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Model

SMendez

Posts: 2

Houston, Texas, US

Hello,

I keep getting these emails and I don't know what to make of them. Heres a snip of what the email entailed

"You'll be paid $250/hour, of
which payment for 2 hours advanced deposit of $500 shall be mailed
upfront to you BEFORE the shoot to ensure your engagement on the
upcoming project with us in line with our business ethics.
Meanwhile, the balance of $500 will be paid at the shoot venue as
soon as the shoot is done.
More so, Your wardrobe bills will not be from your personal pocket,
in view of this; YOU WILL NOT ONLY RECEIVE A CERTIFIED PAYCHECK OF
$500 but also with an ADDITIONAL amount that you will use to pay for
your wardrobes bills which you will forward to the Designer in charge
of your Wardrobe after processing the check along with your
measurements. As time goes you will receive more info regarding the
wardrobes."


Yada, yada. I'm sure there are tons of people who have gotten this. I know its a scam but I guess my really question is that is this them trying to get my credit card information? Anyone has stories from this?

Jan 28 17 02:54 pm Link

Photographer

Yosh Studio

Posts: 1664

Los Angeles, California, US

Old Scam

Jan 28 17 03:01 pm Link

Photographer

Jim Shibley

Posts: 3309

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Take your e-mail off of your profile so they can't contact you.

Jan 28 17 03:21 pm Link

Photographer

Jim Shibley

Posts: 3309

Phoenix, Arizona, US

The check is a fake. They make money when you forward money to someone & their check will bounce.

Jan 28 17 03:23 pm Link

Photographer

Mark Salo

Posts: 11723

Olney, Maryland, US

SMendez wrote:
...YOU WILL NOT ONLY RECEIVE A CERTIFIED PAYCHECK OF $500 but also with an ADDITIONAL amount that you will use to pay for your wardrobes bills which you will forward to the Designer in charge of your Wardrobe...

They send you a check for, say, $2,500.  You deposit the check into your bank account and send $2,000 (for example) through Western Union.

The check that you deposited bounces and your bank deletes $2,500 from your account.  This scam works because banks are required to make deposits available to you within two days even before the check has really cleared.

This has nothing to do with your credit card.

Jan 28 17 05:05 pm Link

Model

Caitin Bre

Posts: 2687

Apache Junction, Arizona, US

Scam!

If you get these through MM messaging make sure you report them to the mods.
And Don't put your e-mail address on your port. Be safe.

Jan 30 17 02:49 pm Link

Photographer

Brooklyn Bridge Images

Posts: 13200

Brooklyn, New York, US

Its a scam
Isnt that all you need to know ?

Read here to learn how to spot them
https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/575330

Jan 30 17 02:54 pm Link

Photographer

Flex Photography

Posts: 6471

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Many decades old Nigerian Scam
If an MM member messaged you report them through Contact a Mod


Remove your email from your profile right away! It is visible to every scammer & pervert in the world, and is an open invitation to them! Don't trust unsolicited outside emails that you will now be getting. Don't reply to them.

Jan 30 17 08:59 pm Link