Marvel Models
Is a rip-off! This company lies to you, scams you for money, and is one big story. Confessions of a talent scout

Shops, Products, Services

First and foremost, I apologize for the many of you that have been scammed and affected by this awful company. Some of you have picked up on their scams and were smart enough to do the research and only lost a few days of your time, others weren't so fortunate and have lost money. Now, let me explain my experience. I have not been and was not contacted by a "talent scout" by Marvel Models, I was a so called "talent scout" which is an overglamorous description of an outside door to door salesman.

I was right out of college and looking for a job in the sports and entertainment industry and like every other report here, got an e-mail from Estella Summers from NYC and she said she apologized for the short notice but wanted me to show up for an interview. I was just so excited to get the opportunity to break into the entertainment industry I didn't even bother to research. I replied to the e-mail said I would make it and asked for a confirmation that she received my e-mail. I never got any reply back from her - SHE DOESN'T EXIST!!!

I went to the interview and there were about 40 other people there, so much for being highly qualified and a one of a kind candidate. I'm not going to elaborate on the hiring process as other reports on here accurately describe that. Most people however didn't accept the job, I did, and here's what they do.

Krystal and Dan are the people in charge of the Chicago office, and apparantly Dan is the V.P. Of Marvel Models and is only in Chicago temporarily while the office gets up, but the office has been up for over 2 years now, he's not the V.P. Just another piece to lure you in.

Each employee hired is forced to fill out an I-9 tax form which means you are only a contractor for Marvel Models and not an employee, and you only get paid if you find talent to come to an open call and that talent pays the $600 to get a digital picture made for them. So no employees make money. The "talent scouts" which I'm just going to say from now on, salesmen are to go out to malls, beaches, wherever and find people to come out to the open call.

I never felt comfortable doing that knowing the scam behind things, but I was promised advancement into the marketing and sports division of things. More lies just to get me to accept the job, there are no other divisions, just the talent scout position. I did it for only three days because after I attended the first open call to see how it went, I saw three girls just get torn into, "you're to fat, you're to short, etc..." and they left in tears, it was just awful. I talked to a few of the people as they were leaving and they said they would never sign with this company and were appaled at the lack of professionalism.

These talent scouts will do anything to get talent in because they are desperate for money, they will go to free modeling websites and post ads with Yahoo.com or Hotmail.com e-mail addresses, they will approach you in the malls, etc. Trust me, as a former employee, as tempting and as flattering as it may sound, it's not the opportunity of a life time, it's a way to get your money and then you'll never hear from the again. Stay far away from Marvel Models. This is a great site and all of these reports are real!


Company: Marvel Models
Country: USA
State: Illinois
City: Elmhurst
Address: 340 W Butterfield Rd, Suite 4B
Phone: 6305633036
  <     >  

RELATED COMPLAINTS

Marvel Models Estelle Summer
Realized it was another one of Marvel Models ripoffs before they got me thanks to your web site

Options Talent, TC Talent
Is a scam rip-off

Trans Continental Talent (formerly Options Talent Group, eModel, TCtalent
Trans Continental Talent formerly Options Talent Group, eModel, NOW TCtalent and too many more to list! Dishonest lying cheating company ripoff cheated employees and screwed the customers even more! Nationwide

Edge Talent/Options Talent/TC Talent/Emodel
Edge Talent Options Talent TC Talent Emodel Beware of Edge Talent Job Ads on Monster.com deceptive company

Infinite Talent - TC Talent - Wilhelmina
Infinite Talent Aka Tc Talent - WSN - Wilhelmina ripoff and so more scamming employees and aspiring models actors

Infinite Talent, LLC, Infinite Talent USA
Infinite Talent is a Total Scam and Ripoff!

Tc Talent
Options Talent ripoff attempt "talent scout" solicited my daugther at her work

Agency 89 Agency Eighty Nine
Agency 89, Agency Eighty Nine is a rip off. Don't blame the scouts, they got ripped off too. Here is the story from and ex-scout, answered the ad "talent scout / Recruiter wanted", went to the interview. Nebraska

Tctalent / options talent
TCtalent options talent ripoff lies lies lies cheated employees & screwed customers even more association with Lou Pearlman, new name same ripoff scam

The it factor
The it factor scams potential candidates telling them they will advance in the entertainment industry. Delphia