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Rose Macabre wrote: yeah it's a scam. take your email off your profile. Jun 25 09 04:51 pm Link Jun 28 09 08:25 pm Link Rachel Jay wrote: > Jun 28 09 08:56 pm Link Shadeah Laila Suleiman wrote: You're scared, so you put your phone number here?? Jun 28 09 08:57 pm Link Lynn Helms Photography wrote: Check out her profile. She gives out her cell, her home phone, her e-mail and she might as well give out her bank acct info. She is wide open to scams, even if she is aware of what a scam is the scammer does not know that.... Jun 28 09 09:12 pm Link Here's one for ya, enjoy! Hi MUA, My name is Michael Peter ,you are one of the few people chosen out of the screening exercise performed by model mayhem for us, saying you have got the features we need. I have a pay job for you if you are interested. My client wants to update her Catalog in the Scotland, with her new year release newly products,they deals in coffee and tea product and I'm interested in you for the professional Make up.. (ALL YOU HAVE TO DO, IS BE THE MAKE UP FOR THE SELECTED MODEL THAT WE ARE USING FOR THE CATALOG UPDATE) So if you are interested you can get back to me. The shooting will hold at a rented photographers studio in your location. As the Model will be coming to your location to get you model UP before proceeding with the shoot.But if you don't have a photographer down there in your location,we are gonna send one to you. So you don't have to worry about traveling. All the make up artist 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 comfortable . JOB DETAILS: There will be 6 different Fashion make up to cover,which means you are doing The making up for 6 different times depending on the next outfit to be posed with and each time you need the model she will be there to attend to you. You will be paid $400.As the shoot is just a day. Thanks And God Bless. Peter Michael. (Ceo peter michael coffee and tea Company). +447024057045 +447024095153 website;jamesaimer.co.uk +447024095153 website;jamesaimer.co.uk Jul 06 09 01:50 pm Link Another scam to add Hello my name is james webster a modeling agent for Janice Dickinson modeling agency.The company is really getting down to business. In an effort to develop her models and prepare them for this next level Janice insists that the models live together in a "model house"- just like she had to do back-in-the-day. Much to the model's surprise, Janice announces that she will live in the house with them---policing what they eat, inspecting them before big photo shoots, monitoring their partying ways, and using any means necessary to mold them into fierce supermodels who can bring in big money for the agency. The company want you to get back to us with the form below so that we can get you registered for the event, and to get your acceptance fee across to you.Am glad to let you know that a screening as been done by Mrs Janice her self and you have been chosen to be among the models in the house please get back to us with the form below full name........ Present home Address................ City........ State.................... Zip code.................. Age................... Sex........... Phone number.................. burst size.................. cloth size............... shoe size.............. height............... eye color................. skin color.............. experience.............. weight................ MANAGEMENT [email protected] Address.......Oxygen Media, LLC, 75 9th Avenue, New York, NY 10011 Jul 06 09 02:29 pm Link Emeritus wrote: Jul 06 09 02:31 pm Link Bump Jul 23 09 01:26 pm Link Jul 23 09 01:31 pm Link There must be a way to reverse the scams; 'e-mail to scam fashion designer'; I'm a fashion scout and I came accross your designer clothes on the web. I'm keen to pay you for the hire or 5 dresses on your site for a mag feature on designers. This will be a fashion editorial feature that will be published in a famous mag which is distributed world wide. Blah blah blah. I will send you $5,000 which you may deposit ...blah blah blah. Jul 23 09 01:43 pm Link Good to Knoooow! Aug 03 09 06:54 pm Link OMG... something too good to be true, a scam?!?!?! I'm SHOCKED!!!!! Aug 03 09 06:59 pm Link "Hi Im from FHM ,there are no good models available from reputable model agencies so Im sending you an email about your profile on the internet! Are you gullible by any chance...?" Aug 10 09 02:28 pm Link i just recieved an email that says: I was going through some old e-mails and found your submission for a modeling job. I have another project, let me know if you are interested. I don't remember who this person is though.... Am i allowed to post a name or email to see if somebody might have heard of this guy? Aug 11 09 02:35 pm Link Nicki Haug wrote: Simple: Aug 11 09 02:59 pm Link Nicki Haug wrote: Nicki, a name is just that, a name. Not even knowing what that person's name is, I bet there are thousands of people with that same name. Aug 11 09 03:06 pm Link Well, I've actually read all the first 2 pages... I googled the person's name, but there is apparently a famous person with his name as well. I googled his email (a gmail account), and it just came up with a bunch of modeling/acting/advertising websites in which he has pretty much the same casting call or project that he told me about. I did not think to look him up on MM though - that was pretty stupid of me! Aug 11 09 03:59 pm Link Emeritus wrote: Ain't that the sad truth Aug 11 09 04:07 pm Link Nicki Haug wrote: The point of Roger's original post is to ignore the details. Look for clues. Aug 12 09 08:10 am Link bumping Aug 24 09 10:24 am Link giving a bump.. Sep 01 09 08:22 am Link I recently received an e-mail, fraud/Scam? First E-mail: My name is Anderson Mike ,33 male from London Uk Am freelance modeling agent working for FHM Magazine in recruiting models, Make Up artist and Hair stylist,I'm currently recruiting models for a special edition of the magazine which will take place October. 