Salary

Posted 13 February 2007 at 07:35:37 UK time
Evelyn Hitipeuw

Dear au pairs in UK,

I've applied to be an au pair in UK and one of the family had offering me USD 700/weekly for 45 working hours and take care of 2 kids, 1 & 3 yo.

Is it too big or what? some of my friends said that this one sounds fishy...
please give me some advice.

Thank for your kindly response.

cheers,
Posted 09 March 2007 at 17:14:26 UK time
Eric Essiamah, Ghana, gentleforgood@yahoo.com

I am a God fearing guy from Ghana seriously seeking AU family. Im sincere and would be gareteful to meet any family to work for. reach me on:
gentleforgood at yahoo . com hope to hear from you
Posted 12 March 2007 at 11:45:01 UK time
Mei Ching

it's definitely a scam. no uk families pay even half that much for an au pair. au pairs in the uk get 55 pounds for 25 hours. 45 hours is illegal by the way, but if you do work that, you should get around 100-150 pounds a week . definitely not US$700
Posted 07 April 2007 at 05:34:26 UK time
MARIANA DOMINGUEZ, Mexico

IF YOU GET A E-MAIL ASKING YOU TO BE THEIR AUPAIR BUT YOU MOST PAY 1,400 DOLLARS FOR VISA AND TRAVEL EXPENSES, DONT FALL.

Yes it is all Fake and Scam.

i also would like to post the message i haved recibed from a "Michael Lawson" Account 96855 and how would "suposed" help me get the legal permits trou a "Stone Tourism And Travel Agency"
So watch out girls this guys are in the data base.

This is the first message i recibed:

-----------------------------------------------------
This email has been sent to you from a user of the AuPairs JobMatch
service via our website.

Michael Lawson wrote:
Good Day to you , I
hope this letter mine meets u in ur best mood so as to read with much
entusiasm. My name is Michael Lawson ,I am a Business man
owner of a art work on an island incarlifornia by profession,Located
incarlifornia pasaena city USA 91117. According to my Profession,I am
well known around the pasadena city. I am a Father Of 3 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 away to uk. Attached below is a copy
of my family pic of me and my family and i pay my nanny at a very
unrejectable offer other criterias will follow if u are interested, i
will appreciate a prompt reply lto lawson_artwork@yahoo.com
Michael Lawson

Click on the link below to view their details
http://www.aupairs.co.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=aup&content=userdisp&id=72D0D7DAC2DDD743&acctno=96855
Account 96855
-------------------------------------------------------

And this is the message from the "Travel Agency":

_______________________________________________________

Thanks for the message you sent to us.We really appreaciate your effort concerning working with (Michael Lawson).We will like to know your location so as for us to know where to start with concerning your travelling document.You will have to get back to us with the below information so as for us to go ahead with your visa application.Due to the high rate of crime in USA now,you will have to provide to us the below information

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Full Address and Country
3. Phone Number
4. Scanned page of International passport page.
5. Passport photo
6. $1,400 Agency/Processing Fee (Including Airline Ticket & Visa )Once we receive all this from you.You will have to give us 2-3 working days to get you the Visa and ticket done.


WESTERN UNION PAYMENT DETAILS

Transfer details
Receivers name: OLUTOYE BEGBAJI


Address: 88b Taolfourd Road ,Peckham se15 5nz UK
Text Question: whats your name
Answer;Agency



Note when sending money via western union you will be asked to provide a secrete question and answer which i have provided above and after the transaction you should get back to us with the mtcn 10 digit numbers the senders name and address and exact amount sent.thanks and hope to hear back form you shortly.

WELCOME,
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU WELL

YOU ARE ADVISED TO PAYUP ON TIME BECAUSE THERE IS A BONANZA OF YOU GETTING A CITIZENSHIP PASSPORT THAT IS TO SAY YOU WIL BE QUAILIFIED TO BE AN AMRICAN CITIZEN.
THANKS


Waiting to hear from you asap
Daren Clett
Fax # 978-367-3775
Phone # 978-367-3775

_______________________________________________________

I think the Aupairs.co.uk manager should get in contact with the police to stop this stupid people who only still money from people and waiste the time of some others.
Posted 03 August 2007 at 11:30:21 UK time
Marianna Herichova, Slovac Republic

Hi dears,
I get very similar offer (for 350pounds weekly) from family Sarah Sheringham, who is registered in the agency now. They also wanted me to contact an agency (mcdavistravels@yahoo.com) and when I contacted them I get a request for 500 pounds to pay for visas, work permit etc... :-)))))
Scam, definitely. Agree with Mariana from Mexico, the people from agency should verify such families... We wouldn�t lost time.....

