Is it a scam? www.aupairusa-exchange.com

I got an email from a host family, a mother and I am asking is it a scam?

Her letter:

"Good to hear from you and it will be nice to have you here with us. Let me tell you more about us.
I have been separated from my spouse who's Lucas & Julie dad almost 2 years now due to some differences between us and i want
the best for my kids,we love to spend our leisure time going to the park they love people my girl talks alot..lol..not in a
bad way she's just a very smart little girl who likes to know more about things around her and i think thats a good start
for a child like her,i spend most of my free time with them.
I am sending you few pictures of us, please feel free to send me few pictures too if you don't mind and we are going to discuss further about you coming here to join us as a new family member. Thanks
Kristina Clinger"

And after she wrote to me that I can contact with the Aupair USA Exchange (http://www.aupairusa-exchange.com). I did it and they wrote that back to me:

"I was notified by Ms. Kristina Burnley Clinger about her intention of bringing you to work for her family as a Aupair.
My name is Joey Kendall, I am the Immigration consultant from AuPair USA Exchange Inc. and I am here to assist you in processing your J1 Visa to enable you come to the United States to work temporary as an aupair. The J1 Visa program allows to bring an Aupair to the United States. The Aupair program utilizes the J1 visa and persons wishes to hire an Aupair must do so through an Aupair program authorized by the US Department of State.

A Form DS-2019 and I-129 Petition must be filed for every temporary employee on J1 Visa and there are requirement for every persons applying for a Aupair employment.

The prospective applicant must have received an offer as a childcare provider with a family in the USA and must:

Be 17 years-old and above in good health
Have a genuine love of children and childcare experience
Speak and understand English Language
Be a non-smoker (Note: If you are a smoker,NOT in the presence of the kids)
Be of good character and receive a police clearance report
Be prepared to commit to 3-12 months away from home or any duration wanted by the host family.

You are required to send the following document for your J1 visa processing and evaluation before our office begin the process of your J1 Visa.

1.A scanned Copy of your International passport
2.Your CV for educational qualification/evaluation and experience view.

Yours Faithfully
Joey Kendall
AuPair USA Exchange Inc."

I do not know this Agency or mother is a fake one or not. They are not on the US designated list. I haven't sent them the copy of my passport or any documents yet because they are not on the list and that's why I do not know whether I can believe them.
Do you know something about that Agency or can they be scammers?
Thank you.

Hello Linkaa,

Yes, it is a scam. You can only apply for a Visa at an US Embassy. Also the same script was used here. They did change the name of the company and job. See here. viewtopic.php?f=42&t=53783&p=129589

The website is new with a one year registration. This is common with scammers

173.201.216.62
Domain Name: AUPAIRUSA-EXCHANGE.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS01.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS02.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 25-jul-2013
Creation Date: 25-jul-2013
Expiration Date: 25-jul-2014

Please post the scammers email address. This will help others avoid being scammed.

Yes, I got the same answer from the mother that a friend of her hired a nanny before and he recommended her that Agency.
Their email addresses are:
[email protected]
[email protected]

If a host family asks you to send money by Western Union or moneygram to anyone, it is a scam.

If you are looking for an au pair position in the US, it is very important that you familiarize yourself with the US government's rules regarding au pairs. In the US, you can ONLY become an au pair if you are sponsored by one of the agencies on this official list: http://j1visa.state.gov/participants/ho ... &state=any If a "family" claims they can hire you directly, or if they refer you to an agency that is not on this list (or if they refer you to an attorney) then they are fake. If they give you the name of an agency on this list, you need to follow the link FROM THE OFFICIAL LIST to the agency's website, then contact the agency THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE OR AT THE PHONE NUMBER ON THE OFFICIAL LIST, and verify that they are indeed arranging a position for you. Otherwise, a scammer could just be using a real agency's name.


I want to state again that it is a scam. The scammer has written me and they are in South Africa.

Originating IP: 41.22.46.75
Originating ISP: Vodacom
City: Witbank
Country of Origin: South Africa

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Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:41:28 -0700 (PDT)

from: Kristina Clinger <[email protected]>
reply-to: Kristina Clinger < [email protected] >

Dear Me,
Thank you for the message, did you receive my text?

What should the victim do in this case?

^^^^^
The first thing is to stop all contact with the scammer, if money has been sent I am afraid that there is nothing that can be done in getting it back.

