Model
J Jessica
Posts: 2431
Coconut Creek, Florida, US
In your opinion, Is it suspicious that a photographer emails about a paid shoot and deleted his account soon after with only an email contact?
o.O
Photographer
T Brown
Posts: 2460
Traverse City, Michigan, US
Photographer
Peach Jones
Posts: 6906
Champaign, Illinois, US
I can be suspicious, but there may also be a legitimate reason. Don't jump the gun but proceed with caution.
Photographer
ontherocks
Posts: 23575
Salem, Oregon, US
his account may have been deleted for him if he had too many complaints or was soliciting for porn movies. proceed with caution.
Photographer
Good Egg Productions
Posts: 16713
Orlando, Florida, US
The greatest trick the Devil every pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist.
... and like that, (ffufff), he's gonnne.
Photographer
Laurence Moan
Posts: 7844
Huntington Beach, California, US
Maybe...
was he supposed to catch a 10:30 fl;ight and arrive here about 11:30.
Photographer
Extrosy
Posts: 656
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Photographer
Connor Photography
Posts: 8539
Newark, Delaware, US
J Jessica wrote:
In your opinion, Is it suspicious that a photographer emails about a paid shoot and deleted his account soon after with only an email contact?
o.O Most likely he was kicked out from MM doing bad things. considering that you are lucky, and don't have to waste your time on the spam.
Photographer
DOUGLASFOTOS
Posts: 10604
Los Angeles, California, US
J Jessica wrote:
In your opinion, Is it suspicious that a photographer emails about a paid shoot and deleted his account soon after with only an email contact?
o.O The Man Who Was Never Here. I remember that Episode of Columbo.
Model
J Jessica
Posts: 2431
Coconut Creek, Florida, US
I emailed him...
Let's see what happens.
Photographer
All Yours Photography
Posts: 2731
Lawton, Oklahoma, US
Is the email to a bricks & mortar business or just a free email account like yahoo or gmail?
Makeup Artist
User Name Unavailable
Posts: 558
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Maybe he decided to go professional, and delete his MM account so he could "manage his professional image and seem more high end"?
Before everyone and their friends jump in here: I am not implying that one can't be a professional and have a MM account. Neil Snape comes to mind as a perfect example.
I am only saying that some people feel that having only a proper website/blog is the best way to go.
Model
J Jessica
Posts: 2431
Coconut Creek, Florida, US
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:41 PM Hello, I am happy to inform you that you are the lucky one out of the few models we contacted on model mayhem, you have got the necessary requirements we needed for our Magazine ( www.Vogue.com) update on the (7th Of October 2012). We hereby decided as a committee to offer you this modeling paid gig. This shoot contains No Nudity, Fetish, Bondage, and other Adult content stuffs. 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 Florida( Traveling expenses is covered) and the shoot will take 2 hours, which will commences (at 3pm and ends at 5pm) 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 choice and we will be responsible for his or her well being also. Your pay for the shoot will be the sum of $600.00 for the 2 hours shoot. This project is organized by the Vogue Magazine and is basically for a FASHION PHOTO SHOOT to display latest fashions and designers for commercial purpose and it's going to be an outdoor show that will be publicized and many things will be shot with as an objects. MAKE UP ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER : We have our own 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 their best directive and makes you look more reasonable than you will be expecting. PAYMENT INFORMATION: A check payment of $2600 will be mail out to you not less than 10 days before the shoot, you'll deduct $300 for your part payment fee and you'll have the remainder send to the fashion designer for your wardrobes payment. (You are not paying anything out of your own pocket) Be aware that all the wardrobes will be send out to you as soon as the fashion designer received the payment from you so you can check them out and see if they are perfect for your size. Below are the information to apply for the job if you are really interested and agreed with the above said: YOUR MEASUREMENTS : : : : : : : YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION : Full name to be on the payment check : Physical Home Address : Apt#: City : State : Zip code: Cell Phone # : Your Current Email In Use : Regards! [insert name even though it is common] www.vogue.com
Photographer
PTPhotoUT
Posts: 1961
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
This is the nigerian scam. don't do it.
