Due to a recent rise in unscrupulous agencies defrauding prospective models, many legitimate modelling agencies have published warnings on their websites to help and inform.
London, England 24th February, 2011 – An increasing number of confidence tricksters have taken advantage of prospective models and scammed them out of money but the legitimate agencies are fighting back with a series of online warnings and advisories.
A spokesman from one of the leading modelling agencies elaborates, ‘Despite these scams being well documented and known to the law enforcement agencies they are still occurring on an alarmingly regular basis throughout the UK. A number of legitimate modelling agencies have now included an advisory warning section on their website to warn prospective models of the dangers of fraudsters.’
Although these scams are carried out by criminals there can be no doubt that they generate negative publicity for the industry as a whole. People who run their modelling related business with integrity and the best intentions can sometimes come under unfair scrutiny from prospective models and the media alike. This is something that these online advisories can perhaps reduce.
Our spokesman goes onto say, ‘The biggest problem that many people face when trying to ascertain whether the offer is genuine or a UK models scam is that the fraudsters are very convincing. They look the part, they talk the part and their casting session will often be held in upmarket venues which only add to their mask of credibility. Although it is flattering to be invited to a modelling audition or similar it is of utmost importance to do a little research first, looking at the advisories and warnings on legitimate agency websites is a good start.’
As well as advisories and warning about the latest scams and pitfalls to avoid, the agency websites also provide a valuable insight for prospective models as to how the industry recruits or auditions models. Taking an in-depth look at how the established agencies do things should give the model some idea of the process involved and perhaps set alarm bells ringing if they are approached by an unscrupulous operator.
The spokesman concludes by saying. ‘Although we cannot physically stop these scam artists on our own we can arm people with information of what to look for when trying to enter the world of modelling as well as the obvious warning signs.’
Further Information:
Contact :Shaun Wolfe
Phone : 079 2383 4298
