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Complaint Review: Gi2c.org - Yuri Khystov Is Owner - Beijing Other
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Gi2c.org - Yuri Khystov Is Owner
Galaxy Soho Building Beijing, Other, China
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Gi2c.org - Yuri Khystov Is Owner GetIn2China.com Gi2c.org is a huge China Internship Scam That Defrauds Hundreds Of Uni Students! Beijing Shanghai
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This is a super slick scam run by a Russian from Belarus named Yuri Khlystov who made his first million as a pimp in Beijing - bringing Russian blondes into China just in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He took his profits and started GetIn2China which was originally a visa company. The police shut him down when he was caught getting illegal visas for Russian hookers. So he started this internship business under his old license which was somehow not revoked. He charges universsity graduates from America, Canada, and Europe $3,700 to come workin China for free at an "international imntenship" with off the wall Chinese companies nobody ever heard of.
A former employee of Gi2C apparently did not get paid what was promised and spilled the beans on them here at this link: http://scam-detector.com/forums/forum/employment-scams/366-gi2c-org-and-other-china-internship-scams-exposed-by-former-u-k-employee, but as far back as 2011 people were making complaints all ove the internet. But according to former employee Helen Zhou, Yuri hires a Chinese hacker every six months to clean up all the negative stuff about them on the internet like these posts at scam.com which may be gone soon:
Here are two more: http://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/fraud-alert-gi2c-i-to-i-and-7-other-china-internship-scams-are-costly and http://chinajobinternships.wordpress.com The biggest complaint I have with them is they baited and switched me from a "famous multinational corporation" The Hilton Hotel Group, to some crappy 2 star Chinese Hotel where I was the only person who spoke any English. I got paid nothing but a free lunch six days a week and they gave me a 50% discount on the room which had an old black and white TV, no cable, nor internet. I demanded my refund since they say "Satisfaction Guaranteed" but they just ignored me. After three weeks of hell, I left the internship and got a job tecahing English until my visa expired so I could raise enough money to go home. This company is a fraud. I was fooled by the website and the smooth-talking sales rep Max. You can see photos of the thieves at http://www.gi2c.org/our-team.html and the owners photo is attached.
A week after I quit the internship I realized I had gotten crabs and head lice from the hotel bed I had to sleep in and I demanded Gi2c to pay for my $80 medication and they just laughed at me. They are a band of thieves. The sales manager claimed to be a Christian but she avoided my calls once I started calling with my issues and complaints.
ALthough I enjoyed China, I found out that anyone can get an internship there for free and you do not need to pay for anything to anyone other than for your own plane ticket. Companies that hire interns pay for everything else - at least the international companies. The Chinese companies only are willing to buy you lunch. Avoide Gi2C - Nothing but a smoke and mirrors fraud.
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Gi2c aka Getin2China China Internship Scam with Pakistan Boiler Room
#2Author of original report
Sat, May 09, 2015
We just found out from ScamCallerFighters.com that Gi2c operates a boiler room in Punjap Pakistan that calles UNI students in Europe, Australia, and U.K. saying that they are calling "from Gi2C's London office" when in fact Gi2c never had a London Office!!! We also found out that they do not now, nor did they ever have the "51-200" employees they said they had on the internet. What we did find out about their employees is not good - including the arrest of their third most senior employee. See here: realscam.com/f8/fake-phantom-felon-employees-gi2cs-china-internship-scam-6-invisible-offices-4057/
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Gi2C Group
Beijing,China
Public Letter From Gi2C Group
#3UPDATE Employee ..inside information
Tue, April 07, 2015
Dear friends and Gi2C alumni,
Over the past few weeks, we have fallen victim to a malicious Internet smear campaign started by one of our competitors to discredit the legitimacy of Gi2C Group. In China, the practice of tarnishing your competitor’s reputation by unsavory means is, unfortunately, quite common and typically referred to as “black PR”. Black PR involves frequently posting erroneous and defamatory information against a company in order to hurt their business. In our opinion, it is a form of cyberterrorism.
Long articles and fake reviews from the same users, claiming to have been former Gi2C clients who have been cheated by us, have suddenly started to appear daily on different websites that focus on traveling, studying or working overseas. One of the sites, the forum owner has stated that he has received more than 100 spam emails from the same IP address about this. These defamers are saying that we are a scam or fraud and are using our name, logo and business information to fabricate stories that are exactly that – stories. Complete fiction.
After completing a thorough investigation by our team, we wanted to bring this to your attention as soon as possible in order to protect our employees as well as past and future alumni. The slandering company who is attacking us doesn’t care about the personal damage they are doing as they post insulting, untrue information that includes personal information about our team members. The dishonorable tactics engaged by our competitor demonstrates that cyberbullying exists everywhere, even at the corporate level.
We don’t take this attack on our reputation lightly and hope that you will be able to differentiate fact from fiction. Take a look at our history. We have a track record that spans over six years and have successfully placed thousands of foreign interns, 2951 to be exact, in companies who are operating in Beijing and Shanghai. Our blog, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, contain years worth of factual intern reviews and useful China information. We have also been mentioned in the media numerous times over the years. Gi2C Group is official member of British Chamber of Commerce in China and China-Britain Business Council. In sum, we are a legitimate business working hard to serve our customers.
Our lawyers are in the process of bringing a civil lawsuit for defamation against the culprits who are behind this, but, as we all know, the legal process takes time and we need your immediate help to stop malicious links from spreading. This isn’t just an attack against Gi2C Group. This is an attack against any ethical business that believes in fair competition. It is also an attack against those who believe the Internet should be a place free of hate and misinformation.
What can be done to stop being manipulated by fake information on the web? We encourage you to do your research and talk to real people before accepting something as truth. When deciding whether to intern or work in China, we welcome you to talk not only us but also to our competitors and decide for yourself which company is best for you. Do your own investigation of the truth and if you have any questions, please give us a call, send us an email or stop by our offices in Shanghai or Beijing.
As with any business, we have had many proud moments, but are by no means perfect. We are humans and we are working with humans which means from time to time, misunderstandings occur. Especially in our business as there are always multiple cultures involved! However, our mission is continually improve, fix mistakes or problems as they arise, provide the best possible internship experience in China and ensure our clients are satisfied with the service we provide.
We greatly appreciate your continued support now and in the future. Several of our loyal alumni were the first to contact us that this problem existed. Thank you for your concern and dedication to righting a wrong. Our message to everyone is simply this: if you see something on the Internet alleging some problem with Gi2C, please ask us about it! We have nothing to hide and encourage open and honest dialogue.
Yours truly,
The Gi2C Team
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