26, Report:
#187451
Posted Date:
Apr 29 2006
Infinite Talent USA Photo mill ripoff all the real agencies say they are a scam and refuse to work with their people Watch Out Newport California
A couple of models have asked me about this company so I called a couple of bookers at the real agencies here in LA. They started laughing when I mentioned Infinite Talent USA. They said that the images are not only awlful but that the makeup and styling is typical of a photo-mill. ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
27, Report:
#185565
Posted Date:
Apr 12 2006
One Source Talent - Wilhelmina Scouting Network - WSN - Trans Continental Talent - TCT - Options Talent - E-Model - Industry Magazine these people are amazing how is this still going on? New York New York
As an ex-employee of the WSN, TCT, Options, E-model lunacy, allow me to clue you in on exactly how sick the people at the helm are.
I too was personally familiar with Mike Fromkin. He and 100% of the rest of the disenfranchised former owners in the WSN / TCT blowout really knew ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
28, Report:
#70690
Posted Date:
Apr 09 2006
Wilhelmina & Trans Continental Media Shuffle ripoff Pearlman sues Defrawy, Anthony Toma, Mickie Parris while Dieter Esch fires Ray Lata and Deidre Kilmartin in Criminal Cover Up, many paid to keep their mouth shut New York City New York
Despite the lawsuits flying back and forth between Wilhelmina and Trans Continental, Dieter Esch and Louis J. Pearlman remain joined in their commitment to save their own hides and the hides of anyone who can help them. Dieter Esch fired Ray Lata and Deidre Kilmartin from Wilhelmina...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
29, Report:
#185054
Posted Date:
Apr 06 2006
Infinite Talent Is a Scam All Over West Coast and Moving through Southern California another Lou Pearlman emodel ripoff to consumers, when will this guy stop! California, Nationwide, Internet
Infinite Talent appears to be a scam. They have been posting on craigslist.org recently, and apparently they have a history with Monster.com. Models, actors, etc. looking for a break are encouraged to meet these women at their office (location changes frequently -- do a background...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
30, Report:
#176551
Posted Date:
Feb 18 2006
Starbizz Models & Talent, Starbiz Wilhelmina, Starbiz Entertainment RIPOFF! RIPOFF! RIPOFF! UNRELIABLE! FRAUD! Scottsdale Arizona
I also recently became a victim to the likes of Bruce Romberg and his fellow employee's.
For a long time I have been told that I should get my daughter into modeling. While driving one day I heard a commercial about a chance to your child into modeling. I of course called and got...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
31, Report:
#172017
Posted Date:
Jan 17 2006
Continental Talent TCTalent Can't Keep Their Own Lies Straight RIPOFF Norfolk Virginia
I called when they were Wihlemena or however you spell it but had already had a run in with Continental Talent and Options Talent on separate ocassions and didn't realize they were the same company until I got to the office and thought it looked familiar. It had been a year or so pr...
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Categories: Talent Scouts
32, Report:
#166513
Posted Date:
Dec 01 2005
Options Talent AKA Wilhemina ripoff, scandalous, dishonest, fraudulent, money hungry, not your friend Nationwide
Fist, and foremost, I must say that I was taken for by these bad business people. I was scouting by a guy one night while I was in Jacksonville,N.C., and he told me to appear in Wilmington, N.C. to futher my modeling career. I went and took a girlfriend of mine with me for support. ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
33, Report:
#155453
Posted Date:
Aug 30 2005
Options Talent - Transcontinental Talent - Emodel ripoff Oklahoma City Oklahoma
I worked for Options Talent in 2003 when they first switched over. I was a broke college student who happen to come across the add for a dream job at monster.com. SO I went for the interview and got there to find out there were 30 other people there waiting for the same thing that I...
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Categories: Employers
34, Report:
#101448
Posted Date:
Aug 23 2005
Hirebug - Fashion Rock Affiliate Stripbunnies Alec Defrawy the true owner of Hirebug has defamed detractors but runs porn site ripoff scam fraud, protecting the guilty, efforts to destroy the messengers, who reveal from their years of ripoffs & frauds on consumers Orlando Florida
Alec Defrawy, through his minion Joe Gomez, has set up and runs a defamatory website claiming to spread the truth about detractors of his pals and supposedly former business associates at Fashion Rock LLC.
