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BE CAREFUL! Scam! This guy is insane!!!
Hey everyone... Ok so most of you know me as a makeup artist on this website, but I also model... I got an email the other day saying this... "Hi My name is Swain pitts ,I have a $10,000 pay Fashion job (Assignment) for you,My client wants to update her Catalog with her new year release Fashion outfits and i'm interested in you for the shooting,i'm a photgrapher by profession with 4 years experience  . Find all details for the job below.. Job Location The shooting will hold at a rented photographers studio in your location,so you dont have to worry about travelling,the name and address of the studio will be fowarded to you before the date of the shooting,all make up will be taken cared of in the studio.you can come along with any body 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 details You have 12 different Fashion outfits to cover,which would be provided by our client on the day of the shooting,you are to come with your own footwears,any hair coclour. Types of cloths Jeans and Jackets Name of client Mrs Patricia Hudson Job percentage The total pay for the jobs is $10,000 and you get $4,500 as your percentage. Expectation you need to have good and attractive poses .(start practising) Basically this is all required of you,please get intouch with me if you will take the job and we can go from there Swain \http://www.ujenatalent.com/model/11770.html" Nothing horrible, right? So i reply back to him... kind of knowing something isnt right but i pretend i'm interested in the job and I also ask him for his website or links to his work... this is what i get back... "Hello, Thanks for the response to my email,i am sorry the link i provide early was a mistake and not my link i will provide mine upon request.moreso i will want you to understand that the shoot will take place on the 20th of march and it will be in your area so with this medium i will want you to locate a nice Photographer studio in your area that we can use for the job and get back to me with the price for one day. Moreso i will want you to get back to me with the following details Full name and address Phone number Social security number Mother maiden name date of birth All this information are very vital so i can carry out criminal check about you before we proceed.i will take care of all spending concerning the check up. So please get back to me as soon as possible so we can proceed. Regards Swain." Big mistake... this guy thinks we're stupid and notice i didnt get a link to his work... I'm reporting him to Ujenatalent right now and we'll see where it goes from there... I might even report him to the police bc he's going for identity theft...Patricia Hudson is an author too, by the way, not a clothing designer. BE CAREFUL GIRLS!! ~Diana Feb 22 07 01:05 pm Link What a freak! Feb 22 07 01:06 pm Link The sad thing is that he's going to get someone to do it...you know he will. Feb 22 07 01:08 pm Link You better not forget to bring your cloths with you. Feb 22 07 01:09 pm Link HA HA 2 words for you.... Identity theft....Thanks for posting... -jM Feb 22 07 01:10 pm Link Isnt this ridiculous though? I feel bad for the poor person who falls into his trap Feb 22 07 01:12 pm Link You definitely should report this to the police as well as the moderator for model mayhem and have him removed. You should also inform any other modeling site moderator you are a member. Feb 22 07 01:15 pm Link Send him this info: Full name and address Georgie W. Bush Washington, DC Phone number (987)654-3210 Social security number 012-34-5678 Mother maiden name Barbara Bush date of birth July 6, 1946 See what he does with that. LOL. Feb 22 07 01:16 pm Link That is horrible. Thanks for posting, this is good to know. Feb 22 07 01:18 pm Link Diana Marie wrote: Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Feb 22 07 01:20 pm Link What an idiot!!! What does he think we are, models without any brain cells. I mean come on!!! This is clearly identity theft!!! Thanks for sharing the post! Shaunteal Feb 22 07 01:20 pm Link DarioImpiniPhotography wrote: Why not turn it over to the police and let them track the chump. predator in my eyes! Feb 22 07 01:21 pm Link Crucifissa wrote: For make better glorious photographer Swain! Feb 22 07 01:23 pm Link There are a couple variations on this scam going around. I know it was talked about on OMP. I have gotten a couple of these things. Another one that is very similar to this is the one where they tell you it is an overseas assignment and they will send you a money order for you to cash for the plane ticket and you need to send the money back to them... then it turns out to be a stolen or "washed" check. Its very similar to the "romance" scams. i guess the thing to keep in mind is that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is Feb 22 07 01:26 pm Link I think they should have a model matters forum, I'm new and if all these little heads up were not on here, I wouldn't have a clue. Thanks to all you girls who help us new ones. Feb 22 07 01:28 pm Link Simply tell him to fork over a cash retainer for the full amount before you are able to provide him with any information. Also as a pre-requisite, you will need all the aformentioned information about him so that you may also conduct a full criminal background check. In addition to that information you will need to know his blood type, bank account number and at least one credit card number with experiation date and those three fancy digits on the back. Oh, and don't forget to tell him to check his horrendous spelling.  