Au Pair / Nanny Job Offer Promises Excellent Working Conditions, Scam

The latest spam campaign promises recipients a job as a nanny / au pair that will earn them more money than they ever dreamt of.

Basically the potential victims are offered an “easy” job taking care of two small children. The letter is so well written that anyone may be tempted to leave their current workplace, especially when confronted with the prospect of a wonderful boss, a more than decent salary of £2,700 ($4,185 or 3,500 EUR), and a room with a TV, laptop and “other necessary gadgets.”

“Your job is not a hard one,I do not believe in supervising or monitoring people to do their job.I believe people should be giving a free role in whatever they do.So,I believe you should be able to perform well without being told,” reads part of the email provided by Graham Cluley.

Even though many might jump to conclude that the email also comes with a malicious attachment or link, in reality there’s much more to it than that.

The crooks in this case don’t want to install a piece of malware on your computer to steal your bank account, instead they want you to hand your money over to them.

There are two easy ways in which they can do this. First, they ask the victim for tons of personal information, maybe even bank account details with the promise of sending them some up-front payment.

The second variant is even more malicious since they directly send a check and before the check is cashed, they alert the victim of an urgent situation, most likely claiming that they don’t require the services any more.

Of course, they’ll urgently ask for their money back. Relying on the fact that the check hasn’t been verified and that the duped individual will send them at least part of the amount from their own savings, they manage to make a hefty profit for which they only had to send a couple of emails and a check.

Internet users are advised to stay clear of suspicious job offers, especially if large salaries and excellent working conditions are offered.