Hello,
I wanted to work as an au pair and I was looking for host family. One day Crystal Lewis Moore ( https://www.facebook.com/crystallewismoore515?fref=ts ) contacted me on facebook (when I asked her why she didn’t contacted me trough AuPairWorld site, she said they already deleted their account), that they are interested in me being their Au pair.
We started to communicate through mail ([email protected]) and she told me they contacted Agency which will contact me. I received mail from Katrina Vanderhulst, a representative of Au Pair International Agency. But she contacted me from mail “[email protected]”. Unfortunately, I found out too late that Katrina’s real mail is “[email protected]”. We started to prepare my arrival, the fake Katrina sent me contract and then told me I have to pay $1520:
Hello ---!
I would like to thank you for your interest regarding our Au Pair abroad program. Your documents has been received successfully and currently been verified.
I also attached your contract and Agreement form for you to print read and sign where needed an also return with other documents.
Please be informed we charge a total cost of $1,520 as shown in the Payment Authorization form, this fees covers both Flight tickets to the states, your Medical Insurance , Visa application service , SEVIS , and our Agency fee inclusive.
Please tick the appropriate payment option.
I will attach a provisional flight schedule for you to confirm in my next email.
Then I send her signed agreements, and passport informations, and then she told me my documentation has been verified and the last thing to do is make payment. She Attached a Payment slip with the bank transfer details and I sent the money. She sent me the confirmation, and then she sent me this mail:
Hello ---!
Our management wish to tell you that we received an order from the US Consulate, the content of the message which is being passed to you and your Host Family in view of the response we got on account of the Traveling Packages sent to them for verification.
This information affects all Au Pairs/Nannies entering into the U.S from September, 2013 & beyond (effective for every other Au Pair applying to enter into the country as from this due date; so with this recent development; We hereby write to inform you that it's in the best interest of the Au Pair and their Host Family this law was promulgated and necessary steps and requirements needed must be observed accordingly without any delay .
We are supposed to send along with these email attached copy of your flight ticket and other important documents in the package that has been sent to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service for final verification and certification.
We hope you understand that we are always here to assist you if you need any other form of assistant pertaining to our services,
CK:
Au Pairs
Nannies
Host Families and References
Agency Affiliate
&
Other Departments of concern
Sincerely,
Katrina Vanderhulst
Director of International Programs
Au Pair International, Inc.
Main: (646) 470-7904
Email: [email protected]
(there was two documents attached, which said I have to pay another $1,020)
That was the moment I started to be suspicious (unfortunately a bit late). I found out on the internet that it’s probably a scam and wrote the ‘false Katrina’ to give me my money back but of course I never heard from her a word again.
Please If someone had similar experience with thic contact, let me know, thank you.
I wanted to work as an au pair and I was looking for host family. One day Crystal Lewis Moore ( https://www.facebook.com/crystallewismoore515?fref=ts ) contacted me on facebook (when I asked her why she didn’t contacted me trough AuPairWorld site, she said they already deleted their account), that they are interested in me being their Au pair.
We started to communicate through mail ([email protected]) and she told me they contacted Agency which will contact me. I received mail from Katrina Vanderhulst, a representative of Au Pair International Agency. But she contacted me from mail “[email protected]”. Unfortunately, I found out too late that Katrina’s real mail is “[email protected]”. We started to prepare my arrival, the fake Katrina sent me contract and then told me I have to pay $1520:
Hello ---!
I would like to thank you for your interest regarding our Au Pair abroad program. Your documents has been received successfully and currently been verified.
I also attached your contract and Agreement form for you to print read and sign where needed an also return with other documents.
Please be informed we charge a total cost of $1,520 as shown in the Payment Authorization form, this fees covers both Flight tickets to the states, your Medical Insurance , Visa application service , SEVIS , and our Agency fee inclusive.
Please tick the appropriate payment option.
I will attach a provisional flight schedule for you to confirm in my next email.
Then I send her signed agreements, and passport informations, and then she told me my documentation has been verified and the last thing to do is make payment. She Attached a Payment slip with the bank transfer details and I sent the money. She sent me the confirmation, and then she sent me this mail:
Hello ---!
Our management wish to tell you that we received an order from the US Consulate, the content of the message which is being passed to you and your Host Family in view of the response we got on account of the Traveling Packages sent to them for verification.
This information affects all Au Pairs/Nannies entering into the U.S from September, 2013 & beyond (effective for every other Au Pair applying to enter into the country as from this due date; so with this recent development; We hereby write to inform you that it's in the best interest of the Au Pair and their Host Family this law was promulgated and necessary steps and requirements needed must be observed accordingly without any delay .
We are supposed to send along with these email attached copy of your flight ticket and other important documents in the package that has been sent to the US Citizenship and Immigration Service for final verification and certification.
We hope you understand that we are always here to assist you if you need any other form of assistant pertaining to our services,
CK:
Au Pairs
Nannies
Host Families and References
Agency Affiliate
&
Other Departments of concern
Sincerely,
Katrina Vanderhulst
Director of International Programs
Au Pair International, Inc.
Main: (646) 470-7904
Email: [email protected]
(there was two documents attached, which said I have to pay another $1,020)
That was the moment I started to be suspicious (unfortunately a bit late). I found out on the internet that it’s probably a scam and wrote the ‘false Katrina’ to give me my money back but of course I never heard from her a word again.
Please If someone had similar experience with thic contact, let me know, thank you.
