Scams offering fake Au Pair positions
by Chris Fuller Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:27 am
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.

From: [email protected]

My name is Mr. Micheal becher, I am from New Port cali. I have a daughter who's 3years old.. I want an Aupair/Nanny for her because she and the maid are always the ones left at home after me and her mom left home for work. I was notify that you are one of the best Aupair/Nanny on the site. I would like to know if you are still available for the service and i would like to know the cost of your service per week (Salary). I would like you to get back to me, if you are interested in being my daughter's aupair. If you do have any questions pls do ask me i would be willing to read back from you soon.

Best Regards

Mr. Micheal becher.

How are you doing? I'm so happy to read from you. About me and my family, we are honest, trust worthy and eligible and we are looking for the same in the Au-pair/Nanny that is going to work with us. About my family, we enjoy chilling with our love once, like going to the cinema or watching movies in the living room, like swimming, fishing, listening to music and dance to any kind of music, traveling, going bowling. About the Au-pair / Nanny Duties, He/She must give my daughter a special care and helping the house maid in light house work, we will give the Au-pair/Nanny a car to drive out with my daughter, in case you don't know how to drive am willing to teach you someday and the Au-pair/Nanny can come along with is boyfriend/Girlfriend, We have make arrangement of a room with a toilet and a computer with internet ready for the Au pair in our house and i don't think you will have a problem in staying with us, we can live together as the same family. Well i got all your answer concerning the question i ask you and that will also make me to have the interest to employ you as my aupair or nanny. But i needed a full trust and honest from you and a very good caring from you to my daughter. I hope you don't have a criminal record. I will like to know how long you want to stay with my family and when you can come down here to start working for my family. Are you married or do you have a boy friend? Please send me your pictures and your full contact details including your phone number, and that will make me believe who you said you are and i will also send those info to (EurAuPairInterculturalChildCarePrograms) they handled our last Au pair's document with the visa and the charges are affordable, they are affiliated to Bell View airways and approved by the common wealth body and the United State Government, i have a dependable connection with them. So kindly get back to me asap and we can talk about how to process your document and your flight as soon as possible. So get back asap.


Best Regards
Micheal

Eur Au Pair Inter-cultural Childcare and the previous au pair are also fake, and are part of the scam.

Thanks for the response. I travel all around states here because of my job, i work as a contractor and my wife works with a constructing firm here. first of all i want you to know that you can come any time you want and you can stay and work for me as long as you like. Also I share your view about getting into the United state of America legally. I want you to have all the necessary traveling papers you need to come before the end of the month or next month with your visa. I don't want to go through any agency, So EURAUPAIRINTERCULTURALCHILDCARE will handle the document . Dealing with EurAuPairInterculturalChildCarePrograms is good and i really trust them. I have to inform you that it will take them few weeks to make the papers and it will be sent to your contact address. I want you to send your full name and address to him with your contact phone number too. My Last Aupair was from Hungary and You can contact her for you to be Assure of my family. she is learning bead now in Hungary and she likes swimming . You can write her on her email so she can tell you more about my family .
NAME: Felicia
Email Address: [email protected]

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NAME: Mr. Gary of EurAuPairInterculturalChildCarePrograms
Email address: [email protected]

Send The Details Below to Them
Full name:
Address:
Passport Number:
Dat Of Birth:
PHOTO:
WORK DOING PRESENTLY:

So contact them and they will let you know the exact amount for the processing of J1-VISA that will be made for you . I will be waiting for your mail. Once again i will be paying you $390 - $400 per week ,i hope it will be ok as your salary and you will be working for 15-20 hours per week.There will be free accommodation for you, free car, free internet access to reach to your family and free cell phone for you and $175 as pocket money every Friday. Please kindly understand that we cant deduct any money from your salary to do all this for you and to be on the fair side and also to earn your trust, 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 that 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 and ran away with it. I will appreciate it if you can take good care of my daughter. Contact Them and the processing will start asap.

Best Regards

Mr. Micheal Becher
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by Chris Fuller Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:41 am
These are stolen photographs sent by this scammer, who pretends that they are photos of his own family.

