Mr Brian Scott - [email protected]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam.

From: Mr brian Scott <[email protected]>
Subject: Your profile was shortlisted from euraupair.com

Dear Au pair,


We hope you are doing fine? We are looking for someone loving and energetic to look after our lovely 3 Years old baby boy Joe. Ideally the person would start as soon as possible, although we are prepared to wait for the right person.


We are based in the United Kingdom. I live with my wife and lovely daughter in Manchester City here in the United Kingdom.


We are offering a weekly salary of 500GBP, accommodation, feeding, utilities and medical insurance.

Please let us know if you are interested in the au pair position by sending us any recent picture of yourself and a letter about yourself and we would provide you other information about the au pair job. In your reply also inform us of your possible start date.

We look forward to hear from you as you have a beautiful weekend ahead. Attached is our family picture and we hope you like us.


With love from Brian Family

From: Mr brian Scott <[email protected]>
Subject: Dear Au pair

Thanks for your reply. We feel humbled and happy also that you like our family.

We would like to meet with people from another culture and we hope to have a happy au pair experience with you. Please find below an introduction letter about our family and we hope you like us

We are a family of 3. My name is Mr. Carrick Bill, 38 years old, an Executive chef), my wife (Rose, 36 years old is a senior nurse. We both live and work in the United Kingdom. May we know your full name? It would also be nice to receive any of your recent pictures.


We would really see you as being part of our family and somebody who helps us out with our Son. As a very busy couple we decided that an au pair would help us to give our Son more quality time. We would enjoy it if you are a person who enjoys doing lots of stuff with our Son, taking him to school, coloring in, going cycling, playing outside, reading stories, etc. Your main job is to get our Son (Joe) to be happy, independent little beings and this is where we want you to help us. This would also naturally mean that sometimes you would have to help with household chores, because we also enjoy spending time with our Son. I would say that 75% of the time will be spent on our Son, 25% on household chores.

We are Christians, and it is very important for us that the au pair that works for us also knows.

You will be working 5 days a week, with weekends and evenings off. If we want you to look after our Son in the evenings or weekends, we will discuss it with you in advance and with your consent. You will then either get time off later, or be paid for the hours you have worked over time. Weekly pay is 500GBP with accomodation, feeding, utilities and medical insurance.

We have an open home, we like visitors (also yours, as long as you do not have too many visitors)

Now a bit more about us as a family:

I am well balanced and pragmatical, sporty, interested in many things, a committed husband and father. My wife is a friendly and sporty mother, with outgoing personality, loves outdoor activities

Our Son Joe is friendly, who loves to play with her friends, but can also play alone really nicely. She's a bit shy and checks things out before he participate. Very lovely, well-behaved and easy to get along with.

Our home is in the city. Easy access to transportation, schools, gym facilities and other recreational places.

You might find other families that might pay a bit more, but I honestly believe you will not find another family who will look after you as well as we do and make you feel at home. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask/email. You can also call us on +447031984290

Have a lovely weekend and please accept warm regards from me, my wife and our little Son.

With love from Scott’s Family

This stolen photograph sent by the scammer, pretending that it is a photo of his own family, was also sent by the scammer calling himself Henry Wilson. You can see this here:

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This email from the fake Mr Brian Scott was not sent from the UK; it was sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP address: 41.190.3.95 - Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The scammer's telephone number +44 703 198 4290, like all telephone numbers which begin with +44 70, is not a normal UK telephone number. It is a 'redirect' number which redirects all calls to the scammer's mobile phone in Nigeria.

From: Mr brian Scott <[email protected]>

How re you doing. We’re happy to hear from you. I hope our email finds you well.
I'll be sending you the Au pair Contract Letter to make everything legal. Every information about the Au pair position would be properly outlined in the Contract Letter which we shall receive from the UK HOME OFFICE. The information and instructions for acquiring your National Insurance Number would also be provided in the Contract Letter. The salary is Tax free as you re working for us. We've made a comfortable accomadation available for you.
Thanks and we shall get back to you with your approved contract letter.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask/email. You can also call us on +447031984290
We wish you a lovely weekend and we look forward to your new message.
With love from Scott's Family

From: Mr brian Scott <[email protected]>
Subject: Contract Letter and Travel Instructions

I hope your week started out on a beautiful note. After discussing your employment with my wife, we have decided that you match our requirements so please find the Contract Letter that is approved by the UK Home Office.