Photographer
PTPhotoUT
Posts: 1961
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
J Jessica wrote:
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:41 PM
Hello,
I am happy to inform you that you are the lucky one out of the few llamas we contacted on llama mayhem, you have got the necessary requirements we needed for our Magazine (www.Vogue.com) update on the (7th Of October 2012). We hereby decided as a committee to offer you this llamaing paid gig. This shoot contains No Nudity, Fetish, Bondage, and other Adult content stuffs. 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 Florida( Traveling expenses is covered) and the shoot will take 2 hours, which will commences (at 3pm and ends at 5pm)
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 choice and we will be responsible for his or her well being also. Your pay for the shoot will be the sum of $600.00 for the 2 hours shoot. This project is organized by the Vogue Magazine and is basically for a FASHION PHOTO SHOOT to display latest fashions and designers for commercial purpose and it's going to be an outdoor show that will be publicized and many things will be shot with as an objects.
MAKE UP ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER :
We have our own 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 their best directive and makes you look more reasonable than you will be expecting.
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
A check payment of $2600 will be mail out to you not less than 10 days before the shoot, you'll deduct $300 for your part payment fee and you'll have the remainder send to the fashion designer for your wardrobes payment. (You are not paying anything out of your own pocket)
Be aware that all the wardrobes will be send out to you as soon as the fashion designer received the payment from you so you can check them out and see if they are perfect for your size.
Below are the information to apply for the job if you are really interested and agreed with the above said:
YOUR MEASUREMENTS :
:
:
:
:
:
:
YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION :
Full name to be on the payment check :
Physical Home Address :
Apt#:
City :
State :
Zip code:
Cell Phone # :
Your Current Email In Use :
Regards!
[insert name even though it is common]
www.vogue.com The $2600 check is no good. and will bounce after you pay the wardrobe person.
Model
J Jessica
Posts: 2431
Coconut Creek, Florida, US
PTPhotoUT wrote:
The $2600 check is no good. and will bounce after you pay the wardrobe person. I'll just ignore it and block him.
;-;
I was almost excited until i read that email.
Photographer
PTPhotoUT
Posts: 1961
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
J Jessica wrote:
I'll just ignore it and block him.
;-;
I was almost excited until i read that email. Good move. Thank you for being suspicious. You just saved yourself $2300.
Photographer
Extrosy
Posts: 656
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Ask them for an electronic money transfer
Photographer
East West
Posts: 847
Los Angeles, California, US
J Jessica wrote:
I'll just ignore it and block him.
;-;
I was almost excited until i read that email. For once I would like to see who's on the other end of these spams
Photographer
Paul Tirado Photography
Posts: 4363
New York, New York, US
Wait a sec????? 1300+ posts in the boards and you can't see the standard scam???
Photographer
ColourFool
Posts: 1658
Breda, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Photographer
East West
Posts: 847
Los Angeles, California, US
Photographer
Boho Hobo
Posts: 25351
Santa Barbara, California, US
maybe he moved back to nigeria.
Photographer
Flex Photography
Posts: 6471
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Expect many more scams via your email, since it has now likely been passed around the scammer community. Don't reply to any.
Photographer
RLA Photo
Posts: 222
Lake Elsinore, California, US
I know a model who fell for that, got the check, deposited it in her checking account and then found out it was a scam. Because it was a fraudulent check, even thought she never spent any of it, she now can't get a checking account for 7 years.
Photographer
Art of the nude
Posts: 12067
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
J Jessica wrote:
In your opinion, Is it suspicious that a photographer emails about a paid shoot and deleted his account soon after with only an email contact?
o.O Is it suspicious that a model emailed (well, sent MM messages) about a shoot and then deleted her account soon after?
Because that has happened (to me) probably 100 times. Sometimes, they come back and reply, but usually not.
Photographer
Art of the nude
Posts: 12067
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US
RLA Photo wrote:
I know a model who fell for that, got the check, deposited it in her checking account and then found out it was a scam. Because it was a fraudulent check, even thought she never spent any of it, she now can't get a checking account for 7 years. That doesn't make any sense.
