Dr Melvin Johnson - [email protected]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity, it is a scam! The telephone number is a +4470 re-direct number that will foreward your call to the scammer's phone wherever he is in the world, it is not a British landline number. If you google that number you can see that it has been used in scams before.

Dear Aupair,
I saw your profile in au pair site
We are a cheerful, friendly family in Cambridge , England.We have a happy and affectionate son, Tommy (2) who attend the local school between 9 and 3.00 every day. Tommy likes playing with trains, drawing, playing on the computer and garden swing, and riding his bike.
We live in a very large modern family house with six bedrooms, three bathrooms, and beautiful views of the River Cam, in a popular family-friendly village right by Cambridge (15-20 minutes cycling ride) We are an hour away from London on the train (75km), and there is a mainline station direct to London in our village. We are also on the main bus routes. I works as a senior Doctor for for the Greater London Hospital, and my wife is a university lecturer in Cambridge . We love walking and swimming, cooking for friends, going on little trips with Tommy, and cycling.

Description of tasks:

We are looking for someone to get my son ready in the morning, make the beds, and take him to school,which is about a 1.5km walk away.

The au pair would then need to pick them up at 3.00 and look after them until we get home. We have a really great cleaner, so there wouldn't be any heavy housework. There is a bit of light cleaning and laundry which would take about 20 minutes a day in total.
There would be plenty of time free in the day to go to language school, and there are a lot of good ones in the area.We will encourage and assist you to find suitable English classes
(such as Cambridge Certificate) or other courses that you might be interested in so you feel that while you stay with us you develop and progress with your skills and education.

Living arrangements:

The au pair would have her own room, which is huge, and has a double bed, with sitting area and TV/DVD/Video/Hifi. There is wireless broadband internet in the house. It has a
lovely view of Ely Cathedral to the North out of the big window. You can even use one of our cars all weekend! Also 2 weeks are paid holiday during Christmas/New Year plus
another 2 weeks during the year. We are looking for someone with a good sense of humour.
If you love kid and could help us provide a loving environment combining routine and fun for the kid then we would like to welcome you to our family as a friend and a big sister to our son.Housework is not an important part of the aupair job, being part of our family and helping our son develop and learn is the main thing. We are really flexible.

Working hours:

10-15 minutes of housework a day to fit in with the au pair's schedule. Some Friday afternoons off. Total 25-30 hours a week
Benefits :
We will be paying you (£2000) Two thousand pounds sterling for every four weeks. A pocket money of (£250) Two hundred and fifty pounds per week. And you will also be having your own car. We would send you a British airways flight ticket to your door step, if you are interested working with our family and a return ticket back to your country.

Other information:

The au pair would be part of the family, and we certainly don't expect a servant! We have had lots of au pairs in the past, and we are used to helping people get to know the area
and make friends.We want you to start with our family.You have nothing to worry about you will be treated like one of the family and the whole weekend you are free and may study, do some hobbies or traveling. You can go out in the car if you drive...We want our kid to be happy not with us alone but with you too and we believe you can give them all they need...........

Dr Melvin Johnson family
82 Sion Hill,Lansdown
Cambridge CB1A 5SF
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+447012993512

Note that the email address used for the fake immigration agency is a google apps email address opened by this scammer.

Dear,

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 son are the most adorable things on the face of the earth we love him so much and so will you I hope.We are also easy going people my wife and I.

Send me your full name and address so i will give 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 Melvin Johnson
For the family.

I have just been a victim of this scam, but luckily I felt as though what was on offer was too good to be true and that there were too many english mistakes for it to be someone from an english speaking country. Also the family pictures looked far too perfect.

I looked up the email address of [email protected] on google and found this forum.

Thank you for the warning and I hope someone stops this creep.

These are the emails sent back and forward from both of us.

