Showing posts with label Care.com and Sittercity and nanny scams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Care.com and Sittercity and nanny scams. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Scammers Posing as Parents Target Would-Be Sitters & Nannies on Care.com and Other Online Sites


As always, scammers are taking advantage of people in a vulnerable state as they seek employment. If you are using Care .com or any online listing boards, keep your guard up.  As with anything you do online, always exercise common sense.

Nannies and baby sitters are being targeted by a scam designed to take their money and leave them without jobs. Randy Mac reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. (Published Monday, Feb 2, 2015) See Report Here


 

Posted by Wee Care Nanny Agency

Friday, September 14, 2012

Another Nanny Scam on Craigslist


Another troubling story of deceit on Craigslist.  Story in the NYT about people trying to scam nannies on the posting site. Caveat emptor!

The Willing Nanny, the Happy Family: Too Good to Be True 

The e-mail arrived two weeks ago.

“I am a Nanny/Babysitter,” it read, “looking for a live out position starting ASAP.”
It was from a woman named Flavia Wasescha. She was responding to an ad on Craigslist posted by Venus Clemons, who was looking for a baby sitter for her 18-month-old son, Jamie.
Ms. Clemons replied with an e-mail...continue reading here

Posted by Wee Care Nanny Agency