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Carmelo media house is a scam Here is an email sent to me This is what they look like for others Hello, Thanks for your response.My client wants to update its Catalog with her Monthly Release Fashion outfits and I'm interested good models 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 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 $400 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 $400 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: 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 confidential.Kindly know that PO Box is not applicable. Aug 22 13 02:12 pm Link Before you received this message had you clicked on the 'Avoid Scams' button on your my stuff page? Aug 22 13 02:21 pm Link Kent Art Photography wrote: Let me clarify Aug 22 13 02:34 pm Link Of course it is, and an old one at that. The above poster was pointing out that this is documented on the "avoid scams" page.... No professional company would ever send out a letter with grammatical flaws like that.... That should be an immediate red flag. Aug 22 13 02:48 pm Link OP: good eyes! Just the fact that there is a lot of broken english in their message, and the fact that they state it is "urgent" are red flags alone. Nothing but a good old fashioned Nigerian money laundering scam. Aug 22 13 02:50 pm Link Kent Art Photography wrote: When are we (MM) going to implement passing a test and answer correctly on questionnaire about 'scams' before profiles are approved? Aug 22 13 05:57 pm Link Passing a test?!?..... Will there be fractions on it? I hate fractions..... Aug 22 13 06:19 pm Link SCCCCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. Never wire money to a third party. never. Aug 28 13 07:41 pm Link  Moderator Note!Tayler, On your My Stuff page you'll see a button that looks like this  if you click it you'll be taken to a page that outlines common scams.Aug 28 13 07:47 pm Link  Moderator Warning!Everyone else, if you have nothing positive to add to the conversation move on. Be nice to the newbies. Aug 28 13 07:48 pm Link A friend of mine that is new to MM accepted the money from this but she said she sent them a check instead of wiring the money. What should she do? Jan 23 14 05:23 pm Link Meikle Roberts wrote: Close her checking account ASAP!!! Jan 23 14 05:35 pm Link SMS-Photography wrote: The bank may close her account for her. This happened to a model in Minnesota. She followed the instructions but tried to cash the check with her bank. The bank caught her passing a bad check and closed her credit card as well as her savings and checking accounts. Her father tried to stand up for her and told the bank hat he had been a. Good and loyal customer for 30 years. The bank then decided to close all his accounts also. Jan 23 14 06:29 pm Link Definitely close that account down immediately. Jan 23 14 07:35 pm Link Risen Phoenix Photo wrote: What bank was that?! They just closed their accounts period and took the money? Jan 24 14 12:27 am Link TaylerMcKenzie wrote: How did they get your email address? Jan 26 14 11:39 am Link TaylerMcKenzie wrote: Yes, it's one of the oldest scams out there. If you're unaware of how this works, they send you the check, you deposit the check, take out your share and forward the rest to whomever they say. A few days later you bank sends you a message that the check is no good. And you have lost forever the money you forwarded. Jan 26 14 11:52 am Link David Nelson Photograph wrote: You have lost your share also as you will have to restore the full amount of the check that you deposited. Jan 26 14 12:00 pm Link Risen Phoenix Photo wrote: Sounds a little hyperbolic. There are banking rules and regulations that would prevent this, especially the closing of tangential accounts without misconduct, being the victim of a scam usually is not considered misconduct. The closing of the father's accounts, if true, and without notice would be worth filing a complaint. Of course, if the model or the father was abusive of threatening towards bank staff, in many cases that allows a bank to close accounts immediately. Jan 26 14 12:14 pm Link Omg I replied to the email but definitely questioned that part! I will not be cashing anything if they send me something or wiring anything. Thank you!!! Jan 27 14 03:23 pm Link Tiffany Danice Ramos wrote: Yes, just stop responding. Jan 27 14 03:33 pm Link I received an email from Carmelo media house about 20 minutes ago and I figured that it was a scam. I googled the name and this page popped up. first off the makeup artist is being HIRED should never be responsible for paying someone else on set. yeah it was just all SUSPECT and the fact that my email read the same thing that was in this passage is proof of that. Sep 17 14 05:05 pm Link "The shoot will held at a rented photographers studio close to your location," They have no idea where you are located. But why would they bring their entire teem to you rather than furnishing travel for you. "As soon as you get the payment, you will deduct $400 and wire the remaining balance to the wardrobe stylist." This is the scam. Their check will bounce and you will be up the proverbial creek. Sep 17 14 06:32 pm Link Nobody pays anybody in advance, it just doesn't work that way. Sep 17 14 06:43 pm Link SMS-Photography wrote: No. Sep 17 14 06:53 pm Link Again, and again, and again this phrase pops up: "...studio close to your location." This seems to be standard for all photo scams. Sep 18 14 12:16 am Link F-1 Photo wrote: "It was my understanding that there would be no math." Sep 18 14 12:11 pm Link Charlie-CNP wrote: Is that good ol' Nigerian prince up to his dirty tricks again? I suppose he got out of Nigeria and decided to get into photography! Sep 24 14 10:34 pm Link Sandra Vixen wrote: Sep 25 14 12:08 am Link Strength Studios wrote: I am sure there may be more to the story, but I was there when it happened to her. And then later talked with her about her father. I was in banking for 5 years and I saw bank managers close accounts because a customer acted rudely and pissed him off. Sep 25 14 12:12 am Link anything called Carmelo screams scam. Oct 01 14 08:06 am Link |
