Dr Mark Clinton - [email protected]

These scam mails were not sent from the UK; they were sent from Nigeria, as proven by their IP addresses.

This scammer uses the same telephone number in many of his scams, pretending to be different host families. You can see this by copy and pasting the following into a Google search:

site:scamwarners.com +447045754032

This telephone number is not a normal UK telephone number; like all phone numbers which begin +4470, it is a redirect number, redirecting all calls to a mobile phone almost anywhere in the world. In this case, it redirects all calls to the scammer's mobile phone in Nigeria.

From: Dr Mark Clinton <[email protected]>
Subject: COME AND WORK FOR MY FAMILY

Hello Dear,
I saw your profile on the Easy Au pair- site.

We currently have some kids aged 3 & 5 years old, we looking for a Au Pair or Nanny from Any Country that can speak English and is willing to stay with us
We are a British family living in UK, Am a consultants Doctor. i stay 30 Boston Manor Road. Brentford, London TW8 8DS.
About Our Family
Our kids are fairly easy going and relaxed,they would enjoy someone with lots of energy and enthusiasm.. Having English as a first language is not required and in fact, we would entertain the nanny speaking to them in
her own mother-tongue..
We only seek a Au pair for basic child care and light housework. If you accept to take a position with us, you would be paid the sum of £1800(One thousand eight hundred pounds sterling) with a weekly pocket money of £200. Hence we are doing anything that would motivate the intending Nanny to put in her best in taking care of our children.
You shall have a private accommodation with furnished sitting room and bedroom and also a private bathroom. A Fixed land phone and an Internet ready computer.Do well to send us your references or resume & also an update picture of yourself, and we would get in touch with them. Should the outcome be positive, we would send you a Contract Letter. We shall discuss travel arrangements in due course of which I would be of generous assistance to you. You can reach me on my personal mobile to indicate your interest. My Number is +447045754032 or [email protected]
We sincerely look forward to hearing from you.

Best Wishes
Dr Mark Clinton.

The photographs sent by this scammer are 'stock photographs' available for purchase for use as illustrations and in advertisements. You can see an example of this here:

http://www.wallmonkeys.com/fsearch/countryside

The scammer purchased these photographs for use in his scam; they are not photographs of his own family.

From: Dr Mark Clinton <[email protected]>
Subject: TO OUR NEW AUPAIR

Hello Au pair,
It was nice to get to hear from you,i told my family about you and they love it, so I have considered hiring you for your services. However as regards your flight ticket that will be handled by me and also some other relevant documents you might be needing to proceed into the UK,but you have to take care of your UK visa fees nothing much I presume.So if you agree with these terms please let me know so that I can have my lawyer issue you your contract/invitation letter and also all the necessary details on how to obtain your traveling papers.
But first let me tell you a little bit about my family,

we are down to earth people not arrogant,we respect our employees opinion very much,our kids are the most adorable things on the face of the earth we love them so much and so will you I hope.We are also easy going people my wife and I.

I leave for work early in the morning 7.30am,my wife is a seamstress so she is a little more around the house than I am,our kids both attend the same school they leave at 8.30am come back by 1.00pm. You will have weekends free.
The family those a lot of outings,we go fishing sometimes my wife and I,also to the beach together the whole family.

Best wishes

Dr Mark Clinton.
For the family.

Both the lawyer and the British Immigration Office are also fake, and are part of the scam. The same scammer sends all the emails from the fake Dr Mark Clinton, the fake lawyer, and the fake British Immigration Office.

From: Dr Mark Clinton <[email protected]>
Subject: HELLO

Hello,

I will send your detail to my lawyer, to send you the contract and invitation letter to you.

He will also contact the British immigration office here in London on how you can start the process and obtain your UK visa so you can come and start working in my family .

My Wife and i have concluded that, you will work for our family, and that can only happen if you already have a London Visa and i want you to contact with the British Immigration here in London with their e mail address ([email protected]) am sure they will let you know the requirements that will be needed in getting you a Visa and also they will let you know how to go about that cos they helped our former nanny in getting all her documents easily and fast.

We will like you to tell us more about you, your mobile number and more pictures of you would be fine.

Try make sure you contact them to enable you get your visa to London.


Best wishes
Dr Mark Clinton

Because the same scammer is pretending be both Dr Mark Clinton and the Immigration office, he certainly has not paid himself anything towards the cost of a visa! He invents this following story to encourage au pairs to send money.

All money sent will be stolen by the scammer, and no genuine documents will ever be received.

From: Dr Mark Clinton <[email protected]>
Subject: SEE YOU SOON IN LONDON

Hello Aupair,

I have been trying to call your mobile line but not available, i call up the British Embassy here in London today concerning your working permit visa so you can come and start work with my family here in London.
Have already paid the sum of 500pounds today for your working visa, now you are to make sure you pay the remaining 350pounds first thing tomorrow morning to avoid any form of delay in the visa process, so it could enable them process all your visa process, so i can now pay for your flight and booking of flight ticket.

So I will advice you to go and make arrangements with the British Embassy here in London in charge of your travel arrangements for your work permit application form,so as to enable us meet up the deadline and to avoid any form of delay in the near future.
Please do keep me updated as regards your proceedings,so as I don't get lost.

Best wishes & Good luck
Dr Mark Clinton
For the family.

If an au pair cannot afford to send £350, the scammer is willing to steal £150 instead.

