Au Pair Scammer - Barney Gordon - [email protected]

This is a scam; the scammer does not really have an au pair position to offer; and his barrister is fake and does not truly have any connection with the UK Home Office/Border Agency. 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.

When the scammer receives the money transfer receipt, he will be able to steal that money.

From: "Barney gordon" <[email protected]>
Subject: About us

HI

My name is Mr Barney Gordon and I am 38 years old,I work as a Film Producer I lost my spouse 2 years Ago but our Marriage was Blessed with My wonderful Daughter Helen

We live in a three bedroom Flat here in London and our Home Address is 2 newgate street London EC4M 7LS UK

Aupair accommodation

Your bedroom is situated in the attic of our house. The room has a
kingsize bed, under bed storage space, dressing table/desk and chest
of draws.
In addition to this, we have installed a TV and there is a radiator in
your room. The bedroom has also just been redecorated in New England
style colours, off white and Navy. It over looks the garden and is
very tranquil.

There is also a shower room on this floor with shower, basin and toilet.
I will happily provide towels and bedding for you to use.

We have a sitting room which is used by the Us but this doesn't
mean you can't use it. We also have a dinning room which we use for
meal times. However we do eat together at the weekends and would love
for you to join us.

Job Description

We will need her to drop and collect Helen from school and prepare her
dinner, Help her do her homework and house work and day to day running
of the home.

It is important that you forms a close bond with Helen and you would
become friends.
But in general your evenings will be your own to do what you wish.
You are expected to work for 25-28hrs every week (weekends Excluded)

Start Date

You are expected to come and stay during the Summer Holiday

Benefits

It is really important that our Aupair is happy and enjoys her time here in London with us and
I would like her to stay for as long as possible. She will be a valued and respected member of our family.
I will be reasonable in our approach to her employment and flexible with any changes to a weekly schedule including your Start date
I feel that having open communication with our Aupair is important and will reward her good work with extra time off whenever we are able to.
We work hard but we also like to have fun!


You will have weekends free and we will pay you £350 per week pocket money
which we will give to you every Friday.

I would also take care of your Travel Ticket Down here to UK
Helen likes to go to the zoo once a week and i would like you to take her

If you would like to Come and work with us then you have to send us your full details including your Name in full and your Current Residential Address to help me make Verifications on my Own.


Fell free to call us if you need clarification +44 702 409 3042
Mr Gordon

From: "Barney gordon" <[email protected]>
Subject: Waiting for your response

Hi

I have read your details and i am happy that you could get back to me
I have talked to my friends who had aupair before and they told me that if i have to invite someone from another country to UK then i have to make sure that we go into the written Agreement

I need to also Apply for your travel Documents here in UK
I have informed my Attorney and he has assured me that he would make sure that he gets the right documents ready

He informed me that he would get the Agreement Letter between us which after your Signing we can proceed to get your travel Documents ready

Helen"s Happiness and Security is of Utmost importance to me because i am not always around her

I have attached my Family pics so you would see how we Look like

If you are still interested in Joining us then you have to send us a mail.Then i would inform my Attorney

Warm regards to you

Gordon

From: "Barney gordon" <[email protected]>
Subject: Waiting for your Response

Hi

I have forwarded your name to my Barr and he informed me he has started preparing the Agreement letter

I would get back to you as soon as it is ready
Hoping to hear from you soon
Gordon

From: "Barney gordon" <[email protected]>
Subject: Agreement Form

Dear

I have decided to employ your Services for my Daughter Helen

Attached to this mail is the contract letter which was Prepared by my attorney and you expected to sign and submit the scanned copy of the signed Agreement letter to my Attorney Via is email [email protected]

He would give you Directives and how to Get the right documents to work here
You also inform him when you are free to resume duties so he can effect the Booking of your flight and also work towards the date

Thanks for your Anticipated Cooperation and hoping to be family with you soon

Gordon

Attached agreement form.doc reads:

