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Is HELLO MAGAZINE email a scam?
Dave Newell wrote: Ummmm, it's called the Nigerian Check Fraud scam because every Nigerian, it would seem, is pulling this stunt. Aug 19 13 10:05 am Link Here's a link detailing my experience with these "Hello Magazine" people. https://www.modelmayhem.com/contactamod/cam/426346 Aug 20 13 10:09 pm Link Google is your friend.... there are several results that come up initially stating things about this OP. Aug 20 13 10:19 pm Link P.S. HELLO! Magazine is actually a British celebrity gossip tabloid...not a fashion magazine. Aug 21 13 01:33 am Link They are going by the name Caramelo Media House now...got the e-mail yesterday Aug 21 13 06:37 pm Link
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Reason: other Comments: the profile mentioned in this post appears to have been hijacked and was closed until it can be restored to original owner Sep 11 13 10:14 pm Link I got this email too. Sep 13 13 01:22 pm Link Glamour Images Inc wrote: Yes it's a scam. Sep 13 13 01:26 pm Link . Contact the magazine's legal department. . Sep 13 13 01:35 pm Link They are currently using Craig Webster! Just received my email and I'm smart enough to know something was up. Thanks MM for educating me on scams! Sep 26 13 11:42 am Link ok this just happened to me... i recieved the check and my bank is waiting to cash it... my account doesnt accept bounced checks and will reemburse me and make the company pay it back... since the check doesnt have a address on it what do i do with it... and the money that the bank already pre gave me out of the check??? HELPPPP!!!!  Nov 13 13 07:01 pm Link Go to your bank and put the money back in your account. As soon as the bank finds out the check is bad, they will not only hold you responsible for the lost money but they are also likely to charge you a NSF fee. Nov 13 13 07:14 pm Link Yep I got this email as well here is what it said - i immediately felt it wasnt real but ya never know and then did some basic google and sure enough .... Hello, We are happy to inform you that you are one of the few models chosen out of the screening exercise performed for us by model mayhem, you have got the necessary Requirements we need for our Magazine update (www.hellomagazine.com) November 2013 issue, We here by decided as a committee to offer you this modelling pay job, I will be very happy if you could send me some of your work. My client wants to update her Catalog with her Midyear Release Fashion outfits and I'm interested in you for the professional shooting no nudity, fetish, bondage, escort and other adult content stuff. So if you are interested you can get back to me. The shoot will held at a rented photographers studio very close to your location, the shoot will be 2hrs daily, we would be responsible for your transport and feeding throughout the photo shoot, the invitation letter would be mailed to you, You have the opportunity to bring along an assistant which we would handle the expenses along with your own just for you to feel comfortable throughout the shoot. JOB DETAILS: Outfit will be provided by our wardrobe stylist on the day of the shooting and the shoot is just for 2 days and you will be paid $1100 for the whole project, the Job is Urgent so you are to get back to us as soon as possible so that we can arrange on how to get you the part payment, meet the stylists and other crew members. You would be paid the initial payment of $500 to guarantee your participation in the shoot, as part of our working policy and ethics of our company, we give part payment to any client before we proceed with any job and balance immediately after the work.As I told you earlier this project is very urgent we will be taking care of your payment, accommodation and other expenses. The part payment would be mailed directly to you along side with the wardrobe stylist allowance, shoes and costume fee for the shoot.Location, time and date will be made known to you soon, this is to ensure that we pick a convenient time and place for the shoot NOTE: As soon as you get the payment, you will deduct $500 and send the remaining balance to the wardrobe stylist. The wardrobe stylist will contact you as soon as she receives all your information from us, if you are interested kindly get back to us with your details as follows: MODEL'S INFORMATION 1. Name: 2. Studio name (optional 3. Years of experience: 4. Phone#: 5.Address: 6. Cities: 7. State: 8. Zip Code PAYMENT INFORMATION 1. Name on check: 2. Complete Mailing Address: 3. Cities: 4 State: 5. Zip Code: REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: ______________________________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ I hereby represent and warrant that the above information is true and Kindly know that PO Box is not applicable. Regards, Tommy Middleton HR 321-345-7097 Nov 19 13 01:28 pm Link I also but for modeling received this scam We are happy to inform you that you are one of the few models chosen out of the screening exercise performed for us by model mayhem, you have got the necessary Requirements we need