Dear Steven/Siman/Selwyn - Looking for Teachers Discussions on Kaohsiung Living Forum

Michael

I have deleted your latest posts.

We all know what you are about.

There have been numerous complaints about you.

You even sent someone a death threat!!!

There is no space for you on this forum and I will delete every post from you.

Please do not post on this forum anymore.

I will leave this post announced for a few days and then remove it.

arlene

I haven't read the original posts here, but the posts are still showing on my FB news feed. Very nasty posts. Glad you deleted them. Couldn't his threats of death be seen as some sort of cyber bullying and have legal repercussions?

Michael

It looks like the death threat post was against someone a while back. He should have gone to the police.

Steven would have got into a lot of crap.

Steven claimed he has reported members of this forum to the police for tarnising his reputation, and he "will see them in court".

He posted a similar message three times today, which I simply deleted.

I would not take this too seriously, as I am sure that anyone sued could find 100 willing witnesses to back them up.

bigdaddy

I believe that he should be the one who needs to worry. We are just letting people to be aware of things that he had done. If he has nothing to be ashamed of, why should he freak out? Maybe he doesn't k ow the meaning to freedom of speech.

Lighthouse

Post has appeared on yahoo group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KaohsiungLiving_com/message/40389

What's been happening today?

Lighthouse

Well he knows who I am ... so Siman or whatever you call yourself .... Bring it On !!!!!

Michael

He will probably just crawl under the rock from whence he came.

Apparently the guy he threatened met up with him, with about 15 of his mates. They had a little chat with Steve and Steve bailed.

The funny thing with him, is that even when he changes his mail, name, or approach, everyone still seems to know who he is. It must be his terrific grammar and spelling.

Lighthouse

He'll be back ..... Leeches need their fixes

Michael

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Fuck you .Moderator,get out of the country.Shit!

Stevens latest post. Should delete it of course. I think it is better to leave it up for a while.

He has simply reconfirmed what he is all about.

Lighthouse

I got that by private message ..... Hahaha

He loves me .... @needteacher65

Lighthouse

Message (email) received from 'Steven' from spider123455@yahoo.co.tw today in response to my post on Yahoo group...

"Are u angry because you cant get job from me?Shit!Get out of the country!"

Thank you @needteacher65

Lighthouse

Should I respond?

arlene

Lack of any kind of maturity! Sounds like someone has their panties tied up in a wad. @Lighthouse I think responding to him would just be adding more fuel to his fire, but I'll be damned if he doesn't sound like he needs good old fashion smack on the mouth.

Lighthouse

I have more ..... He is one thick FOCKER ... sent from needteacher11@yahoo.com.tw

Yesterday 13.42 ..... "Trouble Maker:You
already break the Taiwan Law,I already contact the Kaohsiung Police
Station, they will find out your location,U will get the big amount of
punishment from the govament.I do my business honestly,if u think i took
too much service charge, you dont need to take a job from me.why u want
to destroy my reputation on the puplic?I will meet u at the court very
soon. Kaohsiung Police can find out your location very easy .


Simon."

Yesterday 21.02

"Hello!Trouble
maker!the police asking me about your post,i already sent it to the
police station,sent me your name and contact no.I want to meet u at the
police station.u made a big
trouble.
Simon."

Yesterday 21.16

"Hello!trouble maker.Your Game is over,I will put you into the jail.u dont know who i
am.
Simon."

Today 15.21

"Are u angry because you cant get job from me?Shit!Get out of the country!
                                                                                                                Simon."

Today 16.00

"Shit!U are afraid to tell me yr name?                                                        Simon."

At least his Vocabulary is increasing :P

Lighthouse

Thu Aug 2, 2012 9:25 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"needteacher65" needteacher65

Hi:

Are you so angry because you cant get the job from me?Please take easy.I can pay u 1000NT/hour if u want.

Michael

I see two more complaints about him on the yahoo group. Ripped off a few others.

