See warning signs before you say yes.
In many countries workers should not pay recruitment fees at all. Big fees before you travel are a common trap.
Real agencies give official receipts. Payment to a personal, mobile-money or crypto account is a warning sign.
Your passport belongs to you. In many countries employers are not allowed to keep it.
Working on a tourist or visit visa can leave you without rights and at risk of arrest.
Very high pay for easy work, with no experience needed, is often used to trick people.
There is no real company name or address you can check.
You should get a written contract, in a language you understand, before you leave.
Being rushed, or told to keep it secret, is a warning sign.
Online "customer service" or "typing" jobs in parts of Southeast Asia have trapped many people in scam centres.
Loans from the recruiter, or pay cut to repay costs, can become a trap you cannot escape.
Brokers without a licence, or recruiting only on social media, are a warning sign.
Travelling through another country, or "we'll tell you the workplace later", is a warning sign.
No days off, your phone taken, or not allowed out are signs of forced labour.
Recruiting children, or asking someone to lie about their age, is a serious warning sign.
Vague "dancer", "hostess" or "model" jobs abroad, or requests for body photos, are often traps.
Warn your family and friends