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LizAnneKurtz wrote: Yes, it is a scam, in fact, it is a classic scam. Aug 05 13 01:53 pm Link Scam?? Hello, How are you doing. Thanks for your response and interest as regards the photo shoot. The pictures will be used for the center page and the back cover of the MANHATTAN FASHION MAGAZINE. The website is (www.manhattanfashionmagazine.com). Presently the company need models to be used for the center page and back cover of the next edition of her magazine and the audition will hold across every state in the US. Subsequently, depending on your performances overall, you could be invited over to the headquarter to sign a professional contract with the company. The location of the shoot will be somewhere within your state and it would be revealed in 2 days time. You will be receiving $400 which is meant to cover your transport fare (flight, train or road) couple with your wardrobe stylists' funds which will be sent directly to your address in the form of certified check. We've got various sponsors across the country that are willing to cover the whole photo shoot expenses. You should be expecting the check payment within the next couple of days depending on how soon we have fair reply from the sponsors. Each participating models would be earning $1,000 cash immediately after the shoot. After payment has been received and sorted out, the photos will be taken and will be sent over to the headquarters for proper review. There are assigned wardrobe stylist, hairstylists and makeup artist that will also be coming over for the shoot and shall be making provisions for the outfits and other necessary wardrobe items that will be used during the shoot so you don't have to bring anything along with you to the shoot location. Guess the arrangement is perfectly understood. In order for payment to be mailed to you, provide me with your info as requested below so that the check payment can be processed and mailed to you... Moreover, there will be no nudity or implied nudity involved. LEGAL NAME : MODEL NAME : FULL MAILING ADDRESS (including apt #) : CITY: STATE: ZIP CODE: PHONE: COLOR OF EYES: HEIGHT: STATISTICS/MEASUREMENT: SHOE SIZE: SEX: OCCUPATION: AGE: I'll keep you posted with the date, time and location of the shoot as soon as the company meets with the sponsors by tomorrow or next tomorrow. Keep me posted with your info ASAP. Warmest Regards, Robert Whelan Aug 07 13 10:43 am Link Aug 19 13 01:36 am Link Yes, all these listed in this are scams. Once you get past the initial info, they do one of several things. They either want your bank account number for direct deposit, want you to cash a check for more than your pay and forward the rest to someplace else ... or they're in the human trafficking business. None of those options is any good whatsoever. Report anything akin to the ones listed that comes to you on here to the mods. Aug 19 13 01:47 am Link hello, I have worked in the past with Manhattan Fashion Magazine. The company is legitimate, you can actually find their contact information at http://manhattanfashionmagazine.com/contact-us/. There are scammers on this website who are using company's name, sending spam, etc. Dec 22 13 11:46 am Link Kent Art Photography wrote: Not a Gatekeeper, but may I point out the near impossibility of telling in advance whether or not a particular application is legit? In most cases it isn't until a member is contacted with a scamming message that anyone can tell that they are scammers. The same is true with the occasional model's profile that turns out to be a "manager" (read sluggo). Many a perfectly fine profile has been changed after approval to indicate an availability for "escort" services, etc. Dec 22 13 01:14 pm Link LizAnneKurtz wrote: Model mayhem does not perform screening exercises. LizAnneKurtz wrote: Dec 22 13 01:27 pm Link Fotopia wrote: While I agree that this specific message is a scam, that doesn't mean that all inquiries from photographers from places outside the model's location are scams. In this case, Wayne is actually a close-in suburb of NYC, about 20-25 miles from midtown Manhattan. Dec 22 13 01:32 pm Link Kent Art Photography wrote: Maybe if MM booted a few of the notorious trolls, the forums would be a more friendly and welcoming place for those simply looking for information. Dec 22 13 01:42 pm Link Hahahahahaha!! Those bastards always offer fame or recognition!!!:-)))))))) Dec 22 13 01:55 pm Link |
