Modelling Scams - Are You Aware?
BY C STONE | THE SUPER HOT ||| NEWS
It doesn't matter how old you are, people as old as 79 years old have become victims of the fake modelling agency scam.
How it works: You receive an email, phone call, text, or instagram message asking if you're interested in getting your photos taken. Of course, the first step is usually free. But after you agree, the 'agency' will offer to sign you up for a small fee of $500 - but only if you sign and pay today.
But it gets more insidious. Usually they ask you to pay via money order, direct bank e-transfer, or pay pal "friends and family". By doing that there is no legal protections for your money leaving the bank.
But not only women can fall victim to this scam, so can men.
Photo via the BBC
via the BBC:
Also thrilled to have a modelling job was 73-year-old Roland Parker who was offered the same job as Judy with the same client and studio, just three weeks apart.
"I'm not well off and I thought this job could help me earn a bit of money and make life more comfortable," he says.
He paid £200 as a refundable attendance fee, then more for other supposed jobs.
When he arrived at a Manchester studio for one of the shoots, the staff said "they knew nothing about this".
By the time he realized he'd been scammed, he'd lost around £1,000 in fees and travel expenses - money he'd sent using PayPal's "friends and family" option, which meant he had no buyer protection.
Scammers will often ask for purchases to be made through the "friends and family" option, which has no fee attached to it.
But it's important to pay for all goods and services through PayPal's "goods and services" option as that ensures you are protected if you are scammed and PayPal will refund eligible transactions.
Examine the company by using review web sites. Ask yourself "Why are they urgently asking me to sign?" If it involves you paying any kind of money - that's what they want. Money, and more later on as the scam develops.
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