for our Magazine update (www.hellomagazine.com) November 2013 issue, We here by decided as a committee to offer you this modelling pay job, I will be very happy if you could send me some of your work. My client wants to update her Catalog with her Midyear Release Fashion outfits and I'm interested in you for the professional shooting no nudity, fetish, bondage, escort and other adult content stuff. So if you are interested you can get back to me. The shoot will held at a rented photographers studio very close to your location, the shoot will be 2hrs daily, we would be responsible for your transport and feeding throughout the photo shoot, the invitation letter would be mailed to you, You have the opportunity to bring along an assistant which we would handle the expenses along with your own just for you to feel comfortable throughout the shoot. JOB DETAILS: Outfit will be provided by our wardrobe stylist on the day of the shooting and the shoot is just for 2 days and you will be paid $1100 for the whole project, the Job is Urgent so you are to get back to us as soon as possible so that we can arrange on how to get you the part payment, meet the stylists and other crew members. You would be paid the initial payment of $500 to guarantee your participation in the shoot, as part of our working policy and ethics of our company, we give part payment to any client before we proceed with any job and balance immediately after the work.As I told you earlier this project is very urgent we will be taking care of your payment, accommodation and other expenses. The part payment would be mailed directly to you along side with the wardrobe stylist allowance, shoes and costume fee for the shoot.Location, time and date will be made known to you soon, this is to ensure that we pick a convenient time and place for the shoot NOTE: As soon as you get the payment, you will deduct $500 and send the remaining balance to the wardrobe stylist. The wardrobe stylist will contact you as soon as she receives all your information from us, if you are interested kindly get back to us with your details as follows: MODEL'S INFORMATION 1. Name: 2. Studio name (optional 3. Years of experience: 4. Phone#: 5.Address: 6. Cities: 7. State: 8. Zip Code PAYMENT INFORMATION 1. Name on check: 2. Complete Mailing Address: 3. Cities: 4 State: 5. Zip Code: REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: ______________________________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ I hereby represent and warrant that the above information is true and Kindly know that PO Box is not applicable. Regards, Tommy Middleton HR 321-345-7097 Nov 19 13 04:05 pm Link I received an email a few days ago from a profile under the name of someone I know, the profile has since been taken down, and when I contacted the person that I actually know, she had no clue what I was talking about. The email contact came from [email protected] and same as everyone else, the person claims to be Tommy Middleton in HR with Hello Magazine. HUGE Scam, they say they want to send you money and you have to WIRE $500 to a stylist. If it sounds too good to be true, it is! Nov 29 13 07:15 am Link PLEASE HELP. So I received the same email from profile #3218589 and profile #3227236, both talking about paying gigs. I'm new at this so in my excitement I did e-mail them (from my e-mail, not mm messaging) my information, as you know includes; name, addy, age, phone.... I obviously made a mistake... but, how bad is this? Should I be concerned they have that info? I feel my name,addy, phone and age is pretty simple information to achieve without me telling them. I haven't received any mail from them yet and if I do will be sure to not cash it... Is there anything else I should do? Thanks, Caleb Dec 04 13 10:32 am Link Caleb, As long as you didn't give them your bank account or credit card information, you should be alright. Just ignore them and they'll move on to the next victim. Remember, most of these scammers are in Nigeria, so they're not going to hunt you down and harm you (even though they may threaten to). But be aware that scammers sell email addresses to each other, so expect to get lots of emails about wealthy dead relatives and princes who want to share their fortune with you. Dec 04 13 10:46 am Link Ron Wainscott wrote: Ron, Dec 04 13 11:29 am Link I received 2 emails actually, one from (Danny Raymond) [email protected] and the other one from (Tommy Middleton "HR") [email protected] ....THEY ARE A FRAUD!!! "This is one of the emails that they sent me" I am an Advertisement Agent, It’s really nice reading back from you from MM through one of our photographer for this Job and here are more information about the assignment, A client wants to launch a new brand of fashion outfit which will be update on Catalog with the new month release Fashion outfits. This assignment is to encourage the upcoming models in the industry she is affiliated with the Academy Art, you don't have to worried about your experience or present look because we have specialist stylist and make Up artist who will bring the real beauty out of you. Find all