Allen Dave from London scam???

Subject:
LOOKING FOR AN AU PAIR
From:
Allen Dave <[email protected]>
Reply To:
<[email protected]>
Date:
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:39:09 +0100 (CET)


Hello,
Am Allen Dave from London (United Kingdom).and I am 48 year old.I work in a garment industry and i spend most of my time at work and my wife work as a missionary so most of the time she travels out on London.Am looking for an aupair who could take care of our two lovely kids Peter and Maria age 4 and 6.They both attend school.


We would love you to be a part of our very happy family. We would love you to settle into our home and help me out with the children. We live in a beautiful area, in our new house with lots of walks around us. We are only minutes from the town so you get the best of both worlds. There are lots of groups/clubs around us that you could join, and aupairs in the area also who will be a good support to you. You would have your own car and weekends off. Our house is new. You will have your own newly decorated bedroom, bathroom, living room, tv, free internet access, own entrance if you wish. Its a large house so you would have your privsacy but are also free to join us at any time. Its up to you really. As i said before we are pretty easygoing. If you had an interest in horses that would be helpful. Mostly so my wife doesn't bor you :-We also have 3 dogs - 2 labradors and a St Bernard, they are beautiful and really gentle.. You would not need to help out with the animals at all but its just good to know that you wouldn't be afraid of them. Basically we love our life, we would like you to be a part of it.


Your working house will be a maximum of 40 hours per week or 8 hours per day with 11/2 or 2 full days off per week.So that you can have time for yourself to do all other things here in London.You will have one weeks holiday pay after six months, and two weeks after a year. Also there is a good language school around us so if there is need for you to attend a language class just let us know so that we can make an arrangement for you.


Your salary will be paid per week so you net pocket money will be 350GBP weekly.You will have to eat with us because We don't want to have a Nanny, we want to have a big sister and a little help for the mother and a lot of fun all together.


We are expecting our aupair to take good care of the kids.You will have to take them to school and bring them back.Help them with some of there home work.So your primary duties will revolve around the children.You will be expected to do some light housework e.g,keep the children rooms clean,vacuum,wash dushes.e.t.c .


We would expect you to start working with us as soon as you can so if we sound like your kind of family then all what you just have to do now is to contact this traveling agent [email protected] via there email address they will be the one who will help you with all your traveling document.I expect your response for me to know if you are interested in working with us.You can call me on this line +447031938769

Thanks
Allen Dave
+447031938769
www.daveallen.net
37 FLEMING WAY
LONDON
SE28 8NS
UNITED KINGDOM



I got this mail couple days ago, since i had no experience with this kind of mail, it got me quite interested and i tried to search in the internet for the trave agency they mentioned... thats how i found it was scam. at least the website where i found it said that. Can you please confirm it?

Yes - it is a scam!!

You can call me on this line +447031938769

ALL phone numbers +4470xxxx are 'redirect to anywhere' (normally to a mobile phone in West Africa) - NOT a UK number, but used by scammers to add 'autheticity' to their claim to be in UK.

Also, the English useage is typical of a West African scammer - not someone who is actually English or American.

A Google search on that address shows it is used in many scams (as is the phone number).

You would be expected to contact the 'travel agency' (who may well be the same scammer) & pay fees for visa etc.

Edit to add: It is here already: viewtopic.php?f=34&t=7303

http://www.daveallen.net/ was set up in 2003, but isn't a typical business website - no contact info and just a members area. Nothing i can point to and say it's a scam. Scammers often use real sites in their scams though, and this certainly is a scam.

Here is a 'follow-up' email from the scammer who calls himself Allen Dave, plus an email from his fake Global Travel Agency:

Hello.thanks for your mail.Am ok with all what you have said so all what you just have to do is to contact this traveling agent they will be the one who will help you to arrange all your traveling document,Do as i have instructed you.here is the agency contact information [email protected] contact them asap so they would start up the traveling arrangement.I expect your mail response for me to know if you are interested.you could also give me a call +447031984772,+447031982733,+447031938769
Thanks.

