Protect Yourself From Internet Fraud Other websites like ours complaint that their users have been scammed! We want to prevent our users from falling victim to a scam. That is why
AuPair-Options.com highly warns you do not send cash, Checks, Western Union or MoneyGram payments in advance to anyone!
There are several scam schemes.
1. Host Families are scammed by people posing as an Au Pair or Nanny and requesting that Families send money via Western Union, MoneyGram or cash for airfare or other needs so that the candidate could meet the Host Family.
2. A person who is posing as a Host Family sends emails and bogus checks to Au Pairs and Nannies as supposed advance payments for au pair and nanny services, only to follow up with an email stating that his wife and daughter (or twin daughters in some cases) have died in a car accident and then he requests that you send him a new check as he no longer needs your services. His ploy is to send you a bogus check and then have you send him a good check or a payment by Western Union.
3. A person who is posing as a Host Family sends e-mails to Au Pairs forwarding them to his ticket agent:
"Contact the ticket agent and make enquiries about the tickets and work permit documents from your country to UK and gets back to me via email don't worry about any expenses that this might cost you i shall refund all expenses incured by you after you get here when i pick you up from the airport, i just want to be sure if you really want to work for me..."
You send money and never again hear from this person. And if you send the money, the travel agent may contact you and ask for additional payment claiming that the first ammount is insufficient.
4. Attention! This one is a brand new type of scam scheme!
A Host Family tells an Au Pair that will move to Au Pair's town. To guarantee the AuPair position, they suggest to send $100 to the Au Pair in advance if she/he opens a bank accout in a specific bank. Thus the Family appears to be a trustworthy and reliable one. But soon after, the Family contacts the AuPair again and begins asking money for different purposes regarding the AuPair placement.
Be cautious! Schemes may be elaborate, involving supposed travel agents, professors, deans, parents and other false references. Do not let yourself be fooled.
If you have any additional information about other scam schemes, do not hesitate to inform us and we will make them public.
Help us maintain a world without scams! Write to Online Support.
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2006-11-16 13:23:06 -
Daniela Rodrigues-
Au Pairs
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I am receiving email from UK people They inform that it has agents
and that they provide everything.
I go to direct the email that had passed me, because she is a false
family and it informs that options was to au-pair that they
indicararam my email.
Please, Help me !
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Hello Daniela,
You don't have to worry about your Visa 'cos I have my Agent
who is going to take care of that for you.I just want to know if you
interested in my family and willing to work as an Au pair.I found
your profile on Aupair-options.
Hope to read from you soon?
Regards
Jasmine Cole.
Daniela Rodrigues wrote:
Sorry, I Don't have a visa to work in UK.
Where did you see my profile?
Regards !
----- Mensagem original ----
De: Jasmine Cole
Enviadas: Quinta-feira, 16 de Novembro de 2006 13:46:16
Assunto: Dearest Aupair.
We are looking for an au pair to welcome into our family, and are
enthusiastic to make you feel comfortable in our home. Our jobs
keep us quite busy so you'll play an intgral and important role in
taking care of our son...Dennis. We live in a town in London, which
is roughly a 30 minute train ride from Cardiff. We live in a
three-bedroom house on a tree lined street. Our town has an active
downtown with shops, restaurants and several museums. Downtown
Cardiff is accessible by train and there are lots of other au pairs
nearby for you meet up and go out with. Cardiff is one of the
friendliest cities in the UK.
Our family activities typically involve going to the zoo, museums,
local parks or swimming pool. We also enjoy playing outside with
our son and other children in the neighborhood. Our son is 4 years
old and his weekly activities include artwork, playing outside,
singing songs and reading stories. We would like the au pair to
continue these activities with him. We know that, as a young person,
you will have places you want to go with your friends, so we will
try to schedule to include these things. We hope we can provide you
with an understanding of UK and our customs.We are willing to pay
you 250 pounds weekly,which we believe will be okay with you.
Waiting to hear from you.
Jasmine Cole.
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2006-11-24 10:03:57 -
Carre dAs Ltd.-
Partner agencies
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I know that all profiles on this website are being manually checked
by the website support team. But i tis possible that there are a few
profiles who spoil things for the rest of us. All au pair and nanny
matching websites occasionally get nannies and au pairs who are not
what they say they are. Here is some advice to help you avoid a
scam:
Do they ask you to send money, for visas or documents or air fares?
Do they ask you for strange information about yourself? For example:
personal details other than your name and address?
Do they fail to ask you the natural questions about you, that you
expect?
Do they ask a lot of questions about money?
Do they accept a job before they know much about you?
Do they fail to send many photos of themselves?
If you can answer “yes” to some of these questions, then the
nanny or au pair might not be genuine. Our best advice is to trust
your instincts. If you are worried, please write to
antiscam@aupair-options.com . Tell to AuPair-Options your membership
number, the membership number of the nanny or au pair, and the
reasons for your concern, and they will try to investigate for you.
Please remember, almost all the nannies and au pairs on this site
are genuinely looking for a job with a family like yours. |
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2007-12-16 23:58:43 -
GLD Tradelink Resources & Development -
Partner agencies
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In the case of harry Wiliison, I sent 1600 pounds for my nanny but
until now, all in vain. He sent me a pssport which is edited. His
Travel Agent is Joy Foster, and it seemed we were scammed.
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2008-01-03 09:09:26 -
BORJA LOBATO-
Au Pairs
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Chicos tener cuidado con las supuestas familias que viven en
Londres.
Hace unos días fui victima de un engaño por parte de un tal Shaun
Smith (lógicamente ese nombre será falso) quería que fuese el au
pair de sus hijos, me hizo creer que vivía en Londres, me pagaba
bastante bien, y me pidió dinero para supuestamente pagar el
billete y la agencia. La agencia es GlovalTravel esta agencia
realmente existe en EEUU pero no funciona en Europa.
Pocos días más tarde, lo intentaron tambien con el nombre de
Thomas Michael.
Y hace un momento lo mismo con Timi Keshi.
Yo he interpuesto una denuncia ante la policia.
ener cuidado cuando os pidan dinero y apenas os pregunten acerca de
vuestra experiencia.
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2008-04-23 07:25:42 -
sarah head-
Families
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hi every one,
please make yourselves aware of the name andrea thomas as she
scammed my family out of 800 pounds which she said was for a flight
ticket and then asked for more for supposidly lost luggage
there are scam aupairs out there please be aware and don't get
scammed like we did
take care
sarah head
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2008-05-19 02:23:41 -
Stefano De Franceschi-
Families
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Attenzione!
Ci risultano essere diverse ragazze di nazionalità inglese,
candidate au pair, che "stranamente" sono repreibili attraverso
numeri di telefono che iniziano con lo 00237 (Prefisso del
Cameroun). Scrivono di trovarsi in Cameroun già come au pair ma che
il oro contratto è appena scaduto e vorrebbero spostarsi in un
altro Paese. Una di queste ragazze, con con avevamo raggiunto
l'accordo per venire a lavorare da noi, all'ultimo momento ci ha
chiesto di inviarle dei soldi (250 Euro) per pagare le vaccinazioni
necessarie (per uscire dal Paese....) Abbiamo chiesto che ci
mandasse la fotocopia del biglietto aereo ma a quel punto non si è
più fatta viva... Dopo due esperienze molto positive con ragazze
trovate su questo sito è stato il primo inconveniente che ci è
capitato e volevamo segnalarlo. Grazie comunque
Stefano e Claudia
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