Mr Gibson James - IS THIS A SCAM????

i'VE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM A FAMILY THAT I SERIOUSLY SUSPECT TO BE A SCAM

Dear Aupair,

Am happy to contact you,we saw your profile at http://www.thebestaupair.com,

A fun, energetic and pro-active LIVE IN Nanny is required to care of my
baby boy Mark who will be 2 years old when this sole charge position
commences. The
hours will be 25-30 hours a week Monday – Friday.

You must not be an experienced Nanny with baby experience and a
references is needed to support
your application if any. A driver is not required. Salary £negotiable.Contact
me on my e-mail: [email protected] to show your interest
then we can communicate further.

My name is Mr.Gibson james and i am 40 years old,am a medical doctor in
my private hospital here in London.My Wife Maris is 35 years old and
also work with me as a
Nurse in our private hospital.

This position requires a confident nanny/aupair that is interested in
development and education and also willing to travel to Untied Kingdom

Get back to us soon with your pictures and Resume.

Kind Regards

Mr.Gibson James


THEN I ANSWERED THEM AND ASK FOR THOUSANDS OF QUESTIONS AND THEY DID NOT ANSWER TO ME , THEY JUST SAID:

Hello dear

I have received your application and we are glad that you could write us back.

You are required to work on weekdays that is (Monday-Friday) not
including Saturday and Sunday which you will use for your leisure and
visiting.

You will be paid an allowance of 1500GBP monthly and 500GBP every
second week of every month for your pocket money and your work hour
will be 30hrs per week.

You are required to take of our son as your own brother,you will also
be in position to take him to school,bring him back and also be with
him till we are back from work and we want you here as soon as possible
or during the summer period and we live at the center of the city

You are required to live in with us because we have a comfortable room
with internet connections,television etc.. but if you want to live out
there is no problem with it.

We will assist you in processing your traveling document that is your
work permit and your flight ticket and i have also filled an
application to the UK Home Office for the approved contract letter
which contains more work details about our job offer,i will be sending
it to you once i receive the approved contract letter for you to sign
hence wait for more instructions and travel guidance so that we don't
make mistake.

Attached is the picture our family and you can contact me with this number
+447024059599


Hope our email finds you in good health.

Kind Regards


i GUESS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS TOO MUCH AND THE PHONE NUMBER IS..WEIRD...IN SOME FURTHER MESSAGES THEY SENT ME A CONTRACT LETTER WITH THIS ADRESS

Mr. Gibson James

39 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, City of
London, W1W 7TP United Kingdom
[email protected]
+447024059599



i DON'T KNOW WHY BUT i HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THEM

Hi araci, yes it is a scam, the phone number alone gives that away

4470 numbers are British re-direct numbers, used by scammers to give the impression they are in Britain, while they can be anywhere in the world, in the case of au-pair scams, usually in Malaysia or Nigeria.

Also, the wage rate is so far above the actual pay rate for a Nanny, and the poor english used in the email suggest it is most likely from a African scammer using a script.

Do not bother replying any further, you will be asked to send money to various people to obtain work visa, and other documents, and you will still not have employment anywhere.


edit to add :
LDG Estate & Letting Agents
39 Foley Street, Fitzrovia
Central London, W1W 7TP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7580 1010
Fax: +44 (0)20 7290 0595
The address is a letting agency and real estate agents.

Take care

John

Here is another email from this scammer. The email address given for the UK Home Office is not a genuine UK Home Office email address, but is a free webmail account which also belongs to the scammer.

Genuine UK Home Office email addresses end with @homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk - and with no words or abbreviations after that.

You can see a near-identical scam mail and fake contract here:

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=42067

From: Mr. Gibson James <[email protected]>
Subject: CONTRACT LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT/ INVITATION LETTER

We are very happy to employ you as our aupair.

Here you will see our offer letter that we have attached here in this email.

You have to go through it and accept by signing and also contact the
UK Home Office with the signed contract letter.

Here is there email address; [email protected]

Apply for your Certificate Of Eligibility.

They will send you all Information/instructions regarding the process
of your Travel documents.


Follow my instructions, so you won’t make any mistakes.

We have informed UK Home Office about employing you, so do contact them as soon
as possible, to enable start up the process of your travel documents
and wait for there instructions

The contract letter still bares the date it was issued so you are to
sign it and indicate the date you signed it, take off location and
start up date in a formal application when sending the scan copy to
the UK Home Office


Also send your full address including your country to the UK Home Office.

Thanks and hope to hear from you with a copy of the signed contract.
letter for my records.