Allen Dave
+447031938769
http://www.daveallen.net
37 Fleming Wayunstarred
Crayford, Bexley, London SE28 8NS
UNITED KINGDOM
Yahoo IM : h.joanne
Skype IM : h.joanne

From: Global Travel International Agency <[email protected]>
Subject: *** Requirements for non immigrants to the United Kingdom ***

GTI Management wishes to thank you for contacting us regarding the arrangement of your Traveling Documents to the United Kingdom .. We promise to Offer you the best which you will be Glad you did. It was Indicated in your E-mail that you have been told by your Host Family(Mr Allen Dave) who asked you to contact us. We promise never to disappoint you as we have never disappointed him either. We would request that you provide us with the following so that the Documentation will start immediately. We would get your Visa within a week as soon as we receive the information from you.
- Surname

- Middle name

- Other name

- Sex

- Date of birth

- Nationality< /SPAN>& lt; /span>

- State or Province of Origin

- Postal Address

- Contact Address

- A scanned copy of your Passport photograph

- A scanned copy of your International Passport if any.

- Name, address, phone number and email address of 2 or more references.

- 650GBP Agency/Processing Fee(work permit,visa,INCLUDING FLIGHT TICKET TO UK etc)

- Statement of bank account from your host family's bank (This is to be sure that your host family is very well capable of taking good care of you during the days of stay in his/her house as an aupair)

All Documents will be processed and arranged here in our Office after which will be forwarded to the British Embassy along with your Flight Ticket. Also, some Copies of this Document(s) will be sent to you. We will like you to back to us with a scanned copy of your recent Passport Photo.

We will begin in earnest once we receive all necessary Details.
You can reach us at our Customer Care Service Line +447024016789 +447024016789


In anticipation of your response.

Yours Faithfully ,
GLOBAL TRAVELS INTERNATIONAL
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47 Notting Hill Gate,London,W11 3JS,
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E-mail:[email protected]
Tell: +447024016789 +447024016789
http://www.globaltravelinternational.com under upgrading to meet the current standard of the agency

Here are some of the stolen photographs that 'Allen Dave' is sending to au pairs:

Another email from the fake travel agency:

From: Global Travel International Agency <[email protected]>
Subject: Your Urgent Attention Is Needed

Good morning,
This James ,one of the staffs at GTI travels , Am in charge of handle your traveling arrangements ,We hard a phone call from your employer today he called us with his lawyer to confirm your travel arrangement and we informed him that the whole proses as already started and we have gotten all the necessary forms you would be needing to fill for the travel visa and work permit all this necessary documents would be faxed or emailed to you as soon as payment is received by our accountant in our head office ...According to you we are to start up your travel process today and we are to send some application tomorrow to the home office to get other applicant visa for them we where hoping we add yours to the list cos your Boss Mr Allen told us you are needed here urgently and we are trying to do the whole process as fast as we can .
James

I've recibed the same email and the same photoss!! but now i know it

This an invitation letter that Allen Dave is sending out:

Allen Dave
+447031938769
37 Fleming Wayunstarred
Crayford, Bexley, London SE28 8NS
UNITED KINGDOM

Dear Aupair,

It was nice speaking getting to know you by email and checking your profile on aupair
site. I am very happy to now invite you to be an au pair with our family.

As you know, my name is Allen Dave and my wife’s name is Joanne Dave and we lead a
very busy life. We have 2 children who we would like you to help look after. Peter, 4 and
Maria, 6 are normal, happy, lively children!

We would like you to stay with our family as long as you can, beginning if possible on as
soon as you can and during this time we will treat you as one of the family, providing you
with your own bedroom (with TV and DVD), bathroom and all meals. We would love
you to be included in all our family activities if you wish, and are keen to introduce you
to a typical British way of life!

We will need you to work for up to 25 hours each week – 5 hours each day, with
weekends free to do what you want. Please find attached a list of your main duties and a
sample timetable as to what we need help with in the house. For this, we will pay you
£350 per week, which we agree to pay on Fridays, in cash.

Of course we will encourage you to improve your English as much as possible while you
are here and you will be free to attend language classes during your spare time.
There is a course which runs for two hours twice per week and we will make sure that
you can attend.

I confirm that I am aware of what an au pair is, and of the Home Office guidelines
concerning the treatment of au pairs by host families.

We very much look forward to you joining our family and look forward to receiving
information regarding your date of arrival and travel.

