As far as what I am now being told about this is that apparently what is going on is the black market sale of ID as well as stolen passports as in the actual document itself, in addition to credit profiles, the generation of fake ID and other data which is then being sold in the USA in Los Angeles to Chinese that need ID to continue staying in the USA under fake names with fake paper trails. What happens is that the Chinese get the certified transcripts which from some colleges, still have social security numbers on them, combined with an employment and residential history, US passport and other data such as a full scan of credentials and in a few hours, they assume the ID of that victim, which is usually a foreign teacher, and from there, it gets worse. The crime is not only taking place in China but in the USA as well. The supposed recruiters are directly involved with the process since the Web sites they use attract unsuspecting teachers wanting a job who in turn then send them their life story and full scans of various documents. When someone "willingly" hands over documents for employment which were volunteered freely for one purpose which was actually invalid and illegal to begin with, that then constitutes theft and fraud as well as deceptive practices.

Physical passports are also being stolen by many supposed visa agencies that promise a Z visa, etc.

As for NETWORK ESL being involved...I do NOT KNOW.

What I do know is that they are one of the many Web sites that was mentioned as being of interest for alleged scams.

The US CAN prosecute EVEN IF crimes were not committed on US soil.

What I am being told so far is that the Chinese recruiters are working with some dirt bag American recruiters that could not make it as ESL teachers and instead are now busy stealing passports and confidential data to create fake ID or help the Chinese to continue invalid stays in the USA where the Chinese have over stayed their own visas and they are now trying to hide under someone else's ID such as for apartment rental, loans, credit cards, etc.

What needs to happen in China is that all recruiters should be forced to post a cash bond, and their business licenses should all be in a Chinese governmental data base that can be searched by anyone in English for confirmation as to their status. They should be forced to have a valid legal agent on site, and they should also be forced to protect data and properly destroy data as well.

There should be a straight ahead policy on recruiters which is basically put up or shut up. At minimum a recruiter should be able to provide the following information with no delay or excuses.

Full name of business owner
Business name
Address
Phone
Fax
Business license number
Cash bond in excess of 100,000 RMB
PSB clearance