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[as1310]

Hi,

I found this job offer on Idealist.org for a teaching position in Nigeria for an organization called Love and Care. The conditions definitely sound too good to be true ($1200 dollars a month, health insurance...). has anyone heard of it? is it a scam?

[zakiah25]

as1310,
Have they asked you to pay any money upfront for "processing and administrative costs"? If so, BE WARY!!!
I've just had an experience with a "recruiter" from Nigeria who was extremely evasive when I asked questions regarding job details and conditions.I had an "interview" whereby I was sent a list of questions as an e-mail attachment. Later, I received another e-mail and congratulated that I was successful and asked to pay the upfront costs.
I was wondering if the same thing has happened to you?
Also, I have just checked the website that you mentioned, Idealist.org - on the list of jobs, some of them have been checked and ticked "Verified" by the website's staff. I noticed that "Love and Care" does not have this verification check - perhaps you could contact the website and ask them for advice and to obtain the necessary verification as they seem to have a set procedure for obtaining this.
Thank you for mentioning that website, I found it quite interesting.
regards
Z

[ntropy]

In Nigeria, consider everything a scam until you know otherwise.

[laura1d]

Hi,

Idealist send me TEFL jobs as they get them. I got this one and was interested. It did tweak my 'nerve' buttons though - too good to be true etc etc.

I spent a lot of ime searching on the internet and found nothing at all about them. The write ups I found about the area weren't too appealing either!

In the end I decided not to apply.

I would be interested if you do apply and what happens.... Keep us posted!


Cheers
Laura

[as1310]

Thanks for your replies. We contacted Idealist, and they said that they don't have the means to verify all the organizations that advertise on their site. They said we should email Love and Care to ask them for references such as contact info of former teachers, and references from other established organizations in the area. That's what we did, and the answer from Love and Care was pretty weird: they said that we have obviously developed a hatred for Nigeria, and that we should look for another country... I wanted to go there because I really loved living in West Africa, but this doesn't sound like a serious offer, so I haven't applied. We told them that if they were legitimate, showing proof of their legitimacy shouldn't be a problem, and we haven't heard from them since then...

[DaadaDG]

Sounds like you did the right thing. Their reply just seems to confirm your suspicions. If you want to tease them a bit you could write back and tell them that since they refused to verify their credentials, you've posted on all the major EFL sites that they're a scam. Serves 'em right. This has NOTHING to do with hating Nigeria, don't worry. Good luck!

[jammy38]

scam all the way men,nigeria is an english speaking cxountry with obvios colonial heritage from britain.a member of commonwealth countries hence they ve no need for english teachers.english is the official mode of communication both in school and business.beware its all scam coming from nigerias scam men on the run from the heat of security agencis on their trail both domestically and internatiuonally.

[chinwubachu]

to above post::

Nigerias first language is not english. English is their second language

It probably is a scam yes I have just returned from Nigeria ( from where my husband is from) I was very surprised at the lack of progress it has made in recent years.....it was a big shock..... But thats the government not nigerians

unless u are very strong willed and minded and know how things work there dont go.
and if you are female and u are going alone DONT THINK ABOUT IT

Things go on in nigeria that westerners don`t think about. it is not wise and not a good place to be without family and friends around u who know the score.

[guangho]