How to ask a previous employer to rehire you?

I just want to ask if my employer is real or a part of scam.?

• I applied in a job posting as caregiver/aupair in uk through internet. Then the employer is willing to have chat to any applicant, she has skype,ym,and gmail account. She also send the duties and responsibilities of a caregiver. She also stated that free Flight ticket for my arrival to their home in manchester. I was able to see her through webcam and she also show her child who i will be attending to when I got there. She refer me to a agency email:[email protected] for processing of my documents. I message the agency and told me that I need to pay for the processing fee which cost 1000 pounds. I contact my employer and i told her about the fee and she said that she will shoulder the 60% of the fee while the 40% will be shoulder by me. The agency told me that my host family contacted them and told about the arrangement. The agency then told me to send the 40% payment through western union named to a specific person and address in UK. The agency then message me through mail confirming the payment and they said that processing of my document already started and it will take 7 working days. After 3 days of payment, the agency message me regarding the NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS PASS or NDLEA that any Applicant From any Asian Countries seeking for Visa and Work Permits Papers to work and live in United Kingdom legally must have that paper. The agency told me that the document cost the sum of 600euro also 50euro For the authenticating of the Paper In the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Office in London. I contact my employer through ym and I told her about the paper and she said that the agency also send them a message regarding the needed NDLEA. I ask her if she can shoulder that payment and deduct to my salary but she refuse, she told me that she do not offer flight now,pay later.But she said that she is willing to shoulder 300euro. Now I feel doubt if she is a real employer or just a member of a scam. Need a prompt response for those really know the process so that it will end soon if it is a scam and I am very thankful if it is a real one.

• Answer:

  100% SCAM 1 - there is NO such thing as a 'processing fee' for a visa 2 - NO agency can process a visa for you - that can ONLY be done through the British Embassy in your country and you must appear in person to be fingerprinted, photographed and interviewed 3 - If you are sponsored for employment the employer pays ALL fees. It's against the law to ask you to pay for anything 4 - NOBODY in the UK uses Western Union for any reason 5 - There is NO such thing in the UK as a National Drug Law Enforcemnent Agency or NDLEA. It does not exist 6 - There is NO visa for caregivers, that was cancelled all the way back in 2008. You cannot work as a caregiver in the UK if you are not an EU citizen 7 - ONLY employers listed on the Home Office Register of Sponsors can sponsor overseas workers http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/points/sponsoringmigrants/registerofsponsors/ On the right under Related Documents download the PDF "Register of Sponsors - employers" if your employer is not listed they are scamming you. These are the ONLY employers in the UK authorised to sponsor foreign workers. Your employer would need to first apply for a Certificate of Sponsorship and be published on that list before they would be allowed to offer any jobs 8 - if you are from the Philippines, ONLY POEA licensed agencies can offer you work overseas http://www.poea.gov.ph/cgi-bin/agList.asp?mode=all You cannot do direct employment, it has to go through a POEA agency if you want to work overseas 9 - I can guarantee and iP lookup of the scammer's emails will prove they are NOT emailing you from thee UK http://aruljohn.com/info/howtofindipaddress/ I sure hope you were not gullible enough to send money to these criminals. If you did you need to contact your local police and cut off ALL contact. Unfortunately since you were communicating with these criminals they will sell your name to other scammers who will continue to target you,so you should seriously consider getting a new email