details for the job below.. Job Location The shooting will be hold at a rented photographers studio in your location, so you don't have to worry about traveling, the name and address of the studio will be forwarded to you , all make up will be taken care of in the studio. You can come along with anybody of your choice on the day of the shooting, your mum, dad, friend ,body-guard anybody you wish to come with just for you to feel more comfortable. JOB DATE: 15th to 20th of Dec JOB TIME: 2pm-4pm. Job details You have 12 different Fashion outfits to cover, which would be provided by our client on the day of the shooting. Job percentage The total pay for the jobs is $2500 but you will get an upfront payment of $500 plus the wardrobe fee which you will send to the wardrobe manager to get you stuffs that you will use for the shooting, The $500 is upfront Part payment, that will be given to you before the shoot and it will come in form of check and the remaining balance will Be paid to you in cash at the shooting venue, immediately after the Shoot. Check payment of $2,500 will be mail out to you not less than 10 days before the shoot, you'll have the remainder send to the wardrobe manager for your wardrobes payment. (You are not paying anything out of your own pocket) Note: All the wardrobes will be send out to you as soon as the wardrobe manager received the payment from you so you can check them out and see if they are perfect for your size. Model Information; The below information are require if you interested in the job, I will be looking forward to this information in your next mail. 1. Name in full: 2. Date of Birth: 3. Address and apartment #: 4. City: 5. State: 6. Zip code: ******************************************************* Once, I received the check and he said that I had to deposit the check in my account and send $500 to the wardrobe manager! I knew all this was a Scam, so I did some research on Google & I never went to my Bank!!! Dec 04 13 12:42 pm Link I emailed back and forth a couple times to get as much information as I could. "Tommy Middleton" said the job would be for a November issue of the magazine but said in a later email the shoot date was December 14th and 15th.. Also be aware of bad grammar and odd wording as my messages were full of it. I received this bogus check in the mail today for $1875 even though I was told the total amount would be $1100. It had a return address from Pawtucket, RI with the address on the check inside from LA from Otis College of Art electronically signed by some woman. I got another email from "Tommy" saying that I had to IMMEDIATELY WIRE funds from Western Union to the "stylist" Sandra Harper in TEXAS. Ya ok. I know people get excited over the thought of paying jobs, but ask yourself when you're new why would someone just offer up thousands of dollars? SCAM! Dec 04 13 02:19 pm Link I agree. I was thinking about it though... Is there a way to scam these scammers? Is there anyway to cash the check and them be held liable for the lack of funds? (like at a we cash checks now place or anything like that?) If there was it'd be a good way to stick it to these guys and tell them to quit effing with people who are hoping for legitimate work. Dec 05 13 10:39 am Link I just received this SAME email from a "Kent Mckney" from "KentSmartPixels". LAME!!! Dec 18 13 09:53 am Link You guys should just cash the check keep the money. and teach them a lesson!! No? Lol Feb 05 14 08:11 am Link I thought the only scam was Italian Vogue. ie "credits: Stark Industries ad 2009, Wayne Enterprises Annual Report 2011, Donut Hut Calendar 2012, Dunder Mifflin tv ad 2013, Washington County Fair poster 2010, Italian Vogue Jan 2013, Feb 2013, Mar 2013, Apr 2013, May 2013, June 2013, July 2013......" Feb 06 14 02:06 pm Link David Mills 7:42 PM (22 hours ago) to me Hello Chrystal, How are you doing today? Fine i hope. Thanks for the prompt email. My name is David Mills, and i am the recruiting agent for the upcoming photo shoot. Well the magazine "FASHIONISTA MAGAZINE" is just a new magazine in the United States to come up in a few months time and we would want you to be in the first launch of the magazine. It is not a must that you are experienced, but all we need is a good posture of you to give a better shoot. DATE AND TIME: This exposition is going to be held on the 22nd of February in Tampa, Florida. The photo shoot will commence at 12:00 PM noon and end at 3:00 PM which would take you complete 3 hours. PROJECT DETAILS: This project is organized by the magazine company and is basically a photo shoot to display latest European & American fashions and designers for commercial purpose and be informed that it is an outdoor show and will be publicized. JOB PAYMENT: The company are going to pay you the sum of $400 as hourly shooting rate which means your shoot for the 3hours will be $1,200 and the payment will be paid to you immediately you are done with the shoot. COMPENSATION FEE: You will be given a compensation fee of $200 with your payment immediately after the shoot in case of any inconveniences. MAKE UP ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER: The company has personal photographers and makeup artist, so we have made all necessary arrangement for your good looking on that day and also our photographers are available to give you best directive. REQUIREMENT(S): You are not required to do any make up on your own because the company has provided a make up artist to cover that aspect and you are to attach along your good looking photo, at least one(1) photo. TRAVELING EXPENSES: All traveling Expenses like Food/Accommodation/ with the flight ticket to-and-fro will be covered by the company and arrangements will be made immediately your details is received. (PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY) Please be notified that you would be mailed a paycheck which will cover your flight expenses, and the check would also include payment for the Wardrobe Manager/Makeup Artist so as to get the makeup stuff you will be modeling with ready before the shoot. So after deducting your flight payment the remainder will be remitted to the Wardrobe Manager. If you agree with this and you are ready to carry out this exercise kindly get back to me with the information below and we also want you to take your time and read the instructions carefully because we are not here to make a hoax of our job and we wouldn't want a model that received our payment say he/she is no longer interested and if such a thing happens, we shall hand it over to the Local Authorities because they are involved and follow us for security purpose. PAYMENT INFORMATION: Full Name to be written on check :... Residence address (Not Po. Box) :.... City :............................... State :.............................. Zip Code :........................... Mobile Phone Number :................ home phone Number :.................. Nearest Airport :.................... Health Condition :................... Age :................................ Other Occupations :.................. Experience :......................... Shoe Size :.......................... Bust :............................... Waist :.............................. Hips :............................... Height :............................. Your Email in Use:................... Regards! Anyone heard of this one? Feb 08 14 03:14 pm Link I got this message by email from Paul Elmanda Hello, We decided as a committee to offer you this modeling pay job immediately we checked you out on www.modelmayhem.com which your email was listed on your profile. I will be very happy if you could send me some of your work if any more apart from the ones you have on model mayhem for our client that want to update his Catalog with his year Release Fashion Shoot outfits. This shoot contains No Nudity. So if you are interested, you can get back to us immediately you have this read and well understood. The shoot will hold at a rented photographers studio in state and the shoot will take 3 hours and commence at 12 pm and end at 3 pm and we will be responsible for your Transport fee and Feeding throughout the shoot, you have the privilege to come with an escort of your own and we will be responsible for his or her well being too and your pay for the shoot will be the sum of $600.00 for the 3 hours shoot. This project is organized by the Hello Magazine and is basically a FASHION PHOTO SHOOT to display latest fashions and designers for commercial purpose and it's also an outdoor show that will be publicized and many things will be shot with as objects. We have our own personal photographers and makeup artist and we have made all necessary arrangement for your good looking on that day and also our photographers are available to give you their best directive and make you look more reasonable than you will be expecting. PLEASE NOTE : the shoot is on the 22nd Feb 2014 and you will be paid the sum of $300 as part of your job fee out of $600 before the shooting time and below are the information to apply for this job if really interested and the measurement will be for the clothes you will be wearing at the fashion shoot and the fee for the fashion clothes will be sent to you together with your part job fee and you will have to take out your part job fee from the payment certified check that will be sent to you and have the remainder sent to the clothe fashion designer to get your fashion clothes sent to you so that you can come along with them to the venue. IF agreed with this, please kindly have the form below filled and make sure you have no mistakes done with your measurements. YOUR MEASUREMENTS : Your Screen name or Stage name: Years of experience ( If any ) : Your Clothe size : Your Shoe size : Your Bust size : Your Waist size : Your Hips size : Your Height : YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION SHOULD BE FILLED ACCURATELY : Full name on the payment check : Physical Home Address ( NO P.O.BOX PLEASE ) : Your City : Your State : Your Zip code: Your Home Phone # : Your Cell Phone # : Your Email In Use : REQUIRED EQUIPMENT : _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ I hereby represent and warrant that the above information is true and