Complaint Against Sigurd, Swedish Family

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Full name Unlock with Membership Known aliases Unlock with Membership Street address    Unlock with Membership City Unlock with Membership State Unlock with Membership Country Unlock with Membership Zip code Unlock with Membership More photos Unlock with Membership Complaint   >> Posted: Dec 11 '07 by Kimberly in Wisconsin, United States I believe this family is not legitimate. I got a message saying they added me to their hotlist, but within minutes of that e-mail being sent their profile was deactivated. I've recieved multiple e-mails from "Sigurd" directing me to the family's "personal website" that has very believable pictures as well as a form to fill out to give them my personal information. I replied to his first e-mail declining his offer, but received another with the link to the website with a form to give them personal information. It appears that this e-mail was automatically generated as a response to my initial reply as it assumed I was interested in the position rather than declining. Also, their initial e-mail to me did not match my profile at all, which is another reason I believe "Sigurd" either doesn't exist or is trying to run a scam. I don't know what the purpose of this scam may be, but be careful. He also may try it with different pictures, names, or nationalities for all I know; I never even got a chance to see the profile. Comment   >> Posted: Jan 04 '08 by Angi in East Sussex, United Kingdom I have also been contacted by them; profile deactivated there as well. I took time deciding what I wanted to reply but before even having responded, I got a standardized email back where mostly they wrote about their Swedish estate (business?) and also they sent one of those questionnaires. I cannot verify that this would be a scam but it is not your usual hostfamily application either, and I put them on my blacklist for my email. If I remember correctly, they claim to have two children yet they only require care for one, though both are at an age where they would need caring for. Comment   >> Posted: Jan 04 '08 by Angi in East Sussex, United Kingdom Yes I agree; I got hotlisted by them as well but no profile information available. As I wanted to think about the offer (or, how to best turn it down) for a day I did not reply. Before I ever had a chance to email them I got a standardized email (something like "Thank you for your interest" with a long text) and also the questionnaire. They are awfully annoying about advertising their "homeswedehome" estate business, although they themselves probably seem nice enough. I have blacklisted them from my email account when they described having two children (a girl and a boy) yet only needing care for one boy - or at least, they didn't mention the girl anywhere else throughout the email, despite her being young enough to still need care. They are definitely not your usual family.