Kerri-Ann Plowman - [email protected]

This scammer has a fake host family profile which is copied from two profiles of genuine families. This scammer also hopes to escape detection as a scammer by using an Australian telephone number: +61262659111. This number, however, can also be used in other countries, including West Africa.

From: Kerri-Ann Plowman <[email protected]>

Thanks so much for your response and we are happy for you.Everybody is doing great and hope you're fine and in perfect health as well.

Well, before we proceed,I have attached herewith some questionnaire and hope you answer every question thoroughly.Be precise and to the point.Your answers will enable us know you better and decide the way forward.

Bye for now and looking forward to reading from you.

Have a nice day.

Kerri-Ann.

Attached Canditate Interview Questionnaire.docx:

1. Are you currently working as an au pair, nanny or babysitter now? If so where
do you work and why are you seeking a new job?

2. Why have you chosen to be an au pair, nanny or babysitter? What do you enjoy
most about children? What kinds of things do you see yourself doing with our
children?

3. How long have you been working with children? What are the ages of the
children that you have worked with in the past? Do you have experience caring
for children whose ages are close to ours?

4. How many children are you comfortable caring for alone at one time?

5. Have you ever worked with infants? If so, are you comfortable changing
diapers, feeding, bathing and putting infants and toddlers to bed, and dealing
with crying children because they miss their mommy or daddy? How will you
console the children?

6. Have you cared for children while the parents were away for a weekend, or for
a week? Are you comfortable doing this and do you feel competent in being
the primary caretaker in these overnight situations?

7. Have you ever had to handle an emergency situation such as caring for an
injured child? If so, can you tell me about the experience and how you handled
it? If you haven’t been in that situation, please explain what you would do if the
parents were away and a child in your care were seriously injured. What steps
would you take?

8. Have you ever lived away from home before? If so, for how long? Did you get
homesick? How did you deal with feeling homesick? If you have never lived
away from home, how do you anticipate managing your homesickness?

9. Do you drive? If so, how long have you been driving? How is your driving
record? Any tickets or accidents?

10. Do you smoke? If not, have you ever smoked? If so, when did you quit?

11. Do you have any health problems? Are you currently taking any prescription
medications? Do you get sick often? Do you like to exercise? What kind of food
do you like to eat?

12. Do you know how to cook? What do you enjoy cooking most? What types of
meals could you cook for our children?

13. Do you like animals? Do you have any pet allergies? Are you open to caring for
pets?

14. Do you swim? If so, do you feel you could rescue a child in the water?

15. Do you have any first aid training or special childcare training?

16. What are your hobbies and interests? Do you play sports? Do you play any
instruments? Do you enjoy doing arts and crafts?

17. Are you in school? What was the last grade that you completed? Did you enjoy
school? What are/were your favorite subjects?

18. Would you say in general that you are very tidy, neat enough or a little messy?

19. Would most people say that you are easy to live with or be around?

20. Are you the type of person that sees things and addresses them or typically
would prefer specific assigned tasks?

21. Are there any particular reasons that you feel drawn to working with our
family?

22. Do you feel that you could easily communicate to us any concerns or problems
that you experienced while working with the children?

23. What is the longest that you would be available to work with our family?

24. What salary or hourly rate are you expecting? Are you at all negotiable on this?

25. Can you provide us with references from families or past employers that can
vouch for your childcare skills?

26. Do you have any questions about the job that I can answer for you?

This questionnaire is easily copied and pasted from various websites.

From: Kerri-Ann Plowman <[email protected]>

Kerri-Ann Plowman.
9th Floor, 215 Adelaide St, BRISBANE QLD 4000,

We the Plowman family would like to invite you as our au pair {Exchange visa subclass 411} in accordance with the Australian Agreement on Exchange visa {Subclass 411}.

Australia does not have an official au pair program, however the Exchange visa subclass 411,Working Holiday Program and the new Work and Holiday visa provides opportunities for people from foreign countries to work in Australia as Au-pair /nanny/caregiver.


If possible your work as an au pair should begin on August 20th 2012 and lasts for 12 months.You will come to Australia to improve your language skills and to become acquainted with our life and our culture.

