I almost got scammed by someone who advertised a teaching position at Dubai British School. The school exsists, as does the principle that they pretended to be. However, when I was asked to deposit money for the Ministry of labour, to gain a work visa and labour card, and the account was in someones name, Mr Zabiba, I got suspicious. I phoned the school to check that the contract that I had received from the 'principle' was legitimate, and was informed that it was all a scam. Luckily I hadn't deposited the 2500 durheim yet!