Steffani Loverta

Discovered this on sittercity.com, and below is the actually post. I'm 100% sure that this is a scam, for the obvious reasons... it just sets off so many red flags... Unfortunately I didn't get his/her email address.
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Name: Loverta S.
Title: workers needed in uk
Description:
Workers needed in UK

I need workers from your country to work in my restaurant and in my house in uk .my names is steffani loverta I am from uk and i need workers i need the following workers:
Driver
Cooks
Security guard
Cashier
Then i also need the following in my home:
Nanny or babysitter
Cook
Driver
Nurse
So if you are interested in working in my home or restaurant just send me an email for more details at ()for more details about the job offers
Location: New York, New York 10001
Rate: $5100 / Week - $6000 / Week
Date
Job Start Date: Week of June 24, 2012
Details
Skills & certifications: Other Babysitting Affiliations
Number of children: 6+
Ages of children: Newborns/Infants (0-1 years old), Toddlers (2-3 years old), Early School Age (4-6 years old), Grade School Age (7-11 years old) and Pre-Teens/Teenagers (12+ years old)
Education level requested: Some High School
Additional language spoken: Other

Yes, this is a scam, and visas are not obtainable for many of those categories of work.

For anyone who is interested in working in the UK, please research whether this is possible:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... n/working/

Likewise, for USA visas:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1286.html

You can also obtain more information from the relevant Embassy or Consulate in your own country. You can locate your country's Embassy here:

UK:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-liv ... n-embassy/

USA:
http://www.usembassy.gov/

Your 100% certain? And you verified your certainty how? I'm not trying to imply that your wrong you could be right. But I have noticed that quite a few of your noted scams come directly from Sitter City. To quote you "Discovered this on Sitter City". Other examples could be Paul S., Daniel W. and Michael J. But none of these examples asked me for my money upfront nor did I give them any. Sitter City, now that's a different story. When I joined I was under the impression that I would only get legitimate offers. I guess I missed the disclaimer that stated 'ANY offers, legitimate or otherwise'.

Chris has stated very directly that the job is offering positions that are impossible as the country no longer allows the visas She has provided a link to the UK government site that states this quite clearly.

Of course, even if they didn't make those mistakes, the English with typical African mistakes, and once again the whole New York/UK thing would again be a giveaway--there are plenty of unemployed people in UK right now, and an employer would be able to find employees locally. Even if visas were possible, they would not have to recruit unskilled labor from the US. (Since this scam uses visa/document fees as the reason to collect money, the scammer does need to recruit victims from another country.)

But I have noticed that quite a few of your noted scams come directly from Sitter City.

There is absolutely nothing unusual about this. Many posters here are actively seeking jobs on job sites, and they post the scams they receive to help others avoid being scammed.

I'm not trying to imply that your wrong you could be right.

No "could be" about this. It is a scam. If there were any doubt, the supporting staff member who replied would indicate this, and we would remove the details or the entire post from our public forums. I am reiterating this very clearly so that visitors reading this thread are not misled into pursuing this "opportunity," only to lose their money, on the false hope that it might possibly be real.

But none of these examples asked me for my money upfront nor did I give them any.

Many scammers spend some time trying to make an offer look legitimate, only bringing in the money at the last minute. The fact that you weren't asked for money only means you didn't get that far in the scam.

Sitter City, now that's a different story. When I joined I was under the impression that I would only get legitimate offers.

This is an assumption that could lead you into trouble. As I stated in response to one of your other posts, NO job site that allows people to sign up and post, no matter how reputable, is free of scam offers. The sad reality is that scammers are everywhere--job sites, classified sites, dating sites, social networking sites. If there is a way to use a site to steal money, scammers will target it, period. And as site security evolves, scammers too evolve to find ways around it.