We (my 11 year-old son and I) went to an "audition" for A.C.T. Last Sunday night (7/20) in Providence which was supposed to include two parts: an interview and a live read in front of the camera. We also had paperwork to fill out as to why my son wanted to become an actor. It seemed believable at first: there was a so-called famous Hollywood agent there: Jimmy Villareal and this supposed National Director for A.C.T., Michael Worth.
After the "audition, " we were given a brochure, along with a piece of paper that told us we needed to call back on Tuesday to see if our children had been chosen but that it was a very slight possibililty and not to be disappointed if they weren't. I called back on Tuesday as instructed and wow, what a surprise, my son was chosen for the program but I had to go back later on that afternoon to sign him up for classes. Here was the catch: I signed him up for two classes since that's what i was pressured into and $2900 later here i am.
I knew something didn't feel right about this so i continued to investigate as much as i could on the internet and i have read nothing positive. I also tried to verify that these classes even exist and come to find out the location where they are supposed to be held had no idea what i was even talking about.
Since my mom's credit card was the one used in this transaction, she has since tried to cancel it with her credit card compnay but they said there is nothing they can do unless A.C.T. Does something on their end. We have sent the certifed letter as instructed but as I have also seen elsewhere I am afraid that this will be useless. We have also contacted our local FBI. If anyone else out there can help, please let me know what else we can do???
Tomorrow, we will be going to the local police department as well to file charges with them too. We just don't want to see this happen to anyone else!
The worst part in this whole thing is how my son feels, never mind how stupid I feel!
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