Good luck girs, guys and be aware!!!

Posted 27 November 2007 at 00:29:47 UK time
James and Cherrie Thompson, United Kingdom

This sounds suspicious as well, check this out:

Hello Nanny,

How are you doing? We are Mr. and Mrs George We need a live out nanny for our 3 kids (Jonathan, Marcus, Marah) 2 boys and a girl. The schedule will be from 8:30 am till 4:00pm, from Monday till Thursday and you will surely have a day of on Fridays and weekends off.

We are a British family but based in USA but we are planning to come back and settle down in UK. Our arrival to the UK will be on the 20th of December and you will start the nanny position immediately after our arrival to the United Kingdom

We believe most nannies in the UK charge 400 to 500 pounds but we are ready to pay 550 pounds per week and also you will have your private room with bathroom and toilet .

However, we will want you to answer our questions, Your home address, your phone number, your full name, age and your picture, CV and your bank Name. We planned to pay your earnings every week via bank transfer as we hope you will get back to us with your bank name, because its important you have a bank account.

We shall be paying you 300pounds as an upfront payment and nonrefundable just for you to work for us and await our arrival to the United Kingdom .
Furthermore, we are planning to get an apartment in a very nice area as we shall be needing your own Idea too , send us the names of some nice places/cities in the United Kingdom not far from your address .

Our children will starts schooling after we spent some months in the United Kingdom because we still need to study more because its been long that we left UK.

Click on the link below to view my family pictures:

http://www.imagebam.com/gallery/892f74d31e3f767de5ceca0797d68458/

Sorry, anything that contradict to our mail pls don't reply to waste our time.

Note that we are currently living in the United States of America .

Regards
Mr. and Mrs George
Posted 27 November 2007 at 00:32:41 UK time
James and Cherrie Thompson, United Kingdom

Is that suspicious but then they showed a family photo... but asking for bank details... hmmmm ... very suspicious... I did reply to this email but no answer (didn't give any info about myself as I am not looking for a job anyway)...
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Hello all,

I read a few of the complaints made against the families on the au pair sites and found complaints about people that I am firmilliar with.Theo Johnson, Larry Wilson and Seth Brooks (They are all the same people). They are on this site and on other au pair sites. Thiese emails are almost exactly the same and they both referred me to THEIR travelling agencies. They wanted me to pay the money into an account in Nigeria but I said that I would like to use my own agency and they told me if I don't use their agencies I would have to look for another family. They all claim to be American but can hardly speak a word of english. PLEASE BE AWARE!!!

This is the first e-mail that I got from Larry Wilson wich is almost the exact same as in another complaint.
williams wilson wrote:
Good Day to you interested in u i need a aupair for my kid i want to
no more better about u, gets back to me with your details my kid is
inteligent and nice kid, his name is joe his age is 3 yea old i want you
to be with him and take good care of im for about 4 month ,All i need
from you is trust and honest because i will not be at home with the
kid and the kid stay alone with you due to my working status i could not
be at home to stay with him and as you know it there are lot of
achievement in uk ,A good sense of humour is essential and you will be
treated as part of the family from the minute you arrive. my boy like
playing game Our family is a little hectic at times but fun loving and
energetic Our house is 40 mins drive away from the South coast (Brighton
and Eastbourne)and 40 mins train journey to London. We are only 30
mins from Gatwick airport. The Aupair will have access to the internet
and a television and video in her room. She will have her own !
double room with ensuite shower facilities. I would expect the aupair
to work for 24 hrs per week Mon-Fri with weekends off.You can start
doing some other things in uk, as soon as im okay with you, you will
Have to do housework ,Till i hear from you. Here is my Contact Home
address here in uk and as soon as you arrive in the airport i will come
for the pickup

