Hi **************!
Dav has sent the following message to you:
Dear Fashion Model Candidate:I saw your profile and pictures on *********
We are seeking a select few professional as well as inexperienced
models to assist us with the modeling and photography of a major UK
retailers 2011 fall clothing lineup. The photography taken for our
customer will be used nationally for ad campaigns, web site content,
literature print and major magazine publications. We are planning a
successful campaign and with your help, we believe this client鈥檚 fall
clothing line will have tremendous acceptance among the 18-30 year age
groups and a resulting success in sales for our client.
The interview phase of this project includes a formal screening with
all applicants and our shoot advisor, Mr. **********. At the
conclusion of everyone鈥檚 first morning interviews, all candidates will
attend a half-day seminar on proper shoot preparations (including
hair, make-up, shoes, nails, etc鈥?, successful modeling techniques,
and photographers interface. The second phase of the interview
program will include a morning meet and greet where the candidates
will have the opportunity to meet and talk with our talented and
professional photography team. Photographers will be evaluating this
year鈥檚 candidates and assisting each of you with tips and tricks on
how to do your absolute best when on the set.
We will begin photography on day 2 following an early group luncheon.
Each of the candidates will rotate on a one hour schedule working with
our photography team, shoot coordinators and our shoot advisor.
Photography will continue early into the evening on the second day
until all candidates have completed three full fashion sets, one with
each of our professional photographers.
Final selection of this year鈥檚 candidates will be based on input from
the photographers, results review of your photography work by our
customer鈥檚 management team and final input by our shoot advisor. We
are selecting 12 women and 12 men, ages 18-30 years old. Each must be
height and weight proportional, well groomed, good posture, and
healthy, friendly smiles. Announcements of the 24 selections will be
made personally by telephone calls from our shoot advisor or one of
our photographers.
Each candidate that properly completes and submits their CANDIDATE
REQUIREMENTS will be considered for the interview phase. We will be
accepting 50 women and 50 men for this year鈥檚 interview program. We
are aware that these are extensive requirements in order to be
eventually selected and each person selected for the candidacy
interview phase will be compensated in a pre-paid amount of $400.00
2hrs for their contribution towards a successful selection program.
Compensation will be in the form of a check delivered via Fed-Ex to
our candidate鈥檚 home just prior to the following week鈥檚 interview
programs. Accompanying each check will be the instructions all
candidates will be required to follow in order to complete the
scheduled interview phase.
If you have decided to pursue your interests in this exciting
modeling career opportunity, please forward the following information
in email format to:
**********@*********.com
or simply just attach the below information and photo submittal
requirements in a reply to this message.
Good luck and best wishes for a successful interview, selection and
fall photography campaign.
Management.
**********.
CANDIDATES INTEREST SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. A brief description of your training and any recent modeling
experience (professional or non-professional, we want to learn about
each of our candidates)
2. 2-3 Pictures that you consider display your best features. One
must be a close-up head shot; one must be a full length image of you;
and optionally if you chose to submit a third photo, you are free to
select any picture you feel shows your best work in front of the
camera.
3. Candidates Contact Information:
Full Name
Address
City
State,
Zip Code
Contact Phone Number
Bank Name:
Age:
Email Address
Management.
*************
Emailaddress: *********@*******.comHelp understanding modeling offer.?
Sorry but that is NOT legit -- especially since they ask for your BANK name.
This is a Nigerian SCAM
"We are aware that these are extensive requirements in order to be
eventually selected and each person selected for the candidacy
interview phase will be compensated in a pre-paid amount of $400.00
2hrs for their contribution towards a successful selection program.
Compensation will be in the form of a check delivered via Fed-Ex to
our candidate鈥檚 home just prior to the following week鈥檚 interview
programs. Accompanying each check will be the instructions all
candidates will be required to follow in order to complete the
scheduled interview phase."
Read this and DO NOT reply to them
http://www.newmodels.com/Nigeria.html
They are going to pay you with a fake check
EDIT - just found out a friend on modelmayhem got almost the exact same email and it was a scam - they sent her a counterfeit check for $3000 asking her to deposit it, keep $400 and wire $2600 to a 'photographer' through Western Union. Luckily she knew enough not to fall for it and brought that check to the bank it was drawn on to confirm it was counterfeit and was not printed on the bank's paper stock and did not have the bank's watermarks - and that she was at least the 3rd person who had reported the same thing, all with fake modeling offersHelp understanding modeling offer.?
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blaze鈥?/a>
Sounds like a scam...the video should help it has lots if modling adviceHelp understanding modeling offer.?
100% scam.
There is no modeling job
There is only a scammer trying to steal your hard-earned money.
The next email will demand you cash that large fake check sent on a stolen FedEx billing account number and send the 'excess' cash via Western Union or moneygram to the scammer using another of his fake names. The only real life job here is you paying back the bank for the entire amount of the check, usually $3,000 and the bounced check fees.
Western Union and moneygram do not verify anything on the form the sender fills out, not the name, not the street address, not the country, not even the gender of the receiver, it all means absolutely nothing. The clerk will not bother to check ID and will simply hand off your cash to whomever walks in the door with the MTCN# and question/answer. Neither company will tell the sender who picked up the cash, at what store location or even in what country your money walked out the door. Neither company has any kind of refund policy, money sent is money gone forever.
Now that you have responded to a scammer, you are on his 'potential sucker' list, he will try again to separate you from your cash. He will send you more emails from his other free email addresses using another of his fake names with all kinds of stories of great jobs, lottery winnings, millions in the bank and desperate, lonely, sexy singles. He will sell your email address to all his scamming buddies who will also send you dozens of fake emails all with the exact same goal, you sending them your cash via Western Union or moneygram.
You could post up the email address that the scammer is using, it will help make your post more googlable for other suspicious potential victims to find when looking for information.
Do you know how to check the header of a received email? If not, you could google for information. Being able to read the header to determine the geographic location an email originated from will help you weed out the most obvious scams and scammers. Then delete and block that scammer. Don't bother to tell him that you know he is a scammer, it isn't worth your effort. He has one job in life, convincing victims to send him their hard-earned cash.
Whenever suspicious or just plain curious, google everything, website addresses, names used, companies mentioned, phone numbers given, all email addresses, even sentences from the emails as you might be unpleasantly surprised at what you find already posted online. You can also post/ask here and every scam-warner-anti-fraud-busting site you can find before taking a chance and losing money to a scammer.
6 "Rules to follow" to avoid most fake jobs:
1) Job asks you to use your personal bank account and/or open a new one.
2) Job asks you to print/mail/cash a check or money order.
3) Job asks you to use Western Union or moneygram in any capacity.
4) Job asks you to accept packages and re-ship them on to anyone.
5) Job asks you to pay visas, travel fees via Western Union or moneygram.
6) Job asks you to sign up for a credit reporting or identity verification site.
Avoiding all jobs that mention any of the above listed 'red flags' and you will miss nearly all fake jobs. Only scammers ask you to do any of the above. No. Exceptions. Ever. For any reason.
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