Dr Mark Harrison - [email protected]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam. This scammer also sends a near-identical introductory email when pretending to be called Dr Paul Smith. You can see this here:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=45342

This email was not sent from the UK; it was sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP address: 41.206.11.17 - Owerri, Nigeria.

From: Dr Mark Harrison <[email protected]>
Subject: IN NEED OF AN AUPAIR OR NANNY

Hello Au pair,

I saw your profile on the easy aupair site.

We are a British family living in No 28 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

Dr Mark Harrison

These photos sent by the scammer are 'Stock Photographs' available for purchase online. The scammer has purchased them for use in this scam, or has possibly stolen them from another website, eg:

http://goodenoughmother.com/2012/02/fee ... il-spring/

The British Immigration Office is also fake, and is part of the scam. The email address [email protected] is another email account belonging to the same scammer who is pretending to be Dr Mark Harrison.

From: Dr Mark Harrison <[email protected]>
Subject: EMAIL THE IMMIGRATION

Hello

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.

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]) 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.

You will notice that the scammer accidentally wrote the incorrect name at the bottom of this email. As mentioned in the post above, this scammer also pretends to be called Dr Paul Smith, and you can see this scam here:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=45342

This is another stock photograph sent by this scammer, pretending that it is a photo of his wife and children.

From: Dr Mark Harrison <[email protected]>
Subject: SEE YOU SOON IN LONDON

Hello Au pair,

I want to the British Immigration 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 as soon as possible 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 and i will like you to send me your mobile number so i can call u

So I will advice you fill the 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 Mark
For the family.

As the same scammer is pretending to be both Dr Mark Harrison and the British Immigration, he has not really paid for anything. He is simply trying to make au pairs feel indebted to him, and he hopes that this untruth about his fake payment will encourage au pairs to send money themselves. All money sent will be stolen by the scammer.

The UK Immigration Law Firm is also fake, and is part of the scam. This email was not sent from the UK; like the emails sent from the fake Dr Mark Harrison, it was sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP address: 41.138.167.53 - Nigeria.

From: UK Immigration Law Firm <[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 Mark Harrison, 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- Immigration Office London
Lunar House, 49 Wellesley Road
Croydon, Surrey CR9 2BY
United Kingdom
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

Bureau of Immigration
Department of Justice.