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Model

Nikki Jakubowski

Posts: 1

Mesa, Arizona, US

I found this guy in the casting sponsored section at the top of the page. But even at that I am scared it is a scam? Here is the email
Hello Nikki,

Re: Upcoming National Print Ad Photoshoot for a Hair Care Product Company;

We are glad to receive your submission for our casting call subject above. The print ad photoshoot is mainly on hair care products and hairstyling tools for various hair care product manufactures seeking to introduce new products to the world market at large and our mission is to create a photographic media for that sole purpose.

First and foremost, my name is Larry Zenith, an independent freelance project managing, photography and casting director; in charge of selecting appropriate talents to represent or cover an upcoming project for our nationwide based clients. Specializes on real people casting, commercials, film and modeling, also, specialize on full spectrum of lifestyle photography and general freelance services. Born to fulfill everyday photographic and motion needs. We take pride in service delivery and bringing our client's imaginations into reality.

Project Description:
Our clients believe that "Healthy Hair Is Determined By Use Of Good Hair Products And Tools" and In this photoshoot we'll be working with hairstyling tools which helps in creating hairstyles and hair products/cosmetics products used in creating and maintaining hairstyles. High-end product series including full range of hair care products, such as hair color, perm, shampoo, treatment and styling.

Our clients are new manufacturers and are looking to gain high reputation for its new product quality and competitive prices in nationwide and overseas markets September 2016. The right hair styling products for men and women for achieving great looking hair that holds up from morning to night. Whether consumers prefer hairspray, hair gel, mousse or pomade, they'll find the best hair products through this project.  Selected models are to portray some befitting images that would showcase and demonstrate the hair-styling tools products on a print ads. While some models are to wear some of the products i.e having their hair styled, waxed, colored, conditioned e.t.c in front of camera. The end product from this photo shoot is hair-care product magazine, online ad, billboards and calendars.

EVENT DATE & SHOOT LOCATION:
Event is scheduled to take place nationwide first​ weekend of September, 2016; you have the opportunity to check your availability and choose two feasible date for yourself between September 1st - 3rd, 2016 (two days shoot). Please note that any day you pick cannot be changed, except the changes comes from us or is made a week before the shoot. Shoot will last for about 5hrs daily, total of 10hrs, with several photo sessions.

Location: shoot will be done in a sophisticated studio/venues around Phoenix,Arizona, so you may not have to travel that far for the shoot. Full detail regarding the venue would be forwarded to you a week before shoot day once they are secured by our location agents. Since the shoot is schedule within your locality transportation would cost less for you and your escort.

COMPENSATION:
Our standard pay rate as endorsed for this assignment is $2000.00;  200/hr, 1000/day. We're looking forward to work with you for 5 hours daily (time spent on adornment/makeup or dressing up not included) we only pay for full time spent in front of the camera. An advanced deposit of $400.00 would be issued to you via a certified cashier Check according to the company’s policy to pre-endorse and engaged you for the shoot. Hereafter, a balance of ($1600) would be paid to you at the completion of the shoot. Other remunerations include; free clothing and all accessories used for shoot, lunch and adequate comfort guaranteed, you will also receive soft copy of photos from the photo shoot in full resolution to grace your portfolio.

As part of our working policy and ethics, we receive part payment from any client to affirm or secure contract before commitment and the same goes to our selected talents or models/employees to pre-endorse or engage them upfront and, also to ascertain serious working relationship in advance. Therefore, an advance deposit of $400.00 being 20% of your total pay may be issued to you via a certified pay check according to the company’s policy to engage you for the shoot. Hereafter, a balance of ($1600) would be paid to you by the end of shoot. You may come with any escort of your choice to feel more comfortable, and be punctual because our makeup artist and stylist would be at the location before 9.30 a.m. for your adornment. If you are willing to work with us, you must be approachable, stylish, communicative and be ready to comply with all instruction and directives given. 

NB:​ no open or live casting!  models are selected based on individual unique characteristics and individual appearances, and on the individual agreement and readiness to work with us in good fate as described above. If you are selected you’ll be notified in another mail after your submission is accessed and confirmed by our directorate.

If you are interested in working with us, you are to fill-in the sign-up and payment form as below and have it returned to us via email, provided that you are ready to take this job and, that you have read and understood the content of this gig as fully discussed above.

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PAYMENT & SIGN UP DETAIL MUST BE FILLED CORRECTLY AS BELOW:
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Name in full (to be written on check):-
Current Home/Residence address: -   (Valid address, Not P.O Box)
City:-
State/zip code:-
Direct Mobile phone#:-
Daily access email address:-
Age:-
Sex:-
Work Experience: - (If Any)
Referee/Guardian contact info:-
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finally, this project will be fun of its kind, featuring the best crew; dedicated to making colorful and alluring images that blows your mind. Several photo shoot sessions is expected as we look forward working with you soon. Please, be periodical in reading your mails and responses, because we do not welcome late response to communiques as this is business. If you are selected you will be notified in another email after we must have received the above requested information from you.

Thanks for your anticipations!

Best Regards

Larry Zenith.
(Freelance Casting Dir./Photographer/Project Mgmt.)

Aug 21 16 04:31 pm Link

Photographer

Risen Phoenix Photo

Posts: 3779

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Don't give them any of the requested information. It is a total scam. Eventually they are going to send you a large check and then tell you to take out the $400 for yourself and then send the rest to someone else. The check they send you will be bad. You will get stuck for big bucks for passing a fraudulent check.

Run don't walk away from this offer.

By the way you have a great look and should work for a top agency. Best of luck

Aug 21 16 04:58 pm Link

Photographer

Flex Photography

Posts: 6471

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Decades old Nigerian Scam!!

Was contact by MM private message or email?
- If MM Private message, do not respond, & do not give your email or any other info!
Report the sender to Mayhem's Mods here.  Contact a Mod
- If you have already unfortunately given them your email, cease all contact & give no further info.
Do not reply to any unsolicited emails you could now be getting.

Aug 21 16 06:23 pm Link

Photographer

Top Gun Digital

Posts: 1528

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

Total scam.  Your profile says you have "No Experience".  No one is going to pay a model with no experience $1,000 day.  Someone with a budget that big would probably use an agency to get a highly experienced model, they would not pick a model at random on MM.

Aug 21 16 06:34 pm Link

Photographer

Millar Images

Posts: 5

Palmyra, Pennsylvania, US

This is an absolute scam, there is no question. A job offer will never request YOU to pay for anything, it is ludicrous. This is the same type of phishing scam used by many other instances to gather your information to steal your identity. Avoid this at all cost. You can even google this and you will see it is a scam, because many times people post these same kinds of things.

Other scams like this are "selling a car", for instance, where they write the exact same things, asking for all your info. Then they get part of the money up front, then you never hear from them again. This scam has nothing to do with the car, and this letter you got has nothing to do with modeling.

Aug 21 16 07:27 pm Link

Photographer

First Life Photography

Posts: 3565

Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Total scam, glad you spotted it!

Aug 21 16 09:56 pm Link

Model

Oksanna Romanov

Posts: 1

Los Angeles, California, US

Wow I replied...
Thanks for sharing all, will know what to do next...
It sounded real for a moment, but the money part...

Aug 23 16 04:12 am Link

Photographer

Flex Photography

Posts: 6471

Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Oksanna Romanov wrote:
Wow I replied...
Thanks for sharing all, will know what to do next...
It sounded real for a moment, but the money part...

At 128 years old you should have learned this by now! lol

Aug 24 16 07:20 am Link