My family was almost taken by this scam. The name of the "German" man offering the ESL position was Mr. Jurgen Distel in our case. His legal helper was called Barrister Dunn Rennicks Esq. in our case. We sent money by Western Union to show "Evidence of Expatriates' Sufficient Fund Deposit" ("meant to ensure that you have enough cash to cater for your self upon your arrival to the United Kingdom till you get paid your first month salary"). We canceled the Western Union. You can do the same if you are in the same position as we were. The flight confirmation they sent looked like it came from Continental Airlines, but when we called about it, I was not on the flight. The request for visa information came with a passport picture of Mr. Rennicks to "prove his identity." (He was supposed to be with the UK Border Agency.) Also the visa application he wanted us to fax him asked information about my current salary at my present job. He also wanted a scanned receipt of the Western Union transaction. Our theory: They use the visa information to fabricate enough identification to obtain the Western Union funds sent to the UK. (Not sure.)
It stinks to be fooled like this. If you find yourself in this position, my sympathy goes out to you. Rescue yourself as quickly as possible. May God bless you.
Thank you for those who posted this scam. It helped us escape going further into the pit. May God bless you.
Anonymous
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