Scam Job Agency

Job Agencies are very popular place for graduates to set foot finding the right job but how many job agencies that

actually deliver the real jobs to these graduates? Actually only few agencies that are truly real. So how to distinguish between the

real and fake job agencies? It is difficult to know. However, the best way to find out the culprit, one can always try to search at

consumer related website such as consumer.com.my and see what other consumers have to say about the job agency that one

intend to join.

 
Once, a friend of mine who came from Perak, trying his luck to find a job in KL fall for a scam that was being advertised by one

Company ABC (not to be disclosed here). This company claimed that they can find a matching job for my friend if he join them for a

fee, RM160. The fee basically covers the registration, resume production, an interview, and job search. My friend paid them and the

process began. First, they produced the resume for my friend and even burned it into a CD. Then, one of the self-claimed interview

officer interviewed my friend and evaluated his skills from the interview. After the interview, the officer told my friend he would submit

the resume to a “travel agency” applying for the admin clerk position that promised a basic salary of RM1200/month.

Then, they issued a payment receipt and a copy of agreement to be signed by my friend. My friend, being the victim did

not know anything about the scam signed the papers happily thinking that he had found the right job as the company promised

my friend would get the job within a few days. All my friend had to do that time was waiting for their call.

Then my friend waited and waited until one day the officer called and inform him that he had to wait for another few days as

the company they submitted his resume hadn’t reply them yet. My friend started to smell the rat but then what he could do but waited

for the next few days. The final result of this scam was that the officer called again and this time the officer informed my friend

that the “travel agency” they submitted had rejected his resume and my friend was at lost. Not only he did not get any job but he also

forfeited his RM160 (which he borrowed from a friend).

This company is located at the heart of KL. Physically, this company appeared to be a professional company but deep down

there is a scam behind them. The company is a registered company and that allowed them to operate without any disruption.

My friend lodged a report at National Consumer CC and until today he is still waiting for the judgment. However, I don’t really

think that there will be any judgment at all. It is simply too difficult to catch them unless if the luck is on our side but with their cunning

ideas, luck hardly is on our side.

So, what have we learnt here? Be careful when choosing a job agency. Do research their background, check if there is anyone

else who has been using the service of this company and ask them their experience with this company.