In my opinion EOS is definitely not a scam.
I know they are hiring aggressively and they are organising EOS meetups to generate community support and awareness.
With so much funding received, it just doesn't make sense for them to not proceed with the platform, it would be shortsighted to risk imprisonment to abscond with ICO funds when they could just continue working on the project and build a more valuable company.
With all the scam projects going about its important to recognise when people are trying to do something decent.