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by Chris Fuller Sun Jul 01, 2012 3:59 am
This scammer writes:

My Last Aupair was from Hungary and You can contact her for you to be Assure of my family. she is learning bead now in Hungary and she likes swimming . You can write her on her email so she can tell you more about my family .
NAME: Felicia
Email Address: [email protected]

This email address of the fake previous au pair is also used for romance scams. You can see this here:

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=46387
by Chris Fuller Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:22 am
The scammer pretending to be Micheal Becher is also using this email address:

From: Micheal becher <[email protected]>
Subject: sorry i had problem with my other email

Hello this is my new email. i dont know what is wrong with the other email. but i send you message there too.

Here are emails from the fake agency. They were not sent from the USA; they were sent from Nigeria, as proven by their IP addresses, eg 41.71.178.220 - Lagos, Nigeria.

From: "Marley Gary" <[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 bechel 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 4 to 5 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 Dollar

WORKING PERMIT : 180 Dollar

TRAVEL INSURANCE : 100 Dollar

CONSULAR CHARGES : 80 Dollar

LAWYER ATTESTATION FEE 100 Dollar

LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENT FEE : 150 Dollar

PRINCIPAL MISCELLANEOUS : 125 Dollar

UPS CHARGES : 135 Dollar

CONSULTANCY FEE : 90 Dollar

AGENCY FEE : 200 Dollar

RESERVATION OF FLIGHT FROM xxxxx TO USA : 1100 Dollar


That is the comprehensive breakdown of the fees that apply to your program, the total Core cost 2,460 Dollar


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

If an au pair sends money to this scammer, he will then demand more money:

From: "Marley Gary" <[email protected]>

EURAUPAIRINTERCULTURALCHILDCAREPROGRAMS MANAGEMENT WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR DOCUMENTS ARE READY AND YOUR FLIGHT TICKET WILL BE BOOKED. AND SEND ALONG ,WOULD LIKE YOU TO GIVE ME YOUR FULL HOME ADDRESS SO THAT YOUR DOCUMENTS WOULD BE SENT OUT TO YOU IMMEDIATELY.
YOU ARE TO PAY FOR BASIC TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE (BTA) IS A FUND TO BE PAID TO THE AGENCY,IT IS REFUNDABLE AT ARRIVAL AT PLACE OF DESTINATION. THIS IS A MUST DO BY ALL OUR CLIENTS TRAVELING INTO AMERICA THROUGH THE BOEING AIRLINE. THE IDEA OF THIS HAS OVER TIME BEEN CONFIRMED AS A SAFE MEDIUM IN ENSURING THAT ALL IMMIGRANTS HAVE A PLACE OF REST IN UNSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES OF COMPLICATIONS.

REACTING TO YOUR ENTRANCE MODE STATUS,THE AGENCY IS TO SECURE ALSO A J1 VISA WHICH HAS BEEN FULLY DONE ALONG SIDE YOUR WORKING PERMIT AND A STAY, CONSIDERING ALL THESE AS STATED BY YOUR HOST FAMILY, THE AGENCY HAS PLACED YOU UNDER THE SPECIAL IMMIGRANTS DATABASE COLUMN.

THIS IS AN ASSURANCE TO THE AMERICAN IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT THAT YOU HAVE A PROGRAM BASED HERE IN THE STATES WE HAVE CONTACTED MR MICHEAL BECHER AND INFORMED HIM OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS SCHEME. AFTER SERIES OF EXCHANGE OF LETTERS HE REACHED A CONCLUSION THAT HE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU FIRST

THE CERTIFICATE OF THE BTA WOULD BE SENT TO YOU WITH OTHER APPROPRIATE TRAVEL PAPERS.

YOU ARE TO PAY THE SUM OF 2000 EURO TO OUR CASHIER IN UKRAINE .

NOTE : PAYMENT SHOULD BE SENT THROUGH THE WESTERN UNION .

BELOW IS OUR CASHIER WESTERN UNION INFORMATION , AFTER MONEY IS SENT . YOU SHOULD THEREFORE SEND THE 10 DIGITS MONEY CONTROL NUMBER SEND TO YOU .