Mr. Gibson

Attached Contract Letter.doc reads:

Mr. Gibson James

39 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, City of
London, W1W 7TP United Kingdom
[email protected]
+447024059599


Position Reference: AU PAIR

SOFT COPY OF OFFICIAL LETTER OF APPOINTMENT


LETTER OF OFFER


We would like to offer you the position of Au pair to our family for a minimum period of 12 months. The terms and conditions of the job are as follows:

Hours

You will be required to work for approximately 35 hours per week. Every weekend, will be spent with the family or anywhere as you would have the weekends off. I/We understand that the Au Pair Program is an exchange program promoting mutual understanding between nations and that the Au Pair visitor, as a part of the program, comes to the Great Britain to learn about English culture, language and lifestyle and it is our responsibility to include the Au-Pair in family meals and treat her as a part of the family.

I/We also agree to allow ample time off for the Au-Pair to experience such culture, language and lifestyle. I/We agree to pay for the Au Pair's domestic transportation to the host family home. Hours: I/We agree that the childcare services performed by the Au Pair shall not exceed either 10 hours per day or 35 hours per week, five days per week. I/We agree that Au-Pair will be relieved of duties full weekend. (Friday evening to Monday morning). I/We affirm that I/We are English speakers and speak primarily English at home.

Accommodation:

You would have a Private Live-In Accommodation depending on your preference with Private Bathroom, Sitting Room and Bedroom. Your room would also be furnished with a Television Set, an Internet Ready Computer System and a Fixed Landline telephone. We ask that all rooms be kept tidy and that friends staying over should only do so with our permission. If we go out as a family, you will generally be invited to come with us (at our expense) should you so choose. I/We agree to invite Au-Pair to the family events at our expenses

Duties and responsibilities

Your main duty is the due care of Mark. You will be required to get him ready for the day, get him to 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, see to after school activities, play games together as well as any thing else that may be necessary for their amusement and well being. You will be required to do some cleaning up (including washing and ironing for him and yourself and the cleaning of your rooms).

Salary

You will be paid an amount of 1500GBP monthly and you shall receive it 28th of every month and 500GBP pocket money second week of every month which will be 14th day of every month. Additional hours will be paid at a rate that we may agree between ourselves from time to time and these payments shall not be withheld for any reason.

Start Date and Period of Employment

You are expected to start as soon as you wish and stay for a minimum period of 12 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 month’s notice. If we require you to leave, subject to the conditions specified under ‘discipline’, we will give you a minimum of one month’s notice. Your contract will be renewable after 5 months depending on your behavior

Discipline

Reasons which could give rise to disciplinary measures are as follows:

Causing a disruptive influence in the household.
Job incompetence.
Conduct during or outside working hours prejudicial to our interests.
Unreliability in timekeeping or attendance.
Failure to comply with our reasonable instructions or procedures.

In the event of a need for disciplinary action, the procedure will be:

First - a verbal warning.
Second - a written warning.
Third - dismissal without need for further notice. Reasons with would give rise to summary dismissal would be:

Theft or other dishonest offences.
Drunkenness.
Illegal drug taking.
Child abuse or neglect.

Vacation

You will have 3 weeks paid vacation after 4 months of work. Vacation must be negotiated however, well in advance.

School

You will be enrolled at a Public School to attend a course in any language of Au Pair's choice for foreigners for the duration of her stay

Rules for Au Pair:

Au Pair must remain fully diligent conscientious and alert at all times while caring for the Host Family's child;

Au Pair shall take advantage of the cultural and educational opportunities available in the community and participate in and complete the educational component;

Au Pair will abide by all Great Britain federal, state and local laws;

Au Pair agrees that if she decides to leave her Host Family for any reason she must give at least 1 month notice;

Au Pair agrees that any illegal use or possession of alcohol or drugs, or harmful control substances, or for drinking and driving will subject her to immediate termination and repatriation;

Au Pair agrees to abide by any mutually agreed upon house rules as set forth by the Host Family. If she will be treated unfairly, or subject to physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, she will contact ---->UK sexual abuse department +447539539505

Au-Pair agrees that the time off may be spent as she wishes as long as her behavior does not reflect badly upon the Host Family. While involved watching the children or being the part of the family she will behave in a manner which is compatible with the Host Family;

Au Pair agrees that any form of steeling or abuse will be grounds for termination;

Au Pair agrees to keep her room tidy and clean;

Au Pair agrees to work for a maximum 10 hours per day/35 hours per week;

Au Pair agrees to perform childcare/housekeeping duties pertaining to the care of Mark:

- to get Mark ready for the day - School days

- bring Mark to school

-collect from the school

-assist with homework

- bath, change Mark when required

- arrange play dates with Mark friends

- plan afternoon activities

- assist him at play with other kids

- play games with Mark as well as anything else that may be necessary for their amusement and well being.Make him confortable in our absence

- to do some cleaning up of Mark 's rooms

- washing and ironing for Mark alone

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

Mr. Gibson James


……………………………………………………………………………………

Employee Name and Signature

One of those phrases makes perfect sense in the USA, where I live, but no sense at all in the UK, which is a unitary state. The scammer doesn't know one form of government from another and probably copied it from a script intended for the USA.

