Comments on: “The course contains very poor video quality” https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/ TEFL and TESOL Online Certification Course Reviews in 2026. Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:54:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Caitlin https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-976 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 09:16:03 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-976 Wtf!!??!! That guy Ian Leahy has been recommending to his students going to teach in China that they should buy fake diplomas and one of them almost went to prison because of it!! I mean, HOW is he STILL in business!!??!! Jeez, I sort of understand now how come he spams the internet with his fake course reviews and attacks on his rivals. The emperor has no clothes!! What a fraud!

]]> By: Trusted TEFL Reviews https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-975 Wed, 29 Jul 2020 05:18:53 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-975 ESLinsider / Ian Leahy have now been blacklisted on trustedteflreviews.com.
https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/29/tefl-tesol-in-japan-scam/

Mia Williams

]]> By: Trusted TEFL Reviews https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-972 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:58:18 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-972 According to this article, you should avoid teaching English in China if you took your TEFL course through the ESLinsider program.

https://chinascampatrol.wordpress.com/2016/02/11/warning-fake-diplomas-to-get-3000-china-foreign-esl-tefl-teachers-arrested-great-job-eslinsider/
A snippet from the article:
‘After some deliberation we have decided to warn all the foreigners now teaching in China that if you sent an email to eslinsider.com, or even visited their website more than once over the last 6 months, you will soon be investigated by the Chinese PSB as we recently found out in an unexpected interview we obtained with a veteran Captain who has worked more than 8 years with the PSB in a Tier 1 city of China.

They are now hip to the bad advice ESLinsider has been giving wannabe teachers to use fake documents (diplomas and TEFL certificates) after recently arresting a teacher from America who spilled her guts to avoid a felony conviction and deportation four months before her wedding to her Chinese boyfriend. They are also looking to arrest another expat named “Magnuson” who the Captain promises will spend at least 2-3 year behind bars for forgery and “disrespecting the people of China” (not sure if that is a real crime or not). But to put it mildly, the government is a bit pissed to learn that one-third of the foreign teachers now working in China are not “teachers” at all and have used fake documents to obtain their visas. Now they are on a mission.’

Mia Williams

]]> By: Caitlin https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-971 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 09:31:46 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-971 He purchased a product, wasn’t happy with the product and was refused a refund when he complained about the product. I’d say that was a scam. At the very least, he should have got some money back. The big take from this is NEVER pay for anything through Western Union!!

]]> By: Trusted TEFL Reviews https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-970 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 07:38:18 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-970 Caitlin.

I don’t think Todd’s experience with ESLinsider is a scam per se.
I mean, he did receive something for his money – despite it being of an inferior quality.
I do think though that it is clear that Todd was a victim of fraud.

Mia Williams

]]> By: Caitlin https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-969 Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:14:52 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-969 Who in their right mind pays for anything with Western Union these days!!??!!
I looked at that eslinsider website and I would never pay money to a guy like that.
Sorry to sound harsh but you probably got scammed and there is little you can do about it.

]]> By: tefl online pro https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-968 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 08:18:46 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-968 Thank you for bringing this to the attention of a wider audience, Trusted TEFL Reviews.

tefl online pro have also become the fixation of unwanted attention from Mr. Ian Leahy of ESLinsider, and the harassment has gotten so relentless that we have decided to take legal action with regards to Mr. Ian Leahy’s online defamation:

https://tefl-online-pro-reviews.com/2020/07/27/eslinsider-reviews-and-tefl-online-pro-reviews-online-defamation/

We recommend that other schools, who have also experienced similar online abuse from Mr. Ian Leahy, likewise adopt the legal route.

Kind regards,

Paul Murphy

Operations Manager
info@teflonlinepro.com
https://teflonlinepro.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pg/teflonlinepro/reviews/
Teachers’ Choice Award winner, 2019 | 2020

]]> By: Trusted TEFL Reviews https://trustedteflreviews.com/2020/07/24/is-eslinsider-legit/#comment-967 Fri, 24 Jul 2020 09:40:46 +0000 https://trustedteflreviews.com/?p=5035#comment-967 Todd.

It’s great that you have left a review of ESLinsider.

For weeks, we have been requesting ESLinsider Online TEFL students to come forward with reviews of the program.
It’s just so unfortunate that my suspicions were correct – that ESLinsider is a subpar certification course. Possibly a scam. Likely a fraudulent business.
I’m sorry that you had to experience this, Todd, but that is great news that you did manage to find a more reputable program in the end.
With regards to Ian Leahy claiming that ITTT TEFL run a reviews website, this is absolutely no surprise to me.
Over the past six months, Ian has claimed that the following Online TEFL certification programs are the true owners of trustedteflreviews.com:

CIEE TEFL
ICAL TEFL
Maximo Nivel TEFL
OISE University of Toronto TEFL
TEFL Online Pro

Coincidentally, all five programs are listed in the top five ranking among Online TEFL certification schools.
Why does Ian do this?
He does this because when you search for reviews of these (successful) Online TEFL certification programs, his school’s blog posts show up in the search results and by writing this nonsense he hopes that he can convince people to take his course instead.
This is exactly what happened to you, Todd.

Mia Williams

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