deposit of 200.00 pounds is refundable when you coming to UK after your two month you will go back to the Embassy with your document given to you. So we want you to send the payment to us in time so that we can forward the payment to the Embassy, so that you can have your visa and working permit with you.
You are to make the payment through Western Union Money Transfer so as to speed up the process of delivery of your documents to your contact address. You are to locate the nearest western union agent to you and make the payment in the name of our account officer below:

Receiver"s Name: Alice Jack
Address: 68 Lombard Street
City:London
Zip Code:EC91VA
Country:United Kingdom.

After payment, you are advised to scan a copy of the western union receipt and send to us via email so that our accounts officer can acknowledge your payment. If you do not have scan machine, just send the following information via email as they appear on the western union transfer slip:
1. Name and address of sender
2. Name and address of receiver
3. Amount sent.
4. Money Transfer Control number M.T.C.N (10 Digit Number on the western union slip).

Jacob Franklin
Head of customer services.