Ayman Ahmed El-Difrawi aka Michael Difrawi aka Alec Defrawy aka Alexande...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
35, Report:
#145079
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2005
Starbiz Wilhelmina - Starbiz Entertainment - Starbizz Talent And Models RIPOFF! rude, self-centered, fraud Scottsdale Arizona
I recently fell victim to the likes of Bruce Romberg and his lackey Melette Anderson.
We just moved to Arizona and felt that our baby was a shoo-in to get into the modeling business, but not being smart we thought to go through Starbiz.
We should have done what the couple did ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
36, Report:
#150818
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2005
Infinite Talent ripoff talent agency VAMS - Wilhelmina Scouting Network - Web Style Network - Trans Continental Talent - Options Talent - Emodel - Edge Talent - Efashionshow.com - Whymodel.com - Whytalent.com - Studio 58 - Industry Magazine - Castnet.com - they have once again changed thier name to Infinite Talent Issaquah Washington
Warning, Just to let everyone know.... VAMS - Wilhelmina Scouting Network - Web Style Network - Trans Continental Talent - Options Talent - Emodel - Edge Talent - Efashionshow.com - Whymodel.com - Whytalent.com - Studio 58 - Industry Magazine - Castnet.com -
If any of these soun...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
37, Report:
#20300
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2005
Options Talent Emodel.com ripoff scam model actor internet comp card cheated employees and screwed the customers even more orlando Florida *EDitor's Comment
Basically, options is 100% a scam. All of those rebuttals claiming that it's a legit company are full of it. I was a victim, and even when i tried to cancel my monthly enrollment fee they gave me a hard time. We'll see if they still end up charging me.
They claim that certai...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
38, Report:
#141809
Posted Date:
Jul 03 2005
Lou Pearlman - Steve Miller - Alec Defrawy - Michael Zwebner conspiracy to coverup ripoff New targets in New York State, Anthony LoPresti & Jon Sorenson Orlando & Miami, Florida
As the proverbial fly on the wall, no one expects me to still have the contacts to know what is going on. The following is a recent conference call including Pete Antonacci, Lou Pearlman, possibly Greg MacDonald & Alec Defrawy, Steve Miller, and Michael Zwebner. Antonacci first scol...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
39, Report:
#130814
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2005
Moda, A Model & Talent Company ripoff, John Steven Huffman and Levitta Suzette Graham rip off modeling, teen modeling, scams, First Call Talent, fashion, print, promo, promotional, fctalent.com easton town center, Columbus Ohio
Here we go again!! Yet another company taking advantage of young models dreams and vulnerability. Moda, A Model & Talent Company really began as a franchise of Wilhellmina Scouting Network...er, I mean Trans Continental Talent...er, I mean Options Talent... and finally E-model. B...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
40, Report:
#131547
Posted Date:
Feb 16 2005
Options Talent Now Tc Talent I paid several hundreds of dollars to have my pictures online to be selected by an agency. Im furious & want to contact the industry. San Diego California
I was scouted in heb for having the look and potential to be a model. I was thrilled, and attended the options talent meetings. They took pictures of me and convinced me they would beable to prsue my dream of becoming a model.
However, I was to pay several hundreds of dollars to...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
41, Report:
#48228
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2005
Trans Continental Talent, Tctalent, Transcontinental Talent, Tctalent,options NOW THEY'RE GOING AFTER YOUR PETS! Providence Rhode Island
these guys are now targeting pet owners......stop the insanity!
Two weeks ago I was aproached by an individual in the park near my house. I was walking my dog and he stoped to ask me about my pet (Chi CHi). Now its common for other animal lovers to often stop and talk about thie...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
42, Report:
#126510
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2005
Fashion Rock - TRANS CONTINENTAL ELABORATE AND EXPENSIVE SETUP FOR FAILURE ripoff Orlando Florida
The first case of frustration came when I arrived at the Marriott World Convention Center at 9:20AM waiting in line for 5 hours for Payment Verification??? Payment verification? That's what we all waited on line for, hours on end, just to make sure our payments were made. This co...