To Mr. Billy Oliver
Have you asked God to show you your faults, and have you agreed to stop doing evil? Since you object to what God does, can you expect him to do what you want? The decision is yours, not mine. (Job 34:32-33)

Sir, whoever you are I hope you will stop what you are doing, I really pray to God your soul if you scummed in the past. God is good, he will forgive you just stop this kind of evildoing. Thank you. I am not interested in your offer anymore. I hope you will not going to use my resume and picture with evil deed. I just want to have a decent work but it so disappointing.
Mr. Paul Benson
39 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, City of London, W1W 7TP United Kingdom
[email protected]
+447024059599

Attached is the pictures our family and you can contact me with this number
+447024059599

Hope our email finds you in good health.

Kind Regards

Mr. Oliver
This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam. The UK Home Office email address is not genuine; it is another email address belonging to the same scammer who is pretending to be Mr Paul Benson.

Thanks for posting! The phone number is fake; see above. What address did this scammer use for the Home Office?

Here are two of the stolen photographs sent by the scammer calling himself Mr Gibson James. The scammer also used the first of these photographs when pretending to be called Mr Billy Oliver. You can see this here:

http://scamwarners.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 72#p109272

Here is an email from the scammer's fake UK Home Office.

Sender: <[email protected]>
From: UK Home Government <[email protected]>
Subject: Travel Requirement To London, England, UK(GET BACK TO US)

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 work to serve you better.

Home Office
UK Border Agency,
Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road,
Croydon,Surrey CR9 2BY
London,United Kingdom

As previously mentioned above, [email protected] is another email address belonging to the scammer. It is a free webmail address, available from mail.com. The genuine UK Home Office does not use a mail.com or any other webmail address. The genuine UK Home Office's email addresses always end with @homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk - and with no words or abbreviations after that.

The Verification/Confirmation of Mandatory Basic Insurance Funds, described in the attached document, is false. The genuine UK Home Office does not require a verifications of mandatory basic insurance funds, and the genuine UK Home Office does not request that money is transferred by Western Union or MoneyGram.

All money transferred as instructed by the scammer will be stolen by him. He is able to collect the money himself, using the transfer details, regardless of which name the transfer is made to.

Please also note:

1. An au pair does not usually require a National Insurance Number. If a National Insurance Number is required, this is applied for after arrival in the UK, at a local Jobcentre Plus. There is no fee to pay for this.

2. Neither a Work Scheme Card nor a Work Permit is required by an au pair going to the UK.

3. For genuine information about applying for a visa to become an au pair in the UK, please see:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ityscheme/

If you also click on 'Conditions of your stay' on the left hand side of that webpage, you will be able to confirm that this is the correct visa for au pairs.

Attached Home Office Requirements for Certificate of Eligibility.pdf reads:

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 applicants 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. EU Applicants please apply for National Insurance Number 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 2012
• 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. Gibson James’s Family is your Host in the UK and shall fulfill necessary hosting requirement to support your application in due course.
National Insurance Number and Work Scheme Card would be issued to you before you can work after appropriate registration with the Social Service Bureau to fulfill 2012 requirements for applicants from EU Countries coming to work in the United Kingdom as Au pair

Apart from sponsorship from UK Based Employers, workers in Social Service Category (i.e Au pair, Babysitter, Nanny) coming to live and work in the UK for at least 3 months are mandated to have a minimum of £600GBP, 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 for is £600GBP. 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 yourself 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 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

Important (As per Immigration policies, this process must be completed by anyone you wish to stand in as your next of kin; i.e any member of your immediate family must be aware of your intended travel to the UK. This can be either your Father, Mother, Brother, Sister, Close Relative or Friend)

To meet the above requirement your Father or Mother or selected next of kin is to make a deposit of the stipulated financial requirement of £600GBP to your name and address in the UK via any Western Union or MoneyGram 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 can be Father or Mother or any of the suggested individuals above at your discretion that you wish to be aware of your travel to the UK.

Receiver: Must be you the primary immigrant

Payout Location: Your residential address in the United Kingdom i.e (The Gibson’s Family, 39 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, City of London, W1W 7TP 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

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

Your Father or Mother or selected next of kin should Visit the nearest Western Union or MoneyGram Post Office, Western Union or MoneyGram agent or Western Union or MoneyGram Shop close to you and make the deposit of £600GBP 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:

• Confirm Courier Address for Shipment of Hard Copies of your National Insurance Documents, Work Scheme Card 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.

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 and supporting documents to legalize your work status here.

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

Home Office
UK Border Agency,
Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road,
Croydon,Surrey CR9 2BY
London,United Kingdom

The attached Application_Form.pdf is also fake.