Outright Scams
 
This article goes beyond the typical Nigerian scam, where a model or photographer (or anyone, for that matter) is told that they’ve been selected for a job, paid in advance with a fake check or money order, and asked to wire money from that fake check elsewhere. When the check is returned as fraudulent, the victim is out the money that they wired. In this more detailed article by Roger Talley, the author of “The Professional’s Guide to Modeling,” many of the other kinds of scams are explained. Often, someone might not realize that something is wrong because it doesn’t fit the pattern of the known Nigerian scam. Reading this article will educate members of our community and teach them that not only are there many different kinds of scams, but how to recognize them and avoid them.
 
Model Insider is pleased to provide this information for the community on behalf of and with the compliments of Roger and his web site, NewModels.com – we highly recommend that everyone, new and experienced alike, thoroughly read his site and encourage everyone to help new members of our community by providing them links to these sites and articles. With a little education, we can prevent a lot!