Strange that I have only come across a one or two teachers who have been "scammed, fleeced, ripped-off" by training companies, and this in fairly minor ways.

Yes that's actually so strange it amounts to this: You are very inexperienced with Chinese training centers/Foreign teaching and/or very naive, ignorant, live in a bubble or... you are a liar or 'bullshitter' who's making up things on the internet.

If I find a group of 10 ESL teachers with any experience (1 year or more say) 9 of them have been scammed, fleeced, ripped-off, cheated, gamed, shortchanged.

3 of them very very badly. As in just outright robbed of 10,000+ rmb.

The one who hasn't been cheated, fooled, scammed is lucky and often knows it full well. They will admit being just damn lucky and well aware of the 9 others being robbed, scammed and cheated.

for you to write that plucky little snippy "Strange that I have only come across a one or two" is the instant sign of a bullshitter who is actually so stupid they think they should try and bluff like that to experienced and real ESL teachers (or those who have done it).

Again, if you sincerely don't understand that MOST training centers cheat, steal, scam, fleece, skim and rob ESL teachers then you absolutely need to understand you are a naive and unaware type of person or you are one of the very few lucky ones and your experience is rare.

But don't worry, just keep working for training centers and in a short time you will be [edited] badly. especially you because of your foolish reasoning skills and social retardation.