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  • Report:  #1425319

Complaint Review: IG Model Search (IGModelSearch.com) - Hermosa Beach California

Reported By:
Bella - California, United States
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IG Model Search (IGModelSearch.com)
2447 Pacific coast highway, Floor 2 Hermosa Beach, 90254 California, United States
Phone:
+1 (323) 544-5442
Web:
www.igmodelsearch.com
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I thought this website was a simple social platform to make connections since I wanted to build my Instagram and build a following to get started in the modelling industry and to work on my blog. No I did not think it would get me work or get me famous, I simply wanted to network with people. I had to sign up to access forums which was only a few dollars a week but found myself not being able to access them, long story short I emailed them back and forth and they kept giving me the run around, it only worked once so I decided to try a premium membership since I thought their site was fixed and I really liked the sound of them, so I chose the cheapest one which was $47 dollars a month, memberships were very convincing they promised to list you on their database so that you can gain more followers and connect with brands ect.

Memberships go up to a whopping $147 a MONTH! Low and behold the forums went back to not working as soon as I thought the website was fixed. I heard nothing when they took my money and I kept emailing them about the faulty website and my upgrade, a week after I just received a crappy cheesy emblem/watermark saying "official IG model" to put on my photo via email (sorry I wouldn't! Even if you paid me) and broken links of "forms to fill in for their writer to write about me" which did not work.

They kept saying I'll also see a change in followers, which I had my suspicions about too but still, nothing. They kept giving excuses so I asked for a possible refund and got ignored and given the run around again, for the final time I said I wanted to cancel and a refund since it is almost a month in and memberships are very expensive. Hours later my Instagram account was severely spammed, I had hundreds of fake followers come in my the hundreds and every single one of them were fake profiles and bots and all the fake profiles displayed people and names from South America which is very strange.

I actually freaked out because I built a decent following and had connections with real models and photographers on my Instagram account and had to disable it to stop the sheer amount of spam, my account even froze and lagged due to the spam. Luckily I reopened my account but had to change my username. After this I was livid so I sent a threatening e-mail and said I would open a case against them on PayPal and received a refund immediately. However they keep making excuses and saying it's due to "another company/business they work with" and offering me "free featured articles" and to fill in forms.

I have spoken to other members on IGMS and all of them said the couldn't access the forums and have also been given the run around, one woman was even promised photo shoots in California. What made me suspicious is the women running it, who are borderline ugly women 35+ Who look very sketchy who clearly weren't in the modelling business! The joke is there are modelling agency scams, there are now model agency scams based on Instagram and social media disguised as social platforms! T

here are so many young girls on there and people who frankly don't stand a chance in modelling which is why I had suspicions of the "models" on there. The fact that anyone can sign up as a "model" shows that this site is a fraud. Even if this was a legit Instagram model agency, they wouldn't accept anyone and grab people's money. I want to stop others from being scammed by this, I also know of another guy who paid for memberships and warned people not to as it is all fake. So essentially you pay $47-$147 per month for fake bots and spam and a **** cheesy "model" watermark. Joke!!



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