51, Report:
#105942
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2004
Fashion Rock Aka Transcontinental Talent Aka Wilhelmina Scouting Network Aka Tct Talent Aka SCAM!!!! ripoff people making you bealive you will be the next it thing of the entertainment world!! Bunch of scammers led by fatty man Lou Pearlman! Where is the Florida Attorney Generals office? Florida Corruption! Orlando Florida
About a year ago I went to a interview with Wilhelmina scouting network which turned out to be a room filled with people who were there for this interview. I filled out some forms that asked me to put general information and sizes as well as any experience I had. After that happened...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
52, Report:
#104466
Posted Date:
Aug 20 2004
Options Talent - Transcontinental Talent ripoff Norfolk Virginia
I have paid Options Talent a fee of $600 to get started, and then a monthly fee for almost a year, and I have never received am Email, or job offer from them.
I have tried to contact them several times only to find out that the number was changed. I went back to visit their offi...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
53, Report:
#101923
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2004
Tctalent aka Options Talent aka WSN Big Scam rip-off! Don't be fooled! They change their name every couple of months rip-off! Internet
Tctalent is the biggest scam if i ever heard of one. i spent 1,200.00 dollars with them, and where are they now?? who knows, they have changed there name so many time you can't keep up, do not let them fool you!!!
they go by many different names such as tctalent, options talent ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
54, Report:
#101700
Posted Date:
Aug 02 2004
Trans Continental Talent Aka TCT Talent Aka Options Talent Aka Whilhelmina Scouting Network ripoff, takes your money, no results, waste of time, thieves, Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I paid over 1100 dollars to this so called scouting network and got absolutely NOTHING in return. I guess you can pretty much say I threw away my hard earned money to have some pictures put onto a website that was supposedly being looked at by the top modeling agencies, but could ha...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
55, Report:
#41615
Posted Date:
Jul 28 2004
tctalent, tc talent, transcontinental talent, trans continental talent, options talent, emodel MODELING AGENCY LAWSUIT amended to name TC Talent RIP-OFF PART 3 of 5 orlando Florida
part 3 of 5 of the class action lawsuit against all the major modeling companies!!!!
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The Business of Modeling and the Long-Standing
New York Law Regulating Employment Agencies
1. The domestic modeling agency business is reported to involve over a hundr...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
56, Report:
#41618
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2004
tctalent, tc talent, options talent, transcontinental talent, trans continental talent, emodel MODELING AGENCY LAWSUIT amended to name TC Talent PART 1 of 5 RIP-OFF orlando Florida
Here it is- the CLASS ACTION lawsuit from 6 former models against ALL the major agencies, and I heard a rumor Trans con talent is going to be part of it now too!!! plus, if and when these agencies go down, TCT will have nobody left to use to 'book' their models. this has a VERY go...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
57, Report:
#43923
Posted Date:
Jul 25 2004
TCTALENT Shady pressure, New York New York
I am new to this whole modeling acting bug scene, but here is my experience with Tctalent. I was approached by a scout in January and was told that I have that look, then invited to a private call. I said to myself Wow this is strange and should I really follow through with this? ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
58, Report:
#40909
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2004
Options Talent, TC Talent, transcontinental talent, tctalent, trans continental talent ripoff sleazoids who screw employees worse than customers ripoff Orlando Florida
I have been working with Trans Continental Talent for the past 4 years. Today I found out the truth. I started in the mailroom just delivering stuff to all the bigshots. The President of our company comes to work in a brand new Porsche 911 convertable. I have to ride by bike to work...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
59, Report:
#40804
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2004
options talent, tc talent, transcontinental talent, tctalent, trans continental talent Rip-off MORE INSIDE STUFF read the truth it's out there now! orlando Florida
HERE IT IS IN BLACK AND WHITE_ so here's how the deal goes down- Lou Pearlman only has a contract for 5 years- so guess what- in a few years he can just up and leave or they can tell him bye-bye and keep his company's name and all their musicians.
THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO FAMOU...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
60, Report:
#48700
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2004
Options And Trans Continental Talent took us for large deposit and monthly payments for nothing but empty promises Quincy Massachusetts
I called and made an appointment with Options after being approached by a so called talent scout. Then they showed a video presentation of how Options helps you to be spotted by a credited agencies, ie: Ford Model agency, Calvin Klein, MTV, Nike, popular department stores. Then pump...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
61, Report:
#52197
Posted Date:
Jul 24 2004
TC Talent, Wilhemenia ripoff, theft, modeling, alec defrawy Orlando Florida
For all of you that have been ripped off by Emodel, Options Talent, TC Talent, and now Wilhemenia, this is your chance to ask why. The man behind the scam is Alec Defrawy, he can be contacted at 321-689-7654, call complain, and let him know how upset you are and how this company ha...
Entity
Categories: Modeling Agencies
62, Report:
#44087
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2004
Tctalent, Tc Talent, Transcontinental Talent, Trans Continental Talent, Options Talent INCORRECT INFO ON RIP-OFF REPORT THEY'RE NOT AN AGENCY Orlando Florida
oops= this is Jimmy, I just filed a report about these guys but forgot to add something- ripoffreport has them under the category of modeling agency but that's not correct! they're not an agency- they told my girlfriend that when she was going to apply - they don't book any jobs th...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
63, Report:
#45346
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2004
TCT Talent aka Edge Talent aka TC Talent aka Trans Continental Talent aka Emodel Deceptive recruiting and advertising practices King Of Prussia, ripoff lies monster.com part of the scam Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Contained herein is my letter to monster.com and the BBB:
To whom it may concern:
I am reporting for 2 reasons: 1. My previous experience. 2. To protect any future applicants from harm.
I applied for a possible athletic or talent scout. About 1 hour after sending the applic...
