I applyed one day for a modeling agency and got a phone call after a couple of days saying that they want me to go for a testshoot and I'll have to pay a 50 pounds deposit fee for a booking wich I can recover on the day if I'm not accepted or I change my mind. On the 31 I went for the test shoot wich they said I passed the test shoot and that I've fot the "oportunity" to buy my portofolio. And after an intensive selling and brain washing speech I had to pay another 200 pounds on top of the 50 I paid as a deposit. And this is just half of the 500 pounds portofolio they say I need.
I had to sign a contract on the day and when I said I want to think about it. The said they'll delete the photos I took that day as soon as I walk away and I'll miss this "amazing" chance.
I got home and made some research about this studio and the results they had so far in providing people with jobs or agency work. A lot of poor people got sold dreams for a very high price and even the ones that wanted to get the deposit back havent got it before like 20 days from that photoshoot, so not on the day as they were promised.
Even the price for a portofolio is way too big to even be real but the people there are used to sell and put presure to obtain results probably.
Other relevant detaills: I havent received any photos because I have to pay the whole amount before I get any as they say.
I tryed contacting them and asking for my money back but I got refused obviosly.
Serioslly something shold be done about this cuz I'm sure a lot of people paid more than they could afford, like in my case, for NOTHING basically.
I wish I can recover atleast half of the money.
Thank you very much,
Andrei Botez
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