Feb 22 07 01:34 pm Link i'm going to tell Tyler Feb 22 07 01:39 pm Link Someone that falls for something like this will be a poor beginner, that personally worries me. On my main site I have a model safety and Top Tips section. Before anyone even makes an arrangement to see me for possible management I make them read it twice ten times if they have to and that's before they have even filled out a stat form. May I please make a suggestion; How about producing a model safety and advice section on MM. Prevention is always the best cure for this type of scam. New young models (Male and Female) joining any open forum will be the most vulnerable. I speak through experience harking back to my ambitious teenage modelling years when I was equally as hungry to achieve my goal. Ok, for the experienced people that have been in the industry for a while on MM; Shall we start making a list for the MM Modelling advice and safety page? Warm Regards Andreas Cromer, Norfolk, UK Feb 22 07 01:47 pm Link Also, wouldn't 4,500 be an awfully large percentage of a $10,000 job like the one portrayed? Feb 22 07 01:49 pm Link This is yet another version of the Nigerian Scam. www.newmodels.com/Nigeria.html There is nothing new about it. It has been reported by someone, breathlessly, an average of once a day since the beginning of Model Mayhem. And every single time, people act like they have never heard of it before. Sometimes I just don't get the point of writing about these things. Feb 22 07 01:56 pm Link Carla Jean wrote: Ah, a young model thinking on the same lines, good start, the most productive comment so far. Excellent Idea about a model matters forum but a solid advice and safety page will be set in stone for people to read. Infact, as part of the joining process? It may even act as a deterrent. Feb 22 07 01:58 pm Link Diana Marie wrote: Now that you have worked up a perfectly good snit . . . . Feb 22 07 02:06 pm Link Sounds to me like it is pretty easy to make a living in Nigeria. Just set up a scam and invite the police chief over for a cup of java! Feb 22 07 02:26 pm Link TXPhotog wrote: Moreso, I agree. Feb 22 07 02:31 pm Link TXPhotog wrote: Yes, id be cheesed off repeating myself also. So the idea of setting up an advice page is starting to look like a good idea. I'm not just talking about the obvious Nigerian Scams but also the pitfalls of the modelling industry as a whole. A guideline would be a welcomed feature I'm sure on MM Feb 22 07 02:39 pm Link Andreas Yiasimi wrote: http://www.newmodels.com/ Feb 22 07 02:44 pm Link Crucifissa wrote: LOL Feb 22 07 02:49 pm Link thanx for sharing, really appreciate your looking out for others. Feb 22 07 02:52 pm Link haha someone tried to do that to me. they said they wanted to hire me as a model! i was like, ok...i'll model but you are still paying my $1000 photographer's day rate plus licensing feees  Feb 22 07 03:06 pm Link TXPhotog wrote: Reguardless if he gave me his work or not, I still know how to spot it when i see it... I'll tell u honestly, I have done jobs where I have gotten paid a pretty penny but thats not the point... The fact that he put that he needs your FULL NAME... which is a no-no... and your mothers MAIDEN NAME which is a BIG no-no because if they get that, then they have your security password... The whole point of the thread is just to look out for everyone, nothing more. Feb 22 07 03:09 pm Link Diana Marie wrote: You want to know where it's from? Post the header record from the email. That will tell us whether or not it's in the US. Feb 22 07 03:18 pm Link YEA KOOL WAY TO GET A LOAN OR A CREDIT CARD ON SOMEONE ELSE'S BACK!!!!!! Feb 22 07 03:18 pm Link Hey!! I got this same email! the same exact one. about 2 months ago though... and the patricia hudson girls name too!! lol i fucked with this guy for quite awhile ill have you know. i knew this was a scam!! thisi guy is from nigeria!! SO anyhow, he sent me 4 money orders in the mail like 2 wseeks later from wal mart worth 900.00 a piece. so i called the 1800 number to find out if they were fake and of course they were. i still have the money orders... but anyways!! i just got another email from this asshole a second ago after not hearing back from him in so long... he has his name as roy king now, and on yahoo messenher uses this screen name... lily oxford, lilly1ng this is the email he just sent to me... Hi,I just viewed your work on Ujenatalent,I must say you have a great and attractive body,there's no dout about that . I have carefully analized your fitness and you match what my client is looking for.I have listed the job details below Job Details 1,Pay - $2000 2,13 swim-wear to cover 3,Shoot Location - Any