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Is Ghost Agency dodgy? · 01-19-2008, 01:40 PM

I got a messages from these guys, and it looks pretty dodgy. Definitely there are a number of hallmarks of a scam in the email I got, the two most obvious being that they want to send me a check from which I am to take a percentage and forward the rest to them, and the other being that they want me to just send them a pic to use in a campaign without having even seen it. Also, they need me to tell them who I am! Come on. Sheeesh. Anyway, please beware of these guys. Anyhow, here is the message they sent for those interested in the morbid details:

Hello,
I represent a modeling company here in london and your picture as been selected for a billboard advertisment/and local advert here at heathrow airport.Your pictures as been accepted by the Agency Ghost Inc.We dont descriminate sizes or shapes of individual models,we just acknowledge gorgeous pictures and use it for commercials.The Financier will airmail payment to you by UPS courier service.Our financial office is based in Baltimore,MD.

You will receive a check as paymet for the contract..You will take out the 15% for your gorgeous pictures and proceed to sending the balance over to your appointed Agent via western union Tranfer for Legal Documentation of the deal and "Comp card".This payment will also be used as "Sign up fee" with the agent.I will be awaiting your urgent response with the following information:

FULL NAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE:

For futher information you can contact:
Financier (Mr James )
Office +447024066394..Feel free to call him at any time.
my phone number:447024083365
Our email:beautiful_inc007@yahoo.com...Send your respond to our email add ..
Regards Ghost inc model !

N*B
We awaiting to receive four picture of you.The photos required is basically for a Coca-cola advertisment bill board at Heathrow airport in london..Let us know your decision ASAP.

Angelus · 01-19-2008, 01:53 PM

Thanks for posting this thread Chris.

This is another version of the Nigeria Scam. These guys came out of Bosnia this time. I already banned the IP and I think Mike is working on something as well to figure out how much damage has been done and what we can do.

I'm moving this to the Scam section. We already know what this is.

mykkal · 01-19-2008, 10:36 PM

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you I called the locals and told them what was happening. Before I even told them the domain name they said they were aware of it. We apparently aren't the first industry oriented website to have this issue.

Anyways, a number of models on MMT reported this to me. And Angelus disabled GhostInc's profile this morning.

I just want to encourage everyone to be proactive. Using common sense is the easiest way to avoid false promises like this. As soon as we see that here we shut it down.

They even left bad english in the email. nutz. They can no longer log in and/or communicate with any MMT member.

Bennit042 · 01-22-2008, 02:27 PM

Thank Chris

I'm somewhat new to this business, and I've received this e-mail too. I'm taking that agency off of my list. I didn't sound real to me when I've read it too.

angel_m · 09-02-2008, 06:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChrisPgh

I got a messages from these guys, and it looks pretty dodgy. Definitely there are a number of hallmarks of a scam in the email I got, the two most obvious being that they want to send me a check from which I am to take a percentage and forward the rest to them, and the other being that they want me to just send them a pic to use in a campaign without having even seen it. Also, they need me to tell them who I am! Come on. Sheeesh. Anyway, please beware of these guys. Anyhow, here is the message they sent for those interested in the morbid details:

Hello,
I represent a modeling company here in london and your picture as been selected for a billboard advertisment/and local advert here at heathrow airport.Your pictures as been accepted by the Agency Ghost Inc.We dont descriminate sizes or shapes of individual models,we just acknowledge gorgeous pictures and use it for commercials.The Financier will airmail payment to you by UPS courier service.Our financial office is based in Baltimore,MD.

You will receive a check as paymet for the contract..You will take out the 15% for your gorgeous pictures and proceed to sending the balance over to your appointed Agent via western union Tranfer for Legal Documentation of the deal and "Comp card".This payment will also be used as "Sign up fee" with the agent.I will be awaiting your urgent response with the following information:

FULL NAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE:

For futher information you can contact:
Financier (Mr James )
Office +447024066394..Feel free to call him at any time.
my phone number:447024083365
Our email:beautiful_inc007@yahoo.com...Send your respond to our email add ..
Regards Ghost inc model !

N*B
We awaiting to receive four picture of you.The photos required is basically for a Coca-cola advertisment bill board at Heathrow airport in london..Let us know your decision ASAP.

me too...I got the contract thing today....I'll post It on here If I can