2009 . I need a photographer in the US to work with. I saw your profile while surfing the Internet, I appreciate your profile and I would like us to do some works together,I presently have good offer for you. I want to know if you are interested in working with us in this End of the year edition of FH Magazine . Please let me know if you are interested in the Job. You stand a chance of making reasonable $1650 from this work ,and even a noticeable fame. Let me know if you are interested in my offer and I would give you further details. Get back to me as soon as possible. Best Regards Mike -- Second E-mail: We are happy to inform you that you are one of the few people chosen out of the screening exercise performed for us by Model Mayhem, The taken pictures will be used for the FHM Magazine update (www.fhmonline.com) 18th - 21st OCTOBER 2009 issue, We here by decided as a committee to offer you this job I will be very happy if you could send me more of your work picture. My client wants to update her Catalog with her End Of The Year Release Fashion outfits and I'm interested in you for the professional work So if you are interested you can get back to me. Presently the company needs a photographer on the next edition and am giving you the offer. The taken shoots will be exhibited on their website and also after the first set of pictures sent. Subsequently depending on you, you could be invited over to the company to sign a contract with you.The location of the shoots will be somewhere close to where you are located. There is a model for the project..As soon as we agree, the model will get in touch with you to agree on the 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, all make up will be taken care of in the studio. You have the opportunity to bring along an Escort which we would handle the expenses along with your own just for you to feel comfortable. As written in my previous mail, you will get $500 to start which will be sent to you through a check immediately. After payment has been received, the photo shoots will be taken and sent to the company.There will be a pre-arranged model, makeup artist, hair / wardrobe stylist that will be coming over to you for the shoots.They will be contacting you for proper arrangement of time and location after payments has been made. As soon as you get the payment, you will take out your $500 and send the remaining balance to the pre arranged model for her transportation to your location and also for her to be able to pay her wardrobe stylist.Guess the arrangement is understood. In order for payment to be made to you, provide me with the following details: PHOTOGRAPHER INFORMATION 1. Name on check: _____________________________________________ 2. Complete Mailing Address: _____________________________________________ 3 City: _____________________________________________ 4.State: _____________________________________________ 5.Zip Code: ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ_____________________________________________ 6. Phone#: _____________________________________________ 7.Age: _____________________________________________ Oct 06 09 11:35 am Link '33 male', why would he need to put that ? Oct 06 09 11:51 am Link that's what i'm wondering as well.. lol It sounds too good to be true.. but this is not the first time a publication scammed me out of a job.. so i'm taking some preliminary precautions this time. So I sent an e-mail to FHM about this and see if I get a response. Oct 06 09 11:53 am Link You don't even have to be a model/photographer to see it's a load of crap. Oct 06 09 12:00 pm Link After seeing these past forums.. I can see it clearly now. I'm glad I did some research. Oct 06 09 12:01 pm Link Ken Marcus Studios wrote: LOL Oct 06 09 12:05 pm Link lol Oct 06 09 12:07 pm Link Manny D Photography wrote: Good to hear!! Oct 12 09 10:18 pm Link Why is it ? On MM people will discuss on the forums and investigate model agencys and Nigerian letters and any other dubious practice which are suspected as scams. Yet on another UK site I had been on (past tense) people who bring up these subjects are either suspended or the forum is locked. The site also allows model agencys onto it. So why is it that one site is allowed the freedom of speech yet another imposes censorship. Oct 13 09 04:49 am Link c_h_r_i_s wrote: Because people are free to run their websites/businesses the way they choose, and don't have to stick to one specific model. Oct 13 09 07:45 am Link I'm kind of curious why the OP deleted his post. Oct 13 09 07:51 am Link Rachel Jay wrote: Supposedly the other site had to pay £600 (approx $850) in damages (legal bill) due to a member calling a certain model agency a scam. Oct 13 09 08:32 am Link  Oct 13 09 08:38 am Link Image K wrote: I was wondering the same thing.. Oct 13 09 08:42 am Link NEW ONE! Hello, How are you doing? Our company name is 'Vogue magazine' (Vogue is a worldwide magazine covering Fashion) Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine published in the United States and twenty other countries, including Britain, China, France, India