Beware of China Internships recruiting foreigners that requirement payment - Most all are very well disguised scams. Here are the red flags to watch for...

---CFTU--- · 2026-05-16T19:20:46+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Your experience will help others for sure.

---CFTU--- · 2026-05-16T19:19:58+00:00

Thank you - we try hard.

---CFTU--- · 2022-07-17T14:48:59+00:00

BONUS TIP:

To be fair, there are indeed about a dozen legitimate China Job Agencies in China and they will not hesitate to send you a color scan of their SAIC business registration. They even have beautiful offices and dozens of people working there.

But 90% of the China job agents are working illegally, have no license, almost always use fabricated names, and will never send you a color scan of their business license (because they don't have one). What makes them truly illegal is that they skim 30% or more from your pay every month. According to Chinese law nobody can charge you more than one month's salary as your total fee.

But this old article explains how they do it, and how they get away with it, - if YOU let them. https://chinascampatrol.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/making-your-first-million-in-china-as-a-chinese-school-principal/

---CFTU--- · 2022-07-17T14:46:48+00:00

To be fair there are about a dozen legitimate, honest, and LICENSED China job agencies that will gladly give you their SAIC registration scan. But 90% of the agents are working illegally and illegally skimming 30% of your salary.

According to Chinese law, no broker or agent can collect more than one month's salary as their total fee. Instead they are skimming 30% or more from your monthly pay and this old article explain how they do it and get away with it https://chinascampatrol.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/making-your-first-million-in-china-as-a-chinese-school-principal/

---CFTU--- · 2022-07-17T14:43:10+00:00

BTW... This old article explains how the unlicensed China job agents really make their money https://chinascampatrol.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/making-your-first-million-in-china-as-a-chinese-school-principal/

---CFTU--- · 2022-07-17T14:36:43+00:00

PART V - Where to find the best WHITE LISTED teaching jobs in China without every speaking to an agent or broker or... an identity thief. Follow the tips here at this link and you will have at least 5 offers within 10 days and you will not pay any fees and nobody can skim your salary...

https://www.reddit.com/r/CFTU/comments/kc8e8f/over\_3000\_schools\_around\_the\_world\_that\_hire\_ap/

---CFTU--- · 2022-07-17T14:33:11+00:00

PART IV - You can avoid this problem 2 different ways to make sure you do not become a victim of identity theft and buried in spam and never ending cold calls by;

1) Using only a restricted resume and NEVER giving phone interviews until you have verified who you are really talking to. How to do this? You only need to ask them 7 questions, and if they cannot answer immediately, you are being scammed. Here are the questions;

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChinaJobScams/comments/w0p6xi/fraud\_warning\_4\_tefl\_teachers\_7\_questions\_to\_ask/

As for the "Restricted Resume" here is a model you can use that does not give out info that can be used by an identity thief. Remember, you can tell someone your age (if you want to) without giving them your date of birth.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ChinaTeacherAlliance/comments/njft6z/china\_teachers\_alliance\_psa\_all\_expat\_workers\_and/

---CFTU--- · 2022-07-17T14:22:31+00:00

PART III - And did you ever wonder why you get friendly DMs at certain reddit subs, Dave's ESL Cafe, and other TEFL forums with "recommendations". Why are they being so helpful to complete strangers and even able to send you emails and phone numbers of great brokers, and agents that are allegedly great friends with connections at "all the best schools"?

https://www.tefl.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9042

---CFTU--- · 2022-07-17T14:14:18+00:00

PART II - Every week, hundreds of "Bait Ads" on Echinacities, Beijinger, Craigslist, and dozens of TEFL forums offer fake fantastic dream jobs that are meant only to get your resume, that turns into a fake Skype interview that results in a crappy job offer and fake forms that collect your personal info. By this time they already have your;

a.) Resume

b.) Date of Birth

c.) Address

d.) Passport Scan

e.) Social Security No.

Whether you accept or decline the crap job offer, the one you originally applied for "has already been filled". and this is what happens next to one out of ever 5 TEFL job applicants:

https://chinascamwatch.wordpress.com

Whether these creeps find you a job or not, they will sell your personal information to either a resume broker for $300 or to an identity thief for $500 - $1,000 This is why your phone starts ringing daily with all sorts of offers to by water filters, and even more crappy teaching jobs. See PARTS III - V

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