Then you must watch out for recovery scams, where the email states that for a fee they can get you your money back it is all designed to relieve the victim of their cash.

Yes, I mailed you!

Thank you!

first thing i did when I just a few minutes ago, received an sms message from this person was google the name. She is trying out the Netherlands right now. Boom! look at all those links. No question, fake, scam, bs! be smart , dont send any money, dont even contact this person, especially if you have no connection with any au pair website.

Deleted details http://www.aupair.com/en/job/houston-usa-421059.php.

Introduction Letter
I am Kristina Clinger, a single parent from Houston TX. I am a single parent of 2 adorable kids,Ludas 11year old and Julie 9year old. They are my everything and I am looking for the right person that fits into our family and home, one that me and my kids can easily adjust with and also accept into our home someone who can be of help and as a family member.
I hope that our future aupair will be trustworthy, open, honest and genuine as those are qualities that I am looking for. I hope to hear from you soon and best of luck to you all in your search.
Sincerely,
Kristina.

Accommodation
Our house is a 3 bedroom townhouse with private bathrooms in 2 of the rooms which will be available for our future aupair to keep her privacy. There's a computer with Wi-Fi in the little study room downstairs.
Job Description
As the AuPair in our family, you would be responsible for my 2 kids I am a single parent with a promising career, you would be responsible for them from the time I leave for work until I return. This would include getting them to and from school, and after school activities that I am unavailable for. I would like someone who can do minor housework, taking care of them especially my little girl. My boy is independent but still need a supervision from older person.

Hi! I was getting in touch with this woman, Kristina Burnley Clinger in order to be her family au pair in Houston Texas. Thanks to the warning of my aunt and this site I realized that everything was a scam, so I'm very happy that I was able to detect it before I sent them any money. BUT I was dumb enough to send them by email my CV and my expired passport scan, is there any way that they can use this information on my behalf? I'm not from the US, but I really don't know what to do, or what kind of things they can do with this info. Where should I go to report this? Please help me, because I'm afraid that they could use my information for bad pourposes or scam other people.

She used this email: [email protected]
And the "agency" that she requested to help was Colony Travel Tours, this is the website http://www.colonytraveltours.com/72821840 PLEASE DO NOT PROVIDE THEM YOUR INFORMATION NOR MONEY!
THIS IS A SCAM.

Please help me!!

Welcome to Scamwarners alezza13,

An expired Passport will not be beneficial to a scammer. You should not have anything to worry about.

Hi - a family on www.aupair.com called Kristina Burnley Clinger put me in contact with Joey Kendall at Colony Travel Tours - their website is www.colonytraveltours.com - this is not a real website and they want me to send money for the au pair visa. I am copying some of their emails below:

We are happy to inform you that you have been considered for a 1 year aupair job placement with the family of Ms. Kristina Burnley Clinger.

Your Contract start date depends on the time-frame of your DS-2019 filing with the U.S. Immigration and this will indicate on the original official letter you will present to the Visa consular on your interview date.
Your official working time is scheduled between 08:30am-03:30pm hours from Monday to Friday with $300.00 per week. Overtime and weekend working hours could be considered when the need arises.

As instructed by the U.S. Immigration every employed candidates seeking J1 exchange visa must pay their individual I-129 fee of $325.00 to the United States government. Please click on the link below for more information on United States Immigration website for verification.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/ ... 18190aRCRD

This email is just a notification of your employment approval,the copy will be sent upon agreement to term and condition of your employment. An agreement letter between you and Ms. Kristina Burnley Clinger must be signed. A copy of this agreement letter will be sent to you.

Colony Travel Tour will send all the necessary documents with your letter of employment for your working Visa Process upon receipt of your fee and the United States Embassy in your home country will be notified for your appointment to obtain your J1 Visa after approval from US immigration.

Your correspondence address may be needed by our office for all original documents to be delivered for your interview at the US Embassy.

Should you have any question or agree to sign the agreement letter please do not hesitate to contact us for the agreement copy.

Yours Faithfully
Joey Kendall
Colony Travel Tours

[email protected]

Hello
I saw this site and catch my attention about the scam..im the one victim too. One of a family host name kristina ckinger sent me an email too even the agency that she refered me. They askef me to send the documents for the J1 visa. Yesterday i sent her the copy of my passport..pls help what will i do of these?They have already my information.