I received approval from the UK Home Office to employ you, I have attached the approved contract letter issued me for your review.

The UK Home Office would provide you with a Certificate of Eligibility which is very important to prove that we are sponsoring your travel down to the UK and to prove that you are eligible to take up a job position, live and work in UK before they send you Date for Interview and reference number for you to visit the nearest UK Embassy in your country. The Certificate of Eligibility would be issued to you with your Appointment Reference Number to visit the nearest UK Embassy in your country for Entry approval.

You are to sign the contract after going through it and send a scanned copy via email indicating your intended travel date (For Flight Booking which we shall pay for) , and take off location to the UK Home Office in charge of applications for Certificate of Eligibility for their records and advice Via Email:([email protected])

I shall courier it to you with hard contract copies, prepaid flight tickets and any accompanying permit documents to enable you receive approval from the nearest UK Embassy following instructions from the UK Home Office as they shall let you know date to visit UK Embassy nearest to you, hence follow the procedure as I have instructed you to ensure everything is proper and that you do not make any mistakes.

If you have any inquiries you can reach me on +44 703 198 4290 or leave me with a direct number to reach you while you start doing the needful. Keep me posted in regards to reply from the UK Home Office.

We wait to receive you when you arrive. God bless you as you come.

Best Regards

With love from Brian's Family

Please note that the genuine UK Home Office does not issue nor approve contracts. Also, the genuine UK Home Office does not use yahoo email addresses, nor any other webmail address. Genuine UK Home Office email addresses end with @homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk - and with no words or abbreviations after that.

A Certificate of Eligibility is not required by au pairs.

Attached Approved Contract letter.pdf reads:

This agreement relating to an au pair placement is concluded between:

- NAME OF EMPLOYERS: (Mr. and Mrs. Brian Scott and Rose Scott)
- PLACE OF RESIDENCE: (11 Irwell Grove, Manchester M1 5NP, England
United Kingdom. (Phone: + 44 703 198 4290)
Hereinafter referred to as "Host Family”

- NAME OF EMPLOYEE; xxxxxx xxxxxx,

Hereinafter referred to as "the au pair"

JOB OFFER / CONTRACT LETTER.

Brian Scott and Rose Scott would like to employ the au pair for our Son (Joe for a period of Six Months and the au pair is hereby invited to come and live with us here in the Manchester, United Kingdom.

I. GENERAL CONDITIONS
The au pair shall be received by Scott’s Family for a period of Six Months under the conditions laid down hereinafter. During this period, the au pair shall be given the opportunity to improve her/his education, in particular with regard to English language, and to increase her/his general cultural development. The agreement shall take effect on arrival of the au pair.

II. DUTIES OF SCOTT’S FAMILY
II. 1. The Scott’s Family undertakes to receive the au pair into the family and to let her/him share the daily family life including travelling on vacations to other cities if the au pair wishes.

II. 2. The Scott’s Family shall provide private furnished accommodation, feeding, electricity, TV, Land phone and Desktop computer for the au pair.

II. 3. In addition, the Scott’s Family shall pay the au pair pocket money amounting to Five Hundred Great British Pounds (£500GBP) weekly.

II. 4. Your work hours of duty shall be organized in such a way as to allow you to follow language courses, and to improve your general cultural development and knowledge of the language.

II. 5. The au pair shall work from Monday - Friday and have the evenings and weekends as free period(s) The Scott’s Family undertakes to provide the au pair with Medical Insurance. Arrangements have been put in place to enable the au pair receive free medical attention throughout the duration of the job.

III. DUTIES OF THE AU PAIR
Your main duty is the due care of Joe. You will be required to get him ready for the day, get him to his school, collect him after school and see to his needs in the afternoon. You will also be required to assist with homework, bath and change as required, arrange visits with friends, and see to after school activities, play games together as well as anything else that may be necessary for him amusement, growth and wellbeing.

IV. OTHER CONTRACT TERMS
You are expected to start when you arrive here to stay for a minimum period of Six Months If due to circumstances beyond your control or for any other reason, you wish to leave at an earlier date than our agreement, you will be required to give one week’s notice. If we require you to leave, subject to the conditions specified under ‘discipline’, we will give you a minimum of one week’s notice.

This contract letter and the following travel instructions should be read carefully.
- one copy of this contract letter is to be scanned and sent to us,
- one copy is to be kept by you.

