The Philippine Embassy Labor Office issued their latest warning last 22nd of January 2010 on fake online job offers for Filipinos wanting to immigrate in the United Kingdom. The bogus online job offers that are rampantly circulating through emails and even Facebook.
Among the UK jobs which have been offered to Filipino applicants lately include positions like Nannies, Au Pair, Hotel staff, Store Manager, Salesmen, Engineers, and many others.
It should be noted, though, by Filipinos that the Au Pair visa scheme had already been abolished effective last 26 November 2008 and has been replaced by the Youth Mobility Scheme under the new UK Points-Based System.
It is therefore in no way a host family from UK could pay for all your travel cost or give you the promised salary and almost luxury life that they're promising, in exchange of you paying for their barrister's fee or whatsoever.
Among the UK jobs which have been offered to Filipino applicants lately include positions like Nannies, Au Pair, Hotel staff, Store Manager, Salesmen, Engineers, and many others.
It should be noted, though, by Filipinos that the Au Pair visa scheme had already been abolished effective last 26 November 2008 and has been replaced by the Youth Mobility Scheme under the new UK Points-Based System.
It is therefore in no way a host family from UK could pay for all your travel cost or give you the promised salary and almost luxury life that they're promising, in exchange of you paying for their barrister's fee or whatsoever.
I've just received a message through Facebook 7 hours ago from "Christopher Mullen" (don't be surprised when the link gets broken as I am sure that in a week or so, this account will be deleted or inactive because this was just made up by some Nigerian scammers to fool people who wants to be an au pair) so I tried to add him to my friend's list so I could check and verify the account's authenticity but I guess he know's better now and became wary that he could be exposed just like what I did with "Nicole Edwards". I've noticed that this Christopher Mullen has just recently signed up with Facebook and he's done a good job in making his profile semi-private.
Here's what he said:
Hi,
Am Christopher Mullen, a widower for three years. I got your name from the nanny website easyaupair.com.I need a person to serve as my awesome kids Nanny and i liked what i read from your profile. My former nanny was Asian and she served us well but she had to leave after completion of her contract and get settled with her Hubby. I reside in London,United Kingdom with my two lovely kids am seeking for the services of a nanny to come and work for me in the U.K.Their mom is Late and its such an heavy task taking care of the kids alone besides i would be traveling for a project soon. I am willing to offer Eight Hundred and Fifty GBP (£850) per week and will provide monthly shopping allowances as well as accommodation.
If interested do reply to my email at mull.christoph@gmail.com and i would send you more details of the job. Please respond promptly if you have an international passport,if you are interested in the job.
Thanks,
Christopher Mullen.
5 Signs That The Au Pair Offer Is A Scam
1. Grammar
The letter above is much better when compared to other au pair scam emails that I've received but if you carefully read their letters, you will see what they all have in common. These letters are poorly drafted and constructed.
2. High Salary
Let's face it, au pairs are like much more sophisticated domestic helpers (DH) and the latter do not make much money (at least it is quite a huge amount when sent in the Philippines). It is therefore suspicious when they try to offer you pretty high salaries and benefits.
3. Contact Person
Most of the letters would only address you with "Hi" and goes on telling about their family, their kids, their job and their need for an au pair. It was designed to have a generic "hi" because they blast or send it to thousands of people wanting so bad to be an au pair in another country.
If you look at the e-mail address, it is different from the e-mail address. Well some may say that maybe the person used his spouse email. Well, it couldn't be always the case. Here are some of the samples:
Mrs Anita Collinson Family Cares
Jessica Jenifer
4. Wrong Documents
With so much people that they're corresponding with, they could get caught with their responses and the documents that they're sending. Here's one sent from annjohn122@yahoo.com alias "Julie Ann Lawrence" or Ann. Notice that the letter was sent in attention to Loreta G. Alalim and not my name.
Attn: Loreta G. Alalim
We acknowledge with thanks the receipt of your mail and the content well noted.
