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I've never heard of any company offering to pay a model half of the promised money before a shoot and half after so I was a little suspicious when I saw this: can anyone tell me if this smacks of a scam? CREATIVE BEAUTY MAGAZINE Beauty is in you 605 glenview lane Fenniville, Michigan 49408. SHOOT AGREEMENT / CONTRACT FORM For and in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties hereby agree as follows. Termination of Agreement. Agreement with Model / Applicants can only be terminated after the shoot. Model agrees to conduct himself/herself with propriety and dignity, and to do nothing on an engagement or otherwise that may tend to injure the reputation and goodwill of Model nor to do any act or thing which impairs Model's capacity to at all times fully comply with the terms of this agreement. Model understands and agrees that Model shall not, while this agreement is in force, enter any modeling and/or acting contest or competition organized or sponsored by any company on the date selected for this shoot. It is understood and agreed that Model's services are extraordinary and unique and there is no adequate remedy at law of a breach of this agreement by Model, and that in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, Model shall be entitled to equitable relief by way of injunction or otherwise. Payment: Model shall be paid a wage of $1600 for the shoot and reimbursed for any expenses incurred on part of the shoot or before (such as transport, food, lodging, etc for the day of the shoot). Part payment of $700 will be made earlier before shoot. The remaining receivable, immediately after shoot. Model warrants that no other binding agreement is in force with any other party which would supersede this agreement. This agreement shall be binding upon both parties hereto, their heirs, successors, assigns, etc. BY SIGNING BELOW, MODELS AGREE TO THE TERMS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS AGREEMENT, AND ACKNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING OF THE TERMS CONTAINED HEREIN. I, _________________ whoâs name appear on these form, have read the above agreement and acknowledge that I have entered the true Details into this agreement with an understanding of its terms and conditions. ______________________ __________________ Model's Signature/Applicant Employer Signature   Sep 06 09 03:00 pm Link Sep 06 09 03:02 pm Link Elizabeth Claret wrote: Ok, thanks. Sep 06 09 03:15 pm Link 999 times out of a thousand, if it doesn't seem right.....it ain't. Especially from a town that is in BFE Michigan. Sep 06 09 03:18 pm Link willing to bet that somehow they give you a check for more than the agreed amount and you are supposed to cash it and give them the surplus to fund 'incidentals' for the shoot. or some similar variant on the scam. Sep 06 09 03:22 pm Link They will never pay you anything up front. Sorry. Sep 06 09 03:28 pm Link Cherrystone wrote: It's also spelled wrong. Sep 06 09 03:46 pm Link There is no "Glenview Ln" in Fennville. Which isn't surprising, since there isn't much of anything there. Pretty town though. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= … 15&iwloc=A Sep 06 09 03:51 pm Link I just went right past Fennville today on my way to shoot with Rachel Jay. OP, maybe you should send your brother there to check out the company before you go any further? :snerk: Sep 06 09 06:26 pm Link Isn't MM Great! Sep 06 09 06:32 pm Link MikeRobisonPhotos wrote: Nigeria is not part of Egypt. Sep 06 09 06:33 pm Link While this probably is a scam, it is not uncommon to have a deposit to form a binding contract between parties. So follow up on it an if they start talking about sending you some money to forward to others, then it is the variant of the Nigerian Scam we are all so familiar with. Let's not be so paranoid that we overlook real opportunities. Sep 08 09 10:09 am Link Innovative Imagery wrote: Uh, yeah. Probably. Sep 08 09 10:14 am Link Lumigraphics wrote: +1. Sep 08 09 10:33 am Link This scammer company just started their scam gain in Los Angeles, if you go to the casting section in LA you'll find a new post from the same scammers. Jul 23 13 10:26 am Link Roberto Maya wrote: This thread is from 2009 and there is absolutely no reason for you to revive it. Jul 23 13 10:29 am Link JessieLeigh wrote: Except to let people know these particular scammers are back at it, so if youre receiving the same offer as the OP did in 2009 you need not ask if its a scam...because we've already determined that it was. Jul 23 13 10:46 am Link Cherrystone wrote: To be fair, almost every town in Michigan is BFE. Just sayin'... Jul 23 13 01:20 pm Link JessieLeigh wrote: Except for the fact that the scam has been revived... Jul 23 13 01:24 pm Link Elizabeth Claret wrote: Not that I disagree about THIS message, but it's not terribly unusual for traveling models to ask for partial payment in advance, and I know of legit photographers who have paid. Jul 23 13 01:34 pm Link Tiffany_B wrote: I see your point... I just do not believe that this revived thread is any more likely to be seen/read by new llamas than the LOOK OUT FOR SCAMS thread in the Newbie forum. Jul 23 13 01:45 pm Link JessieLeigh wrote: I agree that I hope the castings were reported but beyond that we'll have to agree to be on different sides. Jul 23 13 02:00 pm Link Jul 23 13 02:14 pm Link I had received a similar message today. Im guessing its a scam since in my message they asked me to wear a gown as well lol  Aug 05 13 10:47 am Link DanielShapiro wrote:
Aug 05 13 11:16 am Link I received this scam today as well lol with a similar message 5 years later. And this thread is useful considering how when I figured it was a scam I was able to just google the "magazine" and this was the first thing that popped up Aug 24 13 01:26 pm Link I have received a couple of fraudulant checks in the mail that I had never even agreed to the shoot. If you get fed exed a check, thats a sign. being told to keep a portion and send another portion to the "designer" via western union-- **scam one of my tags, the profile has alot of very uneful tips to look for. I only have 3 tags i think, it's the middle one. I would suuggest having a look. Aug 24 13 01:38 pm Link anna gabriel wrote: Notify the Post Office. They have fraud investigators. Aug 24 13 02:46 pm Link Thank you this helped me a lot. They recently reached out to me..asking for information that no one in my 5 years of modeling has ever required. I stopped responding just to research. Thanks guys! Aug 25 13 11:25 am Link Thank goodness this thread is still active-- I was sent the same scammy message to my email and miraculously the casting post that I had responded to here on MM had disappeared! That was red flag for me to google the magazine "Creative Beauty Magazine" and it led me back here to MM! Good to know I'm not the only one (; Thanks for your insights! Oct 29 13 10:44 am Link AVD AlphaDuctions wrote: That's how the upfront fee scam works! Oct 29 13 12:02 pm Link Nobody pays in advance, nobody. Oct 29 13 12:14 pm Link Elizabeth Claret wrote: +1 Nov 02 13 05:15 am Link GER Photography wrote: Exactly. Nov 02 13 05:22 am Link Elizabeth Claret wrote: + 1 Nov 02 13 09:22 pm Link NO magazine offres 1600usd payment. Nov 03 13 01:47 am Link So,i guess they were on it last few days,coz i got the same email Its fantastic how people are determined to find someone and they didnt even try to change the name of the company Anyway,thank you guys for this post it was really helpful. Love to you beautiful people Nov 04 13 07:08 am Link I received this in my email today. Must be a scam? Hello, It’s a pleasure shown great interest to partake in this great shoot. It is actually a $800 pay shoot assignment because we are having a print job for the month of December, For Fashion/ model Billboard, Calendar Promos Advert,magazine & catalogues and I want you to share in this great opportunity, these could be your time to be known all over the globe. The location for the shoot will be in a rented studio and it will be close to your location because we do not want you to be disturbed about travelling. Please take proper note of the following details: 1. The name and address of the studio to be used for the shoot will be disclosed to you before the date of the shooting. 2. We will take care of your make-up or make-over because we have professional specialist ready to take good care of that, also we want everything to be completely unique in this shoot. 3. You are allowed to come along to the shoot with anybody of your choice on the day of the shooting, your mum, dad friend, body-guard anybody you wish to come with just to make you feel okay and comfortable. 4. You will have 8 different fashion outfits to cover and all these outfits will be provided by our client on the day of shoot. The types of clothing will be& suits, short/long skirt, Beach Gown, Dinner Gown (Note: There is no nudity in this shoot). 5. The total pay for the jobs is $800 but you will get $300 as upfront part payment before the shoot as to show seriousness and ascertain the job, the remaining balance of $500 will be paid to you in cash at the shooting venue immediately after the shoot. Our client's name is Mrs. Mary Wilson and magazine name that we are about to shoot is “ Creative Beauty Magazine”, she is into both male and female outfits because she is an upcoming designer she needs this shoot to help get her website packaged, this means her website is under Construction. Waiting for your Swift response. Thanks. Daniel Scott Dec 21 13 12:26 pm Link  Moderator Note!ShavonneMarie wrote: Yes, that's a scam. Dec 21 13 01:06 pm Link Sh!t...same thing here. I wondered what was up, so I asked detailed informational questions. Let's see... Dec 21 13 11:36 pm Link |