Robinson Grey Chambers
Home Office, UK Border Agency,
PO Box 3468, Sheffield,
S3 8WA,
United Kingdom
E mail: [email protected]

Agreement and Acceptance Form

Date: xxxxx xx, 2011

This Contract is between the family of Barney Gordon Family as the Host Family and [au pair's name] as the Aupair. The Host have decided to employ the aupair services for his daughter Helen and the conditions and benefits of the contract are as follows

Duties and responsibilities

You would be Responsible for the following

* Wake Helen in the morning Make sure she is groomed and dressed
* Make sure Helen bed are made and her room is clean
* Prepare breakfast for Helen
* Prepare lunch for Helen
* Drive Helen to school (if you can’t drive then you have to go for Driving lesson here.)
* Pick up Helen from school
* Prepare a healthy afternoon snack for her
* Bathe Helen

Hours

You are expected to work for 25-28hours per week (Monday-Friday)weekend would be off duty

Code of Conduct

Reasons which could give rise to disciplinary measures are as follows:

Failure to comply with our reasonable instructions or procedures.

Conduct during or outside our home that would be detrimental to our family’s Image

In the event of a need for disciplinary action, the procedure will be:

First - a verbal warning.
Second - a written warning.
Third - dismissal without need for further notice. Reasons with would give rise to summary dismissal would be:

Theft or other dishonest offences.
Drunkenness.
Illegal drug taking.

Salary and Benefits

The Host would pay the aupair 350GBP Every Weekend .The Host is also expected to give the Aupair 50GBP Every week that would act as his/her Transport allowance. Incase of any illness the Host is expected to take care of the aupair”s Hospital Bills

Holidays

You will have 1 week paid vacation after 2 months of work. Vacation must be negotiated however, well in advance.

School/Language studies

You would be attending an English classes here in The UK. The Host would make the necessary inquiries and as soon as you arrive you would start up your lessons

Accommodation:

The Should take the aupair as member of His family so we would not treat Him/her as a paid helper but like another member of his family. So to this the aupair would have a Live in accommodation in a fully Furnished room with his/her private toilet/bathroom. A desktop with internet connection would also be made available for you .

ENTRY/OBTAINMENT OF COE

The Host family would take care of the flight Ticket and other travel documents.

You need to apply for a Certificate of Eligibility .Our office would help the Both parties get the necessary Documents to Employ(Host) and to Work(Aupair) here in the UK

If you agree with the terms and condition of the Contract then you have to sign below and submit to the email stated below

[email protected]



Signed in the Presence of:

Barr Robinson Grey Barney Gordon

I hereby Declare that the Terms and condition of This contract are OK with me and would try to the best of my ability abide by the Conditions. I therefore willingly sign this contract without duress





Aupair’s name ………………………………………………….



Signature/date………………………………………

From: [email protected]
Subject: Travel Instruction

Attn:

I am Barr Robinson Grey a staff of Home office, UK Border agency.
Your Employer Barney Gordon have advised me to help you in the process of getting your certificate of Eligibility to work with him here in London

Find below the necessary steps you will take to enable you obtain your
work identity card for foreign nationals/Certificate of Eligibility.

Follow the Instruction in the attachment i am sending to you thereof

To complete new points-based system (PBS),you must send the following documents and in formations :
-
--View the attached COE
-- An address reachable by courier services to use receive your document
---Your receipt of proof of Accession Worker Card/Certificate of Eligibility:
(See attachment COEUK2010)for more information


You have to read the attached form carefully and Try to meet up with the border requirements
Requirement should be submitted within 48hrs of receipt of this mail

I wish to promise your safe arrival to London
Get back to me Soon
CONGRATULATIONS

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

Attached COEUK2010.pdf reads:

HOME OFFICE
WELCOME TO THE UK HOME OFFICE
Email:[email protected]

