i got this email today. scam or not?
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Dearest,
My name is Tony representative for "Current Mag" With gladness we are bringing to the interest of available Model that there will be a new change to the company website %26amp; edition magazine seasonal production which is coming up next month, We are about to scrutinize your profit and it was so appreciated with your beauty %26amp; posing style you showed. Interested model should response back after going through the below details about the event.
Potential date/ Time
The shooting is taken place on the 4th/5th of next month at exact
10.30am (45mint for each days). it's just two days event.
Location of the event.
Abingdon Virginia is the happening ground for the event, and it's going to be taken place at a studio over there. Precise contact address of the studio will be reaching you as soon as we reach agreement with the studio manager.
Refreshment/ Transportation cost.
Food %26amp; drinks will be taken care off by the company for those days to
the satisfaction of apply model and transportation will be covered by the company as well.
What to do on those days. You will be posing your own style and a photographer will be taking your picture for the Uploading. You are given a grace to come with your relatives Or escort if any (Maximum of 2 people allow).
Compensation. You will be pay a sum of 1,500$ as your service fees for those days.
Futuristic Benefit. Certificate of attendance will be given to apply models which will be
stamped by the Network of Models Worldwide and you'll be able to attend any Model get together, Concert, Meeting and Conferences any where in the world.
Accommodation. You are not to pay money from your pocket for your hotel reservation
fees. The accommodation fee has been covered by the sponsor of the event including your booking fees which will be pay to you to have us book for those date. Booking payment including your hotel reservation fees will be send to you from one of the sponsor as soon as will received your details to be save in our database for official documentation, the check will contain a sum of 3,200$, You will have to deduct your booking fees of 500$ from it and remit the left over to the hotel manager to have you book for your hotel reservation for those days.
Further more, your balance will be paid to you on the last day of the event. We will reach you as soon as the payment is in transit to your address with the hotel manager information to remit the left over of the payment to and instruction to follow about the payment.
Kindly, response back to us in filling out the below form, to have it save for official documentation in our database.
Name on the payment check.
Physical contact address.
State/ City.
Zip code.
Cell-Phone Number.
Age./Sex.
Years in practice.
Private contact email address.
Apply date.
Further instruction will be reaching you as soon as will hear from you. Thanks
Best Regards
Executive Ex-Co
www.currentmag.ca
currentmagmodel@rocketmail.com
**NO NUDITY/FETISH CONSIDERATION**Is this a modeling scam?
It's a Nigerian Scam and it's not from Current Magazine. They are linking you to the real magazine website but giving you a false email address. info@currentmag.ca is their REAL email
DO NOT respond or send any information
http://www.newmodels.com/Nigeria.html
Big red flags:
1 - it's obviously not written by a native English speaker. The Executive Editor of a magazine would not make any grammatical mistakes
2 - There is no such thing as a "Certificate of Attendance" given to models
3 - you NEVER get booked on any magazine shoot based on photos. If you didn't go to the magazine's offices for a casting, the job doesn't exist.
4 - you NEVER receive money upfront for any modeling job, you are always paid 45-60 days AFTER the shoot
5 - an unsigned model would NEVER receive $1500 for an editorial job, $250-350 is standard, and that's for a major magazine like Vogue
6 - a model would never be asked to accept money then wire to a "hotel manager" for accommodation
7 - Canadians spell it "Cheque" not "Check" so this is not from any Canadian magazine
Do not respond to this person and immediately report them to the site where they found you, forward the email to the IC3 for investigation http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx
A friend on modelmayhem.com has received at least 20 of these same type of messages this month - they change the name of the magazine or shoot location but the scam is exactly the same
seems a little weird , i would look into it more .
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they dont really say much about the shoot mostly of the payment %26amp; money issue .
and the website doesnt look very popular . i wouldnt trust it !Is this a modeling scam?
The website looks pretty legit, but don't send any money, until youre completely sure.Is this a modeling scam?
Scam, it's already been reported as the modelling scam of the day on a scambusting blog
http://stampedscams.blogspot.com/
If this is the English used in the email positivly a capital S Scam
no way to tell for sure, but i would say scam.
I don't think it's a scam.
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