Kind Regards,

Allen Dave

And this is his fake employment contract:

Standard employment contract for au pair
The application must be filled in clearly and in full. Please use capital
letters only
Between (hereinafter referred to as the host family: Mr. Allen Dave

And (hereinafter referred to the au pair):

Name of agency (if an agency in used): [email protected]

1- Duration of the employment period

The contract enters into force from the date on which the au pair’s work permit is
issued by the police. The employment relationship is expected to last until/for. (Fill in
the date or period of time. Note that a work permit as an au pair cannot be granted for
more than two years in total):

2- Termination/Resignation

• the contract may be terminated by either party with at least one month’s notice.
The period of notice is reckoned from the date on which the other party
received notice. Notice of termination must be in writing. The host family
cannot dismiss the au pair except on reasonable grounds. If the au pair so
requests, the host family shall state the grounds for termination in writing. The
au pair is not required to provide grounds for termination.

• Either party may terminate the contract with immediate effect if the other party is
in serious breach of the contractual obligations, or is otherwise in material
breach of this contract.

3- Pocket money/pay

The au pair is entitled to monthly pocket money/pay from the host family, in addition to
free board and lodging.

Amount per week in GBP :350 POUNDS
Method of payment: WEEKLY

4- English language course

The host family shall pay for an English language course for the au pair: YES

5- Responsibilities

The au pair shall carry out light domestic work, mind and look after children, look after
pet etc. The au pair’s working hours shall not normally exceed 5 hours per day, and a
maximum of 40 hours per week. The au pair’s specific duties in the employment
relationship must be specified below:

We will need you to work for up to 25 hours each week – 5 hours each day, with
weekends free to do what you want. Please find attached a list of your main
duties and a sample timetable as to what we need help with in the house. For
this, we will pay you £350 per week, which we agree to pay on Fridays, in cash.

6- Time off

The au pair is entitled to at least 48 hours off ( free period) a week. The free period
shall never be less than 24 hours uninterrupted time off. Every other week the free
period shall include Sunday. Furthermore, every other public holiday shall be a day off
and the au pair shall have at least one fixed afternoon off per week.

The au pair shall also be given an opportunity to attend English language
tuition and participate in leisure activities.

7- Holidays

The au pair is entitled to 25 working days holiday per calendar year.

8- Illness

If the au pair becomes ill, the host family shall continue to provide board and
lodging free of charge until another arrangement has been found for the au pair.

9- Status within the family

The au pair shall be treated as a member of the family and shall be given an
opportunity to participate actively in family life.

10- The host family

The host family confirms that the family consist of :

Adults

Father’s Name: ALLEN DAVE

Mother’s Name: JOANN DAVE

The host father’s occupation is: CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS

The host mother’s occupation is: MISSIONARY

If the host family consists of a single and a child or children, the host parent’ s
percentage responsibility for daily cares and control of the child or children must
be documented. Separate documentation of the percentage responsibility must be
endorsed.

Children:

Name: PETER DAVE and MARIA DAVE

Which language(s) does the family speck on daily basis? English

Host Family’ address: 37 FLEMING WAY, LONDON, SE28 8NS

10- Dwelling

The host family confirms that its dwelling is a house/flat consisting of the
following total number of rooms: 4 ROOMS

11- Rooms

The au pair will have he’s/her own room in the dwelling: YES

12- Additional information

The host family confirms the following additional information’s (For example, if
the host family is to pay for the au pair travel to and /or from, this should be
stated here):

I WILL BE PAYING FOR THE LANGUAGE COURSE.

IF THERE IS NEED FOR ME TO PAY HALF OF YOUR TRAVELING FEE, AM READ
TO DO SO

13- Disputes

If any disputes arise, they shall be dealt with in accordance with United Kingdom
Law.

14- National insurance

The host family shall ensure that the au pair is registered in the England National insurance Scheme

15- The au pair are aware that

• A host family may only employ one au pair at a time or couple au pair
• The au pair may not commence work as an au pair until his or her permit has been granted
• The au pair ,ay not be related to any one in the host family ( sibling, cousin, brother-/sister-in-law
Or uncle/aunt).
______________________________________

· An au pair permit con be granted or a total of two years.
·• Other contracts than this standard contract is not permitted. The host family and au pair may not enter into additional contracts which are in breach of the principles of this contract

16 Signatures
The contract must be signed by both parties



Signature of the au pair and date _________________________________________



Signature of the host family and date________________________________________10/10/2010

Some of the information on this form will be stored in a computer register. A person who has
provided information which may be registered has a right of access to the information, ct the
Personal Data Act of 14 April 2000 no. 31, section 18. As a rule, right of access means that you
are entitled to be told what information has been registered about you

The host family signature on the fake contract: