Woman Hired Through Care.com Used a Fake Identity to Hide 4 Outstanding Criminal Warrants and Allegedly Stole Thousands from Unsuspecting Family

As seen on Good Morning America this morning, the background check from Care.com on the provider they hired came back clean. The problem? The Sitter wasn’t who she said she was and had 4 outstanding arrest warrants. She used a fake identity and allegedly stole thousands from the family.

As we have been warning parents and caregivers, Care.com and the like are not agencies. Unfortunately, Care.com’s well run marketing campaigns provide families with a false sense of security.  But they are basically Craigslist with one category-Sitters. Watch the story here.


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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

 

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Nanny Background Screening is more than a Nanny Background Check

From  International Nanny Association (INA), October 15, 2014

The nanny industry – nannies, nanny referral professionals, nanny background screeners and educators – share an overwhelming concern for the wellbeing of the children being cared for by a nanny in their home. We are all child care professionals. Sadly, there is yet another story making the news rounds about a nanny hired from an online venue mistreating the children in her care. The nanny was ‘caught’ on a nanny cam. The International Nanny Association (INA) and the Alliance of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA) want to inform parents that a computerized background check is quite simply insufficient ‘screening’ to evaluate a nanny applicant. The digital, criminal “background check” creates a false sense of security for families. Read article here

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