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tigerwood · Joined: 22 Jun 2005 Posts: 85

I went for an interview with Language Systems Japan otherwise known as Nihon Language Systems or LSJ.
The guy who met me was about 70 years old and wearing hair dye and a suit. He shook my hand really hard so much that it hurt. He was late and the strangest thing is that he met me outside Chiba station not in an office or anything.
He couldnt speak English wery well but thats normal for japanese anyway. He said his name is Sekiguchi and was very nice. He said we will go to a coffee shop and started walking about 15 minutes to a coffee shop he then interviewed me for an hour but didnt really explain much apart from money and hours. Then he said he is interested but wouldnt sign anything. He then said hed call me.
So later on he calles me and asks me to come for another interview. I was expecting to go to an office but I went back to some coffee shop. On the way he asked me to withdraw 30.000 yen from a bank to pay him to work for him. I told him no way and to get lost and he pretended to be hurt and suprised. Anyway I left and I think that LSJ is just a scam. I think they meet people and ask them for money for me it was 30.000 yen. If LSJ interviews 100 people which is easy they could make 3 million yen by doing a 100 interviews. Warning dont fall for this scam.

c-way · Joined: 19 Nov 2004 Posts: 226 Location: Kyoto, Japan

The way you describe that scenario is almost comical.
I wonder how often that actually works.

I can perfectly picture the look he must have given you when you told him to bugger off.

Sweetsee · Joined: 11 Jun 2004 Posts: 2302 Location: ) is everything

Wow, is that what it's coming to?

ripslyme · Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 481 Location: Japan

Ahh yes, Sekiguchi and LSJ. This guy is somewhat infamous in the Tokyo/Chiba area. There are usually some posts on gaijinpot about him & his company, but they get pulled because he advertises there or something. Stay away.

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Have you considered reporting this to the police?

fluffyhamster · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 7:05 am Post subject:

If it weren't for the fact that you'd applied with personal details to get the first interview, you could've beaten 30,000 yen out of HIM for wasting your time (and would've been justified in doing so, if you ask me). Like Jim says, if you've got an hour or two spare, why not see what the police think of it all?

JimDunlop2 · Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 2286 Location: Japan

Somehow I tend to think he could get arrested if you did -- sounds like one of those old "Ore, Ore" scams where thieves phone random obaachans, pretending to be long-lost, distant relatives (or friends) claiming to be in trouble and getting the victims to send them cash...

Same thing -- dude's pretending to be an employer, trying to get people to give him cash.

Fluffy's idea is brilliant though. Blackmail the summabitch to give YOU 30,000 to stop you from going to the cops....

fluffyhamster · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:58 am Post subject:

Oh, I wasn't thinking blackmail, Jim, just something that bit more direct (Ye Olde Arte of Head-Buttinge), but now that you mention it, blackmail would probably beat literally beating the money out of him, and could even be as much fun, for all I know. Very Happy

guest of Japan · Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan

This post is misleading. The OP in fact did take a job with this company. The 30,000 yen isn't a scam. It is still illegal, but there is in fact a job, and the money is refunded to the worker after a few months. I wish the OP wouldn't liberties with the truth because I don't want to be put in a position to defend this company.

canuck · Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan

furiousmilksheikali · Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

rai · Joined: 19 Jun 2005 Posts: 119 Location: Osaka

Venti · Joined: 19 Oct 2006 Posts: 171 Location: Kanto, Japan

This might shed some light on the subject:

tigerwood posted:

ripslyme · Joined: 29 Jan 2005 Posts: 481 Location: Japan

It was asked in the other thread, but I gotta ask it here:
Why the #$&% would you pay 30000 yen to work for this guy's company?!?

Oh and fyi, here is the company's homepage:
http://www.lansys.co.jp/

And their native teacher recruiting page:
http://www.lansys.co.jp/jobs&recruit.html

I'm tempted to apply just to see what kind of a tool this guy really is.... I also want to see the look of shock and awe when I completely reject his request for 30000 yen to work for him - lol.

furiousmilksheikali · Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:23 am Post subject:

Thanks for shedding that light Venti and apologies to guest of Japan. I even posted on that thread.

I see tigerwood gave me the old "we had to eat the flies out of dead babies" routine on the other thread. Obviously couldn't think of anything original.