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Wow,sorry to hear of your unpleasant surprise. I think you need to find a country that does not require medical certificates which would eliminate most all Asian countries. I think you might have a shot in Latin America which is not very regulated on foreign TEFL teachers yet. Good luck to you. What...

Well whoever they were they are now out of business or got a new website address because I just got a 404 error message. Here is a related link to those exposing university scams that I think is worthy. https://www.reddit.com/r/University_Scams/

I was looking for the answer to the question about teachteflinChina.org when I stumbled across this refreshing good news. https://www.slideshare.net/LaowaiCareerCenter/cftu-white-list-2018-for-foreign-tefl-teachers-88222595 No, i did not find that mystery company on the list but I think having a whi...

Wow... I checked the CTA and CFTU blacklists as well as Reddit and I cannot find squat on these guys. Perhaps they are new in town. I will forward your post to China Scam Patrol and post their feedback. The company could be legit or then again they could be another alias front entity for some clever...

I just found this at China Daily about Best Learning... "How would YOU feel if you just found out that your 7 year-old daughter has been learning English dor almost two years from a foreigner who was arrested three times for DUI, once for assault, and again for credit card fraud? Then you disco...

The thing is you can get these scholarships yourself for free instead of paying CUCAS $3000 to fill out your application forms for you. Anyone with a GPA of 3.0 or higher can get the Fullbright or CSC scholarships simply by applying directly online. The problem with CUCAS is their total deception - ...

At first I thought the names were just coincidental until I fund out the owner of all the 6 alias names they are using is the same Russian guy connected with all the China internship frauds like Gi2c (Yuri). They tried like hell to recruit my GF's roomie but I was there in her home the last time the...

I really don't know why you are pushing recruiters so much John. 90% of them are crooks and it is easy as pie to find your own teaching job. Here you can get a free database of China employers that have been doing business for years (an indicator they are not a fly-by-night) operation. https://www.r...

The people who run this scam are deliberately trying to fool people with different company names. They run hundreds of ads that pop up on google every time someone searched "work in China" Read the comments of user Leslie here http://www.scam-detector.com/employment-scams/work-in-china and...

I cannot agree that anyone will make a lot or save a lot of money in China. You will make enough to live comfortably in China, but not enough to buy a car or rent an apartment in Beijing or Shanghai without roomies. I think people need to be realistic with their expectations of China and read up her...

A good 120 hour TEFL course taught at your local community college would be a good start and give you the confidence you need to get to second base. Avoid the online courses which are garbage. TEFL can be enjoyable or it can be tedious depending on your students and your employer. If you plan to wor...

First off, don't let anyone talk you into coming to China on anything other than a Z visa if you are going to work here. If they say you will get it after you get here it is a scam. Now them whoever is offering you a job needs to send you an invitation letter saying yu are to be hired as a full time...

This CCTV News video is pretty interesting... https://www.reddit.com/r/ChinaTeachers/comments/6ibqrs/chinese_governments_cctv_news_confirms_the/ I agree with you about the "Native-English Speaker" requirement being discrimination, but China does what they want and they have never been poli...

COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE ON THIS LAOWAI CAREER CENTER SCAM USING 4 ALAIS COMPANIES... https://www.reddit.com/r/ChinaScamCentral/comments/6q9iui/update_a_closer_look_at_laowai_career_center_is/dkvm39s/ The guy who did the report at the above link must have done hours of research. Great stuff. I hope you ...

Accord to this link, http://reddit.com/r/chinatefl, Rebecca and Rosie have also recycled their old China ESL scam brand from 2014 since all12 of her other alias company names have been revealed.

Thank you for the horror story friend. This is common of the types of jobs you will get when using a China job agent. Can you please tell us who is the agent that put you in such a predicament so others can be warned? Thanks. I also suggest you share this warning at these web sites as well https://w...

Here is the best contract template I have ever seen for a TEFL teacher in China. Compare this to the last contract you signed in China and then kick yourself in the ass for not negotiating! http://www.chinaforeignteachersunion.com/2017/06/cftu-urges-china-foreign-english.html Also there is a great ...

Bad news http://opnlttr.com/letter/chinas-10000- ... n-arrested

Less than 10% of the expats now teaching in China even know they have the same rights as Chinese executives since Xi Jin Ping became Presidnet and upgraded our protection under China's Labor laws. We are now even included under the new Privacy Act which means photos and personal information of teach...

More teachers were arrested for using fake TEFL certificates in China - 329 during the month of April. Over 1,000 were arrested in what looks like a major sweep across China in 18 different provinces . Here is a list of those arrested. Regretfully, four of my friends were busted. https://chinascamp...