This is the first e-mail I received from Theo Johnson (suppose to be a doctor)
am a Doctor and i could be very busy at the hospital which makes me absent from home for days sometimes, i and my kids mother are divorced i will need an aupair to take care of them while am away.Therefore i will want to know where you are at present,your age
and if you can start latest by mid july.
My picture is on my profile and i will send them to you
through mail as soon as i am free.My kids are inteligent,nice, adorable,cute and fun to be with
i want you to be with them and take good care of them for about 6 months or above while am around and away.My kids names is Junior who is 4 yrs (male) and ashley who is just 6 yrs (female).
All i need from you is trust and honesty because i will not be at home with the
kids and the kids stay alone with you due to my working status
and for the fact that i work alot i would not be at home always to
stay with them and as you know it there are alot of achievement
in England and you will be treated as part of the family from the minute
you arrive.my boy likes playing and Our family is
a little hectic at times but fun loving and energetic..The
Aupair will have access to the internet and a television and
video in her room. you will have your own double room with
ensuite shower facilities. I would expect the aupair to work for
25hrs per week Mon-Fri with weekends off you can start doing some
other things here in England as you will have your working permit
as soon as i'm okay with you u will have to do some housework. I intend paying you �400-�500 per week depending on how much we appreciate you.
Till i hear from you, Here is my Contact Home address here in
England and as soon as you've arived in the airport i shall come
for the pickup.
This is my address below...
DR THEO JOHN
6 SANDYBROOK DRIVE
MANCHESTER
M9 8NY
UNITED KINGDOM
Make sure you contact me asap so that i could link you up with my Preffered travelling agency so as to help you with your visa,air ticket
and work permit in other to be available as fast as possible.
cheers
DR THEO JOHN

This is what Seth Brooks sent me because I didn't want to use his travel agency called (BRITISHTICKETAGENT) How dumb can you get!!
Hello,

Thanks for the mail.Well,i will like to inform you that it is only through my ticket agent that you can use in coming over here ok.Once you know that you can not send the money to them in Lagos Nigeria then have a nice day and look for another family.Or you can simply make the funds transfered to them through Money Gramm ok.So i hope all is well and hope to read from you soon....

Cheers....

Mr Seth Brooks.....


I always ask the families to send me a letter of confirmation that I will have the job, this letter must have their signiture, like a contract. And a form of identification, you can use these if it is a scam and you want to sue them! The suppose to be travelling agency ask that you send money to an account abroad through WESTREN UNION MONEY TRANSFER because that is the only way they can collect money without being traced. I have a friend that works with visa's and things and she said that you never pay money into an account abroad, it should be a company account at the bank. I always use my own agency or they can pay the money for the travel documents and you just pay the money back. I always look up their addresses but most of the time they don't exist or another family lives there. One of them even cut out pictures out of a book to use as photo's, just my luck we were buying the same magazines. lol.

I hope that this bit of information helped someone and if anyone of the scammers are reading this, remember what goes around comes around. If there is any questions please do email me or if you know about other scammers I would like to know.

Take care and God bless
Posted 21 August 2006 at 19:51:40 UK time
Po-chien Teong

Hello,

I get a similar email too recently. When I was reading it, I thought "hey, I read something similar else where!" I think this is the same man too, using a different name and makes a little bit changes here and there. Here is the email I receive:

"mcdonald mcdonald wrote:
Hello Am MCDONALD COLLER 35 years old, i have 2kids. mykids is inteligent
and nice kids is name is kelvin is age is 4years old, sara 2years old,i want you
to be with them and take good care of them for about 3months.All i need from you
is trust and honesty because i will not be at home with the kids and thekids
stay alone with you due to my working status and for the fact that i travel alot
i could not be at hometo stay with them and as you know it there are alot of
achievement in UK and you will be treated as part of the family from the minute
you arrive. my boys like playing video games Our family is a little hectic at
times but fun loving and energetic . We are only 30 mins from the International
airport.The Aupair willhave access to the internet and a television and video in
her room. you will have her own double room with ensuite shower facilities. I
would expect the aupair to work for 25hrs per week Mon-Fri with weekends off you
can start doing some other things he!
re! !in UK as you will have your working permit as soon as im okay with you u
will have to do some housework,Till i hear from you, Here is my Contact Home
address here in Uk and as soon as youve arived in the airport i shall come for
the pickup , 6a new road dagenham,essex, rm9 7ys. England.. am
willing to pay 450pounds per week for my child care Mcdonald family"

He is offering a very high wage, it makes me can't believe this is true. Let's be careful girls.