PAYMENT CAN BE RECEIVE TWICE DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SENDING MONEY THROUGH THE WESTERN UNION,THEREFORE YOU SHOULD SEND IT TWICE 1000 EURO EACH AND 1000 EURO FOR THE NEXT TRANSACTION.


BEST WISHES


THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION

VISA GUARANTEE & ALL FEES ARE REFUNDABLE!

Mrs Tricia Elton
P.R.O. CEAC TRAVELLERS CO.

Mr Logan Wilson.
C.E.O. CEAC TRAVELLERS CO.

Mr Williams Longman.
C.P.D. CEAC TRAVELLERS CO.

Easiest Travel's Contact Details.
Address: PA/PL, Room 2206
U.S Department of State.

State: Washington, D.C.
Zip Code: 20520
Phone:

Call Customer Care Line.
Registration No: 1004502.
Monday - Friday @ 06.00 AM TO 10.00 PM.
Saturday & Sunday @ 10.00 AM TO 10.00 PM.
Website: www. ceac.state.gov

FAST, EASY, SECURE AND RELIABLE. ONLY THE BEST AND ALWAYS THE BEST TRAVEL AGENCY!!!

In anticipation of your response,

Yours Faithfully.

Then the scammer will demand even more money:

From: "Marley Gary" <[email protected]>

THERE IS OTHER COST TO PAY AND PLUS THE 1000 EURO THE OTHER COST TO PAY IS 1500 EURO FOR YOUR TAX CLEARANCES FOR ANY INSURANCE HERE

If further money is sent to the scammer, he may pretend that the fake agency did not receive some of it:

From: "Marley Gary" <[email protected]>

WE HAD A BAD NEWS ABOUT OUR CASHIER, SHE HAD AN ACCIDENT SO WE COULDNT GET BACK TO YOU THE BEST TIME WE CAN.

From: "Marley Gary" <[email protected]>

Thanks for Letting US know you send the Money the cashier is not healthy and we havent receieved the payment , this delays your documents .

Thanks and Best Regards

This is an email demanding that the previous payment is repeated:

From: "Marley Gary" <[email protected]>

YOU SHOULD GO AND SEND THE SUM OF 1500 EURO TO OUR CASHIER NOW COS WE NEEDED TO GET ON WORKING ON YOUR TAX CLEARANCE, YOU SHOULD SEND IT THROUGH THE WESTERN UNION TO OUR CASHIER IN THE USA. GET BACK IF YOU NEEDED THE CASHIER INFORMATION SO WE CAN SEND IT TO YOU.

The scammer is also pretending that he will repay the money:

From: "Marley Gary" <[email protected]>

YOUR PAYMENT WILL BE REFUNDALBE WHEN YOU GET HERE YOU SHOULD GO AND DO THAT FAST COS WE DONT WANT DELAY, THE ACCIDENT IS TERRIBLE. LET US KNOW

The scammer may also demand money for health papers. Again, this email was not sent from the USA; it was sent from Nigeria: IP address 41.71.177.54 - Lagos, Nigeria.

From: "Morgan Slim" <[email protected]>

Hello,

Your Papers is Insecured for now with Us and we are going through some of your documents at the program for Visa department,This concers Us Much and You will be doing everything for free here at the hospital we will recommend for you to be using here. We have corporates at the Hospital.

We Assure you Your health papers will be in terms of good condition so you can do anything . We will also like to inform you the amount for getting the paper is ,2200 Euro. This will be translated to xxxxxxx language and send to you.

So you can take it everywhere if you want to travel . This will be issued with the State Stamp


Waiting to know when payment will be make


Best Regard

Slim

The scammer may also offer the 'email address of his wife'. This is yet another email address belonging to the scammer who is pretending to be Micheal Becher, the agency, and the health department. The same scammer writes all the emails pretending to be sent by all these different people.

From: Micheal becher <[email protected]>
Subject: My Wife email

my wife email is ,, ( [email protected] )
by Chris Fuller Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:35 am
Here is another email from the fake agency.

From: "Marley Gary" <[email protected]>

Here is the APplication form get it filled and send it back to Us , We Need to know when payment will be sent , send Us your home address full contact so we can Locate where payment can be send to Us and Also have it in Our database . Get back soon .