Kindly know that PO Box is not applicable . Regards! Feb 09 14 08:17 pm Link NathalieE wrote: NO! The check is no good...that's the scam. Feb 09 14 08:29 pm Link unfortunately fell for this scam initially and I've received the check but HAVE NOT deposited or wired it. What do I do with the check? Should I contact the company on the check and inform them? Feb 13 14 09:42 pm Link same info I got to go to Tampa Florida for fashionista magazine. got an email from a David Mills just found out it was a scam  makes me not want to even try anymoreMar 04 14 03:23 am Link this is the 4th one i got in 2 months!! all scams!!! sick of it. just today I GOT THE CHECK FROM HELLO. Isant anyone monitoring the castings? Apr 08 14 11:39 am Link Caleb Cashew wrote: Apr 08 14 11:49 am Link I got one from Bright Images for an Easter shoot and harold smith / beth designs. and hello magazine. it is so frustrating. you get your hopes up &thenthey are all scams. Apr 08 14 11:51 am Link SMS-Photography wrote: Hello fellow oshkosh-ian !! born and raised. how are you ?. Glad you survived that winter. Apr 08 14 11:54 am Link I just received this scam email as well! Of course, I won't be answering back. Name: Christopher Fulcher Email: [email protected] Hello, We are happy to inform you that you are one of the few photographer chosen out of the screening exercise performed for us by modelmayhem, you have got the necessary Requirement we need for our Magazine update (www.hellomagazine.com) June - July 2014 issue, We here by decided as a committee to offer you this photographic pay job, I will be very happy if you could send me some of your work. My client wants to update her Catalog with her Midyear Release Fashion outfits and I'm interested in you for the professional shooting no nudity, fetish, bondage, escort and other adult content stuff. So if you are interested you can get back to me. The shoot will hold at a rented photographers studio very close to your location, the shoot will be 2hrs daily, we would be responsible for your transport and feeding throughout the photo shoot, the invitation letter would be mailed to you, You have the opportunity to bring along an assistant which we would handle the expenses along with your own just for you to feel comfortable throughout the shoot. JOB DETAILS: You have 5 different models and Fashion outfits to cover, outfit will be provided by our wardrobe stylist on the day of the shooting and the shoot is just for 2 days and you will be paid $1100 for the whole project, the Job is Urgent so you are to get back to us as soon as possible so that we can arrange on how to get you the part payment, meet the models and other crew members. You would be paid the initial payment of $300 to guarantee your participation in the shoot, as part of our working policy and ethics of our company, we give part payment to any client before we proceed with any job and balance immediately after the work.As I told you earlier this project is very urgent we will be taking care of your payment,accommodation and other expenses. The part payment would be mailed directly to you along side with the models cloth allowance, shoes and costume fee for the shoot. Location, time and date will be made known to you soon, this is to ensure that we pick a convenient time and place for the shoot NOTE: As soon as you get the payment, you will deduct $300 and wire the remaining balance to the wardrobe stylist. The wardrobe stylist will contact you as soon as she receives all your information from us, if you are interested kindly get back to us with your details as follows: PHOTOGRAPHER'S INFORMATION 1. Name: 2. Studio name (optional 3. Years of experience: 4. Phone#: 5.Address: 6. Cities: 7. State: 8. Zip Code PAYMENT INFORMATION 1. Name on check: 2. Complete Mailing Address: 3. Cities: 4. State: 5. Zip Code: REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ I hereby represent and warrant that the above information is true and Kindly know that PO Box is not applicable . Thanks Apr 22 14 12:42 pm Link Yeah, they looks like they hit me too. Not going to fall for it. Hopefully other people will google their information and find out its a scam as well. Hello, How are you doing today, My name is Christopher Fulcher and i am a freelance modeling agent working for Hello Magazine UK,i saw your profile on modelmayhem and i was impressed, i like to offer you a Photography job coming up in your location soon, please get back to me as soon as possible for more details. Regards Chris I emailed him back asking for his Business/personal portfolio. Good discussion everyone! May 04 14 06:33 am Link Def a scam because I'm a designer & they sent the email to me! They're not paying attention to who they're contacting lol Jul 30 14 03:11 pm Link If it seems like a scam or if you feel like it's a scam, it is a scam. Go with your gut. Jul 30 14 03:19 pm Link NathalieE wrote: The check is a dud. There is no money to keep, but possible legal trouble for attempting to cash a dud check. It will not teach them a lesson because they have lost nothing. 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