Scams offering fake Au Pair positions
by Chris Fuller Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:58 am
This scammer uses many different fake names, and usually the same redirect phone number also. You can see just two recent examples here:

Dr Paul Jack
Dr Mark Clinton

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

Hello Au pair,

I saw your profile on the Easy Au pair site.

We are a British family living in London, UK. I work for Royal Dutch (shell petroleum)A British Based Multinational Oil and Gas Company.
We currently have some kids aged 2 & 4 years old, we looking for a Au Pair or Nanny from Any Country that can speak English and is willing to stay with us for a minimum of 6 or 12 month(s).

About Our Family

We are a professional couple, living here in the UK .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 Donald Harrison

The photographs sent by this scammer are Stock Photographs, available for anyone to purchase to use as illustrations or in advertisements. You can see an example of this here:

http://www.123rf.com/photo_3832156_a-ha ... -home.html

The scammer has purchased a set of these Stock Photographs for use in his scams. They are not photographs of his own family.

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This photograph, which the scammer has called 'aupair room', is a photo which he downloaded from an online advertisement. You can see it here:

http://www.hotel-projects.com/range/bedding

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From: Dr Donald Harrison <[email protected]>
Subject: TO OUR WONDERFUL 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 work permit 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.we are a religious family as I am a Doctor not full time though cos I still have to work for my family.
The family those a lot of outings,we go hiking sometimes my wife and I,also to the beach together the whole family.we also attend services every Wednesdays & Sundays.
Best wishes

Dr Donald Harrison
For the family.

Another Stock Photograph which the scammer pretends is a photo of his own family:

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From: Dr Donald Harrison <[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 Donald Harrison

Both the lawyer and the British Immigration are fake, and are part of the scam. The same scammer sends all the emails, from the fake Dr Donald Harrison, from the fake lawyer, and from the fake British Immigration.

The scammer pretends that he is paying money to enable the au pair to come to him. He hopes that this untruth will encourage the au pair to pay the £350 which he hopes to steal. All money sent will be stolen, and no genuine documents or tickets will ever be received.

From: Dr Donald Harrison <[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 Donald Harrison
For the family.

If an au pair cannot afford to send £350, the scammer will try to steal £150 instead:

From: Dr Donald Harrison <[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 Donald Harrison
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