Nanny Scam [email protected]

Addie: Amazing coincidences. I went online today to check out if this scammer had done the same scam before. I've been duped by the "mystery shopper" scam and came close to laundering their $$ before I realized it was a scam. I am a Nanny (I was a Paralegal for 30 years) with over 30 years' of childcare experience. My children went to Xxxxxxxxxx! Actually, you might even know my (adult) children who are close to your age and went to XXXX! Anyway, I considered myself to be on the ball where scams are concerned, yet I was recently hired for a VERY interesting Nanny job that also included office work (personal asst) where my paralegal skills would come in handy! I'd also cook for this family at times and help them decorate "staged" houses for their real estate corporation. Sounds great, huh? Except that this guy wanted to put me on the books and then instead of the original $15/hr (on the books), he said we really agreed to $10/hr (which put me at about $7.50/hr by the time I'm done with taxes!!!). So, after 3 days of working for him, I said I wouldn't come back. Ugh.

Fast forward to today. I'm checking my Nanny websites for jobs. I use Care.com (I have gotten legitimate jobs from there) and Sittercity.com (I don't think I've gotten one real call-back from there yet!!). I hear from this dude, Ronald Moltere. This is his email to me, so that people can beware:

Thank you for responding to my job post on sitter city,i do appreciate your care and concerns as regrading the care of my daughter,regarding my account termination,it was due to the fact that my account was been comprised so i informed the sitter city admin on this issue to have my account terminated and get me a new membership account so kindly dis-regard any message you get by the admin and contact me directly on here.I would be coming to the states with my wife Michelle and 3yr old daughter Kristin from Paris and we would be needing a babysitter/nanny who will take care of our daughter upon our arrival to the states and i believe that with a nanny like you, she will be comfortable.we will be making arrangements in renting an apartment close to you but it depends on your location so we won't be moving too far from you.I will be paying you $420 weekly ($28/hr.)i will be needing your services for 15hrs a week for 3days and for five hours daily at your own availability so you can schedule a convenient time for you and let me know what time is OK for you to take care of her.i want to be certain you are fit for this position; you will need to prove yourself to be a reliable, honest, and hard working person. My daughter Kristin will be 4yrs old this coming October,she's well potty trained and never allergic to pets,speaks and understands English so that won't be a problem for you to communicate,she is a free eater and lover of animals.she's loves poems and she likes being in the pool at times.

Also i have some questions for you regarding this position:

Do you live in smoke free environment?
What are your experience in babysitting?
How long have you been babysitting?
Clear criminal records?
Are you a single mother?
Do you have a driver's license/own a car?
What degree do you possess?

Kindly let me know if everything works out fine with you so we can proceed further,we will be arriving the states on the 13th of this month so you will be helping us in purchasing groceries for our home complex before or on the day of our arrival.If you think you are fit for this position,My financier based in the states will be handling the payment and as well as our other expenses, so he will be the one to issue out your first week payment before we arrive so as to secure your services.If you have accepted this position,kindly get back to me with these Information below for further processing to commence.

Full Name:
Home Address or Office Address (where payment should be mailed to. (Pls no P.O Box) :
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Age:
Cell Phone Number (Best time to call Day/Night) :
Active Email Address:

Most importantly, I’ll need your total honesty,trust and hard work towards your job.I hope i can trust your ability to carry out the task with less or no supervision,you can be sure of a great time while working with us.I will be waiting to read back from you.

Thank you and God Bless.
Regards,
Ronald Moltere.

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I should have been tipped off that he immediately wanted to contact me outside of Sittercity's emailing. He wanted my personal email addy. Then I got an email from Sittercity a few hours later, telling me to STOP contact with him as he's a fraud and they deleted his account. Very interesting. I don't think I would have gotten much further with this guy. As soon as he began saying that he wanted *me* to go food shopping for them, etc., I was ready to ditch the idea. I'm catching on................... Scammers suck!!!

A good way around them is to cash any checks at a check-cashing place until we're sure of their safety. Don't give your bank info out. Don't deposit or cash checks thru your own account and DON'T pay back anything to them. Live and learn!!!!!!!

Welcome to Scamwarners NannyChris,

I am sorry to hear of your story with scammers. I am also happy that you were alerted of the Nanny scam.

NannyChris wrote:

A good way around them is to cash any checks at a check-cashing place until we're sure of their safety. Don't give your bank info out. Don't deposit or cash checks thru your own account and DON'T pay back anything to them. Live and learn!!!!!!!