beach of your choice 4,Maximum time of shooting - 2hrs 5,Shoot Date - 2nd week of May2007 You will receive a part payment of $1000 before the shoot date and the balance in cash immediately after the shoot, same goes for me,I'll also forward some samples of my work to your email as soon as i hear back from you if you're interested. Regards Roy. so pathetic, his email is now... Roy King" i really hope someone catches this bastard!! i talked to him on yahoo mesenger a couple times and said he had nothing to do with it then said he did and how he was going to murder me. He found my info on ujena website as well!! he knows my phone number and was even calling me and asking me if i sent him the money the part he was suppose toget after i cashed my money orders! i was like fuck you!! and hung up. o i just found the 1st email he sent to me... Hi My name is Bertsil Robert,I have a $10,000 pay Fashion job (Assignment) for you,My client wants to update her Catalog with her new year release Fashion outfits and i'm interested in you for the shooting,i'm a photgrapher by profession with 4 years experience Find all details for the job below.. Job Location The shooting will hold at a rented photographers studio in your location,so you dont have to worry about travelling,the name and address of the studio will be fowarded to you before the date of the shooting,all make up will be taken cared of in the studio.you can come along with any body of your choice on the day of the shooting,your mum,dad,friend,body-guard anybody you wish to come wiht juts for you to feel more comfortable. Job details You have 12 different Fashion outfits to cover,which would be provided by our client on the day of the shooting,you are to come with your own footwears,any hair coclour. Types of cloths Jeans and Jackets Name of client Mrs Patricia Hudson Job percentage The total pay for the jobs is $10,000 and you get $4,500 as your percentage. Expectation you need to have good and attractive poses .(start practising) Basically this is all required of you,please get intouch with me if you will take the job and we can go from there,i have some of my work if you will like to view i can send 2-3 to you,just let me know if you will take the job and i will give you extra details. Regards Robert Well i hope this helps some ppl and look out for idiots like this!! If you have any questions you can email me at [email protected] take care!!! May 08 07 03:36 pm Link Yeah, I've gotten the same e-mail from someone claiming a different name (Robert Barts), a while back. I sent him a couple of messages asking for references, etc., as I already knew it was a scam, but wanted to mess with him a while. I even told him that the only way I could work with him is if he sent the money to my lawyer through certified US money order, because my bank burned down... In the end, I ended up sending a message letting them know that I knew it was a nigerian scam, and that they had been "found out" by quite a few people. Needless to say, I never got a response! Just never give these people any information that you know they could use against you for anything. You don't want to end up a few thousand dollars in debt like I've heard of happening to some people. It's sad to think that some people are actually gullible enough to fall for this crap. May 08 07 03:57 pm Link This is truly sad, that people go after folks like this or in any manner, is just a bleak look at the lowest common denominator of humans, and what some folks will stoop to. Luckily, I just got emails that I have been lucky enough to win a Dutch Lottery, they have just had trouble getting a hold of me. Thank god they did, cuz now I can just leave it all behind and go collect my millions, as I seemingly have won this and several other lotteries in the Netherlands. Thank god I dont have to worry about these predator types anymore..I AM RICH. But you guys be careful....... DT May 08 07 04:06 pm Link DT the Photographer wrote: haha dont you love those emails?? could be a billionaire right now!!!! May 08 07 04:15 pm Link DarioImpiniPhotography wrote: Digital Soup wrote: I know! Maybe the police should arrest that Bush W? May 08 07 04:28 pm Link I was contacted by Stewart design (Profile #1207371) the same day I signed up for MM. The sequence of emails was the same, with very few different details (the name of the client was Marie Thomas this time.) Anyway, upon replying, same story. No contact information, no websites, asking for personal information, never writing to me, always "Hello Mate". The email was from John Stewart - [email protected]. Their MM profile has been deleted already. Keep an eye opened... May 16 09 09:13 am Link Sofia Deleon wrote: So . . . Nigerian scammers have been in business for more than two years. Who knew? May 16 09 09:40 am Link Makeup By Diana Marie wrote: These scams work because they appeal to the model's greed. Anyone with common sense would realize that the money being offered was too good to be true. But the model sees the $$$$ signs and common sense goes out the door. I get scam emails too -- everyone does -- but I don't respond. May 16 09 09:47 am Link |
