Mr. Abraham Curtis- Great Au Pair Website: Is it a scam?

Dear Zarrah,

I am happy to read from you. First and foremost, i must not fail to
confess my happiness over your willingness to work for me as
Aupair/Nanny, to take care of my child (BABY GIRL) she is 4 years old.
I lost my wife last year in an auto accident and since then i haven't
being myself again because i loved her so much.

We are happy family that takes care of our workers like our family,
and we like a honest and sincere person in our home.
Your main duty is to get Victoria ready for school in the morning
while the school bus take and bring her back from school then you
receive her back, play with her and as well as washing and ironing for
her cloth.

I only have my cook who is helping me take care of Vicky and the house
when i go to work, but now I want to employ an aupair/nanny to help
out because only the cook cannot do all these jobs, that is the
reasons why I am looking for Au pair/ Nanny.

You will be paid the sum of 1600 pounds per month and shall have you
own room with private bathroom in our house as new member of the
family.

Below this massage i have stated some questions for you to answer
correctly, and as soon as i receive your reply together with the
answers to my questions, i will send you a written contract Letter
which you will fill, sign and send to the UK Home office for your Au
pair Placement approval. This is to legalize our contract.

I will take care of your Flight ticket and other traveling expenses,
but i want you to have in mind that before your application will be
approve you must have a Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) which will be
presented to the UK Home Office. You must have up to 600 to 1,000 GBP
(BRITISH POUNDS) to present to the UK Home office as your BTA before
they can accept your Aupair placement approval. The BTA is not for the
UK Home Office but for you to use in taken care of yourself when you
arrive London before you start receiving your salary.

Kindly answer the below questions sincerely;

1) Your Full Name
2) Your Age
3) Your Nationality
4) The Current country and city where you are living now
5) Your last job
6) How much you earn monthly in your last Job
7) Do you smoke?
What will you do to stop a Baby from crying?
9) Do you drive?
10) Can you swim?
11) Have you being to UK, London before? If so, when and what for?
12) Can you provide your Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) which is very
important for the British Government.

Like i have said previously, i will make sure i take care of all your
traveling expenses but the BTA is a proof to the British Government
that you are capable to live and work in the U.K before starting to
receive your salary and must come from you.

I will be expecting your soonest reply to enable me send you the Contract Letter

Best Regards,

Hello Zarrah,

Hope you are doing great today? Am glad you answered my questions
correctly that shows you can take proper care of my daughter. i will
like us to have a skype conversation to help know you more and you also
know and see us on camera. add me vickydadloveu meet us today by
4pm London time.

Here is the contract letter i promised to send please read carefully
sign and send to the UK Home Office to enable the approval of your
aupair placement.

You have to print the letter sign then send to the home office email
address [email protected]

Best Regards

APPROVED CONTRACT LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT
Approved by UK Border Agency
Job preference: Au pair Employment Ref No. :EM14UK/08
15th
September
This employment agreement is made as of this day......of ..........., 2014 between:
Mr. Abraham Curtis
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Place of residence:
77 Cardinals Way, Upper Holloway London N19 3UY
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hereinafter referred to as "the host or employer" and
....................................................................................…………………………
hereinafter referred to as "the au pair or employee"
Name:
....................................................................................................................…
Born on
....................................................................................................……………………
Nationality:
.........................................................……………………………………………………
Place of residence/Telephone number:
..............................................................................…………………………...........…
GENERAL CONDITIONS
 The au pair shall be received by the host family for a minimum period
of three(3) months to one year if the two parts pleases they can extend.
 During this period, the au pair shall be given the opportunity to improve
her/his education, in particular with regard to the language courses, and
to increase her/his general cultural development.
 The au pair shall have a week vacation after every three(3) months.
DUTIES OF THE HOST
The host undertakes to receive the au pair into the family and to let her/him share
the daily family life; in this connection, he makes the following declaration of
which the au pair takes note:that the family consists of:
Three (3) Members
......................................................................................................................................
Two (2)
Including................................ Adults, One (1)
Three (3) and...................... Girl, aged
of..............................................................………………
Five (5)
that the family lives in a Bungalow consisting of .......……. rooms including......
Five (5) London,
.....................bathroom(s), situated around ………................................... and.....
6Kilometre
........................ Away from an educational institution where appropriate language
courses are available.
Occupation of the host:
Contractor Engineer
...............................................................................................………...................
Occupation of the host's spouse:
none
....................................................................………………....................................
The host employs the following domestic staff in the home:
Cook
...............................................................................................................................
The language normally spoken in the household is
English
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The host shall provide board and lodging for the au pair and shall place at
His/her disposal a separate suitable room or a suitable room shared with the
Family.

