Hi,  I am a new Model Mayhem member.

Recently I have been contacted by two "agencies" for upcoming shoots. I am skeptical about their credibility. Both emails ended in "@gmail" and both required that I reply back with my full name, mailing address, and contact info to be delivered an upfront check payment. They claimed to have been preparing a shoot somewhere locally for me. This all seems incredibly sketchy.

I would really like some feed back. Thank you.

It would be safe to say that you should put on your best track shoes and run as fast as you can in the other direction!!! LoL
Agency’s already have models. They give everything that comes in to their models.
Why in the world would they give work to an outsider?
Anyway, you get my drift, definitely a scam!
John

It would be safe to say that you should put on your best track shoes and run as fast as you can in the other direction!!! LoL
Agency’s already have models. They give everything that comes in to their models.
Why in the world would they give work to an outsider?
Anyway, you get my drift, definitely a scam!
John

Thank you for the help! I now know a little more of what to look out for. I went ahead and flagged both messages.

its the pre-payment "nigerian" scam.
info on common scams here:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/education/u … the-basics

hope thats helpful


also dont post the same thing in multiple sections.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/forums/post/981615

Anything offering upfront payment is a scam...Hit the delete button!!