Best regard
Marley

This is the fake application and fake visa form. The application form includes the telephone numbers +12692058613 and +447024057381. The telephone number +12692058613 is used by this scammer when pretending to be a woman looking for a relationship. You can see this here:

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=46272

The telephone number +447024057381 is used also in this scam:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=46568

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This scammer may also pretend that the fake health department is another travel agency:

From: Micheal becher <[email protected]>

Good day, well you can contact this agency they are better too and ready to work with you , i have told them more about you coming to my family so they are ready to make sure all is fine and you can also use the visa form application i send to you and send it to them cos they are now aware of it .. there contact email is below..


Name : Morgan Slim

Email:[email protected]

They replied back customers better and be patient with this ones too not harsh or very wrong to them..

keep me updated if there is anything you want to tell me

Micheal

Or he may use this fake agency.

From: Micheal becher <[email protected]>

Hi Good Day,
This is there Contact for the documents Department ( [email protected] ) Let me know as soon as you are in good terms with them, They also said you can go on with the Visa form with you , So you can filled it and give it back to them cos they are informed about the Visa form now and you should complete it and send it to them. They needed it as they told me they want it to be filled and send back to them.

Micheal

This is an email from the new fake agency. It was not sent from the USA; it was sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP address: 41.138.171.110 - Visafone, Nigeria.

From: "Chris Maine" <[email protected]>
Subject: WE ARE READY TO WORK WITH YOU

MADAM WE GOT MAIL FROM YOUR HOST FAMILY AND WE DEALS WITH AUPAIR DOCUMENT VERY WELL HERE, CAN WE KNOW WHEN YOU WANT TO COME AND ALL VISA AND OTHER DOCUMENTS PAPERS WILL BE DONE AND SEND TO YOU AT THE TIME GIVEN TO US TO SUBMIT BY YOU. WE WORK WELL
by Reportandie Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:18 pm
Reference: http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/scams.html

Beware of anyone who requests funds for a BTA, or Basic Travel Allowance, as a requirement to depart another country for the United States. There is no such thing as a BTA. In other cases, your Internet friend will claim to need a travel allowance, or travel money, to be able to travel to the United States. Again, there is no such requirement under U.S. law.
by Chris Fuller Sun Aug 26, 2012 4:10 am
This is a fake employment agreement sent by this scammer.

Employment Agreement

This contract between the hiring families: Mr Micheal Becher

(Here in known as Family) and the child care provider xxxxx xxxxxx (here in referred to

as Aupair/Nanny) shall be in force for one year from the date of signature of both parties.

Family and Aupair/Nanny hereby agree to a one-year employment commitment unless

Aupair/Nanny is terminated for cause. Both parties agree to a give at least four (1) weeks

notice before job termination unless Aupair/Nanny is terminated for cause. Although this

agreement outlines the key duties of the Aupair/Nanny, it is not all-inclusive and from time

to time the Aupair/Nanny may be asked to perform additional duties that contribute to the

safety and well being of My Daughter.

Work Hours and Dates:

Nanny will provide childcare from Monday through Friday during the hours of: 8:00A.M. And:

3:00 P.M. Aupair/Nanny agrees to work a standard time frame of 15:20 hours per week that

shall be referred to hereafter as a standard work-week and all weekends free.

Compensation:

Nanny shall receive a salary of $: $390 to $400 every month and will get$175pocket money
every Friday

or a gross salary of atleast .

Annually. Aupair/Nanny shall be paid by check bi-monthly. . Aupair/Nanny shall be paid this

hourly rate for all time worked over the standard work-week hours indicated above. Family

will pay one-half (1/2) of the Social Security and Medicare tax. Aupair/Nanny agrees to a

$ 120 day probationary period during which either party may terminate this employment

without penalty.

Job Responsibilities:

Aupair/Nanny agrees to perform the following checked duties as requirement of her

employment:

Put the absolute safety of the children first before all other responsibilities.

Tend to children’s basic needs such as bathing, dressing, changing diapers, brushing

teeth, and afternoon naps.

Administer medicine to children as directed by Family.

Prepare meals for children during scheduled hours; clean up kitchen and dining table

when completed.

Participate and supervise activities with children, which would include: games, walks,

play dates, playground outings and reading to children daily.

