This may help a lot of people planning to work in China https://eslwatch.info/en/forum/china

You know, the problem is that even if the identity thieves find you a job teaching in China (easier than farting) they will still get a credit card in your name and it will be at least 3 months before you even find out about it.  By then you will have already forgotten about your "recruiter" and will be wondering how you were scammed and by who!

China Scam Patrol confirms that Identity Theft of foreigners is the biggest and fastest growing fraud in China today. Scammers pose as job recruiters lurking at ESL Cafe and the Beijinger, and Echinacities.