Job Scam from Exclusive Wears?

[jbylake]

Offer to pay them for the experience, then send them a bad check.
J.

Sending them a bad check can get YOU in trouble, that'll really fix them but good...lol

We have an old family joke about a relative who is a really lousy driver "I'll get even with you, I'll wreck the car and kill all of us..."

O.K., then, send them an illegible check written in crayon...or tell them the "check's in the mail".....still no reason not to have a little fun.

J.:mrgreen:

 

[gcanstyle]

omg. I just got the same email! I had a feeling it wasnt right because I asked for the clothing website or lookbook and she couldnt provide it. Good thing I researched and found this!

 

[ShadowFox Photo]

Dear Photographer,

My name is Tiffanie Caulfield, I'm a freelance modeling agent. I e-mailed you regarding your post on Where Professional Models Meet Model Photographers - ModelMayhem. I was thrilled when i saw your work and I appreciate it. I work with a newly opened clothing store in MI named Exclusive Wears. Currently we are working on promotional sales and advert for the store, There are some models that are ready for the publishing and posing of the Stores Sales Promo Magazine to boost their sales and help them pave there way up the clothing industry meeting up with the world of fashion today.


Sincerely I will be honored if i can work with you on this project, you can come on board has a professional Photographer, Shots will be taken to advertise the stores products ranging from casual wears,Dinner gowns,cooperate wears both for male and female.
Three fantastic models will be assigned to you,the models will be taking there shots for three hours meaning you will be needed for the same period of time. Let me know your charging plan for 3 hours just for a day shoot. The shot will be held on the 31th March. 2010 and the pictures will be used for the promotion sales and website designing.. The Store will be responsible for the provision of getting you to the studio where the shoot will be taking.In order to incorporate different flavor into the magazine the shoot will be taking in different cities,as soon as we both agree, the photographer will make arrangement for a suitable location for the shoot and he will be coming over to meet you up so that the shooting can be done in good time. Let me know if you're okay with $520 for 3 hours of your time and service for all 3 models.


In order to be certainly sure that i have you booked for that date,funds will be sent to you immediately on confirmation of your payment information as clearly outlined below this e-mail. After payment has been received, the photo shoot will be taken and sent to the store. The whole crew (the Hair Stylist,the models,the wardrobe manager) will be delighted to work with you.




In order for booking arrangements to be made as soon as possible, I need you to provide me with the following details:


Name in full….
Residential address in full….
City..
State...
Zip/postal code...
Phone number...(cell and home)
Age...
Sex...
E-mail Address:
Charges...$520 (3 hours)
Any previous experience...
I wait your quick response


Tiffanie Caulfield

 

[Cinka]

What's amazing is that they use the same name and almost exact email over and over. You'd think they'd figure it out...that is, unless it's working. Wonder how many people they've scammed.

 

[wizzini]

I just got the message in question. "Tiffany" claims to work with a store in Michigan. I looked up the message info. She's not from Michigan. She's not even from USA. The email I got came from IP 41.155.27.231. This IP tracks back to the country of Mauritius, Africa.

I guess the scammers moved out of Nigeria and into Mauritius. It's best to avoid replying. If you do respond, you run the risk of telling the spammers they have a real live address to do more spamming in the future.

PS: I did reply to the email, but gave him the info of my local special agent at the FBI in charge of internet crimes. I hope they send him the check.

 

[benhasajeep]

Maybe you guys can pull a reverse Nigerian 419 scam on them like that one who got the guy to send him cash first.

Tell them you have to pay a cash fee to deposit or cash checks at your bank since all of new rules because of the economy. Tell them its a $40 fee to deposit a check until it clears. And then the $40 will be refunded once the check clears. And it has to be paid in cash first!

Maybe someone will get a sucker from the people looking for suckers.

 

[BLD_007]

The other day I received this:

Dear Photographer,

My name is Tiffanie Caulfield, I'm a freelance modeling agent. I e-mailed you regarding your post on Guru.com – Find Freelancers for Hire. Get Your Project Done.. I was thrilled when i saw your work and I appreciate it. I work with a newly opened clothing store in California named Exclusive Wears. Currently we are working on promotional sales and advert for the store, There are some models that are ready for the publishing and posing of the Stores Sales Promo Magazine to boost their sales and help them pave there way up the clothing industry meeting up with the world of fashion today.

Sincerely I will be honored if i can work with you on this project, you can come on board has a professional Photographer, Shots will be taken to advertise the stores products ranging from casual wears,Dinner gowns,cooperate wears both for male and female.

Three fantastic models will be assigned to you,the models will be taking there shots for three hours meaning you will be needed for the same period of time. Let me know your charging plan for 3 hours just for a day shoot. The shot will be held on the 29th Dec. 2009 and the pictures will be used for the promotion sales and website designing.. The Store will be responsible for the provision of getting you to the studio where the shoot will be taking.In order to incorporate different flavor into the magazine the shoot will be taking in different cities,as soon as we both agree, the photographer will make arrangement for a suitable location for the shoot and he will be coming over to meet you up so that the shooting can be done in good time. Let me know if you're ok with $520 for 3 hours of your time and service for all 3 models.