Lighthouse

I am now being threatened with Police. & fines .... He has even resorted to contacting Cathy ..... The dik-ed

Michael

Myself and antoher foreigner got jobs through him a few years ago. The
contracted school was told our fees for 750 nt per hour but we only received
550(me) or 500(other) To get my pay I had to go to his 'office' and I took for
for 2 weeks in June of that year to visit my family. I had told him well in
advance, but after I returned he claimed that I told him last minute and then
not only deducted the pay for the days I didn't work, but also pay for the days
I did. Basically that month there was no pay.
I had signed a contract with him but don't think it was a real contract.
He also goes by the name Selwyn.
Basically, if you get called by an agent who lives in an alley near Minzu bridge
(south end, behind the mattress shop) Avoid him at all costs.

Maybe Steven could comment on the above posted on the yahoo group.

Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KaohsiungLiving_com/message/40442

arlene

@Lighthouse He contacted Cathy? :-O

Lighthouse

He is too spineless to comment @Michael

Lighthouse

Yes @arlene a few times today.

Lighthouse

'Your husband PO articles on the Internet is an attempt to damage my reputation. An affront. I will verify through the Internet police. your husband need to face the law. there will be huge fines if it is true I will be ready to send the law court"

Email received today from Siman in Chinese addressed to my wife Cathy .... I used Google translate .... Translated above

Bing translation ..... " is your PO article tried to damage my reputation in the network. a flagrant insult. I through the Internet police will check., if true. you need to face the law. will have huge fines. I'll prepare court dealing with"

bigdaddy

Correct me if I'm wrong, isn't damaging one's reputation means false accusation? Well, if everything stated about him is true, what's the problem. On the other hand, letters threatening people is also a crime. Hope he knows that.

Michael

Correct. At the very least he has been placing people in illegal positions.

I also doubt he has paid any income tax, so a call to the tax authorities would find him in hot water. My wife actually reported someone before (a long story) and he got a massive fine.

I also doubt he is running a legal resistered business.

There are also numerous compliants about him on both this site and the yahoogroups one.

He has also insulted people publicly, which is also against the law here.

Lighthouse

Cathy (my wife) got a text an hour ago from Steven/Simon whatever blabbing about how I have admitted online to damaging his ' reputation ' ..... Text ignored ...... We have better things to do then reply to him .... :-P

Lighthouse

Dear Siman @needteacher65

Thank you for all your calls, emails and messages.

I am sorry I have not replied ....please forgive me for being so rude.

I AM MORE THEN HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU (AT THE POLICE STATION YOU HAVE REPORTED ME TO) AND DISCUSS ALL MATTERS CONCERNING YOUR 'SO CALLED' BUSINESS DEALINGS AND THE LEVELS OF. ' SERVICE CHARGE' YOU TAKE.

PLEASE FORWARD TO ME THE NAME OF THE POLICE STATION, OFFICER / OFFICERS NAME/S WITH FULL CONTACT DETAILS.

You can forward this information in your usual manner.

Thank you for reading this post.

bigdaddy

I belive he is in hot water worrying what to do next. As mentioned, taxes, I also doubt that he has been paying taxes and now he is stating that his business is legal? He should reconsider what he should do next.

Michael

There are two issues. If he is running a legal business it is easy to check. It is public record. When the guy lost my dog we easily found that the business was registered at another address. He got fined for that. It will be easy to find out if his business is registered. Secondly the tax issue. If he has not been paying tax for 10 years then he will get a massive fine . If he has the balls to go to the police and lay charges,which I doubt , than it will be easy for lighthouse to get his details for checking whether his business is registered, and whether he has been paying tax. He will also have to show evidence that he is actually conducting a business. He will have to show contracts. If there contracts show he has got foreigners,say to work at a kindy then he is doing something illegal.
Also- has he been paying taxes on behalf of the teachers and issuing withholding statements for tax purposes. He can not do shit unless he can prove he is running a business compliant with current legislation.

Lighthouse

Let's see if he responds .... The balls in his court now .... @bigdaddy @Michael

Lighthouse

This is message left on my profile wall ....