We wish to confirm the receipt of your Files/documents from your Employer Mr Barney
Gordon and to notify you that we have queued your file for processing of which the UK
Home Office must approve the UK Employment Authorization (UKEA) while your
Certificate of Eligibility ( COE )will be issued through our network and agreement with UK
Immigration office here in UK .
We also wish to inform you that the aupair programme is no longer available for citizens
outside the European Union

We manage border control for the UK, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. We
also consider applications for permission to enter or stay in the UK, and for 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, going by the new point-based system for immigration in
2010

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 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

To meet the above requirement applicants are required to make a deposit of the stipulated
financial requirement of £690GBP (Pounds Sterling) via any Western Union/Money Gram
agent using the following format:

Senders Name: Should be name of your Wife or Spouse or Father or Mother
(Anyone at your discretion that can stand in as your next of kin)

Receivers Name: Must be you the Immigrant : (au pair's name)

Payout Location: Your intended residential address in the UK

Payout Amount ; 690GBP

Payout Country: United Kingdom

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

Scan the copy of the receipt of payment you made to us, for confirmation.

We hope to hear from you with the documents as mentioned above as soon as possible so
that we can proceed with the processing of your Travel Documents for it to be ready
Thank you.

Barr Roland Mark
Border Agency
P.O. Box 3468
Sheffield, S38WA,
UK.

My daughter has fall in a similar scam , I think it is if someone confirm I will be very grateful.... we realize it when the UK home office wire us asking for a "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 £850GBP via any Western Union/Money Gram
agent using the following format :"
this request was strange and so I try to investigate with "Saint GOOGLE" and I found this useful site ...

the history start when my daughter receive the confirmation from [email protected]:
"Congratulations! I am pleased to confirm that you have been selected to work as a Nanny for our Kid. I am delighted to make you the following job offer. I have attached to this email the contract letter and you are to read through for the terms and conditions of our offer to you.

The position I am offering is that of (Nanny) at a salary (£300 British Pounds) per (Week). This is a (permanent) position, with probation of one Month after which your employment will be confirmed.

Please fill and sign the enclosed copy of this letter and send it to the UK home office to indicate your acceptance of this offer. Due to my very busy schedule, I want to make sure everything is completed before this weekend so the home office can process your relocation and prepare your Work/travel documents. Contact the UK home office with the filled contract letter and a written application indicate your takeoff location/intending travel date for accurate flight booking.

Here is the email of the UK home office: [email protected]. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Sincerely,
Anthony Roben."

After se sign the contract and send it to [email protected] ( on saturday) we receive on Sunday (it is strange usually on Sunday the office are closed) this email :

"Dear Applicant,

We wish to acknowledge the receipt of your mail.

Check the attached files and follow our instructions. Submit the three requirements

1,filled application forms
2,Scan copy of passport or ID Card
3,Receipt of deposit of 8500GBP from Western Union or Money Gram.

Senders name: Any of your relative

Receiver:

Payout location UK

We would work to serve you better.

Yours Sincerely

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

with in attach this two documents:

first -----------------------------------------------------
Dear Applicant,
We have noted the content of your request, Your employer Mr. Anthony Roben 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 Work Permit
and 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 or ID card.
(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 2012
• 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 £850GBP 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;Friend,Sister,MotherFather,Brother or you as the employer)
Receivers Name: Must be you the primary sponsor:
(xxxxx xxxxx)
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

the second was a WORK PERMIT APPLICATION FORM (TWP2 DEC 2010)This form is for use outside the UK only.

Your suspicion is correct. The correspondence to your daughter is from a scammer.

The address: [email protected] has nothing to do with UK immigration. It was created by scammers.

The writing in the "job offer" tells me that she has been dealing with an African, not someone from UK. The emails from the "Home Office" is the same.

In order to get a visa, your daughter would have to go to the local embassy, in person. She would not be sending money by Western Union to anyone. The receipt for the transfer would be enough for the scammers to pick up the money themselves, even though it wasn't sent to them. That is what they are trying to do.

Any time you receive a job offer which involves you sending money to anyone, it is going to be a scam.

Thank you very much!!!