Posted 23 November 2006 at 10:46:30 UK time
Basarab Bogdan, Romania

If any of you has been contacted by a "screwing" familly, please report it, so that we can all be aware of him/her!
For example, on another site of au pair, i have been contacted by a dude who said he was an engineer and need me ASAP. Him, just like others told me to work with his TRAVELING AGENCY. The bloody scamers wanted from me 1150 GBP to "process your documents" real fast!
and i said :piss off mate, excuse my french :)!
Posted 03 August 2007 at 11:41:37 UK time
Marianna Herichova, Slovac Republic, mariannah@zoznam.sk

Hi dears,
I get very similar offer (for 350pounds weekly) from family Sarah Sheringham, who is registered in the agency now. They also wanted me to contact an agency (mcdavistravels@yahoo.com) and when I contacted them I get a request for 500 pounds to pay for visas, work permit etc... :-)))))
Scam, definitely. The people from agency should verify such families... We wouldn�t lost time.....

Good luck girs, guys and be aware!!!
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Posted 07 April 2007 at 05:36:13 UK time
MARIANA DOMINGUEZ, Mexico

IF YOU GET A E-MAIL ASKING YOU TO BE THEIR AUPAIR PAID 800 DLS, BUT YOU MOST PAY 1,400 DOLLARS FOR VISA AND TRAVEL EXPENSES, DONT FALL.

Yes it is all Fake and Scam.

i also would like to post the message i haved recibed from a "Michael Lawson" Account 96855 and how would "suposed" help me get the legal permits trou a "Stone Tourism And Travel Agency"
So watch out girls this guys are in the data base.

This is the first message i recibed:

-----------------------------------------------------
This email has been sent to you from a user of the AuPairs JobMatch
service via our website.

Michael Lawson wrote:
Good Day to you , I
hope this letter mine meets u in ur best mood so as to read with much
entusiasm. My name is Michael Lawson ,I am a Business man
owner of a art work on an island incarlifornia by profession,Located
incarlifornia pasaena city USA 91117. According to my Profession,I am
well known around the pasadena city. I am a Father Of 3 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 away to uk. Attached below is a copy
of my family pic of me and my family and i pay my nanny at a very
unrejectable offer other criterias will follow if u are interested, i
will appreciate a prompt reply lto lawson_artwork@yahoo.com
Michael Lawson

Click on the link below to view their details
http://www.aupairs.co.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=aup&content=userdisp&id=72D0D7DAC2DDD743&acctno=96855
Account 96855
-------------------------------------------------------

And this is the message from the "Travel Agency":

_______________________________________________________

Thanks for the message you sent to us.We really appreaciate your effort concerning working with (Michael Lawson).We will like to know your location so as for us to know where to start with concerning your travelling document.You will have to get back to us with the below information so as for us to go ahead with your visa application.Due to the high rate of crime in USA now,you will have to provide to us the below information

1. Your Full Name
2. Your Full Address and Country
3. Phone Number
4. Scanned page of International passport page.
5. Passport photo
6. $1,400 Agency/Processing Fee (Including Airline Ticket & Visa )Once we receive all this from you.You will have to give us 2-3 working days to get you the Visa and ticket done.


WESTERN UNION PAYMENT DETAILS

Transfer details
Receivers name: OLUTOYE BEGBAJI


Address: 88b Taolfourd Road ,Peckham se15 5nz UK
Text Question: whats your name
Answer;Agency



Note when sending money via western union you will be asked to provide a secrete question and answer which i have provided above and after the transaction you should get back to us with the mtcn 10 digit numbers the senders name and address and exact amount sent.thanks and hope to hear back form you shortly.

