The Story of the Scam
Don Lee & Company in Seoul, South Korea
Don Lee & Company based in Seoul, South Korea offers executive business English coaching to South Koreans.
The CEO, Don Lee, owes tens of thousands of dollars to freelance coaches who work remotely around the world. He also owes lots of money to clients who have requested refunds.
Some coaches are threatened with eviction from their homes because they can't pay their rent and mortgages. Other coaches are unable to pay for medical treatment. Others find their relationships suffering because they're unable to contribute to the home.
Don Lee continuously hires new coaches and recruits new clients to keep the scam going.
He gets away with it, so far, because there's no way for freelance coaches to know each other.
Small amounts of money are paid late, just enough to keep the coaches working for months, until the debt increases, the coaches leave and clients request refunds.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OnlineESLTeaching/comments/rirpqr/beware_of_don_lee_company_scam/
https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?blogId=wack2018&logNo=222493553829&proxyReferer=
Don Lee comes across as a nice guy. However, his business practices are unethical, he's a terrible CEO and constantly lies to everyone.
LinkedIn profile.
https://www.donleecompany.com/home
https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachdonlee/
Don Lee blocks people he owes money to and then some of us have to take such drastic measures as creating this page to warn people what is likely to happen to them as coaches or clients if they get involved with Don Lee and Don Lee & Company.
Some people have been waiting for their money for more than a year. Don Lee's core team constantly changes as people discover what's going on and they leave.
Don Lee seems to get away with it because coaches are dotted around the world and find it difficult to follow legal channels in Korea.
Don Lee and Don Lee & Company must be avoided.