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[baedaebok]

I saw the following ad in craigslist. Has anyone heard of this company? Would you reply with a passport scan? Is this company for real? Something smells fishy. Why?

(1) After I applied to the job, they replied asking for a scan of my passport. Could this be phishing?
(2) Salary is too high for class size;
(3) They claim to raise the salary b/c urgent for teachers but they've posted the same ad with the same wording for the past few weeks on craigslist


Hi guys. We are SmartTalkers.
We have many branches in major cities in Korea.
< Work Information >
-Age Group: Adult(Aged 20s~30s)
-Class size: 2~4students
-Class type : Conversation
-Class schedule: Flexible
-Compensation:
Native speaker : 60,000won / hour
Non native speaker : 40,000won / hour
We increased hourly compensation as we are urgently seeking teacher.
If interested, please apply with your resume.
We will reply you as soon as possible.
Thank you.

This is their reply to me (after I emailed my resume):

"Hi. Thank you for applying!

We are currently hiring three teachers but four teachers applied including you.
So we decided to do the interview with those without criminal records.

In order to check your records at Immigration Office, please reply with the copy(or picture) of your passport attached.
Also, when will be the best days/times you will be available for job interview?
Please let us know.

Lastly, please note that current hourly compensation is 60,000won for native speaker and 40,000won for non-native speaker, and we charge 10% as matching fee. This compensation rate changes every 3months.

Thank you for your co-operation.
Hope to work with you soon.

SmartTalkers Management Team

[radcon]

This seems like a scam. I think there are a lot of fishing/identity theft scams on the Craigslist job boards. They have offices in many Korean cities they say? I have never heard of them until now. Agencies are not paying 60,000 an hour these days for the most part. I wouldn't be sending them any personal info if I were you.

[SeoulNate]

huh? 60k for possibly 4 adults? you think thats too high?

Way on the low side if you ask me.

Also, wtf are they going to do with your passport page?

[Bongotruck]

You should counter by offering an ARC scan but only in a face to face meeting.

Only for teachers with no criminal records? They do not have the jurisdiction to check. Maybe remind them that you could not get a visa here if you did not have a clean record.

60K is not low for pay. It is decent.

[SeoulNate]

[World Traveler]

[Bongotruck]

true some of the time but not always. carrot english are bad these days for cutting themselves off at the knees, charging 50-55k an hour per class in order to bankrupt their competition. their pay rates are 37k an hour these days.