Scams Designed to Cheat International Educators
Dear ISR, Please check out the following international job offer and warn teachers who read International Schools Review that it’s nothing more than a scam to fool teachers that want to teach abroad.
This job offer has been posted around on the internet for a school said to be located in Spain. The contact person goes by the name of Arnau Javier: umpireinternationalschool@gmail.com. The school Director is named as Philip Ordyka. He uses the email address: umpireintlschdirector@gmail.com
The process this ‘school’ uses to ‘hook’ unsuspecting international teachers and grab their money is to 1) gather information, 2) make a bogus offer to the teacher, and then 3) ask for some money for two months’ rent for an apartment at their location.
I am always wary of “international schools” who have no internet presence or mention on the internet at all, except for one employment offer. Thanks to a fellow ESL teacher who visited the address listed and could find NO school. It’s a good thing there is always someone out there who is looking after others.
Signed: Wary International Teacher