confirmation about a scam

hi
i receive this for a nanny's job, i'm pretty sure that it's a scam because on the website they give, all don't work.I searched on the net but nothing came out.

first mail:

"Good Day ,
I hope this letter mine meets u in ur best mood so as to read with much
entusiasm.My name is James Lopez,I am a Business man owner of a resturant in
florida by profession,Located in florida USA. According to my Profession,I am well known
around the corner of Florida city. I am a Father Of two kids I am Looking For An aupiar /
Nanny at this moment To Look After My kids while I am In The Office and while my wife is
always away from home to Ireland and the children are away at home in Florida In United State
of America(6000 collins ave,miami beach,florida 33140 ).i pay my nanny at a very unrejectable
offer other criterias will follow if u are interested, i will appreciate a prompt reply On my

email [email protected] ) .

Regards
james Lopez"

de james lopez [email protected]
à [email protected]

Second mail:
"Dear Aupair,
It pleases me to have received your email which you have made me to understand that you would want to work for us as our Nanny and at the same time being part of my family. I have two lovely children and am sure you saw our family picture in the previous email.My wife and I always busy that is why we have find out time to look for someone that is capable enough that we can entrust to take care of them while we are away from home, as you can see I am a busy man and my wife who must of the time moves away from state to England for an official Assignment leaving just I and the Children at home during the weekends,

Furthermore we shall be waiting to get your resume, which I shall also forward to an agency which we have employed there services with regards all legal document that shall put our employer in a state of being able to live and work here in Florida USA, it’s a traveling agency and they work in collarbo with the United Kindon and United state Nanny Association.You will need to contact the travel agent below here in USA so that they can
make the arrangement for your coming over via this information below:

http://www.aavisasandtravels.cu.cc
Email [email protected]
Voice: 1 940 560 5487
Fax: 1 773 303-8426

There is nothing to worry about all you have to do is contact the travel agency and make
enquiries for your visa and things needed by you that will make you eligible to work here
perfectly without disturbance. make enquiries about the tickets and other documents needed for your coming over from your country to the United State and get back to me via email and before applying for the visa, the documents that will be prepared by the Agent are
needed at the USA Home Office here. The documents have to be done by the Agency first and for this you have to make things faster so that your coming can be faster, but please I still need to have your resume, before this

The duties I'm looking for are as follows:
1. Supervise breakfast with the children in the morning and get them off to school
(Collect my 2KIDS of ages 3yrs & 5yrs old from school at 3.40pm.)
2. Some Housework/washing/ironing as required on a daily basis
3. Supervise homework, music practice and fun activities or take children to after school
activities.
4. Prepare and cook an evening meal for everyone at about 6.30-6.45 Up to two evening child minding per week.
5. Weekends and Bank holidays would be free that there will not be many duties to carry out.
6. Occasional weekend work would be offered by prior negotiation.

I am offering a live in position with full board (we eat well in this house!)
1. Separate Toilet and Bathroom.
2. TV, different type of video machines.
3. Personal compuer already Internet on.
E.t.c for you and I will make sure everything goes on well with you with my kids.

If you don't mind I can arrange for your any language school and driving school if you wish.

The resumption date to be part of my family is of essence, if you still wish to be part of
my family. My offer for you for a week is $500 like I said earlier on and I will provide
your accommodation e.t.c.

Bye and Remain Blessed.It would be a great pleasure of mine to welcome u to my family

Thanks
James Lopez"

de james lopez [email protected]

can you confirm that it's a scam?
thanks a lot for your work.

Your instinct is absolutely correct. It is a scam.

There are several things that show it is a scam, but probably the most important (besides the African English, and the fact that this scammer can't even get the name of the country he is supposed to live in right) is the fake travel agency. Travel agencies cannot arange visas, so the moment you are sent to a travel agency, you can be sure it is a scam.

In addition, in the US, au pairs must be sponsored by one of the agencies on the official US government list of acceptable agencies, even if the family contacts the au pair directly.

100% scam, good catch lylybou.

This post is made by a scammer trying to save his profits. Here you can see how far some scammers want to go to trick innocent people into their scams.

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A LIE... THIS TRAVEL AGENCY HAD HELPED MY PREVIOUS AUPAIR TO SECURE HER VISA TO THE US SO THEREFORE I THINK YOU TRYING TO SPOIL THIS ORGANIZATION WITH YOUR LIES... GO GET A JOB OK

This scammer above has also posted in the Au Pair Scams forum. You can read further information about this scam there:

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