WELCOME,
WE ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU WELL

YOU ARE ADVISED TO PAYUP ON TIME BECAUSE THERE IS A BONANZA OF YOU GETTING A CITIZENSHIP PASSPORT THAT IS TO SAY YOU WIL BE QUAILIFIED TO BE AN AMRICAN CITIZEN.
THANKS


Waiting to hear from you asap
Daren Clett
Fax # 978-367-3775
Phone # 978-367-3775

_______________________________________________________

I think the Aupairs.co.uk manager should get in contact with the police to stop this stupid people who only still money from people and waiste the time of some others.
Posted 03 August 2007 at 11:40:54 UK time
Marianna Herichova, Slovac Republic, mariannah@zoznam.sk

Hi dears,
I get very similar offer (for 350pounds weekly) from family Sarah Sheringham, who is registered in the agency now. They also wanted me to contact an agency (mcdavistravels@yahoo.com) and when I contacted them I get a request for 500 pounds to pay through for visas, work permit etc... :-)))))
Scam, definitely. Agree with Mariana from Mexico, the people from agency should verify such families... We wouldn�t lost time.....

Good luck girs, guys and be aware!!!
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Nigerian Scams!
Posted 15 May 2007 at 11:23:14 UK time
Catalina de la Cerda, Mexico

Hello! I just want to say that Ive been scammed by an agency that got through Aupairs JobMatch in touch with me sending me information of a family in London. They wrote in behalf of a such Ben Natalia and the family name was Pirlo. The agency that wrote is called Spiral Consultancy & CO. Be careful! I had to send some money supposedly to pay for the agency�s service and was supposed to be for the UNICEF in Nigeria. But after I sent the money (around 350 euros) I lost all contact with them. This money was supposed to pay as well for a working visa.
Here are the data they sent me as the information on the Agency: Spiral Consultancy & and Co. Greenesfield Gateshead, NE8 2AY. Phone Number:+44-(0)703!
1821 814, +44-(0)700 5963 409 Fascimile: +44-(0)700 5963 046

If you have any contact with this just avoid it. They kept insisting me in sending more money but I didnt and its been since then that Ive had no longer contact.
If any of you know where I might denounce this and perhaps have some answers please let me know. This just happened last week. As well if amyone knows if through Aupair JobMatch there�s someone in which we could rely to denounce this and perhaps have better care in whom accesses the site as customer.

Keep eyes wide open!
Sincerely,

Caty, MEXICO
how will i know if the agency is true or not?
Posted 07 November 2006 at 02:49:52 UK time
grazil duco

i just received an email from a scotland employer and he suggests a travel agency, he is willing to pay the other amount on the agency for the process of my papers, the payment is 1150 gbp but he said that i can only pay 100 gbp and the rest would be paid by him, the name of the agency is UK travel agency in 55 comb paddock,westbury-on-trym,bristol. i need to know if this agency is true, another question how will i know if an agency is legal or not? is there a list of legal agencies in UK? respond anyone?
Posted 11 November 2006 at 19:37:09 UK time
Mei Ching

it's a scam. YOU DO NOT NEED AN AGENCY TO GET YOUR PAPERS PROCESSED. Please don't pay any money to that person who emailed you.

No genuine family will make you pay in advance. You may sometimes have to pay for certain things at your local embassy but NEVER send money abroad and NEVER pay any money to any travel agency .
Posted 24 January 2007 at 03:36:45 UK time
Pei Tze Ong, Malaysia, ongptze@gmail.com

well, i would like to ask that is that mean we don`t need agency to help us for visa and permit to work at UK? Im from Malaysia. The family said that they may help me do this kind of stuff...we still in processing...
Posted 24 January 2007 at 03:38:55 UK time
Pei Tze Ong, Malaysia

Besides, can i know that whether i can settle my visa my won or not? or better settle by my employer...coz they will pay for me...
Posted 09 February 2007 at 22:32:19 UK time
Eve Akech, Kenya

This is to all Families and Aupairs / Nannies,
You do not need to have any aagency to get a family.
In my opinion they are either scams or the families and you are being played.
If you need to know what you need, do your home work on the website and by this i do mean any travel agency but the main unbiases goverment websites who make the rules!!!!!
check out the goverment website on www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk and click your country to see what is required.
Do not get tricked!!!
Please report anything suspious i know i will


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