Sean Harrison - [email protected]

[Chris Fuller]

This is not a genuine au pair opportunity; it is a scam.

From: [email protected]

Dear Au pair,

We are an American family based in the United Kingdom. We live in Essex, London, and we
are looking for an Au pair for our kids. A boy and a girl.

Accomodation and health insurance would be provided by us and we are offering to pay the Au pair a weekly pocket money of 500GBP.

If you accept our offer, please endeavor to send us an introduction about yourself and any of your recent pictures

We would write you with more details about the au pair position once we hear from you.

We hope our e mail finds you well..Contact us on this E-mail:[email protected]

Best wishes,
Sean Harrison & family
London, UK
+447024077588

[Chris Fuller]

This email was not sent from the UK; it was sent from Nigeria, as proven by the IP address: 216.7.157.252 - Nigeria.

From: Sean Harrison <[email protected]>
Subject: To Our New Family Member

We have decided to find an Au pair because we need help looking after our child. We are looking for an Au pair to be a big sister or brother to our child and to become another member of our family. May we know your full name?Thanks for the lovely picture.

My names are sean harrison and I run a private consultancy firm as a Guidance Counselor managing stress related issues for corporate clients. My spouse Sarah works as a Nurse.

We live in a four bedroom house in Essex, London and have one daugther Lisa aged 2 years old and a son Eric, who is 4 years old. Very lovely and easygoing kids.

The kids like to go to the parks once a week and we would like you to take them.

We will require you to take care of the kids for about 30hrs a week. You will have the weekends free and we will pay you 500GBP per week pocket money which we will give to you every Friday.

Our residence is very open and near the city and there are other au pairs close by. There is also a good language school and we will encourage you to go for lessons there to learn any language of your choice if you wish to. In the area there is one pub full of young people, a shop/post office and a hall where people get together to have parties. There is also a bus stop outside our house with direct access into the city centre.

You will have your own bedroom and your own bathroom well furnished , plus deskphone and computer system with internet.

We do not have any pets and we do not smoke.

We need an au pair to start with us soon and stay at least 6 months or more. We will need you to drive our second car if you can and we shall arrange some driving lessons for you when you arrive so that you can get used to the UK driving system. You may use this car for taking the children to school, going to your language classes and for your private use.

We are a fun young family looking for a kind hearted fun au pair to mix in with our family.

There are several au pairs here in the UK from different countries and you can also Au pair here, however you need to fulfill the necessary au pair requirements correctly. We shall assist you in coordinating your travel arrangements so that you do not make any mistakes if this is your first time to travel to the UK hence wait for our information on that as we would give you the needed travel guidance.

We look forward to your reply and we hope our email finds you well.

Cheers.
Sean Harrison
For the family.

[Chris Fuller]

The email address given for the UK Home Office/Border Agency is not a genuine UK Home Office email address; it is an email address belonging to the scammer. You can see genuine UK Home Office email addresses here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/about ... ctcentres/

Please notice that the genuine UK Home Office/Border Agency email addresses end with @ukba.gsi.gov.uk - and with no words or abbreviations after that.

Again, this email was really sent from Nigeria: IP address: 41.138.167.127 - Owerri, Nigeria.

From: Sean Harrison <[email protected]>
Subject: Contract letter and Travel Instructions

Dear Aupair,

We are very happy to employ you and have you as our aupair.

Here you will see our offer letter that we have attached here in this email.You have to go through it and accept by signing and also contact the UK Home Office with the signed contract letter.

Apply for your Certificate Of Eligibility.They will send you all Information/instructions regarding the process of your Travel documents.

Here is their email address [email protected]

Follow my instructions ,so you wont make any mistakes.

We have informed them about employing you,so do contact them as soon as possible,to enable them start up the process of your travel documents.

Do wait for their instructions and don't make any inquires,so you wont make mistakes. Give them your country name and nearest air port ,so they can book a flight for you

Thanks and hope to here from you with a copy of the signed contract letter for my records.

Mr Sean Harrison
For the Family

The phone number +447024077588 used by this scammer is not a normal UK telephone number; like all phone numbers which begin +4470, it is a 'redirect' number, redirecting all calls to a mobile phone almost anywhere in the world. In this case, it redirects all calls to the scammer's mobile phone in Nigeria.

[Chris Fuller]

The Confirmation/Proof of Sufficient Funds is bogus - the genuine UK Home Office never requests that proof of sufficient funds is made in this way.

If this money transfer is made by Western Union or MoneyGram, the scammer will steal the money - he can do this using the Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) or Reference Number, regardless of whose name the transfer is made to, or to which country.

From: UK Home Office <[email protected]>
Subject: Travel Requirement to London, England, UK

Dear Applicant,

We have noted the content of your request ,Your employer Mr Sean Harrison contacted our office and asked that we should treat your application with priority.