Limit television/video and computer games to: 12hrs minutes per day.

Research and plan activities that have substantial child development, social relationship

skills and educational value.

Keep a daily Aupair/Nanny journal with a narrative of the children’s meals, naptime,

medication, activities and educational progress.

(All checked items are additional job responsibilities that apply to this agreement)

? Keep The bedroom and play area clean and organized; which includes making the beds,

vacuuming carpet, cleaning and disinfecting toys, etc

? Clean The laundry (clothes and bed linens).

? Use Aupair/Nanny’s automobile to drive children to activities and events.

? Use Family automobile to drive children to activities and events.

? Grant access to home for service personnel- cable/telephone repairman, pest Control,

package delivery, housekeeping and maid services, etc.

? Grocery shopping

(And about the light house works)

? Clean kitchen and empty dishwasher-daily.

? Clean interior windows and mirrors: bi-monthly.

? Clean, dust and vacuum entire house: bi-monthly.

? Clean Family’s laundry-weekly.

? Clean Family’s laundry (limited to towels/bed linens only)-weekly.

Vacation/Sick Pay/Holidays:

Aupair/Nanny shall receive the following paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, and

Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. If any of the above

holidays occur on a weekend, Aupair/Nanny will be given the official Federal holiday that is

observed. Aupair/Nanny shall accrue .833 vacation days per month for a total of two weeks

paid vacation per week (10 weekdays). Vacation cannot be used until accrued. Aupair/

Nanny agrees to use best efforts to take this vacation time when Family takes their vacation.

If Aupair/Nanny cannot coordinate this vacation schedule, Aupair/Nanny agrees to give

Family at least four (4) weeks notice. In the event that Aupair/Nanny travels with Family,

Aupair/Nanny shall be paid her regular salary plus over time hours as previously agreed

upon by Family and Aupair/Nanny.

Sick days shall accrue at a rate of .416 days per month for a total of one week (5 weekdays)

per year. Aupair/Nanny agrees to use best efforts to give Family at least twelve (12) hours

notice before being absent due to illness. If Aupair/Nanny takes un-accrued vacation or

sick days off, it is at the Family’s discretion to allow the hours to be made up in the future or

deducted from the Aupair/Nanny’s bi-monthly check. Accrued but un-used vacation and sick

pay shall be paid at the Aupair/Nanny’s standard compensation rates at the termination of

Aupair/Nanny’s employment.

Confidentiality:

Aupair/Nanny understands that any and all private information obtained about Family during

the course of her employment, including but not limited to medical, financial, legal, career

and Family’s assets are strictly confidential and may not be disclosed to any third party for

any reason.

General:

Aupair/Nanny understands Family has a smoke free home and that smoking by Aupair/

Nanny’s guests is never permitted in the home. Aupair/Nanny agrees never to smoke while

providing childcare to Family’s children even on walks, trips to playground, outside activities

or field trips. All guests

must be pre-approved by Family before being allowed entrance into Family’s home. Alcohol

consumption is never permitted while Aupair/Nanny is on duty. Aupair/Nanny hereby certifies

that Aupair/Nanny does not use illegal drugs and understands that such use is cause for

immediate termination. Aupair/Nanny is allowed to use home phone for local and long

distance calls. Aupair/Nanny agrees to limit personal calls. If Aupair/Nanny

does not have valid CPR and (Infant) First Aid certification, Aupair/Nanny agrees to

complete these courses within 1 week days of signature of this agreement.

Termination:

The following are grounds for immediate termination with cause:

A. Allowing the children’s safety to be compromised.

B. Inconsistent or non performance of agreed upon job responsibilities

C. Dishonesty or lying to Family

D. Stealing

E. Misuse of Family automobile

F. Breach of confidentiality clause

G. Persistent tardiness of more than 20 minutes without valid reason.

H. Unapproved guests.

I. Smoking or consumption of alcohol while on duty or within compound.

J. Illegal drug use.

Family hereby agrees to be fully bound to the terms of this contract.

Family Name: MR MICHEAL BECHER

Date: xx OF xxxxxx 2012

Nanny hereby agrees to be fully bound to the terms of this contract.

Nanny Name: xxxxx xxxxx

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