9th Au Pair mail.. kindly check :)

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From: Mrs Ruth Harrison <[email protected]>
Subject: BE MY KIDS GREAT AUPAIR
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 05:07:57 -0500
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Dear Au Pair,

HI! We are a fun family consists of an Au Pair to care for our 2 kids,Peter And Paul,eldest is Peter which is 4, And Paul which is just a year and some moth. I and my husband are busy working parents. We are looking for an enthusiastic, fun, friendly and kind au pair! We are easy going family living in London!

The safety and happiness of my children is my number one priority and it also needs to be yours. I'm looking for a female or a male au pair, ultra reliable, honest, and flexible and know how to play and have fun with children. You will have your own room - it's only one but there's a TV, video, DVD and CD in there.

You will have your own room and guaranteed your own privacy with food provided and pocket money. There will be plenty of free time for you to enjoy London and also make new friends and learn the English language.

My husband and i as promsie to give the best of education to any lucky au pair we will be having.

If you are interested and ready to take this responsibility and to experience life and education in the UK, please contact us. Leaving home is hard for anyone but we will welcome you into our home and look after you. We are ready to pay you 750 pounds every week, which we believe is ok by you inclduing pocket fee of 70 pounds per day.

We would love to hear from you soon!

Regards

Mrs. Ruth Harrison!

Another scam I'm afraid. You'll find the identical wording here.
For some reason the children haven't aged in the last 12 months.

AmberJade

I have been investigating and think perhaps this site may help you sort out some of the obvious scam nanny jobs.

http://www.4nannies.com/info/nanny-scams.cfm

They do list quite a few, but bear in mind that because a name or an email address is not on the list, it does not necessary mean they are therefore legitimate.

I also wished to mention the very generous and unrealistic weekly wage offered in the above mail.

We are ready to pay you 750 pounds every week, which we believe is ok by you inclduing pocket fee of 70 pounds per day.

When it comes to deciding whether a job offer is a scam or not doing the Maths (or Math if your American) is usually a good indicator (although not always).

a pocket fee of £70 a day. Seven days in a week so 70x7=£490 a week pocket money plus a wage of £750 a week.

Weekly earnings 490+750= £1240

52 weeks a year assuming they are giving you paid leave £1240x52

Your yearly income for being an Au Pair would be (1240x52=)£64,480. In US $ that works out at about $90,711 per annum.

The Mean Average yearly income for Child Care Workers in the US is $19,670 (source: http://www.bls.gov/oes/2007/may/oes_nat.htm#b39-0000) so $90,711 isn't a realistic salary. It is too good to be true, hence it is.

Thank everyone