Photographer
RacerXPhoto
Posts: 2521
Brooklyn, New York, US
You need to read this if you couldnt spot that as a fraud right away http://www.ripoffreport.com Next time somebody disappears cam them Maybe the mods will give you some kind of heads up
Photographer
By Jessica Nieto
Posts: 269
Carlsbad, California, US
J Jessica wrote:
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 6:41 PM
Hello,
I am happy to inform you that you are the lucky one out of the few models we contacted on model mayhem, you have got the necessary requirements we needed for our Magazine (www.Vogue.com) update on the (7th Of October 2012). We hereby decided as a committee to offer you this modeling paid gig. This shoot contains No Nudity, Fetish, Bondage, and other Adult content stuffs. 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 Florida( Traveling expenses is covered) and the shoot will take 2 hours, which will commences (at 3pm and ends at 5pm)
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 choice and we will be responsible for his or her well being also. Your pay for the shoot will be the sum of $600.00 for the 2 hours shoot. This project is organized by the Vogue Magazine and is basically for a FASHION PHOTO SHOOT to display latest fashions and designers for commercial purpose and it's going to be an outdoor show that will be publicized and many things will be shot with as an objects.
MAKE UP ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER :
We have our own 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 their best directive and makes you look more reasonable than you will be expecting.
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
A check payment of $2600 will be mail out to you not less than 10 days before the shoot, you'll deduct $300 for your part payment fee and you'll have the remainder send to the fashion designer for your wardrobes payment. (You are not paying anything out of your own pocket)
Be aware that all the wardrobes will be send out to you as soon as the fashion designer received the payment from you so you can check them out and see if they are perfect for your size.
Below are the information to apply for the job if you are really interested and agreed with the above said:
YOUR MEASUREMENTS :
:
:
:
:
:
:
YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATION :
Full name to be on the payment check :
Physical Home Address :
Apt#:
City :
State :
Zip code:
Cell Phone # :
Your Current Email In Use :
Regards!
[insert name even though it is common]
www.vogue.com You can always tell a nigerian scam by their typical grammatical errors.
"...you have got the necessary requirements we needed for our Magazine"
"...This shoot contains No Nudity, Fetish, Bondage, and other Adult content stuffs"
also, i wonder if this really ever happens in real life?
"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 choice and we will be responsible for his or her well being also."
Photographer
Bob Roth
Posts: 452
Rowland Heights, California, US
Anyone with 1300 posts knows about scams.
Next.
Photographer
Wysiwyg Photography
Posts: 6326
Salt Lake City, Utah, US
Pink Debris wrote:
You can always tell a nigerian scam by their typical grammatical errors.
"...you have got the necessary requirements we needed for our Magazine"
"...This shoot contains No Nudity, Fetish, Bondage, and other Adult content stuffs"
also, i wonder if this really ever happens in real life?
"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 choice and we will be responsible for his or her well being also." Greed/Desire>Logic (unfortunately)
Model
Cole Morrison
Posts: 3958
Portland, Oregon, US
could be a scam. without seeing the message, its hard to judge.
Photographer
B o b
Posts: 38
Honiton, England, United Kingdom
Cole Morrison wrote:
could be a scam. without seeing the message, its hard to judge. ![https://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif]()
Photographer
Mark Salo
Posts: 11732
Olney, Maryland, US
J Jessica wrote:
A check payment of $2600 will be mail out to you not less than 10 days before the shoot, you'll deduct $300 for your part payment fee and you'll have the remainder send to the fashion designer for your wardrobes payment. (You are not paying anything out of your own pocket) He was removed for scamming.
Photographer
S
Posts: 21678
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
It concerns me that you weren't able to recognize this as a scam from the first message. Please, please, please go to your My Stuff area and click the graphic that says "Avoid scams!" They're easy to recognize, once you know how.
Photographer
Mark Salo
Posts: 11732
Olney, Maryland, US
RacerXPhoto wrote:
You need to read this if you couldnt spot that as a fraud right away
http://www.ripoffreport.com
Next time somebody disappears cam them
Maybe the mods will give you some kind of heads up The mods already know. Who do you think terminated him?
Photographer
Drew Smith Photography
Posts: 5214
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Bob Roth wrote:
Anyone with 1300 posts knows about scams.
Next. Plus she's been on here exactly 2 years. 
Photographer
Mark Salo
Posts: 11732
Olney, Maryland, US
J Jessica wrote:
I'll just ignore it and block him.
;-;
I was almost excited until i read that email. PTPhotoUT wrote:
Good move. Thank you for being suspicious. You just saved yourself $2300 2600.
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