As an au pair you also have duties. Your duties will include the following:

Supervising and playing with our boys,Alex 5yrs and Benjamin 7yrs.
Waking and dressing the boys.
Preparing the breakfast
Taking the boys to school/Kindergarten
Collect the boys from school/Kindergarten

We would also like your assistance with typical light housework (hoovering, setting the table,
wash-up, cooking, ironing, keeping children's rooms tidy ). The average amount of work will be
45 hours per week . You will have at least 2 day (s) off per week.Altogether you can take 3 weeks of paid vacation . Your pocket money will be payed within this time. Please make arrangements with us in good time.You will receive a pocket money of $2000 per month.You will be free to study English at a suitable college, and we will help you to arrange this.We will be responsible for the costs of your maintenance during your stay with us as an au pair.You will be able to register under Medicare Australia.

Room: A large fully-furnished private bedroom and private bathroom.
Board: All utility costs will be paid by us (cable/internet/phone). General household toiletries will also be included (e.g.: toilet paper, tissues, hand soap, laundry detergent).
We are not able to sponsor visas or pay for flights in advance. Unfortunately due to scams we cannot pay for international airfares but should need arise,we will discuss that only if you agree to do it through one of the registered immigration agents with the office of MARA, http://www.mara.com.au. Please let’s know your position to this effect and we are open to any possibilities.

Should you accept the above terms,please let’s know so that we can proceed to the next level.

Best regards,

Kerri-Ann Plowman.

From: Kerri-Ann Plowman <[email protected]>

We hope that this letter finds you well and hope that you are looking forward to your trip to Australia.We are fine and the boys are fine too.

Well, we did had a discussion with my partner regarding your trip and he showed willingness to help with your visa and ticket. However,we are being very careful on this particular issue cause we have been victims of migration scams.We have had bad experience from Mexico and Philippines,we sponsored ladies,send them money for visa and tickets but they don’t show up as expected.

With the exchange visa subclass 411,we will be sponsoring you to enter Australia through an organization/migration agent. We ask you to go through the Exchange visa {Subclass 411} and see all the requirements, http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/specialist-entry/411/

We did settle for MLA MIGRATION CONSULTANCY registration number: 0105231 cause it’s the cheapest and the agency has lots of experience on migration matters. You can check that with the office of MARA and verify if indeed it’s a genuine agency and its status.We will send you $350 and you’ll add $450 to make the total of $800 for your exchange visa and background checks which will be payable to the migration agent in form of a bankers cheque when we are through with your preliminary visa application with DIAC {http://www.immi.gov.au/}.We also undertake to pay for your ticket {Return} to facilitate your travel.Please note that the starting date might vary slightly and it will depend on the visa issuance.

If you’re comfortable with the above,I would like you to send me the following documents urgently;and if you’re not comfortable,then you’ll need to apply for the visa yourself,we will provide any assistance you might need.

1.Scanned copy of your passport
2.Passport size photo of yourself,taken against light background and measuring 2"2.
3.Scanned copy of your birth certificate and national identification card.
4.Your academic certificates.
5.Police check.

Also,include your postal address,telephone number,next of kin and physical address as well.

You will be enrolled at a Public college to attend a course in English for foreigners for the duration of your stay,we will incur the costs of your English course.

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

Yours faithfully.

Kerri-Ann Plowman.

Please note that the scammer's suggested visa is the incorrect visa for an au pair. The Exchange Visa (Subclass 411) is for employees of organisations and agencies only. You can confirm this here:

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/speciali ... ponsor.htm

To become an au pair in Australia, you will need to eligible to apply for, and meet the requirements for, one of the visas listed here:

http://www.immi.gov.au/visitors/working ... ptions.htm

Please also see 'Protect Yourself from Migration Fraud':

http://www.immi.gov.au/migration-fraud/ ... formed.htm

Note also: MLA Migration Consultancy is a legitimate MARA registered agent, as the scammer states. But, the email address for the agent, given by this scammer, will not be the genuine email address of the genuine Consultancy.