There is so much competition in the fashion industry, there
is always a much higher supply of aspiring models than there is available work.
The sad fact is that the majority of people who want to be a model will never
make it. But those people may get sucked in by scam artists, who tell them whatever
they want to hear.
Fake model agencies
This is probably the most common modelling scam. A company
poses as a modelling agency, and gets the ‘client’ excited and convinced that
they’ve got what it takes to be the next Kate Moss. The client believes that
they’re only a few steps away from launching their modelling career, and
gaining lucrative modelling work.
All they have to do is pay a small admin fee (which may not
be that small after all) and then the modelling work will come flowing. But
what actually happens is that as soon as the person has paid their fee, the
agency goes strangely quiet.
People who have fallen for this trap find that months pass
and not a job is in sight.
How to know if a modelling agency is real
There are a few signs, but the key one is if they ask you
for money to be listed on their books. That’s a sure sign – as genuine agencies
know that doing so is breaking the law.
Another thing to look out for is if they are willing to sign
you up without seeing you in person first. People have been known to send in
all kind of nonsense to modelling agencies, including pictures from years ago,
photoshopped photos and even pictures that aren’t them. They also lie about
height, weight etc. So an agency isn’t going to take you seriously until you’ve
been to their offices in person.
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