and Japan. The magazine was founded as a weekly publication by Arthur Baldwin Turnure in 1892. After Condé Nast acquired the magazine in 1909, Vogue switched from weekly to monthly publication. I believed the name vogue magazine shouldn't be strange to you as it's well known as the one of the top ten magazine in the world.To be frown with you, you are very lucky and you should be proud of yourself for being fortunate with this great opportunity.This project does not required that you must have any experience before you can do it, so it depends on your interest and readiness. (NO NUDES AT ALL) PROJECT DETAILS: The project is strictly on photo shoot for you to display latest fashions and designers for our next month magazine release (MAINLY FOR BEGINNER MODELS). We only need to take your pictures in different posses to update our magazine for the next month edition. The exposition date is going to be either 28th of May or 4th of June in NEW YORK CITY, NY. The date depends on the one you will be available out of the two dates stated above. The shoot will commence by 10 am and ended by 2pm. The location of the shoot is in NEW YORK CITY but the best studio to be used is not yet concluded. I will get the studio details to you in five days before the shoot. ESCORT: As matter of choice, you can bring along anybody of your choice as your escort to the shooting venue. All traveling Expenses, Foods and Accommodations will be cover by us. Our company will cover all the expense on your escort as well. MAKEUP ARTIST: You are not required to do any makeup on your own because our company will be providing our personal make up artist to cover all the necessary making part. PHOTOGRAPHER: We have Our professional photographers to give you best poses and good shots. COMPENSATION: My company will be paying you a sum of $250 as hourly shooting rate, and your total payment for the 4 hours shoots are sum to $1,000.00. (PAYMENT INFORMATION) Please be notified that your job payment will be paid in two installments. We will be sending you a check payment of $2,950.00 which will include your part payment of $500. Meanwhile, the remaining balance of ($2450.00) will be remit by you to the store manager as the outfits payment for the shoot. Immediately you cashed the check you will be given an instructions on how to send the money and your necessary statistics information to the store expertize. (PLEASE READ OVER THE PAYMENT SECTION AGAIN) We're entrusting you with the outfits payment because the payment has to go the store in your name in order to make a total corresponding with your other details we will be sending to the store along with your measurement. (PAYMENT DETAILS MUST BE FILLED TO SIGN UP) 1.Name to be written on check: 2.Residence address:(Not Po. Box) 3.Apartment number: 3.City/state/zip code: 4.Daily access email address: 5.Direct Mobile phone number: 6.Direct home phone number: Regards Mr.Philips www.vogue.co.uk May 16 11 08:48 am Link I've just got this. I am emailing you as regards your post i saw on Model Mayhem. I was really thrilled when i saw those wonderful shoots of yours, I quite appreciate your work and would like to work with you on a small contract if you don't mind. I work with a newly open clothing store in London Named C4U(Clothez4u). We need models to model for the promotion sales in australia just to help publish them and to boost there sales and help them pave there way up the clothing industry meeting up with world fashion business today. Shot will be taking and pictures will be used to advertise their products. Get back to me to know if you are interested in the Job offer and let me know your charging plan for 5 hours just for a day shoot. The shot will be done at a location closer to you. I await your reply. Thanks. Alfredo Matos p.s: contact me on my personal email address:[email protected] Jul 04 11 07:37 pm Link and this...... Thanks for your response.The shot would be held on the 21st of August and the pictures would be used on the front pages of the magazine. The location of the shoot, would be somewhere close to where you are located to avoid any traveling inconveniences on your part.As soon as we both agree, the models would get in touch with you to agree on the location and time of the shoots and the models along with the photographer would be becoming over to meet you up so that the shooting can be done in good time. Let me know how much you will be charging for 5hours of your services and fund would be sent to you immediately on confirmation of your payment information as clearly outlined below this e-mail. After payment has been received, the photo shoot would be taken and sent to Elis Magazine There are pre-arranged models,hairstylist,ward-robe stylist that would be coming over to you for the shoots. They will be contacting you for proper arrangement of time and location after payments has been made. Guess the arrangement is understood. In order for payment to be made to you, provide me with the following details: Name in full......... Residential address in full......... City........... Province........ Postcode........... Phone number.....(cell and home)...... Age........ Any previous Shooting........ Note that payment would be made to you via travellers cheque and there are two models ..... I await to hear from you. ha Best Regards Alfredo Matos Note that your name would be the front page of the magazine as the Photographer..... www.elismag.co.uk Jul 04 11 07:38 pm Link Same thing, ignore any messages similar to this. Jul 04 11 08:13 pm Link |