In order to be certainly sure that i have you booked for that date,funds will be sent to you immediately on confirmation of your payment information as clearly outlined below this e-mail. After payment has been received, the photo shoot will be taken and sent to the store. The whole crew (the Hari Stylist,the models,the wardrobe manager) will be delighted to work with you.

In order for booking arrangements to be made as soon as possible, I need you to provide me with the following details:

Name in full….
Residential address in full….
City..
State...
Zip/postal code...
Phone number...(cell and home)
Age...
Sex...
E-mail Address:
Charges...$520 (3 hours)
Any previous experience...
I wait your quick response

Tiffanie Caulfield.

My spidey senses started tingling, but I decided to investigate further. I looked up the name of the girl, company, and info on whether this was a scam. I couldn't find any info aside from one other person on Model Mayhem saying they got the email and received a check, but didn't cash it. It sounds like a scam, but what puzzles me is: If they're sending me a check, how does the scam work? If it's a bad check, what happens if I try to cash it?

Has anyone else received emails like this or from the same people?

Thanks!
~Kristen

I read through the post and not one person had this idea. To make sure, 100% that this is not a scam, get a contract. In the contract, it will say "Any payment over the said amount above shall be collected and not returned"

or something like that + all the other meat a contract should have.


Also, they said they would drive you? What if they get all your stuff in the car and before you get in, they drive off?

They could be looking to rob you.


also, use a proxy to send the email =p

 

[gsgary]

Hmm this must be a difference in how the UK and the US process cheques - UK side we don't get any money at all until the cheque has cleared (can take up to 3 working days to clear).
As I recall it is also possible that the amount might show in ones account before processing is completed but one would not be able to withdraw the full amount in the bank account (that is all monies present before the cheque and including it) untill after processing is fully completed.

It seems like a rather odd idea to hand the money over before the validity of the cheque is checked by the bank itself

Thats why the US banks got the banking industry in such a mess and now every country is in the ****

 

[davextreme]

OMG...thats awesome. I just received the same email. I immediately knew it was bull****, the grammer is like an 8th grader and there are words misspelled. I am going to play along and see how far ir goes. I'll keep ya posted. If nothing else comes out of this, I found this site. So I am up already.

 

[Cinka]

Someone contacted me after viewing this thread and told me he'd gotten similar emails from "Tiffanie". He's decided to play along to see how far it goes and if they indeed mail him a check and in what amount. I'll keep everyone posted.

He also received a secondary email using a different name. Another version of the email floating around:

Dear Photographer
My name is Williams Gregory, I'm a freelance modeling agent.I
e-mailed you regarding your post on Where Professional Models Meet Model Photographers - ModelMayhem. I was
thrilled when i saw your work and I appreciate it. I work with a newly
opened clothing store in California named Exclusive Wears.Currently
we are working on promotional sales and advert for the store; There
are some models that are ready for the publishing and posing of the
Stores Sales Promo Magazine to boost their sales and help them pave
there way up the clothing industry meeting up with the world of
fashion today.The shoot will be taken in several cities yours
inclusive,the Stylist crew we all come down to your location to have
the shoot for the conveniency of all Photographers,this is one of the
reason why we are trying to have you booked for that date..
Sincerely I will be honored if i can work with you on this project,you
can come on board has a professional Photographer,Shots will be
taken to advertise the stores products ranging from casual
wears,Dinner gowns,cooperate wears both for male and female.
Two models will be assigned to you,here are some of their details to
help you out in preparation.

1 :Allana Williams
Age : 22
Gender:Female
Height :5' 6"
Weight :117 lbs
Hair colour :Brown
Hair length :Medium
Eye color :Blue
Ethnicity :Caucasian
Skin color :Tanned

2 :Tanya smith
Age : 23
Gender : Female
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 125 lbs
Hair color: Brown
Hair length: Shoulder Length
Eye color: Brown
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Skin color: Brown

The models will be taking their shoots for three hours meaning you
will be needed for the same amount of time as well. Let me know
your charging plan for 3 hours just for a day shoot.The shoot will be
held on the 10th and 11th April 2010 and 12th and 13th of April 2010
for those who are booked up for that date, the pictures will be used
for the promotion sales and website designing.. The Store will be
responsible for the provision of getting you to the studio where the
shoot will be taken.In order to incorporate different flavor into the
magazine the shoot will be taken in different cities,as soon as we
both agree,the makeup artists will make arrangement for a suitable
location for the shoot and he will be coming over to meet you up so
that the shooting can be done in good time. Let me know if you're ok
with $420 for 3 hours of your time and service for all 2 models.
In order to be certainly sure that i have you booked for that
date,funds will be sent to you immediately on confirmation of your
payment information as clearly outlined below this e-mail.Presently
the Make-up Artist is on a job and he will be working on this job with
you,therefore the sponsor will draft out his payment along with yours
so when you receive your check cash it out deduct your charges and
have the balance sent to the Make-up Artist,After payment has been
received, the photo shoot will be taken and sent to the store. The
whole crew (the Hair Stylist,the models,the Make-up manager) will be
delighted to work with you.In order for booking arrangements to be
made as soon as possible,I need you to provide me with the following
details:

Name in full….
Residential address in full….
City..
State...
Zip/postal code...
Phone number...(cell and home)
Age...
Sex...
E-mail Address:
Charges...$420 (3 hours)
Any previous experience...