From: Dr Mark Clinton <[email protected]>
Subject: I DO UNDERSTAND

Hello ,
How are you doing?
As regards your previous mail sent to me,I want you to know that I do understand perfectly well what you meant.But the issue at hand right now is that I am currently in pursuit of an ongoing contract over in Dublin,and sincerely speaking that demands a lot financially.
Also I still have to make available your flight ticket and also some other relevant requirements on your behalf,so please try to see reasons with me.
i will go to the British Embassy today to no how to start the procedure of your working permit visa
I will help you pay 200pounds while you pay just 150pounds
But anyway that not withstanding call me up tomorrow via my mobile number I gave to you if you wish or send me and email,let me know the status.
Because I and my family would truly want you to push through with this application so as you can resume duties with us here in London in due course.
Anyway do let me know the outcome of this mail,and get back to me once you get it.
Regards

Dr Mark Clinton

This scammer is also sending au pairs this house photograph, pretending that it is his own home. It is really a house in Texas, USA, which has recently been advertised for sale. The scammer downloaded the photo from a property sales website for use in his scam.

Here is an email from the fake immigration office.

From: United Kingdom Immigration Visa <[email protected]>
Subject: MAKE YOUR PAYMENT NOW

PAYMENT APPROVAL ?350.00 (pounds sterling)

Hello Customer

Compliments of the day.

I just confirmed that you have been officially cleared for process of your hard copy documents, inclusive of your work permit(UK)certificates, You are required to make payment immediately for us to start the procurement of your visa.
Payment Details

1. DER Application Form/Approval - ?150
2) Flight Ticket (which is to be paid by Dr Mark Clinton)
Various Ministerial Registrations:
(a) Expatriate Work Permit - ?100
(b) Foreign Affairs Cert. ?100
3. DER expatriates quota approval Charge
in relevant categories - ?500 (has been paid by your employer)

Total ?350.00 (pounds sterling) (Which is to be paid by you)
all payments for permits which is ?350.00 are to be made via Western Union transfer in care of our Accountant
Receiver: Mrs Mary Hinson.

United Kingdom- Immigration home office London
Lunar House, 40 Wellesley Road
Croydon, Surrey CR9 2BY
United Kingdom
Phone: +447031978982
Email:[email protected]

you are to send back to us scan photocopy of payment.
Congratulations once again.
Mrs. Elena Jones
Dispatch Officer

This scammer also sends emails from a fake barrister.

From: [email protected]
Subject: CONTRACT AND INVITATION LETTER

Hello,

How are you doing?After talking with my
client,he has authorized me to send you this email..I am attaching
herewith a Contract/Invitation Letter from Dr Mark Clinton, for you to
go through.. If you accept, you would have to sign and date at the
bottom and send a scanned copy to me as e mail attachment.

Information For Travel.

Your employer went to the UK Immigrations Office here in London to
inform them about his decision to employ you and to also seek their
approval/permit as they are the legal authorities vested with the
power to permit/approve foreign workers.

You have to contact them
immediately you sign the contract letter. Send a copy to them and
also request them to furnish you with details of how you can get
your work permit and travel documents.Also you should know that
your employer,would share travel costs with you,he will pay them
for your Flight Ticket and some other relevant documents, and the
little you would spend is the cost of obtaining your Visa
okay. Here are their contact details:

United Kingdom- Immigration Office London
Lunar House, 49 Wellesley Road
Croydon, Surrey CR9 2BY
United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]
Send them an e mail with a copy of the signed contract letter and
they would get in touch with you so that you can travel down
soonest to resume duties.

Best Regards
Barr Rosemary Benny

Attached UK.docx reads:

UK- Immigration Office London
Lunar House, 49 Wellesley Road
Croydon, Surrey CR9 2BY
United Kingdom

Dr Mark Clinton
No 30 Boston Manor Road
Brentford
London, TW8 8DS
United Kingdom

Date: xx/08/2012

Dear: Au Pair Applicant

LETTER OF OFFER

We would like to offer you the position of a Nanny/housekeeper to our client for a
minimum period of your stay in London. The terms and conditions of the job are as
follows:

Hours

You will be required to work for approximately 25 hours per week. Every weekend,
will be spent with the family or anywhere as you would have the weekends off.

Accommodation:

You would have a Private Live-Out or 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.

Duties and responsibilities

Your main duty is the due care of Alexander& Timmy. You will be required to get them
ready for the day, get them to school, collect them after school and see to their 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 anything else that may be necessary for their amusement and wellbeing. You
will be required to do some cleaning up (including washing and ironing for them and
yourself and the cleaning of your rooms).

Salary

You will be paid an amount of ?1,800 (One thousand eight hundred pounds sterling) per
month and an additional ?200 weekly pocket money. Additional hours will be paid at a
rate that we may agree between ourselves from time to time.

Start Date and Period of Employment

You are expected to start on the as soon as you arrive here and to stay for a minimum
period. 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.

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 time keeping 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.

School

You will be enrolled at a Public School to attend a course in any language of your
choice for foreigners for the duration of your stay.

We look forward to having you for the job offer and hope that your association will be a
long and happy one.

Please sign a copy of this letter as acceptance of its terms and conditions.

Yours faithfully
Dr Mark Clinton.

I have read and accept the above terms and conditions.
__________________________________________

Full Name

Date.