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Important Scam Information regarding Maids

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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 17:48

Dear ladies, i just thought i would share with you what my house maid has just presented to me:

She came to me asking to speak of a personal nature i said sure, we sat down and she told me she has seperated from her husband, ok i said so sorry gave her a hug, she then says she has met a british guy and he will be visiting in 15 days, i questioned her how she met him etc, on the internet, i asked her to show me correspondence between the 2 of them as i was concerned (immediate sceptisim struck) anyway transpires he reckons he works for a crude oil company and needs her to open HSBC bank account so he can transfer some money etc etc, utter codswollop,

This was all done via some community site called shylefm? I checked the company out do not exist i got her to log on and check this website and low and behold his picture is of Nick Clegg Uk Lib Dems leader, needless to say she is upset but is deleting him, removing all contact with him, i explained to her about scams and turns out he text her from a nigerian phone number!!

Just thought i would warn you that this looks like a new breed of scammers praying on innocent people.

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 10:36
Maybe it IS Nick Clegg sorting out a change of career ....... Am a Brit, fairly well educated and keep somewhat abreast of currently affairs but have no idea what Nick Clegg looks like (could probably recognise the face) but a lowly paid Asian worker would have NO idea....... Seriously, how can you not know what Nick Clegg looks like??? He's been on the news every day since the election! This is such a funny thread! I can't believe the maid thought Nick Clegg was her internet lover!!!! I can't believe she thought she had an internet lover! If Nick got a hold of this thread he'd probably secure a work visa for her in the UK just to get her vote Lol!!!!!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 10:18
I could barely see the keyboard to log myself in through the tears of laughter streaming down my face. This is the funniest thing I've read on here for ages. Thanks so much ladies, you've given me a really good start to the day!!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 07 January 2011 - 06:30
Jeez, this maid business just gets better and better, doesn't it? I don't think we will be getting one when/if we arrive. They seem to cause more issues than they resolve... Egg, your poor maid. I agree, there would be many women out there who were vulnerable and may have fallen for that conman. I'm an Aussie and no way would I have recognised Nick Clegg.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 21:42
She is at a very vunerable point in her life thats why she thought she had an internet love, i bet some women have been in that situation themselves :(
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 20:18
He's kind of cute ... I bet she thought she'd hit the jackpot!
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:39
Maybe it IS Nick Clegg sorting out a change of career ....... Am a Brit, fairly well educated and keep somewhat abreast of currently affairs but have no idea what Nick Clegg looks like (could probably recognise the face) but a lowly paid Asian worker would have NO idea....... Seriously, how can you not know what Nick Clegg looks like??? He's been on the news every day since the election! This is such a funny thread! I can't believe the maid thought Nick Clegg was her internet lover!!!! I can't believe she thought she had an internet lover!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:39
Maybe it IS Nick Clegg sorting out a change of career ....... Am a Brit, fairly well educated and keep somewhat abreast of currently affairs but have no idea what Nick Clegg looks like (could probably recognise the face) but a lowly paid Asian worker would have NO idea....... Seriously, how can you not know what Nick Clegg looks like??? He's been on the news every day since the election! This is such a funny thread! I can't believe the maid thought Nick Clegg was her internet lover!!!! Dont live in the UK, haven't for a really long time and UK politics usually gives me convulsions......
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:38
Maybe it IS Nick Clegg sorting out a change of career ....... Am a Brit, fairly well educated and keep somewhat abreast of currently affairs but have no idea what Nick Clegg looks like (could probably recognise the face) but a lowly paid Asian worker would have NO idea....... Seriously, how can you not know what Nick Clegg looks like??? He's been on the news every day since the election! This is such a funny thread! I can't believe the maid thought Nick Clegg was her internet lover!!!!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:21
What was interesting was that those i was chatting with are locals, both parties working and with children and have got rid of their maids doing it themselves. because of the stories they hear? No their own personal experience and sanity welfare. I totally related! LOL - i only have an agency maid once a week and that often does my head in......
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:18
What was interesting was that those i was chatting with are locals, both parties working and with children and have got rid of their maids doing it themselves. because of the stories they hear? No their own personal experience and sanity welfare. I totally related!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:17
What was interesting was that those i was chatting with are locals, both parties working and with children and have got rid of their maids doing it themselves. because of the stories they hear?
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:15
What was interesting was that those i was chatting with are locals, both parties working and with children and have got rid of their maids doing it themselves.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:13
Well the general thing was how much gets broken but there was a chap who had employed a maid for a good few years and the maid stabbed the baby out of the blue. OMG that's awful. Inshallah the baby is OK. I never found that out, but i think these guys see and hear a lot of terrible things regarding maids. They certainly raised their eyes a lot in the chat!
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:13
MIL had a maid who tried to entice the teenage grandsons into her boudoir. I think she was trying to get stuffed up....perhaps she thought it would be a ticket to a good life.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:13
Well the general thing was how much gets broken but there was a chap who had employed a maid for a good few years and the maid stabbed the baby out of the blue. I have heard some horrific stories, someone hired a maid who burnt her DS leg with the tip of an iron and absconded leaving him alone in the house no one knew until the parents returned home and found the LO sitting crying in the middle of the floor. Another one told horrific stories to the kids left them with nightmares another one stole over GBP 2000 worth of jewellery, the list goes on many many stories, terrible really.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:11