Dear Aupair,
I saw your profile in au pair site
We are a cheerful, friendly family in Cambridge , England.We have a happy and affectionate son, Tommy (2) who attend the local school between 9 and 3.00 every day. Tommy likes playing with trains, drawing, playing on the computer and garden swing, and riding his bike.
We live in a very large modern family house with six bedrooms, three bathrooms, and beautiful views of the River Cam, in a popular family-friendly village right by Cambridge (15-20 minutes cycling ride) We are an hour away from London on the train (75km), and there is a mainline station direct to London in our village. We are also on the main bus routes. I works as a senior Doctor for for the Greater London Hospital, and my wife is a university lecturer in Cambridge . We love walking and swimming, cooking for friends, going on little trips with Tommy, and cycling.

Description of tasks:

We are looking for someone to get my son ready in the morning, make the beds, and take him to school,which is about a 1.5km walk away.

The au pair would then need to pick them up at 3.00 and look after them until we get home. We have a really great cleaner, so there wouldn't be any heavy housework. There is a bit of light cleaning and laundry which would take about 20 minutes a day in total.
There would be plenty of time free in the day to go to language school, and there are a lot of good ones in the area.We will encourage and assist you to find suitable English classes
(such as Cambridge Certificate) or other courses that you might be interested in so you feel that while you stay with us you develop and progress with your skills and education.

Living arrangements:

The au pair would have her own room, which is huge, and has a double bed, with sitting area and TV/DVD/Video/Hifi. There is wireless broadband internet in the house. It has a
lovely view of Ely Cathedral to the North out of the big window. You can even use one of our cars all weekend! Also 2 weeks are paid holiday during Christmas/New Year plus
another 2 weeks during the year. We are looking for someone with a good sense of humour.
If you love kid and could help us provide a loving environment combining routine and fun for the kid then we would like to welcome you to our family as a friend and a big sister to our son.Housework is not an important part of the aupair job, being part of our family and helping our son develop and learn is the main thing. We are really flexible.

Working hours:

10-15 minutes of housework a day to fit in with the au pair's schedule. Some Friday afternoons off. Total 25-30 hours a week
Benefits :
We will be paying you (£2000) Two thousand pounds sterling for every four weeks. A pocket money of (£250) Two hundred and fifty pounds per week. And you will also be having your own car. We would send you a British airways flight ticket to your door step, if you are interested working with our family and a return ticket back to your country.

Other information:

The au pair would be part of the family, and we certainly don't expect a servant! We have had lots of au pairs in the past, and we are used to helping people get to know the area
and make friends.We want you to start with our family.You have nothing to worry about you will be treated like one of the family and the whole weekend you are free and may study, do some hobbies or traveling. You can go out in the car if you drive...We want our kid to be happy not with us alone but with you too and we believe you can give them all they need...........

Dr Melvin Johnson family
82 Sion Hill,Lansdown
Cambridge CB1A 5SF
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+447012993512

From me:

Hello Dr Melvin,

Thank you so much for your email . It truly sounds too good to be true.

I live in New Zealand so my English is good and wouldn't need to do an English course.

Also I wanted to ask if you know about visas? As I would need a working visa.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Bree

The reply:

Dear,
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 son are the most adorable things on the face of the earth we love him so much and so will you I hope.We are also easy going people my wife and I.

Send me your full name and address so i will give 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

My Reply:

Hello,

I'm glad to hear from you again as it has certainly confirmed with me my first guess of it being too good to be true and that you are a scam artist.
Well done but I'm not that dumb.

Regards

Bree

And this is the email from the fake barrister, a rôle played by the same scammer:

<[email protected]>
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 Melvin Johnson, 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, 40 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
Barrister Peter Armstrong

Bureau of Immigration
Department of Justice.
BARRISTER PETER ARMSTRONG AND ASSOCIATE.

With nearly 100 years of combined experience, our firm offers high-quality legal advice, unparalleled service and a positive outlook for our clients.

Thank you very much.

It was the same to me. But first of all I tried to confirm the e-mail so I find this site and your post. Thank you very much for helping me. I'm a photographer and I think the same about the pictures and that's the reason I din't bit