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Janiny
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 199
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 7:06 am Post subject: Chong Hwa High School -info please- |
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I would appreciate if anyone who knows anything about Chong Hwa High School in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur could share what they know here. Is it a decent and professional place to work or not? What happens once a candidate is accepted? Is it much trouble securing a proper visa?
Thank you all. |
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proudlyfilipino
Joined: 25 Jan 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Da Nang, Viet Nam
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Looks like the advert, found right here in Dave's ESL Cafe is a scam. I googled and came across 2 posts doubting the authenticity of the ad. They were offered a job within 2 days of sending their cv's. Just as I was. Chong Hwa is a legit school, but the poster may be simply using the school to scam applicants. I did some search myself and snooped at the contact person's FB profile. A native English-speaker she is, yet the hiring manager, who assumes the name says she knows no English And an online questionnaire of 40 questions? Ridiculous. I checked further to see that the questions were downloaded straight from the Net. A school as big as Chong Hwa not conducting a personal interview , yet offering a salary that hefty? Too good to be true, indeed. |
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proudlyfilipino
Joined: 25 Jan 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Da Nang, Viet Nam
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 11:14 am Post subject: |
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The advert is now out of Dave's job board |
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Janiny
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 199
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:02 pm Post subject: |
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proudlyfilipino wrote: |
The advert is now out of Dave's job board |
Nice work Proud Pinoy. Please see my PM. |
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LarssonCrew
Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 1308
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Just to confirm I too was offered the job immediately after filling out ridiculous questions.
I thought it was dodgy that the person talking to me could read/write English so well but couldn't have an oral interview. And some of the interview questions 'how can you affect the bottom line'.
what?
And there's a part in the contract that states that you 'must use an agent provided by the high school to buy tickets and process visas.'
Ok! |
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Janiny
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 199
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:49 pm Post subject: |
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LarssonCrew wrote: |
Just to confirm I too was offered the job immediately after filling out ridiculous questions.
I thought it was dodgy that the person talking to me could read/write English so well but couldn't have an oral interview. And some of the interview questions 'how can you affect the bottom line'.
what?
And there's a part in the contract that states that you 'must use an agent provided by the high school to buy tickets and process visas.'
Ok! |
My response to the bottom line question was that it made no sense. Bold as brass I am, and I still got the job! LOL |
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LarssonCrew
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Yep me too, or the question 'how am I as an interviewer...' what? You just sent a list of questions.
I must say I'm more annoyed that I wasted 2 hours thinking carefully about the questions. I told him the same for those that made no sense. There was about 5 questions related to 'what would you do about pressure' and such.
Damn, I thought it was a golden chance but it turns out to be a turkey.
Oh well, we move on. |
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LarssonCrew
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Decided to play along. I just sent a reply saying I'd already booked my flights and that I have a friend in the Malaysian government who began my visa processing with just the name of the school.
Interesting to see what his reply will be. |
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proudlyfilipino
Joined: 25 Jan 2014 Posts: 8 Location: Da Nang, Viet Nam
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Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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The scammer must be reading this thread because immeidately after I posted my reply indicating the advert must be a fraud, the ad could no longer be found, when I was just reading it before I went to the forum site.
Just to satisy our curiousity, please furnish us what he says in reply to your statement. |
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Janiny
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 199
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:09 am Post subject: |
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Proudlyfilipino, I have sent you a private message, and now another. I am writing to LarssonCrew too. |
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raycassen
Joined: 15 Mar 2015 Posts: 1
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:51 am Post subject: Chung Hwa Scam |
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I was offered the same job under the exact same circumstances. It just didn't feel right but I decided to play along and contact the recommended travel agent. He responded within minutes with a table of costs - visa procesing & plane ticket $2,000 USD! Yeah right! Needless to say, I haven't heard from Mr. Lillo again. Take care:) |
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Janiny
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 199
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 5:54 am Post subject: Re: Chung Hwa Scam |
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raycassen wrote: |
I was offered the same job under the exact same circumstances. It just didn't feel right but I decided to play along and contact the recommended travel agent. He responded within minutes with a table of costs - visa procesing & plane ticket $2,000 USD! Yeah right! Needless to say, I haven't heard from Mr. Lillo again. Take care:) |
Yes, Ray. That's right. We should all know that any decent school, and certainly a huge and well established one such as the real Chong Hwa supposedly offering a salary of $3800/month would also see to visa cost.
After a few letters of acceptance I received at the odd hour of 3:50 a.m. on a Saturday from a man who claimed to need a translator, and then hearing nothing back during normal office hours despite my repeated yet polite requests, I too am convinced this is a scam.
If any one is interested, you may PM me and I will send you the conversations Proudly Filipino, LarssonCrew and I have had about the Chung Hwa Scam. Please inform me hear that you have sent me a message. Sometimes I don't check for several days. |
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LarssonCrew
Joined: 06 Jun 2009 Posts: 1308
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2015 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Janiny why are you even doubting this is not a scam?
Would a school give out '7-8' jobs in such a short length of time? |
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2museNponder
Joined: 09 Feb 2015 Posts: 1 Location: Southeast Asia
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:17 am Post subject: Chong Hwa Lillo Scam |
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I got offered a job by Mr. Lillo as well today. The (too good) offer came pre-dawn KL time instructing me to use a specific travel agency (Malaysian Traveling Agency&Tour Company) that cannot be found on a simple Google search. Then I Googled, "Mr. Abdullah Khan Fahad, CEO" (The head of the travel company). That led to scam reports on two esl websites including this one. |
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Janiny
Joined: 31 May 2008 Posts: 199
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:42 am Post subject: |
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LarssonCrew wrote: |
Janiny why are you even doubting this is not a scam?
Would a school give out '7-8' jobs in such a short length of time? |
Did I say something that makes you think I doubt it? I assure you I do not doubt it. I have written to the real Chong Hwa about the matter. There has been no response yet, but it's only about 30 hours now. And moments ago I wrote to Interpol's Malaysian office. |
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