I am so glad I found this thread. I was so close to believing this job offer, but it sounded to good to be true and the investigating lead me to this. This sort of thing should be reported and shared on the teaching sites.

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Thank you for the email and in response to my advert. I got your contact information from Dave's ESL cafe. I am Dr. Yuan Mu, a native of Sichuan province in Peoples Republic of China. I am a radiation oncologist by profession. I hope my email is not going to make you bored since I want to introduce myself, my family and give you an insight about the position.

I came to England on an investment visa a month ago and I am here to set up my own private practice as an oncologist. I am in the processing of getting my operating license here in the UK. I am the last child of a business tycoon. After our father's death and his will read, I decide to move out and invest my money in a new country since my father did the same after the death of his father my grand father.

This is how I moved with my family to England few months ago and I need a teacher of ESL to help improve the English skills of my family since they are at the intermediate level. I have interests in swimming, reading, ping pong (table tennis), cycling and cooking. My kids love singing, playing around with the piano, swimming and soccer. I take them to a training school back in china where they learn to play soccer. My wife is so much interested in her accounting profession. She hopes to have a doctorate degree from Oxford university in the near future. She loves sewing, cooking, knitting, badminton, though she rarely plays it and she love watching tv.

I treasure my family so much and all I want is the best for them. My wife Jia and the kids Jiao and Meili are not proficient in English conversation and written skills. I want the kids to improve in their written and conversation English before they can go back to a regular school and I need my wife to be proficient so that she will be able to get a good Job here in England as an accountant.

The length of the contract will be for 18 months and the monthly salary is 4000 British pounds with other allowances which include Health insurance of 300 British pounds/ month.

I will shoulder the cost of your round trip flight fare to England at the Beginning of the contract and at the end back to your country. An Accommodation is provided for you at a self contained apartment in my residence and all the utility bills are paid by me. A vehicle is available for your use.

The teaching hours is 6 hours daily from Monday to Fridays and the weekends are off days for you and all national holidays will be observed. You will take Jia for 3 hours and after a 30 minutes break, you will then take Jiao and Meili for 2 hours 30 minutes. Jia is 36 years old and the kids Jiao and Meili are 7 and 5 respectively.

You will have a 150 pounds bonus take home each vacation period and you have 2 weeks vacations twice per year and you might wish to take it once or 2 weeks apart.

I hope you have an insight of the contract and if you have any question, feel free to let me know and I will be glad to give you a satisfactory answer once I read your email. I need you to send copies of your educational certificate for my perusal and evaluation.

Thanks and looking forward to your response soon.

Dr. Yuan Mu.
Dr. Yuan Mu <teachingyuanmu@gmail.com>; Yuan Mu <teachingyuanmu@yahoo.com>;

From: Kelvin White <kevin.white@homeofficegovuk.net>

How are you doing? You need to get the UK work permit to work in the United Kingdom. To apply ,you must send the following documents and information's :

----- Travel passport.{scan it and email to me}

------Fill the attached application form

-----Scanned copy of your diploma certificate

---- An address reachable by courier services to use receive the shipment.

------Name of the nearest airport you would be flying into the country from.

------Signed agreement letter from your employer.

------Deposit receipt of 900GBP made through any International Money Transfer services (Western Union or Money Gram) to your name as the receiver and a friend or next of kin being the sender with the destination being United Kingdom. In fulfillment of the tier 2 maintenance requirement.

I will be keeping you updated through email.

Hope to hear from you.

Yours Sincerely
Kelvin White.
011-44-203-286-2704.