China now surpasses Nigeria as the scam capital of the world but guess what?
The biggest scammers in China are foreigners preying upon other fellow-foreigners using China as a shield from their homeland law enforcement authorities. 48% of all expats working in China reported being cheated at least once in 2016 CTA survey and the average loss was $5,700.
If you are a ESL or TEFL teacher simply visit http://reddit.com/r/teflscams
If you are doing some other business or work in China visit http/reddit.com/chinascamcentral.
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY BECOME A CHINA JOB SCAM VICTIM... PLEASE SHARE YOUR STORY AT THE ABOVE TWO LINKS AND THESE HERE AS WELL SO 1, 500 FELLOW FOREIGNERS CAN BE WARNED EACH AND EVERY DAY...
http://reddit.com/r/chinateachers
http://reddit.com/r/TEFL_tips_traps_scams
http://eslwatch.info/forum/china
http://realscam.com (employment scam section)
http://scam.com (Look for China's Liar List in Internet Scam Section)
You also need to be aware that shady TEFL job recruiters are mods at r/TEFL_Blacklist, r/TEFL, and r/ChinaJobs at Reddit and will censor complaints about themselves and their recruiter colleagues as explained here: http://opnlttr.com/letter/tefl-teachers-uniting-new-reddit-sub-rteflscam... and here https://scam.com/showthread.php?739390-SCAM-ALERT!-More-Moderator-Fraud-...