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Categories: Advertising / Deceptive
64, Report:
#40770
Posted Date:
Jul 21 2004
trans continental talent, options talent, tctalent, transcontinental talent YOU MUST READ THE NEXT 4 POSTINGS!! Orlando Florida
you MUST read the next 4 posts....they are from internal company documents found on a sales manager's desk the other night. they were never meant for publication as they were marked draft version 2.0 but we're publishing them here.
I'm one of a few employees trying to get out. ...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
65, Report:
#99366
Posted Date:
Jul 17 2004
OPTIONS TALENT, TRANSCONTINENTAL TALENT RIPPED ME OFF BY MODELING OPEN CALL. I FILED FOR REFUND WITH NO RESULTS. BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY! ORLANDO Florida
I paid the $595 fee in March of 2002 and the only modeling offers I received were to be a demonstrator at local grocery stores or to pass out information at college sports games. I fell into their trap. I was skeptical all along, but at the time of my enrollment this was a new com...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
66, Report:
#51601
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2004
Transcontinental Talent, Trans Continental Talent, Tc Talent, Tctalent THE RIPOFF REPORT CONFIRMS THE FOLLOWING FELONY BACKGROUNDS ON TCT SUPPORTERS Orlando, Florida
To all who feel they've been victimized by TCTalent, Options Talent, or eModel (all variations on the same company using different names every time they're about to get shut down):
Ripoff Report below just came to us about an hour ago. With a few simple searches on the internet o...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
67, Report:
#28700
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2004
Options Talent lawsuit alleges certain agencies illegally fixed fees and charged excessive commissions Orlando Florida
Just wanted to ad anoyther thing about the company. They are being sued big time by a bunch of models. This is part of an article from the LA Times. I know they are very nervous about being sued.
Models Get Tough; Their lawsuit alleges that certain agencies illegally fixed fee...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
68, Report:
#26877
Posted Date:
Jul 15 2004
Options Talent, Emodels Hired me and I quit in the same day because I couldn't stomach the lies Oklahoma City Oklahoma
I spent the entire afternoon today at a job interview. The ad said that it was a dream job with money-making potential up to $70,000. Wow. Sounds too good to be true, right? Well, take my word for it: it is.
Options Scouting Company is a world-wide organization. They hire honest,...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
69, Report:
#96872
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2004
Michael Joel Zwebner - ZAREK, Chairman of Board, Universal Communication Systems Inc. ripoff forges Form 10 SEC filing while relationships with Mark Van Waggoner Esq. Mark Tolner CEO of Fashion Rock and Alec Defrawy Shadow CEO of Hirebug dangle not far behind the federal charges Moshe Katzav ALSO has some explaining to do. Miami Florida
Looks like jail time for Michael Joel Zwebner and his buddies, Mark Tolner, Alec Defrawy and Joe Gomez. The screwers are about to become the screwees. As an employee, I know that there are several lawsuits, which are about to be filed. One should know that this is how these people d...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
70, Report:
#40807
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2004
trans continental talent, options talent, tctalent, transcontinental talent DON'T GET BURNED- SLIMY GUYS WORK HERE orlando Florida
BE WARNED SLIMY GUYS- work at TCtalent. I was a scout in Tampa and moved to the Orlando office when I got a promotion to be a TE (talent executive or glorified salesperson).
anyway, half the guys here hit on you and the other half are gay.
the place looks so bad they just sen...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
71, Report:
#41692
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2004
Trans Continental Talent Shattered Dreams, Broken Hearts, Flowing of Tears to many on Bus ride back to Airport Rutherford New Jersey
First of all I must write that I am so excited to finally have a chance to get back at Trans Continental Talent. I didn't know a company had the audacity to screw someone over so much in such a short amount of time.
It all began two Octobers ago. I was given a card at a local...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
72, Report:
#41612
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2004
tctalent, tc talent, transcontinental talent, trans continental talent, options talent, emodel MODELING AGENCY LAWSUIT amended to name TC Talent RIP-OFF PART 5 OF 5 orlando Florida
PART 5 OF 5......................
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
(Price-Fixing as Per Se Violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act)
1. Plaintiffs repeat and reallege the allegations of Paragraphs 1 through 85 as if set forth fully herein.
2. For least the last several years, Def...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
73, Report:
#41617
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2004
tctalent, tc talent, options talent, transcontinental talent, trans continental talent, emodel MODELING AGENCY LAWSUIT amended to name TC Talent PART 2 of 5 RIP-OFF orlando Florida
...still some legal stuff- but read all the major agencies that are part of this- if they go down, so does Tran Continental talents!!!! they'll have nobody to claim they work with- this could crush all the big new york agencies (except the newer ones who started in the last 10-15 y...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
74, Report:
#40761
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2004
trans continental talent, options talent, tctalent, transcontinental talent SECRET INTERNAL DOCUMENTS- must read- from current frustrated employee!! one of many Orlando Florida
PART 4- INTERNAL COMPANY DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE MERGER OF TRANS CONTINENTAL AND OPTIONS TALENT (NOW TCTALENT).....
Note:; check out compensation packages and enjoy- the O-town Mole
Other Provisions. Employee shall be entitled to such vacation benefits as is generally recei...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies
75, Report:
#40764
Posted Date:
Jul 12 2004
trans continental talent, options talent, tctalent, transcontinental talent PART 3- INTERNAL COMPANY DOCUMENTS- must read- hot off the press orlando Florida
HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS FOLKS- here's part #3 of the internal TCTalent document. check out the employment agreements!
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made as of the 5th day of September 2002, by and between Options Talent Group of 9000 Sunset Blvd, Penthouse, Los Angeles...
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Categories: Modeling Agencies