@needteacher65 →Lighthouse ..... Black shit! I know who u are. August 3"

I am glad you know who I am as my name will haunt you for a long time.

My reply to you ....

Siman @needteacher65

LETS MEET (AT THE POLICE STATION YOU HAVE REPORTED ME TO) AND DISCUSS ALL MATTERS CONCERNING YOUR 'SO CALLED' BUSINESS DEALINGS AND THE LEVELS OF. ' SERVICE CHARGE' YOU TAKE.

PLEASE FORWARD TO ME THE NAME OF THE POLICE STATION, OFFICER / OFFICERS NAME/S WITH FULL CONTACT DETAI You can forward this information in your usual manner.

WHAT IS YOUR RESPONSE? ?????? I AM WAITING!!!!!

AND FYI (MEANS FOR YOUR INFORMATION SIMAN? I HAVE DARK SKIN YOUR RIGHT AND THEREFORE

BLACK AND PROUD! !!!!!!

Lighthouse

Check this out .... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KaohsiungLiving_com/message/40508

Not only is Siman openly making racist comments towards me but now has resorted to attacking our great site and all the moderators

Michael

A racist comment like his above, made on a public forum, is definitely something you should go to the police about. The laws in Taiwan are extremely strict in this area. Give someone the finger here and you will end up in court paying damages.

Lighthouse

I am looking into this very seriously @Michael

Michael

Good. He always threatens people who complain about him with the internet police and court. He is operating illegally. He has never been to the police or court. Guaranteed. It's like a coke dealer threatening legal action against someone who said he sold them flour. Laughable.

Lighthouse

Hi All,

JUST A WORD OF CAUTION ..... SIMAN/SELWYN HAS BEEN QUIET OF LATE .... OR SO I THOUGHT ...

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL TODAY .... INSTEAD OF POSTING ON VARIOUS SITES .... HE HAS NOW RESORTED TO COLD EMAILING PEOPLE WHO POST SAYING THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WORK / LOOKING TO SUB ETC ...

TO ALL LOOKING FOR WORK ... PLEASE IGNORE/BLOCK THIS PERSON !!!!!!!!!!!!

ChampionKaji

Well, I'm happy that people are open with their racism. It lets us know the type of social climate that exists in Taiwan and the world in general. This is why I'm not getting my hopes up about finding employment there or anywhere else.

Lighthouse

@ChampionKaji .... Never give up bro .... Siman is a isolated case and you can't judge the majority of lovely people hear by this **** ..

Hang in there .... We'll support you in anyway we can.

Black & Proud !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lighthouse

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KaohsiungLiving_com/message/40625

Lighthouse

Thank you M whoever you are.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tainan_bulletin/message/27270

Forrest

I should apologize for my hastiness in pointing fingers towards any particular individual. I have serious doubts that this Siman Twan person is really a greedy agent. Please consider the fruits of my internet searches:

If you check carefully, you will find that the man who uses the numbers 0920043001 and 07-9675135 goes by the name 段生盛, or maybe a pseudonym such as "張賢良".

Although it seems as though he works at a "job center":

http://tw.linkedin.com/pub/生盛-段/30/9b6/7ab

And posts advertisements for English teachers in many places:

e.g., http://kaohsiung-pingtung.kijiji.com.tw/c-PostersOtherAds-W0QQUserIdZ71047862

But, based on this blog:

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/jw!ByxrKXyTEhQhxLgFeq.W.OpCSGM-/article?mid=9

It appears as though he spends most of his time at a fish feed business:

http://www.fis.com/fis/companies/details.asp?l=e&filterby=companies&=&country_id=&page=56&company_id=115834&submenu=info

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:O1zyMObhK5oJ:www.wuuu.com/webhy/list.asp?id=9918+&cd=2&hl=en

You can check this business for yourself, I am sure it is real:

高雄市新興區民族二路166-1號
Kaohsiung City, Xin-xing District, Min-zu 2nd Road, Number 166-1.
Google maps: http://bit.ly/RdCgqx

If you don't believe that he is only a worker with this company, why not check with the person he shares a landline with:

"Caroline38_98@yahoo.com". She should be an expert, since she also recruits English teachers:

http://www.kijiji.com.tw/f-Caroline38-98-yahoo-com-child-Default-W0QQKeywordZQ20Q09Caroline38Q5f98Q40yahooQ2ecomQQisSearchFormZtrue

All this googling leaves me confused!!