The best way to contact is via e-mail..
[email protected]
I await your quick response

Regards

Williams Gregory

 

[benhasajeep]

I did a search on Photographer scam this morning.

It seems the trick with the exclusive wears scam is they send you a check for your services and extra to pay others when the shoot occurs (you run the shoot for them). Then all of a sudden they cancel the shoot after you recieve their check. But for your time, you get to keep half of what they sent you for a cancellation fee (nice of them). But request you return to them the other half (since the others don't need payed). Of course its an international check that takes a long time to finally clear. 30 days or more. But in most cases your bank will allow the funds in your account to be used. After 30 days or so, its found that the check is fraudulent. Your bank removes the funds and charges you a bad check fee. And of course in that time you were supposed to have sent back 1/2 as a refund to the scammer.

If you wanted to play with them. I would agree to do it. But of course never deposit their check. Then come up with reasons to just plain cost them money. Like saying you cant afford return postage and already bought them a money order for their refund. Just saying your broke and make them send you a stamped envelope with postage paid by them to get the MO back to them. Or other ways to get them to spend a little money and scam them in the end.

 

[photoop]

Wanna really have some fun? Email them back, going into great detail, how you couldn't possibly accept money for such a valuable learning experience, with such a solid and reputable company. Offer to charter your own jet, make your own lodging arrangements, and bring your own staff or assistants. Offer to pay them for the experience, then send them a bad check. Go to some of the most disgusting porn sites you can find, select some ultra deviant (barely legal) pictures, download them, and send them as your most relevant representative work. Throw in a couple of lousy point and shoot photo's of a fire hydrant, just for good measure.

Make sure your cc includes (visible to all) their states attorney general, your states attorney general, the CIA, the NSA, the FBI, the National Orginzation for Women (NOW), and throw in a couple of Radical Muslim Jihadist's websites just for good measure. (No Veiled ladies please). Heck, might throw in the POTUS, just for fun.

Open a beer, coke, or whatever your vice of choice is. Set back, wait, but above all, have fun!

J.

Yep these are from usually africa and they get away with it. Now if we try it in the U.S. we would be put in jail.

 

[photoop]

I got mine today, lol.

Dear Photoshop Wizard,

My name is Elizabeth Fennewald, I'm a freelance modeling agent. I e-mailed you regarding your post on www.modelmayhem.com. I was thrilled when i saw your work and I appreciate it. I work with a newly opened clothing store in California named Exclusive Wears. Currently we are working on promotional sales and advert for the store, There are some models that are ready for the publishing and posing of the Stores Sales Promo Magazine to boost their sales and help them pave there way up the clothing industry meeting up with the world of fashion today.


Sincerely I will be honored if i can work with you on this project,you can come on board has a professional Photoshop Wizard, Shots will be taken to advertise the stores products ranging from casual wears,Dinner gowns,cooperate wears both for male and female.
Series of fantastic models pictutes will be assigned to you for editing,the models will be taking there shots is different style, location and background. Let me know your charging plan for collections of pictures editing.The shot will be held on the 3rd of sept. 2010 and the pictures will be used for the promotion sales and website designing.. The Store will be responsible for the provision of getting you to the studio or location where the shoot will be taking.In order to incorporate different flavor into the magazine the shoot will be taking in different cities,as soon as we both agree, the photographer will make arrangement for a suitable location for the shoot and he will be coming over to meet you up so that the shooting can be done in good time. Let me know if you're ok with $520 for collection or picture editing for a Model.


In order to be certainly sure that i have you booked for that date,funds will be sent to you immediately on confirmation for agreement of your payment information is clearly outlined below this e-mail. After payment has been received, the photo shoot will be taken and sent to the store. The whole crew (the Hari Stylist,the models,the wardrobe manager and Photographer) will be delighted to work with you.




In order for booking arrangements to be made as soon as possible, I need you to provide me with the following details:


Name in full:
Residential address in full:
City:
State:
Zip/postal code:
Phone numbercell and home)
E-mail Address:
Charges...$520
Any previous experience...
I wait your quick response


Elizabeth Fennewald.

 

[Flash Harry]

OMG...thats awesome. I just received the same email. I immediately knew it was bull****, the grammer is like an 8th grader and there are words misspelled. I am going to play along and see how far ir goes. I'll keep ya posted. If nothing else comes out of this, I found this site. So I am up already.

I know you lot think you invented everything, including the English language, but a lot of our English is spelled differently to yours, grammer is grammar by the way. H

 

[msf]

I didnt get one, I feel left out. I guess she looked at my website and wasnt thrilled at what she saw