Well the general thing was how much gets broken but there was a chap who had employed a maid for a good few years and the maid stabbed the baby out of the blue. OMG that's awful. Inshallah the baby is OK.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:08
Well the general thing was how much gets broken but there was a chap who had employed a maid for a good few years and the maid stabbed the baby out of the blue.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:07
Guinness i hope your maid has a sofa and you give her wine.;) Yep. Wine glasses to clean and bottles to polish. And a sofa to sleep on.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:07
LL, I myself am amazed at how many issues people have with maids. I have come to one conclusion, that some women are seriously unlucky and the others have no clue how to be an employer, but the unlucky ones are really rare. Was at Immigration the other day and some of the stories coming from the Officers there are scary involving expats, locals and maids. Someof those i was chatting with have got rid of their maids, personally think all employment of maids should be banned for a bit to sort out the so many issues. please share......
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:03
JJ my maid has her own computer & internet. She skypes her DH and kids all day long after work which is great! It was a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oy, that was obvious! Why is everyone out to start a fight today??? Ermmm...it is Thursday. Right. More wine. Get the maid to pour it for you. Absolutely. God forbid I get off the sofa!and she can hand feed you homemade cheese straws too.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 19:03
Guinness i hope your maid has a sofa and you give her wine.;)
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:59
JJ my maid has her own computer & internet. She skypes her DH and kids all day long after work which is great! It was a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oy, that was obvious! Why is everyone out to start a fight today??? Ermmm...it is Thursday. Right. More wine. Get the maid to pour it for you. Absolutely. God forbid I get off the sofa!
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:56
JJ my maid has her own computer & internet. She skypes her DH and kids all day long after work which is great! It was a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oy, that was obvious! Why is everyone out to start a fight today??? Ermmm...it is Thursday. Right. More wine. Get the maid to pour it for you.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:56
She has internet access which is wireless from our internet, i dont see what the issue is?? She is a part of our family and has been for the last 2 years, she is amazing, looks after us well and takes extremely good care of my DS, if it were not for her i would not be able to go to work, have a gleaming home and a happy DS, why would she not have small luxuries, she is here away from her own family and friends to look after mine, which i am thankful for everyday, the internet is the only reasonable way she can keep in touch with back home, no she does not earn a huge salary standard Filipino maid salary, yes she gets 2 days off a week, 1 flight home a year, internet access, food, electricity a nice room and other things as and when she requires them....the alternative is i treat her like a slave and end up like other posters on here where everything has gone drastically wrong, she absconds, hurts my DS, steals etc etc... so i am happy with the way we treat her, each to their own but my way works, :) I know i know just been a strange start to the weekend lol glad its all sorted now though thankfully, the situation could have been worse had she not come to me in the 1st place, enjoy the weekend Ladies :) By the way the scammer has well and truly been seen off i soke to him on messenger and gave him what for Lol :) Calm down, nobody said (besides the one joke) that you should treat your maid any different to what you are doing. Actually the alternative could be a lot of things without resorting to slavery, but no one is judging you :\:
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:56
LL, I myself am amazed at how many issues people have with maids. I have come to one conclusion, that some women are seriously unlucky and the others have no clue how to be an employer, but the unlucky ones are really rare. Was at Immigration the other day and some of the stories coming from the Officers there are scary involving expats, locals and maids. Someof those i was chatting with have got rid of their maids, personally think all employment of maids should be banned for a bit to sort out the so many issues.
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EW OLDHAND
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:55
JJ my maid has her own computer & internet. She skypes her DH and kids all day long after work which is great! It was a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oy, that was obvious! Why is everyone out to start a fight today??? Ermmm...it is Thursday. Right. More wine.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:54
She has internet access which is wireless from our internet, i dont see what the issue is?? She is a part of our family and has been for the last 2 years, she is amazing, looks after us well and takes extremely good care of my DS, if it were not for her i would not be able to go to work, have a gleaming home and a happy DS, why would she not have small luxuries, she is here away from her own family and friends to look after mine, which i am thankful for everyday, the internet is the only reasonable way she can keep in touch with back home, no she does not earn a huge salary standard Filipino maid salary, yes she gets 2 days off a week, 1 flight home a year, internet access, food, electricity a nice room and other things as and when she requires them....the alternative is i treat her like a slave and end up like other posters on here where everything has gone drastically wrong, she absconds, hurts my DS, steals etc etc... so i am happy with the way we treat her, each to their own but my way works, :) By the way the scammer has well and truly been seen off i soke to him on messenger and gave him what for Lol :) Calm down, nobody said (besides the one joke) that you should treat your maid any different to what you are doing. Actually the alternative could be a lot of things without resorting to slavery, but no one is judging you :\:
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:53
JJ my maid has her own computer & internet. She skypes her DH and kids all day long after work which is great! It was a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oy, that was obvious! Why is everyone out to start a fight today??? Apparently no one got it Guinness, bad JJ for having a SOH.
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:51
JJ my maid has her own computer & internet. She skypes her DH and kids all day long after work which is great! It was a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oy, that was obvious! Why is everyone out to start a fight today??? Ermmm...it is Thursday.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 06 January 2011 - 18:51
LL, I myself am amazed at how many issues people have with maids. I have come to one conclusion, that some women are seriously unlucky and the others have no clue how to be an employer, but the unlucky ones are really rare.
 
 

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