Seems like there are imitators of this person everywhere:
http://www.skillpages.com/english-teacher/taipei-taiwan/siman.twan/activity?preview=1

Will the real Slim Selywn please stand up?

Lighthouse

Another email to look out for ....

den060626@yahoo.com.tw

And emails will come from a Mr. Tuan/Tung

chachee99

I got an email from a person named Twan. I am new to Kaohsiung, but based on what I have read on this group, it appears to be the same guy as Simon.

Michael

That's him. Too dumb to use another name. Avoid him like the plague, unless you want to be royally screwed.

Forrest

Thanks again to Lighthouse for protecting the security of our community with new information. Prior to these new updates, it appears that the activity of "Siman" has largely been limited to Chinese-language sites. However, since he appears to be offering cut-rate services of native-speaking instructors, it appears he has already found new ways of recruiting.

If only every potential employee simply did a web search of this scumbag's email address or telephone number, I am sure that many heartaches would be avoided. PLEASE, if you are stumbling upon this thread be aware that "agents" are to be avoided at all costs, and that simple security measures will help you to ensure that you find reliable and honest employers. Many members here and elsewhere in Taiwan's online expat community will be happy to assist you.

Please consider the following: Does the agent provide a school name and address which can be contacted to ensure the validity of the agents claims? Is an hourly rate stated CLEARLY, ensuring that nothing below 600NT per hour is offered? If not... I dare say ... look elsewhere and warn the community.

Best of luck to all, and wishes for safety in this new year of the "snake".

M. in Tainan

Michael

I am no friend of agents, but some actually do a decent job.

It a simple issue of due diligence, and asking the correct questions.

I have 2 jobs at the moment that I got from agents. As above, the trick is to do your homework.

Red flags include

1-Agent paying you and not the school.

2-Anything below NT$ 600 is an indication that the agent is taking a slice. However, there are jobs that pay 550 hoping to get a desperate teacher. I have seen teachers advertising themselves at NT 400 or less an hour. If you are in such a situation, I would suggest you look at teaching somewhere else.

3-Pressure to sign a contract with the agent and NOT the school. Any contract should be between the teacher and the school.

4-Kindy jobs requiring contracts. Need I say more.

5-You need to check out the school before any contract is signed. If the agent ooohs and aaaahs, run.

6-Agent not being able to answer basic questions about the school, or deflecting such questions.

7-Agents telling you how tight the job market is, and that the going rate has dropped etc etc.

Forrest

Excellent advice! Each and every one of those points is insightful. I would also recommend asking for a tour of the school, sitting in on a class, and engaging in an informal discussion with school management. What you can glean about the school's culture is incredibly useful, and ANY reluctance on the agent's behalf to be present with you and the school/staff at the same time should be taken as a bad omen. At the same time, a school who doesn't seem to care about the teacher's concerns or questions probably has a "swinging door" in regards to "foreigners".

I have known of one or (at most) two agents who operated semi-respectable operations. I have, in fact, served as an agent myself: the only difference is that I helped to connect responsible teachers with reputable schools, and WITHOUT a fee. If you use an agent, be aware that they are doing this as a means of earning money and that, ultimately, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Lighthouse

a simple search using the email address .... takes you to this page

LINK

Again My friend is advertising but now in chinese .... use google translate if you want to read it but basically it's for a Math teacher .... no pay indicated (surprise surprise)

MO

Thu Aug 2, 2012 9:25 am (PDT) . Posted by:

"needteacher65" needteacher65

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