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Photographer

EL PIC

Posts: 2835

Austin, Indiana, US

Lets play this as ongoing for Models, Photographers, Stylists, etc.
Just state the favorite, or worst scam you have been envolved with.
Perhaps it will save some grief for someone.

Me ???

Worst - A "gold dig" model and her boyfriend escort tried to sue me for not picking her as high level spokeswoman after a TFP tryout.
Latter they tried to break into my studio to recover the picts they already had or to steal, destoy, and other violent Mayhem.

E L

Feb 08 06 11:50 am Link

Photographer

Monsante Bey

Posts: 2111

Columbus, Georgia, US

E L Fanucchi wrote:
Worst - A "gold dig" model and her boyfriend escort tried to sue me for not picking her as high level spokeswoman after a TFP tryout.
Latter they tried to break into my studio to recover the picts they already had or to steal, destoy, and other violent Mayhem.

E L

Geez!!!
I hope you pressed charges.

The recent favorite scam going around is "I can get you in (insert magazine name here)."

Feb 08 06 12:03 pm Link

Model

Jay Dezelic

Posts: 5029

Seattle, Washington, US

I have no favorite scams.  I detest them all.  Worst ones I have seen are the one's that are played the movie "The Sting".  - Where groups of unsavory people get together to coordinate large-scale fraud by manipulating business structures.  ie: Enron.  Being involved with venture-backed dot-coms in the 90's, I have seen far more than my share of scams.

Feb 08 06 12:48 pm Link

Model

Jay Dezelic

Posts: 5029

Seattle, Washington, US

Oh, modeling scams?  There are too many to count.  Anything that requires me to pay money, which does not reasonably translate into income is a scam.  99% of services models can spend money on to promote themselves are a scam.

Feb 08 06 12:53 pm Link

Model

Angelo C

Posts: 22

Clearwater, Florida, US

The latest thing I have come across is a random email I got from a  girl from Russia wanting to come to the USA, I even messed around and wrote back! To my surprise two days later I get another email this time with pictures and a story of her life! What the crap are they getting into now!?

Feb 08 06 12:58 pm Link

Photographer

Monsante Bey

Posts: 2111

Columbus, Georgia, US

Angelo C wrote:
The latest thing I have come across is a random email I got from a  girl from Russia wanting to come to the USA, I even messed around and wrote back! To my surprise two days later I get another email this time with pictures and a story of her life! What the crap are they getting into now!?

Was she cute? lol (j/k)

So why was she trying to come? Defect, maybe?

Feb 08 06 01:25 pm Link

Photographer

nrvphotography

Posts: 1050

Knoxville, Tennessee, US

Angelo C wrote:
The latest thing I have come across is a random email I got from a  girl from Russia wanting to come to the USA, I even messed around and wrote back! To my surprise two days later I get another email this time with pictures and a story of her life! What the crap are they getting into now!?

TFP? smile

Feb 08 06 01:27 pm Link

Photographer

Bill Tracy Photography

Posts: 2322

Montague, New Jersey, US

I like the ones that want to feature me in their latest photography book, and then try to sell me the book for $85 - I have to buy the book in order to be featured - LOL!!!

As far as non-photo/model related, my favorites are the emails I get from someone in Nigeria who has 50 million dollars that they want to transfer into my bank account. All they need are bank routing numbers and all my personal account info.  Gee, what a great deal!

Feb 08 06 01:32 pm Link

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