DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THESE PEOPLE!!!!! INDUSTRY MODEL & TALENT STUDIOS
IS A SCAM!!!!
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THESE PEOPLE, IT WILL SAVE YOU THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. First check out www.youtube.com and in the search box type in industry model and talent studios scam - there is a CBS news reort that happened less than 4 months ago!!!!
The way the company works is they send out "talent scouts" (mostly kids aged 18-21 who are looking for a part-time job) to various malls, movie theaters, and events throughout New York City, Connecticut, and New Jersey. These "scouts" are paid to stand at these locations!!!! AND they stop every single person they see who is with a child. They stop these people by saying something
like "excuse me mam, your son is so cute he has such beautiful eyes, have you ever considered getting him into acting or modeling?". If you say no, they will continue to tell you how perfect your child is until you sign up. At this point when the person agrees to sign up, they fill out a card with
just basic contact information. The card then gets sent to a call center where the person will now receive a phone call from a representative who will attempt to set you up with an appointment at their office in Edgewater. When you make the appointment you will show up at the office and meet with someone who is actually a salesperson and this person will try to sell you "marketing tools" which are photos of you and your child and a spot on the company’s website which they say is looked at by various agency’s. This is BS!!!!! They never provide you with you is looking at your site!
This is the part that is the REAL SCAM….When you are initially stopped by the scout, if you ask the scout if there’s any cost to sign up he/she will say "no it is entirely free". THIS IS A LIE!!!!! They will charge you anywhere from 0-,000 just to take pictures of your child to complete the portfolio. The thing is, many people fall into the trap and pay this crazy amount of money to Industry Model and Talent Studios and then…….THEY NEVER GET A CALL BACK, THEY GET NO WORK!!!!! THEY WASTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!!!!
A legitimate modeling agency would not ask you for money, they would pay for your portfolio and take a percentage of what you make for themselves. Oh yeah I should mention that Industry
Model and Talent Studios admits they are not an agency!!!
Once you go to your meeting with the salesperson and pay these people money you also sign a contract. The contract is very carefully written, they have lawyers present at all of their meetings to ensure that everything they do is technically legal and people can not get a refund if they are unhappy with the service. IT MAY BE LEGAL BUT IT IS NOT ETHICAL and this is how they keep your money!
The company operates under different names since so many people are now aware of the scam. They operate as Industry Model & Talent Studios in New Jersey,
NewFaces in Hicksville, New York,
InterFACE in CT, and
iTalent in other various places. Look at how similar their websites are….
http://interfacetalent.com/applynow-models.htm
http://www.industrystudio.com
http://www.italent.com
-This company has been given an F by the Better Business Bureau.
-A simple Google search for "industry model and talent studios scam" will
bring up many sites where people have complained.
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