Find below the necessary steps you will take to enable you obtain your Certificate of Eligibility.

(1)You are to fill properly the UK Visa Application Form and leave your sponsor's section blank for us to complete.

(2)A scanned copy of your passport.

(Our Office will let you know when to visit the UK Embassy there in your country)

The UK Border Agency is responsible for securing the United Kingdom borders and controlling immigration in the United Kingdom. We manage border control for the United Kingdom,enforcing immigration and customs regulations. We also consider applications for permission to enter or stay in the United Kingdom,citizenship and asylum.

Disclaimer:

The UK Home Office wishes to authoritatively inform applicants seeking for immigration status into the United Kingdom not to make any payments for processing of Work Permit, Visa and/or Expatriate Quota Approval. Approval for entry (Visa) into the United Kingdom is executed by the Nearest British Embassy or Consulate within the applicants country of residence or location after regulation and certification of the applicant by the UK Home Office as at the time of application.

The UK Home Office will exercise its full powers to perform its responsibility to regulate entry into the UK, by:

•Ensuring that the sponsor is financially capable to support the applicant entering the United Kingdom for Business or Pleasure throughout the duration of the validity of the Entry Visa.

• Ensuring that the applicant, has the minimum stipulated financial requirement to earn the needed points for Visa Approval, going by the new point-based system for immigration in 2011

• Ensuring that the applicant is eligible to Live, Work and carry out business activities in the United Kingdom legally.

The new points-based system (PBS) is the biggest shake up of the immigration system for 45 years.Under the new system, migrants will need to pass a points-based assessment before they receive Certificate of Eligibility and permission to enter or remain in the United Kingdom. It will help British businesses recruit the skills it needs from abroad and assure the British public that only the skilled migrants will need to come to the United Kingdom. The role of employees/migrants with qualifying financial base is crucial to its success.


Before the issuance of Certificate of Eligibility to you for issuance of Visa by Local British Consulate, you are required to show proof that the stipulated financial requirement/applicant travel allowance as indicated above is available. The UK Home Office would ensure via this means that only eligible applicants who are financially capable are allowed entry into the United Kingdom.


CONFIRMATION/PROOF OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS

This step must be completed by any one you wish to stand in as your next of Kin. As per UK Immigration policies, an individual must be aware of your travel to the United Kingdom. This can be your Mother or Father or Brother or Sister or Close Relative or friend and is at your discretion.

To meet the above requirement your selected next of kin is required to make a deposit of the stipulated financial requirement of £650GBP via any Western Union/Money Gram agent using the following format :

Senders Name: Should be the selected individual you wish to stand in as your next of kin(eg,Mother,father,Brother,sister or friend)

Receivers Name: Must be you the primary sponsor

Payout Location: Your intended residential address in the UK(eg;Your employers address in the contract letter or any address you have here in UK)

Payout Country: United Kingdom

As soon as you come down here you can visit any Western Union/Money Gram agent and receive back your deposit,using the details.

Note: You must ensure that the senders name is the above as instructed and the receiver is you for security reasons and as the primary sponsor of your immigration into the United Kingdom.

Payout Location: Your intended residential address in the United Kingdom. It is not compulsory that you must use the residential address of your Employer which is also your residential address. If you have an alternative residential address here in United Kingdom, you can also use that. However it is advisable if this is your first time to travel to United Kingdom, to use your employers residential address which is also your address.

Payout Country: United Kingdom

Note: Ensure that the receiver is you so that only you can withdraw the deposit after the verification of deposit has been carried out, as the Home Office would not be liable for loss. This is not a payment but a deposit for verification which is why it is in your name as the receiver and to also fulfill that you have funds to support yourself when you arrive here till you receive your first salary from your Employer.

Application Checklist: You are to send the following application requirements:

* Courier Address for Shipment of Hard Copies of your Certificate of Eligibility and other documents.



* Scan the receipt of the deposit of your financial requirement including the Money Transfer Control or Verification Number to enable our office perform Verification of the deposit.


* Scan Completed Application Form.

(Our Office will let you know when to visit the UK Embassy there in your country)

Confirmation of Basic Travel Allowance satisfies the requirement for release of Expatriate Relocation Package (ERP). Expatriate Relocation Package protects the right of expatriates and ensures full compliance to terms and conditions of contract engagement by United Kingdom Employers.

The instructions above would earn you the needed points under the point-based system for the release of your Certificate of Eligibility to you with instructions on how to receive entry status/notary from the nearest British Consulate

Yours Sincerely

Home Office , UK Border Agency,
PO Box 3468 ,
Sheffield , S3 8WA
United Kingdom.