Great story and thanks for the candor Bella
[QUOTE=BellaDonna2;1212610]Providers, I was recently contacted by a man who claimed to be Stephen Hill from BET. He told me that he thought that I had potencial in being a model. After talking with him on and off for a full day and night he told me I was hired. He stated that he was going to put my pictures and a phone interview we had done up on a website that fashion companies used to hire models. That next day he told me I had three companies interested in me. He was very educated about contracts and how the industry worked. The man was very convincing. I had doubt however. Adter continuing to talk to this man I was more and more convinced that this could be my chance. The companies that he told me were interested in me was applebottoms and moniqes full figured clothing line. I still having doubt talked with my mother, she agreed to talk to him. After almost a hour conversation, my mother looked at me and said she was not sure if it was a scam but if I did not go see I would regret it for the rest of my life. So I took a chance and flew to las vegas to meet my trainer. I bought my own ticket and paid for my own room. A jamacian guy who called himself brette showed up at my room, where he procided to train me. Work out and runway training. We trained till 5 in the morning and he really seemed as if he knew what he was doing. As we talked about the contracts and such he had asked me about modeling insurance. When I told him I did not have it he insisted that he could be in trouble if I got hurt while he was training me. Finding out that it was 500 dollars I explained I only has 200. He said that I needed it so he was willing to pay 300 if I paid 200. Also he stated I needed shoes correct shoes to train in and that they were 150 dollars. I gave him 50 twards those. The next day he came and trained me again. At this time we had been talking about legal stuff and he had asked if I had ever been in trouble. I had been in some small trouble in vegas a few years ago. Knowing this they feed on that and informed me I had a warrent in vegas. Believing that this was all legit I believed infact I did. After paying about 400 twards a lawyer I decided to do some investigating. Yes I know I should have done it a long time ago. I actually contacted BET and spoke with a receptionist who tried to help as much as she could. Needless to say. I was not contacted by the real Stephen Hill and I am very lucky to just be out of some money and not my LIFE. So please all you providers out there beware. This man had me in a hotel room 1500 miles away from my home. Who knows what he could have tried to do. ONCE AGAIN PLEASE BE CAREFUL Belladonna[/QUOTE]Thanks for the honesty and a very informative post. This was obviously a scam but it's understandable how a reasonable person who's in a tough spot financially could buy into it. Anytime they ask for any (ANY) money up front they're almost always running a game. A genuine professional agency / producer / photographer, etc. Would almost never ask for cash up front. Of course his scam sounded convincing because he referenced legitimate studios.
Stay safe Bella, and again, thanks for the story. Fuck that jagoff. It's ripoff artists like him who ruin the whole underground hobby for everyone. Conduct like his makes the providers paranoid, which in turn makes the customers (hobbyists) jumpy and fearful.
BellaDonna2. Good value for the money
[QUOTE=Qjwin; 1214419]She does indeed give a very nice program.
Stay safe everyone. [/QUOTE]Yes, I too have seen her, and she does provide good service.
Dude may have gotten burned
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