Not really every job agency is cheating. Just make sure there's no fee charged on you before you get a job. Normally we no need to pay the agency unless we get job through them. The fee should be reasonable. Please ask clearly all the fees and conditions before you proceed to a job through them.

If there's charge before you sign the offer letter with your employer, it's probably a scam. Most job agency only charge after we sign the offer letter with employer. Only after getting a job, we will be charged.

Even you report to police, I think nothing much they will do. Nowadays, there're so many robbery cases, and the society is looking at it seriously, but the situation still have no improvement.
I suggest all the media should audit on the advertisement they publish, especially newspaper. Normally we believe on newspaper, as we think they are reliable. Media should prevent all these scammers from publishing their advertisement and even should warn the readers about all these scam advertisements.

Keep in mind, there is NO FREE LUNCH in the world.

My friend works in Recruit Express, which is a job agency. The working hour there is terrible, telling you working hour from 8:30am-5:30pm, but when you work there, you're only allowed to leave around 8:00-9:00pm. In the contract, you have to compensate 1 month salary if you resign in probation period, or they terminate you during this period. They won't let you read the contract in details, just urges you sign it faster.

I can't understand why even they terminate you, you have to compensate them. My friend only realises this after read the contract in details, when she wants to resign. I don't know this is scam or not, just want to remind all of you, please read the contract in details line by line before you sign. Please request that you can bring home and read through or ask her to leave you alone for sometime for you to read it in details. Don't be influenced by her persuade.