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Categories: Talent Scouts
43, Report:
#94362
Posted Date:
Jan 09 2005
HireBug.com a/k/a HIREBUG INC. (FireBug) Joseph Gomez and Alec Defrawi a/k/a Michael Defrawy a/k/a Ayman El-Difrawi are at it again! Orlando Florida
HireBug.com
HireBug is the new employment company of Joe Gomez (Joseph Gomez) and Alec Defrawy (Alec Defrawi), two men based in Orlando, Florida, who ran the emodel.com employment scam (also known as Studio 58 Models, Options Talent, Trans Continental Talent, and Wilhelmina Scout...
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Categories: Employers
44, Report:
#103042
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2004
Starbiz Wilhelmina Ripoff Dishonest Misleading Scottsdale Arizona *UPDATE ..I am going to picket Starbiz starting Saturday, November 6th 9am - 1pm
I am writing to again inform everyone about the shady business practices of Bruce Romberg of Starbiz Wilhemina in Scottsdale, Arizona. My wife and I were duped into believing our daughter was just what they were looking for. Although Starbiz is technically a legal business, we felt ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
45, Report:
#121177
Posted Date:
Dec 04 2004
Infinite Talent, Options Talent ripoff dishonest liar took my money and wouldn't refund, no product Bellevue Washington, Orlando Florida, California, Oregon
I gave Infinite Talent $590.00 for a photo shoot and pictures to help me to pursue a modeling career. I signed a contract guaranteeing 4 different looks and the pictures, and I actually only got three looks. They had scheduled 5 or 6 girls half an hour apart. The photographer was ex...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
46, Report:
#108300
Posted Date:
Nov 18 2004
Trans Continental Talent & Model Scouting Statement of Cort Randell Orlando Florida
Cort Randell started out as an engineer with General Electric and ITT when he graduated from the University of Virginia with an engineering degree. He worked on the Seawolf nuclear submarine and the Ballistic Missile Early Warning Projects with GE and the Strategic Air Command (SAC)...
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Categories: Talent Scouts
47, Report:
#66934
Posted Date:
Oct 28 2004
Wilhelmina Scouting Network /Transcontinental Talent /eTalent, Options Talent, NOW Model Search America! Etc... ripoff- false advertising, empty promises Orlando Florida
As all other victims of this scam -i paid lots of money and got NOT was I was PROMISED - I don't think I look like a MODEL, I went to the Open call because I wanted to be an EXTRA/ACTOR, I told them I want to act and tehy assured me acting jobs are en-masse on their site. -well, I ...
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Categories: TV Advertisements
48, Report:
#107751
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2004
Starbiz Entertainment - Wilhemina - Bruce Romberg ripoff, not fair to parents, not willing to listen, just keeps talking!! Scottsdale Phoenix Arizona
Hi,
I went to an open casting call similar to what I am reading here for the local clothing line and when we got there they said it was also going to be for Arizona Parenting and then Steinmart too.
Well, my son got the phone call the next day, after his 15 second, literally, ...
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Categories: Talent Scouts
49, Report:
#110820
Posted Date:
Sep 30 2004
Options Talent/Transcontinental Modelling ripoff hopeful teen models Sotuh Brisbane Queensland Australia
Hi, my name's Kit and I was a model for options talent about a year back. I first encountered the agency at Channel 7's picnic in the park, which is something that happens annually in South bank and generally alot of people show up. I was there with my dance studio and had just fini...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
50, Report:
#108299
Posted Date:
Sep 14 2004
Trans Continental Talent & Model Scouting Statement of Lou Pearlman Orlando Florida
Lou Pearlman has been an innovator and a leader in both the travel and entertainment industries since he started his first business more than 25 years ago. He built his businesses by providing services and entertainment that met the needs and interests of consumers around the world....
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Categories: Talent Scouts