In addition, the host shall pay the au pair salary and pocket money amounting to
1600GBP monthly and 100 GBP for weekly up keeps.

The au pair's hours of duty shall be organised in such a way as, to allow
her/him to follow courses, and to improve her/his general cultural
development and knowledge of the language.
One (1)

The au pair shall have ................... free day(s) per week and shall have full
opportunity to take part in religious worship.

In the event of the au pair's falling ill, the host shall continue to provide board
and lodging and shall give all appropriate care until such time as necessary
arrangements have been made.
DUTIES OF THE AU PAIR
6 to 7
The au pair undertakes to participate, in day to day family duties by furnishing the
following services and will also have a Sunday off:

Prepare the kids for school.

Get them observe their siesta.
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Help them do their Homework
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Feed them.
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Clean them up and do some light work.
DISCIPLINE: Reasons which could give rise to disciplinary measures are as follows:

Causing a disruptive influence in the household.

Job incompetence.

Conduct during or outside working hours prejudicial to our interest.
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Unreliability in time- keeping or attendance.
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Failure to comply with our reasonable instructions or procedures.
In the event of a need for disciplinary action, the procedure will be:
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First - a verbal warning.
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Second - a written warning.
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Third - dismissal without need for further notice.
Reasons which would give rise to summary dismissal would be:
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Theft or other dishonest offences
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Drunkenness
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Illegal Drug taking
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Child abuse or neglect The Au pair agrees to comply with any formality necessary on her/his part to
enable the host to fulfil her/his obligations in this agreement.
This agreement has been drawn up in three copies:
 One to be retained by the host,
 One to be retained by the au pair,
 One to be deposited with the UK Home Office.
IF THE TERMS AND CONDITION IS ACCEPTED BY YOU, SIGN, SCAN
AND SEND BACK TO US THROUGH OUR EMAIL ADDRESS.
EMPLOYER
......................
EMPLOYE
UK HOME OFFICE
UK Immigration Sector Home Office (UK Border
Agency), Trocoll House, Wakering Road, Barking IG11
8PD, London, United Kingdom.
[email protected]

[AlanJones]

It is a scam - [email protected] is a free email address and not an official UK Government one.

Also, the only way to get a visa is by going to the Embassy/Consulate in your coutnry - it is not dealt with by any one in the UK and initial contact is not done by email.

Also, the email was written by a West African, and there is no such thing as Basic Travel Allowance except in the mind of scammers, and the pay is out of range for the job.

YES ABSOLUTELY IT IS A SCAM.. I RECEIVED THE SAME EMAILS AND MESSAGES AS YOU'VE GOT.

i ALSO FOUND HIM IN GREAT AU PAIR.

THIS EMAILS ALSO IS A SCAM. [email protected]
[email protected]

I NEARLY HANDED THEM MONEY FOR MY THE TRAVEL ALLOWANCE BUT THANKS GOD I WAS SAVED.

UNFORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO SEND SOME OF MY PHOTOS AND INFORMATION. I HOPE YOU WILL BE AWARE JUST IN CASE THEY WILL USED MY INFORMATION..

I HOPE I WAS ABLE TO HELP SOMEONE ALSO WHO ENTERTAINED THIS EXPERTS SCAMMERS.