TRAVEL STEP/PROCEDURE: We shall be responsible for the cost of your Flight Ticket. (Please follow the instructions exactly as guided below as that is the next important step for you to take for your travel process)

- one copy is to be scanned and e-mailed to the UK Home Office authorities for information on necessary travel documents for you (UK Home Office ([email protected])

You are to send a scanned copy of this contract after signing, to the e-mail address of the UK Home Office as indicated above. Indicate your name, address and closest airport while applying. The UK Home Office shall provide you with necessary requirements to fulfill to enable you work here in the United Kingdom as an au pair.

The UK Home Office after concluding your approval will issue you date and further instructions on how to receive your legal au pair work documents from the nearest embassy in your location.

We love you and look forward to meet you in person.
Cheers.

Carrick Bill
For the family

Dear Au pair, please sign below and date to accept the position

(…………………………………………….) Date (……………………..)
Signature

This is an email from the fake barrister. The 'Home Office UK Border Agency Requirements' are false, and an invention of the scammer. The genuine UK Home Office Border Agency does not require a Verification/Confirmation of Mandatory Basic Insurance Funds.

If money is transferred as instructed by this scammer, it will be stolen from you. The scammer is able to use the transfer details to collect all transfers made by Western Union or MoneyGram, regardless of which name the transfer is made to. Never transfer money by Western Union or MoneyGram on the instruction of a host family or anyone who they have put you in contact with.

From: Scott Joe <[email protected]>
Subject: Travel Requirement to London, England, UK

Dear Applicant,

Following your inquiry for Certificate of Eligibility, please find attached herewith application requirements and application form.

The document is in Portable Document Format (.pdf) hence you require Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in your system to be able to view the document.

We would work to serve you better.

Barr Scott Joe
UK Border Agency,
Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road,
Croydon, Survey, CR9 2BY,
United Kingdom

Attached HOME OFFICE UK BORDER AGENCY REQUIREMENTS.pdf reads:

UK Border Agency, Lunar House, CR9 2BY, 40 Wellesley Road, Croydon, Survey, UK.

ATTENTION APPLICANT: REF/UKBA/1523/xx/08/12

The UK Home Office is responsible for securing the UK borders and controlling migration in the United Kingdom. We manage border control for the UK, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. We also consider applications for permission to enter or stay in the UK, citizenship and asylum.

Disclaimer:

The UK Home Office wishes to authoritatively inform applicants seeking for immigration status into the UK not to make any payments for processing of Work Permit, Visa and/or Expatriate Quota Approval. Approval for entry (Visa) into the UK is executed by the Nearest British Embassy or Consulate within the applicant’s country of residence or location after certification and issuance of Visa Approval to the applicant by the UK Home Office as at the time of application. Applicants from European countries (EU) Note that you are to Please apply for National Insurance Number, Residence Permit and Work Scheme Card only.

The UK Home Office will exercise its full powers to perform its responsibility to regulate entry into the UK, by:

• Ensuring that the sponsor is financially capable to support the applicant entering the UK for Business or Pleasure throughout the duration of the validity of the Entry Visa.
• Ensuring that the applicant, has the minimum stipulated financial requirement to earn the needed points for Entry/Work Approval, going by the new point-based system for immigration in 2010
• Ensuring that the applicant is eligible to Live, Work and carry out business activities in the UK legally.

The new points-based system (PBS) is the biggest shake up of the immigration system for 45 years. Under the new system, migrants will need to pass a points-based assessment before they receive National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card and supporting paperwork for the UK. It will help UK businesses recruit the skills it needs from abroad and assure the British public that only the skilled migrants will need to come to the UK. The role of employees/migrants with qualifying financial base is crucial to its success.

We would like to acknowledge receipt of your application for National Insurance Number and Work Scheme Card. Mr. Brian Scott is your Host family here in United Kingdom and shall fulfill necessary hosting requirement to support your application in due course.

National Insurance Number, Residence Permit and Work Scheme Card would be issued to you before you can work, after appropriate registration with the Social Service Bureau to fulfill 2010 requirements for applicants from EU Countries coming to work in the United Kingdom as Au pair or above mentioned jobs.

