Okay, this is first class scam here..and has affected thousands of people.
More details can be found here http://www.transconscam.com/
The story then, basically, is that a friend of mine went to this open call thing where they told him that he had a good look.. so then they set him up with a business call, where they flattered him to death, saying that he was "perfect" for modelling. They then told him he was a part of a select few who they would actually sign up, and ended up paying ONE THOUSAND dollars to get his picture on their website, which they claim will get immediate responses from agencies.
A month has passed then since he signed up, and nothing..he's out a whole grand, until he actually did some research about this company.
Further research finds this method for getting a refund:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/ars/10136390.html
Where basically you complain to the CC company..and in this case he actually used a debit card which they say is okay..and that through this process his money will be back.
Any words of advice here?
More details can be found here http://www.transconscam.com/
The story then, basically, is that a friend of mine went to this open call thing where they told him that he had a good look.. so then they set him up with a business call, where they flattered him to death, saying that he was "perfect" for modelling. They then told him he was a part of a select few who they would actually sign up, and ended up paying ONE THOUSAND dollars to get his picture on their website, which they claim will get immediate responses from agencies.
A month has passed then since he signed up, and nothing..he's out a whole grand, until he actually did some research about this company.
Further research finds this method for getting a refund:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/ars/10136390.html
Where basically you complain to the CC company..and in this case he actually used a debit card which they say is okay..and that through this process his money will be back.
Any words of advice here?
they had people go undercover and get hired as the recruiters. its sorta a scam, but it sorta isn't. they do get u bit jobs ..very low scale modeling, but they aren't truely scamming u. u kinda deserve it when u get suckered by them, its ur head.
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