This is a strange blessing in disguise. My cousin is a foreign teacher in China for almost five years and his feedback is that ANY & ALL FOREIGNERS are targeted for employment and internship scams in China and the same basic scams are used whether you are applying for a Financial Analyst or Corporate Trainer or Due Diligence Specialist position. Even the BIG head hunting firms in China use these scams. He gave me five items of advice to pass on to you all...
1) Visit www.CleverChinaCheaters,com and read about contract and employment scams used in China
2) Read about the most popular scam that claims about 500 expat victims every month in China here: http://open.salon.com/blog/china_business_central/...