An Affidavit of guarantee is a legal approve document by the Immigration authorities of United Kingdom
To process a dully legalized/signed Affidavit of Guaranty will cost you 500 GBP all together with attorney fee.
On acceptance, we shall forward to you all the required information needed from you.
Thanks.
Barr Buchy Iwu
Attorney at Law
Even if they're already corresponding with you, they would still misspell your name. Here's an almost believable story from since they looked for a "common ground" and almost made me believe they were indeed LDS.
Hi Junha,
it was same spirit that advice me to contact you, since i have been contacted by several aupair's but i decided to choose you as the spirit of church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints advice me to do, wonderful..!!! the spirit works together you can believe that.
So far i have stop searching since i have finally gotten you as one, There's a Mormon temple close to my area where we worship and we believe we both will worship the same temple.
Regrding your visa, I will advice you to contact one of the leading traveling agent in UK named TAMACO TRAVELING AGENCY, they will help you in securing your traveling documents within 4 working days, they are license traveling agent, contact them through their email address: tamacoaba@yahoo.com I will forward a letter of invitation copy to the traveling agent for a quick processing of your traveling document so that you will be here on or before 10th February 2010.
As for your flight, i will book flight through Euro Star just let me know the date of your arrival and furnish me with your passport information.
Ann
5. Money
Everything that requires you to send money online especially through Western Union should tip you off that it is a fake job. Here's a copy of an email from a "John Lloyd" (funny that his name sounds like that of a famous actor here in the Philippines)
From:
John Lloyde
To: cute_jon00100@yahoo.com
Dear Jonha,
Hope your doing fine? We are fine here as well. I received your resume and i have forwarded to the immigration attorney. Concerning the issue of the processing cost of your immigrant visa, which comes with a work permit. I can only help by taking up to 80% of the cost while you handle the remaining 20%. Am working on a very tight budget am a single parent i have bills to pay every week. Talking about salary deduction is out of the case because i applied for a bank loan for your one year salary which the bank have approved but the cannot release any part of it till you start up work here. The attorney requires the processing fees to secure the immigrant visa i don't want to be wasting time. If that's okay for you then send the required documents to the immigration lawyer he explained to me that his going to need the following to be able to process the immigrant visa from the British home office here in London. He will be drafting the worker's agreement for us in line with United Kingdom labor laws. Below are the documents the attorney need. So let me know your position urgently because i don't have much time the month is almost coming to an end.
(1) Photocopy of your international passport.
(2) Police clearance certificate.
(3) Reference letter.
Kindly scan and send the required documents to him for further directive.
Attn: Mr. Andrew Moore
ANDREW AND PARTNERS
Solicitors and legal practitioners
Add: Suite 112 Rover building, 626 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, London W4 5RY
E-mail: barristerandrewmoore@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-7045721372.
I hope to hear from you.
Thanks and God Bless,
John
As I was checking my database (haha, I've received a lot of these au pair scam emails that I almost accumulated a database!), I saw that one of them was online so I decided to chat. I almost got teary eyed laughing at how the scammer reacted! lol Please note that this is the same person that claimed that she's LDS and talked about spirit, haha.
Do not easily believe in whatever the scammer are saying because first and foremost, there are no au pair visa for Filipinos to go to UK. Second, if they will provide you with such an opportunity, they shouldn't ask you for any money. If you've received any of these au pair letters, feel free to post their email addresses and their letters to help prevent these au pair scammers from fooling many people who might have not been aware of this au pair scam program.
Below are just some of the email addresses of scammers that I have encountered. Feel free to add from those that you've received au pair scam emails from.
Below are just some of the email addresses of scammers that I have encountered. Feel free to add from those that you've received au pair scam emails from.
michaelsant@comcast.net
vocationfamilyhome@gmail.com
jsandraandd@yahoo.com
millsmills6@gmail.com
juliemacleod18@yahoo.com
iceypeanut@yahoo.com
srh5969@gmail.com
johnlloyde@live.com
bluegrassbiggss@hotmail.com
annjohn122@yahoo.com
tamacoaba@yahoo.com
gjcox21@yahoo.co.uk
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