Apart from sponsorship from UK Based Employer/Host Family, workers in Social Service Category (i.e Au pair, Babysitter, Nanny) coming to live and work in the UK for at least 6 to12 months are mandated to have a minimum of £450GBP, which is the stipulated financial requirement/basic applicant insurance allowance that must be in possession of the applicant/employee into the UK. You must be able to demonstrate that you have funds to support yourself. This is to certify that you can be responsible for your maintenance as mandated by UK Insurance policies to protect and secure au pairs financially. The mandatory insurance allowance is £450GBP. National Insurance process is for the security and wellbeing of the applicant and is mandatory. NOTE: This is not a payment but a deposit to ensure that you can cater for your needs and support your self’s once you arrive here before you receive your first salary from your Employer.

The UK Home Office would ensure via this means that only eligible applicants who are financially capable are allowed entry into the UK and must be completed to fulfill availability of funds in cases of Emergency and for full financial security of the applicant/worker before receipt of first month salary and benefits from Employers.

This process is solely for proof that you have the stipulated financial requirement as per an applicant seeking to enter the United Kingdom despite sponsorship from your Host Family/Employer for your financial security and would take 24hrs for confirmation hence follow the detailed instructions for confirmation of immigrant travel allowance below.

PROCEDURE: VERIFICATION/CONFIRMATION OF MANDATORY BASIC INSURANCE FUNDS

The following process has been adopted following the new-points based system to earn the needed points for issuance of National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card and supporting documents. Bank statements were hitherto accepted, however due to falsification of bank statements which does not compulsorily certify/surety that the applicant would enter the Country with the mandatory
insurance allowance/financial requirement, we no longer accept bank statements as final travel guarantee

Note: You must ensure that the sender is any of the above as instructed and the receiver is one of you for the security of your funds.

Your Father, Mother, or Wife or any selected next of kin should Visit the nearest Western Union or Money Gram Post Office, Western Union or Money Gram agent or Western Union or Money Gram Shop close to you and make the deposit of £450GBP to your name and address in the United Kingdom which is your insurance allowance following the transfer instructions above carefully for our verification and confirmation.

Application Checklist: You are to send the following application requirements:

To meet the above requirement your Father, Mother, Wife or any selected next of kin is to make a deposit of the stipulated financial requirement of £450GBP to your name and address in the UK via any Western Union agent as proof that you have secured funds to support yourself when you arrive here till you receive your first salary from your Employer:

Sender’s Name: must be your wife, Husband, Father, Mother or anybody who stands in as your next of kin or any of the individuals at your discretion that you wish to be aware of your travel to the United Kingdom.

Receiver’s Name: Must be you the primary sponsor

Payout Location: Your residential address in the United Kingdom i.e (Mr. Brian Scott 11 Irwell Grove, Manchester M1 5NP, United Kingdom). You can also secure your funds at any alternative residential address here if you have any. However if this is your first time to enter the Country on Au pair job, it is appropriate you enter the residential address of your Host Family or Employer.

Payout/Destination Country: United Kingdom

• Confirm Courier Address for Shipment of Hard Copies of your National Insurance Documents, Work Scheme Card, Residence Permit and supporting documents.
• Scan the receipt of the deposit of your financial requirement including the Money Transfer Verification Number to enable our office perform Verification of the deposit. This is usually carried out within 24hrs.
• Scan Completed Application Form.
• International passport or a national valid identity card to prove your nationality.

Note: Ensure that the receiver is you so that only you can withdraw the deposit after the verification of deposit has been carried out. This is not a payment but a deposit for verification which is why it is in your name as the receiver and to also fulfill that you have funds to support yourself as is the mandatory process for your financial security when you arrive here till you receive your first salary from your Employer.

Confirmation of Basic Insurance Allowance satisfies the requirement for release of Relocation Package (ERP). Relocation Package protects the right of immigrants and ensures full compliance to terms and conditions of contract engagement by UK Employers.

The instructions above would earn you the needed points under the point-based system for the release of your National Insurance Number, Work Scheme Card, Residence Permit and supporting documents to legalize your work status here.

Applicants who are British Citizens that resides in another country should submit their application form with a copy of their international passport or a valid identity card to prove their nationality.

Applicant without passport should submit completed application form with formal letter of application including Full Names, Date of Birth and Country of Origin

Please confirm the travel date and airport that is convenient for you to enable us effect booking as has been instructed us by your employer (Mr. Brian Scott’s Family).

Cooperate with us to enable us serve you better.

Your satisfaction is our top priority.

Working to serve you better.

Yours Sincerely

UK Border Agency,
Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road,
Croydon, Survey, CR9 2BY,
United Kingdom.