Actually, NannyChris this is not correct. The only thing you will avoid is your Bank Account being closed. You will still face legal trouble and banned from check cashing places. It is best to meet your employers face to face.

Thank you, Bryon, for that information! I'm hoping that the check I just got for a 3 day job is legitimate. I didn't even give it a second look before I deposited it!! Ugh.

The email of this Ronald Moltaire is: Ronald Moltere [email protected]

Hope that helps!!

To add to what Bryon said: You might not even prevent your bank account being closed.

If the check cashing place pursues check fraud charges (and they are probably more likely to do so than your bank) then it will go on your criminal record. If your bank finds out you have been charged with check fraud, they may determine you are a high risk client and close or limit your account, even though you didn't run the check through it.

Thanks, Dotti. I had no idea.

I had the exact same scam happen to me. Here is the email.

Hello,

I am sorry for not getting back to you sooner,i have been going through a problem with my sitter city account and my personal email account,my system was hijacked with some Trojan virus and my password was stolen,but have reported the issue to the sitter city admin to terminate my account and please do dis-regard any message you get on there and contact me directly on here thanks so much for your interest in the babysitting.I am planning a summer vacation with my 4 yrs old Son Craig and my wife Flora.I would be needing the service of a caring with positive personality to take good care of our son Craig because i want him to have a wonderful stay and will like to make provision for a good babysitter now.More so, I will be making arrangements in renting an apartment close to you but it depends on your location as i will be needing your services, I need you to take care of my son around the hours of 2 - 6 pm from Mondays through Fridays or anytime you are convenient with,you just let me know your time schedule as for us to fix a time that won't be a problem or inconvenient your other daily activities and also you will be helping my wife with some of the household chores running some errands when necessary.You would only be needed for 20 hrs per week at your convenience and will like you to get back to me with your available hours.My Son is wonderful and very bright kid.he is fun loving,kind and a lovely son to be round with.I will be needing your service for up to 3 months on a temporary before permanent basis and willing to offer you $450.00 per week with benefits as compensation for a trustworthy and honest candidate. I have a financier who is helping me with the moving transition. It's okay if you prefer to be a live-in or live-out nanny as i can drop him at your home everyday and will greatly appreciate if you will be delighted to accept this offer as we would be arriving soon.Also, you will be helping us in purchasing groceries for our home complex before or on the day of our arrival. I will be staying in the states for about 3 months and you will be rendering us your services for that duration, if you meet up to our expectation with your services. We have a financier that is based in the states and will be handling the payment and as well as our other expenses,so he will be the one that will be taking care of your payment, I will instruct him to pay for the first week before our arrival so as to secure your service.If this employment opportunity is acceptable to you, kindly get back to me with the required information below for confirmation and further proceedings of the payment to take place

Full name:
Contact Address: (No P.O. Box)
Apt #:
City, Zip Code:
State:
Home phone number:
Cell phone number:
Available hours:
Active Email Address:

I will as well like to run a background check on you because it's not easy to leave a child with someone just like that and i hope you understand my concerns.

QUESTIONS FOR YOU

1) What academic qualifications do you possess?
2) Do you have any relevant certificate(s) to back up your Babysitting/ Nanny Career?
3) How old are you?
4) Are you married?
5) Tell us more about your temperament.

We would be arriving on the 25th of July.but you will be paid henceforth, as i will have several small assignments for you to complete prior to our arrival, such as checking our new apartment for necessary supplies, purchasing what may be needed before our arrival, Necessary toiletries and cleaning supplies etc which i will provide you with a list. All we ask from you is honesty and sincerity and am sure you will enjoy the time you will spend with my Son.

Please do get in touch immediately so as to start making arrangements while i await your urgent response for this employment offer along with the requested details.

Sincerely,
Dennis Carl

TERRIBLE ENGLISH. 450$ a week for 20 hours a week!? This doesn't make sense. BE CAREFUL.

Welcome to Scamwarners salsa55,

What email addresses did the scammer use with you. Posting the email addresses will also help others avoid his scam attempts.

i had replied to this sittercity account, and they emailed me back. after a few back and forth messages, i stopped replying. but a week later they sent me a cashier's check for $3,750. i still don't know if i should take it to the bank to find out if its real or not. and i'm also not sure that if it is real, i can still cash it without getting introuble. my first instinct was to tear it, but i'm completely unsure now. what should i do with it?